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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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JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 






































JOURNALS. 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








From January the 16th, 1840, 


In the Tu1rp YEAR of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA, 


To DEcEMBER the 10th, 1840, 


In the Fourtu Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA. 


—&gt;—. 


Sess. 1840. 


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Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 

















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JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 

















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Message 
to attend 


Her Majesty. 


Members 
take Oaths, 


Devonport 
Writ. 


Birmingham 
Writ. 


Edinburgh 
City Writ. 


J QO UR 


NALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 





Sess. 1840. 


Jovis, 16° die Januarit ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


MESSAGE from Her Majesty, by Sir Au- 


gustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher of the Black 
Rod : 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Queen commands this Honourable House to 


attend Her Majesty immediately, in the House of 
Peers. 


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


Several Members returned upon new Writs, took 
the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and took 
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration; and deli- 
vered to the Clerk of the House an account of their 
Qualification. 


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 Devonport in the 
room of Sir Edward Codrington, who since his Elec- 
tion for the said Borough hath accepted the office of 
Steward of Her Majesty’s Manor of East Hendred 
in the County of Berks. 


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 Birmingham, in 
the room of Thomas Attwood, Esquire, who, since 
his election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham, 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 the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the City of Edinburgh, in 
the room of the Right honourable Thomas Babing- 
ton Macaulay, who, since his election for the said 

Vou. 95. 











City, hath accepted the office of Her Majesty’s 
Secretary at War, 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Penryn and 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Faimouth Writ, 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Penryn and Fal- 
mouth in the room of Sir Robert Monsey Rolfe, 


now one of the Barons of Her Majesty’s Court of 
Exchequer. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Newark Writ. 
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 Newark, in the 
room of Thomas Wilde, Esquire, who, since his 
election for the said pee hath accepted the 
office of Her Majesty’s Solicitor General. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Southwark 

to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Wt 

for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Southwark, in the 

room of Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esquire, who, 

since his election for the said Borough, hath ac- 

cepted the office of Commissioner of Police in the 

City of London. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Meath Writ. 

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 Meath, in the room of Morgan O’ Connell, Es- 
quire, who, since his election for the said County, 
hath accepted the office of Assistant Registrar of 
Deeds in Lreland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Denbigh 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ County Writ. 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Denbigh, 
in the room of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Baronet, 
deceased. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Beverley Writ. 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
B2 for 











Oatlawries 
Bill. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. 


Printed Papers. 
No.1. 


-lonial Wheat and Wheat Flour, stated in Quarters 


4 

for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present | 
Parliament for the Borough of Beverley, in the 
room of Geerge Lane Fox, Esquire, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three 


Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham in the County of Buckingham. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing the Quantities of Foreign and Co- 


at the rate of 392lbs. of Flour to each Quarter, that 
were imported and taken for consumption in each 
Month, from the last day of May 1839 to the last 
day of December 1839 ; showing also the Quantity 
remaining in Warehouse at the end of each Month ; 
the monthly average Price of Wheat according to 
the London Gazette ; the average Rate of Duty per 
quarter on Foreign and Colonial Wheat respectively ; 
and the Amount of Duty received in each Month. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves 
Hansard, and Luke James Hansard, Printers to the 
House, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners communicated to the House on the 
6th day of February and 1st day of June 1837 
respectively, the legal proceedings taken by John 
Joseph Stockdale against the Petitioners, for the 

ublication of certain Parliamentary Papers and 

eports ; that on the 30th day of May 1837, the 
House passed the following Resolutions :—* 1st. 
That the power of publishing such of its Reports, 
Votes and Proceedings, as it shall deem necessary 
or conducive to the public interests, is an essential 
incident to the constitutional functions of Parlia- 
ment, more especially of this House, as the represen- 
tative portion of it.’”’—‘ 2d. That by the Law and 
Privilege of Parliament, this House has the sole and 
exclusive jurisdiction to determine upon the existence 
and extent of its Privileges; and that the institution 
or prosecution of any action, suit, or other proceed- 
ing, for the purpose of bringing them into discussion 
or decision before any court or tribunal elsewhere 
than in Parliament, is a high breach of such Pri- 
vilege, and renders all parties concerned therein 
amenable to its just displeasure, and to the punish- 
ment consequent thereon.” That on the 31st day of 
July last, the Petiticners also communicated to the 
House, that similar proceedings were threatened 
against the Petitioners by Mr. Charles Shaw, attor- 
ney, on behalf of Mr. Polack, for the publication of 
certain other Parliamentary Papers and Reports; 
that on the 1st of August 1839, the House passed 
the following Resolutions :—“ 1st. That Messrs. 
Hansard, in printing and publishing a Report and 
Minutes of Evidence on the present state of the 
Islands of New Zealand, communicated by the House 
of Lords to this House on the 7th of August 1831, 
acted under the Orders of this House ; and that to 
bring, or assist in bringing, any action against them 


16° Januarit. 





for such publication, would be a breach of the Pri- 
vileges of this House.” —“ 2d. That Messrs. Hansard 
be directed not to answer the Letter of Charles Shaw, 
mentioned in their Petition, and not to take any 
step towards defending the action with which they 
are threatened in the said Letter.” That the Petiti- 
oners have subsequently been served with legal pro- 
cess, issued out of the Court of Queen’s Bench, at 
the suit of the said John Joseph Stockdale, in a third 
action for damages in libel; that the said process 
was issued by the said John Joseph Stockdale in 
person on the 26th day of August last, but the sub- 
sequent oe were carried on by Thomas 
Burton Howard, of No. 7, Norfolk-street, Strand, 
London, as attorney for the said John Joseph Stock- 
dale, the plaintiff; that the cause of action is for the 








A. 1840. 


publication of printed Parliamentary Papers, as in 
two previous actions; that the Petitioners on the 
27th of August last addressed a letter to the Right 
honourable the Speaker, informing him of the said 
action; and that the Petitioners received personally 
from Mr. Speaker, instructions to conform strictly to 
the above Resolutions of the House ; that, in conse- 
quence of the above-mentioned Resolutions of the 
House (dated respectively the 30th May 1837 and 
1st August 1839), respecting the publication of 
Papers under the authority of Parliament, the Pe- 
titioners were advised that it would be contrary to 
their duty to appear and plead to this action in the 
absence of instructions from the House; that the 
Petitioners were advised that they should act more 
consistently with the Resolutions of the House in 
not defending the said action, but the Petitioners 
deemed it to be proper to give formal notice to the 
said John Joseph Stockdale, and to all persons as- 
sisting in prosecuting and carrying on such action, 
of the Resolutions of the House of the 30th May 
1837 and Ist August 1839 ; that the said John Jo- 
seph Stockdale, by his said attorney, on the 26th day 
of October last, filed a declaration in the said action, 
wherein the damages were laid at £.50,000 ; and on 
the ist day of November last signed interlocutory 
judgment in such action for want of a plea; that 
the Petitioners again caused notices against proceed- 
ing with the said action, together with copies of the 
said Resolutions, to be served through their solicitors, 
Messrs. Parkes and Preston, upon the said John 
Joseph Stockdale and his said attorney; that, not- 
withstanding such notices, the said John Joseph 
Stockdale and his said attorney proceeded in the 
said action, and the 2d day of November last served 
the Petitioners with a notice, purporting that a writ 
of inquiry of damages would be executed before the 
Sheriff of the county of Middlesex on the 12th day 
of November last ; that the Petitioners thereupon 
caused further notices, together with copies of the 
said Resolutions of the House, to be served upon 
William Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires, Sheriff 
for the said county of Middlesex; and also upon 
Thomas France and Henry Jackson, Esquires, Under- 
sheriffs for the said county; and also upon James 
Burchell, Esquire, Deputy Under-sheriff tor the said 
county, calling their attention to the said Resolutions 
of the House, and warning them against proceeding 
in the said action ; that,in consequence of the said 
notices, the Sheriff, on the 8th day of November 
last, made an application, supported by affidavit, to 
the full Court of Queen’s Bench, praymg the Court 
to enlarge the return of the said writ of inquiry of 
damages until after the meeting of the House, which 
said application was directed to be heard in the Bail 
Court, and was heard the day following and the 
subsequent court day by Mr. Justice Littledale, at 
Westminster, who refused to make any order ; that 
the writ of inquiry of damages was accordingly 
executed on the 12th day of eal last, in pur- 
suance of the notice, when the Sheriff’s jury, (Mr. 
James Burchell presiding) assessed the damages at 
£.600; that the Petitioners subsequently caused 
further notices, together with a copy of the said 
Resolutions, to be served upon the Sheriff, Under- 
Sheriff and Deputy Under-sheriff, before named, 
warning them against making any return to the said 
writ of inquiry ; that the said John Joseph Stockdale 
caused an application to be made to the Court of 
Queen’s Bench for a rule to compel the Sheriff to 
return the said writ of inquiry, which was ordered 
accordingly ; that on the 23d day of November last, 
a writ of Fiert Facias was issued by the said John 
Joseph Stockdale, and lodged with the Sheriff, who 
thereupon entered upon the printing-office and pre- 
mises of the Petitioners, situate in Whetstone Park, 
Lincoln's-Inn Fields, and took possession of the Pe- 
titioners’ stock in trade, goods and chattels therein ; 
that the Petitioners caused further notices, together 
with copies of the said Resolutions, to be served 


upon 





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upon the Sheriff, Under-sheriffs, Deputy Under-! Petitiuners a copy of the rule ; that the Petitioners 
sheriff, before named, and upon William Hemp, | beg leave respectfully to apprise the House of the 
Bailiff, warning them not to sell under the said writ {above-mentioned proceedings of the said John 


of Fieri Facias, nor to make any return to such 
writ; that on the 25th day of November last, the 
plaintiff served the Sheriff with a Judge’s order, to 
return the said writ of Fieri Facias into the Court 
of Queen’s Bench; and the said Sheriff made their 
return on the 29th November last, stating “ that 
they had caused to be seized divers goods and 
chattels of the Petitioners, which remained in their 
hands unsold for want of buyers ;” that on the 2d 
day of December last, the plaintiff issued a writ of 
Venditioni Exponas, directing the Sheriff to proceed 
to a sale of the Petitioners’ goods and chattels, 
whereupon the Sheriff, through their bailiff, Mr. 
William Hemp, of Serle’s-place, Carey-street, Lon- 
don, and Mr. James Crook, of Skinner-street, Snow- 
hill, auctioneer, forthwith advertised the Petitioners’ 
goods and chattels for sale by public auction ; 
that the return day of the said writ of Venditioni 
Exponas was, upon application by the Sheriff to a 
Judge at Chambers (Mr. Justice Littledale), en- 
larged until the 19th of December last ; that the 
Sheriff fixed the sale of the Petitioners’ goods and 
chattels to take place on the 17th December last, 
and gave public notice thereof, by advertising the 
same in the public newspapers and otherwise ; that 
on the 16th day of December the said William 
Hemp addressed a letter to the Petitioners, apprising 
them of an offer of 695 1., made by Nicholas Winsland, 
of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, builder, for the 
first eleven lots of the goods of the Petitioners 
advertised for sale, and requesting to know if the 
Petitioners could provide a better purchaser; and 
that the Petitioners replied thereto, repeating their 
protest, and informing the said William Hemp that 
‘they could not provide a better purchaser ; that on 
the evening previously to the day of sale, the Sheriff 
sold and disposed of the goods and chattels of 
the Petitioners for the sum of 695/., the amount 
of damages with costs, and executed a bargain and 
sale thereof to Nicholas Winsland, of Great Russell- 
street, Bloomsbury, builder; and the said Nicholas 
Winsland paid the full amount of the said consi- 
deration money to the said William Hemp; that 
the Petitioners caused further notices, together with 
copies of the said Resolutions, to be served on the 
Sheriff, Under-sheriffs, Deputy Under-sheriff, the 
bailiff, and auctioneer, requesting them not to pa 
over the said sum of 695/., or any part thereof, to 
the said John Joseph Stockdale, nor to any other 
person ; that on the 20th day of December last, the 
said John Joseph Stockdale obtained a judge’s sum- 
mons, requiring the Sheriff to show cause why they 
should not pay over to him the debt and costs so 
levied and raised of the goods and chattels of the 
Petitioners as aforesaid; and on the 26th day of 
December last, Mr. Justice Patteson, on the hearing 
of the said summons, declined to make any order, 
on the ground (as the Petitioners are informed) 
that it was an application which ought to be made 
to the full court, and not toa judge at chambers ; 
that on the 11th day of January instant the said 
John Joseph Stockdale caused an geez to be 
made to the Court of Queen’s Bench, supported by 
affidavit, for a rule to compel the Sheriff to pay over 
to him the amount of damages and costs in the said 
action; that the court, upon such application, 
granted a rule, calling on the Sheriff to show cause, 
on Friday the 17th day of January instant, why he 
should not pay over the said amount of damages 
and costs, together with costs of the application, 
to the said John Joseph Stockdale ; that the Sheriff 
has been served with the said rule, and the said 
rule will come on for argument on Friday or Satur- 
day next, or so soon after as counsel can be heard ; 
that on the 13th day of January instant the Pe- 
titioners received a letter from Messrs. Burchell, 
Deputy Under-sheriff and agent, enclosing to the 
OL. 95. 














Joseph Stockdale, and that they may be permitted 
to lay before the House copies of the various notices 
given by the Petitioners, together with copies and 
reports of all proceedings taken by the said John 
Joseph Stockdale and the Sheriff, for the information 
of the House; that the said sum or levy of 6951. 
now remains in the hands of the said Sheriff; and 


praying such relief in the premises as to the House 
shall seem meet. 


Ordered, That Messrs. Hansard be permitted to 
lay before the House the Papers and Documents 
referred to in their Petition. 

And the House being informed that Mr. Luke 
Graves Hansard attended at the door, he was called 
in, and at the bar delivered in the said Papers :— 
And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration To-morrow ; and be printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers delivered in by Mr. 
Hansard be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
ae That John Joseph Stockdale do attend this 

ouse To-morrow :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That William Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires, 
Sheriff of Middiesex, do attend this House To- 
morrow ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, | 266 
Yeas, \ Mr. Divett : J r 
Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly 
Noes, Mr. Freshfield : } snl 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That John Joseph Stockdale do attend 
this House To-morrow. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend 
this House To-morrow. 


Ordered, That Thomas France, Esquire, Under- 
sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That James Burchell, Esquire, Deputy 


Y | Under-sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House 


To-morrow. 

Ordered, That William Hemp, Bailiff of the Sheriff 
of Middlesex, do attend this House To-morrow, 
and do bring with him the Warrant or Warrants 
under which he distrained upon the goods of Messrs. 
Hansard. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Sheriff, Under-sheriff and Deputy 
Under-sheriff, do bring with them all notices served 
upon them in respect of the cause of Stockdale 
v. Hansard ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, 
“ together with all writs, rules of court, orders, or 
other authorities, in obedience to which they may 
have acted in the said cause of Stockdale v. 
Hansard.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added :—It was resolved in the Affirma- 
tive. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being 


ce 
“ 
“ 


ut ; 

" Ordered, That the Sheriff, Under-sheriff and 
Deputy Under-sheriff, do bring with them all no- 
tices served upon them in respect of the cause of 
Stockdale v. Hansurd, together with all writs, 
rules of court, orders or other authorities, in obe- 
dience to which they may have acted in the said 
cause of Stockdale v. Hansard. 


B3 Mr. 














Mr. Speaker 
reports 

Her Majesty’s 
Speech. 





6 16° Januari. 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had, this 
day, attended Her Majesty in the House of Peers, 
where Her Majesty was pleased 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, as followeth; 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


Since you were last assembled, I have declared 
My intention of allying Myself in Marriage with 
the Prince Albert, of Saxe Coburg and Gotha: 
I humbly implore that the Divine Blessing may 

rosper this Union, and render it conducive to the 
interests of My People, as well as to My own do- 
mestic happiness ; and it will be to Me a source of 
the most lively satisfaction to find the resolution 
I have taken approved by My Parliament. 

The constant proofs which I have received of 
your attachment to My Person and Family persuade 
Me that you will enable Me to provide for such an 
Establishment as may appear suitable to the rank of 
the Prince, and the dignity of the Crown. 

I continue to receive from Foreign Powers as- 
surances of their unabated desire to maintain with 
Me the most friendly relations. 

I rejoice that the Civil War, which had so long 
disturbed and desolated the Northern Provinces of 
Spain, has been brought to an end by an arrange- 
ment satisfactory to the Spanish Government, and 
to the people of those provinces; and I trust that, 
ere long, peace and tranquillity will be re-established 
throughout the rest of Spain. 

The affairs of the Levant have continued to oc- 
cupy My most anxious attention. The concord 
which has prevailed amongst the Five Powers has 
prevented a renewal of hostilities in that quarter ; 
and I hope that the same unanimity will bring these 
important and difficult matters to a final settlement, 
in such a manner as to uphold the integrity and in- 
dependence of the Ottoman Empire, and to give 
additional security to the peace of Europe. 

I have not yet been enabled to re-establish My di- 
plomatic relations with the Court of Teheran; but 
communications which I have lately received from 
the Persian Government inspire Me with the con- 
fident expectation that the differences which occa- 
sioned a suspension of those relations will soon be 
satisfactorily adjusted. 

Events have happened in China which have oc- 
casioned an interruption of the commercial inter- 
course of My subjects with that country. I have 
given, and shall continue to give, the most serious 
attention to a matter so deeply affecting the in- 
terests of My subjects, and the dignity of My 
Crown. 

I have great satisfaction in acquainting you that 
the military operations undertaken by the Governor 
General of India have been attended with complete 
success ; and that, in the expedition to the west- 
ward of the Zndus, the Officers and Troops, both 
European and native, have displayed the most dis- 
tinguished skill and valour. 

I have directed that further Papers relating to 
the Affairs of Canada, should be laid before you, 
and I confide to your wisdom this important sub- 


ject. 


I recommend to your early attention the state of 
the Municipal Corporations of Ireland. 

It is desirable that you should prosecute those 
measures relating to the Established Church which 
have been recommended by the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners of England. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I have directed the Estimates for the Services of 
the year to be laid before you. 

They have been framed with every attention to 
economy, and, at the same time, with a due regard 
to the efficiency of those Establishments which are 























‘A. 1840. 


rendered necessary by the extent and circumstances 
of the Empire. 

I have lost no time in carrying into effect the in- 
tentions of Parliament by the reduction of the Duties 
on Postage ; and I trust that the beneficial effects 
of this measure will be felt throughout all classes 
of the community. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


I learn with great sorrow that the commercial 
embarrassments which have taken place in this and 
other Countries, are subjecting many of the manu- 
facturing districts to severe distress. 

I have to acquaint you, with deep concern, that 
the spirit of insubordination has, in some parts of 
the Country, broken out into open violence, which 
was speedily repressed by the firmness and energy 
of the magistrates, and by the steadiness and good 
conduct of My Troops. 

I confidently rely upon the power of the Law, 
upon your ng and wisdom, and upon the good 
sense and right feeling of My people, for the main- 
tenance of order, the protection of property, and 
the promotion, as far as they can be promoted by 
human means, of the true interests of the Empire. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Resolution for 
to Her Majesty, to return Her Majesty the thanks an Address. 


of this House for Her most gracious Speech from 
the Throne: 

To offer our most heartfelt congratulations to 
Her Majesty on an occasion so deeply interesting 
to all Her faithful subjects as Her approaching 
Marriage, and to thank Her Majesty for having 
chosen for Her Consort a Prince descended from 
so illustrious a line of ancestors, and distinguished 
by the promise of every virtue ; that we confidently 
trust that by the Divine Biessing this Union will 
promote the interests of Her Majesty’s People, and 
Her Majesty’s domestic happiness : 

To assure Her Majesty that we shall cheerfully 
concur in such measures as may demonstrate our 
duty and attachment to Her Majesty’s Person and 
Family, and as may be necessary to provide for 
such an establishment as may appear suitable to 
the rank of the Prince, and the dignity of the 
Crown : 

That we learn with much satisfaction that Her 
Majesty continues to receive from Foreign Powers 
assurances of their unabated desire to maintain with 
Her Majesty the most friendly relations : 

That we rejoice with Her Majesty that the Civil 
War which had so long disturbed and desolated the 
Northern Provinces of Spain, has been brought to 
an end by an arrangement satisfactory to the 
Spanish Government, and to the people of those 
provinces ; and we share in Her Majesty’s con- 
fidence that, ere long, peace and tranquillity will be 
re-established throughout the rest of Spain : 

That we are gratified to learn that the affairs of 
the Levant have continued to occupy Her Majesty’s 
most anxious attention, that the concord which has 
prevailed amongst the Five Powers has prevented a 
renewal of hostilities in that quarter, and with Her 
Majesty we entertain the hope that the same una- 
nimity will bring these important and difficult 
matters to a final settlement, in such a manner as 
to uphold the integrity and independence of the 
Ottoman Empire, and to give additional security to 
the peace of Europe : 

That we are concerned to hear that Her Majesty 
has rot yet been enabled to re-establish Her diplo- 
matic relations with the Court of Teheran, but re- 
joice that communications which Her Majesty has 
lately received from the Perstan Government, inspire 
Her Majesty with the confident expectation that 
the differences which occasioned a suspension of 
those relations, will soon be satisfactorily adjusted : 

That we lament that events have happened in 
China which have occasioned an interruption of the 

commercial 


Cor 
to ¢ 
Ad 


ref 


Vo 
Pr 


Committee 
to draw up 
Address, 


Queen’s Speech 
referred. 


Votes and 
Proceedings, 


3 VicToRIz. 16°—17° 


commercial intercourse of Her Majesty’s subjects | 
with that country. We feel assured that Her Ma-| 
jesty has given and will continue to give the most 
serious attention to a matter so deeply affecting the 
interests of Her Majesty’s subjects, and the dignity 
of Her Crown: 

That it is with the greatest satisfaction we hear 
that the military operations undertaken by the Go- 
vernor General of India have been attended with 
complete success; and that, in the expedition to 
the westward of the Indus, the officers and troops, 
both European and native, have displayed the most 
distinguished skill and valour : 

That we shall not fail carefully to consider the 
further papers relating to Canada, which Her Ma- 
Jesty has directed to be laid before us, and for which 
we humbly thank Her Majesty; and Her Majesty 
may rely upon our serious attention to this import- 
ant subject: 

That we shall be ready to take into our early 
consideration the state of the Municipal Corpora- 
tions of Ireland : 

That we shall be prepared to consider the prose- 
cution of those measures relating to the Established 
Church which have been recommended by the Ec- 
clesiastical Commissioners of England: 

That we thank Her Majesty for assuring us that 
the Estimates for the current year have been framed 
with a due attention to economy, and to assure 
Her Majesty that we shall be prepared to maintain 
ina = state of efficiency every branch of the 
Public Service : 

That we thank Her Majesty for carrying so early 
into effect the Act of the last Session, respecting 
the Postage of Letters, and we trust that the bene- 
ficial effects of this measure will be felt throughout 
all classes of the community : 











That we participate in the sorrow with which Her 
Majesty has learned that the commercial embarrass- | 


ments which have taken place in this and in other Company. and of the Committee of 


Januariz. 7 


Veneris, 17° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Ledger, from the Warden and Assistants Dover Harbour. 


of Dover Harbour, 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 Monies received by the Warden 
and Assistants of the Harbour of Dover, in the 
County of Kent, from the 10th day of October 1838 
to the 10th day of October 1839 :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of David Williams and others, for Winchester 
leave to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining Cemetery. 


a general Cemetery on certain property belonging 
to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester, in the 
parish of Saint Faith, within the city and borough 
of Winchester, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, and other In- Market and 


habitants of the said city, and Farmers, Traders 
and others resorting to the said city, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to alter, modify or abolish the Rates, 
Duties and Customs, commonly termed the Market 
and Petty Customs, payable to the Lord Provost, 
Magistrates and Council of the said city, and to 
substitute other Rates, Duties and Customs, in lieu 
thereof, and for better regulating the Markets of the 
said city, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. : 


Petty Customs, 


A Petition of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Arbroath and 


countries, are subjecting many of the manufacturing | of the said Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 


districts to severe distress : 

That we hear with great concern that the spirit 
of insubordination has in some parts of the country | 
broken out into acts of open violence, while we are 
happy to learn that such violence was speedily re- 
pressed by the firmness and energy of the magis- 
trates, and by the steadiness and good conduct of 
Her Majesty's Troops ; that we feel the same confi- 
dent reliance with Her Majesty upon the power of 
the Law and upon the good sense and right feeling 
of the people for the maintenance of order, the 
protection of property, and the promotion, as far as 
they can be promoted by human means, of the true 
interests of the empire. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to 
draw up an Address to be presented to Her Majesty 
upon the said Resolution :—And a Committee was 
appointed of Mr. George Cavendish, Sir: William 
Somerville, Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount 
Palmerston, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Sir John Hob- 
house, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. At- 
torney General, Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Edward John Stanley, Mr. Robert Gordon, 
Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Bernal or any Five of them : 
—-And they are to withdraw immediately. 

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


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 pre- 
sume to print the same. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Vor. 95 


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| 





for altering, amending and enlarging the powers 

and provisions of the Act for making and maintaining ° 
the said Railway, and for enabling the Company to 

raise a further Sum of Money, was presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


anagement Forfar Railway. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Cramond 
erecting a Bridge over the River Almond, which Bridge. 


divides the counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing the term, 
and altering, amending and enlarging the powers 
and provisions of the said Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Andover Road. 


more effectually repairing and widening the Road 
from Basingstoke through Wortin, Overton, Whit- 
church, Hurtsborne Priors, Andover and Middle 
Wallop, in the county of Southampton, to a place 
called Lobcombe Corner, in the parish of Winterslow, 
in the county of Wilts, and other Roads in the 
county of Southampton, for leave to bring in a_ Bill 
for continuing the powers and provisions of the 
said Act, for altering or increasing the Tolls, and 
for making and maintaining certain new lines or 
branches of Road, was agua and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of several persons interested in the Allerton 
Lands hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 1»¢losure. 


a Bill for inclosing, dividing and allotting divers 
Commons and Waste Lands within the township of 
Allerton, in the parish of Bradford, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of property within, and Crown Point 


other Inhabitants of the townships of Leeds and par 
Hunslet, in the parish of Leeds, in the West Riding 
: B4 


of 


s) Bridge 


Roads. 








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{ 
i 
HH 
tl 

| 

| 








Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas. 


Thames Plate 
GlassCompany. 


Brighton 
Small Debts. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway. 


Belfast 
Waterworks. 


Lancaster 
and Preston 
Railway. 


Chard Canal. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway. 


Church Rates. 


8 


of the county of York, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for constructing a Bridge with suitable Approaches 
thereto, over the River Aire, in the said township 
and parish of Leeds, and for making and maintain- 
ing certain Roads in the said parish communicating 
therewith, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Edin- 
burgh, and town of Leith, and reer adjacent 
thereto, and also of the Leith Gas-light Company, 
for leave to bring ina Bill for better lighting with 
Gas the city of Edinburgh and town of Leith, and 


places adjacent thereto, and for altering and amend- | 


ing or repealing an Act passed in the third rss of 
the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, 
for lighting the town of Leith and its vicinity with 
Gas, and other purposes relating thereto, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Directors of the 
Thames Plate Glass Company, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for enabling the said Company to sue and be 
sued, in the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chair- 
man, Secretary or one of the Directors of the said 


Company, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns and bo- 
roughs of Brighton and New Shoreham, in the 
county of Sussex, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
in the said towns and boroughs and places adja- 


cent, was — and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 


17° Januarie. 





A. 1840. 


A Petition of John Thorogood, of Chelmsford, 
a prisoner in the county gaol of that town, com- 
plaining of his being imprisoned under Process from 
the Ecclesiastical Court, and praying for an altera- 
tion of the existing laws for levying Church Rates, 
was also presented, and read ; am ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 





A Petition of the Taff Vale Railway Company, Taf Vale 
for leave to bring ina Bill for altering and amending Railway. 
the several Acts relating to the said Railway, for 
increasing and altering the Tolls, Rates or Duties, 
and for enabling the said Company to raise a further 


Sum of Money, was =—* and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Trustees and Directors of the Herrington 
Harrington Dock Company, for leave to bring in a (Liverpool) 
Bill to incorporate the Petitioners into a Company ~*~ ~"*"" 
to be called the Harrington Dock Company, and 
to enable them to impose and take Dock Rates, 

Tonnage and Duties in the said Docks, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the North Union Railway Company, North Union 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Railway. 
powers and provisions of the several Acts for 
making and maintaining the said Railway, and to 
enable the Company to raise a furtherSum of Money, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 























| Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Rutland Writ, 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 





way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to alter, this present Parliament for the County of Rutland, 
amend, explain and enlarge the powers of the Act |in the room of the Honourable William Middleton 
for making the said Railway, and for enabling the | Voe/, who, since his election for the said County, 
said we to raise a further Sum of Money, | hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of 


whe presente and read; and ordered to lie upon | Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Assistants of 
the Belfast Charitable Society, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to alter and amend the several Acts for 
supplying the town of Belfast with Water, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend and enlarge the powers and provisions 
of the Act for making and maintaining the said 
Railway, and to enable the said Company to raise 
an additional Sum of Money, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Chard Canal Navigation for leave to bring ina Bill 
to amend the Act for making a navigable Canal 
from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, in the 
parish of Creech Saint Michael, in the county of 
Somerset, and terminating in the parish of Chard, 
in the same county, with a collateral Cut therein 
described ; and to enable the said Company to raise 
further Sums of Money, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend 
the powers and provisions of the Act for making 


| Desborough and Bonenham, in the county of Buck- 
| ingham. 

! 
' Petitions from Stretton-on-Dunsmore ;—and, Fil- Church of 
longley ; stating that the population of the country ="8""* 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church ; 

and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency, was presented, and read; and 

| ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Rotherhithe 

| providing additional Burial Ground for the parish of Burial Ground. 
Saint Mary, Retherhithe, in the county of Surrey, 

and of the Rector, Churchwardens and other Inha- 

bitants of the said parish, for leave to bring ina 

Bill for altering and amending the powers and pro- 

visions of the said Act, was presented, and read; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Malt. 
an Account of the Total Number of Quarters of 
Malt made between the 10th day of October 1838 
and the 10th day of October 1839, in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguishing the Quantity made in 
each country, and the Quantity used by Brewers 
and Victuallers, and Retail Brewers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Hops. 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land in 





the said Railway, and to enabie the said Compan 
to raise a further Sum of Money, was scented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thaxted, praying 
for the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford 
Gaol ; and for the abolition of Church Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Great Britain under the cultivation of Hops in the 
year 1839, distinguishing the Number of Acres in 
each Parish :—Of the Duty on Hops, of the growth 
of the year 1839, distinguishing the Districts, and 
the old from the new Duty :—Of the Quantity of 
Hops exported from Great Britain to Foreign 
Countries, from the 5th day of January 1839 to 





the 5th day of January 1840, distinguishing the 
Countries 








Brewe 


Revit 


Barri: 


Ord 
Res 
Peti 
agai 


(Gr 


D° 


Tra 
Pe 
Ire 


und. 








Brewers, &amp;c. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


Orders and 
Resolutions. 
Petitions 
against Returns 


(Great Britain.) 


D° - (Ireland. 


Transmission of 
Petitions from 
Ireland. 


Double 
Returns. 


3 VicToRIz£. 


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 :—And, of 
the Quantity of Foreign Hops imported into the 
United Kingdom from the 5th day of January 1839 
to the 5th day of January 1840 ; distinguishing 
the Ports where imported and the Countries from 
whence exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Persons in each of the 
several Collections in the United Kingdom licensed 
as “ Brewers,” “ Victuallers,” “ to sell Beer to be 
drunk on the premises,” and “ to sell Beer not to 
be drunk on the premises ;” stating the Number of 
each class who brew their own Beer, and the Quan- 
tity of Malt consumed by them; particularizing 
each class in each collection, from the 10th day of 
October 1838 to the 10th day of October 1839. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names of Barristers appointed to 
revise the Lists of Electors in England and Wales in 
the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; the Names 
of the Places or Districts to which the Revising 
Barristers were respectively appointed ; the Number 
of Days employed in each Place or District, so far 
as appears by their Accounts ; the Amount of Fees 
received, and the Amount of Expenses incurred by 
them respectively. 

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


Ordered, That all persons who will question any 
Returns 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 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament for Ire- 
land, do question the same by presenting a Petition 
to this * poe 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 Jreland, 
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 Icdged in the said Office of the Clerk of the 
Crown in Jreland, within the time before limited, the 
said Clerk shall forthwith make a Copy thereof, to 
be preserved in the said Office, and immediately there- 
upon shall transmit such original Petition (in the 
method used in conveying Returns of Writs) to the 
Speaker of the House of Baines 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 Petition 
had been lodged in his Office previous to the date of 
such Certificate. 

Ordered, That all Members who are returned for 
two or more places in any part of the United King- 
dom, do make their Election for which of the places 
they will serve, within one week from and after the 
expiration of the fourteen days before limited for 
presenting Petitions, provided there be no question 
upon the Return for that place; and if any thing 


shall come in question touching the Return or Elec- 
Vor.. 95. 





17° Januariz. 9 


tion of any Member, he is to withdraw during the 
time the matter is in debate ; and that all Members 
returned upon double Returns do withdraw till their 
Returns are determined. 


Ordered, That all persons who shall question any Petitions 
Return of Members to serve in the present Parlia- alleging * 


ment, upon any allegation of Bribery and Corrup- 
tion,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 House shall next meet. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, 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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new ag “ 

r. Fox Maule, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) 4, Vernon Smith : 
Tellers for the Noes, re , 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, 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 Ireland 
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, except 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 
a se 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 Com- 
mons in Parliament ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by inserting after the words “ Great 
“ Britain” the words “ or his agent.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted :—It passed in the Negative. 

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 Zreland 
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, except 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 
gp to be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant 
or Governor of any County to avail himself of any 
authority derived from his Commission, to influ- 
ence the Election of any Member to serve for the 
Commons in Parliament. 


} 209. 


25. 


Bribery. 


Peers. 


Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person Bribery. 


hath been elected or returned a Member of this 
House, or endeavoured so to be, by Bribery, or any 
other corrupt practices, this House will proceed 
with the utmost severity against all such persons as 
shall have been wilfully concerned in such Bribery 
or other corrupt practices. 

Resolved, 
hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of 
his evidence to be given to this House, or any Com- 

c mittee 


hat if it shall appear that any person Witnesses, 

















Strangers. 


Constables, 


Footmen. 


Prayers. 


Letters. 





10 


voured to deter or hinder any person from appear- 
ing or giving evidence, the same is declared to be a 
high crime and misdemeanor ; and this House will 

roceed with the utmost severity against such of- 
Rater, 

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 of- 
fender. 

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 pre- 
sume to bring any Stranger or Strangers into the 
House or Gallery thereof, while the House is sitting. 

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 West- 
minster Hall shall be kept free and open; and that 
no obstructions 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 
Westminster Hall, or the passages leading to the 
House, during the sitting of Parliament, and that 
there be no annoyance by chairmen, footmen or 
otherwise therein or thereabouts. 

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

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 attending 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 be discharged out of 
custody but by the special Order of the House. 

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 Com- 
mittees, and that all proceedings of Committees 
in a morning after such notice be declared to be 
null and void. 

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 ow peray for the delivery 
of the said Letters, and take care during his stay 
there, to deliver the same to the several Members 
tc whom they shall be directed, or to their known 
servant or servants, or others bringing notes under 
the hands of the Members sending for the same. 

Ordered, That the said Officer a upon his going 
away, lock up such Letters as shall remain unde- 
livered ; and that no Letter be delivered but within 
the hours aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Orders be sent to the 
Postmaster 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 


17° Januari. 
mittee thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endea- | sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to be 


i 
} 


A. 1840. 


communicated to this House. 


of this instant January. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first 
time after Monday the 9th day of March next. 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Report of such Private Bill after Monday the 1st 
day of June next. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 


Committee 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 thereupon from time to time to 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


for Private Bills be appointed. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


pointed. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


to assist Mr. Speaker in all Matters which relate to 
the Printing executed by Order of this House, and 
for the purpose of selecting and arranging for print- 
ing Returns and Papers presented in — of | 
Motions made by Members of this House, which 
may be referred to the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns, or relate to Private Bills; and 
that such Committee do classify and prepare Ab- 
stracts of the same, in such form and manner as 
shall appear to them best suited to convey to the 
House all requisite information 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 that such Committee have power to report 
their Observations thereupon to the House. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


to inquire what temporary Laws of a te and 
general nature, made by the Parliaments 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 ef 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 1841, 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. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 





ment, all Orders of the day set down in the 
Book 


Resolved, That this House will not receive any Private Bills. 
Petition for Private Bills after Friday the 31st day No, 9, 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Standing 
to whom shall be referred all Reports from the Select Orders. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions petitions for 


Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be ap- Privileges. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Printing. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, puplic 
to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to Petitions. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Expiring Laws. 


Resolved, That in the present Session of Parlia- Public 
Order Business. 


_ Printed Papers. 


3 VicTORIZ. 17°—18° 


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. 

Resolved, That upon days appropriated to Orders, 
and a Question being put from the Chair, that any 
Order of the day be read, no Amendment shall be 
proposed, except thatthe other Orders of the day, or 


that any Orders set down for the same day, be now ) 


read ; but that this Regulation shall not apply to the 
case of a Committee of Supply, or of a Committee 
of Ways and Means. 

Resolved, That no notice shall hereafter be given 
beyond the period which shall include the four days 
next following on which Notices are entitled to 
precedence, due allowance being made for any in- 
tervening adjournment of the House, and the period 
being in that case so far extended as to include four 
Notice days falling during the sitting of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Messrs. Hansard, 
which was presented yesterday, stating the progress 
and result of the action of Stockdale v. Hansard; 

The House was moved, That the entry in the 
Journal of the House of the 18th day of March 
1836, relating to the Report of the Inspectors of 
Prisons, might be read ; and the same was read, as 
followeth ; 

“Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,-- Report of the 
Inspectors appointed to visit the different Prisons 
of Great Britain. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be referred to the 
Select Committee on Prisons.” 


The House was also moved, That the entry in the 
Journal of the House of the 22d day of March, in 
the same Session of Parliament further relating to 
the said Report, might be read ; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 

“ The Order made upon the 18th day of this instant 
March, for referring to the Select Committee on 
Prisons, the Report of the Inspectors of Prisons, 
was read, and discharged. 

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


John Joseph Stockdale, attending, according to 
Order, was called in, and being examined, admitted 
that he had instituted and prosecuted the action 
against Messrs. Hansard:—And then he was directed 
to withdraw. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That John Joseph Stockdale has been guilty 
of a high contempt, and a breach of the Privileges 
of this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Stock- 
“ dale” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ be discharged from further attendance 
“ upon this House,” 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Fox Maule, 

Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Law, 

Noes, Mr. Darby: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That John Joseph Stockdale has been 
guilty of a high contempt, and a breach of the Pri- 
vileges of this House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That John Joseph Stockdale be, for the 
said contempt and breach of Privilege, committed 
to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly ; 


Vor. 95. 


} 249. 


am 


Januarii. 11 


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 case of Stockdale and Hansard, judgment 
“ having been suffered by default, this House is not 
“ in a condition to take further proceedings,” 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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Fox Maule, 1 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: § _ 

Tellers for the { Mr. Kelly, 

Noes, Mr. Cresswell : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That John Joseph Stockdale, for the 
said contempt and breach of Privilege, be com- 
mitted to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms at- 
tending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue 
his Warrant accordingly. 


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


1 
f 105. 


Sabbati, 18° die Januarii, 1840: 


Ordered, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, be discharged from 
present attendance on this House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex do attend this House 
this day, at twelve of the clock;  . 

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, at the rising of the House this 
“ day, adjourn till Monday next,” 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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Robert Steuart, 116 


Yeas, Sir Robert Price : : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Kelly, } 36 
Noes, Sir Frederick Pollock: / 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House 
this day, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Messrs. Hansard 
be taken into further consideration this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That Thomas France, Esquire, Under- 
sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House this day, 
at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That William Hemp, Bailiff of the Sheriff 
of Middlesex, do attend this House this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That James Burchell, Esquire, Deputy 
Under-sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend 
this House upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That Henry Jackson, Esquire, do attend 
this House upon Monday next. 


drawn up an Address accordingly; and the same 
was read, as followeth: 


Most gracious Sovereign, 
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal sub- 











jects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg 
leave to return Your Majesty our humble thanks 
for Your most gracious Speech from the Throne iy 
c2 e 


Mr. George Cavendish reported from the Com- Address 
mittee appointed yesterday to draw up an Address fy and 
to be presented to Her Majesty ; That they had *8°°° 





12 17°—18° 


We humbly offer our most heartfelt congratula- 
tions to Your Majesty, on an occasion so deeply 
interesting to all Your faithful subjects as Your 
Majesty’s approaching Marriage, and we thank 
Your Majesty for having chosen for Your Consort 
a Prince descended from so illustrious a line of 
ancestors, and distinguished by the promise of 
every virtue ; and we confidently trust, that by the 
Divine Blessing this Union will promote the in- 
terests of Your Majesty’s People, and Your Ma- 
aa domestic happiness : 

e assure Your Majesty that we shall cheerfully 
concur in such measures as may demonstrate our 
duty and attachment to Your Majesty’s Person and 
Family, and as may be necessary to provide for 
such an establishment as may appear suitable to 
the rank of the Prince, and the dignity of the 
Crown : 

We learn with much satisfaction that Your Ma- 
jesty continues to receive from Foreign Powers as- 
surances of their unabated desire to maintain with 
Your Majesty the most friendly relations : 

We rejoice with Your Majesty that the Civil War 
which had so long disturbed and desolated the 
Northern Provinces of Spain, has been brought to an 
end by an arrangement satisfactory to the Spanish 
Government, and to the people of those provinces ; 
and we share in Your Majesty's confidence, that 
ere long, peace and tranquillity will be re-esta- 
blished throughout the rest of Spain : 

We are gratified to learn, that the affairs of the 
Levant have continued to occupy Your Majesty’s 
most anxious attention, that the concord which has 
prevailed amongst the Five Powers has prevented a 
renewal of hostilities in that quarter, wk with Your 
Majesty we entertain the hope that the same unani- 
mity will bring these important and difficult matters 
to a final settlement, in such a manner as to uphold 
the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Em- 
pire, and to give additional security to the peace of 
Europe: 

We are concerned to hear that Your Majesty has 
not yet been enabled to re-establish Your diplomatic 
relations with the Court of Teheran, but rejoice that 
communications which Your Majesty has lately re- 
ceived from the Persien Government inspire Your 
Majesty with the confident expectation that the dif- 
ferences which occasioned a suspension of those 
relations, will soon be satisfactorily adjusted : 

We lament that events have happened in China 
which have occasioned an interruption of the com- 
mercial intercourse of Your Majesty’s subjects with 
that country. We feel assured that Your Majest 
has given, and will continue to give, the most seri- 
ous attention to a matter so deeply affecting the in- 
terests of Your Majesty’s subjects, and the dignity 
of Your Crown: 

It is with the greatest satisfaction we hear that 
the military operations undertaken by the Governor 
General of India have been attended with complete 
success ; and that, in the expedition to the westward 
of the Indus, the officers and troops, both European 
and Native, have displayed the most distinguished 
skill and valour : 

We shall not fail carefully to consider the further 
Papers relating to Canada, which Your Majesty has 
directed to be laid before us, and for which we 
humbly thank Your Majesty, and Your Majesty 
may rely upon our serious attention to this important 
a 

fe shall be ready to take into our early con- 
sideration the state of the Municipal Corporations 
of Ireland : 

We shall be prepared to consider the prosecution 
of those measures relating to the Established Church 
which have been recommended by the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners of England : 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for assuring us 
that the Estimates for the current year have been 
framed with a due attention to economy, and we 














Januari. A. 1840. 


assure Your Majesty that we shall be prepared to 
maintain in a proper state of efficiency every branch 
of the Public Service: 

We thank Your Majesty for carrying so early into 
effect the Act of the last Session respecting the 
Postage of Letters, and we trust that the beneficial 
effects of this measure will be felt throughout all 
classes of the community : 

We participate in the sorrow with which Your 
Majesty has learned that the commercial embar- 
rassments which have taken place in this and in 
other countries, are subjecting many of the manu- 
facturing districts to severe distress : 

We hear with great concern that the spirit of in- 
subordination has in some parts of the Country 
broken out into acts of open violence, while we are 
happy to learn that such violence was speedily re- 
pressed by the firmness and energy of the Magis- 
trates, and by the steadiness and good conduct of 
Your Majesty’s Troops: we feel the same confident 
reliance with Your Majesty upon the power of the 
Law, and upon the good sense and right feeling of 
the People for the maintenance of order, the pro- 
tection of property, and the promotion, as far as 
they can be promoted by human means, of the true 
interests of the Empire. 


The said Address being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Address 
to be presented to Her Majesty. 

Resolved, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by the whole House. 

Ordered, That such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 
do humbly know Her Majesty’s pleasure, when She 
will be attended by this House. 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s most gracious Queen’sSpeech, 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament be taken into pee _— 


consideration this day. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Private 
to consider whether any and what improvement can Business, 


be adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- 
ness:—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, Sir George Grey, Lord 
Stanley, Mr. Hume, Mr. Loch, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Greene, Mr. Ellice, 
Mr. Williams Wynn, Sir James Graham, Mr. Fresh- 
field, Colonel Davies and Mr. Estcourt; with Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat. 


An Account of the Weekly Returns of Wheat made 
to the Inspectors by the Dealers at the Towns or 
Cities of London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Liverpool, 
Wakefield, Norwich, Wisbeach, Cambridge, Bristol, 
Hull, Leeds, Nottingham and Ipswich, in the months 
of October and November of the years 1838 and 
1839 ; showing the different rates of Prices of such 
Wheat, and the several quantities sold at such 
Prices respectively. 


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





Sabbati, 18° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 


At ETITION of Members of the Company or Faversham 
Fraternity of Free Fishermen and Dredgermen Fishers: 


of the manor and hundred of Faversham in the county 
of Kent, for leave to bring in a Bill for maintaining 
and preserving the Oyster Fishery, in the said 
manor and hundred, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 





Wol 
Cha 


Cale 


Prit 


Wolverhampton 
Chapel. 


Caledonian 
Canal. 


Printed Papers. 
No. 3. 


3 VicTOoRIz. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
erecting and building a new Chapel in the town of 
Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford, for leave to 
bring in a Bill, for altering, amending and enlarging 
the powers and provisions of the said Act, was _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Letter addressed to the Lords Commis- 
sioners of the Treasury by Mr. Munro, on the 
subject of the Caledonian Canal, dated the 13th day 
of December, 1839, and Treasury Minute thereon. 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into | 
further consideration the Petition of Messrs. Han- | 
sard, which was presented upon Thursday last, | 
stating the progress and result of the action, Stock- 
dale v. Hansard:—The House proceeded to take 
the said Petition into further consideration. 

And William Hemp, attending, according to Order, | 
was called in, and examined :—And then he was | 
directed to withdraw. 

William Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires, 
Sheriff of Middlesex, attending, according to Order, 
were called in, and examined:—And then they were 
directed to withdraw. 

Thomas France, Esquire, Under-sheriff of Mid- 
dlesex, was called. in, and examined :—And then he 
was directed to withdraw. 

William Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires, being 
again called in, Mr. Speaker informed them that he 
had been desired by the House to acquaint them 
that, if they had any thing further to submit to the 
House, the House was now ready to hear them. 

Whereupon Mr. Sheriff Evans stated, that the 
Sheriffs certainly wished to have the opportunity to 
express, that if, in the execution of their painful 
duty, they had done any thing which has incurred 
the displeasure of the House, they deeply deplored it: 
—And then they were again directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, be discharged from 
all further attendance upon this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


. 18° Januariz. 





Question, by leaving out from the word “ Middlesex” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ do attend this House upon Monday next,” 
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 to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 64 

Yeas, Mr. Law: — 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 66 

Noes, UMr. Fox Maule: , 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words, “do 
“ attend this House upon Monday next,” be added, 
instead thereof:—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Messrs. Hansard be 
taken into further consideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That William Hemp do attend this 
House upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That Thomas France, Esquire, do attend 
this House upon Monday next. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken at 
the Bar of this House, upon Thursday last, yesterday 
and this day, be printed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ and that the printing and publication be confined 
“ to the use of the Members of this House.” 








Vo. 95. 


13 


And the Question being put, That those words be 
there added :—It passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
at the Bar of this House upon Thursday last, yes- 
terday and this day, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into consideration Her 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 Her Majesty; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday, 


resolve itself into a Committee to consider of that 
Motion. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, that a Committee of Privileges be ap- 
pointed, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Bernal, Mr. 
Williams Wynn, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, 
Lord Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. 
Hume, Sir Matthew Wood and all the Knights for 
Shires, Gentlemen of the Long Robe and Merchants 
in the House :—And they are to meet upon Friday 
next in the afternoon; and to sit every Wednesday, 
Friday and Monday in the afternoon ; and all who 
come are to have voices; and they are to take into 
consideration all such matters az shall or may come 
in question, touching Privileges; and to report their 
Proceedings, with their Opinion thereupon to the 
House, from time to time; and the Committee are 
to have power to send for persons, papers and 
records, for their information; and if any thing shall 
come in question, touching the matter of Privilege 
of any Member, he is to withdraw during the time 
the matter is in debate. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to assist Mr. Speaker in all matters which relate to 
the Printing executed by Order of this House, and 
for the purpose of selecting and arranging for Print- 
ing Returns and Papers, presented in Peso of 
Motions made by Members of this House, which 
may be referred to the said Committee, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Hume, Sir 
Robert Harry Inglis, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Lord 
Viscount Lowther, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Strutt 
and Lord Viscount Mahon; with Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, 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 and prepare Ab- 
stracts of the same, in such form and manner as 
shall appear to them best suited to convey to the 
House all requisite information 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 Peti- 
tion :—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 that such Committee have Puce to report 
their Observations thereupon to the House, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. George 
William Wood, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. O’ Connell, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Brotherton, Sir Ed- 
ward Knatchbull, Mr. Clay, Mr. Wilson Patten, 
Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. Greene, Mr. Macleod, 
Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Yates, 
and Mr. William John Blake. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


c3 The 


Queen’s Speech 
considered. 


Privileges. 


Printing. 


Public 
Petitions. 





Expiring Laws. 


Wheat. 


Bristol Building 
and [mprove- 
ment. 


14 18°—20° 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, That a Select Committee be appointed, to, 
inquire what temporary Laws of a public and ge-| 
neral 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 expired between the | 
first day of the last Session of Parliament, 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 ist day of August 1841, or in the | 
course or at the end of any Session which may com- | 
mence during that period, or in consequence of any 
contingent public event; and to report the same, | 


might be read; and the same being read ; 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Chanceller 
of the Exchequer, Mr. Attorney General, the Lord 





A. 1840. 


Januarii. 


the Standing Orders, by a declaration of such wit- 
ness. 

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


And then the House adjourned till Monday 
next. 





Lune, 20° die Januarii ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. George Stevens Byng reported to the The Queen 
House, That Her Majesty, having been waited appoints to be 
with their Observations thereupon, to the House, | upon, pursuant to their Order of Friday last, humbly *te"¢ed. 


to know Her Majesty’s pleasure when She will be 
attended by this House, had been pleased to appoint 
to be attended this day, at two of the clock, at 


Advocate, Lord Viscount Howick, Sir Thomas Fre- | Buckingham Palace. 


mantle, Mr. Edward John Stanley, Mr. John | 


Parker, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Hume, Mr. Tela | And then the House adjourned till five of the 


Jervis, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Benett, Sir John | 


Guest and Mr. Bernal; with Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do report their Opinion from time 
to time to the House, which of the said Laws are fit 
to be revived, continued or made perpetual. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
notwithstanding any adjournment of the House. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 22d 
day of March, 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 there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Total Quantity of Wheat re- 
turned to the Inspector of Corn Returns as having 
been sold in each year, in the 150 Towns named in 
the Act of the 9th Geo. 4, c. 60, from the date of 


that Act to 1838 inclusive, together with the an- | 


nual average Price for the same. 

Mr. Shei! accordingly presented the said Ac- 
count. 

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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- | A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for giginshire 


| more effectually making and maintaining several Roads. 


gesses of the city of Bristol, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Act for the regulation 
of Buildings and Party Walls within the City of 
Bristol, and the Liberties thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Messrs. Dyson &amp; Hall, Agents for 
the Bristol Building and Improvement Bill, was 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners are agents for a Petition presented to the 
House, for leave to bring in the Bristol Building 
and Improvement Bill; that the Petitioners are in- 
formed that the witness who saw affixed on several 
of the church-doors within the city of Bristol notice 
of the intended application to Parliament, and who 
made application to several of the owners and oc- 
epiers of property for their consent to the taking 


of the same, as required by the Standing Orders of | 


the House, is obliged to embark immediately for 
Madeira; that the notice required to be given in 
the Private Bill Office will prevent the meeting 
of the Committee on the said Petition prior to 
the departure of such witness; and praying, That 
the Standing Orders may in this instance be so 
far dispensed with as to allow the Committee to 


sit and receive the evidence of the said witness | 


on Thursday, the 23d instant, or that leave may be 
given to receive proof of the due compliance with 


clock in the afternoon. 


Post Meridiem. 





| 
i 
their Address, to which Her Majesty was pleased 
| to give this most gracious Answer : 


| I receive, with very great satisfaction, your loyal 
| and affectionate Address upon an occasion so deeply 
| affecting the happiness of My future lif 
affecting the happiness of My future life. 

| [thank you for your support and concurrence in 


|My resolution, and I am much gratified by the 


opinion which you have expressed of the Prince, 
/and which I am confident he will justify. 
I thank you for your assurance that you will 

concur in the measures which may be necessary to 

provide for such an establishment as may be suit- 
able to the rank of the Prince, and the dignity of 
| the Crown. 
| I shall anxiously endeavour to make My — 
|conducive to the happiness of all classes of My 
| People. 


| 
| 
| 


posed, That this House do now adjourn:—And 
| the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
| drawn. 


| Turnpike-roads in the County of Elgin, and for 
more effectually converting into Money the Statute 
Labour in the said County, and for repairing the 
Highways and Bridges therein; and of Proprietors 
of lands in the said county, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altermg, amending and enlarging the 
' powers of the said Acts, and for modifying or in- 
creasing the Tolls, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


bring in a Bill for continuing, for a further term of 
years, the powers of the Acts constituting the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





ties of Roxburgh and Selkirk, and Proprietors of 
lands in the said counties, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
| powers and provisions of the said Act, and for 
modifying or increasing the Rates and Tolls, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition 


Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
ouse had attended Her Majesty this day with Address. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Adjournment. 


| _A Petition of the Governor and Company of the British Plate 
| British Plate Glass Manufacturers, for leave to GlassCompany. 


| 

| 

| A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Roxburgh and 
making and maintaining several Roads in the coun- Selkirk Roads. 


Has 
Inc 


Edi 
and 


Rai 


De 
Gas 


Wa 


Trit 
Inel 


Dro 
Incl 


Fret 
Tnel 


Pro 
Dis 
Ass 
Con 


Gar 
The 





ny. 


nd 
ds. 


Hagbourne 
Inclosure. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway. 


Dewsbury 
Gas, 


Warminster 
Roads, 


Triplow 
Inclosure, 


Dronfield 
Inclosure. 


Freethorpe 
Inclosure. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 
Company. 


Garboldisham 
Tuclosure, 


3 VICTORIZ. 


A Petition of the Right honourable William, 
Earl of Craven, and of several other Persons being 
Owners of estates in the parish of Hagbourne other- 
wise East Hagbourne, in the county of Berks, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and 
inclosing divers open commonable lands and waste 
grounds in the said parish, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
ing, amending and enlarging the powers and pro- 
visions of the Act for making and maintaining 
the said Railway, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dewsbury, and Mem- 
bers of the Dewsbury Gas Light Company, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for better lighting with Gas 
the Town of Dewsbury and neighbourhood thereof, 
within the townships of Dewsbury and Batley, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Trustees for executing the Act 
for more effectually repairing the Roads in and lead- 
ing through and from the Town of Warminster, in 
the County of Wilts, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altermg, amending, and enlarging the powers of 
the said Act, and for making and maintaining 
several new roads, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates 
within the parish of Triplow, in the county of Cam- 
bridge, for leave to brmg in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting and inclosing divers open and common 
fields, common meadows, common pastures, com- 
mons, and other commonable lands and waste 
grounds, in the said parish, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates within the 
manor of Dronfield, in the parish of Dronfield, in 
the county of Derby, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing and allotting certain commons and 
waste grounds in the said parish, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of divers 
messuages, lands and hereditaments within the pa- 
rishes of Freethorpe, Limpenhoe and Reedham, in 
the county of Norfolk, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing and allotting divers open fields and 
field lands, commons and waste grounds, within 
the said several parishes, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Trustees, Directors and Share- 
holders of the “ Protestant Dissenters and General 
Life and Fire Assurance Company,” for leave to 
bring in a Bill for enabling them to sue and be sued 
in the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, 
or any one of the Directors, or of the Secretary of 
the said Company, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ; 


A Petition of the Right honourable William 
Charles, Earl of Albemarle, and of the Most honour- 
able George Spencer Churchill, commonly called 
Marquis of Blandford, Sir William Abdy, Baronet, 
Crisp Molyneux Montgomerie, and Thomas Moly- 
neux Montgomerie, Esquires, Proprietors of lands 
and grounds hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing 
certain open and common lands, fields, meadows, 
pastures, lammas meadows, heaths, fen lands, com- 
mons and waste lands and grounds within the 
parish of Garboldisham; in the county of Norfolk, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vot. 95. 


20° Januarze. 














15 


A Petition of the Edinburgh Gas Light Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of several 
Acts relating to the said Company, and for enabling 
them to increase their Capital Stock, and to raise a 
further Sum of Money, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Writtle; — Billericay ; — and, 
Stock ; praying for the release of John Thorogood 
from Chelmsford Gaol, and for the abolition of 
Church Rates,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical and Surgical Practitioners 
of Worcester, praying the House to adopt such 
measures as are calculated to secure an efficient 
superintendence of the medical department of the 
Poor Law, and an adequate supply of medical at- 
tendance and medicines to the sick poor, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, was pre- 
sented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner 
is a prisoner in the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
by the Order of the House, made, as the Petitioner 
believes, under an erroneous impression induced by 
answers elicited from the Petitioner, to questions 
calculated to criminate him, without a subsequent 
opportunity (afforded to others), of remarks in 
vindication or explanation of his conduct; and 
praying the House to allow him further examination 
and statement, by which it must appear, to the 
satisfaction of the House, that he never contem- 
plated, nor has been guilty, of any breach of the 
Privileges of the House. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Further Return to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 13th day of 
June, in the last Session of Parliament, for a Re- 
turn (in continuation of the Return, No. 82, of 
Session 1838), showing, in columns, the Sums ex- 
pended onaccount of the Law Commission of Scot- 
land since the above Return was made, and the Sum 
Total expended on account of the said Commission 
from its commencement :—Also, the Dates of each 
Commission and the Heads of Inquiry ; thereafter 
stating at length, 1st, those Heads which have been 
reported on; 2d, those which have not; with the 
reasons why they have not been considered and re- 
ported on:—Also, the Number of Times the Com- 
missioners have met since the Return, No. 82, with 
the Number of Commissioners present at each 
Meeting :—Also, the Number and Dates of the 
Reports which have been made; and whether any 
Report or Reports are in progress; and if so, on 
what subject. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Name of 
the Person appointed Secretary to the General Board 
of Directors of Prisons in Scotland, with the Amount 
of Salary allotted to him. 

Copy of the Rules made by the Marquess of 
Normanby, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
taries of State for establishing an uniform System 
for the government, pay, clothing, accoutrements 
and necessaries for Constables. 

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


Ediuburgh Gas, 


Church Rates. 


Poor Law 


Printed Papers. 


Law Commis- 
sion (Scotland.) 


Prisons 


(Scotland. ) 


Constabulary 
Police. 


Sir John Hobhouse presented, by Her Majesty’s East India. 


command,—Papers relating to the War in Affgha- 
nistan. 


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


The Order of the day bein 
into further consideration the 
c4 


etition of Messrs. 
Hansard, 


read, for taking Printed Papers. 











16 90°—21° Januari. - A. 1840. 


Hansard, which was presented upon Thursday, | —_— communicated the said Resolutions to the 
last, stating the progress and result of the action of | Sheriffs, and acquainted them, that if they had any 
Stockdale v. Hansard:—The House proceeded to | thing to say to the House, the House was now ready 
take the said Petition into further consideration. | to hear it:—Whereupon the Sheriffs withdrew. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question! A Motion was made, and the Question being 
being proposed, That it appears to this House that | proposed, That William Evans, Esquire, and John 
execution in the cause of Stockdale v. Hansard has | Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, having 


been levied to the amount of £.640 by the sale of | been guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privi- - 


the property of Messrs. Hansard, in contempt of | leges of this House, be committed to the custody 





the Privileges of this House, and that such money | 


now remains in the hands of the Sheriff of Mid- | that Mr. 


dlesex ; | 
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 appearing to this House that an action has 
been brought against James Hansard, and others, | 
for the publication by them, under an Order of | 
this House, of certain Papers containing libellous 
matter upon John Joseph Stockdale, and that 
judgment has been obtained and execution issued 
by due cowsse of lawagainst the said James Hansard 
and others in such action, it is expedient that the 
said James Hansard and others be indemnified 
against all costs and damages by them sustained 
in respect of such action, and that in case of any 
action or actions being hereafter brought for the 
publication of any Papers under the Order of 
this House, the Attorney-General be instructed 
to defend such action, and to report therexpon 
to the House,” 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 ; 


“a 
nn 


Martis, 21° die Januarii, 1840. 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley,) 


Yeas, UMr. Fox Maule: f neat 
Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly, 1° oo 
Noes, Mr. Godson : j 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That it appearsto this House that execu- 
tion in the cause of Stockdale v. Hansard has been 
levied to the amount of £.640 by the sale of the pro- 
~~ of Messrs. Hansard, in contempt of the Privi- 

eges of this House, and that such money now remuins 

in the hiands of the Sheriff of Middlesex. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the said Sheriff be ordered to refund 
the said Amount forthwith to Messrs. Hansard; 

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 
“ John Joseph Stockdale be called to the bar of this 


“ House,” mstead 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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the (Mr. J’ox Maule, 1 

Yeas, UMr. Edward John Stanley: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly, 





Noes, UMr. Law : } 66. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Resolved, That the said Sherift be ordered to re- 
fund the said amount forthwith to Messrs. Hansard. | 
Ordered, That William Evans and John Wheelton, | 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, be now called to the | 
bar, and that Mr. Speaker do communicate to them | 
the said Resolutions of this House. 
Then the Sheriffs were called in:—And Mr.} 


of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and 
3 eaker do issue his Warrant accordingly ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers forthe { Mr. Bingham Baring, 

Yeas, \ Mr. Godson: J 

Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, 1 

Noes, | Mr. Edward John Stanley :J 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
William Evans, Esquire, and John Wheelton, Es- 
quire, Sheriff of Middlesex, having been guilty of a 
contempt and breach of the Privileges of this 
House, be committed to the custody of the Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrant accordingly ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Middlesex” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ be allowed until the meeting of the House this 
“ day, to give their answer whether they will pay 
‘“‘ the money to Messrs. Hansard, pursuant to the 
“ Order of 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. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
William Evans, Esquire,and John Wheelton, Esquire, 
Sheriff of Middlesex, having been guilty of a con- 
tempt and breach of the Privileges of this House, 
be committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrant accordingly :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

P Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 


ay. 

Ordered, That William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, Sheriff of Middlesex, do attend this House 
this day. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend 
this House this day. 

Ordered, That Thomas France, Esquire, do attend 
this House this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Committee o» 
to resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the Motion for 
Motion made yesterday, That a Supply be granted SuP?') : 
to Her Majesty ; 

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

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That the Return to an Order dated the pubic Bills 
11th day of April in the last Session of Parliament, (Scotland. ) 
for Returns of the Number of such Bills relating to No.4. 
Scotland as have been introduced into Parliament 
by the Law Officers of the Crown, or by any other 
Person holding Office under the Crown, during the 
years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; distinguishing 
those which have passed into Laws, and also those 
which passed through this House; and stating the 

Expenses 


Wh 


Fra 
ing: 


Gre 
oft 
Tne! 


BEew 





Wheat. 
No. 5. 


Francis Hast- 
ings Medhurst. 


Great Level 
of the Wash 
Inclosure. 


Nairnshire 
Roads, 


Ol 


eecl 


Bristol B uilding 


aud Improve. 
ment. 


County Con. 
Stabulary Act. 


20°—21° 


Expenses attending the preparation and further | 
prosecution of such Bills into or through Parlia- 
ment, with the Names of the Persons to whom such 
Expenses have been paid, with the Amount paid to 
each, and the Authority by which, and the Funds 
out of which such Payments have been made, which 
was presented upon the 17th day of August in the 
last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


3 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, 
which was presented upon Saturday last, be printed. 


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








Martis, 21° die Januari ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Edmonds, from the office of the Clerk of 
the Peace for the County of Middlesex, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to an 
Order, dated the 26th day of August, in the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament,—- Accounts of all Sums of Money 
directed to be paid by order of the Central Criminal 
Court on the Pevnniaiien of Francis Hastings Med- 
hurst, convicted of manslaughter; distinguishing the 
Payments made in compliance with the Certificates 
of the Local Magistrates from the Allowances that 
were granted by the Court, in respect of the trial : 
—And, of all Sums of Money paid by order of the 
General Court of Quarter Sessions, Middlesex, for 
Expenses incurred by the Coroner in holding the 
Inquest on the body of Joseph Alsop, at Hayes, on 
the 16th and 18th of March 1839 :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Gale Townley and others, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for reclaiming from the 
sea, and inclosing and improving and bringing into 
a state of cultivation, certain extensive tracts of 





lands between the coasts of Norfolk and Lincoln- 
shire, constituting a part of the great estuary called 
“The Wash,” was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining 2 Road leading through the 
— of Nairn and Auldearne, in the county of 

airn, and for converting and regulating the statute 
labour of the said county, and Proprietors of land in 
the said county, for leave to bring in a Bill for amend- 
ing and enlarging the powers of the said Act, for 
altering, modifying or increasing the tolls, and for 
making and maintaining several new lines of road, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Messrs. Dyson &amp; Hall, which was presented upon 
Saturday last, praying the House to allow the-Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills to sit on 
Thursday next, and receive the evidence of a witness 
who is obliged to embark immediately for Madeira, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the said 
Select Committee, that they have power to receive 
in evidence of the due compliance with the Standing 
Orders of this House, the written declaration of the 
said witness. 


A Petition of the Council of the borough of 





Lymington, in he county of Southampton, praying 
for the amendment of the County Conaishatieny 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 





Januarit. 17 

A Petition of Members of the Council of the Medical 
Medical Association of Jreland, praying for the P*f&amp;ssion. 
adoption of an effectual measure of Medical Reform, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Berwick Saint John;— Canterbury Church of 
(two Petitions) ;— Wasperton ;~Brixton Deverill ; England. 
—AHili Deverill;— Charlton Kings;— Barford Saint 
Martin ; — Dinton ; — Tilshead; — Winterbourne 
Stoke; — Donhead Saint Andrew ;— and, Deanery 
of Ospringe; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of Estates and Inhabitants, Weston-super- 
in or near the parishes of Weston-super-mare, Kew- ate Road. 
stoke and Worle, in the county of Somerset, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining 
a Turnpike-road, commencing in the said 1 ome of 
Worle, and terminating at or near the road leading 
from Milton to Locking, and Weston-super-mare 
aforesaid, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Chester 
gesses of the borough and city of Chester, for leave Improvement. 
to bring in a Bill, for altering amending and en- 
larging the powers and provisions of several Acts 
for better lighting, cleansing and otherwise improving 
the said borough and city, and for altering or in- 
creasing the Tolls, Rates, Duties and Assessments, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Fisherrow 
Council of the Burgh of Musselburgh, in the county — 
of Edinburgh, and Merchants, Ship-owners and In- . 
habitants of the said burgh, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering and increasing the rates and duties 
levied and leviable upon goods and vessels entering 
the Port and Harbour of Fisherrow, and for deep- 
ening and improving the said Harbour, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tithe Commu- 
Return of all Agreements for the Commutation of ‘to 
Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of January 1839 
to the 1st day of July 1839. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tithe Commu. 
Return of the Number of Notices of Meetings that ‘"°" 
have been received by the Tithe Commissioners, as 
well as of Agreements and Apportionments, whether 
confirmed or rejected, or still under the consideration 
of the Diocesan, or otherwise waiting confirmation, 
in each of the several Counties of England ant 
Wales; and that the said Return be continued 
monthly during the present Session. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Hop Grounds. 
Return of the Parishes in England and Wales from 
whence Agreements have been received, containing 
any provision for distinguishing Ordinary and Ex- 
traordinary Charges in respect of Hop Grounds; or 
from whence any Requisition has been received, 
desiring the Apportionment or Establishment of an 
Extraordinary Charge for Hop Grounds ; stating 
also, in every case, the Amount per acre, of the 
Extraordinary Charge agreed to by the Parties to 
such Agreement, or expressed in such Requisition ; 
specifying moreover, sad of the same Parishes, ifany, 
whose Agreements have been refused Confirmation, 
such whose Agreements are under consideration, 
and such whose Agreements have been confirmed. 


Petitions from New Spynie :—Elgin ;— Birnie ; + seen 
—and, Saint Andrews, Elgin; praying for an al- Scotland.) 


teration of the present system of Church Patronage 
in Scotland,--were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

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Standing 
Orders. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Government 
of Ireland. 


Designs - 
Copyright. 


Printed Papers. 


18 21° Januarie. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed, to whom shall be referred all Reports from 
the Select Committee 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 thereupon from time to 
time to the House, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Estcourt, Sir 
Thomas Fremantle, Sir Montagu Chapman, Sir Ed- 
ward Knatchbull, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Pen- 
darves, Sir Robert Price, Lord Viscount Sandon, 
Sir George Strickland, Sir Matthew Wood, Mr. 
George Wilbraham, Mr. William Miles, Mr. Prin- 
gle and Mr. Sanford. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, That the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills be appointed, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Strutt, Mr. 
Baines, Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. William Gordon, 
Mr. Rice, Mr. Villiers Stuart, Mr. Wrightson. Mr. 
George Cavendish, Mr. Compton, Mr. Handley, 
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Bramston, 
Mr. Finch, Mr. Henry Hope, Mr. a Philips, 
Lord Viscount Eastnor, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. 
Bell, Mr. Gibson Craig, The O’Conor Don, Sir 
Charles Style, Mr. Aglionby, Sir Jahn Yarde Buller, 
Mr. Crawford, Captain y ta Mr. Thornely, Mr. 
Barneby, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr. 
Stansfield, Lord Worsley, Mr. Greene, Mr. Pease, 
Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Mildmay, Sir William Heath- 
cote, Mr. Halford, Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell, 
Mr. Lascelles, Mr. Pache, and Mr. Emerson Tennent. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ki/more and Drums- 
nat ; praying for the continuance of a fair and impar- 
tial Government in Jreland, and that the people of 
Ireland may participate equally in the rights, fran- 
chises and privileges enjoyed by their fellow subjects 
in England; and that the House will not countenance 
or encourage the Orange party in Ireland, but, on 
the contrary, legislate for the benefit of the Lrish 
people, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Pable. 


A Petition of William Henry, of Island Bridge, 
in the county of Dudlin, praying for the introduction 
of a Bill into the House for extending the term of 
Copyright on woven goods, from three to twelve 
months, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Evans, Esquire ;—and, John 
Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Middlesez, 
were presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
House having resolved that the Petitioners have com- 
mitted a breach of the Privileges of the House, and 
having ordered the Petitioners to refund to Messrs, 
Hansard certain money levied upon their goods under 
a writ of Fieri Facias, issuing out of Her Majesty’s 
Court of Queen’s Bench, and the Petitioners ap- 
prehending that the House may proceed to visit 
them with punishment if the said money be not re- 
funded according to such Order, humbly assure the 
House of their deep sorrow and concern that they 
have incurred the displeasure of the House; that 
the Petitioners solemnly assure the House, that 
throughout the cause of Stockdale v. Hansard, 
the Petitioners have acted as they were advised, 
and verily believe it was their duty by law to act as 
a sworn officer of Her Majesty, and of the Court of 
Queen’s Bench; that the Petitioners have sworn, 
among other things, that they will truly return, and 
truly serve all the Queen’s writs,according to the best 
of their skill and knowledge; that the Petitioners 
verily, and in their judgment and consciences under- 
stand the said oath according to the plain, natural 
and ordinary interpretation of the words therein, and 
do verily and in their consciences believe, that they 


A. 1840. 


are thereby bound to obey the Queen’s writs accord- 
ing to the law and practice of the courts from which 
such writs do issue as declared and expounded by the 
Judges thereof; and the Petitioners are advised, 
and do verily in their judgment and consciences 
believe, that by the law and practice aforesaid, it is 
their duty to pay and dispose of the said money ac- 
cording to the exigency of the said writ, and to the 
rules and orders of the said Court of Queen’s Bench 
thereupon, and not otherwise; and the Petitioners 
solemnly assure the House that they do verily and 
in their consciences believe, that if they fail to yield 
obedience to the said writ, according to the said 
rules and orders, and to the said law and practice 
of the said Court of Queen’s Bench, from which 
it issues, they will be thereby guilty of a violation 
of their oaths aforesaid, and of their duty to Her 
ee the Queen, and to Her Majesty’s said 
court aforesaid ; and the Petitioners further humbly 
represent to the House, that they are advised, and 
verily believe that if they should pay and apply the 
said money otherwise than according to the exi- 
gency of the said writ as aforesaid, they will be 
liable, and compelled by due course of law to make 
good the same with further costs out of their own 
private funds, and that they will thereby be further 
liable to and incur a writ of attachment and impri- 
sonment of their bodies in some one of Her Ma- 
jesty’s gaols; that the Petitioners further assure the 
House, that throughout the said cause, they have 
taken every opportunity of submitting to the Court 
of Queen’s Bench, to which they are amenable, the 
several notices of the resolutions of the House, and 
other matters in relation thereto which have come to 
the knowledge of the Petitioners, in order that due 
effect might be given thereto, and the law declared 
by the Judges of the said court for the guidance 
of the Petitioners; and the Petitioners had no other 
means of knowing the law than from the judgments 
of the said Court pronounced thereupon; and the 
Petitioners humbly and respectfully pray of the 
House that they may not be amerced of their monies, 
or imprisoned in their persons for having honestly and 
fairly acted in discharge of a duty cast upon them 
by law, according to the best of their judgment and 
ability, and to what, in their consciences, they be- 
lieve to be the solemn obligation of their oaths. 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice 
Erskine and Mr. Baron Maule: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for exhibiting a Bill in this present Parliament, for 


Naturalizing his Serene Highness Prince Albert, of 


Saxe Coburg and Gotha; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Prince Albert’s Naturalization Exhibition Bill 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

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 To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool imported into the United Kingdom in the 
year 1839; specifying the Countries from which it 
came, the Quantity that paid a Duty of One Penny 








per \b., and the Quantity that paid a Duty of One 
Halfpenny per lb.; 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 the 5th day 
of January 1839:—And, of the Quantity of British 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool, and Woollen Yarn, ex- 

ported 


Message from 
the Lords 


Prince Albert's 
Naturalization 
Exhibition Bill, 


Prince Albert's 
Naturalization 
Exhibition Bill. 


No. 6. 


Wool, and 
Woollen Manu- 
factures. 


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factu 


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British Manu- 
factures. 


Royal Family. 


Warwick Gaol, 


Printed Papers. 


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rted from the United Kingdom in 1839, specify- 
ing the Countries to which they were sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Quantity of British Manufac- 
tures exported from the United Kingdom in the year 
1839, specifying the Countries to which they were 
sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Sums of Money paid in the years 
1838 and 1839, from the Consolidated Fund to the 
several Branches of the Royal Family, exclusive of 
the Civil List; stating the Amount now payable to 
each inthe year 1840; and the several Acts of Par- 
liament by which the same Allowances were granted, 
and the Amount granted by each:—Also, what Con- 
tingencies each Person has to expect under the 
existing Acts:—Also, the Amount paid under the 
Civil List Act of 1 Vic. in 1839—Also, a similar 
Account for 1835. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Memorials or Correspondence 
relating to the Treatment of William Lovett and 
John Collins, now prisoners in Warwick gaol. 

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


The House was moved, That the Petitions of 
William Evans, Esquire ;—and, John Wheelton, 
Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Middlesex, which 
were presented this day, might be again read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
—_ That William Evans and John Wheelton, 

squires, Sheriff of Middlesex, be forthwith brought 
to the bar of this House, and discharged ; 


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 Order of the day, for resuming the adjourned 
“ Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
“ That William Evans, Esquire, and John Wheel- 
“ ton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, having been 
“ guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privileges 

of this House, be committed to the custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accord- 
ingly, be now read,” 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 to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Kelly, 99 

Yeas, Mr. Godson : } ’ 
_ Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, ,, 4 
220. 


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Noes, Mr. For Maule : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
the Order of the day, for resuming the adjourned 
Debate upon the Question proposed yesterday, 
That William Evans, Esquire, and John Wheel- 
ton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, having been 
guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privileges 
of this House, be committed to the custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accord- 
ingly, be now read,” be added instead thereof :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for re- 
suming the adjourned Debate upon the Question 
proposed yesterday, That William Evans, Esquire, 
and John Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, 
having been guilty of a contempt and breach of the 


Privileges of this House, be committed to the cus- 
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tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accord- 
ingly, be now read ; and the same being read ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
this day sevennight :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


And the Question being put, That William Evans, 
Esquire, and John Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of 
Middlesex, having been guilty of a contempt and 
breach of the Privileges of this House, be com- 
mitted to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms at- 
tending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue 
his Warrant accordingly ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, }i95 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley : S°*°* 

Tellers for the Mr. Godson, 94 

Noes, Mr. Freshfield : ‘ 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That William Evans, Esquire, and John 
Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, having been 
guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privileges of 
this House, be committed to the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and that 
Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 


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


Mercurii, 22° die Januarii, 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attend- 
ance of Thomas France, Esquire ; 
Ordered, That he be discharged from any further 


attendance on this House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attend- 
ance of Thomas Burton Howard :—He was called 
in, and examined. 

And being asked, Are you the Attorney in the 
cause of Stockdale v. Hansard? and that Question 
being objected to ; 

Thomas Burton Howard was directed to with- 
draw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Thomas Burton Howard be again 
called in, and that Question put to him :—The Ques- 
tion proposed to be put to Mr. Howard was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend 
this House this day; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Law, 39 

Yeas, Mr. Godson : . } . 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Noes, Mr. John Parker : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend 
this House this day. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Messrs. Hansard, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, be taken 
into further consideration this day. 


\ 
pis. 


Fourth Report of the Commissioners of Ecclesias- 
tical Duties and Revenues: And that Lord John 
Russell and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do 
prepare, and bring it in. 





D2 ways, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Ecclesiastical 
to carry into effect with certain modifications, the Duties and 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Railway Com- 
to inquire into the state of Communication by Rail- munication. 





Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Electors 
(Treland. ) 


Population 
(Ireland.) . 


Tithe Commu- 
tation Bill. 


Greenwich 
Hospital. 


Schools of 
Design. 


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ways, and to report their Observations thereupon to 
the House:—And a Committee was appointed of 
Mr. Labouchere, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. Thornely, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. 
Loch, Mr. Freshfield, Sir John Guest, Lord Stanley, 
Mr. Greene, Sir Harry Verney, Mr. Henry Baring, 
Sir James Graham, Lord Seymour and Mr. East- 
hope; with power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to pag in a Bill 
to extend the term of Copyright in Designs on 
Woven Fabrics: And that Mr. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. O’ Connell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the amendment of the Law of Evidence in 
Scotland : And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. 
Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Names of the registered 
Electors in every County, City, Town and Borough 
respectively, in Jreland, returning a Member to 
Parliament ; specifying the Date of the Registry of 
each, and the right in which he has been registered ; 
specifying the Persons who have been re-registered, 
and the Dates of such re-registry:—And, of the 
Names of such Persons as have been twice regis- 
tered, either in different rights, or out of different 
premises, and the Date of every such new Registry, 
and the right in which such Registry took place. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the latest census or enumeration, of 
the Number of Inhabitants within the Parliamentary 
limits of each County, City, Town or Borough in 
Ireland, returning a Member or Members to Par- 
liament :—And, of the Male Adult Population in each 
such County, City, Town and Borough, respectively, 
as far as the same can be ascertained or computed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 
4, c. 71, for the Commutation of Tithes in England 
and Wales, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 Vie. 
c. 69, to amend an Act for the Commutation of 
Tithes in England and Wales, might be read; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 and 
3 Vic. c. 62, to explain and amend the Acts for the 
Commutation of Tithes 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 Acts: And that Sir Edward Knatch- 
bull and Lord Viscount Mahon do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Government Establishment of the 
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich in the year 
1839, stating the several Officers in the Military 
Department, and in the Civil Branch ; the Number 
of Pensioners and Establishment; the Number of 
Superannuated Officers, and the Total Expense in 
the year; also, an Account of general Receipt and 
Expenditure in the year of the Out-pension Depart- 
ment, of the Monies expended upon repairing and 
extending Four Houses, &amp;c., in the year, so as to 
exhibit the same kind of Account in detail for 1839, 
as the Return N° 377 of 1826 exhibited for 1825. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of any Report or Reports made by Mr. 
Dyce, consequent to his journey on an Inquiry into 
the state of Schools of Design in Prussia, Bavaria 
and France. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this sete as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 














Januari. A. 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Grand Juries 
Returns of the Days on which, in each County, (Treland.) 
County of a City and County of a Town in Ireland, 
the Grand Jury first met for fiscal business, before 
the Commission Days of the Assizes of Spring and 
Autumn, in the year 1839, and of the Days on 
which the Commission was opened at those Assizes, 
respectively :—And, of every Day on which any 
Grand Jury at those Assizes sat for the despatch of 
fiscal business, after the opening of the Commission 
of Assize. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom Supply. 
it was referred to consider of the Motion made 
yesterday, That a Supply be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, a Resolution ; and the same was read, as fol- 
loweth ; 

Resoived, That a Supply be granted to Her 
Majesty. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee, in the said Resolu- 
tion, That a Supply be granted to Her Majesty. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 5 
itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty. 


The House was moved, That so much of Her Prince Albert. 
Majesty’s most gracious Speech to both Houses of 
Parliament, at the opening of the Session, as relates 
to a Provision for Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and 
Gotha, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth ; 

“ Since you were last assembled | have declared 
My intention of allying Myself in Marriage with 
the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. 
I humbly implore that the Divine Blessing may 

rosper this Union, and render it conducive to the 
interests of My People, as well as to My own 
domestic happiness; and it will be to me a source 
of the most lively satisfaction to find the resolution 
I have taken appproved by My Parliament. 

The constant proofs which I have received of your 
attachment to My Person and Family, persuade 
Me that you will enable Me to provide for such an 
Establishment as may appear suitable to the rank 
of the Prince, and the dignity of the Crown.” 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
will, this day, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of making a Provision for Prince Albert of 


Saxe Coburg and Gotha. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of Seamev. 
Wages and Victuals for the Seamen and Marines 
to serve in Her Majesty’s Fleet, to the 31st day of 
March 1841, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Ordinary of Ordinary of 
the Navy, to the 31st day of March 1841; with an Ny 
Estimate of the Half-pay of Officers of the Navy, 
and such of the Officers of the Royal Marinesas were 
employed in the last War, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Extra Navy. 
Works in Her Majesty’s Yards, and for payment 
of the Hire of Transports, to the 31st day of March 
1841, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Land Forces. 
Guards, Garrisons and other Land Forces, to the 
31st day of March 1841, be laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge of the Ordnance. 
Office of Ordnance, for Land and Sea Service, to the 
3ist day of March 1841, be laid before this House. 

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

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Debt of Her Navy Debt. 
Majesty’s Navy, to the 31st day of March 1840, be 
laid before this House. 

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

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Ordered, That the said Address be — to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Public Income Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

and Expendi- Accounts of the Net Public Income of the United 

—_ Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1840, 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 pay- 
ing off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and 
Re-payments for Public Works, &amp;c. :—And, of the 
Balances of Public Money remaining in the Exche- 
quer on the 5th day of January 1839; the Amount 
of Money raised by the additions to the Funded or 
Unfunded Debt, in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1840; the Money applied towards the re- 
demption of the Funded or paying off the Unfunded 
Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Re-pay- 
ments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the 
difference accruing thereon, and the Balances in 
the Exchequer on the 5th day of January 1840. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 
No.7. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill to extend 
the term of Copyright in Designs on Woven Fabrics: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday the 31st day 
of this instant January ; and to be printed. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Newspaper Stamps at 
One Penny and a Halfpenny issued to the several 
Newspapers in England, Scotlandand Wales, in the 
quarters from the Ist day of July to the 31st day of 
September, and from the ist day of October to the 
3ist day of December 1839, inclusive; specifying 
each Newspaper by name, and the Number of 
Stamps issued each month during that period to 
each Newspaper :—And, of the Number of Stamps 
issued to each Newspaper in Ireland, in the same 
period. 


Law Commise Ordered, That the Return relative to the Law 

sion (Scotland.) Commission (Scotland), which was presented yes- 
No.8. terday, be printed. 

East India. Ordered, That the Papers relative to the War in 


No.9,  Affghanistan, which were presented yesterday, 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. 








Mercurii, 22° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


Winchester OF DERED, That the Petition for the Win- 
Cemetery. chester Cemetery Bill, which was presented 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
rea Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh 
onl Market and Petty Customs Bill, which was pre- 
“sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Arbroath and 


: E Ordered, That the Petition for the Arbroath and 
orfar Railway, 


Forfar Railway Bill, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


rang Ordered, That the Petition for the Cramond 
Bridge Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, 


be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Vou. 95. 














Januarit. 21 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Andover Road Andover Road. 
Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Allerton In- Allerton 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, Inclosure. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Crown Point, Crown Point 
(Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill, which was pre- — 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select ‘ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh and Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas Bill, which was presented upon Friday '" S*- 
last, be referred to the Select Cemmittee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Thames Plate Thames Plate 
Glass Company Bill, which was presented upon &amp;!#ssCompany. 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Brighton Brighton 
Smal] Debts Bill, which was presented upon Friday Saat Deen. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Sheffield and Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway Bill, which was presented upon — 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on ™ 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Belfast Water- Belfast 
works (No. 1.) Bill, which was presented upon Friday &gt;a 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions ~ ~* " 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Lancaster and sag and 
, &gt; ‘ restun Rail- 
Preston Railway Bill, which was presented upon way, 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Chard Canal Bill, Chard Canal. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Chester and 9 a a 
Birkenhead Railway Bill, which was presented upon Railway. 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Taff Vale Taff Vale 
Railway Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, muy. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Harrington Harrington 
(Liverpool) Dock Company Bill, which was pre- i 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select j 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the North Union North Union 
Railway Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, ®i!way- 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Rotherhithe Rotherhithe 
Burial Ground Bill, which was presented upon Fri- Burial Ground. 
day last, be referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Faversham Faversham 
Fishery Bill, which was presented upon Saturday wang 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Wolverhampton Wolverhampton 
Chapel Bill, which was presented upon Saturday Chpel. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Bristol Build- Bristol Building 
ing and Improvement Bill, which was presented 4 1mpreve- 
upon Saturday last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


v3 Ordered, 





Elginshire 
Roads. 


British Plate 
Glass Company. 


Roxburgh and 
Selkirk Roads. 


Hagbourne 
Inclesure. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway. 


Dewsbury Gas. 


Warminster 
Roads. 


Triplow 
Inclosure. 


Dronfield 
Inclosure. 


Freethorpe 
Inclosure. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 
Company. 


Garboldisham 
Tuclosure. 


Edinburgh Gas, 


Great Level 
of The Wash 
Inclosure. 


Nairnshire 
Roads. 


Weston-super- 
mare Road. 


Chester 
Improvement. 


Fisherrow 
(Edinburgh) 
Harbour, 


992 92° Januaric. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Elginshire 
Roads Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the British Plate 
Glass Company Bill, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Roxburgh and 
Selkirk Roads Bill, which was presented upon Mon- 
day last, be referred to the Select Commitiee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Hagbourne In- 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill, which was presented 
upon Monday last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Dewsbury Gas 
Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Warminster 
Roads Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Triplow In- 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Dronfield In- 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Freethorpe In- 
closure Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Protestant 
Dissenters’ Assurance Company Bill, which was 
eng e upon Monday last, be referred to the Se- 
ect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Garboldisham 
Inclosure Bill, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh Gas 
Bill, which was presented upon Monday last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Great Level of 

The Wash Inclosure Bill, which was presented 

esterday, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petition: for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Nairnshire 
Roads Bill, which was presented yesterday, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Weston-super- 
mare Road Bill, which was presented yesterday, 


be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Chester Im- 
So Bill, which was presented yesterday, 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Fisherrow 
(Edinburgh) Harbour Bill, which was presented 











A. 1840. 


——, be referred to the Select Committee on 
etitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of Estates in the several 
parishes of Whittlesea Saint Mary, and Whittlesea 
Saint Andrew, in the county of Cambridge, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclo- 
sing divers open and common fields, common mea- 
dows, common pastures, commons and other com- 
monable and waste lands and grounds, and divers 
lands and homesteads, within the said parishes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Gill, of the Crescent, 
Plymouth, Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
erecting and maintaining a Pier or Jetty, in Mill 
Bay, in the Harbour of Plymouth, with power to 
levy tolls, rates or duties on ships and vessels, pas- 
sengers, goods and cattle using the said Pier or Jetty, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the bo- 
rough town and parish of Tavistock, the parishes 
of Milton Abbot and Brenton, in the hundred of 
Tavistock ; the parishes of Buckland Monachorum, 
Meavy, Petertavy, Sampford Spiney, Sheepster, 
Walkhampton and Whitchurch, within the hundred 
of Roborough, and the parishes of Bradstone, Cory- 
ton, Dunterton, Kelly, Lamerton, Lewtranchard, 
Lifton, Lidford, Marytavy, Marystow, Stowford, 
South Sydenham, otherwise Sydenham Damarel, 
and Thrushelton, within the hundred of Lifton, all 
in the county of Devon; and the parishes of Col- 
stock and Stoke Climsland, within the hundred of 
East, in the county of Cornwall, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for a more easy, speedy and less expensive 
method of recovering small Debts within the said 
town and borough, and the said several parishes, 


| was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Harleston, praying 
the House to provide a supply of Religious Instruc- 
tion by means of such an increase of the Church 
Establishment as shall be adequate to the wants of 
the country, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Denny, praying the 
House to take into consideration the present state 
of the law of Church Patronage in Scotland, and 
give to the people of that country protection of their 
rights and interests in the settlement of their Mi- 
nisters, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the town of Greenock, and Merchants, 
Bankers and others, Inhabitants of the said town, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, varying, in- 
creasing and extending the Assessments, Rates and 
Duties authorized to be levied under the provi- 
sions of several Acts for supplying the said town 
with Water, and paving, cleansing, lighting, watch- 
ing and improving the streets thereof, and supply- 
ing the said town with Gas; and for levying new 
and additional Assessments, Rates and Duties, and 
borrowing further sums of money in relation to all 
or any of such purposes upon the credit of the 
said Assessments, Rates and Duties, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts 
for repairing several Roads leading from the town of 
Maiden Newton, in the county of Dorset, and 
other Roads communicating therewith, in the coun- 
ties of Somerset and Dorset, for leave to bring m a 
Bill for continuing and enlarging the term granted 
by the said Acts, and for increasing or ese mq 

olls, 


Whittlesea 
Tnclosure, 


Mill Bay Pier, 


Tavistock 
Small Debts, 


Church of 
England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Greenock 
Improvement. 


Maiden Newtoa 
Roads. 





Ch 


nt. 


ewton 


Church Rates. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


Tolls, and repealing, altermg or amending the | 
powers and provisions of the said Acts, and for 

ranting other powers and provisions in lieu thereof; 
and for making and maintaining certain deviations, 
or new lines of Road, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Sudbury ;—and, Stansted Mount- 
fitchet ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
‘and the discharge of John Thorogood from Chelms- 


ford Gaol,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock, and 
Ayr Railway. 


Dublin and 
Mullingar 
Turnpike Trust. 


Tithe Commu. 
tation, 


Printed Papers, 


Printed Papers, 


Printed Papers. 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to amend and continue the Act relating to the 
said Railway, and to make a new branch there- 
from, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Sums due, by Debenture or other- 
wise, upon the Dublin and Mullingar Turnpike 
Trust; together with the Names of the several 
Holders and Creditors, and the several Rates of In- 
terest paid on each :—Of all Sums received for Tolls 
from the ist day of January 1832 to the 1st day of 
January 1839; distinguishing those received from 
Leases, and those arising from Biddings ; together 
with the Names of the several Lessees or Farmers, 
and their Securities :—Of all Sums expended upon 
said Trust, during the same Period, for Repairs and 


92°—_23° Januari. 


23 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ for the purpose of being forthwith discharged from 
“ further attendance on this House.” 

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

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thes Mr. Kelly, } 92 

Yeas, { Mr. Godson : ; 

Tellers for the{ Mr. John Parker, 210 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley:} ™ 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard be now 
called to the bar. 

Thomas Burton Howard was accordingly called 
in, and examined:—And then he was directed to 
withdraw. 

And being again called in, and further examined, 
he stated, that if he had incurred the displeasure of 
the House, he deeply and honestly regretted it. 

And being asked if he had any further statement 
which he wished to make to the House, he stated, 
that if he could in stronger language apologize for 
any displeasure which he might have justly incurred, 
he would do it:—And then he was again directed to 
withdraw. 


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


Jovis, 23° die Januarti, 1840: 





Improvements, with the Names of the Contractors 
and Undertakers, for the same time :—And, of all 
Sums for Salaries, Costs, &amp;c., paid on behalf of the 
said Trust, for the like period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Agreements for the Commutation of 
Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of July 1839 to 
the 1st day of January 1840. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Order of the day, for taking 
mto further consideration the Petition of Messrs. 
Hansard, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
stating the progress and result of the Action of 
Stockdale v. Hansard, 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 “ Copies of the Warrants issued by Mr. 
“ Speaker, for the commitment of John Joseph 
“* Stockdale, William Evans, Esquire, and John 
“ Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, be 
** forthwith laid before this House,” instead thereof. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Thomas Burton Howard be discharged 
from further attendance upon this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from “* Thomas Burton 
Howard” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “having been guilty of a contempt and 
“ breach of the Privileges of this House, and having 
“ expressed his regret at having incurred the dis- 
“« pleasure of this House, be now called to the Bar, 
“ and reprimanded by Mr. Speaker,” 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 to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thes Mr, Freshfield, } 68 

Yeas, { Mr. George Hope: : 
Tellers for they Mr. Robert Steuart, } 178 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley : : 
So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
having been guilty of a contempt and breach of 
the Privileges of this House, and having expressed 
his regret at having incurred the displeasure 





And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion:—The said proposed Amendment and Motion 
were severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Copies of the Warrants issued by 
Mr. Speaker, for the commitment of John Joseph 
Stockdale, William Evans, Esquire, and John 
Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, be forthwith 
laid before this House. 

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that Copies 
of the said Warrants were upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Petition of Messrs. Han- 
sard, which was presented upon Thursday last, stat- 
ing the progress and result of the Action of Stock- 
dale v. Hansard:—The House proceeded to take 
the said Petition into further consideration. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question be- 


ing proposed, That Thomas Burton Howard be 
now called to the Bar; 





Vo. 95. 


“ of this House, be now called to the Bar, and 
“ reprimanded by Mr. Speaker,” be added instead 
thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Resolved, That Thomas Burton Howard, having 
been guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privi- 
leges of this House, and having expressed his re- 
gret at having incurred the displeasure of this 
House, be now called to the Bar, and reprimanded 
by Mr. Speaker. 

Thomas Burton Howard was accordingly called 
to the Bar, where he received a Reprimand from 
Mr. Speaker. 

The Reprimand was as followeth : 


Thomas Burton Howard, \ have to acquaint you, 
that the House has come to the following Resolution: 
“ That Thomas Burton Howard having been 
guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privileges 
of this House, and having expressed his regret at 
having incurred the displeasure of this House, be 
now called to the Bar, and reprimanded by Mr. 

Speaker.” 
D4 In 





| Q4 99°99. 3°_ 
1é In pursuance of this Resolution, I have further 
i, to acquaint you, that whilst acting in the capacity of 
Attorney to Mr. Stockdale, you caused a Writ of 
Inquiry to be executed, and a levy to be made upon 
the goods of Messrs. Hansard. You did that deli- 
berately and advisedly, after having, according to 
your own admission, received notice of the Resolu- 
tions of this House. I have to admonish you, that 
conduct of this description is a high contempt of 
the authority of this House, which ought justly to 
be visited with its severe displeasure. 

The House, however, having taken into its con- 
sideration the contrition which you have expressed, 
are disposed to deal leniently with you for this 
offence. Iam directed by the House to reprimand 
you, and I reprimand you accordingly. 


Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That what has 
been now said by Mr. Speaker, in reprimanding the 
said Thomas Burton P sona be entered in the 
Journals of this House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That John Joseph Stockdale be forthwith 
called to the Bar, and reprimanded by Mr. Speaker, 
and discharged ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the other Orders of the day be now 
read :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Then the Question being again proposed, That 
John Joseph Stockdale be forthwith called to the 
Bar, and —— by Mr. Speaker, and dis- 
charged :—The said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 





Supply. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply 3 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday | 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. | 
Prince Albert. | The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee to whom it was referred to consider of so 
much of Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech to 
both Houses of Parliament at the opening of the 
Session, as relates to a Provision for Faas Albert 
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Prince Albert's The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 

Nat. Exhibition a Committee upon Prince Albert’s Naturalization 

Bill. Exhibition Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 

reported, That the Committee had gone through the 

i Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 

1 Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


24° Januari. 





A. 1840. 


that died :— Of the Number of Extern Patients that 
obtained Medical Aid from every such Institution 
during each of the above years, and of the Number 
that was attended at their own residences, so far as 
the same can be procured:—Of the Number of 
Patients in every such Infirmary and Fever Hospital 
on the 31st day of December 1837, and of the 
Number of Beds which every such Institution was 
then capable of containing ; and of the Number of 
Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries attached to 
every such Infirmary, Fever Hospital or Dispensary, 
at that Date:—Of the Number of Governors to 
every such Institution, on the 31st day of December 
1837, who were qualified ex-officio, or by Payment 
of Subscriptions, to vote in the Election of Medical 
Officers ; specifying the Number of each Class of 
Governors :—And, General Summaries of the fore- 
going Returns, brought out in Totals for the whole 
of Ireland. 


Mr. John Parker, presented, by Her Majesty’s Post Office 
command,—Indexes to Reports respecting Post 24 Postage. 
Office and Postage, 1735-1839. No. 10. 

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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That a General Printed Papers 
Index to the Papers printed by Order of the House No, 11, 
of Commons, 1832-1838 in continuation of the 


|General Index from 1800 to 1832, was upon the 


Table. 
Ordered, That the said Paper 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, 23° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1849. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present; yetit 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. 








Veneris, 24° die Januarii; 
Anno 3° Victoriz Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 





the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent and Mr. 
French, be added to the Select Committee on Rail- 
way Communication. 


Railway Com- 
munication. 


Tufirmaries 


(ireland-) Returns of the Total Annual Income of every In- 


firmary, Fever Hospital and Dispensary in each | 
County, County of a City and County of a Town | 
in Ioland, supported partly or entirely by Public 
Funds, during each of the years 1835, 1836 and 
1837 ; showing the Amount of Funds derived from 
County Presentments, from Subscriptions and Do- 
nations, and from other sources:—Of the Total | 
Annual Expenditure of every such Institution during | 
each of the above years; specifying, in detail, the 
Sums paid in Salaries to the Medical Attendants, 
and in Salaries and Wages to other Officers and to 
Servants, for Medicines and Contingencies :—Of 
the Number of Patients admitted as Intern into 
every such Institution during each of the above 
years, and of the Number that was discharged, and 


a nen neem 


A’ ETITION of Commissioners for Glasgow Giasgow 
Bridewell, for leave to bring in a Bill for con- Bridewell. 
tinuing certain of the powers and provisions of se- 

veral Acts for erecting the said Bridewell, and for 
making provision for the payment of the Debt and 
Expenses incurred in the Erection, Extensionand Im- 

| provement of the said Bridewell, was presented, and 


Cilia "Wik iaie Win Wal Wiles this Been | read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
? 4 | titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Ardwick 
Act for lighting, cleansing, watching and improving Improvement. 
the Township of Ardwick, in the County of Lan- 
caster, and for regulating the Police thereof, for 
leave to bring in a Bill, for altering, amending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the said Act, 
and for levying additional Rates and Assessments, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 
Usher of the Black Rod: to a Bill. 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to an 











Act 


Prine 
Nat, 
Bill. 


Print 


Can 
Pay 





3 VicToRIz. 


Act agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the im- 
mediate 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 Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read; giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the Bill therein mentioned ; and that the 
Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the Royal 
Assent to the said Bill: Which Bill is as followeth: 

Prince Albert’s An Act for exhibiting a Bill in this present Par- 
Nat, Exhibition }ia ment, for Naturalizing his Serene Highness Prince 
- Albert, of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that the Ser- 
jeant-at-Arms, attending this House had a Commu- 
nication to make to the House :— 

Whereupon the Serjeant-at-Arms informed the 
House, that he had been served with a Writ to pro- 
duce the bodies of William Evans, Esquire, and 
John Wheelton, Esquire, in the Court of Queen’s 
Bench at Westminster, with the cause of their being 
taken and detained :—That he had not made any 
return to the said Writ, considering it his duty, in 
the first place, to receive the instructions of the 
House :—And he delivered the said Writ in at the 
Table, where the same was read, as followeth :— 


Printed Papers. 


“ Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
Defender of the Faith:—To Sir William Gossett, 
Knight, Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Com- 
mons, or other person having the custody of William 
Evans, Esquire, and John Wheelton, Esquire, greet- 
ing: — We command you that you have in Our 
Court before us at Westminster, immediately after 
the receipt of this Our Writ, the bodies of the said 
William Evans and John Wheelton, being committed 
and detained under your custody (as 1s said), to- 
gether with the day and cause of their being taken 
and detained, by whatsoever names they may be 
called therein, to undergo and receive all and sin- 
gular such matters and things as Our said Court 
shall then and there consider of concerning them in 
this behalf: And have you then there this Writ. 
Witness, Thomas Lord Denman, at Westminster, the 
twenty-third day of January, in the third year of 
Our Reign. 

(Indorsed) 


“* By the Court. 
“ By the Court.” 


“ Dealtry.” 
“ William Burchell, Sols.” 
“ Robinson, Clerk in Court.” 


Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House be directed to make a Return to the said 
Writ, that he holds the bodies of the said William 
Evans, Esquire, and John Wheelton, Esquire, by 
virtue of a warrant under the hand of Mr. Bponkes, 
by the authority of the House of Commons, for a 
contempt and a breach of the Privileges of the 
House. 
Chester and A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
ae el pany, and of the Chester and Crewe Railway Com- 
Railways Con. Pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for uniting the two 


wlidation, Companies and their respective Undertakings, into 
one, and altering and amending the powers and 
provisions of the several Acts relating to the said 
Railways, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Canterbury A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
avement, 


Acts for paving, cleansing, lighting and watching 
the Streets, Lanes and other Public Passages and 
Places within the walls of the City of Canterbury, 
and the Liberties thereof, and also several Streets and 
other Places near or adjoining to the said City, and 


for removing and preventing Encroachments, Ob- 
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24° Januarit. 25 


structions, Nuisances and Annoyances therein, for 
leave to bring in a Bill, for varying and altering the 
powers and provisions of the said Acts, and for ex- 
tending the powers of the said Commissioners over 
the whole limits of the Borough of Canterbury, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of surviving Trustees of the Will of Crichton 
James Crichton, Esquire, late of Friars’ Carse, in Charities. 
the Shire of Dumfries, deceased, for leave to brin 
in a Bill to incorporate the said Trustees and other 
persons of the Crichton Royal Institution for Lu- 
natics at Dumfries, and to enable them to hold lands 
and Tenements for the purpose of carrying the cha- 
ritable intentions of the said Will into effect, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of land, and Inhabitants Kennet ane 
within or near the parishes of Overton Alton Barnes, suotvery 
Woodborough, Beechingstoke, Marden, North New- 
ington and Hilcot, Wilsford, Rushall, Charlton and 
Upavon, all in the county of Wilts, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Turnpike-road diverging 
out of the Turnpike-road leading from Bath to a 
don, in the tithing of West Kennet in the parish of 
Avebury, and terminating at the end of the parish 
road, leading from Netheravon to Amesbury, in the 
parish of Amesbury, all in the county of Wilts, to- 
gether with several branches communicating there- 
with, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed under several Hereford 
Acts for paving, repairing, cleansing and lighting Iprovement, 
the Streets and Lanes in the City of Hereford and 
Suburbs thereof, and removing Nuisances and An- 
noyances therein, and for creating a Fund towards 
the Expenses thereof, by inclosing divers Waste 
Grounds within the Liberties of the said City, and for 
the better application of Charity Money for setting 
the Poor People of the said City to work, and to 
enable bodies corporate to alienate their houses and 
lands within the said City, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending the said Acts, and for ap- 
pointing additional Trustees of the said Charity, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, for leave to bring Canal Naviga- 
in a Bill to alter the provisions of the several Acts ““™ 
relating to the said Canal Navigations, and to alter 
or vary the Tolls, and to enable the said Company to 
extend the line of the said Canal Navigations, near 
Goldshill in the parish of West Bromwich in the 
county of Stafford, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, and also of the and Wyrley 
Company of Proprietors of the Wyrley and Es- C#ls Union. 
sington Canal Navigation, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for uniting the said Companies into one, and to 
amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of the 
several Acts relating to the said Canal Navigations, 
and for making several branch Railways communi- 
cating therewith, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Torquay and 
more effectually making and repairing the Roads Parymouth 
between Newton Abbot and Brixham, Kingswear °“~ 
and Dartmouth, Shaldon and Torquay, and also 
between Torquay and Saint Mary Church, and the 
Bridge to be built over the River Teign at Shaldon, 
and for making and repairing several other Roads 

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Communicating therewith, all in the county of 
Devon, for \eave to bring in a Bill for continuing, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the said Act, for varying or increasing the Tolls, 
and for making several new lines or branches of 
Road, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Liverpool A Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 

Docks. for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending, 
extending and explaining the powers and provisions 
of the several ye relating to the Docks and 
Harbour of Liverpool, and for varying or increasing 
the Rates and Dues, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Harrington A Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
(Liverpool) |__ complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
okwomP"Y*in respect to the application for the Harrington 
(Liverpool) Dock Company Bill had not been complied 

with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 

same, was presented, and read; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Edinburgh Poor A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
— Council of the city of Edinburgh, for leave to bring 
; in a Bill for altering, amending, continuing or 
repealing the several Acts relating to the Poor 
and Local Taxes of the City of Edinburgh, and for 
altering, modifying or increasing the Rates, Duties 
and Assessments at present leviable, and for im- 
posing or levying new or additional Rates, Duties 
and Assessments, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Church Rates’ A Petition of Baptists assembling for religious 
worship in Eld-lane, Colchester, praying for the 
release of John Thorogood, from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and for the abolition of Church Rates, was _pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Cor Laws. Petitions from the Mayor of Liverpool ;—and, 
Settle; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Church of Petitions from Milverton ; — Hatton ; — Ivy 
England. Bridge ;—and, Leamington Priors ; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Queen’s Petitions from Peckham ;—and, South London ; 
sae praying the House, in making provision for the event 
of Her Majesty’s contemplated Marriage, to require 
such securities as may seem best calculated to pre- 
serve unimpaired the inestimable blessings of our 
Protestant Throne and Protestant Religion, as were 
guaranteed to us by the two great statutes of the 
Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Religious 


Ces, _._ A Petition of Inhabitants of Coleraine, complain- 

renner ing of the compulsory attendance of British soldiers 
and sailors at the sae tear of Religious Ceremonies 
abroad, and praying for redress, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


John Dillon. A Petition of John Dillon, Master Mariner, and 
formerly of the Royal Navy and Coast Guard Ser- 
vice, praying the House to institute an inquiry into 
the circumstances connected with the capture of 
the smuggling brig “ Peru,” was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 








A. 1840. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Caledonian 
—Copy of a Letter addressed to the Lords Com-"l. 
missioners of the Treasury by Mr. Munro, on the 
subject of the Caledonian Canal, dated 13th De- 
cember 1839, and Treasury Minute thereon. 

Returns to several Orders dated the 21st day of Newspaper 
this instant January for Returns of the Number of — (Quer. 
Newspaper Stamps at One Penny and a Halfpenny terly Accounts) 
issued to the several Newspapers in England, Scot- 
land and Wales, in the quarters from the 1st day of 
July to the 30th day of September, and from the 
1st day of October to the 31st day of December 
1839, inclusive ; specifying each Newspaper b Canat 
name, and the Number of Stamps issued each mont 
during that period to each Newspaper :—And, of 
the Number of Stamps issued to each Newspaper in 
Treland, in the same period. 

Mr. Gordon also presented, pursuant to the direc- Postage, 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of Pring 
Treasury Warrant, dated 22d November 1839, re- 
gulating the Duties on Postage. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant dated 27th December 
1839, further regulating the Duties on Postage. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received Exchequer 
in the Office of Acheson Lyle, Esquire, Second Re- — ‘ 
membrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Treland,“""™"™*) 
between the 6th day of October 1238 and the 5th 
day of January following, both days inclusive, and 
also, of the Disbursements made thereout, during 
the same period, rendered to the Right honourable 
the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury. 

An Account, made up tothe 31st December 1839, of Russian 

the Sums which have been paid and applied within Dutch Lom. 
the year 1839, by virtue of an Act of 55 Geo. 3, 
c. 115, intituled “ 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 satisfying the Interest on 
the part of the Loan therein agreed to be borne by 
his Majesty on all or any of the Securities therein 
mentioned, and towards paying and satisfying 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 extinc- 
tion of the same. 

Report by the Commissioners for the Herring Herring 
Fishery, of their Proceedings, year ended 5th April Fishery. 
1839, being Fishery 1838. Fk 

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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had is Re) 
examined the Petitions presented from the 16th to 
the 21st days of this instant January, both inclu- 
sive; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; : 
and be printed. 


Sup 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Shipwreck by 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Lieh™'"s: 
to give directions, that there be laid before this A 
House, a Copy of the Report and Evidence from 
the Commission appointed to inquire into the plan 


of William Snow Harris, Esquire, F.R.s., relating E 

to the protection of Ships from the effects of . 

Lightning. ( 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Her Majesty by such Members of this * sane as are 

of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. A 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Colonia ee ( 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased oman 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Commission appointing 7. F. 
Elliot and Robert Torrens, Esquires, and the R 





Honourable Edward E. Villiers, Land and Emigra- ( 
tion Commissioners :—Of the Instructions eee 
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3 VicToRI£. 94°—Q'7° 


by Lord John Russell to the Land and Emigration 
Commissioners :—And, of a Commission revoking 
the existing Commission of the South Australian 
Commissioners, and appointing Robert Torrens and 
T. F. Elliot, Esquires, and the Honourable Edward 
* E. Villiers, Colonization Commissioners for South 
ts) Australia. 
Ordered, That the said Address be —— to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Januari. WT 


Advocate, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Fox Maule 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for the ieee 
Amendment of the Law and better Administration of Justice 
of Justice in Ireland: And the same was read the (!reland) Bill. 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time No. 12. 
upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 





Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill to amend gjectment 
the Laws relating to Ejectment and Replevin in and Replevin 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and (e!2"4) Bill. 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next; No. 13. 
and to be printed. 


Lord John Russell presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Correspondence relative to the Affairs 
of Canada. 

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


Canada. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Leet Juries 
Return from the month of April 1834, of the Fines (Stepney.) 


tions 
ott. ) 


by 





Prince Albert. 


Supply. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland. ) 


Prince George 
of Denmark, 


Adjournment. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Right of Voting 
(Scotland) Bill. 4 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to take into consideration so 
much of Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech to 
both Houses of Talent, at the opening of the 
Session, as relates to a Provision for Prince Albert 
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That Her 
Majesty be enabled to grant an Annual Sum not 
exceeding £.50,000, out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, to His Serene Highness the Prince Albert of 
Saxe Coburg and Gotha on his Marriage to Her 
Majesty, to commence from the day of the Marriage 
and to continue during the life of his said Serene 
Highness. 


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 matter to them referred, and that he was di- 
rected to move, That the Committee may haye 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 Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c.60, to amend the Laws relating to the Importation 
of Corn, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon weet 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of 
so much of the said Act as prohibits the Importa- 
tion into Jreland of Wheat Meal, Wheat Flour and 
Oatmeal. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Warrants under which any Annuity 
may have been granted to Prince George of Den- 
mark by her late Majesty Queen Anne. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws relating to Ejectment and Replevin 
in Ireland: And that Mr. Raoon Tennent and 
Mr. Serjeant Jackson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Amendment of the Law and better Admi- 
nistration of Justice in Jreland: And that Mr. Emer- 


son Tennent and Mr. Serjeant Jackson, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
ascertain and define the Right of Voting for Mem- 


bers of Parliament in Scotland: And that the Lord 
Vox. 95. 





assessed by the respective Leet Juries of the Manor 
of Stepney. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 27° die Januarii ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of the Directors East Indie 
of the East India Company, was called in ; Company. 


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. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

List (No. 103), specifying the particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons who belonged to the late Maritime Service 
of the East India seo 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 of February 
1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 17th, 21st and 24th Addresses. 


days of this instant January (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to 
acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. Evans, from the Admiralty, was called in; Shipwreck by 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Address to Lightning. 


Her Majesty, dated the 24th day of this instant 
January, for Copy of the Report and Evidence from 
the Commission appointed to inquire into the plan 
of William Snow Harris, Esquire, relating to the 
protection of Ships from the effects of Lightning :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Smee, from the Bank of England, was called Bank of 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- England. 


tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the 
Amount of Balances of Sums issued for the payment 
of Dividends due and not demanded, pa for the 
payment of Lottery Prizes, or Benefits which had 
not been claimed, and which remained in the hands 
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng- 
land on the there under-mentioned days, being those 
next before the issue from the Exchequer of ones 

E2 or 








National Debt. 


Sarum and 


Ealing Road. 


Exmouth Road. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway. 


Calten of 
Glasgow Police 


Workington 
Harbour. 


28 


tional 
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 England, for Advances to Government 

Pucionient, from the 5th January 
1840, with a Copy of the 
Minutes of the Court of Directors thereon, and the 


authorized by 
1839 to the 5th January 


Answers of the said Court thereto. 


An Account of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills, 
or Treasury Bills, and other Government Securities, 
which have been purchased by the Governor and 

Bank of England, or on which 
um or Sums have been lent and advanced for 


Company of the 
any g 


the Public Service by the Governor and Compan 


of the said Bank in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840; showing what Amount of such Bills, 
up of this Account, has been 
paid off and discharged, and the Amount of such 
Exchequer Bills, or Treasury Bills, or other Govern- 
ment Securities, which was in the hands of the 
Governor and Company of the said Bank on the 


before the em 


5th day of January 1840 aforesaid. 


An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
£.7,707. 1s. 9d. in one year, from the 7th January 
1839 to the 5th January 1840, by the Commissioners 
appointed by the 26th Geo. 3, for the Reduction of 


the National Debt :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
repairing the Roads from Lobcombe Corner, in the 
Parish of Winterslow to Harnham Bridge, in the 
County of Wilts, and from the west corner of Saint 
Anne’s-street,in the City of New Sarum, to Landford, 
and other Roads in the County of Southampton, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering, extending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the said Acts, 
for varying and altering the Tolls, and for making a 
new line of Road, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Lord 
Rolle, Baron Rolle of Stevenstone, in the county of 
Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending the 
Act for regulating the Market in the town of Ex- 
mouth, in the county of Devon, and for making 
liable to Toll certain articles exposed for sale in the 
said Market, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
the several Acts relating to the said Railway, and for 
extending the time for completing the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Commissioners of Police for the 

- burgh of Calton and village and lands of Mile End, 
in the county of Lanark, tor leave to bring in a Bill 
for continuing the term and altering and amending 
the sa of the Act for regulating the Police of 
urgh of Calton and Village and Lands of Mile 
End, in the County of Lanark, paving, cleansing 
and lighting the Streets and Passages of the said 
district, and for erecting a Court-house, Gaol and 
a Bridewell or Workhouse therein, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


the 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants and others interested in 
the Port and Harbour of Workington, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for better regulating, cleansing and 
otherwise improving the said Port aud Harbour, was 





97° Januarit. 


for the payment of Dividends on account of the Na- 
Debt, for each of the four preceding Quarters 





A. 1840. 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Workington, for leave Workington 
to bring in a Bill for paving, cleansing, lighting, !™provement 
watching and otherwise improving the said town, ; 
and regulating the Markets therein, was presented, 

and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bristol and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, Exeter Railway, 
amending and enlarging the  gpate and provisions 

of several Acts relating to the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Bristol! Port 
of the city and county of Bristol, and usually rated Improvements, 
towards the support of, or otherwise interested in, 

the port, floating harbour and docks of the said 

city, praying that the time for presenting a Petition 

for leave to bring in the Bristol Port Improvements 

Bill may be enlarged until the 1st day of March 

next, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bolton and other Bolton 
townships and places in the county palatine of Lan- Small Debs. 
caster, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more easy 
and speedy recovery of Small Debts within the said 
town and townships, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates Llangerniew 
within the parish of Llangerniew, in the county of !closure. 
Denbigh, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing and 
inclosing certain Commons, Commonable Lands, 

Wastes and Waste Lands within the said parish, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Hartlepool 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering Dock and Rail- 
and amending the powers and provisions of several “*Y Cm": 
Acts relating to the said Railway, and for extending 
the time for completing the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Kirkcudbright 
more effectually converting into Money the Statute Roads. 
Labour in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, for re- 
pairing the Highways, Bridges and Ferries therein, 
and for making and maintaining certain Turnpike- 
roads within the said Stewartry, and of Proprietors 
of lands in the said stewartry, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for continuing the term, and altering, amend- 
ing and enlarging the powers and provisions of the 
said Act, for increasing the Tolls, and for making 
several new lines of Road, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Owners of estates in the parish of Bury (Sussex) 

Bury, in the county of Sussex, for leave to bring in Inclosure. 

a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing certain 

Common Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pas- 

tures, Open and Common Downs, Commons and 

Waste Lands within the said parish, was presented, 

and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Banbury and 
more effectually repairing and maintaining the Road Lutterworth 
from Banbury, in the County of Ozford, throu h Road. 
Daventry and Cottesbach to Lutterworth, in the 
County of Leicester, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering and amending the powers and provisions of 
the said Act, for increasing or altering the bere 
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and 


Church of 
England. 


Corn Laws. 


Church 
Patronage 
( Scotland.) 


Elective 
Franchise, and 
Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland.) 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland.) 


Church Rates, 


Church Rates, 
Education, &amp;c. 


Queen’s 
Marriage, 


3 VicTORIZ. 


and for making certain new branches of Road, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Solihull ;—Wroxhall ;— Hampton; 
—Exhall; — Balsall; — Walpole and Wissett ;— 
Kingstone ; — Harbledown ; — Wootton Wawen ; — 
Eatington ;— Halesworth;— and, Barford ; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church ; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Slaidburn ; — Gisburn Forest ;—- 
Gomersal ;— Bentham ;-—-Langcliffe ; — and, Joseph 
Rhodes ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bowden ;—and, Dunblane Presby- 
tery (Moderator); praying for an alteration of the law 
respecting Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 


mn and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Geashill and Ballykean ;— Athlone 
(two Petitions) ;-—-Magheralin and Moira ;-—Ballee 
and Ballyculter ;—Clonoe ;-—Leughinisland ;—Car- 
rickedmond ; —Kells ;—Ardrahan ; —Kinnegad ;—- 
Shrule ; —Kilmegan ; —Shankhill ;-- Newport and 
Birdhill ;-- Eglish ;-- Enniskillen ;— Loughgall and 
Tartaraghan ;-—Scrabby and Collombkill East ;— 
Kilrea and Desertoghill ; — and, Saint Kyrans ; 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform, as shall 
place the Irish Corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the National Trades’ 
Political Union of Ireland, praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Act 9 Geo, 4, c. 60, “ to amend the 
Laws relating to the Importation of Corn,” as enacts 
that it shall not be lawful to import into Ireland any 
Corn ground in mills not situate in Great Britain, 
and that Ireland may be placed, as respects foreign 
flour, on an equal footing with England and Scot- 


land, was ” aaa and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Deputies of Congregations of Pro- 
testant Dissenters in and within twelve miles of Zon- 
don ;—Rayleigh ;—and, Stebbing; praying for the 
release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of King’s 
Lynn, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the establishment of a system of National Education, 
the adoption of Vote by Ballot, the amendment of 
the Reform of Parliament Act, and Municipal Cor- 
porations Act, the removal of all restrictions upon 
trade, and reduction in the national expenditure, 


was ene, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Members and Friends of the Pro- 
testant Association ;—Little Ashby ;— and, Whit- 
church (Salop); praying that the House, in making 
provision for the event of Her Majesty’s contem- 
plated Marriage, will require such securities as may 
seem best calculated to preserve unimpaired the 
inestimable blessings of our Protestant Throne and 
Protestant Religion,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vot. 95. 


97° Januariz. 














29 


A Petition of Robert Wilson, of 53, Canongate, Universal 
Edinburgh, praying. for the adoption of Universal Sufrage, &amp;e. 
Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, and Annual Parliaments, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Exeter, Court of 
complaining of the arrears of business in the Court Chsncery- 
of Chancery ; suggesting a remedy, and praying 
the House to take the same into consideration, was 


— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Roscrea, Medical 
praying the House to proceed at an early period of Profession. 
the present Session, to take such steps as may seem 
best fitted for ensuring an effectual measure of 
Medical Reform, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wimborne Minster, wimborne and 
in the county of Dorset, and of Owners and Oc- Fiddletown 
cupiers of property upon and near the proposed R°#4- 
lines of Roads hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for diverting, widening, altering and 
making turnpike certain existing Highways from or 
near a certain place called the King’s Arms Inn, in 
the parish of Piddletown, in the county of Dorset, 
to the town of Wimborne Minster, in the same 
county, with branches therefrom, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves Han- Printed Papers. 
sard and Luke James Hansard, Printers to the 
House, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That a further suit has been commenced against 
the Petitioners in the Court of Queen’s Bench, by 
John Joseph Stockdale; that a writ of Summons, 
of which the following is a copy, was, on the 24th 
and 25th of January instant, served upon the Peti- 
tioners : “ Victoria, by the grace of God of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
Queen, Defender of the Faith, to James Hansard, 
Luke Graves Hansard, and Luke James Hansard, 
of Great Turnstile, Holborn, in the county of 
Middlesex, greeting :—We command you, that 
within eight days after the service of this writ on 
you, inclusive of the day of such service, you do cause 
an appearance to be entered for you in our Court of 
Queen’s Bench, at the suit of John Joseph Stockdale, 
and take notice that in default of your so doing, 
the said John Joseph Stockdale may cause an ap- 
pearance to be entered for you, and proceed therein 
to judgment and execution. Witness, Thomas Lord 
Denman, at Westminster, the 24th day of January 
1840. WV. B. This writ is to be served within four 
calendar months from the date thereof, including 
the day of such date, and not afterwards. This 
writ was issued by Thomas Burton Howard, of 
No. 7, Norfolk-street, Strand, in the county of 
Middlesex, Attorney for the said John Joseph Stock- 
dale.” That the Petitioners have not appeared 
thereto, and have not received any Declaration, or 
any notice of Declaration therein ; and praying the 
instructions of the House in the matter of this their 
Petition, and on the course they should pursue with 
respect to the said action. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
mee’ That Thomas Burton Howard do attend this 

ouse forthwith ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the © 
Question, by leaving out het the word, “ That” 
to the end of the Ciectiin, in order to add the 
words “there is in the Petition of Messrs. Han- 
“ sard no allegation that the action is brought 
“ against them as Printers of this House, by John 

Joseph Stockdale, in reference to any order or 
authority given, or alleged to be given, by this 
House to them ; that, in the absence of any such 
allegation, it is not fitting that any step should 

E3 “ be 


“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 








Fducation. 


West Indies. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Prince Albert. 


30 27° Januari. 


“ be taken by this House in the matter of the said 
“ Petition,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion :—The said proposed Amendment was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, } 81 
Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart : ° 

Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 4. 
Noes, Mr. Law: ' Ds 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 





A. 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


| 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- guppiy, 
mittee of Supply; 

Resolved, hat this House will, upon Wednes- 

day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Speaker informed the House, that the Ser- 
jeant-at-Arms, attending this House, had a commu- 
nication to make to the House: 

The Serjeant-at-Arms accordingly, at the bar, 
stated that, pursuant to the Order of the House, he 
had this day made a Return to the Writ, requiring 


Printed Papers, 


Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard do attend | him to have the bodies of William Evans, Esquire, 


this House forthwith. 


and John Wheelton, Esquire, in the Court of 


‘esty’s | Queen’s Bench, together with the day and cause of 

CA eT ieee Ur he Conniites of Courwil| their being detained, and had produced the bodies of 

on Education relatine to the Conditions on which| the said William Evans and John Wheelton, in the 

the Parliamentary Grant of last Session, for the said Court accordingly &gt; and that the said Court had 

romotion of Education in Great Britain is distri-| *emanded the said William Evans, Esquire, and John 
listed, together with a List of Schools to which| Wheelton, Esquire, into his custody. 


grants of 
up to the present period. 


Papers relative to the West Indies, 1840, Part I., 


Jamaica. 
Lord John Russell also 
the directions of an Act of 


oney have been made by the Committee 


And the said Return was delivered in, and read, 
as followeth : 


“ I, the said Sir William Gossett, Knight, Serjeant- 
at-Arms of the House of Commons, in the Writ here- 


resented, pursuant to} unto annexed named, do hereby certify and return in 
arliament,—Copies of | obedience to the said Writ, that before the coming 


Orders of Her Majesty in Council, of 4th February, | of the said Writ to me, to wit, on the 21st day of 
10th April and 11th July 1839, approving schemes | January, in the year of our Lord 1840, I did take 


of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table 


The House, according to Order, resolved itsel 


into my custody, and have thenceforth always 
.| hitherto’detained in my custody, and still do detain 
f|in my custody, the said William Evans, Esquire, 





into a Committee to consider further of so much of and John Wheelton, Esquire, in the said Writ named, 
Her Majesty’s most gracious Speech to both Houses under and by virtue of a certain Warrant, under the 
of Parliament at the opening of the Session, as hand of the Right honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre, 
relates to a Provision for Prince Albert of Saxe Speaker of the said House of Commons, which said 


Coburg and Gotha. 
(In the Committee.) 


Question again proposed, That Her Majesty be 


Warrant is as follows :— 


‘ Martis, 21° die Januarii, 1840. 
‘Whereas the House of Commons have this 


enabled to grant an annual sum not exceeding 
£.50,000, out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to 
his Serene Highness the Prince Albert, of Saze 
Coburg and Gotha, on his Marriage to Her Majesty, 
to commence from the day of the Marriage, and to 
continue during the life of his said Serene Highness : 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 
That Her Majesty be enabled to grant an annual 
sum not exceeding £.21,000, out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to his Serene Highness the Prince Albert, 
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, on his Marriage to Her 
Majesty, to commence from the day of the Marriage, 
and to continue during the life of his said Serene 
Highness ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {Mr. Hume, 


Yeas, Mr. William Williams: J 3° 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 305 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : ‘ 


Original Question again proposed : 
Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 
That Her Majesty be enabled to grant an annual 
sum not exceeding £.30,000, out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to his Serene Highness the Prince Albert, 
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, on his Marriage to Her 
Majesty, to commence from the day of the Marriage, 
and to continue during the life of his said Serene 
Highness ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Colonel Sibthorp, 
Yeas, Lord Eliot : = 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : } ” 
Resolution to be reported. 


2 


8. 











day resolved, that William Evans, Esquire, and 
John Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, 


having been guilty of a contempt and breach of | 


the Privileges of this House, be committed to the 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House:—These are therefore to require you to 
take into your custody the bodies of the said 
William Evans and John Wheelton, and them 
safely to keep during the pleasure of this House ; 
for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. 
Given under my hand the 21st day of January 
1840. 

(signed) Charles Shaw Lefevre, 


Speaker. 
‘To the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
the House of Commons.’ 


“ And I do hereby further certify and return, in 
obedience to the said Writ, that the above is the 
cause of my taking and detaining in my custody, as 
in the said Writ mentioned, the said William Evans, 
Esquire, and Juhn Wheelton, Esquire, the bodies of 
which said William Evans, Esquire, and John Wheel- 
ton, Esquire, I have here ready, as in and by the 
said Writ I am commanded.” 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into flour Imports- 
a Committee to consider of so much of the Act 9 tion (Ireland) 


Geo. 4, c. 60, “to amend the Laws relating to the 
Importation of Corn” as prohibits the Importation 
into Ireland of Wheat Meal, Wheat Flour and Oat- 
meal. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal so much of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, “ to 
amend the Laws relating to the Importation of Corn,” 
as 


orta- 
nds) 


Metropolis 
Improvement. 


Metropolis 
Improvement. 


China, 


Railway Bills. 


M unicipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


3 VicrorRiz. 97°—28° 


as prohibits the Importation into Ireland of Wheat 
Meal, Wheat Flour and Oatmeal. 
Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That he was directed by the Committee to 
make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was 
proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
take into consideration the several Plans for the Im- 
provement of the Metropolis, reported to this House 
in the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839, together 
with any other Plans for the same object that may 
be laid before the Committee, and which they may 
deem deserving of consideration ; and also to con- 
sider the propriety of purchasing the interest of the 
proprietors of the Waterloo and Southwark Bridges, 
that they may be open for the use of the public, 
without payment of Toll ; and to report their Opinion 
as to the expediency of adopting any of the said 
Improvements ; also, as to the best means of carry- 
ing the same into effect ; and also, to take into con- 
sideration the most effectual plan for embanking 
the River Thames on both sides of the said River 
from Staines Bridge to Gravesend and Tilbury :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to take into consideration the several Plans for the 
Improvement of the Metropolis, concerning which 
Reports were made to this oom in the years 1836, 
1837, 1838 and 1839; together with any other 
Plans for the same object which they may deem 
deserving of consideration, and to report their 
Opinion as to the expediency of adopting any of 
the said Improvements; and, also, as to the best 
means of carrying the same into effect. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of all Despatches from 
Captain Elliot, since his appointment as Chief 
Superintendent, relative to the British Trade with 
China, and relative to the measures adopted by him 
in respect of the same ; and also of the Instructions 
referred to in Captain Elliot’s Public Notice of the 
31st day of December 1838. ‘ 

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


Resolved, That the following Clause be inserted 
in all Railway Bills which may pass through Par- 
liament during the present Session : 

“ And be it further Enacted, That nothing herein 
contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt 
the Railway by this Act, or the said hereinbefore 
recited Acts, authorized to be made, from the pro- 
visions of any general Act relating to Railways, 
which may pass during the present or any future 
Session of Parliament.” 

And that the Committee on the Bill do report 
specially to the House that this Resolution has been 
complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the regulation of Municipal Corporations in 
Treland: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord 
John Russell and Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 28° die Januarii, 1840 : 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 


provide for the better regulation of Municipal Cor- 
Vox. 95. 





Januari. 31 
porations in Royal Burghs in Scotland: And that 
the Lord Advocate and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Burghs 


Ordered, That leave be given to = a Bill Parliamentary 


to provide for the better regulation of Municipal 


Corporations in Parliamentary Burghs not Royal namin 


Burghs in Scotland: And that the Lord Advocate 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all the Monies paid to and received by 
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, 
now King of the Belgians, since the 1st day of 
January 1818, whether on account of Annuity, Re- 


gimental Pay or Outfit, up to the 20th day of January 
1840. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number and Names of the Persons 
summoned for Offences against the Factory Act, 
between the 1st day of January 1839 and the 1st day 
of January 1840; specifying the Date of the Con- 
viction or Hearing, the place of Hearing, by whom 
each Conviction was made, the place in which the 
Offence was committed, the precise nature of the 
Offence in each case, and the manner in which the 
Penalties and Costs were appropriated. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Statement of the Writs of Error brought upon the 
Judgments of the three Superior Courts of Law at 
Westminster upon which Judgments have been given 
in the Court of Error, stating the Judgments so 
given ; together with an Account of the Writs of 
Error in Parliament, and Judgments there given. 


suant to Order,—Copy of Warrant upon which an 
Annuity was granted to Prince George of Denmark, 
by her late Majesty Queen Anne. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and that the last be printed. 


A Petition of the Dock Company at Kingston- 
upon- Hull, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, 
amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the several Acts relating to the said Dock Com- 

any, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
elect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Newspaper 
Stamps, which were presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Cale- 
donian Canal, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That Copies of Treasury Warrants re- 
gulating the Duties on Postage, which were pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be printed. 


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





E4 


Prince Leopold, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Factories 


Writs of Error, 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- Prince George 


of Denmark, 


No. 14. 


Kingston-upon- 


Hull Docks. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


No. 15. 


Caledonian 
Canal. 


No. 16, 


Postage. 
No. 17. 








Imperial Gas 


32 


Martis, 28° die Januarii ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Filer, from the Imperial Gas-Light Com- | 


28° Januari. 





Light Company. 





A. 1840. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of Strood Church, 
Strood, in the county of Kent, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering, amending or enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the Act for enlarging the 
present or providing a new Workhouse for the use 
of the said Parish, for better governing, maintain- 


pany, was called in; and at the bar presented, | ing and employing the Poor of the said Parish, and 


pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, _ also for repairing or rebuilding the Church and Tower 
—A Return of the Contingency Fund of the Im- | of the same, and for other purposes relating thereto, 
perial Gas-Light Company :—And then he with- | was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


drew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 





Mr. Ritchie, from the Commissioners of the | 


Northern 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Weaver 


| making the River Weaver navigable from Frodsham Churches. 


Bridge to Windsford Bridge, inthe county of Chester, 


Lights. Northern Lighthouses, was called in; and at the | for leave to bring in a Bill for providing out of the 


bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act | 
of Parliament,—Abstracts of Receipts and Pay- 
ments, and Report of the Commissioners for Northern 
Light Houses, for the year ending 1838 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Dean Forest 
Raiiway. 


A Petition of the Forest of Dean Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a branch 
from their present Railway, ora new line of Railway, 
from Cinderford Bridge in the said Forest of Dean 
to the River Severn, at Brimshill, in the parish of 
Awre,in the county of Gloucester, and for altering | 
the Tolis now taken upon the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land 
adjoining the Oakham Canal, in the counties of 
Leicester and Rutland, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering, amending, varying, extending or re- 
pealing the powers and provisions of the Act for 
making the said Canal, was presented, and read ; 
and m Se to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Oakham Canal. 


Edinburgh Silk A Petition of Members of an intended Company, 
Yarn Company. to be called the Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating the 
Petitioners, and enabling them to sue and be sued 
in the name of any Member or Officer of the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





Therfiela 


whe A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates 
nclosure. 


within the parish of Therfield, in the county of 
Hertford, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
inclosing and allotting divers Open and Common 


surplus Revenue arising from the Tolls taken on the 
said river, the erection of Church Accomodation and: 
Religious Instruction for the benefit of the Watermen 
and others employed on the said river, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Taunton 
on several Roads leading from the Town of Roads. 
aunton, in the County of Somerset, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for continuing and enlarging the term 
and powers of the said Acts, for altering or increas- 
ing the Tolls, and for diverting several of the said 
Roads, was presented, and read; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Taunton 
better regulating the Market and cleansing the Markets. 
Streets, and preventing Nuisances in the Town of 
Taunton, in the County of Somerset, for leave to bring 
in a Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the powers and 
provisions of the said Act, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Exeter Markets 

gesses of the citv and borough of Ezeter, for leave 
to bring in a Bill to alter, vary, amend and enlarge 
the powers of the Act for removing the Markets 
held in the High-street and Fore-street, and other 
places within the said City, and for providing 
other Markets in lieu thereof, and for altering the 
existing Rents, Tolls and Stallage, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Exeter Port 





Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, Com- 
mons and other Commonable Lands and Waste 
Grounds within the said parish, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Sandon A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of Estates 

eee. within the parish of Sandon, in the county of Hert- 
ford, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, in- 
closing and allotting divers Open and Common 
Fields, Common Meadows, Common Pastures, Com- 
mons and other Commonable Lands and Waste 
Grounds within the said parish, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


River Wear 


Rives A Petition of Ship-owners and Inhabitants of 
atch, 


the parishes of Sunderland-near-the-sea, Bishop 
Wearmouth and Monk Wearmouth, in the county of 
Durham, for \eave to bring in a Bill for establishing 
and maintaining a proper and effective Watch on 
the River Wear, in the Port or Haven of Sun- 
derland-near-the-sea, and for levying Tolls, Rates 
and Duties upon Ships and Vessels using the said 
Port, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


of the city and borough of Exeter, for leave to bring Dues. 
in a Bill for altering, equalizing and defining the 
ancient Dues, Duties se Sole Customs on Goods, 
Wares and Merchandize imported into the Port of 
Exeter, and for altering, varying and amending the 
powers and provisions of the Act for the mending 

of the River of Exeter, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Most noble George Henry, stoke Bruem 
Duke of Grafton, K.G., and Proprietors of land Inclosure. 
within the parish of Stoke Bruern, and the hamlet 
of Shutlanger, otherwise Shuttlehanger, in the said 
parish of Stoke Bruern, in the county of North- 
ampton, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
inclosing and allotting divers Open Fields, Com- 
mons and Waste Lands within the said parish, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the gelect Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons entitled to right of common wicken 
in and over the open and common fields, commons luclosure- 
and waste grounds within the Parish of Wicken, in 
the County of Cambridge, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting and inclosing certain Open and 
Common 











Bare 


Stan 


Ast 
Det 


Burwell Fen 
Trainage. 


Stamford 
Improvement. 


Aston Small 
Debts, 


Birmingham 
and Derby 
Junction Rail- 
way, and 
Tamworth 
Approach. 


Nottingham 
Lighting. 


Belfast Water- 
works (No. 2.) 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church Rates, 


China. 


3 VICTORIZ. 


Common Fields, Commons, Commonable Lands 
and Waste Grounds within the said parish, was 
presented and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of lands in 
the parish of Burwell, in the county of Cambridge, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for draining and otherwise 
improving certam Fen Lands and Marsh Lands 
within the said parish, and for levying Rates for 
those purposes, was presented, and read; and _re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
esses of Stamford, and Inhabitants of the said 
borough, for leave to bring in a Bill for paving, 
cleansing, lighting, watering and otherwise improving 
the Streets, Lanes and other Public Passages and 
Places, and for better regulating the Police within 
the said borough, and other places adjacent thereto, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Aston, 
in the county of Warwick, (not included in the 
borough of Birmingham), of the parishes of Hands- 
worth and Harborne, in the county of Stafford, and 
of Kingsnorton and Northfield, in the county of 
Worcester, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within 
the said parishes, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Derby Junction 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering the line of the said Railway, for enlargin 
and amending the powers and provisions of the severa 
Acts relating to the said Railway, and for making 
anew Road or Approach to the Station and Works 
of the said Railway, from the town and neighbour- 
hood of Tamworth, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors and Trustees for execut- 
ing the Acts for the enlightening the Streets, Lanes 
and Passages within the Town and County of the 
Town of Nottingham, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering and amending the said Acts, for raising 
Money for paying off a Debt incurred in the exe- 
cution of the same, for better lighting the said 
Town, and for altering the existing Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of estates and Inhabitants 
of Belfast, in the counties of Antrim and Down, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying the said 
town with Water, was presented, my read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Petitions from Great and Little Bardfield ;— 
Finchingfield;—Great Yeldham ;— and, Wethers- 
field and Great Saling; praying that no further 
grant of Public Money be made to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Dunmow ;—and, Louth; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Richard Allen, of High-street, 
Dublin, praying that none but conciliatory mea- 
sures be adopted towards China, and thata national 


pledge be given for the abolition of the traffic in 
Vou. 95. 


28° Januariz. 





33 


Opium, so far as British subjects are concerned, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Zong Preston, pray- Com Laws. 
ing for the — of the Corn Laws, was presented, 
aud read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Michael’s, Church of 
Bath, stating that the population of the country Eugland. 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Errigal ;— Donaghmore ;— Clo- Elective 
nuff ;—Saul ;— Ahascragh ;— Dromara ;—and, Lis- Franchise, and 
san; praying the House to extend to Ireland a full acral 
and equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, (Ireland.) 
together with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as will place the Jrisk Corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and In- Inland Ware- 
habitants of Gainsbrough, praying the House to housing. 
pass a Bill allowing Inland Towns the privilege of 
warehousing Foreign Goods, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Mitchell and others, pray- Newport Riots. 
ing the House to address Her Majesty, beseechin 
Her to spare the lives of John Frost, Zephaniah 
Williams, and William Jones, who have been found 
guilty of High Treason, at the late Special Commis- 
sion in Monmouth, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Council and Mem- Vaccination, 
bers of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Associa- 
tion held at Liverpool, praying the House to take 
measures for regulating the practice of Small Pox 
Inoculation, by the appointment of regularly edu- 
cated vaccinators, with suitable salaries, in districts 
sufficiently numerous to embrace the whole of the 
poor population of the country, and who shall 
offer gratuitous vaccination at stated periods to all 
within their bounds, keeping accurate registers of 
their proceedings, and communicating regularly 
with the National Vaccine Establishment, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being per Majesty’s 
proposed, That Her Majesty’s Government, as at Government. 
present constituted, does not possess the confidence 

of this House :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 

morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Navy. 
Return of the Names of the Mates in the Royal 
Navy, on the ist day of January 1840, the Date of 
their Examination for Lieutenant, and the Ship in 


which they are serving. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vagrants 
Will. 4, c. 40, to repeal certain Acts relating to Removal Bill. 
the removal of Poor Persons born in Scotland and 
Ireland, and chargeable to parishes in Englund, 








and to make other provisions in lieu thereof, until 
the first day of May One thousand eight hundred 
and thirty-six, and to the end of the then next Ses- 
sion of Parliament, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 7 Wiil. 


4, c. 10, to alter, amend and continue, for a certain 


period, an Act for repealing certain Acts relating to 
the removal of Poor 


ersons born in Scotland and 
F Ireland, 





Justiciary Court 
(Scotland.) 


Glasgow 
Assizes. 


34 28°—29° 


Treland, and chargeable to Parishes in England, 
and to make other provisions in lieu thereof, 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 Mr. Robert 
Palmer and Lord Viscount Barrington do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, showing, in Columns, the Age, 
Sex and Dates of Commitment and Trial, and the 
alleged Offence (including what is technically called 
“ Habit and Repute,”) of each Person brought before 
or tried by the High Court of Justiciary in Edin- 
burgh, or on Circuit throughout Scotland, in the 
year 1839, with the Name of the Place where tried, 
and the Sentence of the Court; also, the whole 
Period of Confinement between the Commitment 
and Trial; whether the Confinement was that of 
Felons, or simply solitary, or if along with others; 
and whether the Confinement was passed in Idleness 








or in Labour of some kind; the Period of Confine- 
ment to be stated in Months and Days in each 
case. 

Ordered, That the said Address be nosey to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, 1. A Return, showing in Columns, as follows : 
the Names and alleged Crimes of eight Prisoners 
who were left untried by the Lord Justice Clerk 
and Lord Moncrieff, at the Circuit Court of Assize 
held by them in Glasgow, in September 1839, for 
the Trial of Criminal Offenders from the Counties of 
Lanark, Renfrew and Dumbarton, with the Causes 
or Reasons why these Prisoners were left untried, 
and the Authority therefor; also, the Dates of Com- 
mitment and Imprisonment of each Offender, and 
the whole time each was in Prison previous to the 
day the Judges left them untried in the Jail of 
Glasgow ; also, the Number and Expense of the 
Witnesses summoned for the Trial of each of the 
above Offenders, the Number of Days each Wit- 
ness was in attendance, with the Total Number and 
whole Expense of the Witnesses summoned for the 
Trial of the above eight Prisoners, stating the Fund 
from which their Expenses were paid, and the 
Authority for payment of the same :—2. A Return, 
as above, showing the Dates of Trial, the Name 
and Locality of the Courts, and the Status of the 
Judges the above eight Prisoners were eventually 
tried before; also, the Crimes they were tried for, 
stating if tried by a Jury, with the Sentences pro- 
nounced ; also, the additional time each Prisoner 
lay in Jail after the Circuit Court broke up at Glas- 
gow, and previous to being brought to Trial before 
another Tribunal, with the total Period of Imprison- 


Januari. 


it was referred to consider of so much of Her 
jesty’s most gracious Speech to both Houses of Par- 
liament, at the opening of the Session, as relates to 
a provision for Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and 
Gotha, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to grant 
an annual Sum not exceeding £.30,000 out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to His Serene Highness the 
Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, on his 
Marriage to Her Majesty, to commence from the 
day of the Marriage, and to continue during the 
life of His said Serene Highness. 

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. Robert Gordon do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


ingly. 


be printed. 


A. 1840, 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom Prince Albert 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Labouchere and Mr. 
Robert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Mercurii, 29° die Januarii, 1840: 


Ma- 





















































tember 1839. 

















of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 








ment, in Months and Days, suffered by each pre- 
vious to Trial, and whether they were confined in | Return showing, as far as practicable, the Total and 
separate Cells or along with others, and whether | Weekly Amount of Postage collected in the London 
they were idle or employed in some sort of Labour | District during the establishment of the Fourpenny 
revious to Trial; also, the Number and Costs of | Rate; viz. from the 5th day of December 1839 to 
itnesses summoned a second time for the Trial of | the 9th day of January 1840, inclusive ; also, during 
the above Offenders, specifying the Fund or Funds | the corresponding period of 1838-9 ; together with 
from which their Expenses were paid,and the Autho- | the Number of Letters for each period (as nearly as 
rity under which they were paid, with the total nat : 
Amount of the Aliments and Expenses of all kinds | charged :—A similar Return for the period since 
incurred for the Trial of the above eight Offenders, | the establishment of the Penny Rate ; viz. from the 
and the Authority under which these were incurred, ) a 
and the Fund or Funds from whence paid :—And, | day as the account can be made up :— Similar Re- 
3. The Date of holding the Circuit Court in Glas- 
gow, which followed that which was held in Sep-|--A Return of the Total Number of Letters, ex- 


it can be estimated) on which such Postage is 


10th day of January 1840, inclusive, to as late a 
turns for Dublin:—Similar Returns for Edinburgh: 


cluding Franks if possible, delivered in the United 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | Kingdom in the week commencing 18th and ending 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 24th day of November 1839:--A Return of the 














Total Number of Letters, excluding Franks if — 
sible, 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom Flour Imports 
it was referred to consider so much of the Act tion (Ireland) 
9 Geo. 4, c. 60, to amend the Laws relating to the 
Importation of Corn, as prohibits the importation 
into Ireland of Wheat Meal, Wheat Flour and Oat- 
meal, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth: 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal so much of an Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, relating 
to the Importation of Corn, as prohibits the Impor- 
tation into Ireland of Wheat Meal, Wheat Flour 
and Oatmeal:—And he moved the House accord- 


Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill to continue Vagrants 
for a limited time two Acts for repealing certain Acts Removal Bil. 
relating to the Removal of Poor persons born in No. 19. 
Scotland and Ireland, and chargeable to Parishes 
in England, and to make other Provisions in lieu 
thereof: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
the 12th day of February next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill to repeal so much Flour Imports- 
of an Act relating to the Importation of Corn as 
hibits the Importation into Lreland of Wheat 
Wheat Flour and Oatmeal: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday the 7th day of February next; and to 


ro- tion (Ireland) 
Sill. : 
eal, 


No. 20. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Postage. 








Exch 


Roy: 


Pub 
and 
ture. 


oe Baw! 


rta- 


id) 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


No, 21. 


Royal Family. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


Bank of 
England. 


No. 22. 


National Debt. 
No, 22. 


Education. 


No, 18. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


No.23. 


Navy, 


3 VicToRIZ. 28°—29° 


sible, delivered in the United Kingdom in the week 
commencing in the 16th and ending on the 22d day 
of December 1839 :—And, a Return of the Amount 
of Postage collected in the United Kingdom, during 
the months commencing on the 5th day of Decem- 
ber 1839 and the 5th day of December 1838, re- 
spectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of Monies in the Exchequer, or remain- 
ing to be raised, on the 27th day of January 1840, 
to complete the aids granted by Parliament for the 
service of the years 1838 and 1839. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Account. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of all Sums of Money paid in the 
years 1838 and 1839, from the Consolidated Fund 
to the several branches of the Royal Family, exclu- 
sive of the Civil List; stating the Amount now 
payable to each in the year 1840; and the several 
Acts of Parliament by which the same Allowances 
were granted, and the Amount granted by each :— 
Also, what contingencies each Person has to expect 
under the existing Acts :—Also, the Amount paid 
under the Civil List Act of 1 Vic. in 1839 :—Also, 
a similar Return for 1835. 


Accounts of the net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1840, after abating 
the Expenditure thereout defra ed 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 Advances and Re- 
payments for Public Works, &amp;c.:—Of the Balances 
of Public Money remaining in the Exchequer on 
the 5th day of January 1839; the Amount of 
Money raised by the additions to the Funded or 
Unfunded Debt in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1840; the Money applied towards the Re- 
demption of the Funded or paying off the Unfunded 
Debt ; the Total Amount of Advances and Re-pay- 
ments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the 
difference accruing thereon, and the Balances in the 
Exchequer on the 5th day of January 1840. 


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


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Bank 
of England, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

_ Ordered, That the Account relative to the Na- 
tional Debt, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to Education, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


_ Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Eccle- 
siastical Commission, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


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














Mercurii, 29° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
M R. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 


rections of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of an Ac- 


— ~ Naval Receipt and Expenditure for 





Januarii. 


35 


the year ended on the 31st March 1839 :—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of Owners of estates in the several Saint Harmon 
parishes of Saint Harmon, Nantmel, Lianyre and lclosure. 
Llanvihangel Helygan, ix the county of Radnor, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting 
and inclosing several Commons or Wastes, and 
Parcels of Waste Lands within the said parishes, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Salford Junc- Manchester 
tion Canal Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 2n¢ Saiford 
for enabling them to raise a further Sum of Money, 7" ©20#! 
and also to amend, extend and enlarge the powers 
and provisions of the Act for making and main- 
taining the said Canal, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Chester and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birkenhead 
the Petition for the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- ®*'"*y Bil. 
pe | Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Chester and Birken- 
head Railway, and to raise a further Sum of Money 
for the purposes of the said Undertaking: And 
that Mr. George Wilbraham and Sir Philip Eger- 
ton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Taf Vale 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway. 
the Petition for the Taff Vale Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Andover 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Road Bill. 
the Petition for the Andover Road Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Road from Basing- 
stoke, in the county of Southampton, to Lobcomb 
Corner, in the county of Wilts, and other Roads 
therein described, and for making a new Road from 
the said Road at the eastern entrance of the town 
of Andover to the Warren Farm Station on the 
London and South-Western Railway, in the said 
county of Southampton: And that Sir John Pollen 
and Mr. Etwall do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee winchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Cemetery Bill 
the Petition for the Winchester Cemetery Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a general ety for the Inter- 
ment of the Dead in the city and borough of Win- 
chester, in the county of Southampton: And that 
Mr. East and Mr. Mildmay do prepare, and bring 


it in, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Chara Canal 
on Petitions for Private for Bills ; That in the case Bill. 
of the Petition forthe Chard Canal Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Chard Canal Company to raise further 
Monies, and to amend the Act relating to the same 
Canal: And that Mr. William Miles and Mr. Philip 
Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee prighton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Small Debts 
the Petition for the Brighton Small Debts Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

F2 


Ordered, 








36 29° Januari. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the towns and boroughs of Brighton 
and New Shoreham, and other places or parishes 
adjacent or near thereto, in the county of Sussex : 
And that Captain Pechell and Sir Adolphus Dal- 
rymple do prepare, and bring it in. 


Thames Plate Mr, Greene reported from the Select Committee 
oa Company on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
: the Petition for the Thames Plate Glass Company 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Thames Plate Glass Company to sue and 
be sued in the Name of the Chairman or Deputy 
Chairman, or Secretary, or any one of the Directors 
for the time being, of the said Company, and for 
other purposes: And that Sir Matthew Wood and 
Mr. John Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 
Rotherhithe Mr. Greene re 


— Ground on Petitions for 


rted from the Select Committee 
rivate Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition forthe Rotherhithe Burial Ground Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act passed in the first year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
intituled, “ An Act for providing additional Bury- 
ing Ground for the Parish of Saint Mary, Rother- 
hithe, in the County of Surrey,” and for other 
purposes: And that Mr. Alderman Humphery and 
Captain Alsager do prepare, and bring it in. 


Saint Ives 
(Huntingdon) 
Improvement, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Saint 
Ives, in the county of Huntingdon, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for paving, lighting, watching, watering, 
cleansing, draining and otherwise improving the said 
Town, and for establishing, maintaining and regula- 
ting a proper and effective Police within the said 
Town, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Nottingham 


~ A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and In- 
as. 


habitants of, and Consumers of Gas within the 
town and county of the town of Nottingham, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Gas the said Town, and the several Pariches or Town- 
ships of Lenton, Radford, Basford and Sneinton, in 
the county of Nottingham, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Newcastle- A Petition of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Worth 

upon-Tyne - Shields Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 

re 4 Bill for enabling them to raise a further Sum of 
Money, for completing the said Railway, and for 
altering, amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the Act relating to the said Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Islip and A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 

Stanion Road. houses on the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
road hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making turnpike a Road, commencing at or 
near the west end of Thrapston Bridge in the 
parish of Jslip, in the county of Northampton, and 
terminating in the parish of Stanion in the Turnpike- 
road leading from Kettering to Stamford, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Oakham Canal, A Petition of Proprietors of the Oakham Canal, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That by 
an Act passed in the thirty third year of the reign 
of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled, 
“An Act for making and maintaining a Navi- 
gable Cut or Canal from the Melton Mowbray Navi- 

ation in the County of Leicester to Oakham, in the 
Sooaly of Rutland,” certain persons were incor- 





A. 1840. 


porated by the name of “The Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Oakham Canal,” for the purpose of 
making and completing the said navigable cut or 
canal and other works connected therewith; that 
the Petitioners are informed, and believed, that in 
the month of November last, certain notices were 
given in the London Gazette and in the country 
papers, stating that application was intended to be 
made to Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend, vary and extend or repeal certain of 
the powers, clauses and provisions of the said Act ; 
that the said notices have been given without the 
sanction or consent of the said Company of Pro- 
prietors, who have never been consulted with re- 
ference thereto, and they are altogether ignorant 
of the objects sought to be obtained, and praying 
that if such application should be made to the 
House, the same may not be allowed to be pro- 
ceeded in, without the consent of the Petitioners, 
and that they may be heard by their agents and 
witnesses against the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Tomes and others, for leave Birmingham 
to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a Na- and Warwick 


vigable Canal commencing by a junction with the (Bordesey) 


unction 


Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation, in the Canal, 


hamlet of Bordesley in the parish of Aston-jurta- 
Birmingham, and terminating by a Junction with 
the Birmingham Canal Navigation at or near a certain 
bridge called Salford Bridge in the said parish, and 
for levying Tolls or Rates on vessels navigating the 
said Canal, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Wrexham and 
amending several Roads therein mentioned, so far as Mold Roads, 


relate to the road from Wrexham in the county of 
Denbigh to Pentre Bridge in the County of Flint, 
and for making a Branch of Road from the said Road 
to a place near Abbermorddu to Mold, in the said 
County of Flint, for leave to bring in a Bill for con- 
tinuing the term and powers of the said Acts, for 
altering, varying or increasing the Tolls and for 
making certain new lines of Road, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the West of Zondon and Westminster West London 


Cemetery Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for po bs vo 


altering, amending, explaining and enlarging the 
powers of the Act for establishing the said Ceme- 
tery, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Greenwich Railway London and 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, og 


amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the Acts for making the said Railway, for ex- 
tending the time for the completion of the same, 
and for altering or increasing the Tolls, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Greenwich Railway London and 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering, ee 


tion. 


amending and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the several Acts relating to the said Railway, for 
roviding anew or additional Station, Yard, Wharf, 
arehouses and other Conveniences in the parish of 
Saint Olave, in the borough of Southwark, in the 
county of Surrey, and for altering or increasing the 
Rates, Tolls and Duties, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


way. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy Chair- Marine 


; Insurance 
man of the Marine Insurance Company, for leave to Company- 


bring in a Bill to enable them to sue and be sued 





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in the name of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman 
for the time being of the said Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Seiect Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Clerkenwell A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
Improvement. in the parishes of Saint Andrew, Holborn, aint 
Sepulchre, Clerkenwell, and others adjacent, in the 
county of Middlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
continuing a new Street from Holborn Bridge to 
Clerkenwell Green, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Scottish A Petition of a Quorum of the Extraordinary 
Widows’ Fund Court of Directors of the Scottish Widows’ Fund 
and Life Assurance Society, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the said Society to sue and be sued 
by or in the name of one or more of the trustees or 
directors, or office bearers for the time being of 
the said Society, for making provision for the 
holding and transferring the investments and pro- 
perty of the said Society, and for other purposes, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Edinburgh and 


Leith Get. A Petition of the Edinburgh Gas Light Com- 


pany, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Edin- 
burgh and Leith Gas Bill, had not been complied 
with, and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Harrington Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
—— on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom a Pe- 
m8 Y* tition complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders in the case of the Petition for the Har- 
rington (Liverpool) Dock Company Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, in the case of the Petition for the said 
Bill, inasmuch as the Bill has been considered by the 
Petitioners as within the 3d class and the Standing 
Orders relating to that class alone have been com- 
plied with, but the application is for a Bill included in 
the 2d class, and the additional Standing Orders 
relating to that class have not been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Lancaster 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Lancaster and Preston Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail- 
way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and 
to amend the Act relating to such Railway: And 
that Lord Stanley and Mr. Greene do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Newton Abbott, 


&amp;e., Small 
Debts, 


A Petition of Traders of the several townships of 
Newton Abbott, Newton Bushel, Ashburton, Chud- 
leigh, Moreton otherwise Moretonhampstead, Teign- 
mouth and Torquay, and several other parishes or 
townships, all in the county of Devon, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for the more easy and speedy recovery 
of Small Debts within the said several townships and 
parishes, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Swe and = A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
—_ more effectually repairing the Road from the Honi- 

ton Turnpike-road near Yard Farm, in the Parish 
of Upottery, in the County of Devon, towards JI- 
minster, to the eastern Boundary of the Parish of 
Buckland Saint Mary, in the County of Somerset, 


and other Roads communicating therewith, for leave 
Vou. 95, 


29° Januariz. 














37 
to bring in a Bill for continuing the term and powers 
of the said Act, for increasing the Tolls, and for 
making certain Deviations or new Lines or Branches 
of Road, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Traders and others of Tanstall 
the township of Tunstall, in the county of Stafford, Market. 
for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing and main- 
taining a Market in the said township, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Duffryn Liynvi 
Duffryn Llynvi and Porth Cawl Railway, for leave Railway. 
to bring in a Bill for altering and amending the 
powers and provisions of the several Acts relating 
to the said Railway, and for raising a further Sum 
of Money, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Mr. East presented a Bill for establishing a winchester 
General Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead in Cemetery Bill. 
the City and Borough of Winchester, in the County 
of Southampton: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Clackmannan 
making and repairing certain Roads in the Counties 24 Perthshire 
of Clackmannan oa Perth, for leave to bring in a 
Bill, for continuing, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the said Acts, and for 
altering or increasing the Tolls, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Ochil (Clack- 
making and repairing the Road from Causeway Head —— 
near Stirling through the County of Clackmannan, 
by the foot of the Ochil Hills, and by West Saline 
and Crossford towards Queensferry, and certain 
Roads branching out of the same, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for continuing, varying, altering, amending 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the said 
Acts, and for altering or increasing the Tolls, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of the Herculaneum Dock Herculaneum 
Estate, situate in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, for leave Docks Regula- 
to bring in a Bill for the construction of Docks and" * 
Warehouses over certain tracts of Land and Strand, 
situate in Toxteth Park, aforesaid, adjoining to 
the River Mersey, and for levying and recovering 
Tolls on all vessels frequenting the said Docks, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates Liverpool and 
and other Inhabitants in and of the several town- Southport 
ships of Bootle-cum-Linacre, Litherland, Crosby, went, 
Little Crosby and Ince Blundell, or some of them, 
in the county of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making turnpike and improving certain 
Highways or Roads passing through the said town- 
ships, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of, and Owners of pro- Nottingham 
perty in the town aud county of the town of Nog- Improvement. 
tingham, for leave to bring in a Bill for forming a 
Road from the Midland Counties Railway sta- 
tion to the central and principal parts of the said 
town, and for widening and improving the Streets 
therein, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of certain pijlinghay Fen, 
lands in Billinghay Fen, Billinghay Dales and Drainage, 
F3 Walcot 





ne ne IN SI A LO 


38 29° Januarie. 


Walcot Fen, Walcot Dales and North Kyme East 
Fen, within the parishes, hamlets, townships, ma- 
nors or places of Billinghay, Walcot, Dogdike, 
Harts ounds, Coningsby, Swineshead, North 
Kyme and South Kyme, or some or one of them, 
in the county of Lincoln, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending the powers and provisions 
of the Acts for draining and preserving the said 
Lands, for dividing the same into two districts, and 
for increasing or altering the Rates, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
BarasleyPolice. A Petition of Inhabitants of Barnsley, in the 
county of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
ing and amending the powers and provisions of the 
Act for lighting, paving, cleansing, watching and 
improving the said town, and for altering the exist- 
ing Tolls, Rates or Duties, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Crown Point Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Co ae on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
me OE” the Petition for the Crown Point (Leeds) Bridge 
and Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. ' 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a new Bridge over the 
River Aire, at Leeds, at or near a “eng called 
Crown Point, with suitable Approaches thereto; 
and for making certain Drains or Watercourses 
under the Roads leading to such Bridge, and 
through the adjoining Lands, to communicate with 
the River Aire, below the Leeds Locks: And that 
Mr. Baines and Sir William Molesworth do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bili. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

enable the Sheffield and Seen Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
amend the Act relating to the said Railway: And 
that Mr. Ward and Sir George Strickland do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 
Church Rates. Petitions from Braintree;—Great Wakering ;— 
and, Reading; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth Petitions from Ashley ;—Stambourne;— Stanford- 

College. le- Hope ;—and, Horndon-on-the-Hill and Langdon 
Hills; praying the House not to sanction any fur- 
ther grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


aa Petitions from Measham ;—Alvaston and Boul- 
ng and. 


ton ;—-Lea- Marston ;— Anstey ;— Evesham (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Bengeworth ;— Moreton; — Churchill;— 
Chickherell ;—Stonehouse ;—Snitter field ;— A shill ;— 
Rugby ; — Watton ; — Elvaston ; — Stowe-cum-No- 
vem L£cclesiis; — Osgath ; —Astley ; — Clifton 
Dunsmore ; — Corby ; — Baginton, &amp;c. ; — Chapel 
ITill ;— Aldbourne ; — Randwick ; — Burcombe ;— 
Saltwood ; — Shrewton and Rollstone ; — Tintern 
Parva ;—Lichfield ;—South Sydenham ;— Thurles- 
tone;— Plymstock;— Bacup ; --Luffingscot; —South 
Brent ; — Brixton (Devon) ; — Morleigh ; — Whit- 
church (Devon) ;—Manningford Abbots ; — Newton 
Ferrers ;— Denbury;— Revelstoke ;— Ashwater ;— 
Portlemouth ;— Plympton Maurice ;— Tetcott ; — 
Aveton Gifford;— West Alvington ; —Holbeton ;— 
Ledsham ; — Bidford;— Bulkington ;— Lympne ;— 
Haseley ; — Honiton ; — Stockton (Warwick); — 
Trent ; — Aberford ; —Hermitage ;— Tardebigg ;— 











A. 1840. 


Redditch ;—Alveston;—Alderminster ;— Charlcote ; 
—Stratford-upon-Avon ;—Stoneleigh ;—Studley ;— 
Leek Woolton;— Ashow ;—Aston Cantlow and Hase- 
lor ;—Alcester ;— Wellesborne ;— Offchurch ; — and, 
Hampton Lucy ; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the Na- 
tional Church; and praying the House to adopt 
méasures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow ;—Bristol;—and, Lin- Her Majesty’, 
coln; praying for the removal from office of Her Ministers. 
Majesty’s present Ministers,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Drogheda ;—Kilbroney ;—Maghe- Elective 
radroll and Dunmore ; — Clonfecle ; — Ballyheige, ——. and 
&amp;e.; Armagh ;—Multifarnham, &amp;c.;— Lisburn ;— Sapeniies 
and, Clongish; praying the House to extend to Jres (Ireland.) 
land a full and equitable measure of elective Fran- 
chise, together with such a measure of Municipal 
Reform as shall place the Jrish corporations on an 
equal footing with those of Great Britain,—were 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;—and, Broughton ; Socialism, 
praying the House to institute inquiries into the 
principles and objects of Socialism, and adopt mea- 
sures for the protection of morality and religion,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill further q;he comm. 
to explain and amend the Acts for the Commutation tation Act 
of Tithes in England and Wales: And the same Amendment 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday, the 12th day of Fe- 
bruary next; and to be printed. 


No. 24. 


A Petition of Shareholders and Partners in the Liverpoui 
Liverpool East India Warehouse Company, for East India 
leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the said Com- W2"ehouse. 
pany to sue and be sued in the name of their 
Chairman, Deputy Chairman, or Director for the 
time being of the said Company, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Second 
examined the Petitions presented from the 22d to Repo) 
the 27th days of this instant January, 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. 


Petitions from Gartley, and Ardclach; praying Church 
for an alteration of the present system of Church Patronage 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read; ames 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Greenhill and 
upon or near the lines of the intended turnpike- Eckington 
road and branches hereinafter mentioned, for twee . 
to bring in a Bill for making a Turnpike-road from 
Greenhill Moor, in the parish of Norton, in the 
county of Derby, to or near to Eckington, in the 
said county, with Branches therefrom, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Macclesfield 
altering and improving the Road from Macclesfield 4 eps 
to Congleton, for leave to bring in a Bill for repeal- “°*” 
ing the said Acts, and for granting further powers 
and provisions in lieu thereof, for varying or increas- 
ing the Tolls, and for making several Deviations or 
new Lines of Road, was presented, and read; and 

referred 





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referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Reading, praying 
the House to take into consideration the Plans of 
Mr. Robert Owen, for the Employment of the Poor, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Poor Employ- 
ment. 





Chartists. A Petition of Robert —y : MDouall, and 
John Bradley, complaining of their imprisonment 
for having attended a Chartist Meeting at Hyde, on 
the 22d day of April last, and of the severity of 
their sentence ; and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of the different 
Counties, or parts of Counties, in England and 
Wales, which have adopted the provisions of the 
Act 2 and 8 Vice. c. 93, relative to County and Dis- 
trict Constables, their Area and Population, toge- 
ther with the Number of Chief Constables, Super- 
intendents, Inspectors, Serjeants and Constables 
appointed in each County, with their respective Rates 
of Salaries. 

Ordered, That the said Address be —— to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


County Consta- 
bulary Act. 


Her Majesty’s 
Government. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Motion made yes- 
terday, That Her Majesty’s Government, as at pre- 
sent constituted, does not possess the confidence of 
this House. 

And the Question being again 


roposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned 


ebate. 


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


Jovis, 30° die Januarit, 1840: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Chaplain to 


29°— 30° Januariz. 


Jovis, 30° die Januarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


M R. Speaker came to the House, and at eleven The House 
o’clock proceeded with the Members then attended 
poseent to Saint Margaret’s Church, where they Di" Service. 
eard Divine Service, and afterwards returned to 

the House. 


A Petition of Directors and Shareholders of the Farmers’ and 
Farmers’ and General Fire and Life Assurance Com- es vo 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said a Songenm 
Company to sue and be sued in the name of the 

manager or other officer or director thereof, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions fur Private Bills. 


Mr. Etwaill presented a Bill for more effectually Andover 
repairing the Road from Basingstoke, in the County Read Bill. 
of Southampton, to Lobcomb Corner, in the County 

of Wilts, and other Roads therein described, and 

for making a new Road from the said Road at the 

eastern entrance of the Town of Andover, to the 

Warren Farm Station, on the London and South- 
western Railway, in the said County of South- 

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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens York Improve- 
of the city of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for ™™" 
widening and improving certain Streets and Thorough- 

fares in the said city, was presented, and read ; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Severn and Wye Railway and Severn and 
Canal Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for al- be he a 
tering, amending and enlarging the powers and pro- jour. 

visions of several Acts relating to the said Railway 
and Canal, to make a branch Railway therefrom, 
and to construct a Basin or Basins and outer Har- 
bour and other Works connected therewith, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of property in or near the Milton (Graves- 








Ordered, That the Chaplain to this House do 
= ggg preach before this House at Saint Margaret’s, West- 
St. Margaret’s, ™menster, this day. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

mittee of Supply 5 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Slave Trade, Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s command,—Papers relative to the Negotia- 
tions between Great Britain and Portugal, respect- 
ing the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

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

Konhern Ordered, That the Paper relative to Northern 
Ne. a Lights, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Royal Family. _ Ordered, That the Return relative to the Royal 
No.26. Family, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
= hen Ordered, That the Account relative to Public In- 


rar come and Expenditure, which was presented yes- 
No, 27, 


terday, be printed. 


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. 


Vo.. 95. 


parish of Milton-next-Gravesend in the county of ¢"4) Pier. 
Kent, for leave to bring in a Bill for rag and 
maintaining a Pier or Jetty and other Works, for the 

more conveniently landing and embarking passen- 

gers from the said place, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South-Eastern 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering and di- Railway Devia- 
verting the line of the said Railway, was presented, "°” 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates Dundalk 
and others, Inhabitants of Dundalk, Haggardstown, Harbour. 
Ballymascanlon and Ballyboys in the county of 
Louth, and Merchants, Traders and others residing 
in and near the said town, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for deepening, cleansing, altering and otherwise 
improving the Port and Harbour of Dundalk, and 
to alter, diminish or increase the Tolls, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill for the more Brighton Small 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within Debts Bill. 
the Towns and Boroughs of Brighton and New 
Shoreham, and other Places or Parishes adjacent or 
near thereto, in the County of Sussex: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

F4 














A Petition 








Ayr Water- 
works. 


Cariland 
Craigs and 
Haslebank 
Road and 
Bridge. 


Wilsontown 
Road. 


Cambuslang 
and Muirkirk 
Road. 


Shrewsbury 
Cemetery. 


Upper Hayford 
Inclosure 


(No. 1.) 


Taneaster 
and Preston 


Railway Bill. 


Bedford, 
Woburn and 
Leighton Bus- 
sard Road, 


40 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, 
manufactories and other property in the town of Ayr, 
Newton and Wallacetown in the county of Ayr, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying the said 
town and places adjacent with Water, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for ar. the Acts 
for making and maintaining certain Roads and 
Bridges in the Counties of Lanark and Dumbarton, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Road from Cartland Craigs Bridge, to 
Haslebank, and for levying Tolls, Rates or Duties 
thereon, and for applying to the said intended Road 
the powers contained in the Act of 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, for 
amending and making more effectual the Laws con- 
cerning Sangihioueath in Scotland, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from the 
limits of the Counties of Edinburgh and Lanark, to 
the Burgh of Lanark, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering and amending the powers and provisions of 
the said Acts, for making a uew Road by or near 
the town of Wilsontown, for levying new and addi- 
tional Tolls, Rates and Duties, and for applying to 
the said Road the powers contained in the Act of 
1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, for amending and making more effec- 
tual the Laws concerning Turnpike-roads in Scotland, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
making and maintaining certain Roads in the 
Counties of Lanark, Ayr and Renfrew, and of Own- 
ers and Occupiers of lands in the said counties, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing and enlarg- 
ing the term and powers of the said Acts, for al- 
tering or —— the Tolls, for widening and 
improving several Bridges and Roads, and for ap- 
plying to the said Roads the powers contained in 
the Act of 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, for amending and ma- 
king more effectual the Laws concerning Turnpike- 
roads in Scotland, was presented, and read, and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Shrewsbury, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making, establishing and main- 


taining a Cemetery or Burial Ground upon certain | 


lands in the parish of Holy-cross and Saint Giles, 
in the town of Shrewsbury and county of Salop, 


was presented, and read; and referred to the Select | 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Warden and Scholars of Saint 
Mary College of Winchester, commonly called Vew 
College, in Oxford, the Honourable George Earl 
of Jersey and others, Owners of estates within the 

arish of Upper Hayford in the county of Ozford, 
or leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and 
inclosing divers pen and Common Fields, Common 
Meadows, Common Pastures, Commons, Common- 
able Lands and Waste Grounds within the said pa- 
rish, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lord Stanley presented a Bill to enable the Zan- 
caster and Preston Junction Railway Company to 
raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Act relating to such Railway: And the same was 


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


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing the Road from Bedford to Woburn, and 
also the Road branching out of the same in Kemp- 


30° Januariz. 


























A. 1840. 


ston Field, in the County of Bedford, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for continumg the term, and alterin 
and enlarging the powers of the said Act, and for 
increasing or altering the Tolls, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Liver 
of Re 


A Petition of John Robertson, Esquire, for leave Lough Foyle 
to bring in a Bill for enlarging the. powers of the 274 tough. 
Act for draining and embanking certain Lands in je.) 
Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the counties of 
Donegal and Londonderry, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Liver 
Wate 
(No. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill to enable the Chard Canal 
Chard Canal Company to raise further Monies, and ill. 
to amend the Act relating to the same Canal: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Assessors for executing the Acts for Hull Improve. 
watching, cleansing, lighting, paving and otherwise ™"*- 
improving the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and 
Liberty of Zuppett, and other Inhabitants of the 
said town, for ae to bring in a Bill for explaining, 
altering, amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the said Acts, and for making and 
levying new Rates, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ches 
Birk 
Rail 


A Petition of Owners of estates within the parish Kington 
of Kington in the county of Hereford, for leave to Inclosure. 
bring in a Bill for dividing, inclosing and allotting 
several Commons and Wastes and Open and Unin- 
closed Lands in the said parish, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ches 
Coro 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Boiton and 
improving and more effectually repairing the Roads Nightingales 
from the Town of Bolton-in-the-Moors to Nightin- ®°** 
gales in the Township of Heath Charnock, and for 
making a branch Road from Little Bolton to or 
near the Crown in Horwich, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering, enlarging and amending the powers 
and provisions of the said Act, and for altering or 
increasing the Tolls, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ben 
Poli 
Har 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers of the Liverpool 
Poor, and other Inhabitants of Liverpool, for leave Wateh Rates 
to bring in a Bill for exempting the said parish from (S* " 
the sen of the Act of last Session, “ for more 
equally assessing arzd levying Watch Rates in certain 
Boroughs,” was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Liverpool 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to — 
bring in a Bill for altering and amending the several“ 
Acts for watching, lighting, cleansing and otherwise 
improving the said aan and also for enacting 
for the said borough the powers, clauses, limitations, 
penalties and provisions of the Act of last Session, 

“ for further improving the Police in and near the 
Metropolis,” was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Liverpool 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to Borust 
bring in a Bill for enabling the Council of the said 
borough to raise money towards payment or satis- 
faction for the site of the Old Fort in the said bo- 
rough and land adjoining the same, and for other 
purposes, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition 


it 


und. 


Liverpool Court 


of Requests. 


Liverpool 
Watch Rates 
(No. 2.) 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Cheshire 
Coroners. 


Banff Municipa} 


Police and 
Harbour. 


Tweeddale 
Patent Drain 
Tile and Brick 
Company. 


3 VicTORIzZ. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for altering and amending the powers 
and provisions of the Acts for the more easy and 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts in the Town and 
Bort of Liverpool and Liberties thereof, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for empowering the Council of the 
said borough to apply the surplus Revenue of the 
said borough towards payment of Watch Expenses 
that may be incurred, and which may exceed the 
amount authorized to be levied under the Act of the 
fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, “‘ to provide for the regu- 
lation of Municipal Corporations in England and 
Wales,” and for making it discretionary only in the 
said Council to levy a Watch Rate, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. George Wilbraham presented a Bill to amend 
the Act relating to the Chester and Birkenhead 
Railway, and to raise a further Sum of Money for 
the purposes of the said Undertaking: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Freeholders of 
the county palatine of Chester, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for appointing one or more additional Head 
Coroners for the said county, for regulating such 
Coroners and their Election, for appointing and 
defining and varying and altering the several dis- 
tricts of the said county palatine, within which the 
present or additional Coroners shall act, and for 
making compensation to either of the present Head 
Coroners whose district may be interfered with or 
diminished, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiets of estates, 
lands, tenements and heritages within, and Mer- 
chants, Traders and Ship-owners and Inhabitants 
of the royal burgh of Banff, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for altering and amending the powers and 
provisions of the Act for making and repairing 
certain Roads in the Counties of Banff, Elgin, 
Aberdeen and Inverness, for building Bridges over 
the River Spey, and for regulating the making and 
repairing of High Roads and Bridges in the said 
County of Banff, for improving the Municipal Go- 
vernment of the said burgh, for more effectually 
paving, lighting, watching and cleansing the same, 
for maintaining and regulating the Police thereof, 
for improving, repairing, maintaining and regulating 
the Harbour ef the said burgh, for raising and levy- 
ing Tolls, Rates and Duties, and for other purposes, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George, Marquis of Tweeddale, and 
James Hunt, of Chippenham, in the county of Wilts, 
Gentleman, and William Ogle Hunt, of Whitehall, 
Gentleman, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the Petitioner, the Marquis of Tweeddale, to assign 
certain Letters Patent granted to him for using, 
exercising and vending an Invention of an improved 

-method of making Tiles for draining Soles, House 
Tiles, flat-roofing Tiles and Bricks, to the other 
Petitioners, and others, and incorporating a Com- 
pany for the purpose of using, exercising = vending 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 


x Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
. 1 s. 


Vou. 95. 


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41 


Petitions from Earls Colne; — Thame; — and, Church Rates, 
Northern Division of Durham and Northumberland 
Congregational Association ; praying for the aboli- 
tion of Church Rates,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Berry Pomeroy ;— Southam ;— Church of - 
Malpas ;— Pytchley ; — Rothwell ;— Dittisham ;— ®»s!and. 
Deptford ; — Charleton ;— Harford ; — Slapton ;— 

West Ogwell ; — Cornworthy ; — Ashprington ; — 
Appleby ;— Hatherleigh ;— Honey Church ;—Pack- 
ington ;—Coleorton ;—Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;—Knip- 
ton ;— Tilstock ;—Prees ;— Hanmer ;—Saint Mat- 
thew’s, Cainscross ;— Oxenton;— Great Washbourne; 
—Alderton ;—Little Washbourne ;—Leckhampton ; 
and, Badgeworth ; stating that the population of 
the country has outgrown the resources of the Na- 
tional Church, and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Rothwell ;— Hereford ;—Buckfast- Maynooth 
leigh;—and, Craig; praying the House not to College. 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rothwell, in the Queen’s 
county of Southampton, praying the House, in Mariage. 
making provision for the event of Her Majesty’s 
contemplated Marriage, to require such securities 
as may seem best calculated to preserve unimpaired 
the inestimable blessings of our Protestant Throne 
and Protestant Religion, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fermoy ;—Ballyclough and Kil- Elective 

brin;—Aghada;—Dromeliffe;—K: —'s ;—Port- meer = 
aferry ;— Tempo ;— Loughrea;— East Tullagha- Guneiiine 
bigley and Raye;—Swords, sg and Malahide ; (Ireland. ) 
— Kilrush ; — Newtownards ; — Kilmactranny ; — 
Killeden ;—Abbeyleiz and Ballyroan ;—Nobber ;— 
Dundalk ;—and, Rathkeale ; praying the House to 
extend to Ireland a full and equitable measure of 
Elective Franchise, together with such a measure of 
Municipal Reform as shall place the Jrish corpora- 
tions on an equal footing with those of England,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Tobacco in Vew- Tobacco. 
castle-upon- Tyne, complaining of the non-enforce- 
ment of the laws for preventing the adulteration of 
Tobacco, and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ardchattan ; — Broughton and Church 
other places ;—Keith ;—Shirling ;—Muchairn ;— Patronage 
Oban; — Ardersier ; — Croy ; — Morilach; — and,  caanaaaeais 
Snizert; praying for an alteration of the law relating 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants and others, Christmas Day 
resident in the county of Armagh, praying that the — 
practice of serving Civil Bill processes and the ex-°""** 
ecution and service of other processes and writs on 
Christmas Day and Good Friday, be discontinued, 
and that the law in respect thereof may be made 
similar to the law with regard to Sunday, as enacted 
by the statute passed in the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King William the Third, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice Presidents and Socialism. 
other Officers and Members of the Worcester City 
and County Library and Reading Institution, praying 
G the 








Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 
Railway. 


Selby and 
Leeds Road. 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Army Estimates 


(Effective Ser- 
vices.) 


No. 28. 


49 


the House to institute inquiries into the principles 
and objects of Socialism, and adopt measures for 
the protection of morality and religion, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
altering, amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the Act for making and maintaining the 
said Railway, and for making several Branches 
therefrom, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
amending the Road from Selby to Leeds, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for continuing and enlarging the term 
and powers of the said Act, and for altering or 
increasing the Tolls, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
amending the Road from Tadcaster to Halton Dial, 
in the West Riding of the County of York, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for continuing and enlarging the 
term and powers of the said Act, for increasing or 
altering the Tolls, and for making a new branch or 
line of Road, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition, of the President and Secretary of the 
North Tipperary Medical Union, praying the House 
at an early period of the present Session to take 
such steps as may seem best fitted for ensurmg an 
effectual measure of Medical Reform, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Estimate of the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Land Forces for Service at Home and Abroad, from 
ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841, inclosing, 


Paper(A.)— Detail of the Charge of Her Majesty’s 


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A. 1840. 


there under-mentioned, their Deputies, Clerks and 
Contingent Expenses from Ist April 1840 to 31st 
March 1841. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
College, from ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 
Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military School, from 
1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, being 365 days. 
Estimate of the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from 
ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


of the Emoluments of Garrison Appointments which 
have become vacant; and also of Allowances to 
Officers of Her 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 occurring, when Rewards 
for distinguished Military Service will be granted 
in lieu thereof; from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 
1841, both inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 
of Regiments, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 
1841, both inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, both inclusive, 
being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge for Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Land Forces, from 1st April 1840 to 31st 
March 1841, both inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of 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 De- 
ceased Foreign Officers, from ist April 1840 to 31st 
March 1841, both inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from 1st 
April 1840 to 31st March 1841, both inclusive, being 
365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances on the 


Land Forces at Home and Abroad, for 365 Compassionate List ; of Allowances as of Her Ma- 
days, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, | Jesty s Royal Bounty; and of Pensions, Gratuities 


both days inclusive. 


and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, from 1st 


Paper (B.)—Detail of the Regimental Charge of April 1840 to 31st March 1841, both inclusive, being 


the Land Forces at Home and Abroad, as esti- 
mated for the Twelve months, from 1st April 


365 days. 
Estimate of the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmain- 





- inte tae ham Hospitals ; of the In-pensioners of those Esta- 
abating, aged aed Fong: ns blishments ; of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
Officers of each Rank, and the Numbers of pital; of Pensions granted to discharged Negro 
Rank and File ; and also showing the daily Soldiers ; and of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 
and annual Pay and Allowances of each Rank, which served with the British Army in 1793, 1794 


and the Charges for Agency and Clothing. 


and 1795; from ist April 1840 to 31st March 


Abstract of the Distribution of the Forces on 1st 1841. 


January 1840, and on 1st January 1839. 


Mr. Macaulay also presented, by Her Majesty’s 


command,—Estimate of the Charge of General 
Staff Officers and Officers of the Hospitals, serving 
with Her Majesty’s Forces at Home and Abroad, 
and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower of 
London ; from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841; 
inclosing, 

Particulars of the Pay and probable Contingent 
Expenses of General Staff Officers and Officers 
of the Hospitals in the United Kingdom and 
on Foreign Stations, except India, for 365 days, 
from ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 

Particulars of the Pay of General Staff Officers 
and Officers of the Hospitals on Foreign Sta- 
tions, excepting India, and of the Pay of Clerks, 
&amp;c., of the said Officers, from ist April 1840 
to 31st March 1841, both days inclusive. 


Estimate of the Charge of the Allowances to the 
Principal Officers of the several Public Departments 


Estimate of the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments in the nature of Superan- 


Estimate of the Charge of Allowances as Rewards Non-effective 
for distinguished Services, not exceeding three-fifths Services. 





nuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several Public Departments there- 
under mentioned, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 
1841, both inclusive, being 365 days. 

Abstract of the Estimates for Effective Army 
Services, for 365 days, from the Ist April 1840 to 
3ist March 1841. 

Abstract of the Estimates of Non-effective Army 
Services for 365 days, from 1st April 1840 to 31st 
March 1841. 

Comparative Abstract of the Estimates of Army 
Services, for the year ending 31st March 1840, 
and for the year ending 31st March 1841 ; showing 
the difference between the Numbers to be maintained, 
the probable Charges, and the Amounts provided, 
and to be provided, after deducting Appropriations 
in Aid. 

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


A Petition 


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Cave H 
Railwa: 


Tower | 
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Establ 
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Belfast and 
Cave Hill 
Railway. 


Tower Ward 
Improvement, 


Quainton 
Inclosure. 


Chureh 
Establishment 
(Coionies. ) 


Designs Copy 
right Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Cheplain 
thanked for 
his Sermon. 


Poor of 
Scotland. 


Her Majest 'y’s 
erament, 


3 VicToRIz£. 


A Petition of the Belfast and Cave Hill Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ex- 
tending the time for making and completing the 
said Railway, and for continuing and amending the 
Acts relating thereto, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers or 
Inhabitants of the ward of Tower, in the city of 
London, or interested in the trade or commerce of 
the eastern quarter of the same city, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a new 
Street commencing on the northern side of Great 
Tower-street, and terminating at Little Tower Hill, 
and for widening and improving certain Streets in a 
line with such new Street, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of estates in the parish of 
Quainton, in the county of Buckingham, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing cer- 
tain Open and Common Fields, Meadows, Pastures, 
Commonable Lands, Commons and Waste Lands and 
Grounds within the said parish, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
Inhabitants of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the county 
of Leicester, praying the House to continue their 
protection and encouragement to the Bishops and 
Clergy throughout the British Colonies, and make 
provision for increasing their number, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, 
the Designs Copyright Bill, was read and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, 
the Administration of Justice (Zreland) Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, 
the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to the Reverend Gerrard 
Thomas Andrewes, Chaplain to this House, for the 
Sermon by him preached this day before this House 
at Saint Margaret’s, Westminster ; and that he be 
desired to print the same. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, specifying the Date at which the 
Report. of the Management of the Poor in Scotland, 
by the Committee of the General Assembly, pre- 
sented to Parliament in 1829, was ordered, the 
Date at which it was received by the Secretary of 
State, and the Charges (if any) paid for such Re- 
port. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 


adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
Vor, 95, 


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4S 


upon Tuesday last, That Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment, as at present constituted, does not possess 
the confidence of this House:—And the Question 


being again proposed :—The House resumed the said 
adjourned Debate. 


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


Veneris, 31° die Januarii, 1840: 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Newspaper 
a Return of the Number of Newspapers to which Stamps and 
Stamps were issued, and of the Number of Stamps A¢vertisements- 


issued to Newspapers, in the years ending on the 
15th day of September 1838 and 1839; distinguish- 
ing the Number issued to London Newspapers, to 
English Provincial Newspapers, and to Irish and 
Scotch Newspapers respectively, and showing the 
Total Number and Amount each year ; also, the 
Amount of Newspaper Stamp Duty received in 
each of the above periods :—And, a Similar Return 
of the Number of Advertisements, and of the Amount 
of Advertisement Duty, for each of the years ended 
on the 15th day of September 1836, 1837, 1838 
and 1839 respectively. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Prince Alber’s 
for enabling Her Majesty to grant an Annuity to 4muity Bill. 


His Serene Highness Prince Albert, of Saxe Coburg 
and Gotha: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time this day ; 
and to be printed. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








Veneris, 31° die Januarii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


gk Mayor, one of the Aldermen and several Mem- 
bers of the Court of Common Council 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, setting forth; That 
by divers charters the office of Sheriffs of the city 
of London, and Sheriff of the county of Middlesex, 
is vested in the Lord Mayor, Commonalty and Ci- 
tizens of the said city ; that the said Sheriffs, and 
Sheriff, are elected by the Liverymen of London, in 
Common Hall assembled, and are compellable to 
serve such office under the penalty of a heavy fine ; 
that on the day of the last annual election, William 
Evans, Esquire, and John Wheelton, Esquire, were 
duly elected Sheriffs of the said city, and Sheriff 
of the county of Middlesex, and subsequently 
thereto were approved by the Crown, as graciously 
signified, according to ancient custom, by the Cur- 
sitor Baron of Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer ; 
that previous to their entering upon the duties of 
their office, the said William Evans, and John 
Wheelton, Esquires, took the following oath: — 
“], A. B. do swear, that I will well and truly serve 
the Queen’s Majesty, in the office of Sheriff of the 
city of London and Sheriff of the county of Mid- 
dlesex, and promote Hey Majesty’s profit in all 
things that belong to my office, as far as I legally 
can or may; I will truly preserve the Queen’s rights, 
and all that belongeth to the Crown; I will not 

G2. assent, 


No. 29. 


HE House being informed, That the Lord Printed Papers. 








44, 


assent to decrease, lessen or conceal the Queen’s 
rights, or the rights of her franchises ; and when- 
soever I shall have knowledge that the rights of 
the Crown are concealed or withdrawn, be it in 
lands, rents, franchises, suits or services, or in any 
other matter or thing, I will do my utmost to make 
them to be restored to the Crown again; and if 1 
may not do it myself, I will certify and inform the 
Queen thereof, or some of Her Judges ; I will not 
respite or delay to levy the Queen’s debts for any 
gift, promise, reward or favour, where I may raise 
the same without great grievance to the debtor; I 
will do right as well to poor as to rich, in all things 
belonging to my office ; I will do no wrong to any 
man for any gift, reward or promise, nor for favour 
or hatred; I will disturb no man’s right, and will 
truly and faithfully acquit at the Exchequer, all 
those of whom I shall receive any debts or duties 
belonging to the Crown; I will take ——- whereby 
the ae may lose, or —s Her right may be 
disturbed, injured or delayed ; 1 will truly return, 
and truly serve all the Queen’s writs according to 
the best of my skill and knowledge; I will take no 
bailiffs into my service but such as I will answer for, 
and will cause each of them to take such oaths as 
I do, in what belongeth to their business and occu- 
pation ; I will truly set and return reasonable and 
due issues of them that be within my bailiwick, 
according to their estates and circumstances, and 
make due panels of persons able and sufficient, and 
not suspected or procured, as is appointed by the 
statutes of this realm; I will truly and diligently 
execute the good laws and statutes of this realm, 
and in all things well and truly behave myself in 
my office for the honour of the Queen and the good 
of Her subjects, and discharge the same according 
to the best of my skill and power; So help me God.” 
That pursuant to the said oath, the said William 
Evans and John Wheelton, Esquires, have duly exe- 
cuted all the Queen’s writs directed to them; that 
in the execution of such writs, amongst others, a 
writ of inquiry of damages in an action brought by 
John Joseph Stockdale against Messrs. Hansard 
(the Printers employed by the House), was executed, 
in which the jury awarded damages to the plaintiff 
in such action, amounting to the sum of £.600; 
that subsequently, a writ of Fiert Facias, directed 
to the said Sheriff, was issued against the defend- 
ants in such action, and the said Sheriff proceeded 
to levy the amount of damages specified in such 
writ, and in obedience to the same, which they 
afterwards received; that the said William Evans 
and John Wheelton, Esquires, were given to under- 
stand by the defendants in such action, and their 
attorneys, that the House had resolved, that by the 
Law and Privilege of Parliament, the House had 
the sole and exclusive jurisdiction to determine upon 
the existence and extent of its Privileges, and that 
the institution or prosecution of any action, suit or 
other proceeding, for the purpose of bringing them 
into discussion or decision before any court or tri- 
bunal elsewhere than in Parliament, was a high 
breach of such Privilege, and rendered all parties 
concerned therein amenable to its just displeasure, 
and to the punishment consequent thereon; that 
notwithstanding such Resolution, the Sheriffs were 
advised that the alleged Privileges of Parliament, 
binding only on the subject as parcel of the laws 
of the land, had been, and were necessarily subject 
to be questioned with decency and respect in any of 
Her Majesty’s courts of justice, in any matter 
arising between party and party; that the particular 
Privilege in question had been submitted, by the 
authority of the House, to the decision of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, and in proceedings 
between the same parties; that Her Majesty’s At- 
torney General, acting®under the orders of the 
House, had appeared and pleaded, and failed to 
sustain such Privilege in a court of law; that the 
House had acquiesced in the decision of the said 


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court, by directing Messrs. Hansard, the Printers, 
to pay the damages recovered in such action; that 
the judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench, if 
erroneous, was subject to be reversed by proceed- 
ings in error, but that the said judgment remains 
unappealed against and unreversed ; that notwith- 
standing these proceedings, the said Sheriffs, in de- 
ference to the House, instead of paying over the said 
damages and costs, in the first instance, to the said 
John Joseph Stockdale, informed Her Majesty’s 
Justices of the Court of Queen’s Bench of the 
claim made by the defendants, Messrs. Hansard, 
in the said action, under the alleged authority of the 
House, to stay the further proceedings in the same, 
but Her Majesty’s Justices of the Court of Queen’s 
Bench refused to entertain the said application, and 
directed the said William Evans and John Wheelton, 
Esquires, to pay over the amount of the damages 
and costs to the said John Joseph Stockdale; that 
the Petitioners have learnt, by an inspection of the 
Votes and Proceedings of the House, printed, pu- 
blished and sold by the Order of the House, that 
the House passed the following Resolutions ; “ that 
it appears to this House, that execution in the cause 
of Stockdale versus Hansard has been levied, to the 
amount of £.640, by the sale of the property of 
Messrs. Hansard, in contempt of the Privileges 
of this House, and that such money now remains in 
the hands of the Sheriff of Middlesex; that the 
said Sheriff be ordered to refund the said amount 
forthwith to Messrs. Hansard.” That the said She- 
riffs not having expressed an intention to comply 
with such last-mentioned Order of the House to 
return the said amount forthwith to the said 
Messrs. Hansard, the said Sheriffs were thereupon 
committed, by Order of the House, to the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms, where they still remain ; 
that the Petitioners most humbly submit, that such 
Order was invalid in point of law, and an infringe- 
ment of the prerogative of the Crown, inasmuch as 
it was a direct interference with the due and ordinary 
administration of justice between party and party in 
Her Majesty’s courts of law ; that it appears to the 
Petitioners that the ground of commitment of the 
said Sheriffs was for having yielded obedience to 
Her Majesty’s writ, issued by the authority of Her 
Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, and for not 
complying with the said Order of the House, and 
that the said Sheriffs had not otherwise been guilty, 
in the opinion of the House, of any contempt or 
breach of the alleged Privileges of the House; that 
the Petitioners humbly submit, that such Privileges, 
in the extent assumed by the House, are calculated 
to destroy the liberty of the subject, and to subvert 
the laws of the land, as it appears to the Peti- 
tioners to imply a Privilege of making laws irrespec- 
tive of the other branches of the Legislature, and a 
power to commit the most arbritrary acts, without 
affording the subject the opportunity of redress (ex- 
cept by an appeal to Her Majesty’s prerogative), in 
a case where compliance with the alleged Privilege 
would have been a direct obstruction to the courts 
of law in the exercise of their proper functions ; and 
praying that the said William psa Esquire, and 
John Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of 
Middlesex, be forthwith discharged out of the cus- 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms. 

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


Mr. Holford, from the Office of the Governors of Queen Au’ 


Queen Anne’s Bounty, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—A Return of Receipt and Disburse- 
ments during the ye ending on31st December 1838, 


and of Sums of 7 in respect of First Fruits and 
Tenths due on 30th November 1839 :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


A Petition 


Bounty. 


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Com 


Norv 
Imp 
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Sch 
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3 VicTOoRIz. 


British Tron 


A Petition of Directors of and Proprietors of shares 
Company. 


in the British Iron Company, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for enabling the said Company to sue and be 
sued in the name of their Secretary, or any one 
Director or Proprietor, and for regulating the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition-of Residents and Owners of pro- 
erty in the city of Norwich, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the powers 
and provisions of the Acts for better paving, light- 
ing, cleansing, watching and otherwise improving 
the said City, and extending the same to the 
County of the said City, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers towards the Institution 
called The Royal Naval School, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for mcorporating the Subscribers to the 
said School, with power to purchase Lands and He- 
reditaments, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Deal and A Petition of Owners of estates, Inhabitants and 

Walmer Water- other Persons of the town and borough of Deal, 

—y and of the parishes of Deal, otherwise Saint Leo- 
nard, Deal, Saint Nicholas, Sholden, Saint Augus- 
tus, orthborne, Saint Mary, Walmer and Saint 
Martin’s, Great Mongeham, wm the county of Kent, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying the 
Inhabitants of the said borough, town and pa- 
rishes with Water, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Ebenezer Foster, of Trumpington, 
in the county of Cambridge, and of Mill-lane, in the 
parish of Saint Benedict, inthe Borough of Cambridge, 
in the county aforesaid, Merchant and Banker, 
Henry Hemington Harris, of Parker’s Piece, in the 
parish of Saint Andrew-the-Great, in the Borough 
aforesaid, Solicitor, Jsaac Ibberson, of Panton- 
place, inthe parish of Saint Andrew-the-Less, in 
the said Borough, Gentleman, and Charles Asby, 
of Trumpington-street, in the parish of Saint Bene- 
dict, in the said Borough, Builder, all respectively 
electors of and for the Borough of Cambridge afore- 
said, on behalf of themselves and others, electors 
of and for the said Borough, was delivered in, and 
read; setting forth, That, at the last Election of a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Cambridge, in the county of Cam- 
bridge, and which said Election was held by virtue 
of a writ for a new Election of one Burgess for the 
said Borough, in the place of the Right honourable 
Thomas Spring Rice, the Petitioners were electors 
of and for the said Borough, and were respectively 
entitled and claimed a right to vote, and did seve- 
rally vote at that Election; that Thomas Milner 
Gibson, Esquire, and the Honourable John Henry 
Thomas Manners Sutton, were Candidates at the 
said Election to represent the said Borough in Par- 
liament; that the nomination of the Candidates 
was appointed to take place, and did take place on 
the fourth day of September now last past, and the 
poll at the said Election was taken on the next 
following day ; that, at the close thereof, the final 
state of the poll, and the numbers of votes thereon 
for the said Candidates respectively received, was 
declared by the Returning Officer to be as follows ; 
(that is to say) for the said John Henry Thomas 
Manzers Sutton seven hundred and seventeen votes, 
and for the said Thomas Milner Gibson six hundred 
and seventeen votes; whereupon the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton was declared to 
have been duly elected, and was returned as dul 
elected Member to serve in this present Parliament 


for the said Borough; that the said John Henry 
Vox. 95. 


Norwich 
Improvement 
(N 0; 1 ») 


Royal Naval 
School Incor- 
poration. 


Cambridge 
Borough Elec- 
tion, 


31° Januariz. 





45 


Thomas Manners Sutton, by himself, his agents, 
friends, managers, committees, partizans, and others 
on his behalf, was, before and at the said Election, 
and previous to the poll being taken thereat as 
aforesaid, guilty of bribery and corruption, and of 
corrupt and illegal practices, in order to procure his 
return as a Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; and did before and at 
the said Election, and previous to the poll being 
taken, as aforesaid, by gifts and rewards, and pro- 
mises, agreements, and securities for gifts and re- 
wards, corrupt and corruptly agree and contract 
with divers persons who had, or claimed or pre- 
tended to have, a right to vote at the said Elec- 
tion, to give their votes at the said Election for him 
the said John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton, or 
to refuse and forbear to give their votes for the said 
Thomas Milner Gibson, or to abstain from voting 
at the said Election, all which practices were con- 
trary to the freedom of Election, and in violation of 
law; that the said John Henry Thomas Manners 
Sutton, by reason of the premises, was, at the time 
of the said Election, and before and at the taking 
of the said poll, as aforesaid, wholly disabled and 
incapacitated and ineligible to be elected or re- 
turned to serve in Parliament at that Election, and 
has since continued to be, and is disabled and inca- 
oem to serve in this present Parliament as 

ember for the said Borough of Cambridge, and 
the return of the said John Henry Thomas Manners 
Sutton was and is wholly null and void; that, on 
the evening of the fourth day of September, being 
the day previous to that on which the poll was taken 
at the said Election, due notice was given to upwards 
of three hundred of the persons who afterwards 
voted for the said John Henry Thomas Manners 
Sutton, and whose votes were reckoned upon the 
poll in favour of the said John Henry Thomas Man- 
ners Sutton, at the final close thereof; that the 
said John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton had, by 
his agents, been guilty of bribery and corrupt prac- 
tices at the Election, and was thereby rendered 
incapable to serve as a Burgessin Parliament for 
the said Borough, upon the then vacancy, and 
that all votes given for him at the said Election, 
would, on account of his ineligibility, be thrown 
away; that such notice was publicly given on the 
fourth and fifth days of September now last, by 
printed notices being put upand distributed through- 
out the said Borough, and in conspicuous places 
therein, and similar notices were posted upon the 
hustings before the commencement of the said poll, 
and before any elector gave his vote at the poll; 
that, notwithstanding such his ineligibility, and no- 
tice theroof, the said John Henry Thomas Manners 
Sutton persisted in being a Candidate at the said 
Election; and that divers, to wit, three hundred 
persons, who had been served with notice of, and 
well knew, and were made and were acquainted 
with his aforesaid ineligibility, and that all votes 
given for him at the said Election would be lost and 
thrown away by reason thereof, did nevertheless 
vote for the said John Henry Thomas Manners Sut- 
ton, and their votes were and are received and 
reckoned upon the poll in favour of the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton; that, by the law 
and practice of Parliament, such votes are bad and 
invalid, and ought not to have been received upon, 
and ought now to be removed from the said poll ; 
that, in consequence of the illegality of such votes, 
the said Thomas Milner Gibson had a majority of 
legal votes at the said Election, and ought to have 
been returned as duly elected to represent the said 
Borough in this present Parliament ; and the Pe- 
titioners further state, that before, and at, and 
during the said Election, the said John Henry 
Thomas Manners Sufton was by himself and his 


y | agents guilty of divers acts of bribery and corrup- 


tion, in order to corrupt and procure, and did, by 
himself and his agents, friends, managers and 
G3 other 





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under-Lyme, 
Blyth Marsh, 
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Rocester and 
Derby Junction 
Road. 





46 31° Januarit. A. 1840. 


other persons employed on his behalf, by gifts, pre- 
sents, money, rewards, promises and agreements, 
and securities for money, gifts, and rewards, and 
undue influence, and other corrupt, illegal and im- 
proper practices, attempt to corrupt and procure, 
and did in fact corrupt and procure, divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at the said Elec- 
tion, to give their votes in favour of the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton, and to forbear to 
give y he in favour of thesaid Thomas Milner Gibson, 
or to abstain from voting at the said Election, in order 
that he the said John Henry Tiomas Manners 
Sutton might be returned to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough; that after the place in Parlia- 
ment to be supplied by the said Election became 
vacant, and as well before as after the teste or is- 
suing out of the writ for the said Election, and at 
and during the said Election, the said John Henry 
Thomas Manners Sutton did by himself, and by his 
agents, friends and partizans, by divers ways and 
means, at his charge, directly and indirectly give, 

resent, and allow to persons having votes at such 

lection, money, meat, drink, lodging, entertain- 
ment, provision and reward, and did make presents, 
gifts, rewards, and promises, agreements and obli- 
gations, and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provisions, rewards and entertainment to and 
for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to and 
for the use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit 
and preferment of such persons, in order that he, 
the said John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton might 
be elected, and for being elected to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough; that extensive bribery 
and treating was resorted to, and practised by di- 
vers persons on behalf of the said John Henry 
Thomas Manners Sutton at the said Election ; and 
that the Election and Return of the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton at the last Elec- 
tion for the said Borough of Cambridge was 
procured by means of bribery, treating and other 
corrupt and illegal practices; that the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton, by the said cor- 
rupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly dis- 
abled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough of 
Cambridge, and ihe Return of the said John ; ls 
Thomas Manners Sutton thereby became and 1s 
wholly null and void; and praying the House to 
take these premises into consideration, and declare 
the said Election and Return of the said John 
Henry Thomas Manners Sutton to be wholly null 
and void, and that the said Thomas Milner Gibson 
was duly elected, and ought to have been returned 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough of Cambridge, or that the said Election 
was null and void, and that the House will afford 
such further and other relief in the premises, and 
touching the said Election, as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon 
the T ble ; and be printed. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
improving and maintaining in repair, divers Roads 
in the County of Stafford, leading from Newcastle- 
under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from Cliff Bank to 
Snape Marsh, from Lower-lane to Hem Heath, and 
from Shelton to Newcastle-under-Lyme, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for extending the term and amend- 
ing and enlarging the powers of the said Act, for 
increasing or altering the Tolls, and for making 
several new lines of Road, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, in 
the vicinity of a Bridge now_building over the River 
Dove, at or near Rocester, in the county of Stafford, 
and along the intended line of turnpike-road 
leading from and connected therewith, in the ¢oun- 





ties of Stafford and Derby, to be called the Ro- 
cester and Derby Junction Turnpike-road and 


Norv 
Branches therefrom, for leave to bring in a Bill for Impt 
making and maintaining the said Turnpike-road = 


and Branches, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Earl of Radnor and Owners or Swingfeld 
Proprietors of lands in the parishes of Swingfield — 
and Acrise, in the county of Kent, for leave to bring *"“°™" 
in a Bill for inclosing and allotting a certain Com- Port 
mon or Parcel of Waste Land, called the Minnis, Floa 
otherwise Swingfield Minnis, within the said parishes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the London Steam 
parishes of Saint Nicholas and Saint Paul, Dept- Docks. 
ford, in the county of Kent, and Householders re- 
siding in the said parishes, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making, erecting, constructing and main- 
taining a Dock or Docks for the reception of Steam g ly 
and other Vessels, together with all other conve- ss 
niences connected therewith, in the said parishes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Gravesend 
Act for paving, cleansing, lighting, watching and Improvement, 
improving the Town and Parishes of Gravesend and 
Milton, in the County of Kent, and for removing 
and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending, altering 
and enlarging the powers and provisions of the said 
Act, and for enabling the said Commissioners to - 
borrow a further Sum of Money, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of property and Residents Dartford 
on the line or in the neighbourhood of the Naviga- Navigation. 
tion hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for deepening, widening and improving the , Ex 
called Dartford Creek and Crayford Creek, between ve 
the River Thames, and the towns of Dartford and 
Crayford, in the county of Kent, and for making 
a Diversion or new Line of Navigation, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of Estates in the county of Wicklow 
Wicklow, and Merchants, Traders and others re- Harbour. 
siding in and near the said town, for leave to bring Gl 
in a Bill for constructing a Dock or Docks for the 
reception of Shipsand other Vessels with proper Har- 
bours and other Works connected therewith, within 
the said town, and for lighting the same with Gas, 
and for making Railways to be connected therewith, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Newcastle- 

repairing and improving the Road from Newcastle- wder-Lyme 
and Leek Road. 

under-Lyme to Leek, and several Branch Roads, all 
in the County of Stafford, for leave to bring in a . 
Bill for altering and amending the powers and pro- 
visions of the said Act, and for making several De- 
viations and new Linesof Road, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
litions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for West Stirling- 
more effectually repairing several Roads in the shire Roads. 
Counties of Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark and 
Perth, for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing the 
term and altering and amending the powers and 
provisions of the said Act, and for making and 
maintaining several new and improved lines of Road, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. I 

A Petition 


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3 VicTORI&amp;. 


A Petition of Inhabita Norwich and of the 
several parishes, hamlets, liberties, precincts and 
places within the county of the said city, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and enlarg- 
ing the powers and provisions of the Act for better 
paving, lighting, cleansing, watching and otherwise 
improving the said City, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Norwich 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) 


Portsinouth A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Floating Bridge» Port of Portsmouth Floating Bridge, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for altering and amending the powers 
and provisions of the Act for establishing the said 
Floating Bridge, for taking in an additional piece of 
Sea Beach, for enlarging and improving the Landing 
Place and Approaches, and for raising a further Sum 
of Money, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Clyde Navigae 
tion. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow, and of Trustees 
acting under the Acts for improving the Navigation 
of the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of 
Glasgow, for leave to bring in a Bull for altering and 
amending the said Acts for further improving the 
said Harbour, for constructing a Basin or Wet Dock 
and other Works, for supplying the Shipping re- 
sorting to the said Harbour with Water, and for 
altering or increasing the Rates, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Poor Rate. 


Council of the city of Glasgow, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for explaining, altering and amending the 
Acts for the Support and Maintenance of the Poor 
of the said city, and for other purposes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Exeter Water- 
works, 


A Petition of the Exeter Water Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the Acts for 
more effectually supplying with Water the City and 
County of the City of Exeter, and Places adjacent 
thereto, for erecting and building a new Reservoir, 
and for raising a further Sum of Money, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow 
Waterworks, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Glasgow Waterworks, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending the Acts for supplying 
the City of Glasgow, and Suburbs thereof and 
Places adjacent thereto with Water, for making 
a new Conduit-pipe and Works, and for erecting 
a temporary Dam or Weir across the River Clyde, 
until the completion of the said Conduit-pipe 
and Works, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

Bills. 
Gamgad Road. A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
repairing and maintaining the Roads from Inchbelly 
Bridge to Glasgow, and leading over Garngad-hill 
to Provan Mill, and other Roads therewith con- 
nected, for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing, 
amending and enlarging the powers and — 
of the said Acts; for granting further Tolls, Rates 
and Duties, and for applying to the said Roads the 
powers and authorities of the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
for amending and making more effectual the Laws 
concerning Turnpike-roads in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Launceston 
Market and 
Iwprovement! 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Launceston, in the county 


of Cornwall, and of Owners and Occupiers of Lands 
Vo, 95. 


31° Januarie. 





47 
and Tenements and Inhabitants respectively, within 
the parish of Saint Mary, Magdalene, and hamlet of 
Saint Thomas-street, in the said borough, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for maintaining, regulating and 
improving the Markets for the said town, and erect- 
ing a new Market House or Houses, for paving, 
lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise im- 
proving the said parish and hamlet, and for regu- 
lating the Police therein, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants, Trades= Cowes Harbour 
men and other Inhabitants of the Isle of Wight, for aud Medina 
leave to bring in a Bill for deepening, widening, N*vigstion. 
cleansing and improving the Harbour at Cowes, and 
deepening, straightening and altering the Channel 
of the River Medina, and for raising an adequate 
Toll Rate or Duty on Vessels resorting to the said 
Harbour, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Birmingham Manchester and 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for Birmingham 
altering and amending the powers and provisions ®*!y- 
of the several Acts relating to the said Railway, 
and for making several new Branch Railways ccn- 
nected therewith, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Clifford Pease, John Smith, Jesse Hull Docks. 
Malcolm, and Timothy Thorney, Esquires, being 
Owners or Occupiers of warehouses, wharfs and other 
premises within the town and port of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, foy leave to bring in a Bill for altering 
and amending the powers and provisions of the Acts 
for making and establishing Public Quays or Wharfs 
at rag agate ges for the better making a 
Basin or Dock, and for other purposes, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Occupiers of Portishead Pier. 
estates and property in the parish of Portishead, 
in the county of Somerset, and the neighbourhood 
thereof, and Merchants, Bankers, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Bristol, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making, constructing and maintaining a 
Pier, Breakwater, Jetty or Landing-place, with 
other Works and Conveniences at or near Portis- 
head Bay, in the parish of Portishead otherwise 
Possett, in the county of Somerset, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester Birmingham 
Railway Company, and of the Bristol and Glou- and Gloucester, 
cester Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill — — 
for uniting the said two Companies, and for altering Railways 
and amending the several Acts relating to the Union. 
said Railways, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Mortgagees of and Creditors upon Exeter Markets. 
the rates, tolls and duties granted and made pay- 
able ~ the Act “ for removing the Markets held 
in the High-street and Fore-street, and other places 
within the city of Exeter, and for providing other 
Market-places in lieu thereof,” for leave to bring in 
a Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the said Act, so as to pre- 
vent the application of the Tolls to the purchase of 
Lands and Hereditaments until the Interest of the 
Monies already advanced by the Creditors shall 
have been first made, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


G4 A Petition 





easy 


Ra wwe SREIS 


Sie ceceinatate 





— 


25e 
— 


Sonleetin ee 


‘tee 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Waterworks. 


Putney Bridge. 


Old Brompton 
Victoria (Ken- 
sington) Roads. 


New Zealand 
Company. 


Austin’s 
Patents. 


Traithback 
Drainage and 
Inclosure. 


Maidstone 
and Biddenden 
Road. 


48 31° Januariz. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county 
of the town of Newcastle-wpon-Tyne, and of the 
town and borough of Gateshead, in the county of 
Durham, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
supplying the said Towns with Water, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Fulham and Putney, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for erecting, building and 
maintaining a Bridge over the River Thames, at or 
near to a place or house called the Swan Inn, in 
the parish of Fulham, to the opposite side of the 
said River, in the parish of Putney, with proper Ap- 
proaches thereto, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates 
or Residents in or near to Hammersmith, Fulham 
and Old Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Road be- 
tween the town of Kensington and Battersea Bridge, 
and for widening, altermg and diverting the Old 
Brompton Road, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Joseph Somes and others, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for incorporating the Petitioners 
into a Company for establishing a British Colony in 
New Zealand, with power to purchase, hold and 
re-sell Land there, and to enable them to sue and 
be sued in the name or names of any one or more 
Proprietor or Proprietors, or any Officer of the said 
Company, with other powers and privileges, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Austin, of Warwick-place, 
Bedford-row, in the county of Middlesex, Mariner, 
William Henry Burke, of Shoreditch, Hat Manu- 
facturer, John Watson Borradaile, of Fenchurch- 
street, in the city of London, Esquire, and Lestock 
Peach Wilson, of King’s-Arms Inn-yard, in the said 
city, Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill for in- 
creasing the Number of Proprietors to whom the 
Letters Patent for certain Improvements in raising 
Sunken Vessels and other Bodies, invented by the 
said Edward Austin, may be transferred, so that the 
same may be vested in a Joint Stock Company for 
working the same, to be called “ The Deep Sea 
Salvage Company,” and for incorporating the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Archer, of Tremadoc, in the 
county of Carnarvon, Esquire, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for draining, inclosing, embanking, dividing 
and allotting certain Lands called Traithback, in 
the several parishes of Llandecwyn and Llanfith- 
angelyhaethan, in the county of Merioneth, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing the Road from the Maidstone Turnpike- 
gate, on the Loose Road, near Sutton-lane, in the 
Parish of Maidstone, to the King’s Head Inn, in 
Sutton Valence, in the County of Kent, and for 
making and repairing other Roads therein men- 
tioned, in the said County, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for extending the term, and altering and en- 
larging the powers of the said Act, for making 
certain Alterations, Deviations, or new Lines of 
Road, and for reducing the Tolls payable at the 
side Bar in Sutton-lane, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 








A. 1840. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Galleyhill ana 
amending the Road from the Bottom of Galleyhill Asal “ae 


to the Cross in Clanfield, in the County of Oxford, 
and also the Acts for amending the Road leading 
from the Turnpike-road in the Parish of Asthall, in 
the County of Oxford, to the Turnpike-road at or 
near Buckland, in the County of Berks, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for continuing the term, and 
altering and amending the powers and provisions 
of the said Acts, for increasing or varying the 
Tolls, and for consolidating the ‘Trusts of the said 
Roads, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Galleyhill and 
amending the Road from the Bottom of Galleyhill Asthall Roads 


to the Cross in Clanfield, in the County of Oxford; (No. 2.) 


and also the Acts for amending the Road leading 
from the Turnpike-road in the Parish of Asthall, 
in the County of Ozford, to the Turupike-road at 
or near Buckland, in the County of Berks, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for continuing the term, and 
altering and amending the powers and provisions 
of the said Acts, for varymg or increasing the 
Tolls, and for consolidating the said Trusts, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Reverend Philip Nicholas Upper Hayfori 


Shuttleworth, Doctor in Divinity, the Warden and (No.2 


Scholars of Saint Mary College of Winchester, 
commonly called Mew College in Ozford, the Right 
honourable George Earl of Jersey, the Reverend 
William Innes Baker, and others entitled to right 
of common in and over the open commons and 
common fields and waste lands hereinafter men- 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing and 
allotting, and for exonerating from Tithes certain 
Commons and Waste Lands within the manor and 
parish of Upper Hayford, in the county of Oxford, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of lands interested in the Morton Carr 
Drainage, and of Trustees for executing the Act for Drainage. 


dividing, allotting, inclosing, draining, embanking 
and improving the Open and Common Fields, Ings, 
Meadows, Pastures and other Commonable Lands 
and Waste Grounds within the several Townships of 
Morton, Walkerith, East Stockwith, Bliton, Whar- 
ton, Pilham and Gilby, in the several Parishes of 
Gainsburgh, Bliton and Pilham, in the County of 
Lincoln, tor leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
and enlarging the ——- and provisions of the said 
Act, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of, or persons interested in Great Milton 
the landsand grounds hereinafter mentioned, for leave 1"*!°s""® 


to bring in a Bill for dividing, allotting and inclosing 
divers Open and Common Arable Fields, Meadows, 
Pastures, Commonable Lands,Commons and Waste 
Lands and Grounds within the township of Great 
Milton, in the parish of Great Milton, in the county 
of Oxford, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Augustus Kollmann, Organist Kollmam’s 


sure 


of Her Majesty’s Royal German Chapel, Saint Pa" 


James’s Palace, for leave to bring in a Bill for in- 
creasing the Number of Proprietors to whom the 
Letters Patent for making, using, exercising and 
vending certain Improvements in Railways and in 
Locomotive Carriages invented by him may be 
transferred, so that the same may be vested in a 
Joint Stock Company for working the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal, and of Pro- 
prietors 


Ardrossan 
and Johnstone 
Railway. 





wi 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Wakefield 
Manor Court. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;e., Court of 
Requests, 


Penzance Pier 
and Harbour. 


Edinburgh Gas. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


prietors and Shareholders of the Railway from 
Johnstone, in the county of Renfrew, to Ardrossan, 
in the county of Ayr, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending the powers and provisions 
of the Acts relating to the said Canal and Railway, 
for widening the said Railway and Branches, and 
forming a double line of Rails, and also forming a 
Depot or Station in the town of Saltcoats, for the 
use of the said Railway and Branches, for vary- 
ing, altering or diverting certain Highways or Roads 
connected with the said Railway and Branches, 
and for altering the existing Tolls, Rates and Du- 
ties, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir George Strickland presented a Bill to enable 
the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Company to 
raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Act relating to the said Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Henry Archer Raymond, of Lin- 
coln’s-Inn Fields, in the county of Middlesex, Gen- 
tleman, Steward of the manor of Wakefield, in the 
county of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 
ing and amending the Act “ for the more easy and 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts, within the Parishes 
of Halifax, Bradford, Kighley, Bingley, Guiseley, 
Calverley, Batley, Birstall, Mirfield, Hartishead- 
cum-Clifton, Aldmondbury, Kirkheaton, Kirkburton | 
and Huddersfield, in the Lordship or Liberty of 
Tong, and the West Riding of the County of York, 
and for extending the Jurisdiction of the Courts 
Baron of the Honour of Pontefract, Manor of Wake- 
field, and Manor of Bingley, in the said County,” 
for extending the Jurisdiction of the said Court, 
and altering and regulating the Fees, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 


31° Januarie. 





on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Selby, 
and of the parishes of Addle, Aughton, Acaster- 
Malbis, Bubwith, Drax, Eausterington, Ellerton 
Priory, Elwington, Escrick, Howden, Heming- 
brough, Ilkley, Kirkby-Overblow, Leathley, Otley, 
Riccall, Skipwith, Stillingfleet, Seaton- Ross, Snaith, 
etienntiaaads, Thorganby, Wheldrake, Weston 
and MWressle, in the county of York, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for altering and amending the 
powers and provisions of the Act for the more easy 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
Town of Aberford, and other places in the West 





Riding of the County of York, and for extending 
the Jurisdiction of the said Court, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Penzance, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for altering, amending, and enlarging 
the powers and provisions of the Act for fixing the 
Dues, Duties and Payments for all Goods, Wares 
and Merchandize landed on or shipped from the 
Pier or Quay of the Town of Penzance, and on ail 
Ships and Vessels resorting to the said Pier or 
Quay, or to the Harbour of Penzance, and for vary- 
ing or altering the Rates and Duties, was presented, 
and read; arid referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Turnbull, Esquire, of the 
city of Edinburgh, Writer to Her Majesty's am 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
in respect to the application for the Edinburgh 
Gas Bill, had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel, 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Vot. 95. 


49 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Barnsley in the pa- Barnsley 
rish of Si/kstone, in the West Riding of the county Water. 
of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for better sup- 
plying the said Town with Water, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir Robert Price reported from the Select Com- Standing 
mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; Orders; 
a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Harrington 
Harrington (Liverpool) Dock Company Bill, the = 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. ee 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Northern and 
Northern and Eastern Railway, for leave to bring in Eastern Rail- 
a Bill for altering and amending the Powers and ““" 
Provisions of the several Acts relating to the said 
Railway, and for making certain Deviations there- 
from, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Taylor and Christopher Wextord 
Taylor, both of Wexford, for leave to bring in a Bill Harbour and 
for making a new Entrance to the Harbour of Wex- Pbankment. 
ford on a line with the set of the tides, for draining, 
embanking, reclaiming and otherwise improving cer- 
tain Mud Lands, Slobs and Marshes, and for enabling 
Her Majesty to convey the same to the Petitioners and 
others, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the General Steam Navigation General Steam 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the ——— 
said Company to purchase, hold and sell Lands 2 
and Hereditaments, and for altering, amending and 
enlarging the powers and provisions of the several 
Acts relating to the said Company, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway London and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enlarging Greenwich 
the line of the London and Greenwich Railway, ect “i 
between the Junction of the London and Croydon Station. 
Railway with the said London and Greenwich Rail- 
way, and the Terminus thereof néar London Bridge, 
and for amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the Acts relating to the said London 
and Greenwich Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees and Directors of the Harrington 
Harrington Dock Company, for leave to bring in Peck Company. 
a Bill for incorporating the said Company, with 
power to sue and be sued in the name of some 
one person, for levying Tonnage and other Rates 
and Duties on Ships and Vessels using the said 
Harrington Dock, and for exempting Ships and 
other Vessels using the said Dock heen the Tonnage 
and other Rates and Duties payable to the Trustees 
of the Liverpool Docks, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Saint Mary-le- 
Mary-le-bone, for leave to bring in a Bill for esta- — 
blishmg a Local Court in the said parish, for the ~~ 
recovery of Small Debts not exceeding Ten pounds, 
due from Persons residing within the said parish, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Michael Joseph John Donlan, of Donlan's 
Rugeley, in the county of Stafford, Gentleman, for ®**™ 
leave to bring in a Bill for enabling him to convey 
to a Trading Company his Discoveries, Inventions 
and Improvements, for preparing, preserving and 
manufacturing articles of Hemp and Flax for Ma- 

H ritime 





Carrickfergus 
Inclosure. 


Port Talbot 
Harbour. 


Strood Church 
(No. 2.) 


United Wood 
Paving Com- 
pany. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway. 


Birmingham, 
Bristoi and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway. 


British and 
Colonial Trust 
and Assurance 
Company. 





50 


ritime and other purposes, secured to him by Patents, 
and for enabling such Company to sue and be sued 
in the name of their Public Officers or Secretary 
for the time being, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of David Legg, Town Clerk of Car- 
rickfergus, for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting and inclosing several Commons, Common- 
able Lands, Common Fields, Common Meadows, 
Common Pastures, Moors, Wastes and Waste 
Grounds, in the parish of Saint Nicholas, Carrick- 


fergus, in the county of the town of Carrickfergus, 


belonging to the corporation of the said town, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Port Talbot Company, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for varying, altering and amend- 
ing the powers and provisions of the Acts for im- 
proving the Port and Harbour of Aberavon in the 
county of Glamorgan, and for raising a further Sum 
of Money for the purpose of completing the Works, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of 
the Parish of Strood, in the county of Kent, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for altering and amending the 
powers and provisions of the Act for enlarging the 
present, or providing a new Workhouse for the use 
of the said parish of Strood, for better governing, 
maintaining and employing the Poor of the said 
parish, “a for repairing or rebuilding the Church 
and Tower of the same parish, and for other pur- 

oses relating thereto, so far as relate to the said 
Parish Church and for removing doubts as to the 
making and levying of Church Rates, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons interested in forming a Com- 
pany for the purpose of paving Streets with Wood, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating the Pe- 
titioners and others, by the name or style of The 
United Wood Paving Company, with power to sue 
and be sued in the name of any Member or Officer 
of the said Company, and for enabling the said 
Company to purchase and hold certain Letters Pa- 
tent granted to David Stead and Stephen Geary, 
for paving Streets or other Ways and Places with 
Timber or Wooden Blocks, and for Improvements 
on Wood Paving and any other Patent Rights re- 
lating to Wood Paving, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Holders of shares and others inter- 
ested in the completion of the Eastern Counties 
Railway, from London to Norwich and Yarmouth, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending, altering 
and extending the powers and provisions of the 
several Acts relating to the said Railway, and for 
raising additional Sums of Money, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A’ Petition of the Birmingham, Bristol and 
Thames Junction Railway Company, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for altering and amending the Powers 
and Provisions of the Act relating to the said Rail- 
way, and for raising a further Sum of Money, was 
presented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the British and Colonial 
Trust and Assurance Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for incorporating the said Company, with 
power to sue and be sued in the name of any Director 





31° Januar2. 








A. 1840. 


or Officer thereof, and for declaring that Property 
entrusted to the Company for administration be, in 
certain cases, deemed and considered as personal 
Property, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Exeter Roads, 


repairing the several Roads leading to and from the 
City of Eveter, and for keeping in repair Exe 
Bridge and Countess Wear Bridge, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
powers and provisions of the said Acts, and for 
making and maintaining a new Line of Road, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Rowington ;—Llangibby ;—Llan- 
ellen ;—Mamhilad and Kemeys Commander ;—Pan- 
teague ;—Trevathin ;—Llanthewy Vach;—Tredun- 
nuck ;— Gwernesney ; — Warwick; — Llanfarst ;— 
Llanover ; —Llanfrenock ;— Whitgift and Adling- 
fleet ;— Isham ; —Shapwick-cum- Ashcott ; — Goole ; 
— Rawcliffe ;—Stapleford ;—Llanvrechwa ;— How- 
den , — Corsham ; — Harberton ; =~ Dartington ; — 
Modbury ;— and, Kirkpatrick; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efliciency,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Cromarty ;—Kilspindie;—Dron ; 
—Forteviot ;—Rhynd ;—Dunkeld and Dowally ;— 
Charles Anderson, of India-street, Edinburgh ;— 
Demnet ;— Dunfermline (Moderator and Clerk of 
the Kirk Session) ; — Olrig ;— Watten ; — Spey- 
mouth ;— Rothes;— Rattray ;—and, Newton Stewart 
and Penninghame ; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Market Drayton, 
praying the House, in making provision for the 
event of Her Majesty’s contemplated Marriage, to 
require such securities as may seem best calculated 
to preserve unimpaired the inestimable blessings of 
our Protestant Throne and Protestant Religion, as 
were guaranteed to us by the two great statutes of 
the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Church of 
England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Queen’s 
Marriage. 


Petitions from Randwick ;—Bourton-on-the- Hill ; Maynooth 
—and, Moreton-in-the-Marsh; praying the House College 


not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Halsted;—and, Sheffield; pray- Church Rates. 


ing for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Shaftesbury Chari- Municipal 


ties, complaining of a defect in the 71st section of Corporations 


the Act 4 Will. 4, “to provide forthe Regulation of 
Muuicipal Corporations in Englandand Wales,” and 
praying for the amendment of the said Act, by en- 
acting that either all persons in whom any legal 
estate or interest was vested, of and in any charity 
lands, whether of freehold or copyhold tenure 
affected by that section prior to the passing of such 
Act, might convey to such persons as have been or 
shall hereafter be appointed hy the Lord High 
Chancellor, or that by such appointment, whether 
already made or hereafter to be made, the said legal 
estate and interest, ipso facto, shall be declared to 
vest, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions 


ct. 





Profe 


Unst 
Pub! 


Prin 


Elec 
Frar 


(Ire 


Poo 
mer 


Pris 
An 


Por 
Pie 


Mi 


Medical 


Profession. 


Unstamped 
Publications. 


Printed Papers. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Employ- 


ment, 


Prince Albert’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Portishead 
Pier and 
Approaches. 


Mold Water- 
works and Gas, 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies. ) 


3 VicToRIz. 31° Januarit.—1° Februarit. 51 


Petitions from the President of the Royal College 
of Surgeons, Edinburgh ;— and, George Darby 
Dermott; praying for the establishment of a uni- 
form system of legislation for regulating Medical 
Education and practice,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table; and that the 
last be printed. 


A Petition of James Gray, of West Maitland- 
street, Edinburgh, praymg for an alteration of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 76, “to reduce the Duties on 
Newspapers, and to amend the Laws relating to the 
Duties on Newspapers and Advertisements,” by 
suppressing Unstamped Publications, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Ward of Farringdon Within, 
in the city of London; —and, Saint Margaret and 
Saint John-the-Evangelist, Westminster ; praying 
for the immediate discharge of the Sheriffs of Lon- 
don and Sheriff of Middlesex, from the custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Youghal ;—Collinstown and Fore ; 
—Shinrone, &amp;c.; — Glendermott ;-—-and, Clonegal 
and Barragh; praying the House to extend to Ire- 
land a full and equitable measure of the Elective 
Franchise, together with sucha measure of Muni- 
cipal Reform as shall place the Jrish corporations 
on an equal footing with those of Great Britain,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Leeds, praying that the plans recom- 
mended by Robert Owen for the permanent relief 
of the Poor may be fairly and fully scrutinized and 
examined, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Stephen Villiers Sankey, 
Master of Arts, of Harmood-street, Camden-town, 
praying the House to raise the sum required for the 
settlement of Prince Albert, on his Marriage with 
the Queen, by a direct tax upon all persons bearing 
titles of hereditary honours and titles of courtesy 
usually given to them in connection with hereditary 
precedence of rank, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Ship-owners 
and other Inhabitants of Bristol, interested in the 
commerce and navigation of the Bristol Channel 
and Port of Bristol, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
constructing a Pier or Landing Place at or near 
Portishead Road or Bay in the parishes of Portbury 
and Portishead, otherwise Possett, or one of them, 
in the county of Somerset, and in the city and 
county of Bristol, and for altering, widening and 
improving the Roads and Approaches thereto, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Mold, in the county of Flint, for leave to brig in 
a Bill for better supplying the Inhabitants of the 
said township with Water, and for lighting the Streets 
and other Public Passages and Places with Gas, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwarden and 
Inhabitants of South Moreton, praying the House 
to continue their protection and encouragement to 
the Bishops and Clergy throughout the British 
colonies, and make provision for increasing their 
number, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 











Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- Dublin 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of al] Metropolitan 
Monies received and expended from 1st January to **"** 
31st December 1839 :—And also, an Account of all 
Monies received as Tax upon Houses, Lands and 
Tenements for the purposes of the Dublin Metro- 
politan Police made up to 31st December 1839, 
specifying the Total Sum charged upon and received 
from every Parish, the Rate in the Pound at which 
computed, and the Total Annual Value of the Pro- 
perty in every Parish. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to an Court of Session 
Order dated on the 19th day of April in the last (Scotland.) 
Session of Parliament,—A Return, in columns, 
showing, under the following Heads, the Time the 
First and Second Division of the Court of Session 
sits respectively, during the Session which will com- 
mence on the 12th day of May next; the Hour at 
which the Court assembles daily, and the Hour at 
which it rises; the Number of Judges daily on the 
Bench, and the Total Number of Hours each Court 
sits during the said Session :~-Also, a similar Re- 
turn, as respects the Courts of the Lords Ordinary 
in the Outer House. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Registrar of 
Return of the Amount and Number of Fees re- Designs. 
ceived by the Registrar of Designs, since the Ist 
day of July 1839, under the Act 2 Vic., ¢. 17, 
specifying the Number of Designs and the Amount 
of Fees received for the Designs registered under 
each of the 1st, 2d and 3d classes of Articles, par- 
ticularized in the first section of the said Act; also, 
of the Number of Designs registered for any Article 
of Manufacture, being of any Metal or mixed 
Metals. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Customs Duty. 
Return of the Gross and Net Amount of Customs 
Duty collected in each Port of the United Kingdom, 
during each of the years 1838 and 1839; with the 
Total Amount collected in England, Ireland and 
Scotland respectively, during each of the above 
years. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Excise Duty. 
Return of the Gross and Net Amount of Excise 
Duty collected in each Revenue District of the 
United Kingdom during each of the years 1837, 
1838 and 1839; with the Tutal Amount collected 
in England, Ireland and Scotland, respectively, 


during each of the above years. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Her Majesty’s 


the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Government. 
upon Tuesday last, That Her Majesty’s Government, 


as at present constituted, does not possess the con- 
fidence of this House. 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Sabbati, 1° die Februarii, 1840: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 287 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: } 2 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John nT 308 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : ” 

So it passed in the Negative. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


mittee of Su 


Pp 3 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


H 2 Prince 











Prince Albert’s 
Annuity Biil. 


Adjournment. 


Holborn Hill 
and Skinner- 
street Improve- 
ment. 


Portishead 
Roads, 


Library of the 
House 


Navy. 
No. 30. 


Etterick Forest. 


Assessed Taxes. 





52 $1° Januariz.—1°—3° Februari. A. 1840. 


Prince Albert’s Annuity Bill was, according to | 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


A Petition of George Ross, and others, for leave 
to bring ina Bill for ents making and maintain- 
ing a new Street or Road from Newgate-street, nm 
the parish of Saint Sepulchre, to the top of Bart- 
lett’s Buildings, in the parish of Saint Andrew, 
Holborn, to obviate the declivities of Holborn-hill 
and Shkinner-street, and for levying Tolls, Rates or 
Duties, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
and premises situate in the parishes of Portishead, 
Portbury, Saint George’s, Abbotsleigh, Weston and 
Clevedon, in the county of Somerset, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a Turn- 
pike-road commencing at or near the Sea shore on 
the south west side of Portishead Bay, in the 
parish of Portishead, otherwise Possett, and termi- 
nating at or near a guide post at the junction of the 
Lane leading to Portbury by Markham Bottom, 
with the Turnpike-road from Pill to the city of 
Bristol, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That a° Standing Committee of Six- 
teen Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker 
in the direction of the Library, to whom shall be 
referred all matters relating thereto. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Naval Re- 
ceipt and Expenditure, which was presented upon 
Wednesday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after five of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 3° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 


and at the bar presented,—Returns to an 


Address to Her Majesty, dated the 20th day of 


Aucust in the last Session of Parliament, for Re- 
turns, in detail, showing the Date of the commence- 
ment of the Action before the Court of Session, re- 
specting the right of Lord Dunglass to retain the 
office of Keeper of Etterick Forest, and the various 
steps and stages of the said Action, up to the 
resent date, and the state it is now in:—Also, the 
Total Expense to the country, of the said Action 
in each year, and the Names of the Counsel and 
others employed in the said Suit, with the Amount 
paid to each :—Also, the Sums paid to, or received 
yearly by Lord Dunglass, or his Agents, since the 
commencement of the Action, with the source or 
sources from whence the Money to pay him was 
received, and the Sum Total to this date:—Also, 
the yearly Revenue derived by the Crown from the 
Etterick Forest, and how the same has been appro- 
priated. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Cases which have been stated and signed by Com- 
missivners, acting in the execution of the Acts rela- 
ting to the Assessed Taxes, subsequent to the 14th 
day of February last, being the date of a like Re- 
turn made in the last Session of Parliament. 














Copies of Treasury Minutes granting Special Super- Superannua. 
annuation Allowances to A. Y. Spearman, Esquire, ""5- 
Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, J. D. Hume, 
Esquire, Secretary to the Board of Trade, and 
others. 

An Account of all Supplies remaining in the Mint. 
Mint, and of Sums advanced out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund under the Authority of the Lords Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the Master 
of the Mint, for effecting the Purchase of Bullion 
for the Coinage of Silver and Copper Monies for 
the Public Service; showing the Amount of the 
several Purchases of Bullion, and of the Seignorage 
accruing on the Coinage; also, of Cash received 
by the Master of the Mint in payment for the Coin 
delivered at the Mint Office for the Public Service, 
and the Sums paid thereout from time to time into Co 
Her Majesty’s Exchequer, for the use of the Con- , 
solidated Fund, in repayment of the Advances so 
made, from the 31st January to the 31st December 
1839 :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


2 Ch 
Table. Pa 


(Sc 


Ch 
En 


Mr. Holmes, from the Commissioners of Arundel Arundel Por, 
Port, was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report and Account of the Commissioners of the 
Harbour of Littlehampton, called Arundel Port, Ch 
in the County of Sussex, from the 31st.day of De- 
cember 1838 up to, and including the 31st day of 
December 1839 :—-And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of Charles Sandys, of the city of Can- Canterbury ne 

terbury, Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Pavement. 

Orders of the House in respect to the application 

for the Canterbury Pavement Bill had not been 

complied with; and praying that the suburbs of the 

said city may be exempted from the operation of 

the said intended Bill, was presented, and read; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. x 
ol 

Petitions from Huddersfield ;—and, Lockerley ; Socialism. 

praying the House to institute inquiries into the 

principles and objects of Socialism, and adopt 

measures for the protection of morality and religion, Pal 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie {Th 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scariff ;— Kilnamona;—Ballyfen ; Elective 
—Trinity Within and Trinity Without, Waterford ; Franchise, Se. 
—Killenaule and Moglass ; —Drumcree ;— Rosenal- aa 
lis ;— Kilballyowen and Moyarta ; — Killichel and 


Donaghmore ;— Graig ;-—Abington ;— Rathdowney; bi 
—Kildysart and Kilfydane ;-— Nenagh ;— Derry- jor 
noose ; -—Eglish ;—Tissara Pa Menge: | i— Bay 
Killyan and Kilrorun ; — Kilmallock and Balin 


Gaddy ;— Tullylish ;—Dromore ;— Kilkeel ;— Ban- 
now and Ballymilley :—Donagh ;— Carndonagh ;— 
Kiltennal aud Ardemine ;—Glenavy and Killead ;— 
Kilnaspig ;— West Tullagabegly ; — Moynalty and 
Newcastle ;--Inchicronan ;— Newmarket (Clare) ;-- 
Aughaboe ; — Kinlough ;— Derryioran and Desert- 
creat ; — Aughaloo and Carnteel ;— Stradbaily and 
Killeely ;— Kilbarron ;—Loughgiel ;— Murhur and 
Knocanure ;—Cappaclogh ;—Donaghenry and Bal- 
lyclog ;— Kiltoghart ;—Kilcoleman and Kilbonane ; Ro 
— Aughalurcher ;—Drumconra, &amp;c. ;—Mullinavatt; Ba 
—Ballaghomyhan ; — Sligo ;— Cloonohill and Kil- 
terra ; — Macroom ; — Kilnamartery ;—- Aglish ;— 
Turlough and Kildacommogue;—and, Losha; pray- 
ing the House to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of Elective Franchise, with such a 
measure of Municipal Reform as shall place the Irish 
Corporations on an equal footing with those of Great : 
Britain,—were — , and read; and ordered (N 























to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions 


ke, 


3 VicTORI£. 


Church of 


Petitions from Exeter ;— Coughton ;— Bridge ;— | 
Englaod. 


Radforé Semele ;—Wappenbury ;— Honyngham — 
Halford ; — Long Itchington ; — Worthington ; — | 
Whitwick ;— Sandgate ; — Harbury ;— Batley ;— | 
Landogo ; — Littlebourne ; — Llantrissent ;— New- 
castle (Stafford);—Saint Cosmus and Damian-in-the- | 
Blean ; — Chippenham, &amp;c.;— Mitchell Troy and | 
Cwmcarvon ; — Marton ;— Milverton ;— Whitnash ; 
—All Saints, Derby ;—Hagley ;—Ruskden ;— Yox- | 
ford ;— Buckland Saint Mary ;—Combe, Saint Ni- 
cholas ; — Preshute ;— Mildenhall ;—and, Bishops 
Lavington; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Easington ;—Perth ;— Airton and 





3° Februarie. 





Scosthrop ;—Hylton Pottery;—and, Tosside; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fodderty ;—Strathy ;--Urquhart ; 
——Contin ; — Store ; -— Farr ;— Carnach-in-Strath- 
conon ; — Perth;— and, Tongue; praying for an 
alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Charch 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Church Rates. Petitions from Abbots Roothing ;—Clavering ;— 
Stambourn ;-—Upminster ;—-- Hertford ;—-and, Stroud ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- 
lease of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Designs Copy Petitions from Messrs. Thomson, Brothers, &amp; Son, 


right Bill, 








Manchester ;—Margerisons &amp; Glover, Burnley ;— 
Callender &amp; Beckham, Manchester ;— Broadhurst, 
Henson, &amp; Co., Manchester ;—and, Higgin, Darby- 
shire, and Chippendale, Manchester; praying that the 
Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Wickham Saint Paul's ;— and, 
Newcastle-under-Lyme ; praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- 
{Third Report.) mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 

the Petitions presented from the 28th to the 31st 
days of January last, both inclusive; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Public Petitions 





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


West Cumber- A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
land Railway 


wey mittee for promoting the West Cumberland Railwa 

and Morcambe - . . 

Bay Inclosure. @20d Morcambe Bay Inclosure, praying that the time 
for presenting a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, commencing by a junction 
with the Lancaster and Preston x he. in the 
townships of Scotforth and Lancaster or one of 
them, passing over Morcambe Bay and the Duddon 
Sands, and terminating by a junction with the 





Maryport and Carlisle Railway, in the township of 
Ellenboro’, in the parish of Dearham, be enlarged, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Alderman Humphery presented a Bill to amend 
an Act passed in the first year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for 
providing additional Burying Ground for the Parish 
of Saint Mary, Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey, 
and for other purposes: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Rotherhithe 
Barial Ground 
Bill, 


piper Hayford A Petition of John Lechmere and others, Copy- 
(No. 2.) holders of the parish of Upper Hayford, taking 


notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Vou, 95. 





53 


Upper Hayford Inclosure (No. 1.) Bill, and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and hina to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bristol Port 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvements. 
the Petition for enlarging the time for presenting a 
Petition for leave to Tiina in the Bristol Port Im- 
provements Bill, the Committee recommend that the 
time be enlarged until Friday the 21st day of this 
instant February. 

Ordered, That the time for presenting the said 
Petition be enlarged till Friday the 21st day of this 
instant February. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Allerton 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
the Petition for the Allerton Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing T.ands in the Township of Ad/erton in 
the parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
county of York: And that Mr. Lister and Mr. 
Busfield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Faversham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Fishery Bill. 
the Petition for the Faversham Fishery Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for granting certain powers to the Faversham Oyster 
Fishery Company: And that Sir Edward Knatch- 
bulland Mr. Plumptre do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Wolverhampton 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Chapel Bill. 
the Petition for the Wolverhampton Chapel Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of 
an Act passed in the twenty-eighth year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Second, for 
building a Chapel in the Town of Wolverhampton, 
in the County of Stafford: And that Mr. Villiers 
and Mr. Thornely do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Garboldisham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Billi. 
the Petition for the Garboldisham Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Garboldisham, 
in the county of Norfolk: And that Mr. Wodehouse 
and Mr. Burroughes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Warminster 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Roads Bill. 
the Petition for the Warminster Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and repairing several Roads in and 
leading to and from the town of Warminster, in the 
county of Wilts: And that Mr. Benett and Mr. 

Sidney Herbert do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Hagbourne 
on Petiticns for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
the Petition for the Hagbourne Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Hagbourne, 
otherwise East Hagbourne, in the county of Berks ; 

And that Mr. Robert Palmer and Mr. Pusey do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilmeen and Castle- Government 
ventry, praying the House to supr~rt Her Majesty’s of Ireland, 
present Ministers in their Government of Ireland, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin Mills, late Surveyor of Benjamin Mills, 
Taxes for the division of Saint Pancras, in the 


H3 county 





Poor Employ- 
ment. 


Colonial Land 
Board. 


Printed Papers. 


Newport Riots. 


Navy. 
No.31. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments. 


Committals 
(Ireland.) 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Warwick Gaol, 





54, 3° Februari. A. 1840. 


county of Middlesex, complaining of the inadequate | 
amount of his retired allowance, as a Surveyor in 
the Land Tax Redemption Office, and praying for 
the appointment of a Committee to investigate his 
case, was presented and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Preston ;—--Bolton-le-Moors ;—and, 
Congleton ; praying for the appointment of a Com- 
mittee to examine Robert Owen and others on the 
measures which they have devised for ameliorating 
the condition of the Labouring Population of Great 
Britain,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies of the Commission 
appointing 7. F’. Elliot and Robert Torrens, Esquires, 
and the Honourable Edward E. Villiers, Land and 
Emigration Commissioners :--Of the Instructions 
addressed by Lord John Russell to the Land and 
Emigration Bacentalanens :—And, of a Commission 
revoking the existing Commission of the South 
Australian Commissioners, and appointing Robert 
Torrens and T. F. Elliot, Esquires, and the Honour- 
able Edward E. Villiers, Colonization Commis- 
sioners for South Australia. 

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


A Petition of the there-undersigned Queen’s 
Counsel, Sergeants and Barristers-at-Law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
have heard with alarm of the recent proceedings of 
the House, in committing to the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms the persons who now hold the 
office of Sheriff of Middlesex, and also the plaintiff 
in an action brought against the Printers of the 
House; that the Petitioners feel deep regret that 
punishment should thus be inflicted on a subject of 
the realm, for having brought an action in one of 
Her Majesty’s Courts in Westminster Hall, and on 
the officers of that court, for having in the ordinary 
course of their duty executed Her Majesty’s Writ, 
in carrying into effect. a judgment of that court ; 
and praying that the persons so in custody may be 
discharged. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of London, praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to the prisoners Frost, Williams 
and Jones, under sentence of transportation, upon a 
charge of high treason, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Navy Estimates for the 
year 1840-41. 


Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the | 


Table; and be printed. 


Mr: Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Accounts of 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders, Infirmaries 
—Returns of the Total Annual Income of every (Ireland. ) 


| Infirmary, Fever; Hospital, and Dispensary in each 


County, County of a City, and County'of a Town 
in Ireland, supported partly or entirely by Public 
Funds, during each of the years 1835, 1836 and 
|1837; showing the Amount of Funds derived from 
_County Presentments, from Subscriptions and Do- 
‘nations, and from other sources :—Of the Total 
Annual Expenditure of every such Institution during 
‘each of the above years ; specifying, in detail, the 
Sums paid in Salaries to the Medical Attendants, 
and in Salaries and Wages to other Officers and to 
Servants, for Medicines and Contingencies :— Of 
'the Number of Patients admitted as Intern into 
every such Institution during each of the above 
years, and of the Number that was discharged, and 
that died : —Of the Number of Extern Patients that 
obtained Medical Aid from every such Institution 
during each of the above years, and of the Number 
that was attended at their own residences, so far as 
the same can be procured :——-Of the Number of 
Patients in every such Infirmary and Fever Hospital 
‘on the 3ist day of December 1837, and of the 
| Number of Beds which every such Institution was 
then capable of containing; and of the Number of 
Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries attached to 
every such Infirmary, Fever Hospital or Dispensary 
at that date :—Of the Number of Governors to every 
such Institution, on the 31st day of December 1837, 
who were qualified ex-officio, or by payment of Sub- 
scriptions, to vote in the election of Medical Officers ; 
| specifying the Number of each class of Governors : 
/—and, General Summaries of the foregoing Returns, 
brought out in Totals, for the whole of Jreland. 
Returns of all Sums due, by debenture or other- Dublin and 
wise, upon the Dublin and Mullingar Turnpike Mullingar 





‘Holders and Creditors, and the several Rates of 
Interest paid on each :--Of all Sums received for 
Tolls from the 1st day of January 1832 to the 1st 

| day of January 1839; distinguishing those received 

from Leases, and those arising from Biddings ; to 

| gether with the Names of the several Lessees or 
Farmers, and their Securities :—-Of all Sums ex- 
pended upon said Trust, during the same period, 

for Repairs and Improvements, with the Names of 

the Contractors and Undertakers, for the same time: 

—and, of all Sums for Salaries, Costs, &amp;c., paid on 

behalf of the said Trust, for like period. 

A Return of the Amount and Number of Fees Registrar of 
received by the Registrar of Designs since the 1st Designs 
day of July 1839, under the Act 2 Vic. c. 17, spe- 
cifying the Number of Designs, and the Amount of 
Fees received for the Designs registered under each 
of the First, Second and Third Classes of Articles 
particularized in the first Section of the said Act; 
also the Number of Designs registered for any 
Article of Manufacture being of any Metal or Mixed 
Metals. 


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








| Ordered, That Lord Francis Egerton have leave Leave of 


Presentments made by the Grand Juries of the se-| of absence till the 10th of May next, being abroad ; Absence 
veral Counties, Cities and Towns of Ireland, for the |--Mr. John Stewart till Easter, being abroad ;--Sir 


year 1839. 

Returns from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks 
ofthe Peace of the several Counties, &amp;c., in Ireland, 
of the Number of Persons committed to Gaol for 
trial in the year 1839. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—Copies of the Reports of the Assistant 
Hand-Loom Inqu'ry Commissioners,—Parts II. III. 
IV. and V. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Maycsty,—Copies of Memorials or 
Correspondence relating to the treatment of William 
Lovett and John Collins, now Prisoners in Warwick 


Gaol. 


Hugh Campbell till Easter, being abroad ;-— Mr. 
| Rice Trevor till Easter, on account of ill health ;— 
‘Sir Stratford Canning till the 25th day of March 
next, on account of ill health ;—Mr. Wilson Jones 
till Easter, on account of ill health ;—Mr. Burr till 
| Easter, being abroad ;——Lord Viscount Lowther one 
;month, being abroad ;—Mr. Dawson Damer one 
month, being abroad ;— Mr. Brownrigg till the 1st 
day of March next, being abroad ;--Mr. Maher till 
the 1st day of May next, on account of ill health; 
—Mr. Maxwell three weeks, on account of illness in 
his family ;—Mr. Ker till Easter, on account of ill 
health ;—Mr. Fazakerley till Easter, on account of 





ill health ;—Sir Ronald Ferguson till Easter, on 


account 


Trust ; together with the Names of the several Tepike Tru. 





Controve 
Election 


No. 





Controverted 
Elections. 


No. 32. 


3 VicToRIz. 


account of ill health ;—Mr. Fitzgibbon one month, 
being abroad ;—Mr. Henry White one month, being 
abroad ;—Lord Viscount Duncaz till Easter, being 
abroad ;—Sir Robert Bateson till Easter, on account 


of ill health ;—and, Mr. Cayley six weeks, on account | 


of ill health. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Vic. 
c. 38, to amend the Jurisdiction for the Trial of 
Election Petitions, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that his War- 
rant for the appointment of Members to serve on 
the General Committee of Elections, was upon the 
Table. 

And the said Warrant was read, as followeth : 


Pursuant to an Act passed in the Session holden 
in the 2d and 3d year of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, mtituled, “ An Act to amend the Jurisdic- 
tion for the Trial of Election Petitions,” I do hereby 
appoint Thomas Greene, Esquire, Member for Lan- 
caster; William Miles, Esquire, Member for the 
Eastern Division of Somerset; the O’Conor Don, 
Member for the County of Roscommon; William 
Ord, Esquire, Member for MNewcastle-upon-Tyne ; 
Edward Strutt, Esquire, Member for Derby; and 


3° Februariz. 





55 


_Resolved, That Lord Viscount Palmerston, one of 
Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, be 
excused from serving on Election Committees during 
the time he may hold the said office. 

The following Members appeared to be tempo- 
rarily disqualified from serving on Election Com- 
mittees:-- Thomas Alcock, Esquire, Sir Thomas 
Cochrane, and the Honourable John Henry Thomas 
Manzers Sutton, as being petitioned against :—And 
the Honourable Hugh Colmondeley, the Honour- 
able Charles George Noel, George Frederick Muniz, 
Esquire, Thomas Wilde, Esquire, Edward John 
Hutchins, Esquire, Sackville Lane Fox, Esquire, 
the Right honourable Thomas Babington Macaulay, 
Henry Tuffnell, Esquire, and Benjamin Wood, 
Esquire, on account of their not having been re- 
turned fourteen days. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice Maule, See from 


and Mr. Baron Rolfe: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled .An Act Prince Albert's 


for the Naturalization of His Serene Highness Prince 
Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 





Prince Albert’s Naturalization Bill was read the Prince Albert’s 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: No. 33. 


John Young, Esquire, Member for the County of 
Cavan; to be Members of the General Committee 





of Elections for the present Session. 
Given under my hand, the 3d day of February 
1840. 
Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 
Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 


Mr. Speaker then proceeded to read over the 
alphabetical List of Members; when Sir Francis 
Burdett, William Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, Ed- 
ward Bolton Clive, Esquire, Sir Rufane Donkin, 
Abel Rous Dottin, Esquire, William Fielden, Esquire, 
Thomas Houldsworth, Esquire, William Gore Lang- 
ton, Esquire, Thomas Marsland, Esquire, James 
Oswald, Esquire, Edward William Wynne Pendarves, 
Esquire, the Right honourable Sir William Rae, the 
Right honourable Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, and the 
Right honourable Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 
severally claimed to be excused from serving on Elec- 
tion Committees, on account of their being upwards 
of sixty years of age. 


Sir John Campbell, Her Majesty’s Attorney 
General, having stated that, under the peculiar cir- 
cumstances of the business of his office, he could not, 
without material inconvenience to the public service, 
attend Election Committees before Easter ; 

Resolved, That Sir John Campbell, Her Majesty’s 
Attorney General, be excused from serving on Elec- 
tion Committees until after Easter. 


Lord John Russell having stated that, being one 
of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, he 
could not attend Election Committees without ma- 
terial inconvenience to the public service, during the 
time he may hold the said office ; 


Resolved, That Lord John Russell, one of Her | 


Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, be excused 
from serving on Election Committees during the 
time he may hold the said office. 

The Right honourable Francis Thornhill Baring, 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, having stated that he 
could not attend on Election Committees without 
material inconvenience to public business during the 
time he may hold the said office ; 




















—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Austealia. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence and 
Documents, showing the progress of measures taken 
for the advancement of Religion in Australia, since 
the dates of the Papers last laid on the Table of 
this House. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Education, 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a List of Applications for Grants out of the 
£.30,000 voted for Education in the year 1839 ; spe- 
cifying the object of each Application, and the date 
thereof; the Amount stated to be subscribed in each 
case by private Parties, and the Number of Scholars 
proposed to be provided for; distinguishing the 
Applications made through the National Society, the 
British and Foreign Society, and those made by 
other Parties :—A List of Applications made and 
withdrawn, stating the Parties applying :—A List of 
Applications still under consideration : — Detailed 
Account of the manner in which the Sum of £.30,000 
voted for Education in the last Session of Parliament 
has been expended; and what Money, if any, still 
remains unemployed and applicable to the purposes 
of the Grant :—and, similar Returns, with reference 
to the sum of £.10,000, voted in 1835, for Normal 
and Model Schools. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post Office. 


Resolved, That the Right honourable Francis | Returns, showing all Appointments of Deputy Post 
Thornhill Baring, Chancellor of the Exchequer, be | Masters in Great Britain, made by the Postmaster 
excused from serving on Election Committees during | General since the 5th day of October 1839, specify- 


the time he may hold the said office. 
Lord Viscount Palmerston, one of Her Majesty’s 


Principal Secretaries of State, having stated that he | 
could not attend on Election Committees during the | 
time he may hold the said office without material | 


inconvenience to the public service ; 
Vor. 95. 


ing the Date of each Appointment :—and, of the 
Number of additional Clerks or Assistants placed 
on the Establishment of the General Post Office 
within the same period ; distinguishing the District 
or Piace where such Appointments have been made, 
accompanied by an Estimate of the extra Annual 

H4 + Charge 








56 


Charge arising from such Appointments; both Re- 
turns to be made up to the latest period. 
Printed Papers. The Serjeant-at-Arms, attending this House, being 
called upon to give an account of what had been 
done in execution of the Order of the House, of 
Monday last, “ That Thomas Burton Howard do 
attend this House forthwith ;” 

The Messenger to whom the said Order was de- 
livered informed the House, that he had left a copy 
at Mr. Howard’s house, where he was informed that 
Mr. Howard was gone to Hull; that he then pro- 
ceeded to Hull, but obtained no tidings of him; he 
then returned to London, and has since inquired for 
him in vain. 


Prince Albert’s. The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Annuity Bill. into a Committee upon Prince Albert’s Annuity 
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. 
Supply ; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
se Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the Ex- 
retferr : 


chequer, or remaining to be raised on the 27th day 
of January 1840, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the Service of the years 1838 and 
1839, which was presented upon the 28th day of 
January last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


Monies in the 
Exchequer, 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Mil- 
lions, be granted to Her Majesty, to discharge the 
like Amount of Supplies granted for the Service of 
the year 1839, or for any preceding year. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Transfer of 
Aids. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Library of the 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
House. 


upon Friday last, that a Standing Committee of 
Sixteen Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker 
in the direction of the Library, to whom shall be 
referred all matters relating thereto, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Robert 
Peel,Sir Henry Hardinge, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Goul- 
burn, Mr. Shaw, The Lord Advocate, Mr. Williams 
Wynn, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Faza- 
herley, Mr. Gally Knight, Mr. Acland, Lord Vis- 
count Mahon, and Mr. Pendarves. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Metropolis The House was moved, That the Order made 
Improvements. ypon the 27th day of January last, that a Select 
Committee be appointed to take into consideration 
the several Plans for the Improvement of the Me- 
tropolis, concerning which Reports were made to 
this House in the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; 
together with any other Plans for the same object 
which they may deem deserving of consideration, 


and to report their Opinion as to the expediency of 
adopting any of the said Improvements ; and also, | 


as to the best means of carrying the same into effect, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir Matthew 
Wood, Mr. Robert Steuart, Sir Robert Peel, Lord 


3°— 4° Februariz. 





A. 1840. 


Viscount Lowther, Mr. Herries, Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Mr. Wakley, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. Clay, 
Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Barnard, 
Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Planta, Mr. John Abel 
Smith, Mr. Kemble, and Colonel Thomas Wood ; 
with Power to send for persons, papers and re 
cords. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Printed Pape; 
posed, That William Evans, Esquire, and John 
Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex, be dis- 
charged from the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House :—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


Ed 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 4° die Februariit, 1840: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for the Municipal 
Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland: Hm ee 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered — - 
to be read a second time upon Friday, the 14th day No, 34, 
of this instant February; and to be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 4° die Februarii ; 





Anno 3° Victoriz Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


MM? Burroughes presented a Bill for inclosing Garboldisan 
Lands in the Parish of Garboldisham, in the «los Bil. 
County of Norfolk: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ww 


Mr. Busfield presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Allerton 
in the Township of Allerton, in the Parish of Brad- Inclosure Bil. 
ford, 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 the Reverend Thomas Witham, one Kirkcudbright 
of the Trustees of the Roads in the stewartry of Ro. 
Kirkcudbright, and Factor for Miss Mazwell, on 
the Kirkconnell Estate in the said stewartry, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House in 





| case of the petition for the Triplow Inclosure Bill, 


respect to the application for the Kirkcudbright 
Road Bill had not been complied with ; and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
| Sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


| mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Villiers presented a Bill to amend and en- Wolverhamptoi 
large the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in Chap@l Bil. 
the twenty-eighth year.of the reign of his Majesty 
King George the Second, for building a Chapel in 
the Town of Wolverhampton, in the County of Staf- 
ford: And the same was read the first tume; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


M 
P 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Freethorp: 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the «los ‘al 
case of the Petition for the Freethorpe Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parishes of Freethorpe, 
Limpenhoe and Reedham, in the county of Norfolk: 

And that Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. Burroughes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


st 





! 


| Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 


Triplow 
| mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 


Inclosure il 


the 





ders, 


1S 
iil, 


1am 


Bill, 


right 


amptou 
sill, 


‘pe 


&gt; Bill. 


re bil 


Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas Bill, 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 


Company. 


Weston-super- 
mare Road, 


Chester 


Improvement 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Market and 
Petty’ Customs 
Bill, 


North Union 
Railway Bill, 


3 VICTORIZ: 


the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as two of the notices in the London 
Gazette and two of the notices on the church doors 
of the parish of Triplow, had not been given or 
affixed within the time required by the Standing 
Orders ; but it appeared to the Committee, that all 
the Proprietors interested (with the exception of 
two very small Proprietors only) had signed the 
Petition, for leave to bring in the Bill, and that the 
Proprietors so having signed the Petition comprised 
69-70ths in value, according to the Land Tax As- 
sessment of the property in question. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of the Edinburgh Gas-Light Company, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition forthe Edinburgh 
and Leith Gas Bill, was referred ; That in the case 
of the Petition for the said Bill the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better lighting with Gas the city of Edin- 
burgh, and town of Leith, and places adjacent, and 
for other purposes relating thereto: And that Mr. 
Attorney General and the Lord Advocate do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Protestant Dissenters’ Assurance 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 

lied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Weston-super-mare Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Chester Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better paving, lighting and improving the 
Borough of Chester, and for establishing new Mar- 
ket-places therein, and for consolidating the several 
Parishes within the said Borough, so far as relates to 
the Assessment and Collection of the Poor’s Rates, 
and settlement and maintenance of the Poor: And 
that Lord Rovert Grosvenor and Mr. John Jervis 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Edinburgh Market and Petty 
Customs Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for abolishing certain Petty and Market Customs 
in the city of Edinburgh, and granting other Duties 
in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. 


Attorney General and Mr. Macaulay do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the North Union Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the North Union Railway Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Lord Stanley do prepare, and bring it 
in. 

Vor. 95. 


4° Februariz. 

















57 


Petitions from Saint Munchin’s, Limerick ;— Elective 
Knochaney ; — Myshall ;—Innis McSaint ; — New- ae a and 
townbarry ; — Lady’s Island ;— and, Fineyland ; Comorstions 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and (Ireland,) 
equitable measure of Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Irish corporations on an equal footing with 
those of Great Britain,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Prescot ;— Hellifield ; — News- Com Laws 
holme and Paythorne ;—and, Selkirk; praying for 
the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. Potter and Co., Manches- Designs Copy- 
ter;—and, Messrs. Wells, Cook and Co., Manchester ; 8** Bi. 
praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass 
ito a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chelmsford ;— Wareham ;—Shef- Church Rates. 
field (seven Petitions) ;—Taunton ;—Dunstable ;— 
and, Attercliffe-cum-Darnall; praying for the release 
of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, for the 
abolition of Church Rates, and for the abolition of 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leckford ;—Stochbridge ;—Long- Socialism. 
stock ; — Lower Wallop ; — Upper Wallop; — and, 
Little Somborne; praying the House to institute 
inquiries into the principles and objects of Socialism, 
and to adopt measures for the protection of morality 
and religion,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hampton Lovett ;—Rushock ;— church of 

Worcester (two Petitions) ;—Longdon ; — Harring- England. 
ton ;—Gloucester ;— Elmbridge ;—Pendock ; —Of- 
fenham ;—Elmley Lovett ;—Alfreton ;--- Broadway ; 
— Droitwich ;—Dodderhill;— and, Hull; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown 
the resources of the National Church, and praying 
the House to adopt measures for increasing its 
efficiency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- County Con- 
gesses of the borough of Preston, praying for the stabulary Act. 
amendment of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic., c. 93, “ for the 
Establishment of County and District Constables, 
by the authority of Justices of the Peace,” was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lambeth ;—Leicester ;—Stafford- Employment of 
shire Potteries;—and, Merton, &amp;c.; praying the the Poor. 
House to take into consideration the plans of 
Robert Owen, for the amelioration of the condition 














of the Poor,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Elmley Lovett ;—Plympton Saint Maynooth 
Mary ;—Leonard Stanley ;—Stratford Saint Mary ; lege. 
—and, Elland-cum-Greetland ; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Black, of Clement’ s- Printed Papers. 
Inn, in the county of Middlesex, suggesting a Plan 
for preventing future inconveniences arising out of 
the publication and sale of Parliamentary Proceed- 
ings and Documents, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Beneté presented a Bill for making and re- warmiaster 
pairing several Roads in and leading to and from Roads Bil. 
the Town of Warminster, in the County of Wilts: 

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


I Petitions 








58 


Petitions from Dundee ;—Forgandenny ;—Auch- 
terarder ;— Abernethy ; — Paisley (Moderator) ; — 
Gourock ; — Drumblade ; — Chapelshade, Dundee ; 
—and, Rothesay; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Householders and other 
Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Banff, praying 
the House not to sanction any alteration in the law 
as regards Church Patronage in Scotland, was also 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Tithe Commu- 
tation, 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the * mens of Notices of Meetings 
that have been received by the Tithe Commissioners, 
as well as of Agreements and Apportionments, whe- 
ther confirmed or rejected, or still under the con- 
sideration of the Diocesan, or otherwise waiting 
confirmation, in each of the several Counties of 
England and Wales. 

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


A Petition of Bankers, Ship-owners, Merchants 
and other Inhabitants of Port Glasgow and Newark, 
praying the House to induce Her Majesty to call 
to Her councils men in whom the nation have con- 
fidence, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Her Majesty’s 
Ministers. 


William Pare, A Petition of William Pare, Superintendent Re- 
gistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the 
district of Birmingham, praying the House not to 
take any steps, by Address or otherwise, to remove 
him from his office, without affording him the oppor- 
tunity and means of Justifying himself, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Crown Point 
(Leeds) Bridge 
and Roads Bill. 


Mr. Baines presented a Bill for making and main- 
taining a new Bridge over the River Aire, at Leeds, 
at or near a place called Crown Point, with suit- 
able Approaches thereto; and for making certain 
Drains or Watercourses under the Roads leading to 
such Bridge, and through the adjoming Lands, to 
communicate with the River Aire, below the Leeds 
Locks: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Baines presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Hagbourne, otherwise East Hag- 
bourne, in the County of Berks: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Hagbourne 
Inclosure Bill. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates 
and Common Council of the city of Glasgow, 
praying the House to adopt measures for improving 
the constitution of Committees on Private Bills, 
especially by limiting the Members of such Com- 
mittees to those chosen by the Committee of Se- 
lection, and requiring the constant attendance of 
such Members during the examination of witnesses, 
and the whole proceedings of the Committee, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Private Business. 


Private Bills. 


Stage Coaches, 


A Petition of Stage Coach Proprietors resident 
&amp;e. 


in Edinburgh, and others interested in Stage 
Coaches and Post-horses, praying for a reduction 
of the Duties on Stage Coaches and Post-horses, 
and on Servants employed in the management 
thereof, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Private 
Business. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider whether any and what improvement can be 
adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- 


4° Februariz. 





A. 1840. 


ness, have Power to report their Observations there- 
upon from time to time to the House. 


Coun 
Surve 
(Irel 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John Ludlow 
Thomas and Richard Marston, Electors of the Bo- "ction. 
rough of Ludlow, in the county of Salop, which was 

delivered in upon the 24th day of June, in the last 

Session of Parliament, complaining of an undue : 
Election and Return for the said Borough, might be 

read; and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Petition of Ipswich 
Thomas Milner Gibson, Esquire, of Easton-square, ction. 
in the county of Middlesex, which was delivered in 

upon the 29th day of July, in the last Session of 
Parliament, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Ipswich, might be read ; 

and the same was read. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Totnes Election, 
Charles Barry Baldwin, of No. 6, Parliament-street, 

in the liberty of Westminster, and county of Middle- 

sex, Esquire, which was delivered in upon the 9th 

day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 

the wou. of Totnes, might be read; and the 

same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Petition of 
William Blount, of Cumberland-street, Portman- 
square, London, Esquire, which was delivered in 
upon the same day, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the said Borough, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Petition of Cambridge 
Ebenezer Foster, of Trumpington, in the county of a 
Cambridge, and of Mill-lane, in the parish of Saint , 
Benedict, in the Borough of Cambridge, in the 
county aforesaid, Merchant and Banker, Henry 
Henington Harris, of Parker’s Piece, in the parish 
of Saint Andrew-the-Great, in the Borough afore- 
said, Solicitor, Isaac Ibberson, of Panton-place, in 
the parish of Saint Andrew-the-Less, in the said 
Borough, Gentleman, and Charles Asby, of 7. 
ington-street, in the parish of Saint Benedict, in the 
said Borough, Builder, all respectively Electors of 
and for the Borough of Cambridge aforesaid, on be- 
half of themselves and others Electors of and for 
the said Borough, which was delivered in upon the 
31st day of January last, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Cambridge, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records 
as shall be thought necessary by the several Par- 
ties on the hearing of the matters of the said Pe- 
titions. 


Lea 
Abst 


Pub! 
(Irel 


Prit 
Nat 


Prit 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Valuation 
Returns of the several Counties, Counties of Cities, (Ireland) 
and Counties of Towns in Jreland, of which the 
Valuation under the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 84, 
has been completed, specifying the Name of each 
Barony or Galtnencey the Acreable Contents, 
and the Valuation thereof; stating, also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant 
of Spring Assizes 1839, for each such Baron 
or Half-barony, and the rate per centum whic 
such Sum bears to the Valuation; also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant 
of Summer Assizes 1839, for each such Baron 
or Half-barony, and the Rate per centum whic 
such Sum bears to the Valuation; stating, also, the 
Rate per centum which the entire Sum levied by the 
Grand Warrant at both Assizes in 1839 bears to the 
Valuation :—And, stating the Name and Acreable 
Contents of each such County, County of a City, 
and County of a Town, the Annual Value thereof, 
according to the Valuation under the said Act, the 
Amount of the Expense of such Valuation, the Cost 
per Acre of such Valuation, and the Rate which 
the Cost bears to each £.100 of the Valuation. 



















Ordered, 





County 
Surveyors 
(Ireland. ) 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Public Revenue 
(Ireland. ) 


Prince Albert’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Printed Papers. 


3 VicTORIz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | 
Return of the Number of County Surveyors, and 
of their Deputies or Clerks, in each County, County 
of a City, and County of a Town in Ireland, in 
each of the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 
1839, and of the Sums presented in each of those 
years to the different County Surveyors, their De- 
puties and Clerks, for Salaries and Emoluments, 
for Rent of Office, for Surveys, Maps, Instru- 
ments and Travelling Expenses, or paid by the 
Commissioners of Public Works to each County Sur- 
veyor; specifying each Sum presented by the County, 
or paid by the Commissioners of Public Works ; 
with an Abstract, showing the Amount paid by each 
County, in each year, and the whole Amount in all 
Freland in each of the above years. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pease have leave of absence 
for three weeks, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Balance arising from the remittance 
of Public Money from the Jrish and British Ex- 
chequers, from the year 1833 to 1839, both inclusive: 
—Of the Total present Expenditure of Ireland, in- 
cluding Debt, Army, Pensions, Civil List, Miscel- 
laneous Estimates, and all Disbursements payable 
out of the Public Revenue, for the year ending the 
5th day of January 1839 :—and, of the Sums drawn 
by the Board of Woods and Forests from Jreland in 
Rents, and arising from the Sales of Lands and 
Tenements, from the year 1833 to 1839, both in- 
clusive. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon Prince Albert’s Naturaliza- 
tion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George Gre 
reported, That the Committee had gone throug 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, 
without Amendment :—And 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 acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


The Deputy Serjeant at Arms, attending this House, 
being called on to give an account of any further 
proceeding in respect of Thomas Burton Howard, 
informed the House, that the Messenger had again 
been to Mr. Burton Howard’s house, where he was 
informed that Mr. Burton Howard was in the 
country. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

posed, That Thomas Burton Howard be sent for in 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accord- 
ingly ; 
"The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journal of the House, of the 30th day of March 
1731, of the Proceedings of the House in relation 
to certain witnesses being sent for in custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth; 

“The House being informed, that William 
Satchwell and Leonard Poulter, who were yes- 
terday ordered to attend the House this day, 
do not attend ; 

“ And two persons being called in and ex- 
amined at the Bar, who proved that their 
Orders for their attendance were left at their 
respective dwelling-houses ; 

“ Ordered, That the said William Satchwell 
be sent for in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his Warrant accordingly. : 

“ Ordered, That the said , Poulter be 
sent for in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 

Vou. 95. 


4 Februari. 








59 


attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his Warrant accordingly.” 

And the Question being put ; 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard be sent 
for in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Working 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to Classes. 


inquire into the causes of discontent amidst great 
bodies of the Working Classes in populous districts, 
with a view to apply such remedies as the wisdom 
of Parliament can devise, to remove, as far as pos- 
sible, any reasonable grounds of complaint, in order 
thereby to strengthen the attachment of the people 
to the Institutions of the country ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ inquire 
** into the” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words “ condition of the Working Classes 
‘&lt; in populous, manufacturing and mining districts,” 
instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words: 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Act 11 Geo. 4, Sale of Beer 
and 1 Will. 4, c. 64, to permit the General Sale of Bill. 


Beer and Cider by Retail in England, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4and 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 alter and amend the Laws relating to the Sale 
of Beer: And that Mr. Pakington and Mr. Sanford 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


' Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Juvenile _ 
to authorize the Summary Conviction of Juvenile Offenders Bill. 


Offenders in certain cases of Larceny and Misde- 
meanor, and to provide places for holding Petty 
Sessions of the Peace: And that Sir Eardley Wilmot 
and Sir Matthew Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Grammar 
for improving the condition and extending the be- Schools Bill. 


nefits of Grammar Schools: And that Sir Eardley 
Wilmot and Mr. George Hope do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Colonial 


Will. 4, c. 53, to repeal an Act of the ninth 
his late Majesty, for regulating the Carriage of Pas- 
sengers in Merchant Vessels from the United King- 
dom to the British Possessions on the Continent 
and Islands of North America, and to make further 
provision for regulating the Carriage of Passengers 
from the United Kingdom, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend to the British Colonies in the West Indies 
the provisions of the said Act: And that Mr. Vernon 
Smith and Lord John Russell do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend 
the Law of Copyright ; 

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 operation of the existing Laws of Copyright, 
“ and to report thereon to the House,” instead 
thereof. 


12 And 


year of Passengers Bill. 


Copyright Bill. 








Spirit Licenses 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Printed Papers. 


King of 
Hanover. 


London and 
Port Dillaen 
Railway, 


60 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, } 


Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: 
Tellers for the { Mr. Hume, 


Noes, L Mr. Warburton : j*- 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in-a Bill 
to amend the Law of Copyright: And that Mr. 


Serjeant Talfourd, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Lord 
Viscount Mahon, and Mr. Gladstone, do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


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


Mercurii, 5° die Februarii, 1840: 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable Persons holding Licenses to sell Beer, 
Spirits and other Exciseable Liquors in Scotland, to 
Par a renewal of their Licenses from the Excise : 
And that Mr. Gillon and Mr. Dennistoun do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, 'That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Warehousing of Foreign Goods at Inland 
Ports: And that Mr. Labouchere and Mr. Robert 
Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
on the publication of Printed Papers by Order of 
this House :—And a Committee was appointed of 
Lord John Russell, Mr. Attorney General, Lord 
Viscount Howick, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Warburton, 
Mr. Easthope, Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Pemberton, 
Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Sir William Fol- 
lett, the Lord Advocate, Sir George Strickland, Sir 
George Clerk, Lord Stanley, Mr. Williams Wynn, 
Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Goulburn, Dr. Lushington, 
Sir Frederick Pollock, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Villiers, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. O’ Connell, and Lord 


Viscount Mahon, with Power to send for persons, | 


papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Sums received out of the Consolidated 
Fund by the King of Hanover since his accession 
to the Crown of Hanover, as also of the Houses, 
Apartments, Gardens and Land, being Crown Pro- 
perty, now held by the King of Hanover in England. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Mie 


Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously | 


pleased to direct that the Engineers who have been 
appointed, in pursuance of the Address of this House 
of the 12th day of August last, do, in addition to 
the Report thereby required to be made, report on 
the merits of the projected Line of Railway from 
London to Port Dillaen vid Worcester and Newtown; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ direct 
that” to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ there be laid before this House, the Report 
“ on the Harbours of Worth Wales, as Packet Sta- 
“ tions between England and Ireland,” 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. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to direct that the Engineers who 
have been appointed, in pursuance of the Address of 
this House of the 12th day of August last, do, in 


4°—5° Februari. 





A. 1840. 


addition to the Report thereby required to be made, 
report on the merits of the projected Line of Rail- 
way from London to Port Dillaen vid Worcester 
and Newtown. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Passengers’ 
Copy of the Orders and Regulations of the Depart- aie 
ment for clearing Passengers’ Baggage in the Port ‘“" sie 
of London, and the separate Establishment for that 
ag and Charge of that Office; stating the 

ames, the Office, the Salary and Allowances of 
each Person so employed in that Department, also 
the Hours the Office is open for receiving and 
passing the Baggage, and the Fees, if any, charged 
for clearing the Sane of Passengers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tower of 
Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to the nd. 
Armoury of the Tower, from the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1839, to the 1st day of February 1840; 
stating the Number of Free Admissions, and the 
Number of those Persons who paid for Admissions, 
in each month, the Rate of Fees paid by each, and 
the aggregate Amount received in the same time ; 
stating also, in what manner the Money received has 
been appropriated, and to whom paid:— Also, a 
Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the 
Jewel House, from the 1st day of February 1839 to 
the 1st day of February 1840. 





| Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Humphery and Mr. Metropolis 
'D’ Eyncourt be added to the Select Committee on Improvement. 
Metropolis Improvement. 


| 
_ Mr. Gillon presented a Bill to enable Persons Spirit Licenses 
ciseable Liquors in Scotland, to obtain a Renewal of No. 36, 
‘their Licenses from the Excise: And the same was 

read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

time upon Wednesday the 12th day of this instant 
| February; and to be printed. 


| Mr. John Parker reported Prince Albert’s Annuity Prince Albert's 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; Annuity Bill 
,and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 

| Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee Supply; 
‘of Supply, a Resolution, which was read, as fol- 

| loweth : 

Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Millions, Transfer of 
be granted to Her Majesty, to discharge the like Aids. 
amount of Supplies granted for the Service of the 
ear 1839, or for any preceding year. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve Ways and 
itself into a Committee to consider of Ways and Meaus. 


Means for raising the Supply granted to Her Ma- 
jesty. 


Mr. John Parker presented a Bill for the Ware- tnland Ware- 
housing of Foreign Goods at Inland Ports: And housing Bill 
the same was read the first time, and ordered to No. 37- 
be read a second time upon Wednesday the 12th 
day of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Queen Anne’s Queen Anne’s 
Bounty, which was presented upon Friday last, be ~— 
printed. 0. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court Court of Session 


of Session (Scotland), which was presented upon (Seorlann? 
Friday last, be printed. No. 39. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Mint, Mint. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 40. 
Ordered, 





| holding Licenses to sell Beer, Spirits and other Ex- (Scotland) Bil. 





es 
jill. 


Colonial Land 
Board. 
No. 35. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland.) 


No. 41. 
Committals 
(Ireland.) 

No. 42. 


Hgnd-loom 
Weavers. 


No. 43. 
Warwick Gaol. 
No. 44. 
Registrar of 

Designs. 
No. 45. 


North Union 
Railway Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches, 


Oakham Canal, 


Freethorpe 
Inclosure Bill. 


Cramond 


Bridge Bill, 


Arbroath and 
orfar Rail 
Bill, Bid 


3 VictToRiz. 


Land Board, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
to Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland), which were 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Com- 


mittals (Irelund), which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That Parts II. and III. of the Copies of 
Reports of Assistant Hand-Loom Inquiry Commis- 
sioners, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Warwick 
Gaol, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Registrar 


of Designs, which was presented yesterday, 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. 


Mercurii, 5° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable 
the North Union Railway Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money: And the same was read 


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


A Petition of County Rate-payers of the county 
of Chester, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House in respect to the application for the 
Weaver Churches Bill had not been complied with, 
and praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


Oakham Canal, complaining that the Standing Or- | 


ders of the House in respect to the application for 
the Oakham Canal Bill had not been complied with, 
and praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parishes of Freethorpe, Limpenhoe 
and Reedham, in the County of Norfolk: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Cramond Bridge Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend an Act for erecting a Bridge 
over the River A/mond, which divides the counties 
of Edinburgh and Linlithgow: And that Mr. Gib- 


son Craig and Mr. Charles Hope do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and other- 


wise to amend and enlarge the provisions of the 
Vou. 95. 


4°_5° Februarit. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Colonial | 


61 
Act relating to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway : 


And that Mr. Chalmers and Lord Douglas Gordon 
Hallyburton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby — from the Select Committee Canterbury 
on Petitions for 


rivate Bills; That in the case of Pavement. 
the Petition for the Canterbury Pavement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Birmingham 





on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the + sg 
Petition for the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill,“ °"" 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and extending the line or course of the 
Cut or Canal authorized to be made by an Act 
ese in the third year of the reign of Her present 

ajesty, and for granting further Powers to the 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal 
Navigations : And that Colonel Anson and Lord 
Viscount Ingestre do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Chester and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Crewe and 
the Petition for the Chester and Crewe and Grand ino 
Junction Railways Consolidation Bill, the Standing solidation. 
Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Ardwick 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement. 
the Petition for the Ardwick Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Petition prays for power to purchase. 
lands, buildings and other property for the purposes 
of the Improvements, which power was not contained 
,In the former Act, thus bringing the application 
| within Bills of the 1st class, but no church-door 
| Notices have been given, and inasmuch as in the 
‘notices inserted in the county newspaper, the Act 
| which it is proposed to amend is stated to have 
been passed in the 5th instead of the 6th year of 
King George the Fourth, but in the Gazette the 
said Act is correctly mentioned. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Birmingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Wyrle 
the Petition for the Birmingham and Wyrley Canals ¢*"*"* —_ 
Union Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied =~ 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
ifor consolidating the Wyrley and Essington Canal 
| Navigation with the Birmingham Canal Navigations, 
land for granting further powers to the Company of 
| : . . . ° 
| Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations : 

And that Colonel Anson and Lord Viscount Jn- 
gestre do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Baines presented a Bill for granting certain Faversham 
Powers to the /aversham Oyster Fishery Company: Fishery Bill. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for abolishing Edinburgh 
certain Petty and Market Customs in the City of Market and 
Edinburgh, “and granting other Duties in lieu petty Customs 
thereof: And the same was read the first time; and ° 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Halifax ;—Great Yarmouth ;— Poor Employ- 
and, Kingston-upon-Hull; praying the House to ment. 
institute an inquiry into the plans of Robert Owen 
for the amelioration of the condition of the Poor, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





13 Petitions 








Je arene 


_— 
























































































Church Rates, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Charch of 
England. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Treland.) 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill, 


Law of Evidence 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 46. 


Short-hand 
Writer to the 
House. 


State of the 
Nation. 


Lists of 
Committees. 


No. 47. 


62 5° Februariz. 


Petitions from Heckmondwike (two Petitions); | 
— Leeds (Chairman of a Meeting) ; — Kingston- 
upon-Hull (President of the Association of the 

eligious Freedom Society) ;—and, Stroud; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, for the 
release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 
— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Inverheithny ;— Huntly ;— Newtyle ; 
—Eassy and Nevay ; —Lintrathen ; —Glenisla ;— 
Kingoldrum ;—-Meigle;—Coupar Angus ;—Strom- 
ness ;——Kilmuir Wester and Suddy ;--Lybster ;— 
Caithness Presbytery (Moderator) ; — Keiss ; — 
Bruan ;— Bernedale ; — Lairg;— and, Halkirk ; 
praying for an alteration of the law respecting 
Church Patronage in Scotland, —were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Longbredy and Littlebredy ; — 
Woodborough ;— Worcester ;-— Birbury ;—and, Can- 
terbury; stating that the population of the country 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church, 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmurry Ibrickane ;--Tulla ; — 
Dysart ; —— Mooncoin ; — Kilcoo ;-- Lisdowney ; — 
Kilfenora ;— and, Carrigeen; praying the House 
to extend to Jre/and a full and equitable measure of 
Elective Franchise, together with such a measure of 
Municipal Reform as shall place the Jrish corpo- 





A. 1840. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot presented a Bill to authorize Juvenile 
the summary conviction of Juvenile Offenders in Offenders Biy, 
certain cases of Larceny and Misdemeanor, and to No. 48, 
ong places for holding Petty Sessions of the 

eace: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday the 
18th day of this instant February; and to be 
printed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Corporation, Merchants Municipal 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Clonmel, Corporations 
praying that that town may be excluded from the “**!#"4) Bill, 
operation of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 

Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Owners, Occupiers and Rate-payers, County Rates, 

in Attleburgh, praying the House to extend to coun- 
ties the beneficial influence afforded to borough towns 
by the Municipal Corporations Act, by enabling the 
Rate-payers to elect from themselves fit and proper 
persons to superintend the levy and expenditure of 
County Rates, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Atéleburgh, praying Magistracy, 
that clergymen of all denominations may be pre- 
vented from acting as justices of the peace, and for 
appointing, in case of need, stipendary magistrates, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








rations on an equal footing with those of Great 
Britain,—were ee and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Messrs. Fort, Brothers&amp; Co., Man- 
chester;— Fraser, Son &amp; Co., Manchester ;— Richard 


Ormerod, Manchester ;— Barbour &amp; Son, Man- | 


chester ;— Henry &amp; Co., Manchester;—Hoyle &amp; 
Sons, Manchester ;-—London ;— Glasgow :—Messrs. 
Duffy &amp; Co., Dublin ;— Waldron &amp; Co., Dublin ;— 
Dublin ;— Belfast ;— Messrs. Middleditch &amp; Taylor, 
Manchester ;—Crafts &amp; Stell, Manchester ;—Sales, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dalton, in the county Corn Laws. 
of York, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Great Bolton ;—London (three Newport Riots, 
Petitions) ; — Whitechapel; —Whitechapel, Saint 
George’s-in-the-East, &amp;c. ; — Dorking ; — Saint 
Luke’s, Middlesex ; — Saint George’ s-in-the-East ; 

—and, Finsbury ; praying the House to address Her 
Majesty beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to 
Frost, Williams and Jones, lately tried at Monmouth 





Schawbe &amp; Co., Manchester ;—and, Chairman of 
the School of Design, Manchester ; praying that 


the Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,— | 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for the 
amendment of the Law of Evidence in Scotland : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Tuesday the 18th 
day of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Edward Morton, Student-at-Law, 
of Craven-street, and Francis N. Walsh, of Duke- 
street, Westminster, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the mode of conducting the business 
of the Short-hand Writer’s department of the Houses 
of Parliament, in order to afford the Petitioners and 
others a fair participation in that public employment, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin Wills, of Camberwell, 


on a charge of high treason,—were presented, and 
, read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from William Jones ;—and, Zephaniah 
Williams ; praying for a free pardon,—were also 
SS and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
Ennis, praying the House to institute an inquiry Profession. 
into the Medical Institutions of the country, for the 
oe of ensuring an effectual measure of Medical 

eform, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Major Macnamara have leave of Leave of 
absence for three weeks, to attend the Assizes ;— Absence. 
and, Mr. Lefroy a month, on account of ill health. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the di- Court of Session 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of the (Seotlan¢.) 
Number of Causes instituted and decided in the 
Court of Session in Scotland, between the 1st January 








praying the House to institute a Committee of In-| 
quiry into the State of the Nation, more especially | 
with reference to the condition of the industrious | 
portion of the community, was presented, and read; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. — acquainted the House, That the 
Clerk had caused to be prepared Sessional Lists of 


Members to serve on Committees upon Private 
Bills. 


1839 and the 1st January 1840. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
able. 


The ingrossed Bill for enabling Her Majesty to Privee +e 
grant an Annuity to His Serene Highhess Prince 4™ °" 
Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 





Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. rh 
€ 





Desig 
right 


Adi 
of Ji 
(Irel 


Ejec 
(Irel 


Sup 


ee a’ hes 


Designs Copy- 
l right Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice : 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 


Means ; 
Account, 
referred : 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


Transfer of 
Aids. 


Ecclesiastical 
uties and 
Revedues Bill, 


No, 49, 


3 VicTORIz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Designs Copyright 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, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Select iemsaibinss 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Administration of Justice (Jreland) 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 19th day-of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Ireland) 
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. Po 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 and Motion were, severally, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 19th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the 
Exchequer, or remaining to be raised, on the 27th 
day of Jannary 1840, to complete the aids granted 
by Parliament for the service of the years 1838 and 
1839, which was presented upon the 28th day of 
January last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty the sum of Two Millions, a 
art of the sum now remaining in the Exchequer 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, or remaining to be raised on the 27th January 
1840, to complete the aids granted by Parliament, 
for the service of the year 1839, and of antecedent 
years, be applied to the service of the year 1840. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to carry into effect, with certain modifications, the 
Fourth Report of the Commissioners of Ecclesias- 

Vor. 95. 


5°-—6° Februariz. 





63 


tical Duties and Revenues: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday the 28th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, six Clerks in 
Returns of the Total Amount of the Fees received Chancery. 


by or on account of the Six Clerks of the High 
Court of Chancery, during the year 1838, distin- 
guishing how much of such Fees were received on 
account of their Office of Six Clerks, and how much 
as Clerks of the Inrolments and Comptroller of the 
Hanaper respectively :—Of the Total Amount of 
the Fees and Sums of Money which were received 
by or became payable to each of the sworn Clerks 
of the Court of Chancery during the year 1838 ; 
distinguishing how much of such Fees were ac- 
counted for to the Six Clerks of the said Court, or 
to any other and what Persons :—Of the Number 
of Term Fees which were received by or became 
payable to each of the said sworn Clerks during the 
year 1838, and the Number of Causes in respect of 
which such Term Fees accrued :—Of the Amount 
of the Fees which were received by or became pay- 
able to each of such sworn Clerks during the year 
1838, on account of the taxation of Costs, and in 
respect of how many Bills of Costs such Fees 
became payable; specifying the ten largest Amounts 
received by each of the said sworn Clerks for any 
one Bill of Costs:—Of the Total Amount which 
was received by or became payable to each of the 
said sworn Clerks for Office Copies during the year 
1838 :—And, Similar Returns during the year 1839. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Masters in 
Return of the Number of Warrants on leaving Bills Chancery. 


of Costs, and the Number of Warrants for taxing 
Bills of Costs, issued by each of the Masters of the 
High Court of Chancery during the year 1838 :— 
And, a Similar Return during the year 1839. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 6° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M 


case of the Petition for the Elginshire Roads Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further and more effectually repairing and main- 
taining certain Turnpike-roads in the county of 
Elgin: And that Colonel Grant and Mr. Francis 
William Grant do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Roxburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of and Selkirk 
the Petition for the Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads 84s Bill. 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further and more effectually repairing and main- 
taining several Turnpike-roads in the counties of 
Roxburgh and Selkirk: And that Mr. Elliot and 
Mr. Pringle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pe- 
tition of George Turnbull, Esquire, complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standin ae in the 
case of the Petition for the Edinburgh Gas Bill was 
referred ; That in the case of the Petition for the 
said Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Edinburgh Gas Light Compan 
more effectually to light with Gas the town of Leith, 
the vicinity thereof, and other places in the county 
of Edinburgh, and for altering and enlarging the 

14 powers 


R. Greene reported from the Select Committee Figinshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Roads Bill. 








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powers of the said Company: And that Mr. Gibson | 
Craig and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Hereford Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Improvement. 6» Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Hereford Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do iie upon the Table. 


Liverpool Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Docks. on Petitions for Private Bilis; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Liverpool Docks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great Level of © Mr, Greene reported from the Select Committee 


a Bil), On Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Great Level of the Wash In- 
closure Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 

with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing and reclaiming from the Sea, certain 
tracts of Land forming the great Estuary called The 
Wash, between the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln: 
And that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. Townley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 

Kennet and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ny on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Kennet and Amesbury Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Turnpike-road from West Kennet to 
Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, with Branches 
therefrom: And that Mr. Benett and Mr. Sidney 
Herbert do prepare, and bring it in. 


Birmingham A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Canal Navige- Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that Pro- 

_— vision may be made in the Birmingham Canal Na- 
vigations Bill, for altering and varying the line of 
the Cut or Canal near the oll End Furnaces, in the 
parish of Tipton, in the county of Stafford, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Cramond 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to continue 
Bridge Bill 


and amend an Act for erecting a Bridge over the 
River Almond, which divides the Counties of Edin- 
burgh and Linlithgow: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Edinburgh and = Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for the better 

Leith Gas Bill. Ji¢hting with Gas the City of Edinburgh and Town 
of Leith and Places adjacent, and for other pur- 
poses relating thereto : And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Arbroath and Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the 
— Railway Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company to raise a 
‘ further Sum of Money, and otherwise to amend and 
enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Act re- 
lating to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 


Elective Petitions from Donabate and Portrane ; —Kil- 
(ireland) &amp;. »avee;— Maghera;— Currin;— Columbhill ;— Kil- 
: laune;--Cashmoreand Kinsalebeg;—-Lower Mourne;-— 
Adare ; — Dunsford and Ardglass ; — Killevan ; — 
Castlelera ;— Bright ;—Cashill;— West Ardstraw;— 
Larra;—Kildallonand Fomragin;—Kildress ;—-Car- 
rickmacross ;—and, Ramoan; praying the House toex- 
tend to Ireland a full and equitable measure of Elec- 
tive Franchise, together with suchameasure of Muni- 
cipal Reform as shall place the Jrish corporations 
on an equal footing with those of Great Britain,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


64. 6° Februariz. 





A. 1840, 


A Petition of Corn Millers and Flour Merchants Fioyr a 
of the county and city of Dublin, praying that the tion (Irelang) 
Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into Bill. 

a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kinloss ;— Dingwall ;— Bower ;— churer 
and, Banff; prayimg for an alteration of the law Patronage 
relative toChurch Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- (Se*tland.) 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bossington ; — East Tytherly ;— 
Timsbury ;— Broughton ;—West Bromwich ;—Mot- 
tisfont ;— East Dean ;—and, Michelmersh ; praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the principles 
and objects of Socialism, and adopt measures for the 
protection of morality and religion,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Socialism, 


Petitions from Sturmer and Wixoe ;-—Chedburgh; waynoott 
— Great Whelnethan ; — and, Bradfield Saint College. 
George; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 

tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Railway 

to inquire into the state of Communication by Rail- Communication 
ways, and to report their Observations thereupon to ¢First Report) 
the House, have Power to report the Minutes of No. 50. 
the Evidence taken before them from time to time. 

Lord Seymour 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 Mi- 

nutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Petitions from English Ricknor;—Saint Arran’s; church of 

— How Capleand Sollershope;--Mordiford;—-Good- England. 
rich ;—Westbury-upon-Severn ;— Newnham ;—Bed- 
worth ; — Exton ;— Swineshead ;— Little Dean ;— 
Tidenham (two Petitions) ;—Awne ;— Coleford ;— 
Woolastone and Alvington ;—Staunton ;—Abenhall; 
— Lydney ;— Newland ;— Whitminster ;— Flaxley;— 
Twyning ;—Stoke Prior ;—Inkberrow;—Berkswell ; 
Tibberton and Warndon;— Child Okeford; Drayton 
Beauchamp ; — Dover ;— Compton Abbas ;— West 
Orchard ;-—Dorchester ;—Members of the Windsor 
and Eton Church Union Society ;— Glasbury ;— 
East Stonehouse ;-—- Upway ;— Broadway and Bin- 
combe ;— Stockton ;—Charles-the- Martyr ;—Chars- 
field ;-- Dymchurch ;-- Wolverhampton ;—Acrise :— 
| Salford ; — Jacobstow ; — Totnes ; — Hythe ;—Ta- 
| merton Foliott;—-Woodleigh;—East Knoyle;— West 
Knoyle ;— Avening ;— Horsley ;— Minchinhampton ; 
— Walkhampton ;— Dorchester (two Petitions) ; -— 
Newchurch ; — Borough Green ; — Sedgehill ;— Is- 
lington (Devon) ; —Melcombe Horsay ;— Gloucester; 
— Wappenham ;— Bettiscombe and Pilsdon ;—Can- 
terbury ; — Sydling, Saint Nicholas ; — Piddle 
Trenthide ; — Slaidburn ; — East Chelborough ; — 
Preston (Dorset);—Broadhempston;——North Huish; 
——South Newton ;—Monks Okehampton ;— Church- 
stow ;—Barlaston ;—Bryngwyn;—and, Usk; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Pakington presented a Bill to alter and amend Sele of Beer 
the Laws relating to the Sale of Beer: And the B#. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be No. 51. 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 19th day 
of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Common Carriers and others, in- Railway Con- 
terested in the Conveyance of Goods by Railways, munication. 














praying that measures may be adopted for er 4 
a fair, 


Richa 
Johns 


Harri 
Dock 


Herc 
Doel 
tion. 


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tatic 


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(Ire 


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Richard 
Johnston. 


Harrington 
Dock Company. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Regula- 
tion. 


Church Rates. 


Tithes Commu- 
tation, 


Revenue, &amp;c. 


Stamp Duty 
(Irelaud.) 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill, 


No. 52. 


Belfast Waters 
works (No. 1.) 


William Pare. 


3 VICTORIZ. 


a fair, open and free competition for the carriage of 
Goods on Railways, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


A Petition of Richard Johnston, of Crosmolina, 
in the county of Mayo, complaining of having been 
dismissed from his situation of Gauger in the Excise 
in Ireland, and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


6° Februari. 





A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, | 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House | 
in respect to the application for the Harrington 


65 


Ordered, That Mr. Davenport have leave of ab- Leave of 


sence for a month, on account of ill health. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Survey of 
Statement of the Progress which has been made in Ireland. 


the Ordnance Survey and Townland Valuation of 
Ireland respectively since their commencement ; 
with an Estimate of the time that will be required 
to complete such Survey and such Vahiation :— 
Also, an Abstract, arranged according to Baronies, 
of the Valuation of the Lands and Houses of the 
several Parishes in each of the Counties, Counties 
of Cities and Counties of Towns which have been 


Dock Company Bill had not been complied with, | surveyed and valued in pursuance of the Act 7 Geo. 
and praying that they may be heard, by their agents | 4, c. 62, and subsequent Acts; stating specifically 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and | the contents of each Parish in statute acres, and the 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee upon! gross Valuation of the Land therein ; the Number 


Petitions for Private Bills. | 


| 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House | 
in respect to the application for the Herculaneum 
Docks Regulation Bill had not been complied with, 
and praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 





Petitions from Bishops Stortford ;—and, Harlow; | 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re-. 
lease of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Copy of the Report of the Tithe Commis- 





sioners for England and Wales to Her Majesty’s 
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment. 

Tables of the Revenue, Population, Commerce, 
&amp;c., of the United Kingdom and its Dependencies, 
—Supplement to Part VII. Colonies, 1836. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count of the Stamp Duties received on certain Pro- 
ceedings in the Courts of Law iw Jreland, in the 
year ended 5th January 1840. 


An Account of the Stamp Duties .eceived 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 1840. 

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


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill to extend to 
the British Colonies in the West Indies the statute 
made in the fifth and sixth year of the reign of his 
late Majesty King William the Fourth, for regu- 
lating the carriage of Passengers in Merchant 
Vessels: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Donegall, complain- 
ing that theStanding Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Belfast Waterworks 
(No.1.) Bill, had not been complied with, and praying 
that he may be heard, by his agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the President, Secretary and Libra- 
rian of the Community Friendly Society, John- 
street, Tottenham Court-road, praying the House 
not to take any measures for the removal of William 
Pare from the office of Superintendent Registrar of 
Births, Deaths and Marriages at Birmingham, was 


pees, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Vo. 95. 














of Houses in each Parish, and their gross Valua- 
tion :—Also, the Amount of County Cess collected 


in each Parish, during the year ended at Summer 


Assizes 1839 ; the above particulars to be brought 
out in Totals for each County, County of a City 
and County of a Town. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Niger Expedi- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased "°"- 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 


| Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence which 


may have passed between Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for the Colonial Department and the Lords 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, relating 
to an Expedition to be sent to the River Niger. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Mauritius. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of Despatch from Sir /Villiam Nico- 
lay, of the 4th day of May 1839, on the subject of 
Free Labour in the Mauritius :—Of Despatch from 
Sir William Nicolay, of the 21st day of May 1839, 
transmitting a Memorial from sundry Inhabitanis 
of the Mauritius, addressed to the Queen, praying 
the removal of restriction upon the introduction of 
Free Labourers from Jndia and elsewhere :—And, of 
a Letter from Mr. Barclay, of the 20th day of Sep- 
tember 1839, inclosing Documents relative to the 
feeling of the Inhabitants of Mauritius, on the 
subject of the introduction of Indian Labourers. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice Maule Message from 


and Mr. Baron Rolfe : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for enabling Her Majesty to grant an Annuity 
to His Serene Highness Prices Albert of Saxe Co- 
burg and Gotha, without any Amendment :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Serjeant-at-Arms, attending this House, in- Printed Papers. 


formed the House, That Thomas Burton Howard 
was in custody. 

Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard be now 
brought to the bar. 

Thomas Burton Howard was accordingly brought 
to the bar in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, and 
examined by Mr. Speaker, as follows: 

Q. The _ Searea has been informed, that on the 
24th of January a Writ of Summons was served on 
Messrs. Hansard, commanding them to enter an 
ae within eight days of the receipt of the 

rit, in the Court of Queen’s Bench, in an action 
at the suit of John Joseph Stockdale ; they were in- 
formed also that your name was indorsed upon that 
Writ. Are you the attorney in that action ?—A. I 
am. 


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sneencitersttewecinsnihecltamenei teat 

























66 | 6° Februari. 


Q. What is the cause of that action 1—A. For 
the subsequent publication of a libel. 

Q. Was that libel contained in a a published 
by the authority of this House !—A. It was. 

Q. Did you receive instructions from Mr. Stock- 
dale to commence that action against Messrs. Han- 
sard ?—A. I did. 

Q. In what publication of this House was that 
libel contained ?—A. It was in a Report of the In- 
spectors of Prisons. 

Q. The same as before ?—A. The same as before. 

And then he was directed to withdraw. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

sed, That Thomas Burton Howard, having served 
a Writ of Summons upon Messrs. Hansard, the 
Printers of this House, to cause an appearance to 
be entered in the Court of Queen’s Bench to an 
action at the suit of John Joseph Stockdale, in re- 
spect of a publication ordered by authority of this 

ouse, has been guilty of a high contempt and 
breach of the Privileges of this House; 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journals of the House of the 22d day of January 
last, of Mr. Speaker’s Reprimand of Thomas Burton 
Howard, might be read ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 


“ Thomas Burton Howard, Lhave to acquaint 
ou, that the House has come to the following 
esolution :— 


“ ¢That Thomas Burton Howard having been 
guilty of a contempt and breach of the Privi- 
leges of this House, and having expressed his 
regret at having incurred the displeasure of this 


House, be nowcalled to the bar, and reprimanded 
by Mr. Speaker.’ 


“In pursuance of this Resolution, I have 
further to acquaint you, that, whilst acting in 
the capacity of attorney to Mr. Stockdale, you 
caused a Writ of Inquiry to be executed, and a 
levy to be made upon the goods of Messrs. 
Hansard. You did that deliberately and ad- 
visedly, after having, according to your own 
admission, received notice of the Resolutions 
of this House. I have to admonish you, that 
conduct of this description is a high contempt 
of the authority of this House, which ought 
justly to be visited with its severe displeasure. 


“The House, however, having taken into its 
consideration the contrition which you have 
expressed, are disposed to deal leniently with 

ou for this offence. I am directed by the 
ouse to reprimand you, and I reprimand you 
accordingly.” 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
Thomas Burton Howard, having served a Writ of 
Summons upon Messrs. Hansard, the Printers of 
this House, to cause an appearance to be entered 
in the Court of Queen’s Bench to an action at the 
suit of John Joseph Stockdale, m respect of a pub- 
lication ordered by authority of this House, has been 
guilty of a —_ contempt and breach of the Pri- 
vileges of this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from “ Thomas Burton 
Howard” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ be brought to the bar of this House To- 
morrow,” 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir George Grey, 

Yeas, Mr. Vernon Smith : 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 

Noes, UMr. Shaw : } 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


47. 


45. 


breach of the Privileges of this 


A. 1840. 


Resolved, That Thomas Burton Howard, having 


served a Writ of Summons upon Messrs. Hansard, 
the Printers of this House, to cause an appearance 
to be entered in the Court of Queen’s Bench, in an 
action at the suit of John Joseph Stockdale, in re- 
spect of a publication ordered by authority of this 


ouse, has been guilty of a — contempt and 
ouse. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


That Thomas Burton Howard, having been guilty 


of a high contempt and breach of the Privileges of 
this House, be for his said offence committed to 
Her Majesty’s gaol of Newgate; and that Mr. 
Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John id 149 


Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart: 
Tellers for the f Mr. D’Jsraeli, } 46 
Noes, Mr. Kelly: ‘ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard, having 
been guilty of a hig contempt and breach of the 
Privileges of this House, be for his said offence 
committed to Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate ; and 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly, 


Carriages in Ireland: And that Mr. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. Dunbar do prepare, and bring it in. 


George Earl of Auckland, Knight 
the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Governor 
General of the British Possessions in the East 
Indies, for the judgment and ability with which the 
resources of the British Empire in India have been 
recently applied, under his direction, in aid of the 
military operations to the westward of the Indus. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Lieutenant General Lord 
Keane, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honour- 
able Military Order of the Bath, for his meritorious 
conduct in the command of the Forces employed to 
the westward of the Indus; and more particularly 
for the energy and promptitude with which he 
planned and directed the assault of the city and 
fortress of Ghuznee, the success of which brilliant 
achievement, by the blessing of God, highly con- 
tributed to the esac of the British Army, and to 
the rapid accomplishment of the enterprise in which 
they were engaged. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major General Sir Wii- 
loughby Cotton, Knicht Grand Cross of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, and to the 
several Officers of the Army, both European and 
Native, for their good conduct and gallant exertions 
during the late operations to the westward of the 
Indus. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth highly approve and acknowledge the discipline 
and patient perseverance displayed by the Non- 





commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, both 
European and Native, during a long and painful 
march through an untried country ; and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted 
courage at the assault and capture of Ghuznee. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this Reso- 
lution be signified to them by the Commanders of 
the several Corps. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor General of India; 
and that his Lordship be requested to communicate 
the same to the several Officers referred to therein. 











A Motion 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill stage Carriage 
for the Regulation of Stage Coaches and other hired (Ireland) Bil 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks Military 
of this House be given to the Right honourable Operatios 
Great Cross of “ndia.) 





Lightis 
House. 


Count 
Bridg 


Turn 


Bills 


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3 VicTOoRI£. 6°—7° Februari. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put 
That the mode of lighting the House of Commons 


67 


Lighting of the 
House. 


Veneris, 7° die Februari ; 


by Wax Candles is preferable to the present manner 
of lighting; and that therefore the Lustres and 
Green Shades be re-placed forthwith ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ( Sir Frederick Trench, \ 69 
Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle: - 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Hume, } 50 
Noes, Mr. Warburton: . 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove from 
Counties the expense and liability of repairing the 
Highways over Bridges, and the three hundred feet 
next adjoining to any ends of the same ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Mr. Barneby, 


Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Darby: 17. 
Tellers for the Noes, gy acai 52. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That the following Clause be inserted 
in all Turnpike-road Bills which may pass through 
Parliament during the present Session : 

“* And be it Enacted, That nothing herein con- 
tained shall be deemed or construed to exempt the 
Turnpike-road by this Act (or the said hereinbefore 
recited Act or Kets) authorized to be made, from 
the provisions of any general Act relating to the 
consolidation or other improved arrangement of 
Turnpike-roads which may pass during the present 
or any future Session of Parliament.” 

And that the Committee on the Bill do report 


specially to the House, that this Resolution has 
been complied with. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, in Columns, of the Number of Causes insti- 
tutedin the Court of Session of Scotland, between 
the 1st day of November 1839 and the 12th day of 
March 1840; showing the Number thereof enrolled 
before each of the Lords Ordinary, the Number 
finally decided, and those still in dependence. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the Committee 
of Ways and Means, a Resolution; which was read, 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Two Millions, 
a part of the Sum now remaining in the Exchequer 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, or remaining to be raised on the 27th day of 
January 1840, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the service of the year 1839, and of 
antecedent years, be applied to the service of the 
year 1840. 

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. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Robert Gor- 
don do prepare, and bring it in. 





Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


AS* ESSAGE, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentle- Royal Assent 


man Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral 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 Her Majesty’s 
Commission, had been at the House of Peers, where 
a Commission 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 for the Naturalization of His Serene High- 
ness Prince Albert, of Saxe Coburg and Gotha: 

An Act for i Her Majesty to grant an An- 

i 


nuity to His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe 
Coburg and Gotha. 


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of the 
First Report of the Commissioners appointed for 
carrying into execution the provisions of the Act 
2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 61, for the Improvement of the Navi- 
gation of the River Shannon. 


Return of Copies of Cases stated and signed by Assessed Taxes 
the Commissioners acting in the execution of the (Scotland.) 


Assessed Tax Acts, determined by the Judges in 
Scotland. 


liam 
Clerks in the late Extracting Department of the 
Court of Session, Scotland. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to James 
Davidson, as late Keeper of the Records of the 
Court of Session, and Keeper of the Record of 
Edictal Citations in Scotland. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to John 
Tweedie, as Keeper of the Minute Book of the 
Court of Session in Scotland. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to John 
Munro, Ordinary Macer of the Court of Session, 
Scotland, year to 20th June 1839. 


Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to Or- Brewers. 


ders,—An Account of the Number of Persons in 
each of the several Collections in the United King- 
dom licensed as “ Brewers,” “ Victuallers,” “ to 
sell Beer to be drunk on the premises,” and “ to sell 
Beer not to be drunk on the premises ;” stating the 
Number of each Class who brew their own Beer, 
and the Quantity of Malt consumed by them ; par- 
ticularizing each Class in each Collection, from the 


10th day of October 1838 to the 10th day of Oc- 
tober 1839. 


An Account of the Total Number of Quarters of Malt. 


Malt made between the 10th day of October 1838 
and the 10th day of October 1839, in the United 


Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to Wil- Court of Session 
ason and others, Extractors and Engrossing (Seetland.) 


Kingdom; distinguishing the Quantity made in 
be Commu- Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com-}each Country, and the Gonntine used by Brewers 
.. mutation, which was presented upon Tuesday last, | and Victuallers, and retail Brewers. 
53. be printed. Return to several Orders dated the 17th day of Hops. 
Court of Session Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of | January last, for Accounts of the Total Number of 
ap Session (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, | Acres of Land in Great Britain under the Culti- 


be printed. vation of Hops in the year 1839, distinguishing 


the Number of Acres in each Parish :—Of the 
Duty on Hops, of the growth of the year 1839, 
distinguishing the Districts, and the old from the 
new Duty:—Of the Quantity of Hops exported 

K 2 from 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





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—s 


ee a 








ee te ries 


























































































































Prince Leopold, 


Hereford 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Hull Docks. 


Edinburgh 
Gas Bill. 


Weston-super- 


mare Road Bill. ~ yo of the Petition for the Weston - super - mare 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Public Peti- 
tions (Fourth 
Report.) 


68 7° Februariz. 


from Great Britain to Foreign Countries, from the 
5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of January 
1840, distinguishing the Countries to which the 
same have been exported, and also the Quantities 
toeachCountry ; also, British from Foreign growths, 
and the Dates of the years in which the British 
Hops were grown :—and, of the Quantity of Foreign 
Hops imported into the United Kingdom from the 
5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing the Ports where imported, 
and the Countries from whence exported. 

Returns to an Order dated the 27th day of Ja- 
nuary last, for a Return of all Monies paid to and 
received by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold 
of Saxe Coburg, now King of the Belgians, since 
the 1st day of January 1818, whether on account of 
Annuity, Hegimental Pay, or Outfit, up to the 20th 
day of January 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Hereford Improvement 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend, and render more effectual, so far as re- 
lates to the Lord Scudamore’s Charity Monies, the 
provisions of an Act passed in the fourteenth year 
of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third, 
“ for improving the City of Hereford, and for other 
Purposes connected with the said City:” And that 
Mr. Bolton Clive and Sir Robert Price do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Charles Frost, of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, Gentleman, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Hull Docks Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that he may be heard, by his 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for enabling 
the Edinburgh Gas Light Company more effectu- 
ally to light with Gas the Town of Leith, the Vici- 
7 thereof, and other Places in the County of 

inburgh, and for altering and enlarging the 
Powers of the said Company: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 


oad Bill, which upon Tuesday last was made from 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a new Road from the 
Road at Worle, to a Road in the parish of Kew- 
stoke, leading to Locking and Weston-super-mare, in 
the county of Somerset: And that Mr. Gore Lang- 
ton and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Chanonry ;— 
Broomknoll ;—Gilcomston (two Petitions) ;—Pres- 
bytery of Hamilton (Moderator) ;— Grange ;—and, 

orglen; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented on the 3d and 4th days of this 
instant February ; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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





A. 1840. 


Petitions from East Tytherley ;—West Tyther- Socialism, 
ey ;—and, West Dean; praying the House to in- 

stitute inquiries into the principles and objects of 
Socialism, and adopt measures for the protection 

of morality and religion,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to Tie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there under-signed Officers of Rational 
the Central Board of the Universal Community So- Feligionists 
ciety of Rational Religionists, praying for an inquiry 

into the principles and objects of the said Society, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


Petitions from Brimington ;— Lofthouse ; — Pick- Church of 
ering ;—Kirkby Moorside;— Bath;—Helperby, &amp;c.; ®"8!"4. 
— Horsley ; — Madersfield ; — Newland ;— Areley 
Kings ;—Shepton Mallet ;—Strickland ;—Egham ; 
—Ryme;— Plymouth, —Whitchurch;—Upton Saint 
Leonard ;—Affpudle ;—Pancraswyhke ;— Bradwor- 
thy ;-—Sampford Courtenay ; —Yealmpton ; — Chi- 
velstone ;— Buckfastleigh ; — Dean Prior ;— Ipple- 
pen ;— Hollacombe; — Paignton ; — South Pool ;— 
Wembury ;—Saint Mary Church ;—Abbotsherswell; 
—:- Tavy Saint Mary; — Ermington ;— Plympton 
Saint Mary ; -- Woodland; — Bridgerule ; — Doo- 
brooke ;—Ugborough ;—Nailsworth ; — Northfield ; 
—Amberley ;—Deanery of Gloucester ;---Dumbleton; 
—King’s Bromley ;—Elford ;—Saint John’s, Wol- 
verhampton ; — Saint Paul’s, Wolverhampton ; — 
Farway ;---Dowland ;—Symondsbury ;—Chatherston 
Lewston ;— Fleet ;— Iwerne Minster ; — Buckland 
Ripers ; — Langton Herring ;— Cattistock ;— Alton 
(Dorset) ;— Stoke Abbott ;— Winterborne Carne ;— 
Tolpudle ;— Osmington ;-— Portland ;— Northwich ; 
— Macclesfield ;—Calke ;—Osmaston ;—Sapcote ;— 
Donhead Saint Mary ;—Leeke and Lowe ;—Him- 
ley ;—Ilmington ;—Great and Little Packington; 
—Tinwell;— Weston Turville ;—Aylesbury ;— West- 
Sield ;-—Longhope;— Mitcheldean ;—Brampton Ab- 
botts ;— Fonthill Bishop ;—Ribchester ;— Deanery of 
Bristol; — Saint Werburgh’s (Derby); — New- 
halls ;~- Malvern Wells; — Hinton Saint Mary ; — 
Powerstock ;—Bradpole ;—Durweston and Bryan- 
ston ;—Chalbury ;— Hilton ; — Punchnoll ;— Wim- 
borne Saint Giles; —Puddletown ;—Piddle Hinton; 
—Allington ; — Cerne Abbas ; — Stoke Gabriel ;— 
Rattery ;— Wardle-with-Wuerdale;—Saint George’s 
Chapel, Edgbaston; — Milford Haven; — Hubber- 
stone ;— Brewood ;— Whitmore ;— Barby ; —- Dal- 
lington ;—and, Blakesley ; stating that the popula- 
tion of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficilency,—were 
gaia and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Shelf ;—Netherthong ; —Mirfield ; Corn Laws. 
— Leeds ;—Austonley ;— Cleckheaton ; -— Northow- 
ram ;— Wooldale ;— Hepworth ;—Fulstone ;— Cart- 
worth ;— Holme ;—Upperthong ;—Scholes ;— Kirk- 
caldy ;— and, Newburgh; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Farmers and others 
residing in the townships of Hawnby, Easterside, 
Bilsdale West, Snilesworth and Ardenside; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be altered or repealed, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shepton Mallet ; — Matlock ; — Maynooth 
Calverhall; — Whitchurch (Salop); — and, Cer-Clles* 
rig-y-Druidion; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any further grant of public money to the Ro- 
man Catholic College of Maynooth,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, Tithes 
praying for the abolition of Tithes in Jreland, was (Ireland.} 





presented, 


War 


Elec! 
Fran 


(Ire! 


Chu 


Em 


Jos 


rat 


Warwick Gaol. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Ireland.) 


Stage Carriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No.5. 


Church Rates. 


E:manuel 
Josephs. 


Queen’s 
Marriage, 


Poor Employ- 
ment, 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill, 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station, 


Newport Rivts. 


3 ViIcTORIz. 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from William Marshall and others;— 
and, John Templer ; complaining of the treatment of 


7° Februariz. 





William Lovett and John Collins, confined in War- 
wick Gaol for sedition; and praying for inquiry,— | 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Newmarket (Cork) ;—Rathcormac 
and Gurtroe;—~—and, Liscarrol and Churchtown ; 
praying the House to extend to Ireland a full and 
equitable measure of Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Irish corporations on an equal footing with 
those of Great Britain,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for the Re- 
gulation of Stage Coaches and other hired Carriages 
in Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 


the 21st day of this instant February ; and to be 
printed. 


Petitions from Faversham;—Sible Hedingham;— 
Weldon and Corby ; — Lavenham; — and, Cleck- 
heaton; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsfora 
Gaol, and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,— 





were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Emanuel Josephs, of Brook-hill, 
Vine-street, Clerkenwell, complaining of his inability 
to obtain payment of certain prize money due to his 
late brother Samuel Josephs, and praying for relief, 


was ee. and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Matlock, praying 
the House, in making provision for the event of Her 
Majesty’s contemplated Marriage, to require such 
securities as may seem best calculated to preserve 
unimpaired the inestimable blessings of our Pro- 
testant Throne and Protestant Religion, as were 
guaranteed te us by the two great statutes of the 
Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Oldham;—and, Darlington; pray- 
ing the House to take into consideration the plans 
of Robert Owen for ameliorating the condition of 
the Poor,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Lowe, &amp; Co., Calico Printers, 
of Manchester, praying that the Designs Copyright 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Greenwich Railway 
Company, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House in respect to the application for the Lon- 
don and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill had not been complied with, and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


_A Petition of John Wadge, and others, of the pa- 
rish of Saint Mary-le-bone, praying the House to 
address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to grant a 
free pardon to John Frost, Zephaniah Williams and 
William Jones, now under sentence of transporta- 
tion, on a charge of High Treason, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vo. 95. 








ma) 
69 

A Petition of the Reverend Henry Erskine Head, Baptism. 
suggesting variations in certain expressions in the 
church service with respect to the office of Baptism, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Villiers presented a Bill for consolidating Birmingham 
the Wyrley and Essington Canal Navigation with wing dl 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and for granting Bill. 
further Powers to the Company of Proprietors of 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations: And the same 


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


A Petition of Proprietors in the Talacre Coal and Talacre Coal 
Iron Company, for leave to presenta Petition for = sven Soe 
leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating the said ‘iia 
Company, with power to sue and be sued in the 
name of any Member or Officer thereof, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Vizard, Gentleman, com- Kingston-upon- 

plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Hull Docks, 
respect to the application for the Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill, had not been complied with, and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Private 
consider whether any and what improvement can be oe ; 
adopted in the mode of conducting Private Business; (Fits Report.) 
and who were empowered to report their Observa- No. 56- 
tions thereupon from time to time to the House, 
have power to report their Opinion thereupon from 
time to time. 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had made Progress in 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: 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, 
that the following Resolutions should be made 
Standing Orders :— 

1. Resolved, That no Private Bill (except Di- 
vorce, Name, Naturalization and Estate Bills, not 
relating to Crown, Church, Corporation or Charity 
Property, or Property held in trust for _ uses) 
be read a second time until Six clear days after a 
Breviate thereof shall have been laid on the Table 
of the House, and have been printed. 

2. Resolved, That a Breviate of the Amendments 
made in every Committee on a Bill be laid upon 
the Table of the House at least the day previous to 
that upon which the Report from the Committee 
shall be made, except when the Report upon the 
Bill may be required to be upon the Table, in which 
case the Breviate shall be laid upon the Table at 
least the day previous to that upon which the 
Report shall be taken into consideration. 

3. Resolved, ‘Vhat no Petitioners against any Pri- 
vate Bill shall be heard before the Committee on 
the Bill, unless the Petition shall have been pre- 
sented to the House Three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first Meeting of such Com- 
mittee, unless the Petitioners shall complain of any 
matter which may have arisen during the progress 
of the Bill before the said Committee. 

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee 
that the Standing Order, No. 5, page 7, should be 
amended, by inserting after “ Quorum” the words 
“ in opposed cases, and Three a Quorum in unop- 
posed cases.” 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
aud be printed. 


Mr. Chanceilor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 27th Addresses. 
k 3 28th, 





RR Ma SA ee Le REM 




















Tithe Commu- 
tation, 


Niger Expedi- 
tion. 


No. 57. 


Mauritius. 


No. 58. 


Kennet and 
Amesbury 
Road Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Mails Con- 
veyance. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Adjournment. 





70 7°—8° Februariz. 


28th, 29th and 30th days of January last, and the 
3d and 6th days of this instant February, (that Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 


A, 1840, 


| Petitions from the Lord Mayor, Liverymen and Printed Pepers 
Citizens of the City of Zondon in Common-hall 


assembled ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


tions, that the Papers therein mentioned might be | gesses of the borough of Wallingford, praying for 
laid before this House,) had been presented to Her | the immediate release of the Sheriffs of London 
Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded | and Sheriff of Middlesex, from the custody of the 


him to acquaint this House, that She will give direc- 
tions accordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Further Return to an 
Order dated the 21st day of January last, for a Re- 
turn of the Number of Notices of Meetings that have 
been received by the Tithe Commissioners as well as 
of Agreements and Apportionments, whether con- 
firmed or rejected, or still under the consideration of 
the Diocesan, or otherwise waiting Confirmation in 
each of the several Counties of England and Wales. 

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


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Correspondence which may have — be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Co- 
lonial] Department, and the Lords Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Treasury, relating to an Expedition 
to be sent to the River Viger. 

Copies of Dispatch from Sir William Nicolay, of 
the 4th day of May 1839, on the subject of Free 
Labour in the Mauritius :—Of Dispatch from Sir 
William Nicolay, of the 21st day of May 1839, 
transmitting a Memorial from sundry Inhabitants 
of the Mauritius addressed to the Queen, praying 
the removal of restrictions upon the introduction of 
Free Labourers from Jndia and elsewhere :—And, 
of a Letter from Mr. Barclay of the 20th day of 
September 1839, inclosing Documents relative to 
the feeling of the Inhabitants of Mauritius, on the 
subject of the introduction of Jndian Labourers. 

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


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for making 
a Turnpike-road from West Kennet to Amesbury, in 
the County of Wilts, with Branches therefrom: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien have leave 
of absence for a month, to attend the Assizes ; —and, 
Lord Viscount Clements till Easter, on account of a 
death in his family. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Contract, Proposal or Agreement en- 
tered into by the Board of Admiralty, or any other 
Department of Her Majesty’s Government, respect- 
ing the Conveyance of the Mails to the West Indies 
and America; stating whether the same has been 
agreed to by Private Contract or Public Tender ; 
and stating, also, the Terms or Offers made by Mer- 
chants of Bristol or other Parties for the said Con- 
tract :—Also, Copy of any Charter granted to any 
Joint Stock Company formed for carrying Mails to 
the Colonies. 


Thomas Greene, Esquire, William Miles, Esquire, 
The O’ Conor Don, William Ord, Esquire, Edward 
Strutt, Esquire, and John Young, Esquire, appointed 
by Mr. Speaker to serve on the General Committee 
of ‘Elections, and not objected to by the House, 
severally took the following oath : 

I, A. B. do swear that I will truly and faithfully 
perform the duties belonging to a Member of the 
General Committee of Elctions, without fear or 
favour, to the best of my judgment and ability. So 
help me God. 

Ordered, That the Alphabetical List of Members 
to serve on Election Committees, be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Tuesday next, 


























| Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the Printed Papers, 


Question proposed upon Monday last, That William 
Evans, Esquire, and John Wheelton, Esquire, Sheriff 
of Middlesex, be discharged from the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, be now re- 
sumed. 

And the Question being again nag :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Sabbati, 8° die Februarii, 1840. 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Darby, \ 94 
Yeas, Mr. Kelly: ping 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 4¢ 5 
Noes, \U Mr. Robert Steuart : j , 

So it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves Printed Papers 


Hansard and Luke James Hansard, Printers to the 
House, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners were served with the following Notice 
yesterday evening about nine o’clock, viz. : 


“ In the Queen’s Bench. 


Between John Joseph Stockdale - - Plaintiff, 
and 

James Hansard, Luke Graves Han- Pa a 

sard and Luke James Hansard, ee 


“ Take Notice,—Thata Declaration wasthis day 
filed against you in the Queen’s Bench Declara- 
tion Office, f vee Temple, London, at the suit of 
the above-named Plaintiff, in an action on the 
case; and unless you plead thereto in four days 
from the service hereof, judgment will be signed 
against you by default. 

“ Dated this 6th day of February, 1840. 

Yours, &amp;e. 
“ To Messrs. Hansard, T. B. Howard, 
the above-named Defendants. J Plaintiff’s Attorney.” 


The Petitioners seeing that they are required to 
plead thereto within four days from the service 
thereof, humbly pray the directions of the House for 
their guidance therein, inasmuch as they believe 
that the said Declaration is in relation to an action 
for printing done by Order of the House. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Messrs. Hansard be directed 
not to appear or plead to the said action ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out om the word “ be” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ at liberty to defend the action brought against 
“ them by Mr. Stockdale as they shall be advised, 
“ not involving the Privileges of this House,” in- 
stead 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 


} ras. 


Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart : 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 5. 
Noes, Mr. Godson: ‘ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Resolved, 


Flo 


tior 


Suy 


Wz 
Me 


8 VicTORIZ. 


to appear or plead to the said action. 


The House was moved, That the examination of 
Thomas Burton Howard, which was yesterday taken 
at the bar of this House, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That John Joseph Stockdale having com- 
menced another action against Messrs. Hansard, in 
respect of a publication ordered by the authority of 
this House, has been guilty of a high contempt and 
breach of the Privileges of this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from “John Joseph Stock- 
“dale” to the end of the Question, in order to 


add the words “ be brought to the bar of this ‘for Private Bills. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro-, 


“ House on Tuesday next,” instead thereof. 


posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 


Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart: } one. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Law, 34 
Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: } ‘ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Resolved, That John Joseph Stockdale, having 
commenced another action against Messrs. Hansard, 
in respect of a publication ordered by the authority 
of this House, has been guilty of a high contempt 
and breach of the Privileges of this House. 

Ordered, That John Joseph Stockdale, having 
been guilty of a high contempt and breach of the 
Privileges of this House, be for his said offence com- 
mitted to Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate; and that 
Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Designs 


: Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
opyright. 


to inquire into the expediency of extending Copy- 
right of Designs :—And a Committee was appoint- 
ed of Mr. Emerson Tennent, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. 
Sheil, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Grimsditch, Mr. Baines, 
Mr. Herries, Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. Godson, Mr. 
Oswald, Mr. Stansfield, Mr. William Williams, Mr. 
Hutton, Mr. George William Wood and Mr. Ewart, 
with Power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Designs Copy- 


oon The Select Committee on the Designs Copyright 
right Bill, 


Bill, was nominated of Mr. Emerson Tennent, Sir 
Robert Peel, Mr. Shiel, Mr. Machinnon, Mr. Grims- 
ditch, Mr. Baines, Mr. Herries, Mr. Mark Philips, 
Mr. Godson, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Stansfield, Mr. Wil- 
liam Williams, Mr. Hutton, Mr. George William 
Wood and Mr. Ewart. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 
Transfer of Aids Mr. John Parker presented a Bill to apply a Sum 
-. of Money to the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and forty: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 

Vot. 95. 


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71 


Ordered, That Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer Printing, 
be discharged from any further attendance on the 
Select Committee on Printing. 


Ordered, That Mr. Robert Steuart be added to 
the Committee. 


A Petition of John Eldad Walters, of Lincoln’s Dublin and 
Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Agent and Solicitor Drogheda 
for John Edward Venables Vernon, of Clontarf ee 
Castle, in the county of Dublin, Esquire, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- 
spect to the application for the Dublin and Drogheda 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative Infirmaries 
to Infirmaries (Ireland), which were presented upon (Ireland.) 
Monday last, be printed. No. 59. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till near two of the clock on Saturday morn- 
ing, adjourned till Tuesday next. 








Martis, 11° die Februarii ; 


Anno 38° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Gore Langton presented a Bill for making weston-super- 
and maintaining a new Road from the Road mare Road Bill. 
at Worle to a Road in the Parish of Kewstoke, 

leading to Locking and Weston-super-mare, in the 

County of Somerset: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bill was Chester and 


r. George Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


The Chester and Birkenhead Railwa 
read a second time; and committed to f 
Wilbraham, and the North Chester List. 


The Andover Road Bill was read a second time ; Andover 
and committed to Mr. Etwall, and the North Hants Road Bill. 
List. 


The Winchester Cemetery Bill was read a second Winchester | 
time; and committed to Mr. East, and the North Cemetery Bill. 
Hants List. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Wimborne and 
Petitions for Private Bills ; That im the case of the Piddletown 
Petition for the Wimborne and Piddletown Road ®°** 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the plan did not exhibit thereon 
the height of the several embankments, and the 
depth of the several cuttings respectively, by a 
dotted line, according to the pattern plan required 
by the Standing Orders (Fig. 1). 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Fisherrow 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (Edinburgh) 
the Petition for the Fisherrow (Edinburgh) Harbour 4#tbour Bill. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enlarging, improving and maintaining the Har- 
bour of Fisherrow, in the county of Edinburgh: 

And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. Gibson Craig 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Bristol and 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Exeter Railwoy 
Petition for the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill, Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway: 

And that Mr. William Miles and Mr. Philip Miles 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


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‘Torquay and 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 





Grand Junction Railways Consolidation Bill which, 


Bill. and Ayr Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend and continue the Act relating to the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and to make 
a new Branch therefrom: And that Mr. Oswald 
and Lord James Stuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Banbury and 
Lutterworth 


Road Bill, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Banbury and Lutterworth Road | 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | 

Ordered, That ieave be given to bring ina Bill 
for repairing and maintaining the Road from Ban- 
bury, in the county of Oxford to Lutterworth, in 
the county of Leicester, and other Roads communi- 
cating therewith: And that Sir Charles Knightley 
and Mr. Cartwright do prepare, and bring it in. 





Langerniew Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

duclosure Bill. oy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Llangerniew Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Llangerniew, in 
the county of Denbigh: And that Mr. Bagot and 
Mr. Cholmondeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


72 11° Februari. 





A. 1840. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Taff Vale 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of spect of the Petition for the Taff Vale Railway Bill, Railway Bill, 


from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Chester ang 


spect of the Petition for the Chester and Crewe and Crewe and 


a Junction 
allways Con. 
upon Wednesday last, was made from the Select solidation Bil, 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 


Dartmouth 

— the Petition for the Torquay and Dartmouth Roads | which, upon the 29th day of January last, was made 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. i 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | Bills, might be read; and the same being read ; 

for more effectually repairing and improving certain 
Roads near Taguig’ Paignton, peti Kings- | amend the Acts relating to the Taff Vale Railway : 
weare, Newton Abbot and Shaldon, and for making | And that Mr. Robert Clive and Mr. Talbot do pre- 
certain new Roads connected therewith, all in the | pare, and bring it in. 
county of Devon: And that Sir John Yarde Buller | 
and Mr. Montagu Parker do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Glasgow, — Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

z —. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

y vay er Se the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock \ read ; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating the Chester and Crewe 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: 
And that Mr. Robert Grosvenor and Mr. John 
Jervis do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Chard Canal Bill was read a second time ; Chard Caual 
and committed to Mr. William Miles, and the West 8! 
Somerset List. 


A Petition of the Duke of Hamilton and Bran- Glasgow 
don, John Gray, of Scotstown, and others, Proprie- Waterworks. 
tors of land and other property in the parishes of 
Cambuslang and Rutherglen, and near to the banks 
of the river Clyde, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Glasgow Waterworks Bil had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel and agents, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Leith ;—Burgh of Calton (Pro- Com Laws 
vost) ;--Potters of Sunderland Pottery ;— Woodside 
and Burrelton ;—and, Workmen of Govan Colliery 
and Ironworks; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to 





Petitions from Preston(Lancaster)(two Petitions) ; Church Rates. 

—Aylesbury (two Petitions) ;—Horsforth ;—Guis- 
brough ; — Lindfield ; — Debenham ; —Cannock ;— 
Terling ; — Brighton ; — Shepton Mallet ;—North- 
ampton;—and, Glasgow ; praying for the abolition 
of Church Rates, and the release of John Thorogood 
from Chelmsford Gaol,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Clyst Saint Mary ;—Athelington Church of 
and Cretingham ;— Litton Cheney ;—Melbury Ab- ©*s's4- 
bas ;-—Stower-Provost-cum-Todber ;— Cranborne ;— 

Isle of Purbeck ;—Hinton Martel;—South Perrot; 
— Mosterton ; — Buckland Newton ; — Upcerne;— 


Bolton Small Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Debts Bille = on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | * 
the Petition for the Bolton Small Debts Bill, the | !!¢ upon the Table. 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small 
Debts within the town of Bolton, and other places, 
in the county of Lancaster: And that Mr. Ains- 
worth and Mr. Bolling do prepare, and bring it in. 
Edinburgh Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
and Glasgow on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ematied the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Greenock Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee in 
amen on Petitions or Palas Bills; That in the case of Morden and Almer ;—Glanville's Wootton ;— Brad- 


the Petition for the Greenock Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the further Improvement of the Town of Greenock; 
for better lighting, and supplying the same with 
Water, for regulating the Police thereof, and for 
other purposes connected therewith : And that Mr. 
Wallace and Mr. Walter Campbell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


West Cumbere Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committe 


Jand Railway 
and Morecambe 


Day Sastesene, the Petition for further time to present a Petition 


for leave to bring in the West Cumberland Railway 
and Morecambe Bay Inclosure Bill, the Committee 
recommend that leave be given to present the said 
Petition on or before the 4th day of May next. 
Ordered, That leave be given to present the said 
Petition on or before the ath day of May next. 


ford Peverell ;—Winterborne Whitchurch, Clenstone 
and Tursworth ; — Bushbury ;—-Stone ;—Newbold- 
upon-Stour ; — Edlingham ; — Loughor ;— Siggles- 
thorne ; -— Walwyn’s Castle ;— Corton Denham ;— 
Lichfield (two Petitions) ; — Knaresborough ; — 
Tring ;— Holt ;-— Sherrington ;—Uley ;—-Claines ;— 
Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely ; 
— Gopsal and Twycross;— Burton Hastings ;— 
Tamworth ;—Ash (Salop) ;—Pickhill ; — Wilecot ;— 
Ripon;-—Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Bilston;—Llangat- 
tock and Caerleon ;—Priors Marston ;—and, Mon- 





on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of| mouth ; stating that the population of the country 


has outgrown the resources of the National Church, 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,— were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- Public Pett 
| mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined (Fifth Rep™ 
the 


Elect 
(Irele 


East 
Proc 


Mec 
Pro! 


Poo 


Wi 


Ju 


on 


(es. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Ireland.) 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


No. 60. 


East India 
Produce. 


Medical 
Profession, 


Poor Employ- 


ment. 


Workhouses. 


Newport Riots. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


the Petitions presented from the 5th to the 7th days 
of this instant February, 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. 


Petitions from Castlecomer ;--Mullinahone ;—En- 
nisheen ;— Derryachy ;— Ballinascreen ;--Monaghan ; 
—Urney and Annagaliff;—Dublin;—Lower Drum- 
gooland ;— Kilmacow ;—Ardbo ;—Carnew 3;—Rath- 
mines ; — Mullachoran ;— Ardagh and Moydow ;— 
Pomeroy ; — Kinsale; ~ Upper Killeavy ; — Killy- 
shandra ;— Fahan and Dysertegney ;—Donohill ;— 
Robertstown ; — Shanagolden and Kilmoylan ; — 
Feakle;—and, Shircock ; praying the House to ex- 
tend to Ireland a full and equitable measure of 
Elective Franchise, together with such a measure of 
Municipal Reform as shall place the Irish corpo- 
rations on an equal footing with those of Great 
Britain,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot presented a Bill for improving 
the Condition and extending the Benefits of Gram- 
mar Schools: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 26th day of this instant February ; 
and to be printed. 


A Petition of the East India Company, com- 
plaining of the inequality of the Duties between the 
products of India and those of other British de- 
pendencies, on importation into Great Britain, and 
praying the House to grant such relief as may be 
effectual to remove the grievances to which, under 
the existing law, India is in many instances sub- 
jected, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Parsons- 
town and the neighbouring towns in the King’s 
county, praying for inquiry into the Medical Insti- 
tutions of the country, with a view to the adoption 
of an effectual measure of Medical Reform, was 
ee and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Wigan ;— and, Northampton ; 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into cer- 
tain plans suggested by Robert Owen for the Em- 
ployment of the Poor, — were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liskeard Union ;—and, Shipston- 
on-Stour Union; praying that Union Workhouses 
may be exempted from Parliamentary and parochial 
taxes,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clerkenwell ;-—London and West- 
minster (two Petitions) ;—Zondon (three Petitions) ; 
—and, Huddersfield (Chairman of a Meeting); pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty, beseeching 
Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and 
Jones lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of High 


11° Februari. 





73 
between the fences, walls or parapets thereof, than 
twenty-one feet ; nor shall any Bridge or Tunnel, or 
Approaches to the same, for carrying any other 
— any Road over or under any part of a 

ailway or Canal, be made or constructed of less 
width between the fences, walls or parapets thereof, 
than sixteen feet, nor in any case of less than so 
much greater width, not exceeding thirty feet, as 
may be the average width of the Turnpike or other 
public Carriage Road for one hundred yards on each 
side of that part of the Railway or Canal where 
any Bridge or Tunnel is intended to be made or 
constructed” :—And that the Committee on the Bill 
do report specially to the House that this Resolution 
has been complied with:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Railway and 
Committee appointed to inquire into the state of Canal Bills. 


Communication by Railways, that they do consider 
of the expediency of inserting the following Clause 
in all Railway and Canal Bills which may pass 
through Parliament during the present Session :— 
“And be it Enacted, That no Bridge or Tunnel, or 
Approaches to the same, for carrying a Turnpike- 
road over or under any part of a Railway or Canal, 
shall be made or constructed of less width between 
the fences, walls or parapets thereof, than twenty- 
one feet, nor shall any Bridge or Tunnel or Ap- 
proaches to the same, for carrying any other public 
Carriage Road over or under any part of a Railway 
or Canal, be made or constructed of less widthebe- 
tween the fences, walls or parapets thereof, than 
sixteen feet, nor in any case less than so much 
greater width, not exceeding thirty feet, as may be 
the average width of the Turnpike or other public 
Carriage Road for one hundred yards on each side of 
that part of the Railway or Canal where any Bridge 
or Tunnel is intended to be made or constructed.” 





the Law of Copyright: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 19th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary ; and to be printed. 


and, Monzie; praying 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


street, Editor of the Monthly Magazine, praying that 
the Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was present- 
ed, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


William Grant, &amp; Brothers; praying that the De- 
signs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were 


we gga and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. a Talfourd presented a Bill to amend Copyright Bib, 


Petitions from Roslin ;— Belly ;— Houndwood ;— Church 
for an alteration of the law Patronage 


A Petition of John Abraham Heraud, of Burton- Copyright Bill. 


Petitions from Messrs. J. B. Chippendall, &amp; Co, Designs Copy- 
Manchester ;—A. Thomas, &amp; Co., Manchester ;—and, tight Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridport, taking Wimbore and 
notice of the application for the Wimborne and Pid- Piddletown 
dletown Road Bill, and praying that such Bill 2 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Treason,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Judges 


A Petition of William King, of Paisley, and 
(Scotland, ) 


others, praying for a reduction in the number of 
Judges in Scotland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John P. Rodger, praying for the Universal 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


adoption of Universal Suffrage in the election of Suffrage. 
Members to serve in Parliament, was presented, and 


Railway and — read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Canal Bills, 


posed, That a Clause to the following effect be in- 
serted in all the Railway and Canal Bills which 
may pass through Parliament during the present 
Session :—“ And be it Enacted, That no Bridge or 
Tunnel or Approaches to the same, for carrying a 
Turnpike-road over or under any part of a Railwa 


or Canal, shall be made or constructed of less widt 
Vo. 95. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Education, 
Archdeaconry of Ely, praying the House not to 
sanction any system of National Education not 
founded on the principles of the Established Church, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


tition’ 
port ) 





L A Petition 











74 


A Petition of Julius S. Schroder, and others, pray- 
ing for inquiry into the causes of the present Distress 
in the manufacturing districts, with a view to its re- 
moval, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Cambridge Mr. Speaker informed the House, That he had 

Borough Elec- received a Report of the Examiner of Recognizances, 

~ stating that the Surety to the Petition of Ebenezer 
Foster and others, respecting the Election for the 
Borough of Cambridge, was unobjectionable. 


Distress. 


Ludlow The House was moved, That the Petition of John 
Borough Elece Thomas and Richard Marston, Electors of the Bo- 
ion. 


rough of Ludlow, in the county of Salop, which was 
delivered in upon the 24th day of June, in the last 
Session of Parliament, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Borough, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 


Ipswich The House was also moved, That the Petition of 

Borough Elece Thomas Milner Gibson, Esquire, of Eaton-square, in 

_ the county of Middlesex, which was delivered in 
upon the 29th day of July, in the last Session of 
Parliament, complaining of an undue Election and 
Return for the Borough of Ipswich, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Petition of 
Charles Barry Baldwin, of No.6, Parliament-street, 
in the liberty of Westminster, and county of Middle- 
sex, Esquire, which was delivered in — the 9th 
day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Totnes, might be read ; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition of 
William Blount, of Cumberland-street, Portman- 
square, London, Esquire, which was delivered in 
upon the same day, complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return for the said Borough,might be read; 
and the same was read. 


Cambridge The House was also moved, That the Petition of 
a Elec Ebenezer Foster, of Trumpington, in the county of 
; Cambridge, and of Miil-lane, in the parish of Saint 
Benedict, in the Borough of Cambridge, in the 
county aforesaid, Merchant and Banker, Henry 
Henington Harris, of Parker’s Piece, in the parish 
of Saint Andrew-the-Great, in the Borough afore- 
said, Solicitor, Isaac Ibberson, of Panton-place, in 
the parish of Saint Andrew-the-Less, in the said 
Borough, Gentleman, and Charles Asby, of Trump- 
ington-street, in the parish of Saint Benedict, in the 
said Borough, Builder, all respectively Electors of 
and for the Borough of Cambridge aforesaid, on be- 
half of themselves and others, Electors of and for 
the said Borough, which was delivered in upon the 
31st day of January last, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said Borough, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 

the General Committee of Elections. 


Totnes Borough 
Election. 


Freemen. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Freemen or 
Burgesses in each of the Boroughs of England and 
Wales entitled to vote in the Election of Members 
to serve in Parliament for such Boroughs, under 
the several Registrations of the years 1836, 1837, 
1338 and 1839. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ase as are 
of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
facilitating the Drainage of Lands in Enyland and 
Wales: And that Mr. Handley and Sir Robert 
Heron do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


Church Rates. 


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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to relieve from 





A. 1840. 


the payment of Church Rates that portion of Her 
Majesty’s Subjects who conscientiously dissent from 
the Rites or Doctrines of the Established Church ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
Yeas, Mr. Wynn Ellis : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Noes, Mr. John Parker : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


\ 2 
haz. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Supreme Court 
That a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire (Scotland.) 
into the Administration of the Law in the Supreme 
Court of Scotland, with a view to ascertain whether 
the Number of Judges may not be diminished ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Mr. Wallace 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Robert is t; 
( Sir George Clerk 
Tellers for the Noes,t Sie Rees Mommas re:t? 11. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a British Settlers 
Return showing the Extent of the Settlement of (India.) 
British Subjects in India, since the last renewal of 
the East India Company’s Charter. 


Tran 
Bill. 


Expi 


Vive. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Comptroller of 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy the Exchequer. 
of the Warrant granting a Pension to the Right ho- 
nourable Sir John Newport :—Also, a Copy of the 
Letters Patent granting the office of Comptroller of 
the Exchequer to Lord Monteagle ; 


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


Fore 


Mercuri, 12° die Februarii, 1840: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


The House being informed, by a Member, that Printed Papers. 
Mr. Sheriff Wheelton was extremely ill, that his 
life might be in danger, if he were continued longer 
in confinement; and that Dr. Broackes, his medical 
attendant, attended at the door, he was called in; 
and, at the bar, stated that he is the Medical At- 
tendant of Mr. Sheriff Wheelton, who was much in- 
disposed before he was confined by Order of this 
House ; that he has seen him this evening, and 
considers him in a dangerous state; that Mr. Wheel- 
ton has been subject to congestion of blood in the 
head ; that his father and mother died suddenly, 
one of them of apoplexy; that Mr. Wheelton has a 
very short neck, and is predisposed to apoplexy ; 
that the disease has much augmented since his con- 
finement ; that he cannot answer for Mr. Wheelton’s 
life from hour to hour, and considers that his life 
will be endangered by further confinement. 

Ordered, That, it having been stated, by Dr. 
Broackes, Medical Attendant on John Wheelton, 
Esquire, that in his judgment, Mr. Wheelton’s life 
would be endangered by further confinement, Mr. 
Sheriff Wheelton be forthwith discharged out of the 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
accordingly. 


Spi 


Shi 


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A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Divorce Bills. 
posed, That all Divorce Bills be referred, during the 
present Session, to a Select Committee of nine : 
Members :——And a Debate arising thereupon ; ‘ 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be adjourned :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 
Ordered, That all Divorce Bills be referred during 
the present Session to a Select Committee of Nine 
Members. 


And 





Se 


4 VICTORI&amp;. 


And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Fresh- 
field, Mr. Hayter, Sir Edward Sugden, Dr. Ni- 
choll, Sir Charles Grey, Mr. Darby, Mr. James 
Stewart, Mr..Serjeant Curry, and Mr. William 
John Blake. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Transfer of Aids Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


Transfer of Aids 
Bill. 


Expiring Laws. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Select Com- 
No. 62. 


mittee appointed to inquire what temporary Laws of 
a public and general nature, made by the Parlia- 
ments 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 expired between the first day of the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament, 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 1841, 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 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 exa- 
mined the matters referred to them, 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 there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign 
Wine imported, of the Quantities upon which Duty 
has been paid for Home Consumption, the Rate of 
Duty, and the Quantities exported; also, the 
Quantities retained for Home Consumption after 
deducting the Amount exported, subsequent to the 
adnan of Duty, for the year ended the 5th day of 

anuary 1840, distinguishing Cape, French, Portu- 
gal, Spanish, Madeira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, 
Sicilian and other sorts, together with the Quan- 
tities of each sort remaining in bond in the 5th day 


of January 1840, distinguishing Zondon from the 
Country. 


Spirits. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 
Rum, Brandy, Geneva, and other Foreign, Colo- 
nial or Jersey Spirits imported; of the Quantities 
upon which Duty has been paid for Home Con- 
sumption ; the Quantities exported, and the Quan- 
tities shipped as Stores, and used by the Navy, for 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1840, toge- 
ther with the Quantities remaining in Bond on the 
5th day of January 1840, distinguishing London 
from the Country. 


Foreign Wine. 


Shipwreck by 
Lightning. 
No. 63. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Shipwreck 
by Lightning, which was presented upon the 27th 
day of January last, be printed. 
ae _ Ordered, That the First Report of the Commis- 
: * ap sioners for improving the Navigation of the River 

” Shannon, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Prince Leo- 
pold, which was presented upon Friday last, be 


Prince Leopold. 
No. 65. 


printed. 
Tie Comma- Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com- 
No 53 mutation, which was presented upon Friday last, be 


printed. 


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


Vot. 95. 


‘the North Lancaster List. 


























1{°—12° Februariz. 75 


Mercurii, 12° die Februari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Walton, from the Court of Exchequer, was Writs of Error. 

called in; and at the bar presented, —Return 
to an Order dated the 27th day of January last, for 
a Statement of the Writs of Error brought upon 
the Judgments of the three Superior Courts of Law 
at Westminster, upon which Judgments have been 
given in the Court of Error, stating the Judgments 
so given ; together with an Account of the Writs of 
Error in Parliament, and Judgments there given ; so 
far as relates to the Court of Exchequer :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of the Clerk to the Trustees of the Andover 
Basingstoke and Stockbridge Road, praying that the Road Bill. 
Andover Road Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Lancaster and Preston Railway Bill was read Lancaster 


a second time ; and committed to Lord Stanley, and 2n4 Preston 
Railway Bill. 


The Brighton Small Debts Bill was read a second Brighton 
time ; and committed to Captain Pechell, and the — Debts 
East Sussex List. a 


Sir Matthew Wood presented a Bill to enable the Thames Plate 
Thames Plate Glass Company to sue and be sued Glass Company 
in the name of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, 
or Secretary, or any one of the Directors for the 
time being of the said Company, and for other Pur- 
poses: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Manchester 
premises on the line of Railway hereinafter men- —— 
tioned, complaining that the Standing Orders of “"*™ 
the House in respect to the application for the Man- 
chester and Birmingham Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Nottingham 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the © ®- 
case of the Petition for the Nottingham Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better lighting with Gas the Town and County of 
the Town of Nottingham, and the liberties and pre- 
cincts thereof and places adjacent thereto, in the 
county of Nottingham: And that Colonel Rolleston 
and the Earl of Lincoln do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Bedford, 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Woburn, and 
case of the Petition for the Bedford, Woburn and Mighton Bus- 
Leighton Bussard Road Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuchas one Proprie- 
tor (Henry Cooper) had no'application made to him, 
until the 27th day of January last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Kingston-upon- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom Hull Docks. 
a Petition of William Vizard, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Kingston-uwpon-Hull Docks Bill, 
was referred; That in the case of the Petition for 
the said Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the title of one of the 
Acts mentioned in the notice in the newspapers and 
gazette, contained an addition which did not pro- 
perly belong to such title, and therefore the “— 

L 2 i 








Manchester 
and Salford 
Junction Canal 
Bill, 


Aston Small 
Debts, 


Maidstone and 
Biddenden 
Road Bill. 


General Steam 
Navigation 
Company. 


British Plate 
Glass Company. 


Greenock 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Glasgow 
Bridewel! Bill. 





76 


did not correspond with the title of the Act recited 
in the Petition for the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the | 
case of the Petition for the Manchester and Salford 
Junction Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had been | 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Manchester and Salford Junction Canal 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
alter, amend and enlarge some of the powers and 
provisions of the Act relating to the said Canal: And 
that Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Brotherton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 


12° Februariz. 


A. 1840. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue, enlarge and explain several Acts for 
erecting a Bridewell for the County of Lanark and 
City of Glasgow: And that Mr. Oswald and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Glasgow (Provost) ;—Dunfermline; Com Laws, 
—and, Denholm; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bonnacord ; — Trinity Parish, Church 
Aberdeen (two Petitions) ;—Saint Boswell’s ;—Tain Patronage 
Presbytery (Moderator); — Uig ;—Killearnan ; — (Seotland.) 
Nigg ;--Tearn ;—Kiltearn ;-- Pitsligo ;—Insch ;— 

Turriff Presbytery (Moderator) ; — Meldrum ;— 
Fraserburgh ;—and, Glasgow Presbytery (Modera- 
tor); praying for an alteration of the law relative 








mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Aston Small Debts Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as one of the notices was not affixed on 
the church doors until the 1st day of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Maidstone and Biddenden 
Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing the Road from the Maidstone Turnpike- 
gate on the Loose Road, in the parish of Maidstone, 
in the county of Kent, to Newcastle, in the parish 
of Biddenden, and a Branch Road to the Thorn, in 
the parish of Smarden, in the said county: And 
that Mr. Hodges and Sir Edmund Filmer do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the General Steam Naviga- 
tion Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as notice of the in- 
tended application was not published in three suc- 
cessive weeks in the months of October and No- 
vember, or either of them, in the London Gazette, 
and in a newspaper of the county to which the Bill 
relates ; but it appeared to the Committee, that the 
necessity of the present application was not dis- 
covered until the end of the month of January last, 
and that the object is solely for the purpose of re- 
moving a doubt of whether the Incorporation of the 
General Steam Navigation Company by a second 
Act of Parliament has invalidated a power given to 
the Company by a former Act, of purchasing lands 
and hereditaments for the purposes of the Water 
taking. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the British Plate Glass 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committe on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill for the further Im- 
provement of the Town of Greenock; for better 
lighting and supplying the same with Water; for 
regulating the Police thereof, and for other Purposes 
connected therewith: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Glasgow Bridewell Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 


to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the T able. 

A Petition of Heritors, Minister, Elders and 
Parishioners of Rayne, in the county of Aberdeen, 
praying that no alteration may be made in the law 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery Lord’s Day. 
of Tain, praying for the adoption of measures for 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. John Jervis presented a Bill for incorporating Chester and 
the Chester and Crewe Railway with the Grand Crewe and _ 
Junction Railway, and for extending to the said Railways Com 
first-mentioned Railway the Provisions of the several sotidation Bill. 
Acts of Parliament relating to the said last-men- 
tioned Railway, and for other Purposes: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 








Petitions from Overton-cum-Fyfield ; — Pately cwureh of 
Bridge; — Bishop Monkton ;-- Earls Croome ;—— England. 
Bishampton ;—— Market Harborough ;—All Saints 
and Saint Clement's, Hastings ;— Saint Mary-in- 
the-Castle, Hastings ;-— Willesley ;— Brinklow ;— 
Church Lawford and King’s Newnham ;— Honiton; 
—-Ashford ; -- Birlingham ; — Kempsey ; — Severn 
Stoke ;--Lamphey— Saint Mary Bredin;—Gawcott ; 
| —Vapton ;— Minterne Magna ;—North Perrot ;— 

Over Compton and Nether Compton ;—Henlow ;— 
Farnham( York) ;--Scotton ;--Saham Toney ;-- Bland- 
ford Saint Mary;--Mappertonand Hook ;-—Mapow- 
der ;— Horton-cum- Woodlands ; —Bichleigh ;— Tor- 
moham ;--and, Widdecombe-in-the- Moor ; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Barwell, in the Maynooth 
county of Leicester, praying the House not to sanc- College. 
tion any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select standing 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private Orders; 
Bills, several Resolutions, which were read, as fol- 

low : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Cauterbury 
the Canterbury Pavement Bill, the Standing Orders Paveme™ 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Ardwick 
the Ardwick Improvement Bill, the Standing Or- Improvement 
ders ought not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Triplow 
the Triplow Inclosure Bill, the parties be permitted Inclosuree 
to proceed with their Bill. 

The last Resolution, heing read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the gs 

The 














om Get 


on 


nite 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill. 


Printed Papers. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Ordnance 
Estimates. 


No. 66. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Newport 
Riots. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 
Company Bill. 


flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Distress, 


3 VicToRIZ. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Tues- 
day next, the Juvenile Offenders Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 26th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Maidstone, praying 
the House to release forthwith the Sheriff of Mid- 
dlesex from the custody of the Serjeant at Arms at- 
tending this House, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Sheffield and Rotherham le page| Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Sir George 
Strickland and the West Riding of York List. 


Petitions from Steeple Bumpsted ;—and, Augh- 
tybridge; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
and the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford 
Gaol,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Anson presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Estimates of the Office of Ord- 
nance for the year 1840-41. 

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


A Petition of John Wilson, of Aucheniden, and 
John Graham, of Craigallion, in the county of Stir- 
ling, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House in respect to the application for the West 
Stirlingshire Roads Bill had not been complied 
with, and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel and agents, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order made yesterday, for committing the 
Chester and Birkenkead Railway Bill to Mr. George 
Wilbraham, and the North Chester List, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. 
George Wilbraham, and the South Chester List. 


Petitions from Worcester ;—and, Dumfries; pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty, beseeching 
Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and 
Jones, lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of High 
Treason,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Protestant Dissenters 
Assurance Company Bill, which upon the 4th day of 
this instant February, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Protestant Dissenters and General 
Life and Fire Insurance Company to sue and be 
sued in the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chair- 
man or any one of the Directors, or of the Secretary 
of the said Company: And that Mr. Hindley and 
Mr. Villiers do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Corn Millers of the counties of 
Antrim and Down, &amp;c., praying that the Flour Im- 
portation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Mechanics, Cotton Spinners, Wea- 
vers, &amp;c.,in Dalston, and the vicinity, in the county 
of Cumberland, complaining of distress, and praying 
the House to take the same into consideration, and 
grant them relief, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 


12° Februariz. 











77 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a British 
Return of Vessels which cleared out at the British a 
Northern Colonies in the years 1836, 1837 and ~~ 
1838, for the several Ports in the United Kingdom ; 
showing the Names, Tonnage, Number of Men, 
when and where built, Length, Breadth and Depth 
and the Port at which arrived. 


A Petition of Magistrates of the county of Salop, County Con- 
in Quarter Sessions assembled, praying for the stabulary Act. 
amendment of the Act of last Session, for the Esta- 
blishment’ of County and District Constables by 
the authority of Justices of the Peace, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Vagrants Removal Bill was, according to vagrants 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Removal Bilt. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Tithe Commu- 
reading of the Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment tstion Acts 
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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Edward Knatchbull, 


} 77. 


Yeas, \ Mr. For Maule: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Goulburn, } 21 
Noes, Mr. Divett: ote 


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 te a Committee of the whole House 
for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Spirit Licenses 
reading of the Spirit Licenses (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) 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 put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Mr. Gillon 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Robert Steuart } van 


Tellers for the Noes,{ cre ts } 60. 

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 Affirm- 
ative. 

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 second Inland 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; Warehousing 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time }!! 
upon Friday the 21st day of this instant February. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. -" 
L3 e€ 





Ways and 
Means. 


Trausfer of Aids 
Bill. 


Preston and 
Fleetwood 
Railway, &amp;c. 


Rational 
Religionists. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


Horse Patrol. 


Writs of Error. 


Clyde Naviga- 
tivn, 





78 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 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, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was i 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 

leased to direct that the Engineer or Engineers who 
been appointed, in pursuance of the Address 
of this House of the 14th day of August last, do, in 
addition to the Report thereby required to be made, 
report on the merits of the Railway from Preston 
to Fleetwood and the Harbour of Fleetwood, as re- 
gards the means that will be thereby afforded for 
facilitating the Communication by Sea between Lon- 
don and the North of Ireland, and the West of 
Scotland; reference being had to existing Railways: 


— And the said Motion was, with Jeave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of Members of a Branch of the Uni- 
versal Community Society of Rational Religionists, 
and of other Inhabitants of London, praying the 
House to institute an yd into the principles and 
practices of the said Society, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 13° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 18 40. 
PRAYERS. 
R. Golden, from the Metropolitan Police 
Office, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts of 
Parliament,—An Account of all Monies demanded, 
received and expended for the purposes of the Me- 
tropolitan Police, made up to the 31st day of De- 
cember 1839. 

An Account current of all Monies received and 
expended for the service of the Horse Patrol, from 
the 1st day of January to the 18th day of August 
1839, at which period this service became incorpo- 
rated with the Metropolitan Police, including pay- 
ment of all Debts returned as owing on the 31st day 
of December 1838 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, from the Court of Queen’s 
Bench, was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Further Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of 
January last, for a Statement of the Writs of Error 
brought upon the Judgments of the Three Superior 
Courts of Law at Westminster, upon which Judg- 
ments have been given in the Court of Error, stating 
the Judgments so given ; together with an Account 
of the Writs of Errorin Parliament, and Judgments 
there given, so far as relates to the Court of Queen’s 
Bench :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Petitions from Messrs. John Bartholomew and 
Company, Merchants, in Glasgow, and of Hugh 
Cogan and Robert Bartholomew, two of the Partners 
of the said Company ;—Manufacturers of Iron in 
and near Glasgow, and Exporters of Iron by the 
River Clyde;—Messrs. Henry, Monteith &amp; Company, 


12°-—13° Februari. 

















A, 1840. 


Merchants, in Glasgow, and John George Hamiil- 
ton, Robert Ferguson and James Hannan, three of 
the Partners of the said Company ;—and, the Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Glasgow Waterworks ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
in respect to the application for the Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill, had not been complied with .and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
and agents, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Work 
Imprq 
Bill. 





A Petition of John Lechmere, a Copyholder of Upper Hayfora 
the parish of Upper Hayford, in the county of Ox- (Noe a.) 
ford, complaining that the Standing Orders of the ‘” *™ 
House in respect to the application for the Upper 
Hayford Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with, and praying that he may be heard against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Chu 


Mr. Cholmondeley presented a Bill for inclosing Llangerniew 
Lands in the Parish of Llangerniew, in the County Iclosure Bill, 
of Denbigh: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to enable the Manchester 

Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Company = aes 
‘ unction Canal 

to raise a further Sum of Money, and to alter, pjy), 
amend and enlarge some of the Powers and Pro- 
visions of the Act relating to the said Canal: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Petitions from Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire, Wexford 
a Land-owner of the county of Wexford ;—and, ecard and 
James Kibblewhite, of Gray’s Inn-place, in the “"’*™*"™ 


|county of Middlesex, — complaining that the 


Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 4 
plication for the Wexford Harbour and Emban 
ment Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Calton of Giss- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 8° Police Bill, 
the Petition for the Calton of Glasgow Police Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the term and amend and alter the powers 
of an Act for regulating the Police of the Burgh, 

Calton and Village and Lands of Mile-end, in the 
County of Lanark: And that Mr. Oswaldand Mr. 





Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee macclesfeld 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Congleton 
the Petition for the Macclesfield and Congleton Road ®o4 Bil. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for repairing and improving the Road from Maccles- 
field to Congleton, in the county of Chester: And 
that Mr. Yatton Egerton and Mr. Edward John 
Stanley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Workington 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour Bill. 
the Petition for the Workington Harbour Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating and preserving the Harbour of Work- 
ington, in the county of Cumberland, and for other 
purposes relating thereto: And that Lord Viscount 


Lowther and Colonel Lowther do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene re orted from the Select Committee Dewsbury 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Gas Bill. 
the Petition for the Dewsbury Gas Bill, the Stand- . 























ing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, 





3 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for better lighting and supplying with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Dewsbury, in the West 
Riding of the county of York: And that Mr. 


Baines and Mr. Lascelles do prepare, and bring it 
in. 


Workington Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Improvement on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
si the Petition for the Workington Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, cleansing, watching and otherwise im- 
proving the Town of Workington, in the county of 
Cumberland: And that Lord Viscount Lowther and 
Colonel Lowther do prepare, and bring it in. 
Church of Petitions from Broom ;—Askerswell ;—Loders ;— 
England. Wotton Fitzpaine ;-—-Ashburton ;— Okehampton ;— 


Sturminster Newton Castle ;— West Cheliorough ;— 
Fifehead Magdalen ;—Sandford Orcas;—Marldon ; 
— Boxgrove;—Shillingstone ;—Worfield ;— Higham- 
on-the- Hill ;— Pangbourne ; —Swallowfield ;—Fen- 
ton ; — Oldbury ; — Rowde; — Edington ; — Hales 


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Owen;— Marston Sicca;-—East Coulston ;—Shipton 
Moyne ;--Beeching Stoke ;— Beard ;--Llanelly ;— 
Hay ;— Crickhowell ;—Abthorpe ;— and, Keysoe ; 
stating. that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





Church Rates. Petitions from Northampton ;—and, Manchester 


(nine Petitions) ; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates, the release of John Thorogood from Chelms- 
ford Gaol, and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Elective Petitions from Freshford and Three Castles ;— 
(elena &amp;e. Kirke, Fertagh and Glashare ;—Dromore and Gar- 


vaghy ;— Tyholland ;—_Donoughmore ;~- Glenade;— 
Drumragh ;— Killenkere;—Tyrella and Drumaroad; 
Rathconrath and Kilmacnevin ;— Aughabog ;— Mon- 
terconnaught ; — Castlerahan ; — Croagh ; — Tulle- 
roan ;—and, Clonmel ; praying the House to extend 
to Ireland a full and equitable measure of the Elec- 
tive Franchise, together with such a measure of 
Municipal Reform as will place the Zrish corpora- 
tions on an equal footing with those of Great Bri- 


tain,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Flour Importae A Petition of Flour Millers of the county and of 
— (Ireland) 
Ule 


the city of Kilkenny, praying that the Flour Impor- 





tation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Chureh 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Petitions from Kinclaven ;— Tenandry ; — Ruth- 
well ; —Kirkmichael ;—Wick ;—Thurso ;--Tillicoul- 
try ;— Lawers ;— Rothesay ;— Roderick Macfarqu- 
har ;— Kingarth; — Tweedsmuir ; — Arrochar ;— 
Rosskeen; — Greenock Presbytery (Moderator) ;-- 
Annan: Presbytery (Moderator and Clerk) ;— Tru- 





misgarry ;~-Dryfesdale ;— Latheron ; — Kinfauns ; 
—and, Inverness (two Petitions); praying for an 
alteration of the law with respect to Church Patron- 
age in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Corn Laws, Petitions from Lancaster ;—and, Aberargie ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 
Newport Riots. Petitions from Banbury;— Edward William 
Twelves;—and, James Anderson and others ; pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty, beseeching 
Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and 














Vor. 95. 


79 


Jones, lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of 


High Treason,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clonmel, 
that the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill may Corporations, 
pass into a law, was presented, and read, and oe 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


preying Municipal 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union Workhouses. 
of Abingdon, in the counties of Berks and Oxford, 
praying that workhouses constructed under the 
Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, may be exempted from assess- 
ment to the poor rates, as well as from all other 
parochial and Parliamentary assessments, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Long Ashton ;—and, the parish of Maynooth 
Saint Mary Aldermary, in the city of London; pray- °°! 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Dronfield 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Inclosure Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Dronfield Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the manor of Dronfield, in the 
county of Derby: And that Mr. William Evans 


and Mr. George Cavendish do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Tweeddale 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in — rn 
the case of the Petition for the Tweeddale Patent att Bill, 
Drain Tile and Brick Company Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to authorize the transfer to more than twelve Persons 
of certain Patents granted to the Marquis of T'weed- 
dale, relating to the Manufacture of Drain Tiles, 
Bricks and other Articles, and for the establish- 
ment of a Company for carrying out the Objects of 
the said Patents: And that Mr. Compton and Mr. 
Hayter do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Maiden Newton 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ods Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Maiden Newton 
Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining several Roads leading 
from the town of Maiden Newton, in the county of 
Dorset, and other Roads communicating therewith, 
in the counties of Somerset and Dorset: And that 
Mr. Strangways and Mr. Robert Gordon do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, Private 
upon the 7th day of this instant February was made Business. 
from the Select Committee appointed to consider 
whether any and what Improvement can be adopted 
in the mode of conducting Private Business, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That no Private Bill (except Divorce, 
Name, Naturalization and Estate Bills, not relating 
to Crown, Church, Corporation or Charity Property, 
or Property held in trust for public uses) be read a 
second time until Six clear days after a Breviate 
thereof shall have been laid on the Table of this 
House, and have been printed. 

Resolved, That a Breviate of the Amendments 
made in every Committee on a Bill be laid upon the 
Table of this House, at least the day previous to 
that upon which the Report from the Committee 

. L4 shall 





80 


shall be made, except when the Report upon the 
Bill may be required to lie upon the Table, in 
which case the Breviate shall be laid upon the 
Table at least the day previous to that upon which 
the Report shall be taken into consideration. 

Resolved, That no Petitioners against any Pri- 
vate Bill shall be heard before the Committee on the 
Bill, unless the Petition shall have been presented 
to this House Three clear days before the day ap- 
pointed for the first meeting of such Committee, 
unless the Petitioners shall complain of any matter 
which may have arisen during the progress of the 
Bill before the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be Standing 
Orders of this House. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order, 
No. 5, relative to the Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That a Select Committee, consisting 
of Forty-two Members (not being Members of the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders), of whom 
Five shall be a Quorum, be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, to which shall be re- 
ferred all Petitions for Private Bills; and such 
Committee shall be denominated “'TheSelect Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 

ealed. 

Resolved, That a Select Committee, consisting of 
Forty-two Members (not being Members of the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders), of whom 
Five shall be a Quorum in opposed cases, and Three 


13° Februari. 





a Quorum in unopposed cases, be appointed at the 
commencement of every Session, to which shall be 
referred all Petitions for Private Bills; and such 
Committee shall be denominated “The Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills.” 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing 
Order of this House. 


Petitions from the Corporation of Oxford ;—anda, 
Inhabitants of Oxford; praying the House to 
release the Sheriff of Middlesex from the custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Printed Papers. 


Liverpool Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Company Bill, the Petition for the Liverpool East India Warehouse 
a yas 4 Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Liverpool East India Warehouse Com- 
pany to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chair- 
man, Deputy Chairman, or any one of the Direc- 
tors of the said Company, and for other purposes 
relating thereto: And that Lord Viscount Sandon 
and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Birmingham Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
[~ ae 1. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
contend * the Petition for the Birmingham and Derby Junc- 
Tamworth 


_ tion Railway and ZYamworth Approach Bill, the 
Apprvach Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make a further alteration in the line of the Birming- 
ham and Derby Junction Railway, and an Approach 
thereto at Tamworth, and to amend the Acts relating 
to the said Railway: And that Mr. Dugdale and 
Mr. Scholefield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Edinburgh Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
—— on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Edinburgh Poor and Local 
Taxes Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better management of the Charity Work- 
house of the city of Ldinburgh, and for regulating 





A. 1840. 


the Funds for the Relief of the Poor, and other 
local Taxes within the said city: And that Mr. 


Attorney General and Mr. Macaulay do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Nairnshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Beads Bill. 
the Petition for the Nairnshire Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually making, repairmg and main- 
taming certain Turnpike-roads in the counties of 
Nairn and Inverness: And that Colonel Grant and 
Mr. Francis Grant do prepare, and bring it in. 


Edt 
(Ire 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Marine 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — . 
the Petition for the Marine Insurance Company ©?" Bil- 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Marine Insurance Company to sue 
and be sued inthe name of the Chairman or Deputy 
Chairman for the time being of the said Company : 
And that Mr. Alderman Humphery and Mr. Grims- 
ditch do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bowden, in the Post Office 
county of Roxburgh, praying that the said parish, (Bowden.) 
contaiming a population of one thousand inhabitants, 
may be accommodated with Post Office Communi- 
cation, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


G 


Mr. Bolton Clive presented a Bill to amend and Hereford 
render more effectual, so far as relates to the Lord — 
Scudamore’s Charity Monies, the Provisions of an ~ 
Act passed in the fourteenth year of the reign of his 
Majesty King George the Third, for improving the 
City of Hereford, and for other Purposes connected 
with the said City : And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Henry Seale presented a Bill for more Torquay and 
effectually repairmg and improving certain Roads ee 
° ° ° oads Bill. 
near Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Kingswear, 
Newton Abbot and Shaldon, and for making certain 
new Roads connected therewith, all in the County 
of Devon: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to provide for Parliamentary 
the better Regulation of es oe Corporations in (se 


rghs 7 
Parliamentary Burghs not Royal Burghsin Scotland : preety OS 














And the same was read the first time; and ordered No. 67. 


to be read a second time upon Thursday the 27th 
day of this instant February ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Messrs. Brown, Shipley &amp; Co, and Designs Copy- 
others, of Liverpool, praying that the Designs "s!* Bil 
Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 

a read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the American River Weaver 
Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, stating that To!ls. 
the Tonnage dues on Coal and Salt carrfed on the 
River Weaver and Weston Canal are exceedingly 
high and oppressive, and praying for inquiry into 
the whole government and appointment of the 
Weaver Trust, and that the Tonnage levied may be 
applied exclusively to purposes connected with the 
navigation of the said River and Canal, and the 
rates reduced to the extent which the surplus may 
admit, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Quarter 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 5**°"* 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all the Recorders appointed to 

preside 





Edueation 
(Ireland. 


Public Bills 
(Scotland. ) 


Printed Papers. 


3 VicToRIzZ. 


preside at the Quarter Sessions in each City or Bo- | 
rough in England and Wales, stating their Names 
Dates of Appointment and Amount of Sularies :— 
And, of the Days on which each of the Quarter 
Sessions have been holden in the said Cities or Bo- 
roughs, in the years 1837, 1838, 1839, and in the 
month of January 1840; the Number of Days 
during which the Court has been occupied at each 
Quarter Sessions; stating whether the Court has 
been adjourned, and if adjourned, the cause of such 
adjournment. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ean as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Applications made by Clergymen of 
the Synod of Ulster to the Board of Education nm 
Ireland for aid to Schools connected with the Synod, 
since the recent Conference between the Deputation 
from the Synod and the Board, in presence of the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland; and of any Answers 


13° Februariz. 





returned to such Applications, or of any Minutes 
made or Resolutions entered into by the Board in 
relation thereto. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of such Bills relating to 
Scotland as have been introduced into Parliament 
by the Law Officers of the Crown during the years 
1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; distinguishing those 
which have passed into law, and also those which 
passed through this House; and stating the Ex- 
pense attending the preparation and further pro- 
secution of such Bills into or through Parliament, 
with the Names of the Persons to whom such Ex- 
penses have been paid, with the Amounts paid to 
each, and the authority by which, and the Funds 
out of which, such Payments have been made. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves Han- 
sard, and Luke James Hansard, Printers to the 
House, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners were yesterday afternoon served 
with notice of a Writ of Inquiry of Damages, in the 
further suit commenced against the Petitioners in the 
Court of Queen’s Bench by John Joseph Stockdale ; 

That the following is a copy of such notice: 


In the Queen’s Bench. 
Between John Joseph Stockdale - - Plaintiff, 


and 
James Hansard, Luke Graves mg a 
sard, and Luke James Hansard, ere 


“ Take notice, That a Writ of Inquiry of Da- 
mages will be executed in this cause on Thursday 
the twentieth day of February instant, between 
the hours of eleven of the clock in the forenoon 
and one of the clock in the afternoon of the 
same day, at the office of the Sheriff of Middle- 
ser, in Red Lion-square, Holborn, in the county 
of Middlesex. And further take notice, that the 
same will be attended by Counsel on the part of 
the said Plaintiff. 

“ Dated this 12th day of February 1840. 


Yours, &amp;c. 
“To James Hansard, Luke 
P T. B. Howard 
Graves Hansard, and Plaintiff's Attorney 
Luke James Hansard, 2, Norfolk-street , 
the above-named De- ’ , 


fendants. Strand.” 


That the Petitioners, in order to ascertain cor- 
rectly the cause of action, in such further suit, 
caused the Declaration filed by the Plaintiff in the 
Queen’s Bench Declaration Office to be taken out, 
and of which Declaration the following is a Copy: 
“ In the Queen’s Bench: , 

“ The sixth day of February, in the year of Our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty. 


“ Middlesex, to wit: John Joseph Stockdale, 





81 


Howard, his Attorney, complains of James Han- 
sard, Luke Graves Hansard, and Luke James 
Hansard, the Defendants in this suit, who have 
been summoned to answer the said John Joseph 
Stockdale, in an action on the case. For that 
whereas, before and at the time of committing 
the grievance next hereinafter complained of, the 
said Plaintiff was, and fora long time had been, 
a bookseller and publisher of books, and as such 
bookseller and publisher of books had published 
divers and very many scientific books, and parti- 
cularly in the year One thousand eight hundred 
and twenty-seven, a certain physiological and 
anatomical book, written by a tania hysician, 
on the Generative System, illustrated by anato- 
tomical plates. And whereas the said Defend- 
ants, on the Twenty-fifth day of June, in the 
year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, 
did publish and cause to be published, of and 
concerning the said Plaintiff, in his said trade of 
a bookseller and publisher, in a certain book pur- 
— to be Reports of the Inspectors of the 
risons of Great Britain, the passage following ; 
(that is to say) ‘ This last is a book (meaning the 
said physiological and anatomical book) of a 
most disgusting nature, and the plates are in- 
decent and obscene in the extreme.’ Whereas 
in truth and in fact, the said book is purely of a 
scientific character; yet the said Defendants, 
well knowing the premises, but contriving and 
maliciously intending to defame and injure the 
said Plaintiff in his said trade of a bookseller 
and publisher, and cause it to be believed that he 
published indecent and obscene books, on the first 
day of July, inthe year of our Lord One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-nine, maliciously and 
falsely did publish and cause to be published of 
and concerning the said Plaintiff, in his said 
trade and business, in a certain printed paper, 
purporting to be a Copy of the Reply of the In- 
spectors of Prisons for the Home District, with 
regard tothe Report of the Court of Aldermen to 
whom it was referred to consider the First Report 
of the Inspectors of Prisons, so far as relates to 
the Gaol of Newgate; which said Copy of the 
Reply purports to be a Letter from William Craw- 
ford and Whitworth Russell, Esquires, Inspectors 
of Prisons for the Home District, to the Right 
honourable Lord John Russell, &amp;c. &amp;c. &amp;c., the 
false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel 
following; (that is to say); ‘ But we deny that 
that book is a scientific work (using that term in 
its ordinary acceptation), or that the plates are 
purely anatomical, calculated only to attract the 
attention of persons connected with surgical 
science, and we adhere to the terms which we 
have already employed as those only by which to 
characterize ‘such a book’ (meaning thereby that 
the said book was disgusting and obscene, as 
stated in the above-mentioned Report of the In- 
spectors of Prisons of Great Britain); and in 
another part of the said libel, to the tenor and 
effect following, (that isto say ; ‘We also applied 
to several medical booksellers, who gave it the 
same character. They described it as one of 
Stockdale’s obscene books’ (meaning thereby that 
the Plaintiff was a common publisher of obscene 
books) ; ‘ that it never was considered as a scien- 
tific work ;’ ‘ that it never was written for or 
bought by the members of the profession as such ;’ 
‘ that it was intended to take young men in by 
inducing them to give an exorbitant price for an 
indecent work,’ to the great injury of the said 
Plaintiff in his said trade and 5 toons and 
also of his fair fame and reputation, and to the 
damage of the said Plaintiff of Fifty thousand 
pounds, and therefore he brings suit, &amp;c.” 
That the Petitioners find, on examining the fore- 
going Declaration with the Declaration in the former 





the Plaintiff in this suit, by Thomas Burton 
Vou. 95. 


action against them, in which the damages were as- 
M sessed 





Printed Papers. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation. 


King’s Islet. 


Military and 
Naval Commis- 
sion. 


82 


sessed at Six hundred pounds, that the cause of 
action is identical, namely, for the publication of a 
libel of and concerning the Plaintiff, contained in 
the Reports of the Inspectors of Prisons of Great 
Britain; and also, in a Letter addressed by the 
said Inspectors to Lord John Russell; that the said 
Reports and Letter were printed by the Petitioners 
by direction of the House ; and humbly praying the 
instructions of the House in the matter of this their 
Petition, and on the course they should pursue with 
respect to the said Notice and Writ of Inquiry. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 





The House being informed, That the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Commons of the city of London at- 
tended at the door, they were called in, and at the 
bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Al- 
dermen and Commons of the city of London, in Com- 
mon Council assembled:—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition was read, setting forth; 
That the Corporation of London have, from time im- 
memorial, enjoyed the privilege of presenting Ad- 
dresses to the Sovereign on the Throne; a privilege 
which they have always prized as among the most 
valuable of their rights, and which they have been 
accustomed to exercise upon great and important 
occasions which have involved the honour and hap- 
piness of the Sovereign and the welfare of the 
people; that the Petitioners have unanimously 
voted an Address of Congratulation to Her most 

racious Majesty upon Her happy union with his 
Royal Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and 
Gotha; that the Petitioners are most anxious to 
manifest their participation in the lively satisfaction 
which that auspicious event has diffused throughout 
the nation, by attending upon the earliest possible 
opportunity, to lay their Address at the feet of their 
beloved Sovereign, but they find by the approved 
usage of the city, that the Sheriffs of London, at- 
tended by the Remembrancer, should wait upon 


Her Majesty, to receive Her Majesty’s Royal plea- | 


sure as to the period at which Her Majesty will be | 
pleased to receive the Address of the Petitioners, of 
which, the ordinary and most respectful mode of | 
exercising their privilege, they are unable to avail | 
themselves, by reason of the Sheriff being in the | 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, by Order of the 
House; that the Petitioners again humbly represent 
to the House that the said Sheriff, in the course of 
conduct they pursued, were influenced only by a 
conscientious desire to perform what they believed 
to be their duty ; and praying that the House will 
be pleased to discharge the Sheriff out of custody, 
to enable the Petitioners to manifest their loyalty 
to their Sovereign in their accustomed manner, to 
testify their unbounded satisfaction on this auspicious 
occasion. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of all Agreements for the Commutation 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners from the 1st day of July 1839, to 
the 1st day of January 1840. 

_— That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her 
Majesty’s Command,—Papers relative to the tem- 
porary occupation by the French Government of 
King’s Islet in the Port of Mahon, 1837-1839. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Names of the Military and Naval Com- 


13° Februarzz. 





A. 1840. 


missioners, and the Date of the Appointment of 
that Commission; stating the Days upon which 
they have assembled, and the Names of Commis- 
sioners that attended on each day of Meeting: — 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Flee! 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Turnpike 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to alter Trusts. 
and amend the Laws regarding Turnpike Trusts, 
and to allow of Unions of the same :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Busi 

Hou 
A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Consolidated 

posed, That there be laid before this House an Ac- Fu"4- 

count of the Income of the Consolidated Fund 

(including therewith the Duties on Sugar,) and of 

the Charges thereupon, in the year 1839; distin- 

guished under the principal heads of Receipt and 

Expenditure :— And also, an Estimate of the same 

for the year 1840; showing in each case the Surplus 

applicable to the Supplies voted by Parliament ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Expendi- 

“ture” to the end of the Question. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir George Clerk, Lise 

Yeas, L Sir Thomas Fremantle: Seco 

Tellers for the f Mr. Robert Steuart, 172 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley:} - 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Income of the Consolidated 
Fund (including therewith the Duties on Sugar), 
and of the Charges thereupon, in the year 1839 ; 
distinguished under the principal heads of Receipt 
and Expenditure :—And also an Estimate of the 
‘same for the year 1840; showing in each case the 


Prin 





Surplus applicable to the Supplies voted by Parlia- 


Tr 
ment. 


Bil 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
Accounts showing the Amount of the Deficiency "4 Expendi- 
Bills charged on the growing Produce of the Con- “*. 
solidated Fund outstanding, unsatisfied on the 14th 
day of February 1839 and the 14th day of Fe- 
bruary 1840, respectively :—Showing the Surplus or 
Deficiency of the Net Income of the United King- 
dom, compared with the Expenditure thereof (ex- 
clusive of the Charge for a fixed Sinking Fund, 
while such was imposed by law) in each of the five 
years ag ag the 5th day of January 1831 :— 
And also, in each of the five years preceding the 
5th day of January 1840: —Showmg the Total 
Amount of the Funded or Unfunded Debt created, 
and also, of the Funded or Unfunded Debt ex- 
tinguished, in each of the three years preceding 
the 5th day of January 1840; distinguishing the 
Stock created in lieu of Exchequer Bills cancelled, 
being the Produce of Monies invested by Savings 
Banks :—-Of the Total Amount of the Unfunded 
Debt outstanding on the 5th day of January, 5th 
day of April, 5th day of July and 10th day of Oc- 
tober, in each of the years 1837, 1838 and 1839 ; 
stating the Rate of Interest on Exchequer Bills 
issued at or about the same periods; the Current 
Rates of Premium or Discount on the same in the 
Public Market; and the Prices of the 3 per cent. 
Consolidated Annuities :—Of the Total Net Income 
and Expenditure of the United Kingdom, in each 
of the twelve years between the 5th day of Janua 
1828 and the 5th day of January 1840 (in conti- 
nuation of the Account annexed to the Fourth Re- 
port of the Committee on Finance in 1828, wherein 
the same is exhibited from the year 1792) :—And, 
Showing the Total Sums expended for the Service of 














the 





% VICTORIE. 


the Army, Navy, Ordnance and Miscellaneous, in 

each of the twelve years between the 5th day of 

January 1828 and 5th day of January 1840. 
Fleetwood Port. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the several Memorials, Representations 
and Communications, to and from the Treasury, on 
which Fleetwood was made an Independent Bonded 
Port, and the Port of Preston made a Creek under 
Fleetwood. 


Business of the 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
House. 


That no new business, which shall be objected to 


by five Members, be brought on after twelve of the 
clock at night ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Mr. Brotherton, 
Yeas, Mr, Ewart: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Robert Steuart, hi 4s 
Noes, L Mr. Edward John Stanley :J~*”" 

So it passed in the Negative. 


1 95. 
5 


Printed Papers. A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


posed, That Mr. Speaker be directed to order Wil- 
liam Prevost and Thomas Chambre not to sign any 
Writ of Inquiry in the cause now pending of Stock- 
dale v. Hansard; and that John Pimlott be directed 
not to seal the Writ of Inquiry in the said cause 
of Stockdale v. Hansard. 

And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put :—It passed in the Negative. 


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


Veneris, 14° die Februarii, 1840: 


Colonial The Colonial Passengers Bill was, according to 


Pesengers Bill. Order, read a second time ; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday the 28th 
day of this instant February. 


Transfer of Aids Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported the 
Bill. Transfer of Aids 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. 


Vagrants 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Removal Bill. 


Committee upon Monday next, upon the Vagrants 
Removal Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will; upon Friday the 

21st day of this instant February, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 
Opium Trade. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of all Papers and Despatches at the India 
House on the subject of Hostilities between the 
Chinese and British subjects engaged in the Opium 
Trade, from 1830 to 1833, both years inclusive. 


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








Veneris, 14° die Februariz ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Pain, 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 Pilot- 
age :—And then he withdrew. 


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


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_ Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Comptroller 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— he 

A Copy of the Warrant granting a Pension to the *°4"*" 
Right honourable Sir John Newport; also a Copy 

of the Letters Patent granting the Office of Comp- 

troller of the Exchequer to Lord Monteagle: 

A Return of Vessels which cleared out at the British 
British Northern Colonies in the years 1836, 1837 Northern 
and 1838, for the several Ports of the United King- ©°°"** 
dom; showing the Names, Tonnage, Number of 
Men, when and where built, Length, Breadth and 
Depth and the Port at which arrived. 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the Postage 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of et 
Treasury Warrant regulating the Rate of Postage “~ ans 
on Printed Votes and Proceedings of the Imperial 
Parliament, and printed Votes and Proceedings of 
the Colonial Legislatures forwarded by the Post. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenue of Duchy of 
the Duchy of Cornwall, for the year ending Michael- Cowal. 
mas 1839; showing the Amount of Revenue which 
became due; the Monies received and paid within 
the year, and the Arrears and Balances at the close 
of the preceding and current years :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Mr. Smith, from the Master’s Office of the High Masters in 
Court of Chancery, was called in; and at the bar Chancery. 
presented,—Return to an Order dated the 5th day of 
this instant February, for Returns of the Number of 
Warrants on leaving Bills of Costs, and the Number 
of Warrants for taxing Bills of Costs, issued by 
each of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery 
during the year 1838 :-—And, a similar Return during 
the year 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Oswald presented a Bill to amend and con- Glasgow, _ 
tinue the Act relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, a oes 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and to make a new Ayr Railway 
Branch therefrom : And the same was read the first Bill. 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Strangways presented a Bill for making and a 
maintaining several Roads leading from the Town of “°** ©" 
Maiden Newton, in the County of Dorset, and other 
Roads communicating therewith, in the Counties of 
Somerset and Dorset: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Merchants and Traders of Bridg- Chard Canal 
water, Ham Mills, Langport, Ilminster and Chard, Bill. 
inthe county of Somerset, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Chard Canal Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

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 Allerton Inclosure Bill was read a second Allerton _ 
time; and committed to Mr. Busfield, and the Iclosure Bill. 
West Riding of York List. 





Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to enable the Protestant, 
Protestant Dissenters and General Life and Fire — 
Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the Company Bill. 
name of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or any 
one of the Directors, or of the Secretary of the 
said Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported ‘from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of aileey’ Bill 
the Petition for the London and Greenwich Rail- 


way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 





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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of 
the several Acts relating to the London and Green- 
wich Railway: And that Mr. Wolverley Attwood 
and Mr. Barnard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Talacre Coal Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

and Iron Com- 6» Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 

_ the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Talacre Coal and Iron Company Bill, 
the Committee do not recommend the House to 
grant leave. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh Silk © Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
hnmy Company on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
: the Petition for the Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That Tans be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing and regulating a Company to be called 
“The Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company,” and to en- 
able the said Company to purchase certain Letters 
Patent: And that Mr. Gibson Craig'and Mr. At- 
torney General do prepare, and bring it in, 


Marine Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for enabling 
Insurance| The Marine Insurance Company to sue and be 
Company Bill. 


sued in the name of the Chairman or Deputy Chair- 
man for the time being of the said Company: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 

Tweeddale | Sir Samuel Crompton presented a Bill to authorize 
— Drain- the Transfer to more than Twelve Persons of certain 

le and Brick ; 

Company Bill. Patents granted to the Marquis of Tweeddale, re- 
lating to the Manufacture of Drain-Tiles, Bricks 
and other Articles, and for the establishment of a 
Company for carrying out the Objects of the said 
Patents: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Chester and Petitions from George John Chamberlaine, of the 
Birkenhead 


Railway Bill city of Chester, Esquire, the Owner of an estate at 
* Tranmere, in the county of Chester ;—and, two 
Petitions of the Corporation of Liverpool ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Chester and 
Birkenhead Railway Bill,—were presented, and 

read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


Crown Point 


} The Crown Point (Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill 
Caer was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
7 * Baines, and the West Riding of York List. 


Wolverhampton The Wolverhampton Chapel Bill was read a se- 
Chapel Bill. eond time; and committed to Mr. Villiers, and the 
South Stafford List. 


Greenhill and Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
Eckington 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
— case of the Petition for the Greenhill and Eckington 
Road Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with ; inasmuch as in the List of Occupiers 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, there were the 
names of two Occupiers (Joshua Hewett and George 
Crofts) put down as assenting who had dissented ; 
but it appeared to the Committee that application 
had been duly made to them. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, 


Crichton Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 

Charities, mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Crichton Charities Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with ; 
inasmuch as the Notices in the Edinburgh Gazette, 
were not given in three successive weeks. 











A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Oakham Canal, 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom 
two Petitions of the Oakham Canal Company, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Oakham 
Canal Bill, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with; inasmuch as the Notices 
in the newspapers did not correspond with the 
allegations of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from Airth ;—Stirling Presbytery (Mo- Church 
derator) ;— Zauder Presbytery (Moderator) ;— Gir- ne 
thon ;— Reay ;— Torphichen ;—-Collace;—Marnoch; ‘ —— 
—and, Lochlee; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Inveravon, in the 
counties of Banff and Elgin, stating that the Pe- 
titioners disapprove of the recent proceedings taken 
by the Ecclesiastical Courts of Scotland, in oppo- 
sition to the law as solemnly decided by the supreme 
civil sage agen: of the land, and pray the House 
to take the subject into consideration, and adopt 
measures for maintaining the authority of the law, 
was also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gloucester ;—King’s Lynn ;—and, Printed Papers. 
Gentlemen who have served the office of Sheriff 
of Middlesex ; praying that the Sheriff of Middle- 
sex may be forthwith discharged out of the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table, 

A Petition of the Corporation of the borough of 
Leicester, stating, that in the opinion of the Peti- 
tioners, the Privilege of Parliament is absolutely 
necessary for the performance of the functions of 
the House, the protection of the liberty of the sub- 
ject, and the preservation of the constitution of the 
country ; and praying the House in no way to relax 
in their efforts to maintain those Privileges, but 
support them in every way to the utmost of their 
power, being deemed by the people indispensable to 
the existence of the House of Commons as an inde- 
pendent branch of Parliament, and essential to the 
safety of all our ancient institutions, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kidderminster (Chairman of a Newport Riots 

Meeting) ;—Ringmer ;---David Gilmore and others ; 
— Lewes ;—Chorley ;—Cheltenham ;— Birmingham; 
—Shoreham ;—and, Saint Pancras; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
lately tried at Monmouth, on a charge of high 
treason,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions trom Llandegfeth ;— Hinckley ;— Wind- Chureh of 

lesham ; — Mynyddysllwyn ; —Llanvihangel Ponty Evglana. 
Moil ;— Hackington ;— Cornwood ;—Kenilworth ;— 
Otley ; — Gayton ; — Heytesbury ; — Stourton ; — 
Bickenhill ;— Chilmark ;— Inwardleigh ; — Cotten- 
ham ;—Stratford-under-the-Castle of Old Sarum; 
—Sturry ;— Tinkleton ;—Long Newnton ;— Tavi- 
stock ; — Shinefield ; — Knaresborough ; — Frome 
Deanery ;—Abbots Leigh ;—Marthal and Ollerton; 
— Trevithin ; — Emberton ; — Bowdon ; — Cleeve 
Prior ;—Stoulton ; —Crundale ;— Wendover ;—and, 
Cambridge ; stating that the population of the coun- 
try has outgrown the resources of the national 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 





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Petitions from Chesham ;—Bradford ( Wilts) ;— 
Salford (two Petitions) ; — Witham; —South Pe- 
therton ;— Beaminster ; —Redenhall-cum-Harleston ; 
—Tunsstall ; -- Fenton;— Hanley and Shelton ;— 
Burslem, &amp;c.;— and, Longton and Lane End ; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Church Rates. 


Table. 
Ecclesiastical Petitions from Hanley and Shelton; — Tunstall; 
Courts. — Fenton ; — Burslem &amp;c.; — and, Longton and 
Lane End; praying for the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts, and the release of John Thorogood, 
from Chelmsford Gaol,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Elective Petitions from Kilmacduagh and Kiltarton ;-- 
Snond) &amp;e. Maheracloone; —— Magherafelt ; — Roscommon ; — 
re y 


Ringogona ; — Termonmaguth ;—and, Saint Mary’s, 
Wicklow; praying the House to extend to Ireland 
a full and equitable measure of Elective Franchise, 
together with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as shall place the Jrish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,-—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

County Courts. A Petition of Inhabitants of Cambridge, taking 
notice of a Bill introduced into the House in the 
last Session of Parliament for improving County 
Courts ; and praying that a similar measure may be 
passed in the present Session, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Petitions 


(Sith Report.) Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- 


mittee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- 
mined the Petitions presented on the 11th day of 
this instant February; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Poor Law Act, A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Hors- 
monden, in the county of Kent, praying for the 
amendment of the Poor Law Act, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Socialism, A Petition of Margaret Chappellsmith, praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the principles 
and objects of Socialism, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

pn of Beer A Petition of Guardians of the Clutton Union, 

Cte 


in the county of Somerset, praying for the amend- 
ment of the Sale of Beer Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Farmers’ and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
General Life on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
aes the Petition for the Farmers’ and General Fire and 
ill Life Assurance Company Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Farmers’ and General Fire and Life 
Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the Name 
of the Manager, Chairman, Deputy Chairman, or 
any one of the Directors or Officers of the said Com- 
pany: And that Mr. Handley and Sir Matthew 
Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Rotherhithe The Rotherhithe Burial Ground Bill was read a 
Burial Ground second time ; and committed to Mr. Kemble, and 
- the East Surrey List. 
Committeeof 1. Resolved, Thata Committee of Selection be ap- 
7 pills.) 2PPointed, consisting of the Chairman of the Stand- 
aires: ing Orders Committee, and of the Chairmen of the 
Committee and of ‘the three Sub-Committees on 
Petitions for Private Bills, and of whom Three shall 
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14° Februariz. 85 


be a Quorum; and that the said Committee of Se- - 
lection do report from time to time to the House 
with respect to the Proceedings on Private Bills. 

2. Resolved, That no Member, whose name shall 
be on the List prepared under the direction of Mr. 
Speaker, shall be entitled to attend or vote unless 
he shall have previously made a declaration of his 
willingness to serve on the Committee on the Bill 
referred to the List to which he belongs. 

3. Resolved, That any Member who is not included 
in such List shall be at liberty to make special 
application to the Committee of Selection, alleg- 
ing that his constituents have a local interest in 
any Private Bill in progress, such Member making 
declaration of his willingness to serve on the Com- 
mittee; and the Committee shall have power to add 
the name of such Member to the List, if the reality 
of such interest shall be established to their satis- 
faction. 

4, Resolved, That the Committee of Selection shall 
select and add to the List such number of Mem- 
bers not locally interested in the Bill in progress, 
and in such proportion, as in the circumstances 
of each case shall in their judgment be neces- 
sary; such Members making declaration of their 
willingness to serve on the Committee. 

5. Resolved, That the following shall be the se- 
veral Forms of Declaration which every Member 
shall sign before he shall be entitled to attend or 
vote on any Committee on any Private Bill : 

No. 1. Declaration of a Member whose name is 
on the List prepared under the direction of Mr. 
Speaker, for 

The undersigned, being one of the Members 
whose name is on the List prepared under 
the direction of Mr. Speaker, to which List 
the Bill for has been 
committed, hereby declares, that he is willing 
to serve on such Committee; and that he 
will never vote on any question which ma 
arise without having duly heard and attended 
to the Evidence relating thereto. 

Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, before the Committee shall proceed 
to appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same, shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


No. 2. The Declaration of a Member whose name 
has been added to the List, prepared under the 
direction of Mr. Speaker by the Committee of Se- 
lection, his constituents having a local interest in 
the Bill for 

The undersigned, not being one of the Mem- 
bers whose name is on the List prepared 
under the direction of Mr. Speaker, to which 
List the Bill for has been 
committed, hereby declares that his consti- 
tuents have a local interest in such Bill, and 
that, in consequence thereof, he has applied 
to the Committee of Selection, and his name 
has been added to the List:—He further de- 
clares, that he is willing to serve on such 
Committee, and that he will never vote on 
any question which may arise without having 
duly heard and attended to the Evidence re- 
lating thereto. 

Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, before the Committee shall proceed 
to appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


No. 8. The Declaration of a Member whose name 
has been added to the List prepared under the 
direction of Mr. Speaker by the Committee of Se- 
lection, his constituents having no local interest in 
the Bill for 

The undersigned, being one of the Members 
selected and added to the List by the Com- 
mittee of Selection, to which List the Bill 

mM 3 for 





OP Pah cet hate ot etree 


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86 14° Februari. 


for has been com- 
mitted, hereby declares that his constituents 
have no local interest, and that he has no 
personal interest, in such Billi; and that he is 
willing to serve on such Committee; and 
that he will never vote on any question 
which may arise without having duly heard 
and attended to the Evidence relating thereto. 

Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, before the Committee shall proceed 
to appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 

6. Resolved, That as soon as possible after the sit- 
ting of the Committee of Selection, at which the 
name of any Member shall have been added to any 
List prepared under the direction of Mr. Speaker, 
the Clerk attending the Committee of Selection 
shall give notice to each such Member of his name 
having been so added, and of the time when the 
Committee on the Bill shall have been appointed 
to meet. 

7. Resolved, That-the Committee Clerk shall fur- 
nish to each Member appointed to serve on a Com- 
mittee on a Private Bill, who shall apply for the same, 
a Form of one of the above Declarations, according 
to the class to which the Member may belong; and 
that such application shall be made to the Com- 
mittee Clerk, either in the Committee Clerk’s Office, 
previous to the time when the Committee shall have 
been appointed to meet, or in the Committee Room, 

revious to the door thereof being locked, as here- 
inafter directed. 

8. Resolved, That the Committee of Selection shall 
in each case direct what number of the Mem- 
bers (not locally interested in the Bill) selected and 
added to the List by them, shall be a Quorum of 
such Members. 


9. Resolved, That so soon after the expiration of half 
an hour, and not sooner, after the time appointed 
for the first sitting of a Committee on a Private Bill, 
as there shall be present at least Five Members, ap- 
pointed and duly qualified to serve on such Com- 
mittee (including a Quorum of Selected Members,) 
the Clerk of such Committee shall give notice that 
a sufficient number of Members to proceed to business 
is present; and the Clerk shall direct the Messenger 
in attendance on the Committee to clear the room of 
all strangers, and to lock the door of the Committee 
Room; the Members shall then proceed to appoint a 
Chairman ; and that no Member shall be entitled to 
attend or vote on such Committee who shall not have 
duly delivered his Declaration to the Clerk pre- 
viously to the time when the door shal] have been so 
locked. 

10. Resolved, That Members whose constituents 
have a local interest in any Private Bill, but who are 
not on the List to which such Bill shall have been 
referred, and who, in consequence, desire to be added 
to the Committee on the Bill, shall make especial ap- 
plication, either personally to the Committee of Se- 
lection, at any sitting of such Committee which shall 
be held prior to the day appointed for the meeting 
of the Committee on the Bill, or in writing stating 
the nature of such interest, to be delivered at the 
Committee Clerk’s Office prior to such meeeting of 
the Committee of Selection; and so soon as the 
Committee of Selection shall have decided to add 
the name of such Member to the List, the Clerk 
shall notify the same in writing to the Member who 
sha:l have made the application. 

11. Resolved, That no Committee ona Private Bill 
shall, without leave of the House, proceed to busi- 
ness, or continue their inquiry or deliberations, unless 
a Quorum of the Selected Members shall be present; 
and that if at any time during the sitting of the said 
Committee, a Quorum of the Selected Members 
shall not be present, the Chairman of the Committee 
shall suspend the proceedings of such Committee 





A, 1840. 


until such Quorum shall be present; and that, if at 
the expiration of one hour from the time fixed for 
the meeting of the Committee, or from the time 
when the Chairman shall so have suspended the 
proceedings of such Committee, a Quorum of the 
Selected Members shall not be present, the Chair- 
man shall adjourn the Committee until Twelve of 
the clock of the day on which the House shall next 
meet, and report forthwith to the House the cir- 
cumstances of the case. 

12. Resolved, That if at any time after the Com- 
mittee on a Bill shall have been formed, a Quorum 
of Members required, by the Standing Orders, or by 
the foregoing Resolutions, cannot attend, in conse- 
quence of any of the Members who shall have duly 
qualified to serve on such Committee having become 
incompetent to continue such service, by having 
been placed on an Election Committee, or by death, 
or otherwise, the Chairman shall report the circum- 
stances of the case to the House, in order that such 
measures may be taken by the House as shall enable 
the Members still remaining on the Committee to 
proceed with the business referred to such Com- 
mittee, or as the exigency of the case may require. 


The House was moved, That the 12th Standing Committees on 
Order relative to the Private Bill Office, might be Private Bills. 


read ; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

“ Resolved, That no postponement of the first 
meeting of any Committee on a Private Bill shall 
take place, unless notice be given in the Committee 
Clerk’s Office One clear day before the time fixed 
for such meeting; and that such notice shall be 
given before six of the clock in the evening of any 
day on which the House shall sit, or two of the 
clock on any day on which the House shall not 
sit.” . 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That no postponement of the first meet- 
ing of any Committee on a Private Bill shall take 
place, unless notice be hee in the Private Bill 
Office, and also in the Committee Clerk’s Office, 
One clear day before the time fixed for such meeting, 
and such notices shall be given before six of the 
clock in the evening ofany day on which the House 
shall sit, or two of the clock on any day on which 
the House shall not sit. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing 
Order of this House. 


Petitions from Bowdon;—and, Glastonbury; Maynooth 


praying the House not to sanction any further College. 


grant of public money to the Roman Catholic Col- 
lege of Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to Jie upon the Table. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select Standing 


Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private 
Bills, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Wimborne and 
the Wimborne and Piddletown Road Bill, the Stand- — 


ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


Orders ; 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Bedford, 


the Bedford, Woburn and Leighton Bussard Road 


Bill, the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Kingston-upon- 
the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill, the Parties be Hl! Docks. 


permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Aston Sma'! 


Woburn, and 
Leighton Bus- 
sard Road, 


the Aston Small Debts Bill, the Parties be per- «&gt; 


mitted to proceed with their Bill. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for General Steam 


‘al S eee : Navigation 
the General Steam Navigation Company Bill, the Company. 


Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on 
giving forthwith the notices required by the Stand- 
ing Orders; and that the Committee on the Bill do 
examine, in the first place, how far such —— 

en 





Briti 
Glas 


Edit 
Mar 
Pet 
Bill. 


Uni 
Suff 


Cor 


Lar 
and 


M 





British Plate 
Glass Company. 


Edinburgh 
Market and 
Petty Customs 
Bill. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


Corn Laws. 


Lancaster 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Liverpvol 

East India 
Warehouse 
Company Bill, 


Murderers. 


Executions, &amp;ce 


3 VicToRiZ. 


14° Februarzz. 


87 


been complied with, and do report the same to the| portions of Convictions to Commitments, in each 


House on the Report of the Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the British Plate Glass Company Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Resolutions, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Heritors, Merchants, Ship-owners 
and Inhabitants of Leith, praying that the Edin- 
burgh Market and Petty Customs Bill may not 
pass into a law as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Wallace Wilson, of New 
Meeting-street, Birmingham, praying for the adop- 
tion of Universal Suffrage in the election of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Queen’s Head (York); — and, 
Portsmouth; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and Dock Company, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Lancaster and 
Preston Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Messrs. Hargreaves, Dugdale &amp; 
Co., of Manchester, praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to enable 
The Liverpool East India Warehouse Company 
to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chairman, 
Deputy Chairman, or any one of the Directors of 
the said Company, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Persons sen- 
tenced to Death for Murder, in the year 1834, 
whose punishment was commuted, specifying the 
Counties in which their Crimes occurred, and stating 
the Number of Commitments for Murder in the 
same Counties, during the same year, and also in 
the following year; together with the increase or 
diminution of Commitments for Murder in the same 
Counties, in the year following the Commutation of 
Sentence :—And, Similar Returns for the years 1835, 
1836, 1837, and 1838. 

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





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Executions 
which took place in England and Wales, during the 
Three years ending the 31st day of December 1836, 
and also during the three years ending the 31st day 
of December 1839, together with the Number of 
Commitments in each of those Periods respectively, 
for Offences Capital, on the 2d day of January 1834: 
—Also, the Total Number of Convictions for the 
same Offences, together with the Centesimal Pro- 

Vor. 95, 














of those Periods respectively. . 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 

of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


solidated Fund to each Anatomical Inspector, under 
the provisions of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Will. 4, c. 75, in 
the years 1837, 1838 and 1839, respectively ; dis- 
tinguishing the Amount paid for Salary, and for the 
Expenses of Office. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Quantity of Land in South 
Australia, sold by the Colonization Commissioners 
since the 5th day of May 1835:—Of the Amount 
of Money paid for the same in London, and the 
Names of the Purchasers: —Of the Amount of 
Money paid to Agents in England and Scotland, as 
Commission on Sales effected through their Agency ; 
specifying the Name of the Agent, and the Name of 
the Purchaser on whose Purchase Commission has 
been charged :—Of the Quantity of Land sold in the 
Colony by the Governor and Colonial Commis- 
sioner, with the Amount of Money received by the 
Colonial Treasurer in South Australia for the same ; 
with the Date of the Sale, and the mode in which 
the Money was remitted to England:—Of the 
Amount of Money raised in England by the Colo- 
nization Commissioners, by way of Loans charge- 
able on the future Revenue of the Colony of South 
Australia; with the Terms on which the same have 
been raised :—Ofthe Number of Pauper Emigrants 
sent out to the Colony of South Australia by the 
Colonization Commissioners, whose Expenses have 
been defrayed out of the Monies received for Land 
in the Colony :—Of the Names and Addresses of 
the Agents, with the Sums paid to each for pro- 
curing and selecting Emigrants; and specifying the 
Number of Emigrants for whom a Charge of Agency 
has been made :—Of the Amount of Money re- 
ceived by the Colonization Commissioners in Lon- 
don from Emigrants proceeding to the Colony for 
themselves, or for their Wives, Children, or Rela- 
tions under the Age of Fifteen, and above that of 
Thirty years, also, the Amount of Money received 
from Parish Officers, on account of such Emi- 
grants :—Of the Number of Emigrants above the 
Age of Thirty, or under that of Fifteen, whose 
Expenses have been defrayed wholly or in part out 
of the Emigration Fund :—And, of the Amount of 
Money paid by way of Salary, Allowance or Gra- 
tuity, to any Commissioner, Clerk, or other Per- 
sons connected with the Colonization Office in 
Adelphi Terrace, with the Name of the Person, 
and the Date of the Payment. 

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








Accounts of the Quantity of Soap made in each 
Town in Great Britain, distinguishing Hard from 
Soft, from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th 
day of January 1840 :—-Of Soap exported, specify- 
ing the Port from whence shipped, and the Amount 
of Drawback paid thereon, from the 5th day of 
January 1839 to the 5th day of January 1840 :— 
Of the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing Hard from 
Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances and Draw- 
backs made to the Manufacturers of Woollens, 
Linens, Silks, and others, from the 5th day of Janua 

1839 to the 5th day of January 1840 :—Of all Soap 
exported to Ireland, Hard and Soft, the Port from 
whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1839 





M 4 to 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Anatomical 
Return of the Sums of Money'paid out of the Con- spectors. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented South Australia, 


Ordered, Tirat there be laid before this House, soap, 





Br eT 





OE ZIRE 


a etme 


Portugal. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Swain’s 


Nat. Bill. 


Queen’s 
Marriage. 


Prince Albert. 


Duchess of 
Kent. 





88 14° Februariz. 


A. 1840. 


to the 5th day of January 1840:—Of all Soap im- | The Order of the day being read, for the second wen 
ported into Great Britain, Hard and Soft, the Port reading of the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) (ifand) Bi 


; Ireland) Bill, 
at which it was imported, and the Amount of Duty | Bill ; —- 


paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1839 to| And a Motion being made, and the Question 
the 5th day of January 1840 :—-And, of the Names being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
of all Persons convicted of defrauding the Revenue time ; 

arising from Soap; the Dates of Conviction, the; The Amendments following were proposed to be 
Amount of the several Penalties, whether the Person made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
so convicted had been previously convicted or fined, | “ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
or had Penalties compromised, the Amount paid to, words “ upon this day six months.” 

the Seizing Officers for each Conviction, and the; And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
Names, Dates and the Amount of Penalties paid! stand part of the Question ; 


in all cases which had been compromised, from the | 


5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of January 
1840. 


| 
A Petition of British Subjects, Civil, Naval and | 
Military, Claimants on the Government of Portugal, | 
praying the House to take their case into immediate | 
consideration, with a view to insure them speedy | 
relief, and to address Her Majesty, praying Her 
forthwith to appoint a Commission to sit in London, 
for the purpose of investigating, examining and de- | 
ciding upon the Claims of the Petitioners and others, | 
during the war of restoration in Portugal, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
lable. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 





A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne | 

and Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act! 
for naturalizing Samuel Swain; to which the Lords | 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then | 
the Messengers withdrew. 

| 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble | 
Address be presented to Her Majesty, to congratu- | 
late Her Majesty on the auspicious occasion of Her 
Majesty’s Marriage; and to assure Her Majesty | 
of the cordial joy and satisfaction which this House | 
feels at an event which is a fresh instance of Her 
Majesty’s regard for the interests of Her People, | 
and which is of so much importance to Her Ma-| 
jesty’s domestic happiness, and to the welfare of 
the country. 

Resolved, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by the whole House. 

Ordered, That such Members of this House as 
are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Coun- 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 149 

Yeas, Mr. Sheil : , all 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ ,,4 

Noes, { Mr. Litton: } ; 

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 to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Monday the 24th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


Petitions from Drogheda;—and, Belfast; pray- Flour Importa- 
|ing that the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill may = (Ireland) 
| pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and ” 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Dundalk ;—Antrim and Down ;— 
Cork ;—John Southwell Brown and Richard D. 
Graves ; — Carlow ; — Limerick ; —and, Galway ; 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Flour Importa. 


reading of the Flour Importation (Zreland) 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 put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 











cil do humbly know Her Majesty’s pleasure when| Tellers forthe f Mr. Robert Steuart, 
She will be attended by this House. Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley “ 154. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Emerson Tennent, Ts 
Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That a Congra-| - Noes, 1L Colonel Conolly : f 102. 
tulatory Message be sent to his Royal Highness | 


| So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, to con-| Ordered, Tinat the Bill be now read a second 


gratulate his Royal Highness upon His Marriage, | time:—The Bill was accordingly read a second 

and to express the joy and satisfaction which this! time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 

House feels upon seeing the ardent wishes of a, House, for Friday next. 

faithful People fulfilled by Her Majesty’s wise and | 

happy choice, and by Her union to a Prince distin-| The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum of Money to Transfer of Aids 
guished by a descent so illustrious, and by a cha- the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred Bill. 

racter formed to support and adorn his exalted | and Forty was, according to Order, read the third 

station. time. 

Ordered, That Lord Seymour, Lord Ashley, Mr., _ Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Byng, Sir George Clerk and Sir William Somer- Title be, An Act to apply the Sum of Two Millions 
ville do attend his Royal Highness with the said | to the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
Message. dred and Forty. 


Lge 7 Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That a Congra- the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


tulatory Message be sent to Her Royal Highness 


the Duchess of Kent, to congratulate Her Royal; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- gupply. 
Highness upon the Marriage of Her Majesty, an | mittee of Supply ; 

event so deeply interesting to the maternal feelings Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

of Her Royal Highness, and so conducive to the | next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

happiness of Her Majesty. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Lincoln, Sir Thomas| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
Acland, Mr. Villiers Stuart, Mr. Campbell and Sir | mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Matthew Wood do attend Her Royal Highness with | Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the said Message. , next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The 








Tithe 


Ame! 
Bill. 


Adjo 


Swai 
Nat. 


Navy 


Prin 


Pri 


Mo 


Me 





Aids 


Tithe Commu- 
tation Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Swain’s 


Nat. Bill. 


Navy. 


Printed Papers. 


Printed Papers. 


Morpeth Writ. 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


No. 69. 
Horse Patrol. 


No. 69. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Swain’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. More O’Ferrall presented, pursuant to 
Order,——A Return of the Names of the Mates in 
the Royal Navy on the 1st day of January 1840, 
the Date of their Examination for Lieutenant, and 
the Ship in which they are serving. 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the authority of this House having been 
vindicated, it is the Opinion of this House, that its 
dignity and Privileges would be best maintained by 
the immediate discharge of William Evans, Esquire, 
out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attend- 
ing this House ; 


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


Sabbati, 15° die Februarii, 1840. 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Godson, 76 
Yeas, Mr. Kelly : } ’ 
Tellers for thef Mr. Robert Steuart, 149 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley . , 
So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journals of the House of the Resolution of the House 
of the 20th day of January last, in relation to the 
cause of Stockdale v. Hansard, might be read; and 
the same was read, as followeth ; 

“« Resolved, That the said Sheriff be ordered 
to refund the said amount forthwith to Messrs. 
Hansard.” 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Resolution be rescinded :— 
It passed in the Negative. 


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 Morpeth, in the 
room of Lord Leveson, who, since his Election for 
the said Borough, hath accepted the Office of 
Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in 
the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Return of the Total Number of Apprenticed Sea- 
men-registered under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c.19, 
to the latest date to which the Return can be com- 
pleted :—Also, a Return, specifying the Number of 
Registered Seamen serving in British Vessels, made 
up to the latest date. 


Ordered, That the Annual Account relative to the 
Metropolitan Police, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Annual Account relative to the 


Horse Patrol, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 


Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


Voi. 95. 


14°—15°—17° Februari. 














89 


Luna, 17° die Februari ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Turton, one of the Six Clerks in Her Ma- six Clerks ia 
jesty’s High Court of Chancery, was called Chancery. 


in; and at the bar presented,—Returns to several 
Orders dated the 5th day of this instant February, 
for Returns of the Total Amount of the Fees re- 
ceived by or on account of the Six Cierks of the 
High Court of Chancery, during the year 1838, 
distinguishing how much of such Fees were re- 
ceived on account of their office of Six Clerks, 
and how much as Clerks of the Inrolments, and 
Comptroller of the Hanaper respectively : —Of the 
Total Amount of the Fees and Sums of Money 
which were received by or became payable to each 
of the sworn Clerks of the Court of Chancery du- 
ring the year 1838; distinguishing how much of 
such Fees were accounted for to the Six Clerks of 
the said Court, or to any other and what Persons : 
—Of the Number of Term Fees which were re- 
ceived by or became payable to each of the said 
sworn Clerks during the year 1838, and the Number 
of Causes in respect of which such Term Fees ac- 
crued :—-Of the Amount of the Fees which were re- 
ceived by or became payable to each of such sworn 
Clerks during the year 1838, on account of the 
Taxation of Costs, and in respect of how many 
Bills of Costs such Fees became payable ; specify- 
ing the ten largest Amounts received by each of the 
said sworn Clerks for any one Bill of Costs :—Of 
the Total Amount which was received by or became 
payable to each of the said sworn Clerks for Office 
Copies during the year 1838 :—And, Similar Returns 
during the year 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of Trustees for repairing the Roads 
from Basingstoke, in the county of Southampton, 
to Lobcomb Corner, in the county of Wilts, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel, against 
certain parts of the Andover Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition, 


The North Union Railway Bill was read a second 


time; and committed to Lord Stanley and the North 
Lancaster List. 


Andover 
Road Bill, 


North Union 


Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Norwich 
the city of Norwich, and the suburbs thereof, com- Improvement 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in (X* ?-) 


respect to the application for the Morwich Improve- 
ment (No. 1.) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the ‘same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Cow-feeders and Dairymen in Edinburgh 
Edinburgh, praying that they may be heard, by Market and 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
— of the Edinburgh Market and Petty Customs 

ill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Farmers, Corn Merchants and 
others in the county of Edinburgh ;—and, Mer- 
chants, Brewers, Grocers, Traders and others of the 
city of Edinburgh ; praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petty Customs 
Bill. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for the more Bolton Small 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within Debts Bill. 


the Town of Bolton, and other Places in theCounty 
N of 





ee 


ETS PEE . EES 


Se ae eee! 





SN RE ae oe ae ee a 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station. 


Northern 
and Eastern 
Railway. 


90 17° Februariz. 


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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pe- 
tition of the London and Greenwich Railway Com- 
pany, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the said Bill, inasmuch as no notices were 
given in the county newspapers, or London Gazette, 
in the months of February and March last, nor was a 
Plan and duplicate of such Plan, with a Section and 
duplicate thereof, together with a Book of Refer- 
ence thereto, deposited at the office of the Clerk of 
the Peace for the counties in or through which the 
proposed work is intended to be made, on or before 
the 1st day of March last, nor was a copy of so 
much of the said Plan and Section as relates to each 

arish in or through which the work is intended to 
[ made, together with a Book of Reference there- 
to, deposited with the respective parish clerks of 
each such parish, nor in the Private Bill Office, on 
or before the 1st day of April last; but it was 
proved to the Committee, that the notices had been 
ee of the intended application in the London 

azette and county newspaper, in three succesive 
weeks in the month of November last; and also 
that Plans, Sections and Books of Reference, pre- 
pared in accordance with the Standing Orders, were 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace on or before 
the 30th of November last, and before the 31st day of 
December last, with the parish clerks, and in the 
Private Bill Office; and that application was duly 
made to all the Owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
affected by the intended measure on or before the said 
31st day of December last; and it further appeared to 
the Committee, that the declaration put in did not 
show that the proposed work could be made by 
means of funds in the hands of the Company, or out 
of money to be raised upon the credit of the present 
surplus revenue. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Northern and Eastern Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
so far as related to that part of the Petition which 
prayed for leave to make certain deviations from the 
line of the said Railway, inasmuch as no notices were 
given in the county newspapers or London Gazette 
in the months of February and March last, nor was 
a Pian and a duplicate of such Plan, with a Section 
and duplicate thereof, together with a Book of Re- 
ference thereto, deposited at the office of the Clerk 
of the Peace for the counties in or through which 
the proposed deviation is intended to be made, on 
or before the 1st day of March last, or in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, on or before the 1st day of April 
last, nor was a copy of so much of the said Plans 
and Sections as relates to each parish in or through 
which the deviation is intended to be made, together 
with a Book of Reference thereto, deposited with 
the respective parish clerks of each such parish on 
or before the 1st day of April last; but it was 
proved to the Committee that notices had been 
given in November last of their intention to apply 
‘or power to make such deviation; and that a Plan 
and duplicate thereof, with a Section and duplicate 
thereof, were deposited in the office of the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county in which the deviations 
are proposed to be made, and in the Private Bill 
Office on the 30th day of November last; and thata 
copy of so much of the said Plans and Sections 
as relates to each parish in or through which the 
deviations are intended to be made, with a Book of 
Reference thereto, were deposited with the respec- 











A. 1840. 


tive parish clerks of each’such parish on or before the 
31st day of December last; and it was also proved 
to the Committee, that no application was made 
to the Owner and Lessee of a small piece of land 
of about one rood intermixed marsh land. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Honiton and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lminster Roads 


the Petition for the Honiton and Ilminster Roads 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Roads from the 
Honiton Turnpike-road, near Yard Farm, towards 
Iiminster, to the eastern boundary of the parish of 
Buckland Saint Mary, and for making, maintain- 
ing and repairing several other Roads communicat- 
ing therewith, in the counties of Devon and So- 
merset: And that Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. 
Montagu Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr, Strutt reported from the Select Committee Whittlesea 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill 


the Petition for the Whittlesea Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parishes of Whittlesea 
Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in the 
county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Yorke and 
Mr. Townley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Launceston 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — and 
mprovement 


the Petition for the Launceston Market and Im- 
provement Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating and improving the Markets, and for 
erecting a new Market-house or Houses in the town 
of Launceston, in the county of Cornwall, and for 
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise 
improving the Streets, Ways and other Public Pas- 
sages and Places, and for more effectually regulat- 
ing the Police, in the parish of Saint Mary Magda- 
lene, and the hamlet of Saint Thomas-street, in the 
borough of Launceston, in the said county: And 
that Sir Henry Hardinge and Lord Eliot do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Tibbermore ;— Moffat (two Peti- Church 


i ae e =e +. Patronage 
tions) ;—Perth Presbytery (Moderator) ;—Cross ; ( - — ‘ 


Plockton ;— Moneydie ;—Ullapool ; —Logiealmond; 
— Comrie ;—Tain;— Whithorn ;— Loggie Easter ;— 
Cullen ;— Tynron ;—Stirling ; — Aberlorn ;— Mon- 
quhitter ;— Bohairm ; —Mortlach ;—Inveravon ;— 
Greenock; — Drainey ;—Alves ;—Duffus ;—Urqu- 
hart ; — Inverkeillor ; — Aberdalgie ;— Methven ;— 
Maryculter ; — Banchory Devenich; — Alyth; — 
Redgorton;— Glenlyon ;—Inchture;— Dundee Pres- 
bytery (Moderator) ;— Dumfries ;— Tundergath ;— 
Saint Mungo ;— Kirkpatrick ; —Irongray ;—Dal- 
ton ;— Troqueer and Maxwelltown ;—Barry ;-——Kin- 
nethmont ; —Dunscore ;—Glendovan ; — Gartmore ; 
—and, Balquhidder ; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Knockando, in the 
county of Moray, praying the House to take the 
subject of Church Patronage in Scotland into con- 
sideration, and adopt measures for maintaining the 
authority of the law with respect to the same, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Ampton; — Brent Eleigh; — Cwurch of 
Mickleton ; — Sandon; — Quinton; — Easton ; — England. 
Kingston and Thruxton ;— Haughton ; — Blockley; 
—Wyke Regis ;— Bolton-le-Moors ; — Eglwysfach ; 
— Hereford (two Petitions) ;—Marlborough ;— Rid- 
dings ;— Woodhorn;— Poulton ;—Bassaleg ;—N ) 

an 


ul, 


Bill. 











ton 





ids 


Maynooth 
College. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 
Railway. 


Poor Law Act. 


Printed Papers. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


and South Kilworth ;— Llanvihangel Lantarnham ; 
— Bridgwater ;— Bracewell ; — Misterton ; — West 
Farleigh ;—Standon ;-—Lutterworth ;—Milwich ;-— 
Frankley and Romsley;— Ormskirk ;—Birmingham; 
— Castlemorton ;— Bridport ;— Bradford Abbas ;— 
Bothenhampton and Walditch; — Haselbury ; — 
Thornford ; — Sherborne ; — Fordington ; —Brook- 
thorpe ;—Fifehead- Neville and Belchalwell;—Padi- 
ham ;— Astley ;—Campden;— Pendle Forest ;— Peb- 
worth ;— Stafford; — Ewell; — and, Willersey ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brent Eleigh ;— Bridgwater ;— 
Bolton-le-Moors ; — and, Tathwell; praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Com- 
mons and Citizens of the city of Dublin, in Com- 
mon Council assembled, praying that the Municipal 
Corporations (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Beadles belonging to the various 
Guilds or Companies of the Corporation of Dublin, 
praying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
to compensate them for any loss they may sustain 
should the said Bill pass into a law, was also pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Oakham ;— Kidderminster ;— Brid- 
lington ; — Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; — Barking ; — 
Beverley ;—and, Manchester (five Petitions); praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood, from Chelmsford Gaol, and the 
abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of John Eldad Walters, complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the 
case of the Petition for the Dublin and Drogheda 
Railway Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the Petition is 
for a Bill belonging to the second class, and notices 
have only been given for a Bill belonging to the 
third class ; but it appeared to the Committee that 
notices had been given to the several Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of lands liable to be affected 
by the alterations proposed in the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 


Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Charles Lord Blantyre, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Pershore Poor 
Law Union, praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Law Act, by abolishing or reducing the appoint- 
ments of Assistant Commissioners, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Luke, Chelsea ;— Birming- 
ham ;—and, Newcastle-under-Lyme ; praying for the 
discharge of the Sheriff of Middlesex, out of the cus- 

Vor. 95. 


17° Februari. 














91 


tody of the Serjeant-at Armsattending this House, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Castleman, of Wimborne, Wimbome and 
in the county of Dorset, Gentleman, praying the Pitdetown 
House to permit the Parties to proceed with the 
Wimborne and Piddletown Road Bill, on depositing 
amended Plans, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, Thai the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Mewmilns ;—- Barnsley ;—London Newport Riots. 
(two Petitions);— and, Bromsgrove; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of high 
treason,— were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clonakilter ;— Newry ;— Westport ; Flour Importa- 
—and, Bandon; praying that the Flour Importation ji) eet) 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Anson presented,—Return to an Order Tower of Lon- 
dated the 4th day of this instant February, for a 4" 
Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to the 
Armoury of the Tower, from the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1839 to the ist day of February 1840 ; 
stating the Number of Free Admissions, and the 
Number of those Persons who paid for Admissions, 
in each Month, the Rate of Fees paid by each, and 
the aggregate Amount received in the same time ; 
stating also in what manner the Money received has 
been appropriated, and to whom paid:— Also a 
Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the 
Jewel House, from the 1st day of February 1839 
to the 1st day of February 1840, (so far as relates 
to the Armoury of the Tower.) 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Com Laws, 
North Bieriey in the parish of Bradford, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Uxbridge ;-- Denby ;-——High Bridge; 
—Auchterarder;—and, Shepley; praying for the re- 
peal of the said Laws,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Kingston-upon- 
of the Petition for the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks a oom 
Bill, 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 providing a Dock and other Works connected 
therewith, in addition to the Docks already esta- 
blished at the Port of Kingston-upon-Hull, and for 
amending the Acts relating to such last-mentioned 
Docks: And that Mr. Charles Wood and Sir Walter 
James do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select Standing 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private O'éerss 
Bills, several Resolutions, which were read, as fol- 
low : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Crichton 
the Crichton Charities Bill, the parties be permitted ©'tties. 
to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Oakham Cenal. 
the Oakham Canal Bill, the Standing Orders ought 
hot to be dispensed with. 

The first Resolution of the Committee, being read 
a second time, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That thas thapsit do lie upon the Table. 


N2 A Petition 





a de Rte — 


RTL EES ERE ERIE REIT SMTA S 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Metropolis 
Improvement. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(lreland.) 


Controverted 
Elections, 


Glass. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Population 
(Irelund.) 


Grand Juries 
(Ireland. 


Murderers. 


92 17° Februariz. 


A Petition of Wives, Daughters and Sisters of 
labourers, in the hamlet of Cleeve, in the parish of 
Yatton, in the county of Somerset, praying for the 
repeal of the Sale of Beer Act, was a and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the 
parishes of Saint Mary-le-bone, Saint Pancras and 


Saint Ann’s, Soho, praying for the improvement of | 


the thoroughfare called Rathbone-place, by widen- 
ing the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Metropolis Improve- 
ment. 


Petitions from Errigle Treugh;— Killaghanenah ; 
—Carnaross ;— Moistrim ;—and, Laracor and Gal- 
low ; praying the House to extend to Jreland a full 
and equitable measure of Elective Franchise, to- 
gether with such a measure of Municipal Reform, 
as shall place the Jrish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of 
Elections, That they had selected the following Mem- 
bers who have consented to serve upon the Chair- 
men’s Panel for the present Session, viz. The Honour- 
able Robert Henry Clive, Lord Eliot, Sir Charles 
Lemon, James Loch, Esquire, John Wilson Patten, 
Esquire, and Edward Ayshford Sanford, Esquire. 

Mr. Ord also reported, That they had divided 
the Members on the List referred to them into five 
Panels, which they have marked A., B., C., D. 
and E.: 

Whereupon the Clerk decided by lot, at the 
Table, the order of the said Panels, and distin- 
guished each of them by a Number denoting the 
order in which they were drawn, as follows: Panel 
B, No. 1; Panel C, No. 2; Panel D, No. 3; 
Panel A, No. 4; Panel E, No. 5. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 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 1839; together with the Drawback on each 
description of Glass ; the produce of the Duties in 
England, Scotland and Ireland, stated separately. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 11th, 13th and 14th 
days of this instant February, (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House,) had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions ac- 
cordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Return to an Order dated the 21st day of January 
last, for a Return from the latest Census or Enu- 
meration of the Number of Inhabitants within the 
Parliamentary limits of each such County, City, 
Town or Borough in Jreland, returning a Member 
or Members to Parliament :—and, of the Male Adult 
Population in each such County, City, Town and 
Borough respectively, as far as the same can be as- 
certained or computed. 

A Return of the Days on which, in each County, 
County of a City and County of a Town in Ireland, 
the Grand Jury first met for Fiscal business before 
the Commission days of the Assizes of Spring and 
Autumn in the year 1839, and of the Days on 
which the Commission was opened at the Assizes 
respectively, and of every Day on which any Grand 
Jury at these Assizes sat for the dispatch of Fiscal 
business after the opening of the Commission of 
Assize. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to se- 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 





A. 1840. 


| Number of Persons sentenced to Death for Murder 


‘in the year 1834, whose Punishmemt was com- 


| muted ; specifying the Counties in which their Crimes 


occurred, and stating the Number of Commitments 
for Murder in the same Counties during the same 
| year, and also in the following year, together with 
‘the increase or diminution of Commitments for 
| Murder in the same Counties in the year following 
_ the Commutation of Sentence :—Similar Returns for 
the years 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838. 


Returns of the Number of Executions which took Executions, 


place in England and Wales, during the Three years 
ending the 31st day of December 1836, and also 
during the Three years ending the 31st day of De- 
cember 1839, together with the Number of Com- 
|mitments in each of those periods respectively, for 
Offences Capital on the 2d day of January 1834; 
also the Total Number of Convictions for the same 
| Offences, together with the Centesimal Proportions 
|of Convictions to Commitments in each of those 
periods respectively. 

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


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
Her Majesty, having been waited upon, pursuant to 
their Order of Friday last, humbly to know Her 
Majesty’s pleasure when She will be attended by 
this House, had been pleased to appoint to be at- 
tended To-morrow at half an hour after two of the 
clock at Buckingham Palace. 


Committee upon Friday next, upon the Tithe Com- 
mutation Acts Amendment Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Sir Ed- 
ward Knatchbull, Mr. Fox Maule, Sir Edward Sug- 
den, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Darby, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Miles, 
Mr. Greene, Sir Charles Vere, Colonel Wood and 
Lord Viscount Mahon. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Mr. Wingfield: 
Mr. Speaker, 


for naturalizing Charles Fiers; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Hansard and Luke James Hansard, Printers to 
the House, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That a further, or fifth suit has been commenced 
against the Petitioners in the Court of Queen’s 
Bench by John Joseph Stockdale; that a Writ 
of Summons, of which the following is a copy, 
was, on the thirteenth and fourteenth days of Fe- 
bruary instant, served upon the Petitioners :—‘ Vic- 
toria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of 
the Faith ; to James Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard 
and Luke James Hansard, of Great Turnstile, 
Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, greeting, We 
command you, that within eight days after the ser- 
vice of this Writ on you, inclusive of the day of 
such service, you do cause an appearance to be en- 
tered for you in our Court of Queen’s Bench at 
Westminster, in an action on the case, at the suit of 
John Joseph Stockdale; and take notice that in 
default of your so doing, the said John Joseph 
Stockdale may cause an appearance to be entered 
for you, and proceed therein to judgment and exe- 
cution. Witness, Thomas Lord Denman, at West- 











_ minster, the thirteenth day of February, One thou- 

sand eight hundred and forty—N. B. This Writ is 
/ to be served within four calendar months from the 
| date thereof, including the day of such date, and 
not 


The Queen 
appoints to be 
attended. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Tithe Commu- 


tation Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Fiers’ Nat, Bill. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves Priuted Papers. 





Pri 


ll. 


Printed Papers, 


3 VicToRIz. 


not afterwards. This Writ was issued by Thomas 
Burton Howard, of No. 7, Norfolk-street, Strand, 
in the county of Middlesex, attorney for the said 
John Joseph Stockdale ;” that the Petitioners have 
not appeared to the said Writ; that the time for 
declaring in the said suit not having expired, the 
Petitioners are unable to learn by any Declaration 
what the cause of action is, but the Petitioners are 
informed and believe, the cause of action to be the 
same as in the previous suits; and praying the in- 
structions of the House in the matter of this their 
Petition, and on the course they should pursue with 
respect to the said action. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table; and he printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Messrs. Hansard, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, stating that 
they have been served with a notice of a Writ of 
Inquiry of Damages in the further suit commenced 
against them by John Joseph Stockdale, and praying 
the Instructions of the House:—The House pro- 
ceeded to take the said Petition into consideration : 
—And the same was again read. 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journal of the House of the 18th day of March 
1836, relating to the Report of the Inspectors of 
Prisons, might be read ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,— Re- 
port of the Inspectors appointed to visit the 
different Prisons of Great Britain. 

“ Ordered, That the said Paper be referred 
to the Select Committee on Prisons.” 


The House was also moved, That the Entry in 
the Journal of the House of 22d day of March 1836, 
further relating to the said Report, might be read ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 


“ The Order made upon the 18th day of this 
instant March, for referring to the Select Com- | 
mittee on Prisons, the Report of the Inspectors 
of Prisons, was read, and discharged. 


“‘ Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon | 


the Table; and be printed.” 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That John Joseph Stockdale, by commencing and 
prosecuting the action now depending at his suit 
against James Hansard, Luke Crnsies Hansard and 
Luke James Hansard, and in which a notice has 
been given of executing a Writ of Inquiry on the 
20th day of this instant February, such action being 
brought for acts done by the Defendants as the 
officers and servants of this House, and under and 
pursuant to the authority of the Orders and Resolu- 


tions of this House made in exercise of the Privi-} ___ 


leges of Parliament, has been guilty of a contempt 
of this House, and a violation of the Privileges 
thereof; and that all Sheriffs, Under-sheriffs, Agents, 
Bailiffs, Officers, Clerks and others, who shall act, 
aid or assist in the continuing, furthering and pro- 
secuting the said action, will also be guilty of a 
contempt and violation of the Privileges of this | 
House, and subject themselves to the severe censure | 
and displeasure of this House ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Robert Steuart, 71 146 
Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley:J°~”* 
Tellers for the f Mr. Godson, ) SR 
f 75. 


Noes, UMr. Law: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That John Joseph Stockdale, by com- 
mencing and prosecuting the action now depending 
at his suit against James Hansard, Luke Graves 
Hansard and Luke James Hansard, and in which a 
notice has been given of executing a Writ of In- 


17°—18° Februarii. 








Vo. 95. 


' 





93 


quiry on the 20th day of this instant February, 
such action being brought for acts done by the De- 
fendants as the officers and servants of this House 
and under and pursuant to the authority of the 
Orders and Resolutions of this House, made in 
exercise of the Privileges of Parliament, has been 
guilty of a contempt of this House, and a violation 
of the Privileges thereof; and that all Sheriffs, 
Under-sheriffs, Agents, Bailiffs, Officers, Clerks and 
others, who shall act, aid or assist in the continuing, 
furthering and prosecuting the said action, will also 
be guilty of a contempt and violation of the Privi- 
leges of this House, and subject themselves to the 
severe censure and displeasure of this House. 

Ordered, That a Copy of the above Resolution 
be served by the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, upon the Sheriff of the County of Middlesex 
and the Under-sheriffs thereof, and at the office of 
the said Sheriff. 


Then Mr. Luke James Hansard was called in, 
and being examined, stated that the notice of the in- 
quiry in the action of Stockdale against Messrs. 
Hansard, was served upon him by a person who 
represented his name to be Pearse, and who stated 
that he was clerk to Mr. Howard ; and being further 
examined, stated, that the Writ in the fifth action 
which had been commenced by Mr. Stockdale 
against Messrs. Hansard, was served upon him by 
the son of Mr. Howard :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That Thomas Howard and Thomas 


| George Johnston Pearse, clerks of Mr. Thomas Bur- 


ton Howard, do attend this House To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Supply. 
mittee 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 Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; seas, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage —- "= 
(Parliamentary Proceedings), which was presented (F arliamentary 


: ; Proceedings.) 
upon Friday last, be printed. No. 70 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mates in Navy. 
the Royal Navy, which was presented upon Friday No. 71. 
last, 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 it being 
then after four of the clock :—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till ‘To-morrow. 





Martis, 18° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840, 


PRAYERS. 
RES OLVED, That this House will, at the Adjournment. 
rising of the House this day, adjourn till Five 
of the clock in the afternoon. 


Mr. Speaker, and the House (pursuant to the noti- Queen’s 
fication of yesterday), proceeded to Buckingham ~*"*6* 


Palace, to present to Her Majesty the Address of 


Congratulation on Her Majesty’s Marriage. 


And then the House adjourned till Five of the 
clock in the afternoon, 





Post Meridiem. 


Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
House had attended Her Majesty this day with Address. 
nN 3 their 





ee 


FEE ITT CI RAEI PO 


6 Ae he 


Birmingham 
and Derb 
Junction Rai!- 
way, and 
Tamworth 
Approach Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Market and 
Petty Customs 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Gas Bil!. 


Freethorpe 
Inclosure Bill. 


Hull Docks. 


Tower Ward 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Norwich 
Improvement 
No. 1.) 


Fiers’ Nat. Bill. 





94 18° Februari. — A. 1840. 


their Address, to which Her Majesty was pleased to 
give this most gracious Answer : 


I thank you for this dutiful and affectionate 
Address. It is with great satisfaction that I find 
that an event, in which my feelings are so deeply 
interested, has been attended with so many mani- 
festations of joy among My people, and has called 
forth expressions of loyal attachment from My Par- 
liament. 


Mr. Dugdale presented a Bill to make a further 
Alteration in the Line of the Birmingham and Derby 
Junction Railway, and an Approach thereto at 
Tamworth, and to amend the Acts relating to the 
said Railway : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Edinburgh Market and Petty Customs Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Gibson Craig, and the South Scotland List. 


The Edinburgh Gas Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Gibson Craig, and the South 
Scotland List. 


The Freethorpe Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Wodehouse, and the 
West Norfolk List. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of Charles Frost, complaining of non-com- 
— with the Standing Orders in the case of the 
Petition for the Hull Docks Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, in the case of the Petition for the said 
Bill, inasmuch as no Plan, Section and Book 
of Reference was deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace on or before the 30th of November last, nor 
with the parish clerks or in the Private Bill Office, 
on or before the 31st day of December last ; that no 
application was made to the Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers affected by the proposed measure, nor was 











| 
| 


The Hagbourne Inclosure Bill was read a second Hagbourne | 
time ; and committed to Mr. Robert Palmer, and losure Bill, 
the Berks List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Any Rate. 
the Petition for the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill, the ~ 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for explaining, altering and amending the mode of 
assessment for the maintenance of the Poor within 
the city of Glasgow: And that Mr. Oswald and 
Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Scottish 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Widows’ Fund 
the Petition for the Scottish Widows’ Fund Bill, the = 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Widows’ Fund and Life As- 
surance Society to sue and be sued, and for other 
purposes relating to the said Society: And that Mr. 
Gibson Craig and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Wear River 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Watch Bill. 
the Petition for the Wear River Watch Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing and maintaining a proper and ef- 
fective Watch on the River Wear, in the port or 
haven of Sunderland-near-the-Sea, in the county of 
Durham: And that Mr. Alderman Thompson and 
Mr. Andrew White do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Wexford 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the ed and 
Petitions of Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esquire ;— *™*™*™"™ 
and, Jumes Kibblewhite, Esquire, severally com- 
plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
in the case of the Petition for the Wexford Har- 
bour and Embankment Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with in 


there any estimate of the Expense, nor a Declaration | the case of the Petition for the said Bill, inasmuch 
setting forth the means by which funds are to be as the Notices required to be published in three 


obtained for executing the work, pursuant to the 
second proviso of Standing Order, No, 8, p. 18. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tower Ward Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a new Street from Great Tower-street, 
in the parish of Saint Dustan-in-the-East, in the 
city of London to Little Tower-hill, in the precinct 
of the Tower, without the Tower of London, and 
for widening and improving the Communications 
therewith: And that Mr. Crawford and Sir Matthew 
Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition forthe Norwich Improvement (No. 1) Bill,the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Lists of Owners, Lesses and Occupiers 
were not deposited in the Private Bill Office pre- 
vious to the presentation of the Petition; but it 
was proved to the Committee, that application in 
writing, as required by the Standing Orders, had 
been duly made to all such Parties, and that the 
Lists were deposited in the Private Bill Office the 
morning after the Petition was presented. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Fiers’ Naturalization Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


successive weeks in the newspaper and gazette, 
were only published in the Wexford Conservative 
and the Dublin Gazette in two successive weeks, 
and were not published in any other newspaper— 
inasmuch as the Section was not drawn to the same 
horizontal scale as the Plan—inasmuch as the Plan 
does not exhibit thereon the height of the several em- 
bankments and the depth of the several cuttings — 
inasmuch as there is no datum horizontal line or any 


| fixed point to which a datum line could be referred, 


stated in writing on the Section—inasmuch as no List 
of Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees or reputed 
Lessees and Occupiers, was deposited in the Private 
Bill Office on or before the 31st day of December 
last, but it was alleged by the Petitioners, that the 
lands intended to be affected by the Bill, belonged 
exclusively to the Crown—and inasmuch as no Sub- 
scription Contract or Declaration in lieu thereof, was 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, nor was there 
any printed copy thereof deposited in the Vote Office 
previous to the presentation of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Clyde Naviga- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom several tio”. 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Clyde Navigation Bill, were referred ; That in the 
case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with; inasmuch as 
the vertical scale drawn upon the Section is not 
repeated upon the Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 














lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


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Rocester and 


Derby Junction on Petitions for 


Road Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas Bill. 


Macclesfield 
aud Congleton 
Road Bill. 


Taff Vale 
Railway Bill. 


Shrewsbury 
Cemetery Bill. 


Wimborne and 
Piddletown 
Road. 


Wimborne and 
Piddletown 
Road. 


Navy. 


Civil List 


Pensions, 


3 VicTORIZ. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
rivate Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Rocester and Derby Junction 
° a Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain Roads and Branches connected 
with the new Bridge now erecting over the River 
Dove near the village of Rocester turnpike, with 
proper Deviations, Works and Conveniences, and new 
pieces of Road connected therewith, and Approaches 
thereto, in the counties of Derby and Stafford: 
And that Mr. Edward Buller and Mr. William 
Evans do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Edinburgh and Leith Gas Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Attorney General, 
and the South Scotland List. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill for 
repairing and improving the Road from Macclesfield 
to Congleton, in the County of Chester: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Robert Clive presented a Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Taff Vale Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Shrewsbury Cemetery Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a general Consens for the Inter- 
ment of the Dead, in the town of Shrewsbury, in 
the county of Salop: And that Sir Richard Jenkins 
and Mr, Slaney do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Lyme Regis ;— 
Exeter ;— Wimborne Minster ;—Azminster ;—and, 
Dorchester; taking. notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Wimborne and Piddletown 
Road Bill, and praying that such Bill may pass 
into a law,-—were presented, and read and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Charles Castleman, which was presented yesterday, 
praying the House to permit the Parties to proceed 
with the Wimborne and Piddletown Road Bill, on 
depositing amended Plans, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Turnpike-road from Piddletown to Wim- 
borne Minster, both in the county of Dorset, with 
Branches, and also a certain other Road in connexion 
therewith :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Line-of-battle Ships afloat, 
in Commission and in Ordinary (exclusive of those 
for Harbour Service only) on the 1st day of January 
1793 :—Of the Line-of-battle Ships afloat, in Com- 
mission and in Ordinary (exclusive of those for 
Harbour Service only), on the ist day of Januar 
1815 :—Of the Number of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth 
Rates afloat, in Commission and in Ordinary (exclu- 
sive of those for Harbour Service only), on the 1st 
day of January 1793 :-—And, of the Fourth, Fifth 
and Sixth Rates afloat, in Commission and in Ordi- 
nary (exclusive of those for Harbour Service only), 
on the Ist day of January 1815. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
roposed, That there be laid before this House, a 
ei of all Pensions on the Civil List granted 
since the 18th day of February 1834 to the present 


time ; specifying the Name of the Party to whom 
Vou. 95. 


18° Februariz. 











95 


in each case a Pension has been granted, and the 
Amount of Pension granted; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ i8th day of 
“ February 1834,” and inserting the words “ 1st 
“* day of February 1828,” 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 “ 1st 
“ day of February 1828,” be inserted instead 
thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Pensions on the Civil List granted 
since the 1st day of February 1828 to the present 
time; specifying the Name of the Party to whom 
in each case a Pension has been granted, and the 
Amount of the Pension granted. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Amount of Pensions granted 
in each year ending the 20th day of June 1835, 
1836, 1837,1838 and 1839. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Spain (Marines, 
Accounts of the Number of Marines now employed &amp;«) 


on shore or afloat on the Coast of Spain in any Ser- 
vice connected with the execution of the Quadruple 
Treaty :—Of the Total Value of the Stores of all 
descriptions advanced to Spain under the provisions 
of the Quadruple Treaty:—And, of the Sum (if 
any) received from Spain, on account of such Ad- 
vances, and of the arrangements made with Spain 


in respect to the ultimate repayment for such Ad- 
vances. 


Resolved,That an humble Address be presented to British Guiana. 


Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Reports from, or Despatches to the Go- 
vernor of British Guiana, respecting the Hill Coolies 
introduced into that Colony since the Dates of the 
Papers last laid on the Table of this House. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The Earl of Lincoln acquainted the House, that Duchess of 
the Gentlemen appointed to attend Her Royal “*™ 


Highness the Duchess of Kent with the Congratu- 
latory Message sent from this House, on the happy 
occasion of the Nuptials of Her Majesty, had at- 
tended Her Royal Highness accordingly, and that 
Her Royal Highness was pleased to say: 


Gentlemen, 
I receive with great satisfaction this mark of the 
attention and regard of the House of Commons, 


which is most gratifying to my feelings, and I return 
them many thanks for their Congratulations. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Controverted 


of Elections, That they have received the Panels ™ 
as drawn and numbered by the Clerk of the House, 
and have, in compliance with the 47th and 48th sec- 
tions of the Act to amend the Jurisdiction for the 
Trial of Election Petitions, appointed Thursday the 
12th day of March, for nominating from Panel 
No. 1., Select Committees for trying the merits of 
the Petitions complaining of undue Elections and 
Returns for the Boroughs of Ludlow and Ipswich ; 
and that they have appointed Monday the 16th day 
of March for nominating from Panel No. 2, Select 
Committees for trying the merits of the Petitions 
complaining of undue Elections and Returns for 
the Boroughs of Totnes and Cambridge, and that 
they have given notices to the Parties accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Gillon have leave of absence Leare of 


for a month, on urgent business. 


N4 The 








Printed Papers, 


96 18° Februariz. 


The Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, in- 
formed the House that Mr. Howard, junior, was in 
attendance :— 

Whereupon he was called to the bar; and being 
examined as to his having been concerned in the 
prosecution of the action of Stockdale v. Hansard, 
since the confinement of Mr. Howard, stated that 
he had been in daily communication with his father 
since his confinement in Newgate, and that he had 
served three copies of one original Writ on James 
Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard and Luke James 
Hansard, pursuant to the instructions of his father ; 
and that he had been engaged in the proceedings in 





the fourth action since the confinement of his father: 
—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Thomas Howard, junior, having been 
concerned in conducting the action of Stockdale 
against Messrs. Hansard, after the ——— of the 
said action had been resolved by this House to be a 
breach of their Privileges, has been guilty of a con- 
tempt and a breach of the Privileges of this House; 

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 Privileges of Parliament are intended solely 
for the benefit of the community at large, and as 
the power of publishing such of its Reports, 
Votes and Proceedings as shall be deemed neces- 
sary or conducive to the public interests, is an 
essential incident to the constitutional functions 
of Parliament, it is expedient that a joint Com- 
“ mittee of both Houses of Parliament should be 
appointed for the purpose of considering the best 
mode of securing to each branch of the Legisla- 
ture the free exercise of a power so important to 
the public welfare,” instead thereof. 

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. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ - eed - } 137. 

Tellers for theNoes,| —. . y 37. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That Thomas Howard, junior, having 
been concerned in conducting the action of Stockdale 
against Messrs. Hansard, after the prosecution of the 
said action had been resolved by this House to be a 
breach of their Privileges, has been guilty of a con- 
tempt and a breach of the Privileges of this House, 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Thomas Howard, junior, having been guilty 
of a contempt and a breach of the Privileges of this 
House, be for his said offence committed to the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Mr. M 
Tellers for the Yeas, ae ed art: f 134 


Tellers for the Noes, a —- a as 41. 


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So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Thomas Howard, junior, having 
been guilty of a contempt and a breach of the Privi- 
leges of this House, be for his said offence, com- 
mitted to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms at- 
tending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue 
his Warrant accordingly. 

The Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, in- 
formed the House, That Thomas George Johnston 
Pearse was in attendance :—Whereupon he was 
called to the bar; and being examined as to his 
having been concerned in prosecuting the action of 














A. 1840. 


Stockdale vy. Hansard, since the confinement of Mr. 
Howard in Newgate, stated that he served the notice 
of the Writ of Inquiry upon Messrs. Hansard :— 
And then he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Thomas George Johnston Pearse having been 
concerned in conducting the action of Stockdale 
against Messrs. Hansard, after the prosecution of the 
said action had been resolved by this House to be a 
breach of their Privileges, has been guilty of a con- 
tempt and a breach of the Privileges of this House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Mr. Robert Steuart, liss 
Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley :{°°** 
Tellers for the { Mr. Kelly, 53 
Noes, UMr. Godson: : 


So it was resolved in the Atfirmative. 

Resolved, That Thomas George Johnston Pearse 
having been concerned in conducting the action of 
Stockdale against Messrs. Hansard, after the prose- 
cution of the said action had been resolved by this 
House to be a breach of their Privileges, has been 
guilty of a contempt and a breach of the Privileges 
of this House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Thomas George Johnston Pearse having 
been guilty of a contempt and a breach of the Privi- 
leges of this House, be for his said offence committed 
to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, and that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from “ Thomas George 
“« Johnston Pearse” to the end of the Question, in 
order to add the words “ be called to the bar, and 
“ reprimanded by Mr. Speaker, and discharged,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
epee to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—tThe said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the {ue Edward John Stanley, 134 

Yeas, Mr. Robert Steuart : } ’ 

Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly, 7 

Noes, Mr. Darby : asa 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Thomas George Johnston Pearse, 
having been guilty of a contempt and a breach of 
the Privileges of this House, be for his said offence 
committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his Warrant accordingly. 


A Petition of Thomas France, Under-sheriff of the Printed Papers 


county of Middlesex, was presented, and read; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner has been served 
with a copy of a Resolution of the House, warnin 
the Petitioner, and all others connected with the 
carrying on the proceedings of the office of Sheriff, 
against acting in aid, furtherance and prosecution of 
a certain action brought by John Joseph Stockdale 
against the Messrs. ) ac in breach of the Pri- 
vileges of the House ; that the Petitioner is anxious 
to pay the most respectful deference and obedience 
to the House and its Privileges, but he has great 
round to fear that in yielding such obedience the 
heriff of the said county may be exposed to great 
personal risk and loss, but relying upon the protec- 
tion of the House to the said Sheriff and his officers, 
the Petitioner respectfully assures the House, that 
all due respect will be paid to its Privileges and 
Resolutions, under the protection of the House. 
— That the said Petition do lie upon the 
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County The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 
Constabulary Vic., c. 93, for the establishment of County and 
-. District Constables by the authority of Justices of 
the Peace, 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. For Maule, 
Lord John Russell and Mr. Edward John Stanley 

do prepare, and bring it in. 


Incorporated Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
Towns. to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all the Towns or Boroughs which 
have petitioned to be incorporated according to the 
provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, stating 
the Date of the Petition, whether such Petition was 
opposed or not; the result ; and whether, in case of 
the Charter being granted, the District comprised 
in such Charter was either larger or smaller than 
the precinct of the petitioning Town or Borough: 
—Of all incorporated Towns or Boroughs to which 
Commissions of the Peace have been granted from 
the passing of the said Act to the 31st day of De- 
cember 1839; stating the Number of Justices in 
each Commission, and how many Justices, if any, 
who have at any time been appointed as Justices to 
such Boroughs, since the passing of the said Act, 
were, at the Date of their respective Appointments, 
Members of the Councils of the several Boroughs 
to which such Commissions have been granted :— 
And, From every Borough levying a Borough Rate 
under the said Act, of the Amount of such Rate for 
the last year, for which the Accounts have been 
made up, and also of the Amount of the Rate levied 
at the same period, under each of the several local 
Acts enumerated in Schedule (E.), of the Act 5 


Februariz. | 97 


A Petition of James Anderson, of Glasgow, pray- Yniversal 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage in the Suffrage. 
election of Members to serve in Parliament, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kinross, and the Church 
neighbourhood, praying for an alteration of the law (Seutlatg.) 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Hodges and Mr. Aglionby be Tithe Commu- 
added to the Select Committee on the Tithe Com- tation Acts 


mutation Acts Amendment Bill. —_— 


The Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill was, ac- paw of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Evidence 
‘mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for (Scotland) Bill. 
Monday next. 





Sir John Hobhouse presented, by Her Majesty’s Fortress of 
command,—Papers relating to the Capture of the Sel 
Fortress of Kelat, in Beloochistan. 

Ordered, That thesaid Papers dolie upon the Table. 

Mr. Wolverley Attwood presented a Bill to amend a = 
and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the seve- Railway Bill. 
ral Acts relating to the London and Greenwich 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of the Military 
House of the 6th day of this instant February, That = 
the Thanks ofthis House be given to Major General ald 
Sir Willoughby Cotton, Knight Grand Cross of the 
most honourable Military Order of the Bath, and 
to the several Officers of the Army, both European 
and Native, for their good conduct and gallant exer- 
tions during the late operations to the westward of 





and 6 Will. 4, c. 76; and, also of the Amount of 


the Indus, might be read; and the same being read ; 


Rates levied under such Local Acts respectively, ! Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded. 


for the year next before the year in which the pro- 
visions of the said Act came into operation. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Governor- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
a of Return of the Expense incurred in the Outfit, as 


well as other Expenses immediately, and _particu- 
larly connected with the Passage and Mission of 
the Right honourable Charles Poulett Thomson, 
Governor General of Canada, and Suite, distin- 
guishing the Appointments, Names of the Persons 
attached to the said Mission, and the Salaries pro- 
posed to be paid to each. 


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


Mercurii, 19° die Februarii, 18 40. 


Merchant Sea- Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 

men’s Fund. to inquire into the operation of the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 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 dis- 
abled Seamen, and the Widows and Children of 
such as shall be killed, slain or drowned in the 
Merchant Service, and for other Purposes,” to con- 
sider the state of the Funds, and how they can be 
more effectually maintained and administered for 
the benefit of the Seamen. 


Newport Riots, Petitions from WVailsworth ; — Piecombe :—Stone- 
house ( Lanark) ;—Lewes;— Glasgow (two Petitions) 
Chairmen of Meetings ;— Hamilton (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;-—Newmilns ;—Kilmarnock ;— Bridgeton 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Zondon ;—Bury ( Lan- 
caster, Chairman of a Meeting ;— Campsie (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;—and, Stroud; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
recently tried at Monmouth on a charge of high trea- 
son,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vox. 95. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major General Sir Wi/- 
loughby Cotton, Kuight Grand Cross of the most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath; Major Ge- 
neral Sir Thomas Willshire, Knight Commander of 
the most honourable Military Order of the Bath ; 
Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell, Knight Com- 
mander of the most honourable Military Order of 
the Bath ; Major General Edward Henry Simpson, 
Major General William Nott, and to the several 
Officers of the Army, both European and Native, 
for their good conduct and gallant exertions during 
the late operations to the westward of the Indus. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor General of India, 
and that. his Lordship be requested to communicate 
the same to the several Officers referred to therein. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Municipal 

a Return of the Number of Appeals to the Com- Corporations. 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, under the 

Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, sec. 66, to provide for 

the regulation of Municipal Corporations in Eng- 

land and Wales; distinguishing by whom made, the 

Claims made to the Town Council, and the Amount 

of Compensation claimed in each case; the Deter- 
mination of the Town Council thereon; and the 

Order made by the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury in each case of appeal. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Comp- Comptroller of 
troller of the Exchequer, which was presented upon the Exchequer. 
Friday last, be printed. No. 72. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Masters in pfasters in 
Chancery, which was presented upon Friday last, Chancery. 
be printed. No. 73. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Six Six Clerks in 
| Clerks in Chancery, which was presented yester- Chancery. 
day, be printed. No. 73. 


And then the House having continued to sit till 
a quarter ofan hour after twelve of the clock 
on Wednesday morning, adjourned this day. 





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Bankruptcy 
Court, 


Wear River 
Watch Bill. 


Garboldisham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Printed Papers. 


Church of 
England. 


ford) ;—Shilton ;— Wombourn :— Wickham Market; 


98 


Mercurii, 19° die Februari ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


| 


PRAYERS. | 
M®: Saffery, from the Court of Bankruptcy, | 


was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- | 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— | 
A Statement of the Amount transferred and paid | 
out as Dividends :—Of the Amount paid by Orders | 
of Court and of the Judges, from the 31st day of De- | 
cember 1838 to the 1st day of January 1840 ; also, | 
showing the unappropriated Balance existing on 
the following Accounts, and standing to the credit | 
of Basil Montagu, Esquire, Accountant in Bank-' 
ruptcy, on the 1st day of January 1840; namely, | 
ist, The Bankruptcy Fund Account; 2d, The In- | 
terest arising from the Bankruptcy Fund Account ; | 
3d, The Unclaimed Dividend Account ; 4th, The Se- | 
cretary of Bankrupts’ Account ; 5th, The Secretary | 
of Bankrupts’ Compensation Account: together 
with Appendixes to the two last-named Accounts, 
of the Weawunes made, to whom, and whether as | 
Salaries, Compensations or other Allowances :—And | 
then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for establishing and 
maintaining a proper and effective Watch on the 
River Vear, in the Port or Haven of Sunderland- 
near-the-Sea, in the County of Durham: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


The Garboldisham Inclosure Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed to Mr. Wodehouse and 
the West Norfolk List. 


19° Februariz. 





Petitions from the Ward of Aldgate, (London) ;— 
Oundle ;— and, Great Yarmouth; praying for the 
discharge of the Sheriff of Middlesex out of the cus- 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from IJrthlingborough ;— Raunds ; — 
Beakesbourne;— Walsall;—-Cransley ;— Perry Barr; 
— Smethwick ;— Rugeley ; — Trysull; — Aston; — 
Brome and Oakley ;—Sedgley ;— Over Whitacre ;— 
Chilvers- Coton ;-——_Bradley ;—Shustoke ;— Mazstoke ; 





—Coventry ;— Worcester (three Petitions) ;--Monks 
Kirby ; — Bossington ; — Meriden;— Frankton ;— 
Aberustruth ;— Hillmorton ;— Stockingford ;—Man- 
cetter ; —Dunchurch ;— Bilton ;— Grandborough ;— 
Bath; — Syleham; — Penkridge ; — Lazxfield ; — 
Bungay ;— Withybrook;— Willoughby ;--Polesworth; 
— Earl Soham;—Burgh Castle ;— Eye ;— Harborne ; 
—Kinver ;-- Little Addington ;—-Deanery of Borough- 
bridge ;— Coleshill ;— Elmdon ;—- Newbold-on-Avon ; 
— Wittersham ;—- Wolfhamcote ;— Foleshill ;— North 
Stainley;— Sharow ;— Birmingham ;— Penn (Staf- 


— Wingfield ;— Melksham ;— Aylesford ;— Tewkes- 
bury;— Lyncombe and Widcombe ;— Handsworth ;— 
Tunstall ; — Westbere; — Fordwich ;— Oldbury ;— 
Broughton ;— Orlingbury ;— Geddington ;— Great | 
and Little Weldon;— Thorpe Malsor;—Titchmarsh ; | 
— Newport and Carisbrooke;—Dalbury and Trusley; | 
— West Hallam ;— Ticknall;— Darley Abbey ;— | 
Donisthorpe ; — Braybrooke ; — Cranbrook ;— Ed- 

laston ; — Brassington ;—Morton ;— Hawkhurst ;— | 
Morley ;—Smalley ;— Broughton ;—Ichester Dean- | 
ery (Board of Education) ;— Shepton Beauchamp ;— 

Chard ;— Kilmington;— Membury ;— Talaton and | 
Taleford ;--Carlton Colville;--Dennington;— Nether | 





A, 1840. 


Petitions from Edinburgh ;— Kilmarnock ;—Port Church 
Glasgow and Newark ;— Rafford ;—Alness ;—Ca- F3tronage 
trine ;-—-Annan ;—Eckford ;— Dundee, Kirk Session ne 
(Moderator) ;-- Dryfesdale, Kirk Session (Moderator); 

— Auchtergaven ;— Erskine ;— Scone ;— Cargill ;— 
Devenish ;—Saint Martin’s ;—Bendochy ;—Raphoe 
Presbytery ;— and, Kirkcaldy Kirk Session (Mo- 
derator); praying for an alteration of the law rela- 
tive to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilfarboy ;— Castletown ;— and, Elective 
Upperwoods ; praying the House to extend to Jre- fekoat &amp;e,, 
land, a full and equitable measure of Elective Fran- y 
chise, together with such a measure of Municipal 
Reform as shall place the Zrish corporations on an 
equal footing with those of Great Britain,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Keverne;— Whalley ;—-South- Maynooth 
wark ;— Belchamp Saint Paul and Belchamp Otion; ©°"°8* 
— Folkestone ;— Middlewich ;—and, Oldbury; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilpin Hill, Dewsbury ;— Fal- Cor Laws. 
mouth ;— Cumberworth ;—Denby Dale ;—Birstal ; 
— Douglass Bleachfield;—and, Cumberworth Half; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Householders of Socialism. 
Winterslow, in the county of Wilts, praying the 
House to institute inquiries into the principles and 
objects of Socialism, and adopt measures for the 
protection of morality and religion, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Birmingham and Wyrley Canals Union Bill Birmingham 
was read a second time ; and committed to Colonel One 


: Canals Union 
Anson and the South Stafford List. Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of, and Canterbury 
dwelling within the Suburbs of the City of Canter- P*veme™- 
bury, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Canter- 
bury Pavement Bill, had not been complied with, 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Newport (Monmouth) ;—and, Nor- Church Rates. 
thampton (two Petitions); praying for the abolition 
of Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood 
from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ec- 
clesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Anson presented,—Return to an Order Survey of 
dated the 6th day of this instant February, for a !eln4. 
Statement of the Progress which has been made in No. 74: 
the Ordnance Survey and Townland Valuation of 
Ireland respectively since their commencement ; 
with an Estimate of the time that will be required 
to complete such Survey and such Valuation :—Also, 
an Abstract, arranged according to Baronies, of the 
Valuation of the Lands and Houses of the several 
Parishes in each of the Counties, Counties of Cities 
and Counties of Towns which have been surveyed 
and valued in pursuance of the Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 62, 
and subsequent Acts ; stating specifically the con- 
tents of each Parish in Statute Acres, and the Gross 
Valuation of the Land therein; the Number of 
Houses in each Parish, and their Gross Valuation : 
—Also, the Amount of County Cess collected in 


Whitacre;—and, Arley; stating that the population | each Parish, during the year ended at Summer As- 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the | sizes 1839 ; the above particulars to be brought out 
National Church, and praying the House to adopt |in Totals for each County, County of a City and 
measures for increasing its efficiency,— were pre- County of a Town. 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the, Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. | Table; and be printed. 


A Petition 








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Printed Papers A Petition of the Corporation of Canterbury, 
aud —— was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
= *"" Petitioners have viewed with the deepest interest the 
contest now carried on between the House and the 
Judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, respecting 
the very existence of the Privileges of Parliament ; 
that in the opinion of the Petitioners the Privileges 
of Parliament are absolutely necessary for the per- 
formance of the functions of the House, the protec- 
tion of the liberty of the subject, and the preserva- 
tion of the constitution of this country ; and pray- 
ing, That the House will in no way relax in their 
efforts to maintain those Privileges, but support 
them in every way to the utmost of their power, 
being deemed by the people indispensable to the ex- 
istence of the r Slaea of Commons as an independent 
branch of Parliament, and essential to the safety of 
all our ancient institutions ; and further praying the 
House to extend the benefits of Municipal Reform 
to the city of London, the Corporation of which at 
present remains in an anomalous condition. 
Ordered, Thatthe said Petition do lie upon the Table. 
Copyright Bill. A Petition of Authors and other persons inter- 
ested in the general diffusion of literature and 
science in Glasgow, praying that the Copyright Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Authors, Booksellers and Publishers 
of London and Westminster, and other persons con- 
nected with the literature of the United Kingdom, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, wasalso 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newport Riots. Petitions from Clerkenwell ;— and, Glasgow ; 
praying the House to address Her Majesty, be- 
seeching Her to grant a free pardon to Prost, Wil- 
liams and Jones, recently tried at Monmouth on a 
charge of high treason,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal 


iano, be. A Petition of Inhabitants of Spring Bank, Glas- 


gow, praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Vote by Ballot, Annual Parliaments, and equal Re- 





19° Februari. 99 


they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Lord Seymour acquainted the House, That the Prince Albert. 
Gentlemen appointed to attend His Royal Highness 
Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, with 
the Congratulatory Message sent from this House, 
on the happy occasion of the Nuptials of Her Ma- 
jesty, had attended His Royal Highness accordingly, 
and that His Royal Highness was pleased to say: 

I return the House of Commons My warmest 
thanks forthe Message which you have now delivered. 

I learn with lively satisfaction their approbation 
of the choice which Her Majesty has made ; and it 
will be the study of My life to justify the favourable 
opinion which you have now expressed. 


Ordered, That Sir Charles Coote have leave of Leave of 
absence till the 8th day of March next, on account “&gt;#n¢¢- 
of illness in his family ;—Sir George Crewe, a month, 
on account of ill health ;—Mr. Ingham, to go the 
circuit ;—and, Mr. George Cavendish, a month, on 
account of a domestic calamity. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Shipping, Ton- 
Returns of the Amount of Tonnage, Outwards and "2°; Imports 
Inwards, and of the Number of Ships and Seamen, _—— 
distinguishing British from Foreign, employed be- 
tween the United Kingdom and the following Coun- 
tries, from 1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specify- 
ing the Amount to each Country in each year :— 
Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Hamburg, Bremen, 
Oldenburg, Mecklinburg, Hanover, Lubeck, Prussia, 

Austria, France, Portugal, States of Rio de-la- 
Plata, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, United States : 
—Of the Declared Value of British and Irish Pro- 
duce and Manufactures exported from the United 
Kingdom to the above-mentioned Countries, from 
| 1821 to 1839, both inclusive ; specifying the sepa- 
|rate Countries to which the same were exported 
each year:—Of the Amount of Tonnage Outwards 
and Inwards, and of the Number of Ships and 
Seamen, distinguishing British from Foreign, em- 




















presentation, was presented, and read ; and ordered | Ployed between the United Kingdom and the follow- 


to lie upon the Table. 


Designs Copy- A Petition of Calico Printers of Eastwood, Ren- 

right Bill. frewshire, praying that the Designs Copyright Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clerkenwell 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Improvement 


Bill on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for opening a Street to Clerkenwell-green, in the 
county of Middlesex, in continuation of the new 
Street from Farringdon-street in the City of London: 
And that Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Wakley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


ing Countries (other than the Countries in former 
Table) from 1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specify- 
ing the Amount to each Country in each year :— 
Russia, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Italy 
and Islands, Turkey, Greece and Islands, Syrian 
Palestine, Egypt, Tripoli, Barbary and Morocco, 
and North Coast of Africa, Arabia, Sumatra and 
Java, China, Cuba and Foreign West Indies, Gua- 
temala, Chili and Peru :—Of the Declared Value 
of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures 
exported from the United Kingdom to the above- 
mentioned Countries, from 1821 to 1839, both in- 
clusive ; specifying the separate Countries to which 
the same were exported in each year:—Of the 
Amount of Tonnage Outwards and Inwards, and 
the Number of Ships and Seamen, distinguishing 
British, Colonial and Foreign, employed between 


Municipal A Petition of William Dunne, of the city of the United Kingdom and the British Colonies, from 


Corporations Dublin, one of the Solicitors, and Joint Law Agent 
(Ireland) Bill. — 


to the Corporation of the said city, praying that 
provision may be made in the Municipal Corpora- 
tions (Ireland) Bill, to compensate him for any loss 
he may sustain should the said Bill pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
Kemet and The Kennet and Amesbury Road Bill was read a 
Soren second time ; and committed to Mr. Sidney Herbert 


and the South Wéilés List. 


Cartland Craigs A Petition of Daniel Vere, of Stonebyres, John | 


"pear Stein, of Kirkfield, John Smith, of Fauldhouse, 


Bridge. and others, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House in respect to the application for the 
Cartland Craigs and Haslebank Road and Bridge 


Bill had not been complied with ; and praying that 
Vo. 95. 


| 1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specifying the Amount 

to each Colony in each year:—And, of the De- 
clared Value of British and Jrish Produce and 
Manufactures exported from the United Kingdom 
to the British Colonies, from 1821 to 1839, both 
inclusive ; specifying the different Colonies to which 
the same were exported in each year. 





Ordered, That all Members whose Names are Controverted 
| on Panel No.1, do attend this House on Thurs- Elections. 
day, the 12th day of March next, and do remain 
in attendance until the Select Committees for try- 
ing the merits of the Petitions complaining or un- 
due Elections and Returns for the Boroughs of Lud- 
| low and Ipswich, shall have been sworn. 

Ordered, That all Members whose Names are 
jon Panel No. 2, do attend this House on Monday, 

‘the 16th day of March next, and do remain in at- 
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Administration 
of Justice 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Bill. 


Copyright Bill. 


100 


tendance until the Select Committees for trying the 
merits of the Petitions, complaining of undue 
Elections and Returns for the Boroughs of Totnes 
and Cambridge, shall have been sworn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Administration of J ustice(Zreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday, the 4th day of March next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin(Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday, the 4th day of March next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading 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 ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words ‘“ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ present Bill be withdrawn, as proposing an alter- 
“ ation in laws relating to Trade, and not having 

been examined and debated in a Committee of 
the whole House, pursuant to the Standing Order 
of the 9th day of April 1772,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House relative to Bills respecting Trade, 
might be read; and the same was read, as followeth : 


“ Resolved, That no Bill relating to Trade 
or the alteration of the laws concerning Trade, 
be brought into the House until the proposition 
shall have been first considered in a Committee 
of the whole House, and agreed unto by the 
House.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 


words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :— 


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And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And Mr. Speaker having been desired to give his 
Opinion whether the said Standing Order applied 
to the subject of the said Bill, stated, that although 
the practice had not been uniform, he considered 
that in the present case it would have been more 
consonant to the Standing Order if the subject had 
been considered in a Committee of the whole House 
before the Bill had been ordered to be brought in: 
—The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Copyright Bill ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

And an objection having been taken to the further 
proceeding upon the said Bill on account of the 
subject, being a matter of Trade, not having been 
considered in a Committee of the whole House, 
pursuant to the Standing Order of the House, before 
the Bill was ordered to be brought in; 

And Mr. Speaker having been desired to give his 
opinion, whether the said Standing Order applied to 
the subject of the said Bill, stated that, in his Opinion, 
the Standing Order which had been referred to, ap- 
plied to those Bills alone which interfered directly 
with lrade, and that the Bill now before the House 
not being one of that description, had been properly 
ordered to be brought in without a previous consi- 
deration of the subject in a Committee of the whole 
House. 


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A, 1840. 


And the Question being put, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the New Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, 


Yeas, Lord Viscount Mahon: } oe. 
Tellers for the | Mr. Hume, } 29 
Noes, | Mr. Warburton : ’ 


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 toa Committee of the whole House, 


| for Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee 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 Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humbie Address be presented Majer Handley 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased = oe 
to give directions, that there be laid before this ~ : 
House, Copies of all the Papers laid before the 
Lord Chancellor by the authorities of the County 
of Lincoln, having reference to certain differences 
which took place between Major Handley and the 
Reverend W. Waters, Magistrates. 

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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Public Peti- 
Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That he had #"s — 
examined the Petitions presented from the 12th to?” » 
the 14th days of this instant February, both inclu- 
sive ; 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 British — 
Northern Colonies, which was presented upon Friday Gcjonice 
last, be printed. 


No. 75. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 20° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


T HE House met, and being counted by Mr. Adjournment. 
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. 





Veneris, 21° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, have Orders 


leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 





And the Question being again proposed, That | Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Harrington 
the Bill be now read a second time ; on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom the Pe- pag sania: 
tition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, com- ~ 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
“* now,” and at the end of the Question, to add the | in the case of the Petition for the Harrington Dock 
words “ upon this day six months.” | Company Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the 


Petition 


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3 VicToRiz. 


Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
. been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable “ The Harrington Dock Company ” to sue 
and be sued in the name of any Member or Officer 
of the said Company, and to exempt all Vessels 
using the Docks belonging to the said Company, 
and all Goods shipped or discharged therein, or on 
the Estate of the said Company, from the payment 
of certain Rates, Tolls or Duties to the Trustees of 
the Liverpool Docks: And that Lord Viscount 
Sandon and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Hartlepool 
Dock and Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Hartlepool Dock and Railwa 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company 
to raise a further Sum of Money for completing their 
Undertaking, and enlarging the time for completing 
the same, and for amending the Acts relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Harland and Mr. Pease do 
prepare, and bring it in, 

Gravesend Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
_ on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
; the Petition for the Gravesend Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend, alter and enlarge the powers and provi- 
sions of an Act of his late Majesty for paving, 
cleansing, lighting, watching and improving the 
Town and Parishes of Gravesend and Milton, in 
the county of Kent, and for removing and preventing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein, and to make 
further Improvementsin the said Town and Parishes: 
And that Mr. Law Hodges and Sir Edmund Filmer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 
‘Kington 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Inclosure Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Kington Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Kingswood and other properties, in the 
parish of Kington, in the county of Hereford: And 
that Mr. Barneby and Mr. Foley do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Saint Harmon 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
‘Inclosure Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the several parishes of Saint 
Harmon, Nantmel, Llanyre and Llanvihangel Hely- 
gan, in the county of Radnor: And that Mr. Bar- 
neby and Mr. Foley do prepare, and bring it in. 


*Glasgow 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Waterworks. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom the Pe- 
tition uf the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, John 
Gray, of Scotstown, and others, Proprietors of land 
and other property in the parishes of Cambuslang 
and Rutherglen, and near to the banks of the River 
Clyde, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Glasgow Waterworks Bill, was referred; Thet in 
the case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the Plan does not exhibit thereon, the heights of 
the several embankments; that no enlarged Plan is 
given of houses numbered 11 and 14 and compre- 
hended within a line marked on the Plan with the 
words “ deviation to this line,” but it appeared to 
the Committee that it was not the intention of the 
Promoters of the Bill to comprehend these houses 
within the powers sought by the Bill; that the 


section does not specify the levels of both banks of 
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101 


the Clyde, across which it is intended to erect a 
temporary weir ; that in the Book of Reference the 
name of William Russell, the Lessee of land marked 
No. 2, on the Plan of the weir, is not entered as the 
Occupier of these lands; but it appeared to the 
Committee, that in the Book of Reference to the 
Plan of the conduit, he is described as the Occu- 
pier of the same lands therein numbered 24; that 
the extracts from the Books of Reference of the 
Plan of the conduit-pipe relating to the parish and 
borough of inulhergen, did not contain the lands 
marked No. 27 and 28 belonging to the Petitioner 
John Gray, but it a saat to the Committee, 
that on the 16th day of January correct copies were 
lodged, and Mr.Gray informed thereof; that in 


y | the application made to Mr. Gray prior to the 31st 


day of December the lands marked 27 and 28 were 
omitted ; but it appeared to the Committee that a 
correct application was made to Mr. Gray on the 
15th day of January. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Birmingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Warwick 
the Petition for the Birmingham and Warwick (Bordesley) 
Junction (Bordesley) Canal Bill, the Standing Canal Bill- 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a navigable Cut or 
Canal connecting the Warwick and Birmingham 
Canal with the Birmingham Canal, and commenc- 
ing by a Junction with the Warwick and Birming- 
ham Canal, in the hamlet of Bordesley, in the parish 
of Aston-juxta- Birmingham, in the county of War- 
wick, and terminating by a Junction with the Bir- 
mingham Canal near Salford Bridge, in the same 
parish: And that Mr. Dugdale, Sir Eardley Wilmot, 

Lord Viscount Ingestre and Colonel Anson do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newton Abbot, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of &amp;c., Small 
the Petition for the Newton Abbot, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill. 
Debts Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the township of Newton Abbot, and 
other townships, parishes and places, all in the 
county of Devon: And that Sir John Yarde Buller 
and Mr. Montagu Parker do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Ordered, That the Committee of Selection for Committee 
Committees on Private Bills, have leave to sit this of Selection 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the (Private Bills.) 
House. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands Andover 
and houses in Stockbridge, praying that they may Road Bill. 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Andover Road Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
houses in Overton, praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lic upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- stamford 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Improvement 
case of the Petition for the Stamford Improvement ®#"- 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, cleansing, lighting and improving the 
Borough of Stamford, in the counties of Lincoln 
and Northampton: And that Sir George Clerk and 
the Marquis of Granby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- Sarum and 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Paling Road 


03 case~* 





Kirkcudbright 
Road Bill. 


Upper Hayford 
Inclosure 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Taunton 
Roads Bill, 


Taunton 
Markets Bill. 


Garngad 
Road Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester, 
and Bristol 
and Gloucester 
Railways 
Union, 


102 


case of the Petition for the Sarum and Ealing 
Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for repairing and improving the Roads from Lob- 
combe Corner, in the parish of Winterslow, to Harn- 
ham Bridge, in the county of Wilts, and from the 
west corner of Saint Anne’s-street, in the city of 
New Sarum, to Landford, and other Roads in the 
county of Southampton: And that Mr. Brodie and 
Mr. Sidney Herbert do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom 
the Petition of the Reverend Thomas Witham, com- 
plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
in the case of the Petition for the Kirkcudbright 
Road Bill, was referred; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads 
in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and the other 
Highways, Bridges and Ferries therein, and for 
more effectually converting into Money the Statute 
Labour in the said stewartry: And that Mr. Murray 
and Mr. Macleod do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom 
the Petition of John Lechmere, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Upper Hayford Inclosure 
(No. 2.) Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the notices 
were not given in the Gazette. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Taunton Roads Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing several Roads leading 
from the town of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, 
and for making several Deviations and new Lines of 
Road connected therewith: And that Mr. Sanford 
and Mr. Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Taunton Markets Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the powers and provisions of several 
Acts relating to the holding of Markets in the Town 
of Taunton, in the County of Somerset, and to the 
Improvement of the said Town: And that Mr. 
Sanford and Mr. Bainbridge do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Ptivate Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Garngad Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend an Act passed in the third year 
of the reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, 
ani the Acts therein recited, so far as the same re- 
late to the Road to Provan Mill, commonly called 
the Garngad Road, and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Oswald do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Birmingham and 
Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railways 
Union Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 


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plied with, inasmuch as no notices were given in the 
newspapers ; but it appeared to the Committee that 
the parties have not been in a situation to do so, and 
that if the Bill applied for pass during this Session 
of Parliament, it will prevent the purchasing of land 
for a distance of about eight miles, which wou!d not 
afterwards be required for the purposes of the two 
Companies. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Cambuslang 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in and Muirkirk 
the case of the Petition for the Cambuslang and ®°*4. 
Murkirk Road Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Plans do not 
show a waving line, exhibiting the heights of em- 
bankments and depths of cuttings, and also that 
instead of a scale of not less than a quarter of an 
inch to every 100 feet, as required im respect of 
buildings, &amp;c., the Plans are drawn to a scale of 
one inch to 450 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Royal Naval 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in School Incorpo- 
the case of the Petition for the Royal Naval School ™"*™ 
Incorporation Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Wilsontown 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Road Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Wilsontown Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend certain Acts for making and 
maintaining a Road from the limits of the Counties 
of Edinburgh and Lanark by Wilsontown, into the 
Burgh of Lanark, with a Branch towards Raven- 
struther, in the said County of Lanark, and for other 
purposes relating thereto: And that Mr. Lockhart 
and Mr. Gillon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Townley presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Whittlesea 
in the Parishes of Whittlesea Saint Mary and 1losure Bil. 
Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in the County of Cam- 
bridge : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of William Pringle, Agent’ of Sir Newcastle- 
Matthew White Ridley, Baronet, and Michael Long- —— 
ridge, of Bedlington, in the county of Durham, Es- ° “""*"™* 
quire, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House in respect to the a for the New- 
castle-upon-Tyne Waterworks Bill, had not been 
complied with, and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Householders of the township of Weaver 
Bredbury in the parish of Stockport;—and, Werneth, Churches. 
in the said parish ; taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Weaver Churches Bi, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Cramond Bridge Bill was read a second Cramond_ 
time; and committed to Mr. Gibson Craig, and the Brides Bill 
South Scotland List. 


The Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bill was read Arbroath and 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Chalmers and — Railway 
the North Scotland List. ot 


A Petition of Market Gardeners of the counties Edinburgh 
of Edinburgh, Haddington and others, praying that Market and 
the Edinburgh Market and Petty Customs Bill 

may 


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may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ayr Water- A Petition of Thomas Wyllie Webster, of Old 

works. Palace-yard, Westminster, Agent and Solicitor for 
William Paterson, of Paterson, in the county of 
Ayr, Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House in respect to the application for the 
Ayr Waterworks Bill, had not been complied with, 
and praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
and agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Swain’s Swain’s Naturalization Bill, was read a second 

Nat. Bill. time; and committed to Mr. Barnard, and the West 
Kent List. 

Dewsbury Mr. Baines presented a Bill for better lighting 

Gas Bill. and supplying with Gas the Town and Neighbour- 
hood of Dewsbury, 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. 

Chester and The Chester and Crewe and Grand Junction Rail- 

Crewe aud 


._ ways Consolidation Bill, was read a second time; 
Grand Junction 


Railways Con- 22d committed to Mr. John Jervis, and the North 
solidation Bill. Chester List. 


Crichton 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Charities Bill. 


of the Petition for the Chrichton Charities Bill, 
which, upon Monday 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 
to incorporate the Trustees and others, Directors of 
. the Crichton Royal Institution for Lunatics at 
Dumfries, and for the better enabling them to carry 
on their charitable designs: And that Mr. Hope 
Johnstone and the Lord Advocate do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Nottingham 


Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for better 
Gas Bill, 


lighting with Gas the Town and County of the 
Town of Nottingham, and the Liberties and Precincts 
thereof, and Places adjacent thereto, in the County 
of Nottingham: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bolton Petitions from Inhabitants of the townships of 

1 Debts Lowton and Culcheth, in the parish of Winwick ;— 

” and, Worsley, in the parish of Eccles; praying that 
provision may be made in the Bolton Enall ebts 
Bill, for including the said townships within the 
operation of the bi, —were presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Hartlepool 
Dock and Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Harland presented a Bill to enable the 
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money for completing their Under- 
taking, and enlarging the Time for completing the 
same, and for amending the Acts relating thereto : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Church Rates. Petitions from Kettering ; — Matlock, &amp;c.; — 
John Childs ;— Rochford ;— Bassingbourn ;—Bea- 
consfield ;—Ingatestone ;—Colne (two Petitions) ;— 
Rothwell;— Frome Selwood (three Petitions);—and, 
Members of the Baptist Board, London; praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


asa Pétitions from Kilmuir-easter ;— Forres ;—King- 
(Scotiand.) ston; —- North Bute — Paisley ;— Rothiemay ;— 


Neilston ;— Glasgow (two Petitions) ;— Dundee ;— 

Enzie ;— Auchterarder Presbytery (Moderator) ;— 

K on ceed Ketting ;—Tinwald;--Ruthven; 
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—-Sprouston ;--- Letterkenny ;--and, Luchalsh; praying 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scot/and,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sazxlingham and Sharrington ;— Chureh of 
Reading ; — Topeliffe ;— Congleton ;— Cotgrave ;— England. 
Holt (Norfolk) ;— Burnley ;—Holbrook ;— Burgh ; 
— Worsthorn-cum-Hurstwood, &amp;c. ; —Blakeney ;— 
Worre and Mucclestone;—Standon;— Warblington ; 
Biddulph ;—Sheringham East, &amp;c. ;—Chillesford ;— 
Claydon and Akenham;—Petistree ;— Farnborough ; 
(Warwick) ;— Willisham ;— Blarhall;— Endon ;— 
Stuston ;— Wherstead ;—Benhall ;—Middleton-cum- 
Fordley ;— Barton-upon-the- Heath ;— Ladbroke ;— 
Sherbourn ;— Newbold Pacy ;—Lighthorne ;—Ald- 
warth ;—Kidsgrove ;—Oare;—Milton Lilbourne ;— 
Pentrich ;—Clay;— East Norton ;— King’s Norton ; 
— Hinilesham ;— Kessingland ;— Hemingstone and 
Gosbeck ;— Knoddishall ;— Nacton ;-- Felixtow ;— 
Hackeston ;— Parham ;—Freston ;— Tugby ;— North 
Wingfield ;— Monyash ;— Tideswell;— Tachbrook ;— 
Drayton-in-Hales ; — Tanworth ;— Cubington ; — 
Hockham ;— Cambridge University ;—- Kineton ;— 
Maidstone ;— Weybread ;— Lillington ;—Combs ;—- 
Havant ;— Thorpe Saint Mary ;-—Kingsley ;—- Long 
Compton ;— Richmond ( York);—Morton Morrell;— 
Walton ; — Wolford; — Pillerton ; — Eccleshall ; — 
Beccles ; — Kinwarton, &amp;c. ; — and, Honingion ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church ; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Warrington ;— Manchesier (two Inland Ware- 
Petitions) ;— Birmingham ;— Ashton-under- Lyne ;— »ovsing Bill. 
Duchinfield ; — Stephane — Hyde ;—. Bolton ;— 
Leeds;—and, Rochdale; praying that the Inland 
Warehousing Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the London Dock Company ;— 
and, the East and West India Dock Company ; 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law,-- 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Ward of Cordwainer (London); Printed Papers. 
— Wells ;—Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ;—Ward 
of Broad-street, London;—Shrewsbury ;— Abingdon; 
—and, Ward of Billingsgate (London); praying for 
the discharge of the Sheriff of Middlesex out of the 
custody of the Serjeant at Arms attending this 

















House,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Drayton-in-Hales ;—Badingham ; Municipal 
—and, the Corporation of Shoemakers of Dublin ; Corporations 
° ' &lt;ae A : (Ireland) Bill. 
praying that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
ill may not _ into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Awre; —King’s Norton ;—Clare Maynooth 
(Suffolk) ;—Arhengarthdale ;—Minchinhampton ;— ©ollese- 
Nailsworth ; — Horsley ; — Cavendish ;-- Hockham ; 

— Biddulph;—and, Badingham; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Sunderland ;—Heapey ; — Wheel- Corn Laws. 

ton ;— Clayton-le-Woods ; -—-Worsley ; —Flixton ;— 

Whittle ;—Dunbar ;— North Berwick;—Jedburgh ; 
— Whithorn ; — Giggleswick ;— Whitburn ; — and, 
Thurgoland; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Armthorpe;—- Tickhill ;-- Loversall; 
—- Rossington ; —Adwich-le-Street ;--Stowe (Staf- 
ford) ;—and, Saint Eval; praying that the said 

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Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., __ 
({reland.) 


Petitions from Lower Glanmire ;--Ballymacada ; 
Timoleague and Kilmalooda;—Buttevant ;--Kan- 
turk ;—Kilgariff ;-—-Creagh and Skibbereen ;—Kil- 
dimo and Chapel Russell ;--Carlow (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;—Carrickbeg (Kilmolleran) ;— Clondava- 
dock ;—Grean and Templebraden ;—and, Dunman- 
way; praying the House to extend to Ireland a full 
and equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, 
together with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as shall place the Jrish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Sheep Stealing, A Petition of Landed Proprietors and Farmers of 
&amp;c., (Ireland.) the county of Wicklow, complaining of loss to a con- 
siderable extent by Sheep-stealing, and the damage 
to which woods and new plantations are subjected ; 
and praying the House either to pass a Bill to re- 
medy these grievances, or to renew the old Act, 
whereby all suspected persons having meat, skins 
or green timber in their possession, were made to 
account for the same, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hill Covlies. A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any relaxation of the 
present restrictions upon the exportation of Hill 
Coolies from Hindostan, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Designs Copy- A Petition of Messrs. Pease, Heaton and Co., and 

right Bill. others of Leeds, praying that the Designs Copyright 
Bill may pass into a Jaw, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Public Peti- Mr. William John Blake reported from the Select 

— Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 


examined the Petitions presented on the 17th and 
isth days of this instant February; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Newport Riots. Petitions from Finsbury (four Petitions) ;—Adloa 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Zondon (two Petitions); 
— London and Westminster ; — Leicester ; —Saint 
Mary Stratford, Bow ; —Deptford ;—- Brighton ;— 
West Chiltington ;—Saint Luke’s, Middlesex (two 
Petitions) ;—Shettleston;— Tower Hamlets;—-White- 
chapel, &amp;c. (two Petitions) ;—Colne; — and, New 
Town Shaw (Chairman of a Meeting) ; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of high 
treason,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Currency. A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Traders and Inhabitants of Manchester, stating that 
heavy losses have of late been incurred by the Peti- 
tioners through the fluctuations in the value of 
money ; and praying for the appointment of a Select 
Committee, for the purpose of inquiring how far the 
present laws relating to the management of the 
Currency have been instrumental in producing these 
evils, with a view to provide a remedy, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Thames Plate = The Thames Plate Glass Company Bill was read 
Glass Company g second time ; and committed to Sir Matthew Wood, 

_. and the Middlesex List. 
General Steam |= The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
+a ny of the Petition for the General Steam Navigation 
~*~" Company Bill, which, upon Monday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders re- 


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A. 1840. 


lative to Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and explain some of the Provisions of the 
Acts relating to the General Steam Navigation Com- 
pany: And that Sir Matthew Wood, Mr. John Jervis, 
and Mr. Pryme, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton reported from the Select Com- Birmingham 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the — Navign 
case of the Petition for additional provision in the  ~ 
Birmingham Canai Navigations Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. =. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- 
men who are appointed to prepare, and bring in the 
said Bill, that they have * 3 to make provision 
therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Stephen Villiers Sankey, Universal 
Master of Arts, residing at Harmood-street, Camden See. 
Town, praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage 
in the election of Members to serve in Parliament, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned, of Galway, Galway Bay 
stating that the Petitioners being deeply impressed Fisheries. 
with the importance of the Galway Bay Fisheries, 
view with regret the existence of a combination of 
a party of fishermen, which is highly injurious not 
only to the neighbourhood, but affecting materially 
the interests of the country ; and praying the House 
to take the subject into consideration, and take such 
steps as may seem best fitted for securing to all 
Her Majesty’s subjects the free exercise of their 
rights in that productive field of profitable exertion, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Common Carriers and others inter- Railways. 
ested in the conveyance of goods by Railway, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for securing a fair, 
open and free competition for the carriage of — 
on Railways, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Railway Communication, 


Mr. Tatton Egerton reported from the Select Com- Billinghay Feu 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Prainage Bill. 
case of the Petition for the Billinghay Fen Drainage 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for the more effectual Dramage of certain Lands 
called Billinghay Fen, Billinghay Dales, aud Wal- 
cot Fen, Walcot Dales, and North Kyme East Fen, 
in the parishes or places of Billinghay, Walcot, 
Dogdike, Hart’s Grounds, Coningsby, Swineshead, 
North Kyme and South Kyme, in the county of Lin- 
coln: And that Mr. Handley and Mr. Christopher 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton reported from the Select Com- Quainton _ 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That, in the Iclosure Bill. 
case of the Petition for the Quainton Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Quainton and 
county of Buckingham: And that Sir William Young 
and Sir Harry Verney do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Mr. Wingfield : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Transfer of Aids 
Act to apply the Sum of Two millions to the Service Bill. 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and forty, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Prisons Bill. 
to explain and amend an Act made and passed in 
the second and third years of the reign of Her 
present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, An - 

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Poor Law 
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Assizes. 


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for the better ordering of Prisons; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :--And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Prisons Bill was read the first time ; and or- | 


dered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Returns of all Workhouses and Buildings erected | 
or purchased or hired, and converted into Union | 


Workhouses, under the Poor Law Amendment Act, 
with the Costs of erecting, purchasing, hiring and 
converting the same into Workhouses, and of the 
several principal Sums borrowed for those purposes, 
and from whom, and at what Rate of Interest, and 
of all Sums of Money now due for Principal and 
Interest upon such Principal Sums respectively, and 
of the Expenses attending the borrowing thereof:— 
Of the Amount of all Sums annually levied under 
the Denomination of Poor Rate; and also, the 
Amount of the Sums paid for the actual Relief and 
Maintenance of the Poor in each Union, including 
and distinguishing In and Out of Door Relief:—Of 
the Amount of Salaries, and the Law Expenses, and 
Incidental Charges in each Union:— Of the Sa- 
laries, Expenses and other Charges for Commis- 
sioners, with the Name of each Assistant Commis- 
sioner and Officers belonging to the Establishment 
at Somerset-house, and the Travelling Expenses in- 
curred by each of them; such and each of these 
Returns to commence from the passing of the Act, 
up to the Ist day of January last, distinguishing 
each year :—And, of the Number and Names of the 
Unions to which no order has been sent for with- 
holding Out of Door Relief to the Able-bodied Poor; 
stating the Date of the Formation, and the Popu- 
lation of such Unions, from the passing of the Act 
up to the 1st day of January last. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Petitions or Memorials 
addressed to the Privy Council, or to any other 
Public Department, praying for an Alteration or 
Removal of the Assizes in any County in England 
and Wales, under the Provisions of the Act 
3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 71, from the passing of the Act to 
the present time; specifying the Name of the Place, 
the Number of Applicants, and the nature and object 
of each Application ; stating the respective Dates 
when the same was presented and heard ; together 
with the Proceedings and Orders made by the 
Privy Council thereupon :—And, a similar Return 
of all Counter-Petitions or Memorials which may 
have been presented, praying that such Alterations 
may not be made by the Privy Council. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Sums charged to or paid by each 
Public Department, on account of Postage, from 


the 1uth day of January to the 20th day of Fe- 
bruary 1840. : 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Memorial submitted to the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland, in the month of December 1839, 
respecting the present state of the Fisheries in the 
Bay of Galway, with the Reply of the Chief Se- 
cretary of Ireland thereto. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, 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 
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105 


| present Parliament for the Shire of Perth, in the 
room of Lord Viscount Stormont, now Earl of 

| Mansfield and Viscount Stormont in the Kingdom 

| of Scotland :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

| And a Motion being made, a the Question 


| being put, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
| day next ; 


The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the § Mr. Henry Baring, 
Yeas, ee William Follet : 


1 oe 

Tellers for theJ Mr. John Parker, \ 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley :5 1% 

So it passed in the Negative. 

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 Perth, in the 
room of Lord Viscount Stormont, now Earl of 


Mansfield and Viscount Stormont in the Kingdom 
of Scotland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant tverness __ 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 2"8"s Writ. 


for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament, for the Inverness District of 
Burghs, in the room of Roderick Macleod, Esquire, 
who, since his Election for the said District of 
Burghs, hath accepted the Office of Steward or 
Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds 
of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham in the County 
of Buckingham. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 18th Addreses. 


day of this instant February (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to 


acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 








Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- British Guiana, 


dress to Her Majesty,--Copies of Reports from, or 
Despatches to the Governor of British Guiana, re- 
specting the Hill Coolies introduced into that colony, 
since the Date of the Papers last laid on the Table 
of this House. 

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





No. 77. 


Sir Thomas Troubridge presented, pursuant to Merchant 
Order,—An Account of the Total Number of Ap- Seamen, 


prenticed Seamen registered under the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Will. 4, c. 19, to the latest Date to which the 
Return can be completed :—And a Return, specify- 
ing the Number of Registered Seamen serving in 
British Vessels, made up to the latest Date. 


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


Mr. Labouchere presented, by Her Majesty’s Trade and 
command,—Accounts of the Imports of the prin- Navigation. 


pe Articles of Foreign and Colonial Merchandize, 
of the Consumption of such Articles, and of the 
Customs Duties received thereon, in the year ended 
the 5th day of January 1840, compared with the 
Imports, Consumption and Receipts of the preced- 
ing vear, ended the 5th day of January 1839 :—Of 
the Exports of the principal Articles of Forei 
and Colonial Merchandize, in the year ended the 
5th day of January 1840, compared with the Ex- 
orts of the preceding year, ended the 5th day of 
nant 1839 :—Of the Exports of the principal 
Articles of British and Irish Produce and Manu- 
factures, in the year ended the 5th day of January 











1840, compared with the Exports of the preceding 
P year 





Factories. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Belfast 
Waterworks 
(No. 2.) 


Legacy, &amp;c., 
Duties, 


Supply; 


Claims on 
Portugal. 


106 


year ended the 5th day of January 1839:—Of the 
Gross and Net Produce of the Duties of Customs in 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1840, com- 
pared with the Produce of the preceding year ended 
the 5th day of January 1839:—Of the Number and 
Tonnage of Vessels, distinguishing the Countries to 
which they belonged, which entered Inwards and 
cleared Outwards in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1840, compared with the Entrances and 
Clearances in the preceding year ended the 5th day 
of January 1839; stated exclusively of Vessels in 
ballast, and of those employed in the Coasting 
Trade, or the Trade between Great Britain and 
Treland :— And, of the Number and Tonnage of 
Vessels which entered Inwards and cleared Out- 
wards, with Cargoes, at the several Ports of the 
United Kingdom in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1840, compared with the Entrances and 
Clearances of the preceding year ended the 5th 
day of January 1839; distinguishing the Vessels 
employed in the intercourse between Great Britain 
and Ireland from other Coasters. 


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








Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—Reports of the Inspectors of Factories, 
to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, for the half-year ending the 
31st day of December 1839. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,— A Return 
of the Number of Men of each Rank and Class of 
the Metropolitan Police serving on the 1st day of 
January 1840; also the Rate of Pay of each Class, 
and the Allowances. 


Copy of a General Order of the Poor Law Com- 





91°—99° Februariz. 











missioners for England and Wales, relative to Out- 


door Relief. 


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


A Petition of Adam John Macrory, of Belfast, | 
Solicitor for the President and Assistants of the | 
Belfast Charitable Society, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House in respect to the ap- 
“pie for the Belfust Waterworks (No. 2.) Bill 

ad not been complied with; and praying that he! 
may be heard, by himself, his agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Amount of Capital on which 
the several Rates of Legacy Duties have been paid 
in Great Britain and Ireland in the year 1839; 





distinguishing the Amount of each Rate paid in 
that year; with an Abstract of the Total Amount, 
under each Rate, since 1797:—And, of the Total 
Amount of Revenue received in the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 1840, 
for Stamp Duty on Legacies (distinguishing those 
on direct and on Reversionary Bequest, if possible) 
on Probates, Administrations and Testamentary In- 
ventories ; distinguishing the Amount from England 
and Wales, Scotland and Ireland ; with an Abstract 
of the whole Amount of Duty received since 1797. 


A Motion being made, and the Question being 
oroposed, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply 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 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
“ praying that Her Majesty will be pleased to a 
“ point a Commission, to sit in London forthwith, 
“ for the — of investigating the Claims of 
“ British _ upon the Crown of Portugal for 


“ civil and military services rendered to that power; 











A. 1840. 


and that Her Majesty will be pleased to take 
speedy and efficient measures with the Govern- 
ment of that country for procuring an immediate 
settlement of the Claims so to be established 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
Pithe said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year Navy Estimates 
1840-41, be referred to the Committee. referred. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


“ 
“cc 
“ 
“ 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Thirty-five thousand one hundred Seamen and 
and sixty-five men be employed for the Sea Service Métines. 
for thirteen lunar months, to the 31st day of March. 

1841, including Nine thousand Royal Marines and 
Two thousand Boys. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Sabbati, 22° die Februarti, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Re- 
solution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

r, 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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 6th day of March next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Were- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Vagrants _ 
a Committee upon the Vagrants Removal Bill ; Removal Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Flour Imports 
mittee on the Flour — (Ireland) Bill; tion (Ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the _ 


6th day of March next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Means. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 Will. 4, sale of Beer. 
c. 64, to permit the general Sale of Beer and 
Cyder 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 
eneral Sale of Beer and Cyder by Retail in Eng- 
and, might be read ; and the same being read ; 


Resolved, 








Gr: 


3 VicToriZ. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of the said 
Acts. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That: the annual Duty of three 
wee three shillings, now payable upon every 

xcise License to be taken out by any person for 
selling, by Retail, Beer to be drunk or consumed 
upon the premises where sold, shall cease, and that 
in lieu thereof there shall be paid an annual Excise 
Duty of five pounds. 

2. Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and 
amend the Laws relating to the Sale of Beer. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pringle 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Leave of Ordered, That Sir Denham Norreys have leave 

aaenen of absence for a month, on urgent business. 

Charities. Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—A Copy of the Thirty-second Report 
of the Commissioners appointed to inquire concern- 
ing Charities in England and Wales, Part VI. 

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

a. The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Grammar Schools Bill, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 4th day of March next. 
aa Ordered, That the Annual Account relative to 

* 78 the Bankruptcy Court, which was presented upon 


Wednesday last, 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. 








Lune, 24° die Februari ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 

A MESSAGE by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to an 
Act 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 - Sono at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue. of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, wherea Commission under the Great Seal was 
read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent 
to the Public Bill therein mentioned; and that the 
Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the Royal 
Assent to the said Bill: — Which Bill is as fol- 
loweth : 

An Act to apply the Sum of Two Millions to the 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty. 


Royal Assent 
to a Bill. 


Transfer of Aids 
Bill. 


Soane’s 
Museum. 


Mr. Bailey, from the Trustees of the Museum of 
the late Sir John Soune, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—A. Statement of the Funds of the 

Vor. 95. 


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107 


Museum of the late Sir John Soane, on the 5th 
January 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East Ina 
East India Company, was called in; and at the Cmpeny- 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—- Particulars of all Compensa- 
tions, Superannuations and Allowauces granted by 
the Court of Directors of the Kast India Company, 
and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners for 
the Affairs of India, between the 1st day of January 
and 3ist day of December 1839, to — who 
have been employed by or under the East India 
Company, whose Interests have been affected by the 
discontinuance of the said Company’s Trade, and 
who have been reduced. 

An Account of Allowances, Compensations, Re- 
munerations and Superannuations granted to Offi- 
cers and Servants of the Board of Commissioners 
for the Affairs of Jndia, and of the East India 
Company in 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; wheat, and 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Wheat Flour. 
Account, showing the Quantities of Foreign and 
Colonial Wheat and Wheat Flour, stated in Quarters, 
at the Rate of 392lbs. of Flour to each Quarter, 
that were imported and taken for Consumption in 
each month from the last day of May 1839 to the 
last day of December 1839, showing also the Quan- 
tity remaining in Warehouse at the end of each 
month, the monthly average Price of Wheat ac- 
cording to the London Gazette, the average Rate 
of Duty per Quarter on Foreign and Colonial Wheat 
respectively, and the Amount of Duty received in 
each month. 

Return to an Order, dated the 4th day of this King of 
instant February, for a Return of the Sums received Hanover. 
out of the Consolidated Fund, by the King of 
Hanover, since his accession to the Crown of Han- 
over :—As also of the Houses, Apartments, Gardens 
and Land, being Crown Property, now held by the 
King of Hanover in England. 

A Return of the several Memorials, Representa- Fleetwood 
tions and Communications to and from the Nietony, oon. 
on which Fleetwood was made an independent 
Bonded Port, and the Port of Preston made a Creek 
under Fleetwood. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- Duchy of 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Lancaster. 
Gross and Net Revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster, 
for the year ending Michaelmas 1839, showing the 
Amount of Revenue which became due, the Monies 
received and paid within the year, and the Arrears 
and Balance at the end of the preceding and current 
years :—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of Frederick Dufaur, of Queen Anne- stattora’s 
street, Cavendish-square, in the county of Middiesex, Patent. 
Solicitor for the Trustees of Daniel Stafford, of Saint 
Martin-le-Grand, w the parish of Saint Leonard, 
Foster-lane,in the city of London, Gentleman, and also 
of the said Daniel Stafford, for leave to present a Pe- 
tition for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
Trustees of Daniel Stafford to assign certain Letters 
Patent granted to him, for certain improvements on 
carriages, to certain individuals, and for incorporating 
them, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of lands Andover 
and houses, and Kate-payers in the parishes of Road Bill. 
Church, Oakley, Deane and Ashe, in the county of 
Southampton ;—and, Basingstoke, in the said county ; 
praying that the Andover Road Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Pp 2 The 





Weston-super- 
mare Road 
Bill. 


Dean Forest 
Railway Bill. 


Lancaster and 
Preston Rail- 
way Bill. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Fiers’ Nat. Bill. 


Scottish 
Widows’ Fund 
Bill. 


Newton Abbot, 
&amp;e., Small 
Debts Bill. 


Manchester and 
Salford Junction 
Canal Bill. 


Chard Canal 
Bill. 


Banff Municipal 


Police and 
Harbour. 


108 24° Februarit. 


The Weston-super-mare Read Bill wasreada second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Gore Langton, and 
the East Somerset List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dean Forest Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Forest of Dean Railway Company to 
make a new Branch or Extension of their Railway 
from Cinderford Bridge to Brimspiil, and to amend 
the Act relating thereto: And that Mr. Grantley 
Berkeley and Mr. Hale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Stanley reported from the Committee on 
the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Bill ; 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill was 
referred ; That no person appeared in support of 
the said Petition; and that the Committee had in- 

uired into the several matters required by the 
teanding Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same 
relate to the present age mpe That the Resolu- 
tion of the House of the 27th day of January last, 
had been complied with; 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 Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Bill; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of two of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the 
Committee had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, 
so far as the same relate to the present application; 
That the Resolution of the House of the 27th day 
of January last, 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 ; 
and be printed. 


Fiers’ Naturalization Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Brotherton, and the South 
Lancaster List. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill to enable the Scottish 
Widows’ Fund and Life Assurance Society to sue 
and be sued, and for other Purposes relating to the 
said Society: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dottin presented a Bill for the more eas 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
Township of Newton Abbot and other Townships, 
Parishes and Places, all in the County of Devon: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. Mark 
Philips, and the South Lancaster List. 


Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee on 
the Chard Canal Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Bill was referred ; That no person 
appeared in eet of the said Petition; and 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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 














A. 1840. 


Petition for the Banff Municipal Police and Har- 
bour Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with so far as respects that part of the Petition 
which relates to the Municipal Police and Improve- 
ment of the Town; but that the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with so far as respects that 
part of the Petition which relates to maintaining 
and improving and regulating the said Harbour— 
imasmuch as no application was made to the Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers, nor did the Book of Re- 
ference deposited in the Private Bill Office contain 
the names of such Owners, Lessees and Occupiers ; 
but it appeared to the Committee, that the only 
lands intended to be taken were the property of the 
Corporation of Banff, and that the Petition for the 
Bill had been agreed to at a meeting of the said 
Corporation, and had been signed by a majority of 
the members thereof, in their individual capacity, 
and that the object of the Bill was to vest in the 
said Corporation the jurisdiction in the said Harbour. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Morton Carr 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Drainage. 


the Petition for the Morton Carr Drainage Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with ; but 
it appeared to the Committee, that in consequence 
of the late heavy floods, particularly in December 
last, the necessity of applying to Parliament did not 
arise until too late to give the requisite notices. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for paving, Stamford 
cleansing, lighting and improving the Borough of on 
Stamford, in the Counties of Lincoln and North-~'* 


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


_ The Hereford Improvement Bill was read a second Hereford 
time ; and committed to Mr. Bolton Clive, and the — a 


Hereford List. 


Mr. William Evans presented a Bill for inclosing Dronfield 
Lands in the Manor of Dronfield, in the County of Iclosure Bill. 


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


Petitions from the Guardians of the Hertford Poor Law 
Union ;—and, Medical and Surgical Practitioners of Amendment 


Gloucester; praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Law Act,—were ae and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leuchars ;—Collessie ;—Dairsie ; Church 
—Creich ;— Ceres ;—Milion-of-Balgonie ;—Mauch- Psttoncee 


line ; — Legerwood ; — Cumbray ; — Edinkillie ; — 


y | Greenlaw ; — Kemback ;— Carmylie;— Rayne;--Kir- 


riemuir (two Petitions) ;— Lochee ;— Strontian ;— 
Saint Cyrus ;— Dunfermline ;—Saint Peter’s, Glas- 
gow ;— Bridgeton ;— West Kilbryde;— Brydekirk;— 
Ayr Presbytery ;—Sorn ;—Auchinleck ;— Lochwin- 
noch ;-- Largs ;-—-Belnahuay ;-- Dunlop ;-—-Bernera;— 
Kilbrandon ;—Lochbroom;— Stewarton ;—Fairlie;-- 
Anstruther Wester ;— Eastwood ;— Dumbarton ;— 
Drumelzier ; — Midmar ; — Kilmarnock ;— Tongue 
Presbytery ;—Liberton (two Petitions) ;-—Duthil;— 
East Kilbride;--Forres Presbytery ;-- Dyke ;—-South 
Parish, Aberdeen ; — Woodside ;— Union Parish, 
Aberdeen {two Petitions) ;— Saint Clements, Aber- 
deen;— Bon Accord, Aberdeen;— East Parish, Aber- 
deen;—and, Greyfriars Church and Parish, Aber- 
deen ; praying for the settlement of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Rothes, praying 
the House to adopt measures to maintain the au- 
thority of the law relative to Church Patronage in 
Scotland, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 


Corn 


Lopy 


Chur 


Chur 
Engl 


East 
Prod 


May 
Coll 


Nei 


Py 





Corn Laws. 


Copyright Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Church of 
England. 


East India 
Produce, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Newport Riots. 


Printed Papers. 


China, 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Treland, ) 


3 VicroRiIZ. 


Petitions from Abdie and Dunbag ;—Sabden;— 
Kingston-upon- Hull; — Halshimoor ;— and, Har- 
purhey ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of William Bradbury and Frederick 
Mullett Evans, Letter-press Printers, London, and 
Compositors, Pressmen and others in their employ- 
ment, praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Netherfield ;-- Huddersfield (two 
Petitions) ;—- Berry Brow ;—Lindley ;— Highfield ; 
-—Buckley Hill ;— Morpeth ;— Aberdeen ;— Kelve- 
don ; — Mirfield ;-- Horsham; -- Meltham ;-- and, 
Holmfirth ; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Worplesdon;—Saint Peter, Cheese- 
hill, Winchester ; — Blendworth ; — Crondall ; — 
Newton Valence ;— Kirk Hammerton ; —Wilstrop ; 
Green Hammerten;— Arkendale;— Burton Leonard ; 
—Deanery of Ripon;— Deanery of Tegengle ;— 
Overton ;— Brooke and Mottestone ;— West Cowes ; 
— Painey ;— Marden ;—Chirton ;— Southbroom ;— 
Sanderstead ;-- Winkfield;—- Ebrington ;—- Yetminster; 
— Llancarvan ;— Landaff ; — Penmark ;— Saint 
Athan ;— Bonvilstone ;— Whitchurch (Glamorgan) ; 
—Lantwit Major ;— Wigan ;— and, Tredington; 
stating that the population of the country has out- | 
grown the resources of the National Church; and | 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Committee of the London East 
India and China Association ;--and, Chairman of 
the Liverpool East India Association ; praying for 
an equalization of the Duties on East and West 
India Produce, and for the adoption of such mea- 
sures as may be best calculated to remove the 
grievances to which India is still subjected under 
the existing law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blendworth ;— Hawkedon, &amp;c. ;— 
Penley ;— Wigan ; — Abergele ;— and, Ellesmere ; 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


94° Februariz. 





Petitions from Kingston-upon-Hull (Chairman of 
a Meeting);--and, Boston; praying the House to 
address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to grant a free | 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, lately tried 
at Monmouth, upon a charge of high treason,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dowgate Ward, London ; -— 
Bishopsgate Ward, London ;—and, Stockton-upon- 
Tees; praying for the liberation of the Sheriff of 
Middlesex out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House,--were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Committee and other Members 
of the Peace Society, praying the House to take 
such measures as may lead to an adjustment of the 
differences existing between this nation and the 
Chinese people, either through the mediation of 
some neutral power, or in any other way that may 
appear best, without drawing the sword, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from T'ydavenet ;— Clones East ;— Kil- 
mainhamwood ;— Rathconnell;—- Taghmon ;--Cloyne; 
— Staplestown ;—Moylough, Minla and Aghiart ;— 
Saint Bridget, Dublin ;—Killowe and Aughadoey ; 
—Charleville;—Ulla ;—_Ballymacnable ;—Solohead; 








Vot. 95. 


109 


—Anna ;—Crosspatrick;— Ballyscullion ;-—Courcies 
and Ballinadee ;—Arklow ;— Killaderry ;—Finglass 
and Saint Margaret’s, Dublin ;—Annaghlone and 
Drumballyroney ; — Templemore ; — Killorglin ; — 
Abbey, &amp;c.;— Cappagh;—Templemichael ;— Killeen ; 
—Lower Ards ; — Gorey ; — Ballymachugh and 
Drumlumman ; — Yaunagh ; — and, Maybologue; 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, to- 
gether with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as will place the Irish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,—were pre- 
sented,and read ; and ordered to lie upon theTable. 


A Petition of Ebenezer Shackleton, Miller, of Flour Imponta~ 
Moone, in the county of Kildare, praying that the tion (Ireland) 
Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may pass into a Bi! 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Morton, of Craven-street, ghort-iand 
and Francis N. Walsh, of Duke-street, Westminster, Writer to the 
praying for the appointment of a Select Committee Hove: 
to inquire into the department of the Short-hand 
Writer to the Houses of Parliament, in order to 
afford the Petitioners and others a fair participation 
in that public employment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Belfast and Cave-hill Railway Belfast and 
Company, praying that provision may be made in Cavehill 
the Belfast and Cave-hill Railway Bill, for extend- **!¥*s- 
ing the time for completing the works of the said 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


A Petition of John Wallace, of Belfast, in the petfast Water- 
county of Antrim, Solicitor, complaining that the works (No. 1.) 
Standing Orders of the House in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Belfast Waterworks (No. 1.) Bill, 
had not been complied with, and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Liverpool East India Warehouse Company Liverpool 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed to Ford East India 
Viscount Sandon, and the South Lancaster List. Company Bill 

The Greenock Improvement Bill, was read a se- Greenock 
cond time; and committed to Mr. Wallace, and the i syepeae 
South Scotland List. ° 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Strood Church 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Pe to 
the Petition for the Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for enlarging the present or pro- 
viding a new Workhouse for the use of the parish 
of Strood in the county of Kent, for better govern- 
ing, maintaining and employing the Poor of the 
said parish, and also for repairing or rebuilding the 
Church and Tower of the same parish, and for other 
purposes relating thereto: And that Mr. Bernal and 
Mr. Hobhouse do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, several Orders ; 
Resolutions ; which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Greenhill and 
the Greenhill and Eckington Road Bill, the Parties Eckington 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. Road. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Clyde Naviya- 
the Clyde Navigation Bill, the Parties be permitted tiov. 
to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Northern 
the Northern and Eastern Railway Bill, the Parties ne ane 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the ex- “" ili 
ception of such part as gives them power to make 

P38 deviations 





London aud 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
largement and 
Station, 


Dublin and 


Drogheda 
Railway. 


Hull Docks. 


Norwich 
Improvement 
(No. 1.) 


Wexford 
Harbour and 
Embankment. 


Glasgow 
Waterworks. 


Upper Hay ford 
(No. 2.) 
Inclosure. 


Chester and 
Crewe and 
Grand Junction 
Railways Con- 
solidation Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Market and 
Petty Customs 
Bill. 


Bank of 
Treland, 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway. 


110 


deviations from their original line ; and that the Com- 
mittee on the Bill do examine in the first place, how 
far such Order has been complied with, and do report 
the same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement 
and Station Bill, the Standing Orders ought not to 
be dispensed with. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Hull Docks Bill, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Norwich Improvement (No. 1.) Bill, the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Wexford Harbour and Embankment Bill, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Upper Hayford (No. 2.) Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The first, second, third and seventh Resolutions, 
of the Commitee being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Baxendale, of London, 
Manchester and other places of the United King- 
om, Common Carrier, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Chester and Crewe and Grand Junction Rail- 
ways Consolidation Bill, was presented, and read. 
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. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Clitheroe, pray- 
ing that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Corporation of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, praying that the said Bill may not pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Leith, praying that the Edinburgh Mar- 
ket and Petty Customs Bill may not pass into a 
law, was — and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of James Hay and Son, Distillers, of 
Lochrin and Sundbury, in the county of Edinburgh, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 
against certain of the said Bill, was also pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Petitions from Finglass and Saint Margarets, | 


Dublin ;—and, Tullamore; praying that no exclusive 
vrivileges be granted to the Bank of Ireland, but 
that all such establishments be placed on an equal 


footing,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Weavers of Paisley, praying that 
the Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 
way Company, stating that the uniform duty of one- 
eighth of a penny per passenger per mile, as levied 


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A. 1840. 


under the Act of Parliament in that behalf, imposes 
an unequally heavy burthen on their Railway (which 
is five miles and a quarter long), as compared with 
the longer lines of Railway; and praying for ex- 
emption from such tax, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to ists of 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to Electors. 


give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Sums paid by the Treasurer of 
each County, or Riding or Division thereof, in Eng- 
land, out of any Public Money, for Expenses in- 
curred by the Clerks of the Peace, and Returning 
Officers, in preparing, copying or publishing the 
Lists of Electors for such County, Riding or Divi- 
sion, for the years 1837 and 1838; also, the Number 
and Price of the Copies of such Lists or Registers 
sold during each of those years, specifying ss a 
in Print or in Manuscript. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Vessels and their Ton- 
nage cleared out from the Ports of London, Liverpool 
and Glasgow, in the years 1838 and 1839, respec- 
tively ; viz. for Sydney, Port Philip, South Austra- 
lia, Swan River, King George's Sound, Hobart 
Town, Launceston, New Zealand and the South Sea 
Fisheries ; as well as for the various Ports on the 
Western Coast of South America, round Cape Horn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Copies of any Correspondence in the year 1836 and (Bahamas, &amp;c.) 


subsequent years, between the different Public 
Offices, with respect to the state of the Barracks at 
Nassau and Turks’ Island in the Bahamas, and also 
respecting the proposed more frequent issue of fresh 
meat rations to the Troops in Jamaica, the West 
Indies and Bermuda :—And, Extract of so much of 
a Report from the Medical Officer in the Baha- 
mas in the year 1819, as relates to the effect produced 
upon the health of the Troops by the state of the 
Barracks in that Colony; also, similar Extracts 
from the Reports made by Staff Surgeon Watson in 
July 1827, by Surgeon Richardson, of the 2d West 
Indian Regiment, in 1828, and by the same Officer 
in 1829, 1830 and 1834. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Tithe Compos- 


a Return, showing, in detail, the steps taken by 
Her ree Attorney General for Zreland for the 
Recovery of any Sums on account of Compositions 
for Tithes vested in Her Majesty, under the provi- 
sions of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic., c. 109; setting forth 
the List of Defaulters, the Sums for which they 
were severally liable, the Proceedings had against 
each such Defaulter, with the respective Dates 
thereof, and the Sums, if any, recovered from each 
respectively :—Also, an Account of the Sums paid 
by Order of Her Majesty’s Government to Incum- 
bents entitled to Arrears of Tithe Composition, 
under the Provisions of the Act aforesaid, and the 
proportion which such Payments bear to the whole 
Arrears due to such Incumbents. 


Petitions from the Corporation of Carpenters, 
Millers, &amp;c., of Dublin ;—and, the Reverend David 
O’Croly ; praying that the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Electors and other Inhabitants of 
Sligo, praying the House to extend to Sligo the same 
measure of Municipal Corporate Reform which it 
is contemplated to grant to the leading boroughs of 
Ireland, by the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 


Sydney, &amp;c. 


Barracks 


tion (Ireland.) 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(freland) Bill. 


Mun 
Cory 
(Ire! 





3 VicToRIiz. 


Petitions from William Frederick Bentley, Deputy 
Marshall or Deputy Sword-bearer of Dublin ;— 
Pipe-water Turncocks of Dublin ;—Serjeants-at- 
Mace, Town Serjeants and Bellower of Drogheda; 
—and, Officers of the Corporation of Dublin; 
= ing that provision may be made in the said 

ill, to compensate them for any losses they may 
sustain should the said Bill pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants and Inha- 
bitants of the town of Galway, praying that that 
town may be transferred to Schedule(B.) in the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the town and county of the town of 
Galway, praying the House so to alter the said Bill 
as to embrace, as heretofore, the whole county of 
the town within the fold of the reformed corpora- 
tion, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciavuses, N°1 to N° 5, agreed to. 


Crause, N°6, (Reservation of the Parliamentary 
Franchise to Freemen) read. 


Amendment proposed: P. 4, 1. 7. To leave out 
from the word “That” to the end of the Clause, 
and insert the following words “all persons now 
“ entitled to vote at the election of a Member or 
Members to serve in Parliament for any city, town 
or borough, ‘shall continue to enjoy such right as 
fully as if this Act had not been passed; and 
that every person who, if this Act had not been 
passed, would have had a right to be admitted a 
freeman or burgess, or to be placed on the roll of 
freemen or burgesses of any such borough as afore- 
said, in order to be registered and to vote in the 
election of a Member or Members to serve in 
Parliament, or might hereafter have been entitled 
to acquire in respect of birth, or marriage or ser- 
vitude, or of any statute then in force, as a free- 
man or burgess, the right of voting in the election 
of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament, 
for such borough, shall be entitled, if such bo- 
rough be one of the boroughs named in the said 
Schedule (A.), or one of the boroughs to which a 
Charter of Incorporation shall have been granted, 
as hereinafter is mentioned, to be admitted a 
freeman or burgess, and placed on the roll of free- 
men of such borough, and to acquire and enjo 
such right of voting as fully as if this Act had 
not been passed ; and if such borough be one of 
the boroughs named in the said Schedule (B.) to 
which nosuch Charter of Incorporation as aforesaid 
shall have been granted, to acquire and enjoy, 
without having been admitted a freeman or bur- 
gess, such right of voting as fully as if this Act 
had not been passed, and he had been admitted 
a freeman or burgess, provided he shall be en- 
rolled on the freeman’s roll in any such city, town 
or borough, according to the provisions herein- 
after contained.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 


Crause, N° 6, agreed to. 

CiauseE, N° 7, (Provision as to freemen by birth 
and marriage)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 


as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 
Vout. 95. 








24° Februari. 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the { Mr. Lynch 

Yeas Mr, Serjeant Curry: —_ 
Tellers for the { Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 

Noes, Mr. Shaw : = 


Criause, N°8, amended, and agreed to. 

Criausss, N° 9 to N° 12, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 13, (Corporations in boroughs named 
in Schedule (A.) and some in Schedule (B.), to be 
styled mayor, aldermen and burgesses, and to be 


capable in law to do and suffer all Acts, &amp;c.) 
read. 


Question put, That the Clause stand part of the 


Bill; 
} 109, 





The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 


Yeas, Mr. Tuffnell: 
Tellers for the { Mr. Serjeant Jackson, } $0 
Noes, Colonel Perceval: in 


Ciauss, N° 14, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciauss, N° 15, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravusss, Ne 16 to N° 18, agreed to. 

Ciauszs, N°19 to N° 21, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciavusss, N° 22 to N° 31, agreed to. 


Ciause, N° 32, (Qualification of burgesses and 
voters at elections under this Act) read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out from the 
end of |. 12., to the word “ provided,” in 1. 33., and 
to insert the following words, “ every man of full 
“* age, who, on the last day of August in any om 
shall be an inhabitant householder, and shall, for 
six calendar months previous thereto, have been 
resident as such within such borough, or within 
seven statute miles of such borough, and who shall 
occupy within such borough any house, ware- 
house, counting-house or shop, which, either sepa- 
rately or jointly with any land within such borough 
occupied therewith by him as tenant, or occupied 
therewith by him as owner, shall be of the yearly 
value of not less than ten pounds, to be ascer- 
tained and determined in manner following, and 
not otherwise, (that is to say) such value shall be 
a sum composed of the net annual value at which 
the premises so occupied by such man shall be 
rated (as they are hereby required to be) to the 
relief of the poor under the said Act for the more 
effectual Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ireland, 
and of the amount of the sums at which the land- 
lord’s repairs and the landlord’s insurance shall 
be estimated and stated in any rate to be made in 
pursuance of the said Act: Provided always, 
that no such occupier shall be admitted to be en- 
rolled as a burgess, or to vote at any election of 
municipal commissioners under this Act, unless 
he shall have been rated in respect of such pre- 
mises to the relief of the poor, and shall also 
have occupied such premises within the said bo- 
rough, or other premises of the like nature within 
the said borough, and rated as aforesaid, for the 
space of twelve calendar months, at the least, 
next preceding such last day of August; nor 
unless such occupier shall, on or before the last 
day of August in such year, have paid or dis- 
charged all rates for relief of the poor, and all 
municipal or other local cesses, and all rates and 
taxes which shall have become payable by him 
in respect of such premises, except such as shall 
have been imposed or become payable within 
three calendar months next before such last day 
of August.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

} 130. 





The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Wyse, 





Yeas, Mr. More O’ Ferrall: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 1 85 
Noes, Mr. Shaw: _ 
Ciause, N° 32, agreed to. 
p4 CLAUSEs, 





112 24°—25° Februari. 


Cuavuses, N° 33 and N° 34, agreed to. 

Cuavsz, N° 35, (Premises giving the municipal 
franchise to be aes valued and rated for 
relief of the poor)——read. 

Question, That the Clause stand part of the Bill 
-——put, and Negatived. 

Cravses, N° 36 to N° 44, agreed to. 

Crausz, N° 45, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciauses, N° 46 to N° 65, agreed to. 


CravuseE, N° 66, (Certain persons not qualified to 
be chosen Mayor, Alderman, Councillor or Commis- 
sioner)—— read. 

At the end of the Clause, proposed to add the 
following words, “ Provided always, that every 
“ person entitled to vote in the election of Alderman 
and Town Councillor in any borough or ward, 
shall not vote for more than one half the number 
of the Aldermen and Town Councillors to be 
elected for the borough or ward in respect of 
which such person shall be entitled to vote.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 


“ 
“ 


nw 
wn 


Lad 


‘ 


Yeas, \ Colonel Perceval: ” 
Tellers for the ( Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 102 
Noes, Mr. Tuffnell : t Sagres 


Cuavuse, N° 66, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 67 to N° 76, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 77, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiausss, N° 78 to N° 84, agreed to. 
Cuavuse, N° 85, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 86 to N° 103, agreed to. 
Cuavuse, N° 104, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuauses, N° 105 to N° 109, agreed to. 
Cuiavuse, N° 110, amended, and agreed to. 
Curavuse, N° 111, agreed to. 

Cravses, N° 112 and N° 113, amended, and 


-agreed to. 


Cuiavuses, No114 to N° 116, agreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 117, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuauses, N° 118 to N° 125, agreed to. 

Ciauses, N° 126 to N° 128, amended, and 
agreed to. 

Cuiauszs, N° 129 and N° 130, agreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 131, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 132 to N° 151, agreed to. 


Cravusz, N° 152, (In cities and towns which are 
counties, Sheriffs to be appointed)-— read. 


Amendments proposed: P. 79. 1. 2. To omit the 
word “ and,” and to insert “a Sheriff shall be ap- 
“ pointed,” and, in 1. 3., after the word “ Lieute- 
“ nant,” to omit to the end of the Clause, and to 
insert the following words “ in the same manner to 
“ all intents and purposes as the Sheriff of any 
“ county at large is now by law nominated and 
“ appointed.” 

Question, That the said proposed Amendments 
be inserted ——put, and Negatived. 

Cuausez, N° 152, agreed to. 


Craussg, N° 153, (Provision for the continuance 
in office of existing Sheriffs)——read. 

Amendments proposed: Pr. 79. 1. 45. After the 
word “be” to insert the word “ appointed,” and 
after the word “ year” in 1. 1. p. 80. to omit to the 
end of the Clause. 

Question, That the said proposed Amendments 
be inserted——put, and Negatived. 


Crause, N° 153, agreed to. 
Crausss, N° 154 to N° 158, agreed to. 


Cravses, N°159 and N°160, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Cravseés, N° 161 to N° 171, agreed to. 











A. 1840. 


Cuause, N° 172, (Sessions of the Peace to be 
held for the borough, of which the Recorder is to 
be the sole judge) ——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 89. Is. 9. and 10. To 
omit the words “ grant any license for the sale of 
“ beer, cider or spirits on.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to, 

Crause, N° 172, agreed to. 

Ciauses, N° 173 to N° 208, agreed to. 


Ciause, N*209, (Compensation to junior Alder- 
men of Dublin) read. 
Question, That the said Clause stand part of the 
Bill put, and Negatived. 

Curausss, N° 210 to N° 215, 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, 25° die Februarii, 1840. 


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 Committee 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 Com- Law of Evi- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill ; dence (Scot- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday '*™4) Bill 
the 9th day of March next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply ; 
Supply; a Resolution, which was read, as followeth: 
ftesolved, That thirty five thousand one hundred Seamen and 
and sixty five men be employed for the Sea service Mstines. 
for thirteen lunar months, to the 31st day of March 
1841, including nine thousand Royal Marines, and 
two thousand boys. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Marine Mutiny 
for the regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Bill. 
Forces while on Shore: And that Mr. More O’ Fer- 
rall, Sir Charles Adam and Sir Thomas Troubridge 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, hat this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 

reading of the Inland Wissiwuios Bill; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Sale of Beer. 
Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of the Acts 1 Will. 4, c. 64, and 4 
and 5 Will. 4, c. 85, relating to the general Sale of 
Beer and Cyder by Retail in England; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Commissions. 
Return of the Number of Commissions issued or 
appointed by Act of Parliament since 1830, to the 
latest Period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Postage (Public 
an Account of all Sums charged to or paid by each Departments.) 
Public Department on Account of Postage, from 
the 10th day of January to the 20th day of Fe- 
bruary 1840. 


The 


Warm 
Roads 


Kirke 
Road 


Mercl 
Seam 


Trade 
Navi 


a 


Metr: 
Polic 


Prot 
Diss 
Asst 
Con 


Imp 


Qevrez 





Warminster 
Roads Bill. 


Kirkcudbright 
Road Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


No. 79. 
Trade and 
Navigation. 

No. 80. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


No. 81. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 


Company Bill. 


Ardwick 
Improvement. 


Greenhill and 
Eckington 
Road Bill. 


Norwich 
Improvement 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


London and 
teenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station. 


Manchester and 


ford Suncti 
Canal Bill, 





24°—95° 


The Warminster Roads Bill, was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Benett and the North 
Wilts List. 


Mr. Murray presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining certain Turnpike-roads in the Stewartry 
of Kirkcudbright, and the other Highways, Bridges 
and Ferries therein, and for more effectually con- 
verting into Money the Statute Labour in the said 
Stewartry: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Merchant 
Seamen, which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Trade 
and Navigation, which were presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Metro- 
Haag Police, which was presented upon Friday 

ast, be printed. 


3 VictToriz. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 25° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


HE Protestant Dissenters’ Assurance Company 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed 
to Mr. Hindley, and the South Lancaster List. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the Township of 4rdwick, for leave to proceed 
with such parts of the Ardwick Improvement Bill, 
in respect of which the Standing Orders have 
been complied with, was offered to be presented :— 
And the said Petition was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Greenhill and Eckington 
Road Bill, 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 making a Turnpike-road from Greenhill Moor 
to Eckington, in the a of Derby, with two 
Branches: And that Mr. William Evans and Mr. 
George Cavendish do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Norwich Improvement (No. 1.) 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee 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 Improvement of 
the City of Norwich, and to extend the same to 
certain parts of the county of the said city: And 
that the Marquis of Douro and Mr. Burroughes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, praying that they may be allowed to 
proceed with their Bill for the London and Green- 
wich Railway Enlargement and Station, notwith- 
standing that the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders have reported to the house, that the Standing 
Orders ought not tobe dispensed with ; was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of James Loch, of Albemarle-street, in 


" the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Trustee and De- 


visee under the will of the late Duke of Bridgwater, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 


or agent, against certain parts of the Manchester and 
Vor. 95. 


Februari. 113 


oa Junction Canal Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- Glasgow, 
way Bill was read a second time; and committed to Paisley, Kil- 
Lord James Stuart, and the South Scotland List. yyy 
Bill. 

The Order made upon the 17th day of this instant Honiton and 
February, That leave be given to tales in a Bil] lminster Roads 
for more effectually repairing the Roads from the ®"- 
Honiton Turnpike-road, near Yard Farm, towards 
Ilminster, to the eastern boundary of the parish of 
Buckland Saint Mary, and for making, maintaining 
and repairing several other Roads communicating 
therewith, in the counties of Devon and Somerset, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
Honiton Turnpike-road, near Yard Farm, in the 
parish of Upottery, in the county of Devon, towards 
Ilminster, to the eastern boundary of the parish of 
Buckland Saint Mary, in the county of Somerset, 
and for making, maintaining and repairing several 
other Roads communicating therewith, in the counties 
of Devon, Somerset and Dorset: And that Sir John 
Yarde Buller and Mr. Montagu Parker do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Torquay and Dartmouth Roads Bill was read Torquay and 
a second time; and committed to Sir John Henry Dartmouth 
Seale, and the South Devon List. proceed 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Chard Canal Chard Canal 
Company to raise further Monies, and to amend Bill. 
the Act relating to the same Canal, was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Sanford do carry the Bill te 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Andover 
houses in the town of Whitchurch, in the county of %ad Bil. 
Hants, praying that the Andover Road Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Belfast 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the baggy 3 
Petition of the Marquis of Donegall, complaining ‘ woes" 
of non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the 
jcase of the Petition for the Belfast Waterworks 
| (No. 1.) Bill, was referred; That in the case of the 
| Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and Bo- 
rough of Belfast: And that Mr. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. Dunbar do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee South Eastern 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Devia- 
the Petition for the South Eastern Railway Devia-“°" 
tion Bill,the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the notices in the newspapers 
and gazette, required to be given in the months of 
February and March, were not so given until the 
month of November last ; that the copy of the Plan, 
Section and Book of Reference required to be depo- 
sited with the Clerks of the Peace on or before the 
Ist day of March, were not so deposited until the 
30th day of November last; that the copy of so much 
of the Plan,Section and Book of Reference as related 
to each parish respectively, required to be deposited 
with the parish clerks on or before the 1st day of 
April, were not so deposited until the 31st day of 

Q December 








Exeter Water- 
works Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


Tunstall 
Market Bill. 


Tweeddale 
Patent Drain- 
tile and Brick 
Company Bill. 


Elective 


Franchise, &amp;c., 


(Ireland.) 


Designs 
Copyright Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


Church Rates. 


114 


December last ; but it appeared to the Committee, 
that all the Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands 
proposed to be taken for the purposes of the said 
deviation, had assented to the measure, excepting 
only in two cases of Surveyors of the highways, who 
had returned answers as neuter. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Exeter Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
amend the Acts for supplying with Water the City 
and County of the City of Exeter, and places ad- 
jacent thereto: And that Mr. Divett and Sir William 
Follett do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
further to amend and enlarge the Powers and Pro- 
visions of the Acts relating to the Eastern Counties 
Railway: And that Sir Charles Broke Vere and 
Mr. Wodehouse do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Erivate Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tunstall Market Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating and maintaiing the Markets and 
Market-place in the township of Tunstall, in the 
parish of Wolstanton, in the county of Stafford: 
And that Mr. Davenport and Mr. Alderman Cope- 
land do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Tweeddale Patent Drain-tile and Brick Com- 
pany Bill was read a second time; and committed 
to Mr. Hayter, and the East Somerset List. 


Petitions from Killany ;—Kilsaran ;—Forkhill ; 
—Stabannan ;—Clontubrid;—and, Errigal Kieran; 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Jrish Corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford (two 
Petitions) ;—and, Manchester ; praying that the 
Designs Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Merchants, Agents for foreign 
houses, and Purchasers of printed goods in the 
English Markets for exportation, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lily Hill;— Hawick ;—-Blackley ;-- 
Kelso;—Lees;— Newton (Lancaster) ;— Westminster 
Reform Society (Chairman) ;— and, Manchester 
(Chairman of a Meeting); praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Sandford in the 
county of Devon, praving that the said Laws may 


not be repealed, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rastrick ;—and, Derby ; praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abo- 
lition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


25° Februariz. 





A. 1840. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Derby, praying Juvenile - 


that the Juvenile Offenders Bill may pass into a Ofenders Bill, 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ardnamurchan ; — Dores ; — Kil- Church 

malie ; — Gairloch ;— Poolewe ;— Moy and Dalar- jee 
rossie;—Jedburgh ;—Cromdale ;— Sanday ;— Camp- as 
beltown ;— Urray ;— Kilchrenan and Dalavich ;— 
Connor ;—Cumnock;—and, Kilpatrick-juxta; pray- 
ing for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers of land 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Dunscore in 
the county of Dumfries, praying the House not to 
sanction any alteration in such law, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Attornies and Solicitors practising Court of 
in Southampton ;—and, Tavistock ; complaining of Cb 
the arrear of business in the Court of Chancery, 
and suggesting a remedy for redressing the grievance, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Otterton ;— Iwerne Courtney ;— Church of 

Frome Vauchurch ; -- Beaminster ; — Llangwstenin ™»8'4- 
and Eglwys Rhés;—Portisham;— Toller Porcorum; 
—Milton Abbas ;—Broadwinsor (two Petitions) ;— 
Muchelney ;— Funtington ;— Sigglesthorne ;— West 
Stafford ;—Gomersal;— New Sarum (two Petitions) ; 
— Longbridge Deverill ;— Ravenstone ;— Leiston and 
Aldringham ;—Charmouth ;— Trentham ;—Cundall; 
— Marton-cum-Grafton ;— Norton-le-Clay ;— Roe- 
cliffe; — Kidsgrove ; -- Bentley ;— Wrenbury ; — 
Orford ;— Tyldesley ;— Hasketon ;— Ilketshall ; -- 
Bramfield ; — Cropthorne ;— Barham ;— Needham 
Market ;—Creeting ;— Gunton; — Melton ;-~ Bromes- 
well ; — Corton ;— Barfryston ; —Saxmundham ;— 
Holton ; — Cransford; — Ipswich;— and, Bulwell; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Education. 
North Bierley, in the parish of Bradford, in the 
county of York, praying the House not to sanction 
any system of National Education not founded on 
the principles of the Established Church, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners, Masters and Seamen be- Merchant 
longing to the Port of Whitby, complaining of in- Seamen's Fund. 
equality in the distribution of the Funds of the 
Merchant Seamen’s Society, and praying for in- 
vestigation, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Charles Smith, Minister of Sailors. 
the London Mariners Church, Wellclose-square, pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the whole 
state of Sailors, and the necessity of remedies to 
promote temperance among them, and pass a ma- 
ritime code of laws for the mutual benefit of mer- 
chants, Ship-owners, officers, and crews, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Salesmen of Leadenhall Market ; Railways. 
—and, Newgate Market ; preying the House not 
to sanction any Railway Bill which may interfere 
with a free competition in the Inland carrying 
trade,—were presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Brighton;—Mary-le-bone;—Ched- Newport Riots 
— ;— Saint Luke’s (Middlesex) ;—Shoreditch; 
-- Portsmouth ;—- Finsbury ;--Jevington;-- Tewkesbury ; 





— Eastbourne ;— Glasgow Operative Mason’s Uni- 


versal 





Cop. 


Met 
Imp 


W 


ht i 





3 VicTorRI&amp;Z. 


versal Suffrage Association (Chairman) ;—and, Ci- 
rencester ; praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty, beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to 
Frost, Williams and Jones, lately tried at Monmouth 
on a charge of high treason,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Copyright Bil. Petitions from Bookbinders of Exmouth-street, 
Clerkenwell; and, mee amg of the Metro- 
olis; praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass 
to a ip Sa poctaihod aaa read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Metropolis 


A Petition of Vestrymen, Governors and Directors 
Improvement, 


of the poor, and Owners and Rate-payers of the 
parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the 
county of Middleser, praying that that parish may 
be incorporated in the measure now contemplated 
by Parliament, in regard to the Improvements in 
the Eastern District of Zondon, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Metropolis Improvement. 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Derby ;— Barnoldswick ;— North 
College. 


Bierley ; — Boulge-with-Debach ; —Louth ;— and, 
Lathom and Burscough; praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Workhouses. 


A Petition of Guardians of the poor of the Uz- 
bridge Union, praying that Workhouses constructed 
under the Poor Law Amendment Act, may be ex- 
empted from assessment to the Rates made for the 
relief of the poor, as well as from all other parochial 
and Parliamentary assessments, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions for 


Resolved, That no postponement of the first 
Private Bills, 


meeting of any Committee on a Petition for a Pri- 
vate Bill shall take place, unless notice be given in 
the Private Bill Office One clear day before the time 
fixed for such meeting. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing 
Order of this House. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Ordered, That General O’ Neill have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on account of ill health. 
Printed Papers. Petitions from the Ward of Walbrook, London;— 
and, the Mayor of Great Torrington ; praying for the 
discharge of the Sheriff of Middlesex out of the cus- 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Turnpike 
Roads. 


A Petition of Joseph Pratt, of Exeter, Innkeeper, 
stating that the Petitioner is a proprietor of public 
stage coaches running between London, Exeter and 
Plymouth and other places; that the Post Office has 
lately, to a very great extent, given stage coaches 
upon various lines of road the character of mails, 
and thereby exempted them from turnpike tolls, 
giving them also a mileage allowance, but not re- 
stricting them in the number of passengers; that 
the Petitioner is greatly injured in his business as a 
stage coach proprietor thereby, and it is impossible 
for him to continue his trade, subject to turnpike 
tolls, in competition with mail coaches exempted 
therefrom, having a mileage allowance and not being 
subject to any restriction, and praying for relief, was 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


I nnlic Petitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
(Ninth Report.) ject Committeé on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented on the 19th and 
21st days of this instant February; and had directed 


him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Von. 95. 


25° Februariz. 











115 


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


The Marine Insurance Company Bill was read a Marine 
second time; and committed to Mr. Alderman fisuranee 
Humphery, and the Middlesex List. — aie near iil 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Liverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Watch Rates 
the Petition for the Liverpool Watch Rates (No. 2.) a 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Council of the borough of Licnpon: to 
make good the deficiency of the present Watch 
Rate out of the borough fund, instead of levying 
an increased rate: And that Lord Viscount Sandon 
and Mr. Creswell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Navy. 
Return of the Average Number of Seamen, Marines 
and Boys employed during the year 1839. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Trinidad. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Circular Despatch addressed by Lord 
John Russell to the Governors of the West India 
Colonies, transmitting an Order of Her Majesty in 
Council relative to Immigration into Trinidad. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Eien as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- East India 
posed, That this House will, upon Wednesday the Produce. 
4th day of March next, resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, to consider of the Duties payable on 
Articles of East India Produce imported into the 
United Kingdom :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the East India 
East India Company, complaining of the inequality Pre 
of Duty between the Products of India, and those 
of other British Dependencies on importation into 
Great Britain; and praying the House to grant 
such relief as may remove the grievances to which, 
under the existing law, India is in many instances 
subjected, which was presented upon the 11th day 
of this instant February, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a 
Select Committee, to examine the matter thereof, 
and report the same, with their Observations there- 
upon, to the House. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Thursday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Business of the 
posed, That after the 11th day of June next, Orders House. 
of the day take precedence of Notices of Motions 
on Thursdays :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Commerce with 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Turkey. 
to give directions, thatthere be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Correspondence with the Foreign 
Office, or the British authorities in the Levant, as 
to the continuance of monopolies agreed to be abo- 
lished by the Treaty of Commerce with the Porte ; 
and of any Representations made as to the increased 
Duties levied by the said Treaty of Commerce in 
the Provinces of the Danube, or in Egypt and 
Syria :—A comparative Statement or Return of the 
Rate of Duties levied in the Turkish Empire on 
Articles exported and imported by British and 
Russian Subjects, under the new Treaty and under 
the old one:—And, a Return of the Rate of Duties 

Q2 levied 





Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Registered 
Electors, 


jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 


116 95°—296° Februari. 


levied on Imports from and of Exports to Greai 
Britain in Turkey Proper, and in the Turkish Pro- 
vinces of the Danube, and in Syria and Egypt, 
previously to and since the late Treaty of Commerce 
with the Porte. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to amend the Laws relating to the Registration of 
Voters in Ireland: And that Lord Stanley, Lord 
Granville Somerset and Mr. Emerson Tennent do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being prt 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 


directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Electors on the Register 
for each County of England and Wales, for the 
year 1839-40; and distinguishing, in classes, the 





Number registered as Freeholders, Copyholders, 
Leaseholders, Occupying Tenants at £.50 a-year 
rent and upwards, or of holding Qualifications of a 
similar nature; together with an Abstract of the 
Numbers of each class, showing the increase or de- 
crease in Number under each separate head, since 
the Returns of the Registered Voters at the general 
Election in 1835 (as given in Parliamentary Papers, 
N° 199 and 227, of 1836):—Of the Number of 
Electors on the Register for each City, Town or 
Borough in England and Wales, for the year 1839- 
40; and distinguishing, in classes, the Numbers re- 
gistered in each place as £.10 Occupiers, and the 
Numbers registered under the old Qualifications re- 
served by the Reform Act, specifying what such 
Qualifications are in each; and whether the Party 
possessed the old and the new Franchise ; together 
with an Abstract of the Numbers of each class, 
and of the whole, showing (as above) the increase 
and decrease since 1835 :—Of the Number of Elec- 
tors on the Register for each County in Scotland, 
for the year, from July 1839 to July 1840, showing, 
in columns, those transferred from the old Roll of 
Freeholders to the new Roll, the £.10 Life Rent, 
and those enrolled on the different Qualifications of 
Property, or Lease; distinguishing in each class 
those enrolled as Life Renters, and those enrolled 
as a Joimt Qualification, showing a comparison of 
the increase or decrease since 1835 :—Of the Num- 
ber of Electors on the Register in each City or 
Burgh returning or contributing to return a Member 








or Members to serve in Parhament, in classes of 
Burghs, for the year 1840, showing, in columns, the 
Number of Owners and Occupiers, Joint Owners 
and Joint Occupiers ; together with an Abstract of 
the Number of each class, and of the whole; 
showing also a comparison of the increase or de- 
crease since 1835 :—Of the Number of Electors on 
the Register for each County of Jreland, qualified 
to vote at any Election which may take place before 
the 1st day of January 1841; and, distinguishing 
in classes, the Numbers registered under the different 
ualifications, in each County; together with an 

bstract of the Number of each class, and of the 
whole; showing also a comparison of the increase 
or decrease since 1835:—And, of the Number of 
Electors on the Register for the year, qualified to 
vote at any Election which may take place before 
che 1st day of January 1841, in each City, Town 
and Borough of Jreland; and distinguishing the 
Numbers in each place registered under the old | 
qualifications, specifying what such qualifications | 
are in each, reserved by the Reform Act, and the 
Numbers registered under the new qualifications 
admitted by the Reform Act; together with an Ab- 
stract of the Number of each class, and of the 











whole ; showing also a comparison of the increase | 
or decrease since 1835 ; 
{ 





A. 1840. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; Pri 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Mr. Hume, 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Warbur “ae 87. 
Tellers for the Noes, agg esd “P 76. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


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


Mercurii, 26° die Februarii, 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Lighting of the 
Accounts of all Expenses connected with the Ex- House. 
periments of the Bude Light, from their commence- 
ment to the present day, including erection of 
Machinery, Wages and Labour, and remuneration 
of the Inventor:—Also, the Expense of removing 
and again replacing the Lustres and Shades. P 


Pr 
The House was moved, That the Order made upon Supreme Cour 
the 11th day of this instant February, That a Select Scotland.) 
Committee a appointed to inquire into the adminis- 
tration of the law in the Supreme Court of Scot- N 
land, with a view to ascertain whether the Number s 
of Judges may not be diminished, might be read ; A 


and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Fox Maule, 
Mr. Wallace, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Goulburn, the 
Lord Advocate, Sir William Rae, Mr. Solicitor- 
General for Ireland, Mr. Serjeant Jachson, Sir Charles 
Grey, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Dr. Stock, Lord 
Teignmouth, Mr. Horsman, Sir Thomas Acland and 
Mr. Ewart ; with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Printed Papers 
proposed, That the Corporation of London having, 
on the 12th instant, resolved to present an Address 
to Her Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Duchess 
of Kent and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on | 
the Marriage of Her Majesty, and by the ancient 
custom of the city of London the Sheriffs being 
eens to wait on Her Majesty to receive Her 

ajesty’s commands with respect to the presenta- 
tion of such Address; be it resolved, that Mr. 
Sheriff Evans be allowed to wait on Her Majesty 
for the purpose of receiving such commands of Her 
Majesty ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the Orders of the day be now read ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 1 

Yeas, Mr. Edward Johi Stanley: J 7 

Tellers for the {Sir Matthew Wood, 1 

Noes, Mr. Freshfield : i 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the Order of the day being read accordingly, Copyright Bill. 
for the Committee on the Copyright Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 8th day of April next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill ; Corporations 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-(!#"4) - 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Adjournment. 
posed, That this House do now adjourn ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the 








Bill. 


Ss 
sill. 


[re= 


nt. 


Printed Papers. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Newspaper 
Stamps and 
Advertisements. 


Civil List 
Pensions, 


No, 83, 


Trinidad. 
No. 82. 


Bolton Small 
Debts Bill. 


Wolverhampton 


Chapel Bill. 


Old Brompton 

(Victoria) 

Kensington 
ads, 


3 VicTORIzZ. 


“ William Evans, Esquire, Sheriff of Middlesex be 
“ forthwith discharged out of the custody of the 
“ Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. 


The House accordingly adjourned, at one of the 
clock, till this day. 








Mercurii, 26° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


ORDE RED, That the Fourth division of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 
have leave to sit this day till five of the clock during 
the sitting of the House. - 


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn of the Number of Newspapers to which Stamps 
were issued, and the Number of Stamps issued, 
during the years ending the 15th day of Be 
1838 and 1839 ; distinguishing the London News- 
papers, English Provincial Newspapers and Irish 
and Scotch Newspapers respectively ; and showing 
the Total Number and Amount each year, also 
the Amount of Newspaper Stamp Duty received in 
each of the above periods. 

A Return of the Number of Advertisements, and 
of the Amount of Advertisement Duty, for each of the 
years ended the 15th day of September 1836, 1837, 
1838 and 1839, respectively ; distinguishing London 
Papers, English Provincial Papers, Scotch Papers 
and Irish Papers. 


A Return of all Pensions on the Civil List granted ) 


since the 1st day of February 1828 to the — 
time, specifying the Name of the Party to whom in 
each case a Pension has been granted, and the 
Amount of the Pension granted :— And, an Ac- 
count of the Total Amount of Pensions granted in 
each year ending the 20th day of June 1835, 1836, 
1837, 1838 and 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the last be printed. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majenty Copy of a Circular 
Despatch addressed by Lord John Russell to the 
Governors of the West India Colonies, transmitting 
an Order of Her Majesty in Council, relative to Im- 
migration into Trinidad. 

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


The Bolton Small Debts Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Bolling, and the South 
Lancaster List. 


Mr. Charles Villiers reported from the Committee 
on the Wolverhampton Chapel 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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from John Henniker, of Chelsea Park, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;-- William 
Thomas Attwood, of Old Brompton, in the said 
county ;—and, Edward Charles Eddrup, of Ton- 
bridge-place, in the said county, Esquire, Agent for 
the Earl of Harrington, and the Receiver of the 


estates of the late Baron Fleming, complaining 
Vo. 95. 


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117 


that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Old Brompton ( Victoria) 
Kensington Roads Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill to amend the Acts Exeter Water- 
for supplying with Water the City and County of works Bill. 


the City of Exeter, and Places adjacent thereto : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Diveté presented a Bill for repairing and im- Sarum and 


proving the Roads from Lobcombe-curner, 
parish of Winterslow, to Harnham Bridge, in the 
County of Wilts, and from the West Corner of 
Saint Anne’s-street, in the City of New Sarum to 
Landford, and other Roads in the County of South- 
ampton: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


in the Ealing Road 


Bill. 


Sir George Strickland reported from the Com- Sheffield and 


mittee on the Sheffield an 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present ap- 
lication ; that the Resolution of the House of the 
27th day of January last 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; 
and be printed. 


Mr. William Evans presented a Bill for making 
a Turnpike-road from Greenhill Moor to Eckington, 
with two Branches: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Deal and Walmer Waterworks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no application was made to the 
Devisees of Mr. George John Piercy Leith, Owners 
of certain property intended to be taken, but ap- 
plication was made to their agent (they not being 
absent from the United Kingdom,) who stated that 
he had consulted them and had obtained their 
consent—-and inasmuch as no List of Occupiers 
distinguishing which of them have assented, dis- 
sented or are neuter in respect to the application, 
has been deposited in the Private Bill Office,—and 
inasmuch as the fixed point to which the datum 
line is referred, is not stated in writing on the 
Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of County Rate-payers of the county of 
Chester, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Weaver Churches Bill, was referred; That in the 
case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 


notices have been affixed on the church doors of 


the several parishes only, through which the navi- 
gation of the River Weaver flows, but churches may, 


under the Petition for the Bill, and the notices of 


the intended application, be built in other parishes 
within the county of Chester through which the 
navigation of the river does not flow, and on the 
church doors of which parishes no notices have 
been affixed. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


Q3 Mr. 


Rotherham Railway Rotherham 


Railway Bill 


Greenhill and 
Eckington 
Roads Bill. 


Deal and 


Walmer Water- 


works, 


Weaver 
Churches, 








Ardrossan and 
Johnstone 
Railway. 


Tavistock 
Small Debts 
Bill, 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railwey 
Enlargement 
and Station. 


Birmingham 


Canal Naviga- 


tions Bill. 


Norwich 


Improvement 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Ardwick 


Improvement. 


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Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Ardrossan and Johnstone Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in the copies of the Plan and 
Section of the intended deviations, deposited with 
the Sheriff Clerk of the county of Ayr and with the 
school-masters of the parishes of Ardrossan and 
Stevenston, in the cross section No. 1, the slope of the 
approach to a bridge, by which a Turnpike-road is 
intended to pass over the Railway, is by an error 
in the lithography described as being one in twenty 
instead of one in thirty, but the drawing of the cross 
section is correct, and the mistake is rectified in the 
Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, but there 
was not time to rectify the error in the copies de- 
posited with the Sheriff Clerk of Ayr, and with the 
school-masters of Ardrossan and Stevenston, the 
error not having been discovered until after the de- 
posit was made. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tavistock Small Debts Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a Court for the Recovery of Small 
Debts in the Borough of Tavistock, and parts ad- 
jacent: And that the Marquis of Tavistock and 
Mr. Rundle do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the London and Greenwich Rail- 
way Enlargement and Station Bill, which, upon 
Monday last, was made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Croydon Railway Company have leave to 
proceed with their Bill for the London and Green- 
wich Railway Enlargement and Station ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the 1 oe Henry Baring, 


26° Februari. 





A. 1840. 


objects in respect of which the Standing Orders have 
been complied with, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of William Paterson, of Paterson, in Ayr Water- 
the county of Ayr, complaining that the Standing “°™*- 


Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Ayr Waterworks Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel and agents, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- Orders; 


solution, which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Cambuslang 
the Cambuslang and Muirkirk Road Bill, the Stand- — 


ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Copies of any Correspondence, Reports and Esti- 
mates, that may have taken place between the Se- 
cretary at War, the Board of Treasury, the Master 
General of the Ordnance, the Governor of Jamaica, 
or any other Departments, on the subject of tem- 
porary Barracks at Maroon Town, Jamaica, from 
the 1st day of January 1838 up to the 1st day of 
January 1840. 


Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing each sort of Copper, from 
what Country, and into what Ports imported :— 
Of the Quantities of Copper exported from the 
United Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840: distinguishing each sort, from what 
Port sent, and to what Country exported:—Of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the Port of 
London in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing each sort, and to what Country 
exported :—Of the Quantities of Copper exported 
from the Port of Liverpool in the year ending the 
5th day of January 1840; distinguishing each sort, 





. 
Yeas, Mr. Freshfield : | dates 
Tellers for the f Sir Edward Knatchbull, } 29 


Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The Order made upon the 5th day of this instant 
February, that leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
altering and extending the line or course of the Cut 
or Canal authorized to be made by an Act passed 
in the third year of the reign of Her present Ma- 
jesty, and for granting further Powers to the Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Na- 
vigations, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birmingham Canal Navigations to extend and alter 
the line of their mtended Cut or Canal from Danks 


and to what Country exported :—And, of all Copper 
Ore that has been imported into the United King- 
dom, without payment of Duty, for the purpose of 
Exportation, in the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1840. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Tin imported into the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing from what Countries imported: 
—Also, an Account of all Tin exported from the 
United Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840; distinguishing to what Countries 
exported. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—An Account of the Weekly Re- 
turns of Wheat made to the Inspectors by the 





Branch to Salford Bridge, and to grant further 
Powers to the said Company: And that Colonel 
Anson and Lord Viscount Ingestre do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot presented a Bill to amend 
the Acts relating to the Improvement of the City of 
Iorwich, and to extend the same to certain parts of 
the County of the said City: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for — , cleansing, watching and improving 
the Township of Ardwick, in the county of Lancaster, 

raying that leave may be given the Parties to pro- 


ceed with the Ardwick Improvement Bill, for such 





Dealers at the Towns or Cities of London, Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, Liverpool, Wakefield, Norwich, Wis- 
beach, Cambridge, Bristol, Hull, Leeds, Notting- 
ham and Ipswich, in the months of October and 
November of the years 1838 and 1839, showing the 
different Rates of Prices of such Wheat, and the 
several Quantities sold at such Prices respectively. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Juvenile Offenders 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 
wor 








Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Jamaica. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copper. 


Tin, 


Wheat. 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill. 


Ss at 





Vagrants 
Remova! Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sale of Beer. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Registrars 
of Deeds 
(Middlesex. ) 





3 VicToRIzZ. 


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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Sir Eardley Wilmot, 49 


Yeas, Mr. Sanford . 
Tellers for the { Sir George Strickland, Lue 
Noes, General Johnson : | Prins 


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 to a Select Mama el 


Lord Viscount Barrington reported the Vagrants 
Removal Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of the Acts 1 Will. 
4, c. 64; and, 4and 5 Will. 4, c. 65, to permit the 
general Sale of Beer and Cyder by retail in England, 
several Resolutions; which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That the annual Duty of Three 
pounds three shillings, now payable upon every Ex- 
cise License to be taken out by any person, for 
seliing, by retail, Beer to be drunk or consumed upon 
the premises where sold, shall cease, and that in 
lieu thereof there shall be paid an annual Excise 
Duty of Five pounds. 

2. Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and 
amend the Laws relating to the Sale of Beer. 

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. Sanford and Mr. 
Pakington do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Amount of Fees received by the 
Registrars of the Register Office for Deeds in 
Middlesex, in each = from 1824 to the present 
time ; stating also the Rate of Fees actually de- 
manded and taken for the Registry of Memorials 
of Deeds, and the authority under which such Fees 
are charged, and stating the application of such 
Fees, distinguishing the amount paid for the Ex- 
penses of the Office, the Amount paid to the Deputy 
Registrars and the Amount paid to the Registrars ; 
stating also, the Highest Fee demanded and taken 
in each year forthe Registry of any one Memorial, 
and the Amount payable for the Registry of such 
Memorial, according to the rate allowed by the Act 
of Parliament establishing the Registry :—Of the 
Number of Holydays (exclusive of Sundays) kept 
in each year on which the Office has been closed to 
the Public, and a Statement of the Hours of Public 


Attendance at the Office on each day, exclusive of 


Holydays, and whether any and what Duties are 
performed by the Registrars in Person:—Of the 


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119 


Rate of Fees actually demanded and taken for the 
Registry of Deeds during the years 1822, 1823 and 
1824, stating the authority under which such Fees 
were demanded :—And, of the Number of Deeds 
and Memorials relating to such Deeds left at the 
Register Office during the several months of No- 
vember and December 1839, and when such Deeds 
respectively were ready to be returned, and were 
returned to the Parties leaving the same, and when 
such Memorials were respectively entered in the 
Books of the Register Office. 


town and county of the town of Galway, praying 

that the 8th clause of the Municipal Corporations 

(Ireland) Bill may be expunged, and that the town 

of Galway may be placed in Schedule (A.), was 

gaa and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Wheat Flour, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 


Port, which was presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


of Cornwall, which was presented upon the 14 
day of this instant February, be printed. 


of Lancaster, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 


which was presented upon the 17th day of this in- 
stant February, be printed. 


which was presented upon the 17th day of this in- 
stant February, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 27° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M 


mencing by a Junction with the Warwick and Bir- 


Parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the ages | 
of Warwick, and terfninating by a Junction wit 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations near Salford 
Bridge, in the same Parish: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


twenty-eighth year of the reign of his Majesty King 
George the Second, for building a Chapel in the 
Town of Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Villiers do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


in the county of Kent, Esquire ;—John Kingsnorth, 
an Occupier on the line of the proposed South East- 
ern Railway Deviation ;—and, the Reverend William 
Brockman, and others, Land-owners and Occupiers 
on the said proposed line ; taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the South Eastern 
Railway Deviation Bill, and praying that such Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 


&gt; 





Vor. 95. 





ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Q4 Mr, 





A Petition of Roman Catholic Tradesmen of the Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat and Wheat, and 
Wheat Flour, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Fleetwood Fleetwood Port. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Duchy Duchy of 


Cornwall. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Duchy Duchy of 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Murderers, Murderers. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Executions, Executions. 


R. Dugdale presented a Bill for making and Birmingham 


maintaining a Navigable Cut or Canal, com- %"4 Warwick 
Junction 


. : (Bordesley ) 
mingham Canal, in the Hamlet of Bordesley, in the Canal Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge the Wolverhampton 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the Chapel Bill. 


Petitions from William Deedes, of Sandling Park, south Eastern 
Railway Deviae 


120 
Roxburgh and 


aos Mr. Elliot presented a Bill for further and more 

ei Reads effectually repairing and maintaining several Turn- 
pike-roads, in the Counties of Roxburgh and Sel- 
kirk: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Clackmannan Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
— on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Clackmannan and Perthshire 
Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be giver. to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend several Acts for making, maintain- 
ing and keeping in repair, certain Roads in the 
counties of Clackmannan and Perth; and for other 
purposes relating thereto: And that Sir Charles 
Adam and Lord Dalmeny do prepare, and bring 
it in. 





Ochill (Clack- 
muannanshire) 


Roads. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Ochill (Clackmannanshire) 
Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the notice was not given in’ 
a newspaper published in the county of Fife, in re- 
spect of a Branch which passes for about two miles 
and a half into that county. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se-| 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Swingfield 
Minnis Inclo- 
sure Bill. 


Mr.Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Swingfield Minnis Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill | 
for inclosing Swingfield Minnis, otherwise Folke- 
stone Common within the manor, hundred and 


27° Februariz. 





royalty of Folkestone, in the county of Kent: And | 
that Mr. Law Hodges and Sir Edward Knatchbull | 
do prepare, and bring it in. 
~ cena Mr.Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Bil, On Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Portsmouth Floating Bridge 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending and enlarging the powers of an Act 
for establishing a Floating Bridge over the Harbour 





of Portsmouth, in the county of Southampton: And 
that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir! 
George Staunton do prepare, and bring it in. | 
Liverpool! Court Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 
— on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
: the Petition for the Liverpool Court of Requests 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend an Act passed in the sixth and | 
seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, relating (amongst other things) 
to the Recovery of Small Debts within the Borough | 


of Liverpool: And that Lord Viscount Sandon and | 


Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring it in. 
Kingston-upon- Mr. Charles Wood presented a Bill for providing 
Hull Docks Bill. » Dock, and other Works connected therewith, in 

addition to the Docks already established at the 

Port of Kingston-upon-Hull, and for amending the 

Acts relating to such last-mentioned Docks: And 

the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 
General Steam Sir Matthew Wood presented a Bill to amend 
evga pill, 2nd explain some of the Provisions of the Acts re- 
ompany Bill. ; Aggie 

lating to the General Steam Navigation Company : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


Taunton Roads. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellington, in the 
County of Somerset, taking notice of the application 





A. 1840, 


for leave to bring in the Taunton Roads Bill, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into a law; and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Board for the re- Warminster 

pair of the Highways in the parish of Warminster, Road Bill. 
and also Owners and Occupiers of property in the 
said parish, and on the line of the Warminster roads ; 
—and, Mortgagees of the Tolls on the Warminster 
roads, and also, Owners and Occupiers of property 
in or near the said parish; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Warminster Roads Bill, 
—-were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


Mr. East reported from the Committee on the Winchester 
Winchester Cemetery Bill ; That they had examined Cemetery Bill. 
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 Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Manchester ;— Droylsden ;— Great Com Laws. 
Harwood ;— Selkirk ;—Grange Mill, &amp;c. ;—Bar- 
ton ;— Fenton ;—Clayton-le-Moors ;— Bridge Rule; 
—and, Wigan; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Hailsham ;— and, Rotherfield ; 
praying that the said Laws may not be repealed,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Corporation of Tailors, Dublin; Municipal 
—and, Earls Barton; praying that the Municipal Corporations 
Corporations (Ireland) Bin may not pass into a ee 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Vorthampton, pray- Newport Riots. 


ing the House to address Her Majesty, beseeching 
Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and 
Jones, lately tried at Monmouth on a charge of high 
treason, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stanley ;— Monivaird and Strowan ; Church of 
— Torryburn ;— Forgan ;—Lanark Presbytery (Mo- Scotland. 
derator and Clerk) ;—Alva ;—Friockheim ;—Inve- 
rarity ;— Ferry-port-on-Craig ;— Renton ;—Blair- 
gowrie ; — Crieff ;— Murroes; — Glenelg; — Mary- 
town ;—Glencairn ;— Kirriemuir (two Petitions) ;— 
Strathkinness ;—Fordyce Presbytery (Moderator) ; 
— Carnoustie ;—Mitnathort ;—and, Galway ; pray- 
ing for an alteration of the Law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Workhouses. 
Gloucester Union, praying that Union Workhouses 
may be exempted from poor and other parochial 
rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Boulge-with-Debach ;—Old New- Church of 
ton ;—Badingham ;— Framsden ;— Higham ;—Ips- England. 
wich (three Petitions) ;—Northwood ;—Bacton ;— 
Ellough and Great Redisham ; — Sproughton ; — 





Playford ;— 








Rail 


Juv 
Off 


Ch 


am 


Railways. 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Printed Papers. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Tithe Cemmu- 
tation Acts 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Private Bill 
Otices, 


3 VicToRIz£. 


Playford ;—Wanford and Henham ; —Shelley ;— 
Hollesley ;— Bristol ;—Streat ;—Buxted;— Deanery 
of Coringham ; —Slaugham ;— Binstead ;—Elders- 


field ; — Wadhurst ;—and, Welshpool; stating that 


the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Common Carriers ;— and, Mer- 
chants and Traders of Cirencester; praying that 
measures may be adopted for securing a fair and 
free competition for the carriage of goods on Rail- 
ways,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Liverpool, pray- 
ing that the Juvenile Offenders Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Horwich ;—Tutbury ;— Yelvertoft ; 
—and, Colchester; praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood from 
Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hannibal Curnow Millett, of the 
city of Exeter, Gentleman, praying the House to 
adopt measures for reforming the Ecclesiastical 
Law, and abolishing the Ecclesiastical Courts, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Members of the Cor- 
poration and Inhabitants of the borough of Maid- 
stone, stating, that the Petitioners view with great 
anxiety and alarm the attacks sm the Privileges 
of the House; and pray the House to maintain 
their dignity and support their Privileges, as not only 
essential to their own existence as the popular 
branch of the Legislature, but to the liberty of the 
subject and the integrity of the Constitution, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Berwick-upon-Tweed ;--and, Leeds; 
praying for the amendment of the Municipal Cor- 
porations Act,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon of the diocese of 
Canterbury, praying that the Tithe Commutation 
Acts Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Earl’s Barton ;—and, the Chair- 
man of the Edinburgh Protestant Association ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Donough- 
more, in the county of Donegal, praying the House 
to extend to Ireland a full and equitable measure of 
Elective Franchise, together with such a measure of 
Municipal Reform as shall place the Irish corpo- 
rations on an equal footing with those of Great 
Britain, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Watts, Printer and Super- 
intendent of the London Gazette, stating the incon- 
venience which attends the publication of the Ga- 
zette, from the notices respecting the introduction 
of Private Bills into Parliament being postponed 
by the parties until the latest period allowed by the 
Standing Orders of the House, and suggesting that 
a definite interval of time be allowed to him between 
the receipt of such notices and the publication of 
them in the London Gazette, was presented, and 

Vou. 95. 


97° Februari. 121 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Private Business. 


into the duties and emoluments of the Short-han 
Writer to the Houses of Parliament, was presented 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


that the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Returns of the Total Amount of Expenses incurred 
by the Boards of Guardians in England and Wales 
for Correspondence with the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, or Assistant Commissioners, between the 
10th day of January and the 20th day of February 
1840 :—Of Copies of any Orders or Circulars sent 
by the Poor Law Commissioners to the Boards of 
Guardians in England and Wales, relative to the 
Postage of Letters :—and, of Copies of any Answers 
or Resolutions received from the Boards of Guardians 
relative to the same. 


of the Ludlow Election Petition, in consequence of 
the Notices required by the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 38, 
having been served on Thomas Alcock, Esquire, 
instead of on the parties who it appears were in the 
last Session of Parliament admitted to defend the 
Return ; that the Committee find, on referring to 
the Journals of the last Session, that on the 8th day 
of July last, Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, 
that he had received a Letter from Thomas Alcock, 
Esquire, who was returned a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Ludlow, 
stating that he the said Thomas Alcock did not in- 
tend to defend his Return for the said Borough, and 
that upon the 10th day of July a Petition from 





George Hooper, John Nash, and William Downes, 
of Ludlow, was presented, praying to be admitted 
as parties to defend the Election and Return of the 
said Thomas Alcock, Esquire, and that the House 
ordered that the Petitioners be admitted parties in 
the room of the said Thomas Alcock, Esquire ; that 
by the 48th section of the Act, “ Notices are directed 
to be given to all the parties petitioning, and to the 
Sitting Member or Members, and to any parties 
who may have petitioned to be permitted to defend 
the Election or Return, and whose Petition shall 
have been referred to the General Committee ;” 
that the Petition of George Hooper and others has 
not yet been referred by the House to the Com- 
mittee, and the Committee, not being aware of the 
existence of that Petition at the time when they 
appointed the day for choosing the Select Committee 
to try the Ludlow Election Petition, directed the 
Notices to be served on Thomas Alcock, Esquire, as 
the Sitting Member, and the parties petitioning 
against the Return; that the Committee having 


Select Committee to try the Ludlow Election Peti- 
tion, and the 47th section of the Act requiring that 
three weeks’ notice should be given to the several 
parties entitled thereto, it will be necessary for the 
Committee (in case the House should think fit to 
refer to them the said Petition of Georye Hooper 
and others) to appoint another and more distant day 
in lieu of the day originally appointed for choosing 
the Select Committee to try the Ludlow Petition, 
in order that the proper Notices may be given; and 
the 52 section of the Act, directing that the General 
Committee should not in any case proceed to choose 
a Committee to try any Election Petition until they 
shall have chosen a Committee to try every other 

Election Petition standing higher in the list prepared 
iby them, in conformity with the provisions of the 
R 30th 








A Petition of James Henry Lewis, of No. 113, Short-hand 
Strand, Short-hand Writer, praying the House to Writer to the 


appoint a Committee for the purpose of pet ee, 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Shoreditch, praying Copyright Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Postage (Poor 
Law 


sion.) 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Controverted 
of Elections ; That a difficulty has arisen in the case Elections. 


appointed the 12th day of March for choosing the* 


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30th section of the Act, it will be further necessary 
that a corresponding change should be made in the 
days which have been appointed for choosing Select 
Committees to try the Election Petitions standing 
in the Committee’s List, after the Zudlow Election 
Petition; that, under these circumstances, the Com- 
mittee recommend that the Petition of George Hooper 
and others, should be referred to them by the House; 
and that the Order of the House for the attendance 
of Panel No. 1 on the 12th day of March next, and 
Panel No. 2 on the 16th day of March next, be dis- 
charged, in order that the succeeding Panel or 
Panels may be summoned for the days which it 
will now be the duty of the Committee to appoint. 

Ordered, That the said Report be taken into con- 
sideration To-morrow ; and be printed. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Rose, Mr. Stein and 
Mr. Poigndestre do attend this House To-morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Cases, if any, in which the 
Judicial Committee of the Privy Conncit has re- 
ported to Her Majesty upon the Petition of any 
person having obtained Letters Patent, and pre- 
senting such Petition for the exercise of the power 
given to Her Majesty under the second section of 
the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 83, together with the 
Report of the result of such Petitions :—and, of the 
cases in which applications have been made for the 
prolongation of the term of any Patent, and have 

een referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy 
Council, under the 4th section of the Act above men- 
tioned, together with the result of such applications. 

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


Notice being taken that two Writs had been issued 
from the Crown Office for the electing of a Com- 
missioner to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Shire of Perth; 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend 
this House To-morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, A Copy of the Warrant of his late Majesty 
King Wiiliam the Fourth, under which the Court 
of Common Pleas was opened to King’s Counsel 
and Outer Barristers, and which was published in 
that Court on the 25th day of April 1834. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Actions commenced in 
the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Exchequer and Com- 
mon Pleas respectively in each year, for the period 
of Five years prior to the sage of the Warrant 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, under 
which the Court of Common Pleas was opened to 
King’s Counsel and Outer Barristers, and which was 
published in that Court on the 25th day of April 
1834, and Five years subsequent thereto :—Of the 
date at which the Court of Common Pleas gave its 
judgment, determining no longer to hear Queen’s 
Counsel and Outer Barristers, but to restore an ex- 
clusive privilege to the Serjeants :—Of the Number of 
Causes and Rules standing for argument in the said 
Courts respectively, in the Special Paper, New Trial 
Paper, Peremptory Paper, or Paper for Enlarged 
Toe su Crown Paper, and other Papers, if any, kept 
in the said Courts for the entry of arrears, on the 
first day of each Term within the same period :—Of 
the Number of Days after eac! Term appointed by 


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A. 1840. 


the said Courts respectively for sitting, under the 
— of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 32:—Of the 
umber of Causes, distinguishing between Special 
Jury and Common Jury Causes, standing for Trial 
at Visi Prius, in each of the said Courts, in London 
and Middlesex, on the first day of each sitting, within 
the same period :—and, of the Number of Summonses 
taken out at the Chamber of the Judges of the Court 
of Common Pleas, in the months of January and 
February respectively, 1839. : 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Post Office. 


posed, That it is the duty of the Postmaster-General 
to afford all reasonable facilities and accommodation 
to Communities who have not a Post Office or a Post 
at present, especially to such as have a desire to 
send their Letters openly and legally, and who shall 
apply to the Postmaster-General for the usual means 
of doing so :—That the case of more than one thou- 
sand inhabitants in the parish of Bowden, in the 
county of Roxburgh, as represented in their Petition 
to this House, is one of great hardship, and directly 
in point ; therefore, that the prayer of the Petitioners 
should be granted, by the Postmaster-General afford- 
ing to them similar Post Office accommodation to 
that enjoyed by their neighbours in the adjoining 
parishes :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Comptroller of 
by a copy of a Warrant on the Exchequer, 


posed, That it appears, 
the Table of this Sain that a Pension of £.1,000 
a year has been granied by Her Majesty to the late 
Comptroller of the Exchequer on retirement from 
that office, on the ground of “ zealous and efficient 
services rendered to the public during a period of 
nearly half a century, in which interval of time he 
filled the offices of Chancellor of the Exchequer 
for Ireland, and Comptroller General of the Ex- 
chequer for the United Kingdom :” 

That it appears that the said Comptroller General 
filled the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer for 
Ireland during the period of thirteen months only, 
viz. from the month of February 1806 to the month 
of April 1807: 

That it appears by reference to the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 
4.c. 24 (by which the granting of Pensions for poli- 
tical services was regulated), that no person is quali- 
fied to receive any Pension on the ground of public 
duties performed in the highest offices of the State, 
unless he shall have continued in the performance 
of such duties for a period of two years at the least : 

That it appears that it was also specially provided 
by the said Act 4&amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 24, that the holder 
of the office of Comptroller of the Exchequer should 
be precluded, on his retirement from that office, 
from all claim to any of the Pensions which the Crown 
was thereby empowered to bestow for civil or poli- 
tical services : 

That it appears that the person holding the office 
of Comptroller of the Exchequer now constitutes the 
sole check (in lieu of all others formerly existing 
under the ancient regulations of the Exchequer) on 
the expenditure of all public monies issued through 
the Exchequer by the authority of the Commis- 
sioners of the Treasury; and it is specially provided 
that he should be incapable of holding any other 
office under the Crown in conjunction with such 
Comptrollership, and should be irremovable from 
his office, except in pursuance of an Address from 
the two Houses of Parliament; this officer being 
thus withdrawn from the exercise of any influence 
of the Crowa over him in the discharge of his 
functions : 

That it appears that provision was made in the 
Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 2, that the sum which Her Majesty 
might be empowered to grant in Pensions on the 
Civil List, in any one year, should not exceed the 
sum of £.1,200; and that in conformity with a pre- 
vious Resolution of this House, such Pensions should 


be 








3 VicTORIZ. 


be granted “to such persons only as might have just 
claims on the Royal beneficence, or who by their 
personal services to the Crown, by the performance 
of duties to the public, or by their useful discoveries 
in science, and attainments in literature and the 
arts, had merited the gracious consideration of the 
Sovereign, and the gratitude of the country :” 

That, considering all these circumstances, and 
more oe the great importance of keeping the 
Comptroller General of the Exchequer independent 
of the influence of the Crown, as also of ensuring a 
strict adherence to the spirit of the Resolution of 
this House on the subject of Civil List Pensions, this 
House deems it expedient to express its decided 
opinion that the grant of £.1,000 a year to Sir John 
Newport, under the Warrant before mentioned, 
ought not to be drawn into a precedent ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question by inserting after the word “ functions,” 
at the end of the fifth paragraph, the words “ That 
“ by an Act of 22 Geo. 3, c. 82, it was declared, 
“ ¢ And whereas much confusion and expense did 
“ arise from having Pensions paid at various places, 

and by various persons, and a custom hath ~ 
vailed of granting Pensions on a Private List 
during his Majesty’s pleasure, upon a supposition 
that in some cases it may not be expedient for the 

ublic good to divulge the names of the persons 
in the said List, or that it may be disagreeable to 
the pérsons receiving such Pensions to have it 
known that their distresses are so relieved, or for 
saving the expense of fees and taxes on small 
Pensions, by means of which said usage, secret 
and dangerous corruption may hereafter be prac- 
tised: And whereas it is no disparagement for 
persons to be relieved by the Royal bounty in 
their distress, or for their desert; but, on the 
contrary, it is honourable in just cause, to be 
thought worthy of reward,’ &amp;c.: —That this limita- 


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97° Februaritz. 123 


The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring : a 
Tellers for the f Mr. Robert Steuart, Peis 
Noes, Lord Seymour : fue 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Resolved, That it appears by a Copy of a warrant 
on the Table of this House, that a Pension of 
£.1,000 a year has been granted by Her Majesty 
to the late Comptroller of the Exchequer on retire- 
ment from that office, on the ground of “ zealous and 
efficient services rendered to the public during a 
period of nearly half a century, in which interval of 
time he filled the offices of Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer for Zreland, and Comptroller General of the 
Exchequer for the United Kingdom:” 

That it appears that the said Comptroller General 
filled the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer for 
Treland during the period of thirteen months only, 
viz. from the month of February 1806 to the month 
of April 1807: 

That it appears by reference to the Act 4 &amp; 5 
Will. 4, c. 24 (by which the granting of Pensions 
for political services was regulated), that no person 
is qualified to receive any Pension on the ground 
of public duties performed in the highest offices of 
the State, unless he shall have continued in the 
performance of such duties for a period of two years 
at the least : 

That it appears that it was also specially provided 
by the said Act 4&amp;5 Will. 4, c. 24, that the holder 
of the office of Comptroller of the Exchequer should 
be precluded, on his retirement from that office, 
from all claim to any of the Pensions which the 
Crown was thereby empowered to bestow for civil 
or political services : 





tion to persuns in their distress or for their desert, 
not having proved a sufficient check on the grant 
of unmerited Pensions, this House, in the year 
1834 entered into certain Resolutions concerning 
Pensions.” 
And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted :—It was resolved in the, Affirmative. 
Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by leaving out from the first word 
“« That,” in the last paragraph, to the end of the 
Question, in order to add the words “ it appears to 
“ this House that the Right honourable Sir John 
Newport, in his official capacity of Chancellor of 
the Exchequer in Jreland, exerted himself to the 
utmost to restrain useless expenses, to promote 


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Education, and to improve Trade and _ Inter- 
course between Ireland and the other parts of the 
United Kingdom; that while in the said office he 
directed, and after leaving office suggested various 
Inquiries which led to the adoption by Parliament 
of measures, highly conducive to the better ad- 
ministration of the Law, and beneficial to the 
Revenue; that after serving for five years in the 
honourable office of Comptroller of the Ex- 
chequer, being then upwards of eighty years of 
‘age, and afflicted with bodily infirmity, he with- 

drew from public life, respected for the un- 
blemished integrity of his character, to pass in 
retirement the remainder of his days: That, con- 
sidering that Sir John Newport was not in affluent 
circumstances when he thus withdrew from office, 
this House is satisfied, that the grant of a Pension 
to a retired Comptroller of the Exchequer, in 
circumstances so peculiar, cannot be drawn into 
a precedent in favour of persons who have not 
‘just claims on the Royal beneficence,’ and are 
not distinguished by ‘ the performance of duties to 
the public,’” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 
VoL, 95. 


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That it appears that the person holding the office 
of Comptroller of the Exchequer now constitutes 
the sole check (in lieu of all others formerly exist- 
ing under the ancient regulations of the Exchequer) 
on the expenditure of all public monies issued 
through the Exchequer by the authority of the 
Commissioners of the Treasury ; and it is specially 
provided that he should be incapable of holding 
any other office under the Crown in conjunction 
with such Comptrollership, and should be irre- 
movable from his office, except in pursuance of 
an Address from the two Houses of Parliament; 
this officer being thus withdrawn from the exercise 
of amy influence of the Crown over him in the dis- 
charge of his functions : 

That by an Act of 22 Geo. 3, c. 82, it was declared, 
“ And whereas much confusion and expense did arise 
from having Pensions paid at various places and by 
various persons, and a custom hath prevailed of 
granting Pensions on a Private List, during his 
Majesty’s pleasure, upon a supposition that in some 
cases it may not be expedient for the public good 
to divulge the names of the persons in the said List, 
or that it may be disagreeable to the persons re- 
ceiving such Pensions to have it known that their 
distresses are so relieved, or for saving the expense 
of fees and taxes on small Pensions, by means of 
which said usage, secret and dangerous corruption 
may hereafter be practised: And whereas it is no 
disparagement for persons to be relieved by the 
Royal bounty in their distress, or for their desert; 
but, on the contrary, it is honourable in just cause 


to be thought worthy of reward,’ &amp;c. :—That this - 


limitation to persons in their distress or for their 
desert, not having proved a sufficient check on the 
grant of unmerited Pensions, this House, in the 
year 1834, entered into certain Resolutions con- 
cerning Pensions : 

That it appears that provision was made in the 
Act 1 &amp; 2 Vie. c. 2, that the sum which Her Ma- 
jesty might be empowered to grant in Pensions on 
the Civil List in any one year, should not exceed the 





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sum of £.1,200; and that in conformity with a pre- 
vious Resolution of this House, such Pensions 
should be granted “ to such persons only as might 
have just claims on the Royal beneficence, or who 
by their personal services to the Crown, by the per- 
formance of duties to the public, or by their useful 
discoveries in science, and attainments in literature 
and. the arts, had merited the gracious consideration 
of the Sovereign, and the gratitude of the country:” 

That considering all these circumstances, and 
more especially the great importance of keeping 
the Comptroller General of the Exchequer indepen- 
dent of the influence of the Crown, as also of en- 
suring a strict adherence to the spirit of the Reso- 
lution of this House on the subject of Civil List 
Pensions, this House deems it expedient to express 
its decided opinion that the grant of £.1,000 a year 
to Sir John Newport, under the Warrant before 
mentioned, ought not to be drawn into a precedent. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veseris, 28° die Februarti, 1840 : 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journal of the House of the Resolution of the House, 
of the 6th day of this instant February, That this 
House doth highly approve and acknowledge the 
discipline and patient perseverance displayed by the 
Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, 
both European and Native, during a long and painful 
march through an untried country; and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted 
courage at the assault and capture of Ghuznee, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth highly approve and acknowledge the discipline 








Februariz. A. 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill; Corporations 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ordnance 
Return of the average Annual Value of the Stores Stores. 
which have, for the last Five years, been in the cus- 

'tody of the Store-keeper or Deputy at each of the 
Thirty Ordnance Out-stations, at which there is a 
salaried Store-keeper or Deputy, or both; and of 
the average Annual Value of the Stores issued at 
each of those Stations for the same period :—and, a 
similar Return for each of the Thirty-eight Foreign 
Ordnance Stations. 





A Petition of the Chairman of a public Meeting China. 
held in the Mariners Church, Well-close-square, 
praying the House to institute a thorough investi- 
gation into all the circumstances connected with the 
Opium Trade with China, with a view to its sup- 
pression, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ireland) Bill, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Newspaper Newspaper 


Stamps, which were presented yesterday, be printed. Stamps. 


. 0. 88. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, ,, 
° eat. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 89 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after twelve of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








and patient perseverance displayed by the Non- 
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, both 
European and Native, during a long and painful 
march through an untried country, and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted 
courage at the assault and capture of Ghuznee and 
Kelat. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this Reso- 
lution be signified to them by the Commanders of 
the several Corps. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 18th day of this instant February, that a 
Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the 
operation of the Act4&amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 52, “ to 
amend an Act of the twentieth year of 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 Purposes,” 
to consider the state of the Funds, and how they 
can be more effectually maintained and adminis- 
tered, for the benefit of the Seamen, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir Thomas Trou- 
bridge, Mr. Sheil, Captain Alsager, Sir Charles Grey, 
Mr. Chapman, Mr. Wilshere, Lord Viscount Sandon, 
Mr. Dennistoun, Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Ingham, Mr. 
Alderman Thompson, Mr. Bewes, and Mr. Crawford ; 
with Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 9th day of March next. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on the Petition of the East 
India Company, which was presented upon the 11th 
day of this instant February, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 











Veneris, 28° die Februarii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Greene reported from the Select Committee west Stirling. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom shire Roads. 
the Petition of John Wilson, of Auchenider, and 
John Graham, of Craigallion, in the county of 
Stirling, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
West Stirlingshire Roads Bill, was referred; That 
in the case of the Petition for the said Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the declaration does not state that no 
private or personal pecuniary profit or advantage is 
to be derived under the rates and duties to be created 
by the Bill; but it appeared to the Committee that 
in point of fact no such private or personal pecu- 
niary profit or advantage is intended to be derived 
thereunder. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee on Exeter Markets 
Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Bi! 
Petition for the Exeter Markets Bills, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter, amend and enlarge the powers and _provi- 
sions of an Act for removing the Markets held in 
the High and Fore-street, and other places, within 
the city of Exeter, and for providing other Markets 
in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Diveté and Sir William 
Follett do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee fcter Port 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Dues Bill. 
the Petition for the Exeter Port Dues Bill, the 


| Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for equalizing, defining and regulating the Petty 
Customs, and for facilitating the collection of the 
Quay Dues, payable to the Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the city and borough of Exeter, and 
for preserving the Navigation of the River Exe: 
And that Mr. Divett and Sir William Foliett do 








prepare, and bring it in. 
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28° Februariz. 


125 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill,—were presented, 


on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pe- 
tition of Lord Blantyre, complaining of non-com- 

liance with the Standing Orders in the case of the 
Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and enlarge the powers and preg of 
the Act relating to the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway, and to make certain new Branch 
Railways from the main line in the towns of 
Greenock and Port Glasgow, and to establish a 
Ferry across the River Clyde, and to make other 
Works in connexion with the said Railway: And 
that Mr. Wallace and Lord James Stuart do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tadcaster and Halton Dial Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing and maintaining the Road from Tad- 
caster to Halton Dial, and for making and main- 
taining a new Road from Seucroft, to and into the 
Highway leading from Scholes to Barwich-in-Elmet, 
all in the West Riding of the county of York: And 
that Mr. Lascelles and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners of land in the parishes of 
Billinghay and Kyme, in the county of Lincoln, 
taking notice of the application for the Billinghay 
Fen ; Ieee Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Commissioners for executing the Acts for lighting, 
cleansing, watching and improving the Township of 
Ardwick, in the county of Lancaster, praying that 
leave may be given the Parties to proceed with the 
Ardwick Improvement Bill, for such objects in 
respect of which the Standing Orders have been 
complied with, which was presented upon Wednes- 
day last, 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 better paving, cleansing, lighting and otherwise 
improving the township of Ardwick, in the county 
of Lancaster ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Mark Philips, 

Yeas, | Mr. Brotherton : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, U Sir Edward Knatchbull: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Ve 
} 99. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to continue, en- 
large and explain several Acts for erecting a Bride- 
well for the County of Lanark, and City of Glas- 
gow: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to continue the 
Term, and amend and alter the Powers of an Act 
for regulating the Police of the Burgh of Calton, 
and Village and Lands of Mile End, in the County 
of Lanark: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Lord Blantyre ;—Archibald Gra- 
hame, Agent of the Trustees of the Harbour of 
Ayr ;—and, James Kibble, Factor for Mrs. Mari- 
anne Kibble, of Greenlaw, Widow ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Vot. 9. 





and read. 

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. 


The London and Greenwich Railway Bill was read London and 
a second time ; and committed to Mr. Wolverley omen 
Attwood, and the West Kent List. — 


A Petition of Williams Sandon, of Deptford, London Steam 

Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Orders 2°** 

of the House, in respect to the application for the 

Lendon Steam Docks Bill, had not been complied 

with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 

self, his agents and witnesses, against the same, 

was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Maiden Newton Roads Bill was read a second Maiden Newton 
time; and committed to Mr. Strangways, and the Beads Bill, 
Dorset List. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to incorpo- 
rate the Trustees and others Directors of the Crich- 
ton Royal Institution for Lunatics, at Dumfries, 
and for the better enabling them to carry on their 
Charitable Designs: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Crichton 
Charities Bill. 


Colonel Anson presented a Bill to authorize the Birmingham 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal ae 
Navigations to extend and alter the Line of ther 
intended Cut or Canal from Dank’s Branch to Sal- 


ford Bridge, and to grant further Powers to the said 


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


The Macclesfield and Congleton Road Bill was Macclesfield 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Tatton eae 
Egerton, and the North Chester List. a 


A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the city Canterbury 
of Canterbury, praying the House to allow the Pavement. 
Parties to proceed with the Canterbury Pavement 
Bill, notwithstanding the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders have reported to the House that 
the Standing Orders have not been complied with, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a General Winchester 
Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead in the City Cemetery Bill. 
and Borough of Winchester, in the County of South- 
ampton, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. East do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to enable Liverpool 
the Council of the Borough of Liverpool to make pg yo 
good the deficiency of the present Watch Rate -— 
of the Borough Fund, instead of levying an increased 
Rate: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Aston Sinall 
of the Petition for the Aston Small Debts Bill, Debts Bill. 
which, upon the 24th day of this instant February, 
was made from the Select Committee on Standin 
Orders relative to Private Bills, might be read ; ait 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy Recovery of Small Debts within 
part of the parish of Aston, in the county of War- 
wick, and the adjoining parishes of Kingsnorton, 
Northfield, Handsworth and Harborne: And that 
Sir Eardley Wilmot and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


r 3 Mr. 





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A, 1840. 


putting an end to the divisions in the Church of 


Scotland respecting Patronage, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and port Printed Papers. 
of Dover, praying for the discharge of the Sheriff of 
Middlesex out of the custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending this House, was presented, and 


mine, in the first place, how far such Order has been | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee | 
Orders ; on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, several | 
Resolutions; which were read, as follow : 

_ Royal Naval 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
School Incorpo the Royal Naval School Incorporation Bill, the | 
— Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 

giving forthwith the Notices required by the Standing 
Orders, and that the Committee on the Bill do exa- 
complied with, and do report the same to the House 
on the Report of the Bill. 
Banff Munici- 2, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
1h aga the Banff Municipal Police and Harbour Bill, the 


Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 


Morton Carr 


Drainage. the Morton Carr Drainage Bill, the Parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill. «ft 

South Eastem § 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 

Railway Devia- 


the South Eastern Railway Deviation Bill, the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

Deal and 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
Walmer Water- the Deal and Walmer Waterworks Bill, the Parties 
— be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Weaver Churches Bill, the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, provided the powers of 
the Bill be restricted to building Churches in the 
parishes in which the Notices have been affixed to 
the Church doors; and that the Committee on the 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such Order 
has been complied with, and do report the same to 
the House on the Report of the Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 


tion. 


Weaver 
Churches, 


Ardrossan and 








— the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill, the Parties 
- be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
The said Resolutions of the Committee, being 
‘read a second time, were agreed to. 
Public Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- 


ae 4 si y mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
i . 


the Petitions presented on the 24th and 25th days 
of this instant February; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


South Eastem | The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
Railway Devia- spect of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway 
sae is Deviation Bill, 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 
alter and divert a portion of the Line of the South 
Eastern Railway, in the county of Kent: And that 
Sir Edward Knatchbull and Mr. Law Hodges do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Banff Munici- 
pal Police and 
Harbour Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Banff Municipal Police and 
Harbour Bill, 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 
for regulating the Municipal Government and Ex- 
poness of the Royal Burgh of Banff, North Britain, 

or establishing an effective Police therein, and for 

maintaining, improving and regulating the Harbour 
of the wil Burgh: And that Mr. Fox Maule and 
Mr. Duff do prepare, and bring it in. 


Church Petitions from Castle Douglas and Kelton ;— 
Patronage Anwoth ;— Banff, &amp;c.;—Derkford ;—and, Rathven; 
(Scotland.) 


praying for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
atronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Glenbuchet, Aber- 
deenshire, praying the House to adopt measures for 











A Petition of Inhabitants of Over Darwen, in the Church Rates, 
county of Lancaster, praying for the abolition of &amp;«- 
Church Rates and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction ; 
and that the control of the education of the people 
may not be granted to the Bishops and Clergy, and 
that the Church, either at home or in the colonies, 
may not be further extended at the public expense, 


was — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Over Darwen, pray- Church Rates, 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abo- 
lition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newton Stewart, Com Laws. 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Masters in 
Abstract of the Returns made in Michaelmas Term, Chancery. 
1838, in pursuance of the 17th section of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 94; showing the Number of Days 
on which each of the Masters of the High Court of 
Chancery attended at his office during the twelve 
months preceding such Returns, and the average 
Number of Hours occupied in one day’s attendance, 
and also showing the Number of Causes, Petitions 
and matters of every description pending in each of 
the Offices of the Masters, at the time of making 
such Returns; and showing how many of such 
Causes, Petitions and other matters have been pend- 
ing upon the same reference for more than Five years, 
how many for more than Four years, how many for 
more than Three years, how many for more than 
Two years, and how many for more than One year, 
so far as appears by such Returns :—Also, a similar 
Abstract of the Returns made in Michaelmas Term 


1839, in pursuance of the 17th section of the said 
Act. 


A Petition of Carriers of goods between Edin- Edinburgh 
burgh and Leith, praying that the Edinburgh Market a. , 
and Petty Customs Bill may not pass into a law as pi” iii 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Leeward 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased !*!*"“* 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of all Correspondence of 
Sir William Colebrooke, Governor-General of the 
Leeward Islands, with Lord Glenelg, on the subject 
of the Convention of a General Council and Assembly 
in the Leeward Islands. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ie as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wilson: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased East Indie 
to give leave to William Crawford, Esquire, a Copy: 
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 
on the Petition of the Kast India Company, com- 

plaining 





Pe 
W: 


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plaining of grievances, and for relief:—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the said Message :—And Mr. Crawford being pre- 
sent, in his place, declared that he was willing, with 
leave of the House, to go to the House of Lords, as 
desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That Wiilliam Crawford, Esquire, have 
leave to go to the House of Lords, as 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 Clerk of the Crown attending, according to 
Order, was examined respecting the issue of two 
Writs for the Shire of Perth, and the Order sent 
from his Office to the Sheriff to return the Writ 
first issued. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
George Hooper, of the Borough of Ludlow, in the 
county of Salop, Surgeon, John Nash, of the same 
place, Butcher, and William Downes, of the same 


place, Gentleman, which was delivered in upon the | 


10th day of July in the last Session of Parliament, 
praying that they may be admitted Parties to defend 
the Election and Return of Thomas Alcock, Esquire, 
for the Borough of Ludlow, might be read ; and the 
same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Order made 
the same day, That the Petitioners be admitted 
Parties in the room of the said Thomas Alcock, 
Esquire, according to the prayer of the said Peti- 
tion, might be read; and the same — read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Orders for the attendance of 
Panel No. 1 on the 12th and Panel No. 2 on the 
16th days of March next, be discharged :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
next. 

r. John Rose, the Committee Clerk attending 
the General Committee of Elections, attending, ac- 
cording to Order, was examined in relation to the 
delivery of Notices to the Messenger, to be served 
on the respective Parties in the case of the Ludlow 
Election Petition. 

Mr. Stein, one of the Serjeant’s Messengers, at- 
tending, according to Order, was called in, and exa- 
mined in relation thereto. 

Mr. Poingdestre, another of the Serjeant’s Mes- 
sengers, attending, according to Order, was called 
in, and examined in relation thereto. 

And it appearing that the Notice intended for the 
Petitioners against the Return had been delivered 
to Mr. Coppock, the Agent for the Petitioners ad- 
mitted to defend the Return of Thomas Alcock, 
Esquire :—Mr. Coppock was called in, and examined : 
—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
at the bar of the House this day, be printed. 

Ordered, That Mr. Coppock do deliver to Mr. 
Rose, the Committee Clerk attending the General 
Committee of Elections, the Notice intended for the 


Petitioners against the Return, and delivered to him 
by mistake. 


da 


Petitions from Dromcolloher ;—Anagh West ;— 
Holmpatrick ; —Ballyhea ; —Galloon ;—Lavey ;— 
Lower Bodony ;—Carracastle ; — and, Clontoskert ; 
praying the fll to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Irish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 


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127 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county Municipal 
of the town of Galway, taking notice of the Muni- Cirdend) Bill 
cipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill, and praying, That 
the rights invested in the Harbour Commissioners 
of the said town by the Act 11 Geo. 4, and in the 
Town Commissioners by the Act 6 Will. 4, so far 
as regards the Harbour dues and the tolls and 
customs, be transferred to a legally elected cor 
ration; that the intended boundaries be extended 
to the present and ancient precincts of the county 
of the town, and that the rights and privileges of 
the Freemen of Galway be preserved in the fullest 
manner, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants, Cess-payers of the 
town of Sligo, taking notice of the said Bill; and 
praying that the borough of Sligo may be removed 
from Schedule (A.), was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Municipal 
into a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Corporations 


(Treland) Bill. (Ireland) Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
ScuHEDUuLeE (A.) 
Amendment proposed : That “ Belfast” be omitted 


from Schedule (A.) 
Question put, That “ Belfast” stand part of 
Schedule (A.); 
The Committee divided : 
* Hox Mr. More O’ Ferrall, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Jolu Parker: \o7. 
‘Mr. Dunbar, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Litton: \26. 
Amendment proposed: To omit “ Clonmel” from 
Schedule (A.) , 
Question, That “‘ Clonmel” stand part of Sche- 
dule (A.)——put, and agreed to. 
Amendment proposed: To leave out “ Galway.” 
Question put, That “ Galway” stand part of 
Schedule (A.) ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Robert Gordon, 


Yeas, Mr. Wyse: 7 
Tellers for the f Mr. Martin Joseph Blake, 47 
Noes, Mr. Lynch : j 


Several Amendments made. 

ScHEDULE (A.), as amended, agreed to. 
ScnepvuteEs (B.) and (C.), agreed to. 
Boundary of Galway, agreed to. 
ScuEDULES (D.) to (S.), agreed to. 


Clause offered: (Parliamentary Electors to be also 


Electors of Borough Officers}——brought up, and 
read 1°. 


Question, That the Clause be now read 2°; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 1 


Yeas, Colonel Perceval : J a 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, | 9 
Noes, Mr. Tufnell: = 


Preamble read, and agreed to, 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committeee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Tuesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into supply; 
the Committee of Supply. 
(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Million Wages to 
one hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred Seen and 








and four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to were, 
R4 defray 





Adjournment. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill. 


Prisons Bill. 


Vagrants 
Removal Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill, 


East India 
Produce. 


Honiton and 
Ilminster 
Roads Bill. 


128 


defray the Charge of Wages to Seamen and Ma- 
rines, and to the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which 
will come in course of payment during the year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Sabbati, 29° die Februarii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

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, 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 second 
reading of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 9th day of March next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 9th day of March next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Prisons Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue for a limited time 
Two Acts for repealing certain Acts relating to the 
Removal of Poor Persons born in Scotland and 
Freland, ard chargeable to Parishes in England, 
and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof, 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 First day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three, and from thence to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament, two Acts relating to the 
Removal of Poor Persons born in Scotland and 
Ireland, and chargeable to Parishes in England. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on the Petition of the East 
{India Company, which was presented upon the 11th 
day of this instant February ; 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for more effec- 
tually repairing the Road from the Honiton Turn- 
pike-road, near Yard Farm, in the Parish of Up- 
pottery, in the County of Devon, towards Ilminster, 
to the eastern boundary of the Parish of Buckland 
Saint Mary, in the County of Somerset ; and for 
making, maintaining and repairing several other 


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A, 1840. 


Roads communicating therewith, in the Counties 
of Devon, Somerset and Dorset: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newcastie. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the sein a 
Petition of William Pringle and Michael Longridge, pi" 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the New- 
castle-upon-Tyne Waterworks Bill, was referred ; 

That, in the case of the Petition for the said Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to ~~ a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and 
County of the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 
the borough of Gateshead, and the places adjacent 
thereto, in the counties of Northumberland and 
Durham: And that Mr. Hodgson Hinde and Mr. 

Ord do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Grammar 
nesday next, the Grammar Schools Bill, was read, Scheels Bill. 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 13th day of April next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 2° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day till four of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. * 








Mr. Handley presented a Bill for the more ef- Billinghay Fen 

fectual Drainage of certain Lands called Billinghay P*insse Bil. 
Fen, Billinghay Dales, and Walcot Fen, Walcot 
Dales, and North Kyme East Fen, and Ings, in the 
Parishes or Places of Billinghay, Walcot, Dogdike, 
Hart’s Grounds, Coningsby, Swineshead, North 
Kyme, and South Kyme, in the County of Lincoln: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bedford, 
of the ‘Petition for the Bedford, Woburn and beer -— 
Leighton Bussard Road Bill, which upon the 14th sank teal Bill. 
day of February 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 repairing, improving and maintaining the Road 
from Bedford to Ampthill, Woburn and Leighton 
Bussard, with a Branch therefrom, all in the county 
of Bedford: And that Lord Charles Russell, Lord 
Viscount Alford and Mr. Alston do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Nottingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lighting Bill. 
the Petition for the Nottingham Lighting Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better lighting the Streets, Lanes and Passages, 
within the town and county of the town of Notting- 
ham: And that Sir John Hobhouse and Sir Ronald 
Ferguson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert reported from the Committee Kennet and 
on the Kennett and Amesbury Road Bill; That the Amesbury 
Resolution of the House of the 6th day of February last — 
had been complied with ; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 


be 


Glasgo 
Paisley 


Ayr R 
Bill. 


Britis 
Comp 


Exet 
Bill. 


Nor 
Rail 





Glasgow, 7 
Paisley, Kil- 
mamock, an 
Ayr Railway 
Bill. 


British Iron 
Company Bill. 


Exeter Roads 
Bill. 


North Union 
Railway Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


No. 91. 


South-Eastern 
Railway Devia- 
tion Bill. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Ireland.) 


Church: Rates. 





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be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Trustees for improving the Harbour 


', of Ayr ;—Magistrates and Council of the burgh of 


Prestwick ; — William M‘Dowall, of Garthland ;— 
Alexander Murdoch, Clerk to the Road Trustees for 
the county of Ayr ;—and, Robert Wylie, Agent for 
the Marquis of Abercorn; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and Ayr Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

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. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the British Iron Company Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, 'That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting certain Powers to the British Iron 
Company: And that Mr. George Palmer and Mr. 
Rundle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Exeter Roads Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Provisions of the Acts relating to the 
Turnpike-roads Jeading to and from the city of 
Exeter, and for making a new Branch Road to com- 
municate therewith: And that Sir Thomas Acland 
and Sir John Yarde Buller do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Lord Stanley reported from the Committee on 
the North Union Railway Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate 
to the present application,—That the Resolution of 
the House of the 27th day of January last had been 
complied with; and that the Committee 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. 


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


Mr. Handley presented a Bill for facilitating the 
Drainage of Lands in England and Wales: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Monday next; and to 
be printed. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill to alter 
and divert a portion of the Line of the South-Eastern 
Railway, in the County of Kent: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Petitions from Kilkerrin ;—Moyris ;—Athenry ; 
-—Kilbeaconty ;—and, Abbygormican and Killoran; 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and 
equitable measure of Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented , and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Royston, praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and that the 
jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in matters 
relating to the laity may be transferred to the civil 
judicature of the country, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 


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129 


Petitions from Leicester ;— Cottingham ;—Little Church of 
Ashby ; — Rufford ; — Hartington ;— Stanton-by- England. 
Bridge and Swarkestone ; —Smisby ;—Stoney Stan- 
ton ;—Dunton Bassett ;— Hartshorne ;—Kedleston ; 

— Tingewick; — Norton and Lenchwick ;— Hatch 
Beauchamp ;—Rural Deanery of Manlake East-of- 
Trent ;— and, Carshalton ; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 


a. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Grocers and Spirit Retailers of the Spirits 
city of Armagh, praying for the repeal of so much of (!*eland-) 
the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 38, as prohibits the hold- 
ing of Licenses for the Sale of g irits by retail by 
Grocers in Ireland, was sioneubill. and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Court of 
in the borough town of Great Torrington, complain- Chancery. 
ing of an arrear of business in the Court of Chan- 
cery; suggesting a remedy, and praying the House 
to redress the grievance, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shalfleet ;—Arlingham ;—Frem- Maynooth 
ington ; — Hurstbourne Tarrant and Vernham’s College. 
Dean ;—.Durham ;—and, Llandovery ; praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow ;— Aberdeen (six Peti- Church 
tions) ,— Dundonald ;-- New Monkland;— Hawick ; se 
—Rescobie ;—Stonykirk ;—Lethenby and Kinloch ; seaman 
—Port of Monteith; —Kilwinning ;—Ayr, &amp;c. ;— 
Blantyre ;—Irvine and Fullarton ;— Galashiels ;— 

Selkirk ;—and, Symington; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Runcorn, praying Inland Ware- 
that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass into a bousiug Bill. 


law, was — and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Canterbury 
consideration the Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers Pavement. 
of the city of Canterbury, which was presented 
upon the 28th day of February last, praying the 
House to allow the Parties to proceed with the Can- 
terbury Pavement Bill, notwithstanding the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders have reported to the 
House, that the Standing Orders have not been 
complied with, might be read ; and the same bein 
read :—The House proceeded to take the said Peti- 
tion into consideration :—-And the same was again 
read. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the said Bill, which upon the 
12th day of February last was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private 
Bills, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Commissioners for the Canter- 
bury Pavement be allowed to proceed with their 
Bill; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ( Sir Edward Knatchbull, 


Yeas, \ Mr. Bradshaw: * 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 54 
Noes, Mr. Estcourt : | 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of lands Andover 
and houses in the parish of Leckford ;—and, Long- ®*4 Bill. 
stock; praying that they may be heard, by a 

5 counse 





Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Chester and 
Crewe and 
Grand Junction 
Railways Con- 
solidation Bill. 


Manchester 
and Salford 
Junction Canal 
Bill. 


Thriplow 
Inclosure Bill. 


Copyholds 
Enfranchise- 
ment, 


Corn Laws. 


Education 
(Scotland.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


130 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the An- 
dover Road Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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 Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Liverpool Docks Bill, which 
upon the 6th day of February last was made from 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to 
erect Warehouses on the West Quay of the Princes 
Dock, to make a Wet Dock with Warehouses on 
the Quays, and to construct other Works, and to 
raise a further sum of Money, and for enlarging the 

owers of the Acts relating to the Docks and Har- 
en of Liverpool, and for other purposes: And that 
Lord Viscount Sandon and Mr. Coens do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Chester, in council assembled, pray- 
ing that the Chester and Crewe and Grand Junction 
Railways Consolidation Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway, praying that the Manchester and Salford 
Junction Ganal Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Thriplow Inclosure Bill, which 
upon the 12th day of February 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 Lands in the parish of Thriplow, in 
the county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Townley 
and Mr. Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Customary Tenants of the Manor 
of Cotherston-with-Hunderthwaite, in the North 
Riding of the county of York, stating that the Peti- 
tioners desire to have their customary lands enfran- 
chised upon reasonable and equitable terms between 
the lord and tenants, as recommended by the Report 
of a Select Committee of the House, and praying 
the House to give effect to the recommendations 
contained therein, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Backbarrow ;— Eccles and Barton; 
—and, Manchester; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Sinnott, Roman Catholic 
Clergyman, residing at Newtown Stewart, in the 
county of Wigtown, stating that a system of perse- 
cution is carried on against the children of Roman 
Catholics in some of the parochial schools of the 
said county, and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Saint Bride, Fleet- 
street, in the city of Zondon, praying that provision 
may be inserted in the Ecclesiastical Duties and 
Revenues Bill for securing, out of the revenue of 
the rans y stall of Saint Peter, Westminster, 
now believed to be vacant, or of the first stall which 
shall become so, for supplying the spiritual wants 
of the parish of Saint Bride, from which such re- 
venue is in part derived, and for providing a house 
of residence for the vicar, and increasing his main- 
tenance, or that a prebendal stall may be annexed 


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A. 1840. 


to the incumbency of the said parish, as in the cases 
of Saint Margaret and Saint John, Westminster, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Select Committee Railway Com, 
appointed to inquire into the state of Communica~ ™unication 
tion by Railways; and who were empowered to mr Re. 
report their Observations thereupon, together with 4, 92 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, from ieee 
time to time to the House; That they had made 
further 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 Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

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


Mr. Pakington presented a Bill to amend the Sale of Beer 
Acts relating to the general Sale of Beer and (N° %) Bill 
Cider by Retail in England: And the same was No.93. 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 18th day of this instant 
March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Barneby presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Saint Harmon 
in the several Parishes of Saint Harmon, Nantmel, !¢!osure Bil. 
Llanyre and Llanvihangel Helygan, in the county 
of Radnor: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Darling- China. 
ton, praying the House to adopt measures for put- 
ting an end to the Opium trade, and avert those 
calamities which would inevitably attend a war be- 
tween Great Britain and China, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashley ;—and, Whitchurch (Salop); RomanCatholic 
praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief ®* 4“ 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Corn Millers of the counties of Flour Import: 
Meath, Louth and town of Drogheda, praying that p:1 aes 
the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not pass ~ 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Poor Law Poor Relief 
Guardians of the Union of Tuam, praying the House (Ireland) Act. 
to issue instructions for the admission of the public 
and the press to the meetings of the Poor Law 
Guardians, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fremington ; — and, Hurstbourne Municipal 
Tarrant and Vernhams Dean; praying that the ps4 
Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill may not pass amit 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Working Cotton Spinners of Bury Factories Act 
(Lancaster);—and, Workmen employed in the Mill 
of Messrs. Walker &amp; Lomax; praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the workings of the Factories 


Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman Poor Law Act. 
of the Board of Guardians of the Belper Union, 
stating that beneficial effects have resulted from the 
working of the Poor Law Act, and praying that no 
alteration may be made in the fundamental principles 
of the same, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Controverted 
adjourned Debate upon the Teecttiaie proposed upon Elections. 
Friday last, That the Orders for the attendance of 

Panel No.1 on the 12th, and Panel No. 2 on the 16th 

days of March next, be discharged ; 


And 


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Borou 
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Ludlow 
Borough 
Election. 


Designs Copy 
right Bili. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Schools of 
Designs 


Navy. 


Supply ; 


Victuals for 
Seamen and 
Marines. 


Admiralt 
Office. . 


Registry of 
Merchant 
Seamen, 


Scientific 
Departments 
of the Nay ye 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
at Home, 


3 VicToRIZ. 


And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 


A Petition of Thomas Alcock, of Kingswood, in 
the county of Surrey, Esquire, and one of the Repre- 
sentatives in Parliament for the Borough of Ludlow, 
stating that certain provisions contained in the 93d 
section of the Election Petitions Trial Act have not 
been complied with in the case of the Ludlow Bo- 
rough Election Petition ; and praying that he may 
be declared duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, was brought up, 
and read:—And, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Petitions from Alexander Smyth, of Glasgow ;— 
and, Hector Sandeman, of Tulloch, near Perth; 
praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Quantity of Apples, Pears, 
Plums and Cherries, imported into the United King- 
dom since the establishment of an ad valorem Duty 
of £.5 per cent. in 1838 ; distinguishing the Number 
of Bushels of each sort during each year, the Duty 
ae oneach sort during each year, and the Country 
rom whence imported. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copy of any Report or 
Reports made by Mr. Dyce, consequent to his 
Journey on an inquiry into the state of Schools of 
Design in Prussia, Bavaria and France. 

. Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, 
-—A Return of the Average Number of Seamen, 
Marines and Boys employed during the year 1839. 
- Ordered, That the said Return do le upon the 

able. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hun- 
dred and two thousand six hundred and ten pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of Victuals to Seamen and Marines in Her Majesty’s 
Fleet and the Ordinary and Yard Craft, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and twenty-two thousand and ninety-six 
ounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent oy Ie 
of the Admiralty Office, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the 
Office for the Registry of Merchant Seamen, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
seven thousand four hundred and thirty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the 
several Scientific Departments of the Navy, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and twenty-two thousand two hundred and 
thirty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 


defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Contin- 
Von. 95. 


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131 


gent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- D° - Abroad. 
one thousand and ten pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers and 
the Contingent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval 
Establishments Abroad, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Artificers’ 
hundred and twenty-eight thousand seven hundred Wages atHome 
and twenty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Wages of Artificers, Labourers, and 
others, employed in Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- p° - Abroad. 
eight thousand three hundred and thirty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Wages of Arti- 
ficers, Labourers, and others, employed in Her Ma- 
jesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- Naval Stores. 
lion and thirty-eight thousand six hundred and 
sixty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of Naval Stores for the Build- 
ing, Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the purchase of 
Steam Machinery, and for other purposes con- 
nected therewith, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- Dock Yards. 
dred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and 
seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of new Works, Improvements 
and Repairs in the Naval Yards, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven- Medicines. 
teen thousand six hundred and sixty-nine pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of Medicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Naval Miscella- 
hundred and ten thousand one hundred and thirty neous Services, 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of divers Naval Miscellaneous Services, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Half Pay (Navy 
hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and and Marines.) 
fifty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of Half-pay to Officers of the 
Navy and Royal Marines, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Military 
hundred and twelve thousand three hundred and Pensions and 
fifty-five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Allowances. 
defray the Charge of Military Pensions and Allow- 
ances which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One iyi go 
hundred and eighty-seven thousand two hundred 
and sixty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Charge of Civil Pensions and Allow- 
ances which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Transports. 
hundred and seven-four thousand three hundred 
and seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Freight of Ships and Transports, and 
other Charges for the Victualling and Conveyance 
of Troops and Stores, on account of the Army and 
Ordnance Departments, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Convicts (New 
eight thousand eight hundred and forty-one pounds, Seuth Wales 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Sana cacluens 
of conveying Convicts to Mew South Wales and 
Van Diemen’s Land, which will come in course of 
a during the year ending on the 31st day of 

arch 1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Martis, 3° die Martii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

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 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
[28 Februury-] Report from the Committee of Supply; _ 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Inland Ware- 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill. W 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 

Sewers Bill. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 

Sewers in England and Wales: And that Mr. 

Christopher and Lord Worsley do prepare, and 

bring it in. 

Settled Estates Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Drainage Bille to enable the Owners of settled Estates to defray 

the Expense of draining the same by way of Mort- 


gage: And that Mr. Pusey and Mr. Handley do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Auedietmnete Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
=” Return of all the Appointments exceeding in value 


the Sum of £.200 per annum, that have been made 
in the various Public Departments, including the 
Household Appointments, with the Names and 
Dates of pick Appointments, together with the 
several Salaries and Allowances granted to or re- 
ceived by each, from the 1st day of January 1820 
to the present period. 


East India 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
Produce. 


upon Tuesday last, That the Petition of the East 
IndiaCompany, relative to the Duties on East India 
Produce, which was presented upon the 11th day 
of February last, be referred to a Select Committee 
to examine the matter thereof, and report the same, 
with their Observations thereupon, to the House, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir Richard 
Jenkins, Sir George Grey, Mr. Hogg, Sir James 
Graham, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Irving, 
Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. Goulburn, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, Lord Seymour, Mr. Clay, Mr. John Elliot, 
Mr. Brocklehurst and Mr. Ewart, with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records, 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Inland Ware- 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 


housing. to consider the practicability and expediency of ex- 
tending to Inland Towns the privilege of Warehous- 
ing Goods, and the regulations and restrictions with 
which such a measure, if practicable, shou!d be ac- 
companied, in order to give effectual security to the 
Revenue, and to afford equal advantage to the 
trading interests in different parts of the country. 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 
Glasgow, Mr. Wallace presented a Bill to amend and en- 
Faisley, and Jarge the Powers and Provisions of the Act relating 
Railway Bit, to the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway, 





Martii. A. 1840. 


and to make certain new Branch Railways from the 
main Line in the Towns of Greenock and Port 
Glasgow, and to establish a Ferry across the River 
Clyde, and to make other Works in connexion with 
the said Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Christopher presented a Bill to consolidate Sewers Bill, 
and amend the Laws relating to Sewers: And the No,94, 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 16th day of 
this instant March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Pusey presented a Bill to enable the Owners Settled Estates 
of settled Estates to defray the Expense of draining Drainage Bill 
the same by way of Mortgage: And the same was No. 95. 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 11th day of this instant 
March ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill for amending the Taunton 
powers and provisions of several Acts relating to Markets Bill, 
the holding of Markets in the Town of Taunton, 
in the County of Somerset,and to the Improvement 
of the said Town: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill for more effectually Taurton 
repairing several Roads leading from the Town of Roads Bill. 
Taunton, in the County of Somerset, and for making 
several Deviations and new Lines of Road con- 
nected therewith: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Ordnance 
Thursday last, That there be laid before this House, S're* 
a Return of the average Annual Value of the Stores 
which have, for the last five years, been in the cus- 
tody of the Store-keeper or Deputy at each of the 
thirty Ordnance Out-stations at which there is a 
salaried Store-keeper or Deputy or both; and, of 
the average Annual Value of the Stores issued at 
each of those Stations for the same period: —And, 
asimilar Return for each of the thirty-eight Foreign 
Ordnance Stations, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

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, 3° die Martii; 


Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That there be laid before this British 
House, an Account of the Income and Expen- Museum. 

diture of the British Museum, for the year 1839; 
of the estimated Charges and Expenses for the year 
ending the 25th day of March 1841, and of the 
Sums necessary to discharge the same; and also, 
an Account of the Number of Persons admitted to 
visit the Museum from Christmas 1833 to Christmas 
1839 ; together with a Statement of progress in the 
arrangement of the Collections subsequently to the 
18th day of June 1838, and an account of objects 
added to the several departments in the year 1839. 

Mr. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British 
Museum, was called in; and at the bar presented 
the said Account :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Townley presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Thriplow __ 
in the Parish of Thriplow, in the County of Cam-!nclosure Bill. 
bridge: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The 





Whitt 


Glasg 
Rate 


Roth 
Baris 


Tha 





Whittlesea 
Inclosure Bill. 


Glasgow Poor 
Rate Bill 


Rotherhithe 
Burial Ground. 


Thames Tunnel. 


Standing 
Orders; 


Ochil (Clack- 
matnanshire ) 
Roads. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads. 


Ochil (Clack- 
mannanshire) 
Roads Bill. 


Maiden Newton 
Roads Bill. 


Aston Small 
Debts Bilil. 





3 VicTORIZ. 


The Whittlesea Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Townley, and the Cam- 
bridge List. 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill for explaining, 
altering 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. 


Captain Alsager reported from the Committee on 
the Rotherhithe Burial Ground 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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendmenis, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Thames Tunnel Company, for 
leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in a 
Bill for altering, enlarging and reviving some of the 
powers of the Acts relating to the said Under- 
taking, and to extend the period thereby limited for 
the compulsory purchase of Lands for the purposes 
thereof, was presented, and read; and referred tu 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, several 
Resolutions; which were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Ochil (Clackmannanshire) Roads Bill, the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith 
giving the Notices required by the Standing Orders ; 
and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in the 
first place, how far such Order has been complied 
with, and do report the same to the House on the 
Report of the Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The first Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Ochil (Clackmannanshire) 
Roads, 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 
for maintaining and repairing the Road from Cause- 
wayhead, near Stirling, through the county of Clack- 
mannan, by the foot of the Ochil Hills, towards 
Queensferry, and certain Roads branching out of the 
same: And that Sir Charles Adam and Lord Dal- 
meny do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Proprietors of lands in Dorchester 
and Charminster ;— Mortgagees of Tolls on the 
Weymouth, Melcombe Regis and Dorchester Turn- 
pike-roads ;—Trustees of the Weymouth, Melcombe 
Regis and Dorchester Turnpike-roads ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands in Fordington ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Maiden Newton 
Roads Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; -and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Pe- 
titions. 


Mr. Dugdale presented a Bill for the more eas 
Recovery of Small Debts within part of the Paris 
of Aston, in the County of Warwick, and in the ad- 
joining Parishes of Kingsnorton, Northfield, Hands- 
worth and Harborne: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Vou. 95. 


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133 


The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Birmingham 
and Tamworth Approach Bill was read a second *"¢ Derb 


. 


time ; and committed to Mr. Dugdale, and the War- tenagpse, 


“ 8 way, and 
wick List. Tenwerth 


Approach Bill. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect Ardrossan 
of the Petition for the Ardrossan and Johnston ™ a 
Railway Bill, which, upon the 28th day of February a 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Private Bills, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for separating the management of the Ardrossan 
and Johnston Railway from the management of the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Johnston Canal; for incor- 
porating the Proprietors thereof; for doubling and 
improving the said Railway, and for other purposes 
relating thereto: And that Lord James Stuart and 
Mr. Colquhoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


il- 


A Petition of ‘the Magistrates and Council of Glasgow, 
Newton-upon- Ayr, praying that they may be heard, Paisley, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Kilmarnock 

“. 3 . ° 4 and Ayr 
tain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Railway Bill. 
Ayr Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Navigation from the T’rent to the Mersey, praying "4 Wyrley 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Gay" Ome" 
against certain parts of the Birmingham and Wyrley 
Canals Union Bil, was presented, and read. 

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 William Henry Miller, of Craigen- Edinburgh 
tiney, in the county of Edinburgh, Esquire, praying &amp;* Bill. 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh Gas Bill, was 

resented, and read. 

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. 


A Petition of Trustees of certain property called yotborn Hill 
the Thavie Estate, in the parish of Saint Andrew, and Skinner- 
Holborn, complaining that the Standing Orders of *tteet Improve- 
the House in respect to the er for the Hol-™™ 
born Hill and Skinner-street Improvement Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Captain Pechell reported from the Committee on Brighton 
the Brighton Small Debts Bill; That they had exa- Small Debts 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Bl. 
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; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Herculaneum 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Docks Regula. 
Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, "™ Bill. 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Herculaneum 

s 3 Docks 





Ayr Water. 
works Bill. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;c., Court of 
Requests Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Gas Bill. 


Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Exeter Roads 
Bill, 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill. 


134 


Docks Regulation Bill, was referred; That in the 
case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating certain intended Docks at Liverpool, 
to be called the Herculaneum Docks, and exempt- 
ing Vessels frequenting the same, and their Cargoes, 
from a portion of the Tolls and Duties payable to 
the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks: And that 
Lord Viscount Sandon and Mr. Wilson Patten do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of Thomas Wyllie Webster, complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders in the 
case of the Petition for the Ayr Waterworks Bill, 
was referred; That in the case of the Petition for 
the said Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying the Town of Ayr, and Suburbs of 
Newton and Wallacetown, and places adjacent, in 
the county of Ayr, with Water: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Mr. Wallace do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Barkston Ash, &amp;c., Court of Re- 
quests Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Jurisdiction of the Barkston Ash 
and Skyrack Court of Requests, and the powers 
and provisions of the Act passed, constituting such 
Court, to certain places in the West and East 
Ridings of the county of York, and amending the 
same Act: And that Mr. Bethell and Sir George 
Strickland do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Edinburgh Gas Bill, that they have Power 
to receive and entertain the Petition of William 
Henry Miller, Esquire, which was presented this 
day:—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the C/yde Navigation Bill, which, 
upon the 24th day of February 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 further deepening and improving the River Clyde, 
and enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow, and for con- 
structing a Wet Dock in connexion with the said 
River and Harbour: And that Mr. Lockhart and 
Mr. Colquhoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill to amend the Pro- 
visions of the Acts relating to the Turnpike-roads 
leading to and from the City of Evzeter, and for 
making a new Branch Road to communicate there- 
with : And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Northern and Eastern Rail- 
way Bill, which, upon the 24th day of February 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Private Bills, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Northern and Eastern Railway Com- 
pany to abandon a portion of the Line originally 
authorized to be made, and to alter and amend 
several of the powers and provisions of the Acts 
relating to the said Company: And that Mr. Ward 
and Mr. Marshall do prepare, and bring it in. 


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A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Committee of Selection for Committee 
Committees on Private Bills have leave to sit this FA ane 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the (Ptvte Bills) 


House. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Old Brompto: 


on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Victoria (Ken. 
sington) Road, 


Petitions of John Henniker, of Chelsea Park, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire ;— William Thomas 
Attwood, of Old Brompton, in the said county ;— 
and, Edward Charles Eddrop, of Tonbridge-place, 
in the said county, Esquire, Agent for the Earl of 
Harrington, and the Receiver of the estates of the 
late Baron Fleming, for and on the behalf of Miss 
Cesarine Annabelle Louise Fleming, an infant, 
severally complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Old Brompton Victoria (Kensington) Road Bill, 
were referred; That in the case of the Petition for 
the said Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the lands within One hundred 
yards of the line, (to which extent a deviation may 
be made under the provision of the General Turnpike 
Act) are not marked upon the Plan; also, inasmuch 
as the following Streets or Roads, the whole or part 
of which will be taken for such Turnpike-roads, are 
not numbered upon the Plans nor described in the 
Books of Reference with the names of the owners 
thereof, viz. on the line of the proposed Turnpike- 
road between Kensington and Battersea Bridge, the 
Victoria Road, the Road from Earls-court to Lon- 
don, Thistle Grove, Camera-street and Beaufort-row ; 
and on the line of the proposed Turnpike-road 
between Brompton and Earl’s-court, Cromwell-lane, 
Gloucester-road, and the Lanes or Occupation Roads 
adjoining Nos. 13, 14 and 15; nor was any applica- 
tion made in writing on or before the 31st day of De- 
cember last to the Surveyors of Highways, and Com- 
missioners and other parties in whom such Streets or 
Roads are vested, and whose names were not in- 
serted in the List of Owners deposited in the Private 
Bill Office; also inasmuch as no application had been 
made to Cesarine Annabelle Louise Fleming, or her 
receiver, appointed by the Court of Chancery, in 
respect of certain lands, &amp;c., numbered 11, 22, 23 
and 24, on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, nor is the name of the said C. A. L. Fleming 
as Owner, entered in the Book of Reference; also 
inasmuch as the applications to certain Trustees of 
Roads was not in the form required by the Standing 
Orders, nor do any of the applications give the 
description of the Section of the Line deposited ; also 
inasmuch as no definite Estimate of the amount of 
the Expense of the proposed Roads has been made 
and deposited; the Estimate deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, stating only that the probable cost of 
widening, improving and diverting the Old Bromp- 
ton lane or road will be from £.8,000, to £.10,000. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Great Milton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 


the Petition for the Great Milton Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the township of Great 
Milton, in the county of Ozford: And that Lord 
Norreys and Mr. Thomas Parker do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Port Talbot 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour. 


the Petition for the Port Talbot Harbour Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bristol Building 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 24 Improve- 
the Petition for the Bristol Building and Improve- 

ment 





Wi 
Inc 








Wicken 
Inclosure Bill. 


Dartford Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Mill Bay Pier. 
Bill. 


New Zealand 
Company Bill. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Corn Laws. 


3 VicToriz£. 


ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating the Buildings and Party Walls within 
the city and county of Bristol, and for widening 
and improving several Streets within the same: And 
that Mr. Philip Miles and Mr. Henry Berkeley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Wicken Inclosure Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Wicken, in the 
county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Eaton and 
Mr. Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dartford Navigation Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Dartford and Crayford Creeks in 
the county of Kent, and for making a Diversion in 
the line of the said Dartford Creek, and other Works 
connected therewith : And that Mr. Law Hodges and 
Sir Edmund Filmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Mill Bay Pier Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for erecting and maintaining a Pier and other Works 
in Mill Bay, in the Port of Plymouth, in the county 
of Devon: And that Mr. Bewes and Mr. Collier 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the New Zealand Company Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and regulating the Mew Zealand Com- 
pany: And that Mr. Francis Baring and Sir George 
Sinclair do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Resolis ;—Airdrie (two Petitions); 
— Prestonkirk ;— Tain ;— Renfield Church, Glas- 
ow ;— Rosemarkie ;— Cummertrees ;— Girvan ; — 
Wellpark ;— Farnell ;— Arbroath Presbytery (Mo- 
derator) ;— Brechin (three Petitions) ;—-Menmuir ; 
— Heriot ;— and, Craig; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, 
— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leamington Priors ;— Wolfham- 
cote ;— Moreton Morrell ;—Haseley ;— Beausal ;— 
Rowington;— Balsall ;— Brailes ;— Cherrington and 
Burmington ;— Long Compton and Little Wolford ; 
—Honington ;— Stourton;— Stretton, Upper Fosse 
and Ditchford;—Whichford and Ascote ;—Grand- 
borough ;— Avon Dassett ;—Burton Dassett ;—Al- 
veston ;—Arrow ;—Ipsley ;—Hatton and Shrewley ; 
— Studley ;— Leamington Hastings ;— Wellesborne 
Mountford ; — Barford ; — Budbrook ; — Hampton 
Lucy ;--Hunningham;--Lapworth and Kingsford ;—~ 
Lillington ;---Newbold Pacy and Ashorne;--Chester- 
ton aud Kington ;—Bishops Itchington, Chadshunt 
and Gaydon ;—Upper Shugburgh ;— William Her- 
bert;—Chappel Ascote;—Ladbrooke and Hodnell;— 
Lower Shuckburgh;— Radford Semele ;—-Alcesterand 
Kinwarton ;—Great Alne; —Billesley ;-- Tutnal and 
Cobley ;-— Willenhall ;-—-Bickmarsh and Bidford ;~ 
Claverdon and Langley ;—Compton Verney ;— Hal- 
ford;— Butlers Marston ;— Kington ;—Oxhill and 

Von. 95, 


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135 


Radway ; — Ilmington and Compton Scorpion; — 
Lighthorne:— Offchurch ;—-Snitterfield ;-- Tanworth ; 
— Wellesbourne Hastings and Walton ;— Beaudesert ; 
—Sambourne ;—Milverton ;— Weston-under-Wethe- 
ley ;—Fulbrook ;— Weethley ;— Henley-in- Arden ;— 
Ullenhall and Apsley ;—Cubbington ;—Haselor ;— 
Moreton Baggott ;—Spernal;— Exhall;— Coughton; 
— Wizford ; — Oversley ; — Binton ; — Salford ;—- 
Eatington ;— Grafton ;— Wolverton ;—Sherbourn ; 
—WNorton Lindsey ;— Eathorpe;—Anstey;— Wyken; 
— Whitnash;— Honiton and Wroxhall;—Stratford- 
on-Avon;— Wasperton;—Ethall Juxta;— Harbury; 
— Packwood; — Kenilworth ; — Aston Cantlow ;— 
Stoneleigh ;— Stoke ;—Foleshill;--Ashow ;--Marton; 
— Bubbenhall ;— Wappenbury ;— Leek Wootton ;--- 
Baginton and Stivichall nila, sie ;— Bearley ;-- 
Ufton ;—Combrook ;— Idlicote;— Whitchurch ( War- 
wick) ;—- Whatcote ;---Compton Wyniates and Great 
Wolford;-—Pillerton Priors ;—Pillerton Hersey ;-- 
Fenny Compton;—-Bishops Tachbrook ;--Shotteswell ; 
--Mollington;— Ratley and Upton ;--Priors Marston; 
— Priors Hardwick ;—Warmington and Arlescote ; 
—Wornleighton;—Upper Radbourn ;—Birdinbury; 
— Stockton ;— Long Itchington;—Preston Baggot ; 
— Warwick (two Petitions) ;—Saint Ervan ;— Saint 
Issey ;— and, Maugan; praying that no alteration 
may be made in the Corn pot ate presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rochdale ;-— Taunton;— Darlaston; 
Glossop ;— Calton and Mile End, Glasgow ;— Glen- 
cairn ;—Gisburn and Horton;— Rhodes ;——Alkring- 
ton;— Arbroath;—Deptford and Pallion;—Coupar 
Angus ; — Claverhouse Bleachfield;—and, Hollins 
Vale Print and Bleach Works; praying that the 
Corn Laws may be repealed,—were x presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Ward of Coleman-street, Lon- Printed Papers. 


don ;—and, the Ward of Vintry, London; praying 
for the discharge of Mr. Sheriff Evans out of the 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Corporation of Richmond 
(York) ;— Corporation of Creat Yarmouth ;—and, 
Corporation of Maldon; praying the House firmly 
and resolutely to maintain inviolate those Privileges 
which for the benefit of the people have been con- 
fided to them; that they will continue to exercise 
them by an inquiry into all abuses wheresoever they 
may exist, and will continue to publish the result of 
such inquiries for the benefit and advantage of the 
country at large, as the most likely means of fur- 
thering the real interests and prosperity of the em- 


pire,--were also presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Andrew Littleton;—Brom- Church of 
ham ;-- Farnworth ; — Denbigh ; — Llandrillo-in- ¥vglana. 


rhos; —-Llanelidan ; — Llansaintfraid ; —Llangyn- 
hafel ; —Deane ; —Horwich ; —-Halliwell ; —West- 
houghton ;— Nettleton ;—and, Bath; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church, and praying ; the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its effi- 
ciency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Vestry of Deptford 
Victualling 
d 


Saint Paul, Deptford, complaining of the exem 

tion of the Victualling Yard at Deptford from the 

payment of Land Tax and Poor Rates ; and praying 

the House to take the same into consideration, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from James Black &amp; Co., Glasgow ;— Designs Copy- 
Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow ;—R. Dailglish, tight Bil. 


s4 Falconer 





Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Factories Act. 


Workhouses. 


Tithe Commu. 
tation Acts 
Amendment 


Bill. 
No. 96. 


Public Peti- 
tions (Eleventh 


Report.) 


Railways. 


Church Rates. 


British 
Museum. 


136 


Falconer &amp; Co., Glasgow ;—and, Merchants, Drapers, 
and others, of Glasgow; praying that the Designs 
Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Nicholas Bennett, Clerk, of Brix- 
ton-hill, in the county of Surrey, praying for the 
amendment of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 96. “ to 
regulate Parochial Assessments,” was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Factory Workers in the employ of 
Mr. Lane, Stockport;—Mr. Axon, Stockport ;— 
Mr. S. Higinbottom, Ashton ; — Messrs. Woods 
&amp; Co., Manchester ;—Mr. Fernley, Manchester ;— 
Mr. Hickson. Stockport;—Messrs. Taylor &amp; Marsh, 
Bolton-le-Moors ;—Mr. Thomas Baron, Bolton;— 
Mr. Joseph Crook &amp; Sons, Bolton ;—Messrs. Brim- 
low &amp; Heaton, Bolton;—Mr. Rowland Hall, Heaton, 
Bolton;—Mr. Arrowsmith, Bolton ;—and, Messrs. 
Tomlinson, Warr &amp; Co., Bolton; praying the House 
to institute an inquiry into the operation of the 
Factories Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Devizes Union, praying that Union Workhouses 
may be placed on the same footing as County Luna- 
tic Asylums, and henceforth be liable only to be 
rated according to the value of the land on which 
they are built, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Select 
Committee on the Tithe Commutation Acts Amend- 
ment 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 
consideration upon Tuesday the 17th day of this 
instant March. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented on the 27th and 
28th days of February 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. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—and, Birming-. 
ham ; stating that any Legislative Enactment en- 
abling Railway Companies to be carriers on their 
own lines, will not only be detrimental to the interests 
of the Petitioners, but tend to destroy the present 
free competition, and also to annihilate the common 
carriers, a useful and industrious class of Her Ma- 
jesty’s subjects; and praying that they may have 
that free competition which they have hitherto en- 
joyed,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


A Petition of Members of a Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters, meeting in Devonshire-square, 
in the city of London, praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood from 
Che'msford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesias- 
tical Courts, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the British Museum 
being offered to be presented ; 

Lord John ftussell, by Her Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, that Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the contents of the said Petition, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 


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A. 1840. 


Then the said Petition was read setting forth, 
That the only funds belonging to the Petitioners, 
for the support of the British Museum, consist of 
39,0001. 3 per cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, the 
annual dividend whereof amounts to 900/.; of a 
bequest of the late Earl of Bridgwater, the annual 
proceeds of which amount to about 415/.; and also 
of a bequest of the late Lord Farnborough, the 
annual proceeds of which amount to 86/. 3s. 4d.; 
that the Establishment is necessarily attended with 
an Expense far beyond the annual produce of the 
above-mentioned sums, and the trust cannot, with 
benefit to the public, be carried on without the aid 
of Parliament ; and praying the House to grant 
them such further support towards enabling them 
to carry on the execution of the trust reposed in 
them by Parliament for the general benefit of learn- 
ing and useful knowledge, as to the House shall 
seem meet. 


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


Petition from Macclesfield ;--Fillongley ;— Bath ; Maynooth 
—and, Lane End, Bucks (Chairman of a Meeting) ; College. 
praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic College 
of Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Drumachose, pray- Elective 
ing the House to extend to Jreland a full and Franchise, &amp;c. 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, toge-("*!™4.) 
ther with such a measure of Municipal Reform as 
shall place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain, and to pursue such a 
general line of policy towards the Jrish nation, as 
may strengthen and secure its liberties, peace and 
prosperity, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Clarkson, of Playford Hall, China. 
in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, praying the House 
to adopt measures for putting an end to the opium 
trade, and avert those calamities which would ine- 
vitably attend a war between Great Britain and 
China, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Haughton, praying for the Intoxicating 
repeal of the duties on Intoxicating Drinks, was Drinks. 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Thames Thames Plate 
Plate Glass Company Bill be revived :—And that Glass Company 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday“ * 
next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Lewes Writ. 
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 Lewes, in the room 
of Sir Charles Richard Blunt, Baronet, deceased. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Chester and 
deration the Report which, upon the 24th day of Birkenhead 
February last, was made from the Committee on ®#i!w2y Bil 
the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Bill, printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Tuesday last ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House ——— to take into further consi- Lancaster 
deration the Report which, upon the 24th day of and Preston 


February last, was made from the Committee on the ®#"*7 ~_ 
Lancaster and Preston Railway Bill, printed Copies 
of the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 

Tuesday 





Sheffie! 
Rothe: 
Railwa 


Unive 
Suffra 


Dutie 
Reve: 


Inlan 


Eni 





Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Inland Waree 
housing Bill. 


Enigration. 


Gaols and 
Houses of Core 
rection, 





3 VicToRIz. 


Tuesday last ; and the Amendments were read, and 


ed to. ’ 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House 
deration the 


a 


roceeded to take into further consi- 
eport which, upon the 26th day of 
February last, was made from the Committee on the 
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill, printed 
Copies of the Bill 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. 


Petitions from James Hart ;—James Anderson ;— 
Allan M‘Fadyen;—and, James Munro; praying 
for Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and 
Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Clergy of Bury Saint Edmund’s, 
oes ing that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 

ill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vice President of the Bristol 
Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures, 
praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill may not 
pass into a law, was —— and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Report, since the last laid 
before this House, from the Agent General for Emi- 
gration :—Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
the Governors of the Australian Colonies, respect- 
ing Emigration, since the Papers presented to the 
House on the 15th day of August 1839 :—And, 
Copy of any general Return of Emigration for the 
year 1839. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 


House, a Return of the Establishment of Officers | 


and Servants employed in each County Gaol and 
House of Correction in England and Wales at this 
present time, specifying the Nerber and description 
of such Officers and Servants, the Salaries and 
Emoluments of each, and by whom such Officers 
and Servants are respectively appointed, and the 
Date of their Appointment ; also stating whether 
the provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 56, have 
been carried into effect or not, and if not carried 
into effect the cause of such omission :—A Similar 
Return for every Gaol and House of Correction in 
each City and Suet in England and Wales :— 
A Return of the greatest Number of Persons confined 
(distinguishing the Number of Debtors) at any one 
time in each County Gaol and House of Correction 
in England and Wales, in the year ending Michael- 
mas 1839; also the average Number (distinguishing 
the Nuraber of Debtors) confined during that time, 
and the Number of separate Cells in each Prison ; 
distinguishing those belonging to Debtors:—A Simi- 
lar Return for every Gaol and House of Correction in 
each City and Borough in England and Wales : — 
A Return of the Total Expenditure for every County 
Gaol and House of Correction in England and 
Wales, for the year ending Michaelmas 1839, dis- 
tinguishing the Amount paid for new Buildings :— 
Also, a Return of the average Expense for each 
Prisoner per week, including sition except the 
—— a new Buildings :—And, a similar Return 
OL. 95. 


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137 


for every Gaol and House of Correction in each 
City and Borough in England and Wales. 

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


Mahon, a Member, that he had been waited upon 
by Mr. Freeman, the Medical Attendant of Mr. 
Sheriff Evans, who informed him, that the health 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans was materially suffering from 
his confinement, and that in his opinion Mr. Sheriff 
Evans’s life would be endangered by further con- 
finement ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Freeman, the Medical Attendant 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans, be called to the bar, in order 
to his being examined as to the state of the health 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans :—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

PA Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be adjourned till To-morrow: 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being put, That Mr. Freeman, 
the Medical Attendant of Mr. Sheriff Evans, be 
called to the bar, in order to his being examined 
as to the state of the health of Mr. Sheriff Ewans : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Mr. Freeman was accordingly called in; and at 
the bar examined in relation thereto:—And then 
he was directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That the Evidence taken at the bar of 
the House this day be taken into consideration To- 
morrow ; and be printed. 





Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Factories Act. 


to inquire into the operation of the Act for the Re- 
ulation of Mills and Factories, and to report their 
bservations and Opinion thereupon to the House. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John John Dillon. 


Dillon, which was presented upon the 24th day of 
January last, praying the House to institute an in- 
quiry into the facts and circumstances connected 
with the capture of the Smuggling Brig “ Peru,” 
might be read; and the same being read ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire 
into the case of Mr. John Dillon, as stated in his 
i Petition; and to report their Observations thereupon 
to the House; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers tor the { Sir Francis Burdett, 
Yeas, Mr. Warburton: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Noes, Mr. John Parker: 

So it passed in the Negative. 


las. 


1 
f 42. 


a Committee to take into consideration the propriety 
of abolishing the First Fruits of the Revenues of the 
Church, and rendering the Tenths conducive to the 
more efficientaugmentation of the maintenance of the 
PoorClergy ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, oS Cally Knight ; } 38. 
Tellers for the Noes, a frehfelde” } 17. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

1. Resolved, That it is expedient to make Pro- 

vision for the abolition of First Fruits and Tenths 





T of 


The House having been informed by Lord Viscount Printed Papers 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, First Fruits and 
That this House do immediately resolve itself into Tenths. 








Official Pen- 


sions. 


Spirits. 


- each Kingdom, from the 5th day of 


138 


of the Clergy, as at present enforced in England 
and Wales, after the next. avoidance, and in lieu 
thereof to levy an Annual Assessment of One-tenth 
part of the clear Annual Value upon all Archbishop- 
rics and Bishoprics, and upon all Dignities, Benefices 
and other Spiritual Promotions above the clear 
yearly value of £.300, to be applied, in the first 
imstance, to the augmentation of the maintenance 
of the Poor Clergy, and afterwards to the building 
and rebuilding of Churches, and such other purposes 
as may conduce to the interests of Religion. 


2. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 


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move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill pursuant to the said Resolution. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Aglionby 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs 
day next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Amount of Money paid as Pen- 
sion to each Person under the Acts 57 Geo. 3, c. 65, 
and 6 Geo. 4, c. 90, from the passing of them up to 
this time, stating the Amount paid in each year to 
each Person, and the Total Amount to each Person; 
also, the aggregate Charge to the Public for those 


Pensions in each year to the present time, and the 
Total paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits dis- 
tilled in England, Scotland and Ireland respectively ; 
distinguishing the Quantities produced from Malt, 
and froma mixture of Malt and unmalted Grain, 
or from any other ingredient; showing also, the 


Total Quantity of each sort in the United Kingdom, | 


for the year ending the 5th day of January 1840 :— 
Of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distin- 
guishing 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 the 5th day 
of January 1840 :—Showing, under separate heads, 
the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distin- 
guishing the materials from which made) imported 
into each Kingdom from each of the others respec- 
tively, and including, in the cases of England and 
Scotland, those conveyed either by Land or Sea; 
stating also, the Rate of Duty per Gallon, and the 
Total Amount thereof in each case, and what por- 
tion of such Duty was paid on removal of the Spirits 
from Bond, and what after their arrival at the place 
of destination ; for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840 :—Of the Total Number of Gallons 
of Proof Spirits permitted out from Distillers’ Stocks 
in England, and the Total Number of Gallons Proof 
of British Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted 
out from Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1840; also, the 
Stocks remaining in the hands of English Distillers 
on the 5th day of January 1840:—And, of the 
Total Number of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, 
Geneva, and all other Spirits, that paid Duty m 

rant 1839 
to the 5th day of January 1840; Rate of Duty per 
Gallon, and Amount thereof; Total Number of 
Gallons of each kind, and Total Duty thereon; 
Total Number of Gallons of all kinds, and Total 
rt thereon, for the United Kingdom ; showing 
the Total Number of Proof Gallons of all kinds that 
paid Duty, and Total Amount thereof, in each King- 
dom ; and Total Number of Gallons, and Total 
Duty thereon, in the whole of the United Kingdom, 


from the 5th day of January 1829 to the 5th day of 
January 1840. 





A. 1840, 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported the Municipal Cor- Municipal 
porations (Jrelend) Bill :—And the Bill was re-com- Corporations 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—And “l#nd) Bit, 
the House immediately resolved itself into the said No. 97, 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

C1ause, N° 101 (Proviso restricting the creation 
of Officers in Boroughs)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 47. 1. 42. To leave out 
the words “ other than such as usually have been 
** appointed.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 101, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 106 (Officers to continue until re- 
moved )——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 51. To leave out the 
Proviso at the end of the Clause. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 


Clause offered: (Officers in Boroughs may re- 
sign within Three calendar months, and be entitled 
to compensation) brought up, and read 1°. 

Question, That the Clause be now read 2° 
and Negatived. 


Clause offered: (To grant compensation to the 
four junior Aldermen of Dublin)——brought up, 
and read 1°, 2°, and amended. 

Question, That the Clause, as amended, be added 
to the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr.Solicitor Gen. forIreiand, 

Yeas, UMr. Serjeant Curry: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hutton, 

Noes, Mr. Strutt : 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 











put, 





| 20. 
10. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. More 
| O’Ferrall reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall accordingly reported 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. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported from the Committee Supply 
of Supply, a Resolution, which was read, as fol- [28 February]; 
loweth : 

Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One million Wages to 
one hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred Seamen and 
‘and four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Mares 
defray the Charge of Wages to Seamen and Marines, 
and to the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1841. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 








Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported from the Committee supply 


of Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as [2 March]; 
follow : 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hun- victuals for 
dred and two thousand six hundred and ten pounds, Seamen and 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Ma" 
Victuals to Seamen and Marines in Her Majesty’s 
Fleet and the Ordinary and Yard Craft, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Admiralty 
hundred and twenty-two thousand and ninety-six Office. 
ounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
cheiien of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
of the Admiralty Office, to the 31st day of 
1841, 


arch 





3. Resolved, 


Registry 
Merchan 
Seamen. 


Scientifi 
Departs 
of the N 


Naval ] 
blishme 
Home. 


Artifi 
Wag 
Hom 


Nav 


Do 





3 VicToRIz. 3°—4° Marti. 139 
Registry of 3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- | and seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
Merchant = sand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be granted |to pay the Freight of Ships and Transports, and 
Seamen. to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers | other Charges for the Victualling and Conveyance 
and the Contingent Expenses of the Office for the | of Troops and Stores, on account of the Army and 
Registry of Merchant Seamen, to the 31st day of | Ordnance Departments, which will come in course 


March 1841. of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
scientific 4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding ham of March 1841. 
8, 


Departments seven thousand four hundred and thirty-three poun 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Convicts (New 
ofthe Navy- be ranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries | eight thousand eight hundred and forty-one | ounds, South Wales 
of the Officers and the Contingent my, “HN of the | be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense end be = 
several Scientific Departments of the Navy, to the | of conveying Convicts to Mew South Wales an . 
3ist day of March 1841. Van Diemen’s Land, which will come in course of 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 


Naval Esta- payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
bishments at dred and twenty-two thousand two hundred and | March 1841. 


Home. thirty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to| The twelve first Resolutions of the Committee, 
defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent | being read a second time, were agreed to. 
Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments| The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth Resolu- 
at Home, to the 31st day of March 1841. tions of the Committee, being read a second time, 


Gren et 





p’- Abroad. 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- | were postponed. / 
one thousand and ten pounds, be granted to Her| Then the subsequent Resolutions of the Commit- 
Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers | tee being read a second time, were agreed to. ; 
and the Contingent yy of Her Majesty’s| Ordered, That the Resolutions which have been q 
_ Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st day of| postponed be taken into further consideration upon : 
March 1841. Fossler next. ; 
Artificers’ 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- ‘ old 
Wages at dred and twenty-eight thousand seven hundred and The Order of the day being read, for nominating Juvenile 
Home. twenty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 8 Select Committee on the Juvenile Offenders Offenders Bil 
to pay the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and others | ?!4!5 : ‘ : 
ps Boe in Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments| A Committee was nominated of Sir Eardley Wil- 
at Home, to the 31st day of March 1841. | moe, Sir Matthew Wood, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Alston, 
D’- Abroad. 8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- | Sir Harry Verney, Mr. Packe, Mr. Codrington, Mr. 
eight thousand three hundred and thirty pounds, be | Robert Palmer, Mr. William Miles, Major Aglionby, 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Wages of Arti- | Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Buck, Sir John Yarde Buller, 
ficers, Labourers and others employed in Her Ma-| Mr. Edward Stanley, and Mr. Pendarves, with 
jesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st , ~— to — a eae be On and records. 
day of March 1841. raered, shat snree e Wuorum. 
Naval Stores, 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- | ‘ 
&amp;e, lion and thirty-eight thousand six ended and D scape Mega the — a to —— e reg 
sixty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to ~~ 1S?» Walch Was Presenlied’ yesterday, ve ee ae 
defray the eos of Naval Stores for the Building,’ Ordered, That the Return relative to the Navy, Navy. 
Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the purchase of _which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 99. 
Steam Machinery, and for other purposes connected | t } : 
therewith, to the 31st day of March 1841. And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
Dock Yards. 10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and 
seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | Mercuri, 4° die Martii; 
to defray the Charge of New Works, Improvements | a lace : 
and Repairs in the Naval Yards, to the 31st day of | Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
March 1841. PRAYERS. 
Medicines. 


Naval Miscella- 


neous Services. 


Half Pay 
(Navy and 
Marines.) 


Military 
Pensions and 
Allowances. 


Civil - d°, 


Transports, &amp;c. 





11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen 
thousand six hundred and sixty-nine pounds, be | 
corey to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of | 

edicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day of 
March 1841.’ 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and ten thousand one hundred and thirty 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of divers Naval Miscellaneous Services, to 
the 3ist day of March 1841. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and 
fifty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of Half-Pay to Officers of the 
Navy and Royal Marines, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred and twelve thousand three hundred and 
fifty-five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of Military Pensions and Allow- 
ances which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and eighty-seven thousand two hundred 
and sixty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Charge of Civil Pensions and Allow- 
ances which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1841. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and seventy-four thousand three hundred 





Vot. 95. 








HE House was moved, That the Report in Morton Carr 
respect of the Petition for the Morton Carr Drainage Bill. 
Drainage Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders re- 
lative to Private Bills, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more effectual Drainage of certain Lands in 
the townships of Morton, Walkerith, East Stock- 
with, Bliton, Wharton, Pilham and Gilby in the 
parishes of Gainsburgh, Bliton and Pilham, in the 
county of Lincoln: And that Lord Worsley and Mr. 
Christopher do prepare, and being it in. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act passed in the Rotherhithe 
first year of the reign of His late Majesty King Burial Ground 
George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for providing Bi. 
additional Burying Ground for the Parish of Saint 
Mary Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey, and for 
other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend an Act passed in the first — 

ear of thereign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for providing additional 
Burying Ground for the Parish of Saint Mary 
Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey,” and for en- 
abling the Rector of the said Parish to grant Build- 
ing Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to the said 
Rectory, and for other Purposes. 

Ordered, That Captain Alsager do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


T2 Captain 





140 


Captain Pechell reported from the Committee on 
the (re-committed) Brighton Small Debts Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Weaver Churches Bill, which 
upon the 28th day of February 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 
to authorize the Trustees of the River Weaver in 
the county of Chester, to apply part of the Funds 
arising from the Rates and Duties payable in re- 
spect of the Navigation of the said River, for the 
erecting and endowing one or more Church or 
Churches for the accommodation of the Watermen, 
Hawlers aud others, employed upon the said River 
and connected with the traffic thereof: And that Sir 
Philip Egerton and Sir Robert Harry Inglis do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir George Staunton presented a Bill for amend- 
ing and enlarging the Powers of an Act for esta- 
blishing a Floating Bridge over the Harbour of 
Portsmouth, in the County of Southampton: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill for inclosing 
Swingfield Minnis, otherwise Folkestone Common, 
within the Manor, Hundred and Royalty of Folke- 
stone, in the County of Kent: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for ao 
the Buildings and Party-walls within the City and 
County of Bristol, and for widening and improving 
several Streets within the same: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Hayter presented a Bill for granting certain 
Powers to the British Iron Company: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill for 
regulating and preserving the Harbour of Workington, 
in the County of Cumberland, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill for 
paving, cleansing, watching and otherwise improving 
the Town of Workington, in the County of Cum- 
berland: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 


Harland, and the South Durham List. 


The Dewsbury Gas Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Lascelles, and the West 
Riding of York List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Zondon and Greenwich Rail- 
way Station Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with; inasmuch as the Notices were pub- 
lished in the newspapers in three successive weeks 
in the months of October and November, instead of 
twice in the month of February and twice in the 
month of March; and inasmuch as the Plan and 


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Section and Book of Reference were deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace in the month of November, 
instead of on or before the 1st day of March; and 
inasmuch as the said Plan, Section and Book of 
Reference were deposited with the Parish Clerk in 
the month of December, instead of on or before the 
Ist day of April. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Scottish Widows’ Fund Bill was read a second Scottish 
time; and committed to Mr. Gibson Craig, and the Widows’ Fung 
South Scotland List. = 


A Petition of William Henry, Duke of Portland, Glasgow, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or — Kil. 
agent, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Fe 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill, was presented, Bil. 
and read. 

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. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Islip and 
on Petitions for et Bills ; That in the case of — Road 
the Petition for the Islip and Stanion Road Bill, &gt; 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from 
Thrapston Bridge in the parish of Islip to the Ket- 
tering and Stamford Turnpike-road, in the parish of 
Stanton, all in the county of Northampton: And 
that Lord Viscount Maidstone and Mr. Maunsell do 
prepare, and bring it in. - 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Newcastle. 
on Petiticns for Private Bills; That in the case of I ae 
the Petition for the Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth 2" Rose” 
Marsh, &amp;c. Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had Bill. 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Roads leading from Newcaséle- 
under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from Cliff Bank to 
Shelton, from Fenton to Hem Heath, and from 
Shelton to Newcastle-under Lyme, and for making 
and completing certain new pieces of Road to com- 
municate therewith, all in the county of Stafford: 

And that Mr. Edward Buller and Mr. Bingham 
Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Cheshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Coroners. 
the Petition for the Cheshire Coroners Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Bolton Small 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Debts. 
the Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of 
Lowton apd Culcheth, in the parish of Winwick, in 
the county, palatine of Lancaster, for additional 
provision in the Bolton Small Debts Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

Mr. Strutt also reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition of Inhabitants of the township 
of Worsley in the parish of Eccles, and county pa- 
latine of Lancaster, for additional provision in the 
said Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee Wrexham and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Mold Roads. 
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the Petition for the Wrexham and Mold Roads Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the lands on either side of the line of 
parish highways proposed to be made turnpike, are 
not marked on the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, nor is there any Book of Reference 
thereto, containing the names of the Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers of such lands respectively, nor is 
there any Section whatever relating thereto. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from Yatton Keynell ;— Winterbourne 
Bassett ;— Pewsey ;—Broadhinton ;— Bremhill ;— 
Little Cheverel ;— Maningford Bruce and Newnton ; 
— Truro ;— Seckington and Shuttington ;— Trow- 
bridge ;— Biddestone ; — Yatesbury ; — Horton ; — 
Caldon and Waterfall ;—Meerbrook and Rushton ;— 
Leamington Hastings ;—Ipstones;—and, Oncott and 
Bradnop ; stating that the population of the country 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Weddington ; — Seckington ; — 
Barston ;--Sheldon;--Hampton-in-Arden;— Wolston 
and Marston;—Rugby;—King’s Newnham ;—Long 
Lawford;--Little Lawford, Nuneaton, &amp;c.;—Astley ; 
— Burton Hastings ;—Arley ;—Allesley ;—Bulking- 
ton ; — Elmdon ;— Meriden ;— Chilvers Coton ; — 
Wolvey ; —Wibtoft ;—Monks Kirby, &amp;c. ;— Withy- 
brook and Hobsford ;—Shilton ;—Copson ;—Meri- 
vale and Bentley ;—Caldecote ;—Newton Regis ;— 
Baddesley Ensor ;—Grendon and Whittington ;— 
Combfields;— Brinklow ;— Willey ;--Binley ;--Sowe; 
—Ansley ;—Austrey;—Bazterley ;—and, Amington 
and Stonedelth; praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,-~were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Edinburgh ;— Thornton;—Dundee; 
— Manchester ;—Middleton;—and, Lochee; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Corporation of Dartmouth ;— 
and, the Corporation of Ipswich; stating that in 
the judgment of the Petitioners, the publication of 
the Votes and Proceedings of the House is of the 
utmost public importance, being essential to the 
due discharge of the high functions of Parliament ; 
and praying the House to maintain this essential 
and invaluable right,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Bankers, Trades- 
men and Inhabitants of Leicester, praying for the 
immediate liberation of the Sheriff of Middlesex, 
out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leeds ;—and, Chesterfield ; pray- 
ing the House to put an end to the Opium trade, 
and avert those calamities which would inevitably 
attend a war between Great Britain and China,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Abraham Jones Le Cras, of the 
Island of Jersey, complaining of abuses in the laws, 
customs and privileges of the said island ; and pray- 
ing the House to pass a declaratory statute as to 
what shall render an Act of Parliament binding on 
the island ; that they will give the Inhabitants a 
voice in the debates of the House, where laws are 
enacted for their government; that the English 
language be adopted, and that the statute laws of 
England be extended to the island in all cases, save 
and except wherein there are written laws already 
provided, and such as concern the imposition of 

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141 


taxes; that the local legislature be reformed, and its 
powers defined ; that a greater number of represen- 
tatives be returned, and that vote by ballot be esta- 
blished ; that the court be re-modelled, and an 
English barrister appointed president, of not less 
than seven years’ standing ; that the jurats be taken 
from the bar, and that the bar be thrown open to all 
— persons ; that the jurisdiction be better 

efined both in civil and criminal cases; that the 
island be included in the Hampshire circuit, and 
that the Judges of assize do visit it twice a year, and 
cause a general gaol delivery; that all civil causes 
of a certain value, and capital cases, be reserved for 
their cognizance; that the sheriff be appointed an- 
nually and a paid police be established ; that no 
arrest be made but by warrant ; that imprisonment 
for debt be abolished ; that trial by jury be adopted 
in civil as well as in criminal cases; that verdicts 
be unanimous; that evidence be taken vivd voce, 
and that punishment be graduated according to 
crime; that the jurats sit as justices in quarter 
sessions ; that a court of requests be established 
for the recovery of small debts ; that the Insolvent 
and Bankrupt Laws of England be extended, and 
such other remedies applied, as to the House shall 
appear fit and proper, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Mariners Church gzitors. 


Congregation, Wellclose-square, East London, pray- 
ing the House to devote their attention to the pro- 
spect of efficiently manning ships for the Royal 
Navy, and to protect them and render them useful 
and efficient ; and to institute a general inquiry into 
the state of seamen at home and abroad, was 
per, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Warden and College of the geclesiastical 
athedral, Duties and_ 
praying the House to introduce a clause into the Revenues Bill. 


Twelve Minor Canons of Saint Paul’s 


cclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill to save the 
present rights of the Petitioners, videlicet, that they 
shall preserve their Charter, and enjoy their rights 
and privileges, as in the case of Deans and Chapters, 
so long as any one of them shall exist, or if it be 
deemed expedient by the House to annihilate the 
Petitioners’ corporation immediately, that they will 
let the compensation clause 37 in the Bill come 
into instant operation with respect to the Petitioners, 
without any modification whatever, and that in the 
Metropolitan Church at least, no Minor Canon shall 
have a less stipend than 2001. per annum, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Chairman and Deputy flan Ware- 
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchants, housing Bill. 


Owners of warehouses, and others, in the borough 
of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that the Inland 
Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Factory Workers in the employ of Factories Act. 


Mr. Beesley, Manchester ;—-Mr. John Knott, Ash- 
ton ;—Mr. Orrell, Stockport;—Mr. Caruthers, Man- 
chester;—Mr. Becton, Manchester ;—Mr. Shatwell, 
Manchester ;—Mr. Barton, Manchester ;—Messrs. 
Bukley, Ashton ;—Messrs. Kinedy, Manchester ;— 
Mr. Wilkinson, Stockport ;—-Mr. 5. Manchester ; 
—Mr. George Clark, Manchester ;—Mr. Bullock, 
Manchester ;—Mr. Barns, Manchester ;—Mr. Mur- 
ray, Manchester ;—Mr. Charles Pooley, Manchester ; 
—Mr. Guest, Manchester ;—Mr. Shaw, Manchester ; 
—Mr. John Pooley, Hulme;—Mr. John Marsland, 
Manchester ; —Messrs. M‘Connell, Manchester ;— 
Mr. Moors, Manchester ;—Messrs. Douglas, Man- 
chester ;—and, Mr. Bursey, Manchester; praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the operation 

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Church Rates. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Army. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund, 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Ireland.) 


New Zealand 
Company Bill. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Elginshire 
Roads Bill, 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


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of 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,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Beccles; — West Melton ;—and, 
Chichester; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates, the release of John Thorogood from Chelms- 
ford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Haw- 
stead, in the county of Suffolk, praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant vs mae money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Aberdeen Tradesmen’s Association 
(Preses) ;— Nairn Presbytery (Moderator) ;— Tom- 
intoul ;— Fearn ;—- Knock ;— Fortwilliumand Blaich; 
— Kingussie ; — Fordoun ; — Glasgow ; — Burntis- 
land ;— Oxnam ;— Rhynie ;— Stornoway ;— Cawdor ; 
— Closeburn ; — Rothiemurchus ; — and, Tarbat; 
praying for an alteration of the law relative to 
Church Patronage in Scotland, —were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Shepherd, Clerk, v.c.t., for- 
merly the Senior Presidency Chaplain of Saint 
John’s Cathedral, in Calcutta, complaining of the 
discontinuance of the practice of appointing Chap- 
lains to the Armies in India, on taking the field, 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Master Mariners’ 
Benevolent Society in London, praying for an inquiry 
into the iy; Paannmrc ge of the funds of the Merchant 
Seamen’s Corporation, in order that they may be 
applied for the advantage of those for whose bene- 
fitsuch funds have been accumulated, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund. 


Petitions from Killiney and Stradbally ;—Cla- 
hane and Ballyduff;—and, Ballinvohir; praying 
the House to extend to Jreland a full and equitable 
measure of the Elective Franchise, together with such 
a measure of Municipal Reform as shall place the 
Irish corporations on an equal footing with those of 
Great Britain,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for forming 
and regulating the Mew Zealand Company: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to 
‘ The Chester and Birkenhead Railway,’ and to raise 
a further Sum of Money for the Purposes of the 
said Undertaking, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Grimsditch do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Thomas Mackenzie presented a Bill for fur- 
ther and more effectually repairing and maintaining 
certain Turnpike-roads in the County of Elgin: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Magistrates of the county of Surrey, 
in general Quarter Sessions assembled, praying that 
the owners of small tenements may be rated to the 


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A, 1840. 


poor and other rates, instead of the occupiers, was 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- Orders ; 


solution, which was read, as followeth: 


Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Birmingham 


and Gloucester 
and Bristol and 
Gloucester 


proceed with their Bill, on giving forthwith the No- Railways 
tices required by the Standing Orders; and that Union. 


Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Glou- 
cester Railways Union Bill, the Parties be permitted to 


they shall not go into Committee on the Bill, 
unless they previously obtain the consent of the 
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railwa 
Company to all its provisions, and that the Com- 
mittee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, 
how far such Orders have been complied with ; and 
do report the same to the House on the Report of 
the Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


A Petition of George Remington, the younger, of Railways. 


Kenton-street, Brunswick-square, in the county of 
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is and has been 
much engaged in the survey of lands for Parliament 
purposes, and particularly in preparing the Surveys, 
Plans and Sections for Railways as required by the 
Standing Orders of the House; that at present 
notices of applications for Railway Bills must be 
given in the local papers of the county through 
which the Railway is intended to pass, as also in 
the London, Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette, twice in 
the month of February and twice in the month of 
March, and the deposit of Plans, Sections and 
Book of Reference with the Clerk of the Peace or 
Sheriff's Clerk on or before the 1st day of March, 
and with the Parish Clerks, Schoolmaster of such 
parish, Town Clerk or Postmaster, on or before the 
1st day of April immediately preceding the Session 
of Parliament in which application is intended to 
be made; that from the great and almost insur- 
mountable difficulties of making an eligible survey 
for a Railway with proper Plans and Sections in 
the depth of winter, at a period that the general 
surface of the country is not unfrequently inundated 
with water, and the extreme difficulty of Engineers 
being enabled to prosecute their survey at such an 
inclement season of the year, the Petitioner begs 
most respectfully to suggest to the House the ex- 
pediency and advantage which would accrue to the 
public by a change or modification in the Standing 
Orders of the House respecting notices and deposit 
of Plans, Sections, &amp;c., for Railways; that the 
notices in the local papers and Gazette might be 
most advantageously extended from February and 
March to April and May, and the deposit of Plans, 
Sections, Book of Reference, &amp;c., from the 1st day of 
March and 1st day of April to the 1stdayof May and 
ist day of June, and this extension of time would 
be a great public boon, without interfering in the 
slightest degree with the agricultural interest, as 
the survey must be completed, previous to the 
deposit of the Plans, &amp;c., with the Clerk of the 
Peace ; and praying the attention of the House to 
the proposed alteration of the Standing Orders on 
Railways, under the firm conviction, that the change 
would be productive of great national benefit. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


i the Select Committee on Private Business. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to ascertain Right of Voting 
and define the Right of Voting for Members of (Scotland) Bill. 
Parliament in Scotland: And the same was read No. 100. 


the first time ; and ordered to be read a sécond time 


upon Friday the 13th day of this instant March ; 
and to be printed. 


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Court of A Petition of Attorneys and Solicitors, practising 

Chancerye in the town of Cheltenham, complaining of the ar- 
rear of business in the Court of Chancery, and 
suggesting a remedy, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Designs Copy- A Petition of Persons resident in and near Nor- 

right Bill, wich, and engaged in the manufacture of Printed 
Woven Fabrics, praying that the Designs Copyright 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie on the table. 

Universal A Petition of James Dick, Type Founder, Glasgow, 

Suffrage, &amp;¢* braving for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Leave of Ordered, That Mr. William Miles have leave of 

Absence. 


absence for a fortnight, on account of illness in 
his family ;—Mr. Godson till the 15th of April, to 
go the Gircuit ;—Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, till the 
15th of April, to go the Circuit ;—Mr. Davenport, 
one month, on account of illness ;—and Mr. Cres- 
well, till the 15th of April, to go the Circuit. 

Helston Write 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 Helston, in the room 
of Lord Viscount Cantilupe, who, since his election 
for the said Borough, hath accepted the office of 
Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stcke, Desborough and Bonenham, in 
the County of Buckingham. 


Post Office Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

Steam Packets: Return of the hour at which the Government Steam 
Packets have left the River Mersey, and the num- 
ber of hours occupied in the passages between Liver- 
pooland Kingstown each day, since the 1st day of 
September last, with the name of each Packet ; 
also, of the number of times, specifying the days, 
that the Mail and Passengers have been conveyed 
by tender to and from the Steamer, outside the bar 
of the Mersey, and of the days on which no Mail 
has left Liverpool:—Similar Returns from Holy- 
head, stating the number of hours occupied in the 
passage between Holyhead and Kingstown, and the 
days on which no Mail has left Holyhead :—A Re- 
turn of the number of times, specifying the dates, that 
the Liverpool Mail has been conveyed by the Holy- 
head Steamers from Kingstown to Liverpool, from 
the 1st day of January 1839, to the 1st day of March 
1840 :—and, Copy of any Orders from the General 
Post Office or Admiralty, relative to the conveyance 
of the Mails by the Molghend Steam Packets, to 
Liverpool, in case of the non-arrival of the Liverpool 
Steam Packets in time to convey the Mail, and if 
any provision is made for the conveyance of the 
Mai! to Holyhead in such cases. 

French Claims) © Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

Return of the amount of the unappropriated Balance 

in hand of the French Fund for liquidating the Claims 

of British Subjects on France. 


Lambeth 


Parish. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Annual Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
all Rates made, and of all Fees and Pew Rents re- 
ceived and charged, in the parish of Lambeth, and 
in each district of the parish, respectively, for Eccle- 
siastical purposes, from 1828 to the — time ; 
the Return to distinguish the gross and net Amount 
of each Rate, and of the Pew Rents; and also the 
nature of the Fees, and their Application. 

Printed Papers. The House being informed by Lord Viscount 

Mahon, that Mr. Sheriff Evans had been visited by 

Dr. Chambers this morning, and that Dr. Chambers 
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4° Martie. 143 


was now in attendance to give Evidence respecting 
the health of Mr. Sheriff Evans ; 

A motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Dr. Chambers be called to the bar, in order 
to his being examined ag to the state of the health 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans :—It was resolved in the Affir- 
mative. 

Dr. Chambers was accordingly called in, and exa- 
mined :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That, in consideration of the matter stated in 
the Evidence of Dr. Chambers and Mr. Freeman, 
in respect of the health of Mr. Sheriff Evans, Mr. 
Sheriff Evans be forthwith discharged ; 

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 
“ Dr. Chambers be again called to the bar, and 
“* further examined,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
roposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
he said proposed Amendment and Motion were, 

severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Dr. Chambers be again called to 
the bar. 

Dr. Chambers was accordingly again called to the 
bar, and further examined :—And then he was again 
directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question bein 
put, That in consideration of the matter state 
m the Evidence of Dr. Chambers and Mr. Freeman, 
in respect of the health of Mr. Sheriff Evans, Mr. 
Sheriff Evans be forthwith discharged ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the 


Lord Viscount Mahon, 84 

Yeas, Mr Kelly: \ 1 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. MoreO’ Ferrall, 1125 
Noes, Mr. Horsman : an 


So it passed in the Negative. : 
Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
at the bar this day, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Administration 
reading of the Administration of Justice (Ireland) Clseland) Bill 
Bill ; ° 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 18th day of this instant 
March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ejectment _ 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Ireland) (Ireland) Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 18th day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; . 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, @ Jamaica 
Return of the Annual Imports of different kinds of Imports. 
Provisions into Jamaica from 1835 to 1839, both 
inclusive. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the British British 
Museum, which was presented yesterday, be printed. oo 
0. . 
The Order for receiving to-morrow, the Report First Fruits and 
from the Committee to whom it was referred to Tenths, 
take into consideration the propriety of abolishing 
the First Fruits of the Revenues of the Church, and 
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rendering the Tenths conducive to the more efficient 
augmentation of the maintenance of the Poor Clergy, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Thursday the 12th day of this instant March. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 5° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copy of the Orders and Regulations of the De- 
artment for clearing Passengers’ Baggage in the 
Port of London, and the separate Establishment for 
that purpose, and charge of that Office; stating the 
Name, the Office, the Salary and Allowances of each 
Person so employed in that Department ; also the 
hours the Office is open for receiving and passing 
the Baggage, and the a if any, charged for clear- 
ing the Baggage of Passengers. 

Return to an Order dated the 18th day of 
February last, for Accounts of the Number of 
Marines now employed on Shore or Afloat on the 
coast of Spain, in any Service connected with the 
execution of the Quadruple Treaty :—Of the Total 
Value of the Stores of all descriptions advanced 
to Spain, under the Provisions of the Quadruple 
Treaty :—And, of the Sum (if any) received from 
Spain on Account of such Advances, and of the 
arrangement made with Spain in respect to the 
ultimate Repayment of such Advances. 

A Return of the Gross and Net Amount of Cus- 
toms Duty collected in each Port in the United 
Kingdom, during each of the years 1838 and 1839: 
——And then he withdrew. 


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


Passengers’ 
Baggage 
(London.) 


Spain (Marines, 
&amp;e.) 


Customs Duty. 


Poor of 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several 
Scotland. 


Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return, specifying 
the Date at which the Report of the Management 
of the Poor in Scotland, by the Committee of the 
General Assembly, presented to Parliament in 1839, 
was ordered, the Date at which it was received by 
the Secretary of State, and the Charges, if any, paid 
for such Report. 

A Copy of the Warrant of his late Majesty King 
Common Pleas. Wj ]/jam the Fourth, under which the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas was opened to King’s Counsel and Outer 
Barristers, and which was published in that Court 
on the 25th day of April 1834. 

“ Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Court of 


Torquay and 
Dartmouth 
Roads Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Torquay 
and Dartmouth Roads Bill have leave to sit this 


day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Nottingham 


vetoes Petitions from Nottingham ;— Lenton ;—Sneinton; 
as Dill, 


—New Radford and Hyson Green ;—and, Carring- 
ton; praying that the Nottingham Gas Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Mottingham Gas Light and 
Coke Company ;—and, Inhabitants of Nottingham 
(five Petitions); praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Nottingham 


i A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 


posed, that the Nottingham Gas Bill be now read a 
second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 


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A. 1840. 


“ 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 to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new cilie. 
Tellers for the f The Earl of Lincoln, } 58 
Yeas, Colonel Rolleston : / 
Tellers for theJ Sir John Hobhouse, \ a 
Noes, Mr. Thomas Duncombe : . 
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. 


Brighto 
Debts J 


York I 
ment I 


Mr. Rundle presented a Bill for the more easy Tavistock 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Small Debts 
Town of Tavistock, and other Places therein men- ~~ 
tioned, in the Counties of Devon and Cornwall: 

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


Penza 
and # 
Bill, 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Deal and 
of the Petition for the Deal and Walmer Waterworks Walmer Water. 
Bill, which upon the 28th day of February 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 with Water the Town and 
Borough of Deal and the neighbourhood thereof : 

And that Sir Thomas Troubridge and Sir Rufane 
Donkin do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order made upon the 18th day of February Shrewsbury 
last, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for esta- Cemetery Bill, 
blishing a general Cemetery for the Interment of 
the Dead, in the town of Shrewsbury, in the county 
of Salop, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a general Cemetery in the parish of 
Holy Cross and Saint Giles, in or near the town of 
Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop: And that Sir 
Richard Jenkins and Mr. Slaney do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Lon 
Doc 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Navigation from the T’rent to the Mersey, praying and Wyrley 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Canals Union 
against certain parts of the Birmingham and Wyrley 
Canals Union Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Ship-owners, Merchants and others Kingston-upon- P 
of Hedon, praying that they may be heard, by their Hull Docks Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the King- 
ston-upon-Hull Docks Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





An ingrossed Bill to enable the Sheffield and Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway Company to raise a further Sum a ae. 
of Money, and to amend the Act relating to the . 
said 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. 


Mr. Duff presented a Bill for regulating the Mu- Banff Municie 
nicipal Government and Expenses of the Royal pal Police and 
Burgh of Banff, North Britain, for establishing an 
effective Police within the same, and also for main- 


taining, 


Harbour Bill. 





























3 VicTORIZ. 


taining, improving and regulating the Harbour of 
the said Royal Burgh: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Brighton Small An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Debts Bill. Recovery of Small Debts within the Towns and 
Boroughs of Brighton and New Shoreham, and other 
Places or Parishes adjacent or near thereto, in the 
County of Sussex, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Captain Pechell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


York Improvee Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

meut Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the York Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the 
city of York, to widen, alter and improve certain 
Streets or Thoroughfares, called Spurriergate and 
Coney-street in the said city: And that Mr. John 
Henry Lowther, Mr. John Dundas and Mr. Broadley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Penzance Pier Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
= Harbour on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Penzance Pier and Harbour Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act of the fifty-seventh year of King 
George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for fixing the 
Dues, Duties and Payments for all Goods, Wares 
and Merchandize landed on, or shipped from the 
Pier or Quay of the Town of Penzance, in the County 
of Cornwall, and on all Ships and Vessels resorting 
to the said Pier or Quay or to the Harbour of Pen- 
zance, and for making and maintaining an additional 
Pier and Dock within the said Harbour”: And that 
Mr. Pendarves and Sir Charles Lemon do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


London Steam © Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Docks. on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the Pe- 
tition of Williams Sandon, complaining of non-com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders in the case of the 
Petition for the Zondon Steam Docks Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That in the case of the Petition for the said 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with; inasmuch as application in writing was not 
made on or beforethe 31st day of Decemberto a large 
number of Owners and Occupiers, and inasmuch as 
the datum line is not referred to a fixed point stated 
in writing on the Section; and inasmuch as the 











length of the works between the letters L and M on 
the Plan, does not correspond with the length of 
the same on the Section; and inasmuch as no Sub- 
scription Contract has been entered into. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Stafford’s Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Patent. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in Stafford’s Patent Bill, the Committee 
do not recommend that leave be granted to present 

a Petition for a Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
&gt; on the Edinburgh Market and Petty Customs Bill; 
Bil,» ‘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; and an 
Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Greenock A Petition of William Crawfurd, of Cartsburn, in 
improvement the county of Renfrew, praying that he may be 
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5° Martii. 145 


heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Greenock Improvement Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

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. Brotherton reported from the Committee on Fiers’ Nat. Bill. 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for natu- 
ralizing Charles Fiers; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and had di- 
rected him to report the same, without 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 Amendment. 


The Order made upon the 21st day of February Kington 
last, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for in- Inclosure Bill. 
closing Kingswood and other properties, in the parish ' 
of Kington, in the county of Hereford, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for dividing and inclosing Kingswood Common and 
Moseley Mear, and for extinguishing Commonable 
Rights in Kingswood, all in the parish of Kington, 
in the county of Hereford: And that Mr. Barneby 
and Mr. Foley do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Birmingham 
spect of the Petition for the Birmingham and G/ou- and Gloucester 
cester and Bristol and Gloucester Raiitean Union oe me 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select Railways 
Committee on Standing Orders relative to Private Union Bill. 
Bills, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for empowering the Birmingham and Gloucester and 
Bristol and Gloucester Railway Companies to treat 
with the Cheltenham and Great Western Union 
Railway Company, for the purchase of a portion 
of their Undertaking, and for authorizing the Union 
of the two first-mentioned Companies: And that 
Mr. Henry Hope and Mr. Philip Miles do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Order made upon the 17th day of February Launceston 
last, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for re- Market and 
gulating and improving the Markets, and for erecting oo 
a new Market-house or Houses, in the town of — 
Launceston, in the county of Cornwall, and for 
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise 
improving the Streets, Ways and other Public 
Passages and Places, and for more effectually re 
gulating the Police, in the parish of Saint Mary 
Magdalene, and the hamlet of Saint Thomas-street, 
in the borough of Launceston, in the said county, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating the Markets, and for erecting a Mar- 
ket-house, in the town of Launceston, in the county 
of Cornwall, and for paving, lighting, watching, 
cleansing and improving the Streets, Ways and 
other public Passages and Places, and for regulating 
the Police in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalene, 
and the hamlet of Saint Thomas-street, in the bo- 
rough of Launceston, in the said county: And that 
Sir Henry Hardinge and Lord Eliot do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Crown Point Crown Point 


Lord Worsley presented a Bill for the more ef- Morton Carr 
fectual Drainage of certain Lands in the ‘Townships Drainage Bill. 
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(Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill be revived :—And (Leeds) Bridge 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. *4 Reads Bill 


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¥ 





Ayr Water- 
works Bill, 


Ardrossan and 
Johnston 
Railway Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Bill. 


Lough Foyle 
and Lough 
Swilly Drains 
age Bill. 


Doffryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill. 


Stoke Bruern 
Inclosure Bill. 


Lancaster 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgu and 


Leith Gas Bill, 


146 5° Martiz. 


of Morton Walkerith, East Stockwith, Bliton, 
Wharton, Pilham and Gilby, in the Parishes of 
Gainsburgh, Bliton and Pilham, in the County of 
Lincoln: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for supplying 
the Town of Ayr, and Suburbs of Newton and 
Wallacetown, and Places adjacent, in the County of 
Ayr, with Water: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for separating 
the Management of the Ardrossan and Johnston 
Railway from the Management of the Glasgow, 
Paisley and Johnston Canali ; for incorporating the 
Proprietors thereof ; for doubling and improving the 
said 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 John Connell, praying that it be an 
Instruction to the Committee on the Glasgow, Pais- 
ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill, that they 
have power to hear William Macdowall, Robert 
Wylie, the Magistrates and Council of Prestwick, 
Alexander Murdoch and William Henry Duke of 
Portland, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
notwithstanding their Petitions were not presented 
three clear days before the day appointed for the 
first meeting of the Committee, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly 
Drainage Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating the Undertakers for executing an 
Act passed in the second year of the reign of Her 
present oa oe’ “ for draining and embanking cer- 
tain Landsin Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly, mn the 
counties of Donegal and Londonderry,” and for 
amending the provisions of such Act: And that Mr. 
Yates and Colonel Salwey do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Duffryn Llynvi Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Duffryn Liynvi and Porth Cawl 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
and to the Bay of Porth Cawl, in the county of 
Glamorgan: And that Mr. Mansel Talbot and Lord 
Viscount Adare do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Stoke Bruern Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Stoke Bruern, 
and the hamlet of Shutlanger otherwise Shuttle- 
hanger, in the said parish of Stoke Bruern, in the 
county of Northampton: And that Mr. Cartwright 
and Sir Charles Knightley do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Zancaster and 
Preston Junction Railway Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money, and to amend the Act re- 
lating to such Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Stanley do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Attorney General reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Edinburgh and Leith Gas Bill; That 














A. 1840. 


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. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- Liverpool 
mittee on the Liverpool East India Warehouse ©#* India 


Company Bill; That they had examined the alle- ane 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 ingrossed. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Liverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of _ 
the Petition for the Liverpool Borough Fund Bill, 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

enable the Council of the Borough of Liverpool to 

raise Money upon Bonds: And that Lord Viscount 


Sandon and Mr. Cresswell do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for further deepen- Clyde Navige 
ing and improving the River Clyde, and enlarging tion Bill, 


the Harbour of Glasgow, and for constructing a 
Wet Dock in connection with the said River and 
Harbour: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stand-lane, Lan- Corn Laws. 


caster, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kirkhill ;—and, Edderton; pray- Church 
ing for an alteration of the law relative to Church tt 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Victualling 
a Return of the Prices of the principal Victualling Stores (Navy,) 


Stores for Her Majesty’s Navy, in the year 1840, 
and the Amount per cent. by which the Prices of 
these Stores in 1840 exceed the average Prices of 
the}Three years preceding 1839 :—Also, a Return of 
the Amount per cent. by which the Prices of 1840 
exceed the Prices of 1839; distinguishing also the 
Prices of Wheat, Meat and Biscuit at Home and 
Abroad, in each of these years. 


_ Ordered, That Colonel Grant have leave of absence Leave of 
till Easter, on account of a domestic affliction ; Absence. 


Mr. Grant till Easter, on account of a domestic 
affliction; Mr. Luke White a month, on account 
of ill health; Mr. Christopher a fortnight, to attend 


the Assizes ; and, Mr. Bryan a month, on account 
of ill health. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Controverted 
of Elections ; That the Committee have again taken Elections. 
into their most serious consideration the difficulties No. 102. 


which have arisen in the course of their proceedings, 
and which were detailed to the House in their last 
Report; the Committee have already stated to the 
House their Opinion, that it would be necessary for 
them, in consequence of those difficulties, to fix 
another and more distant day for choosing the Select 
Committee to try the Ludlow Election Petition; 
and also, to make a corresponding change in the 
days fixed for choosing the Select Committees for 
the Trial of the Election Petitions standing on their 
List after the Ludlow Election Petition. After the 
fullest inquiry and most mature deliberation, the 
Committee have seen no reason to alter this Opinion. 
They have accordingly directed Notices to be given 





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Message from 
the Lords. 


Hausburg’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Promoli’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Commissioners 
of Arbitration 

(Slavery Abo- 
lition Act.) 


3 VicToRIz. 


to the Parties in the Zudlow and Ipswich Petitions, 
that they will proceed to nominate the Select Com- 
mittees in those cases on Monday the 30th day of 
March instant; and to the Parties in the Totnes 
and Cambridge Petitions, that they will proceed to 
nominate the Select Committees in those cases on 
Monday the 6th day of April next. They have 
also directed a Notice to be published with the 
Votes, according to the provisions of the Act, of the 
weeks appointed for the choice of Select Committees 
for the Petitions above-mentioned, and of the Panels 
from which Committees will be chosen to try such 
Petitions ; viz. the Committees for the Ludlow and 
Ipswich Petitions from Panel No.1; and the Com- 
mittees for the Totnes and Cambridge Petitions from 
Panel No. 2. The Committee are persuaded that, 
in taking this course, they have not acted in con- 
travention of the Act; but, considering the doubts 
expressed by high legal authorities in the House 
as to its construction, they have thought it right to 
report to the House the course which they have 
adopted, in order to give the House the opportunity, 
if it should think it necessary, of removing, by a 
legislative enactment, all doubts which may exist as 
to the legality of the proceedings of the Committee 
in the above cases. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Mr. Brougham: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Friedrich Ludwig Leopold Haus- 
burg ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing August Wilhelm Bernhard Promoli; 
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 an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Persons appointed to be paid Com- 
missioners of Arbitration under the Powers of the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c.73; stating their Names, 
the Dates of their Appointments, the Salaries and 
Emoluments. to be paid to each of them, and the 
Payments made to them respectively on account 
thereof; the Dates of the said Payments, and the 
Authority under which such Payments have been 
made :—A Return of any other Office (if any) in the 
Public Service held by each of the said paid Com- 
missioners of Arbitration ; specifying the Date of 
Appointment to each Office respectively, the Salaries 
and Emoluments payable, and the Salaries and 
Emoluments paid, in consequence of such other 
Office ; together with the Dates of Payment in each 
case :—A Copy of any Warrant or Warrants by which 
any Payments may have been made to Mr. Steven- 
son, as Commissioner of Arbitration, since the Ap- 
pointment of Mr. Stevenson to be a Commissioner 
of the Board of Excise :—Copies of any Communi- 
cations from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
Lord Glenelg, to the Board of Treasury, or to the 
Board of Arbitration Commissioners, in reference to 
the Appointment of Mr. Amyot to be a paid Com- 
missioner of Arbitration :—Copies of any Communi- 
cations from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the Board of Treasury or the Board of Arbitration 
Commissioners, in reference to Mr. Stevenson con- 
tinuing to receive Salary as a paid Commissioner of 
Arbitration since Mr, Stevenson’s Appointment as 
a Commissioner of the Board of Excise ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, 
“« A Copy of any Minute of the Board of Treasury in 


“ respect to the payment of any Sums of Money to 
VoL. 95. 


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147 


Mr. Stevenson as Commissioner of Arbitration 
since the Appointment of Mr. Stevenson as a Com- 
missioner of the Board of Excise, and in respect 
to the duration of the said Commission of Arbi- 
tration.” 
And the Question being put, That those words be 
there added :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Persons appointed to be paid 
Commissioners of Arbitration under the powers of 
the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, cap. 73; stating their Names, 
the Dates of their Appointments, the Salaries and 
Emoluments to be paid to each of them, and the 
Payments made to them respectively on account 
thereof; the Dates of the said Payments, and the 
authority under which such Payments have been 
made :—A Return of any other Office (if any) in the 
Public Service held by each of the said paid Com- 
missioners of Arbitration; specifying the Date of 
a! ae to each Office respectively, the Salaries 
and Emoluments payable, and the Salaries and 
Emoluments paid, in consequence of such other 
Office ; together with the Dates of Payment in each 
case :—A Copy of any Warrant or Warrants by which 
any Payments may have been made to Mr. Steven- 
son, as Commissioner of Arbitration, since the Ap- 
pointment of Mr. Stevenson to be a Commissioner 
of the Board of Excise :—Copies of any Communi- 
cations from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
Lord Glenelg, to the Board of Treasury, or to the 
Board of Arbitration Commissioners, in reference to 
the Appointment of Mr. Amyot to be a paid Com- 
missioner of Arbitration :—Copies of any Communi- 
cations from the Secretary of grate for the Colonies, 
to the Board of Treasury or the Board of Arbitration 
Commissioners, in reference to Mr. Stevenson con- 
tinuing to receive Salary as a paid Commissioner of 
Arbitration, since Mr. Stevenson’s Appointment as 
a Commissioner of the Board of Excise :—and, A 
Copy of any Minute of the Board of Treasury in 
respect to the payment of any Sums of Money to 
Mr. Stevenson as Commissioner of Arbitration since 
the Appointment of Mr. Stevenson as a Commis- 
sioner of the Board of Excise, and in respect to the 
duration of the said Commission of Arbitration. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


“ 
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“ 
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Petitions from Cockermouth ;—Ross (Hereford) ; Punishment 
— Bourn ;— Hanley and Shelton ; —Watford and of Death, 


Richmansworth;— Chester ;—and, Cheltenham (three 
Petitions); praying that Capital Punishment in all 
cases may be abolished,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Punishment 
posed, That it is expedient that the Punishment of of Death. 


Death be abolished :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Capital 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the abo- Punishments. 


lition of Capital Punishments ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Dr. Lushington, 71 
Yeas, { Mr. Ewart: = 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 
Noes, { Mr John Parker : —_— 


So it passed in the Negative. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Durham Primed Papers. 


and its vicinity, praying for the release of the pri- 
soners now in custody under the warrants of the 
House, and particularly the Sheriff of Middlesex, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


U2 A Motion 





148 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give 
Summary Protection to Persons employed in the 
Publication of Parliamentary Papers: — And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 


Printed Papers. 


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


Veneris, 6° die Martii, 1840: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Borough Watch 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Vic., 
Rates Bill. 


c. 28, for more equally assessing and levying Watch 
Rates in peerrecag, roy 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. Baines and 
Mr. Lascelles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Masters in Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
pace Account of the Amount of the Sums of Money re- 
tle ceived or taken in each year, since the 1st day of 


January 1837, by each of the Copying or Writing 
Clerks of the Masters in Ordinary of the High Court 
of Chancery, for Copies or Transcripts made by 
them, under the 40th section of the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 94; specifying the Number of Folios for 
which such Sums were received. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider in what manner the regular service of 
the Notices required by the Act to amend the Juris- 
diction for the Trial of Controverted Elections may 
be best secured, and to report their Opinion there- 
upon to the House: —And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Sir George Clerk, Lord John Russell, Sir 
Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Lord Viscount 
Howick, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Ord, O’ Conor 
Don, Mr. Greene, Sir George Grey, Mr. Sanford, 
Mr. Solicitor General, Sir William Follett, Mr. 
Strutt and Mr. Wilson Patten, with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
at the bar of this House on Friday last, in reference 
to the Notices in the Zud/ow Election Petition, be 
referred to the Committee. 


Union Werk- 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
houses Bill, 


for the Exemption of Union Workhouses from the 
payment of Rates and Taxes: And that Mr. John 
Parker and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Factories Act. The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to mquire into the operation of the Act for the Re- 
gulation of Mills and Factories, and to report their 
Observations and Opinion thereupon to the House, 
might be read; and the same being read; 

A Committee was nominated of Lord Ashley, Mr. 
John Fielden, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Greg, 
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Robert Steuart, Mr. Paking- 
ton, Mr. Baines, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Brocklehurst, 
Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Fox Maule, and 
Sir George Strickland, with Power to send for per- 
sons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Unio.a Worke 
houses Bill. 


Mr. John Parker presented a Bill for the Exemp- 
tion of Union Workhouses from the payment of 


No.103. Rates and Taxes: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 
Education Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order 
(Ireland.) 


—Copies of any Applications made by Clergymen 
of the Synod of Ulster to the Board of Educg- 
tion in Ireland, for Aid to Schools connected with 


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A. 1840. 


the Synod, since the recent Conference between the 
Deputation from the Synod and the Board, in pre- 
sence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and of any 
Answers returned to such Applications, or of an 
Minutes made or Resolutions entered into by the 
Board in relation thereto. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Ecclesiastical 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Report of Commission, 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland to the 
Lord Lieutenant, for the year ending the Ist day of 
August 1839. 
rdered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Wheat. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the highest and lowest Annual 
Average Price of Wheat, and the difference per cent. 
between 1815 and 1838, in England and in the fol- 
lowing Countries,—Prussia Proper, Posen, Bran- 
denburg and Silesia, Saxony, Westphalia, the Rhenish 
Provinces, Sweden, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Hamburg, 
Rotterdam, Dantzig, Petersburg, Riga, Trieste :— 
Of the highest and lowest Prices of Wheat, and the 
difference per cent. in each of the years from 1829 
to 1838 inclusive, in each of the following Countries, 
—England, Dantzig, Rotterdam :—Of the highest 
and lowest weekly Average Prices of Wheat in 
England, and the difference per cent. during each 
year, from 1829 to 1838 inclusive :—The same in 
the following places— Odessa, Memel, Dantzig, 
Hamburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brest, Bordeauz, 
Ancona, Washingten and New York :—And, an 
Aggregate Average of the extreme yearly differences 
between 1829 and 1838 (so far as these Returns can 
be made out from Documents readily accessible.) 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this awe as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to the Prisons. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Reports and of Schedules (B.), transmitted to the 
Secretary of State, respecting Prisons. 

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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her China. 
Majesty’s command,—Correspondence relating to 
China. 

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 Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Veneris, 6° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840, 


PRAYERS. 


M*: Jay, from the Corporation of the Commis- Greenwich 

sioners and Governors of the Royal Hospital Hospital. 

for Seamen, at Greenwich, was called in ; and at the 

bar presented, pursuant to Order,—An Account of 

the Government Establishment of the Royal Hos- 

pital for Seamen, at Greenwich, in the year 1839, 

stating the several Officers in the Military a 

ment and in the Civil Branch ; the Number of Pen- 

sioners and Establishment, the Number of Super- 

annuated Officers, and the Total Expense in the 

year: also an Account of the Monies expended 

upon repairing and extending Farm Houses, &amp;c., 

in the year; exhibiting the same kind of Account 

in detail for 1839, as the Return No. 377, of 1826, 

exhibited for 1825 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, 


Wil: 
Roa 


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


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to alter and amend 
certain Acts for making and maintaining a Road 
from the Limits of the Counties of Edinburgh and 
Lanark, by Wilsontown, into the Burgh of Lanark, 
with a Branch towards Ravenstruther, in the said 
County of Lanark, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


A Petition of the Sun Fire Insurance Company, 
and of the Scottish Union Fire and Life Insurance 
Corporation, and of Charles Bell Ford, Secretary 
of the said Sun Fire Insurance Company, and Fre- 
derick Garle Smith, one of the Secretaries of the 
Scottish Union Fire and Life Corporation, praying 
that that they may be heard, by their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the Greenock Im- 
provement Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Reverend Egerton Arden Ba- 
got, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
nnn counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bir- 
Tamworth  mingham and Derby Junction Railway and Tam- 
Approach Bill. worth Approach Bill, was presented and read. 

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 Charles Lamb, and others, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to_lie 
upon the Table. 


Greenock 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Derby — 
Junction Rails 





Farmers’ and Lord Worsley presented a Bill to enable the Farm- 
0 hl ers and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan 


rance Company 2nd Annuity Company to sue and be sued in the name 


Bill. of the Manager, Chairman, orany one of the Directors, 
or the Secretary, of the said Company: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Birmingham Mr. Hope presented a Bill for empowering the 


and Gloucester ae A 4 
and Bristol and Dérmingham and Giloucester and Bristol and Glou- 


Gloucester cester Railway Companies to treat with the Chelten- 
— s Union Zam and Great Western Union Railway Company for 
the Purchase of a Portion of their Undertaking, and 
for authorizing the Union of the two first-mentioned 
Companies: And the same was read the first time ; 

and ordered to be read a second time. 


Swain's 


Nat, Bill Sir Charles Grey reported from the Committee on 
Nat. Dill. 


the Bill from the Lords, intituleé, an Act for natu- 
ralizing Samuel Swain ; 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 :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, that the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Grey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them. that this 
House hath agreed to do the same, without any 
Amendment. 


Wicklow 
Harbour. 


low, Esquires, praying the House to extend the time 


for giving Evidence before the Committee on Standing 


Orders relative to Private Bills, for three weeks, with 


respect to the application for the Wicklow Harbour 
Bill ; and also that the Petitioners may be allowed to 
bring in the said Bill within one week after the said 
Committee shall have reported that the same have | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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149 


been complied with, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. William Evans presented a Bill for making Rocester and 
certain Roads and Branches connected with the Derby Junction 
new Bridge now erecting over the River Dove, 804 Bill. 
near the village of Rocester, turnpike, with proper De- 
viations, Works, and Conveniences, and new Pieces 
of Road connected therewith,and Approaches thereto, 
in the Counties of Derby and Stafford: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Sir John Hobhouse presented a Bill for better Nnottingnam 
lighting the Streets, Lanes, and Passages within the Lighting Bill. 
Town and County of the Town of Nottingham: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Sir Charles Adam presented a Bill to alter and Clackmannan 
amend several Acts for making, maintaining, and ond Perishire 
keeping in repair certain Roads in the Counties of “°°” 
Clackmannan and Perth, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Charles Adam presented a Bill for maintainimg Ochil (Clack- 
and repairing the Road from Causeway Head near wannanshire) 
Stirling, through the County of Clackmannan, by the ®e*4s Bi". 
foot of the Ochil Hills towards Queensferry, and 
certain Roads branching out of the same: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in res- Royal Naval 
pect of the Petition for the Royal Naval School School Incorpo- 
Incorporation Bill, which, upon the 28th day of ‘te Bill 
February 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 establishment and government of the Institu- 
tion, called the Royal Naval School : And that Sir 
Thomas Troubridge and Captain Meynell do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for ae | and Tadcaster and 
maintaining the Road from Tadcaster to Halton Halton Dial 
Dial, and for making and maintaining a new Road ®¢ Bil. 
from Seacroft to and into the Highway leading from 

Scholes to Barwich-in-Elmet, 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. Attorney General reported from the Com- Edinburgh 
mittee on the Edinburgh Gas Bill; That they had Gas Bill. 
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 
ingrdssed. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better lighting with Gas the raj,hureh anc 
City of Rdiaengh wail Toon of Saleh aah Wats cae Deke 
adjacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
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. Attorney General do carry the 





A Petition of James Grattan, M. P., and Henry | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Grattan, M. P., of Wicklow, in the county of Wick- | 


An ingrossed Bill for abolishing certain Petty and Edinburgh 
Market Customs in the City of Edinburgh, and grant- Market and 
ing other Duties in lieu thereof, was read the third — Coneme 
time. ’ 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do carry the 





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150 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders ; on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills se- 
veral Resolutions; which were read, as follow: 
Old Brompton 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
(Victoria) Ken- the Old Brompton (Victoria) Kensington Roads 
“ington Moa’s Bill, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with. 
London and 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
Greenwich 


London and Greenwich Railway Station Bill, the 
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 


Railway Sta- 
tion. 


Bolton Small 


Debts. additional Provision in the Bolton Small Debts Bill, 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Port Talbot 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 

Harbour. the Port Talbot Harbour Bill, the parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting forth- 
with the Notices in the Gazeite required by the 
Standing Orders. 

Cheshire 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 

Coroners. 


the Cheshire Coroners Bill, the parties be permitted 
to proceed with so much of their Bill as does not 
give any power to make compensation to the present 
Coroners, upon giving forthwith such Notices as are 
required by the Standing Orders ; and that the Com- 
mittees on this and the preceding Bill, do examine, 
in the first place, how far such Orders have been 
complied with, and do report the same to the House 
on the Report of the Bill. 

The Second, Fourth, and Fifth Resolutions of the 
Committee, being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Strood Church 


Mr. Bernal presented a Bill to amend an Act 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


for enlarging the present or providing a new Work- 
house for the use of the Parish of Strood, in the 
County of Kent; for better governing, maintaining, 
and employing the Poor of the said Parish ; and also 
for repairing or rebuilding the Church and Tower of 
the same Parish, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Islip and 
Stanion Road 
Bill. 


Mr Grimsditch presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Turnpike road from Thrapston Bridge, 
in the Parish of Js/ip, to the Kettering and Stamford 
Turnpike-road, in the Parish of Stanion, all in the 
County of Northampton: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Warminster 


Mr. Sidney Herbert reported from the Committee 
Road Bill. 


on the Warminster Road Bill, and to whoma Pe- 
tition against the said Bill was referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petition ; 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and amended the same, und had 
found the same, as amended, to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Mr. Sidney Herbert further reported from the 
Committee ; That a Clause was inserted in the 
Bill, framed in accordance with the Resolution 
of the House of the 27th day of January last. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Thames Tunnel. Mr, Greene reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ths Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Thames Tunnel Bill, the Com- 
mittee recommend that leave be granted, pursuant 
to the prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Peti- 
tion, as desired. 


Austin’s 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Patents Bill, 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for Austin’s Patents Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 


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A. 1840. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and establishing a Company, to be called 
the Deep Sea and General Salvage Company; and 
for enabling the said Company to purchase certain 
Letters Patent: And that Captain Alsager and Mr. 
George Palmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Dundal 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Harbour Bil, 
Petition for the Dundalk Harbour Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating, preserving, improving, and maintain- 
ing the River, Port and Harbour of Dundalk, in the 
county of Louth, in Ireland: And that Mr. Reding- 
ton and Mr. Bellew do prepare, and bring it in. 


Glasg¢ 
Paisle 
marno 
Ayr F 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newcastle. 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 4pon-Tyne and 
the Petition for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Rowen 
Shields Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be, given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
and Worth Shields Railway,and to raise a further sum 
of Money for the purposes of the said Undertaking : 

And that Mr. Belland Mr. Ord do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Com- Kollman’s 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Patents. 
case of the Petition for Kollman’s Patents Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lon 
Gre 
Rail 
larg 
Stat 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee gandon 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill, 
the Petition for the Sandon Inclosure Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Sandon, in the 
county of Hertford: And that Mr. Alston and Lord 
Viscount Grimston do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Birmingham, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — = 
the Petition for the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames tien Bailey 


Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had Bill. 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and enlarge some of the provisions of the 
Act relating to the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames 
Junction Railway, and to authorize the Company 
to raise a further sum of Money for the purpose of 
the said Undertaking: And that Lord Worsley and 
Mr. Hume dv prepare, and bring it in. 


We 
shit 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingbam 
Coventry Canal Navigation, praying that they may and Wyrley 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain ag —— 
parts of the Birmingham and Wyrley Canals Union =~ 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
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 i 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Port Talbot 
of the Petition for the Port Talbot Harbour Bill, Harbour Bill. 
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 
enable the Port Talbot Company to raise further 
Monies, and to amend the Acts relating to the said 
Port: And that Mr. Mansell Talbot and Mr. 
Nicholl do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the ag wh in respect Siete ™ 
oroners Bill, Coroners ®™ 
which 


of the Petition for the Cheshire 





Glasgow, : 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Bill. 


Londun and 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
largement and 
Station Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads, 


Thames Tunnel. 


Crown Point 
(Leeds) Bridge 
and Roads Bill. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;e., Court of 


Requests Bill. 


Edinburgh Silk 
arn Co 
Bill mpany 


3 VicToRIzZ. 


which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee 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 authorize the appointment of additional Coroners 
for the county palatine of Chester: And that Mr. 
George Wilbraham and Mr. Tatton Egerton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John 
Connell, which was presented yesterday, praying, 
that it be an instruction to the Committee on the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Bill, that they have power to hear certain Petitioners 
against the Bill, notwithstanding their Petitions 
were not presented three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first meeting of the said 
Committee, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on 
the said Bill, that they have Power to hear William 
Macdowall, Robert Wylie, the Magistrates and Coun- 
cil of the burgh of Prestwick, Alexander Murdoch 
and William Henry Duke of Portland, upon their 
Petitions respectively, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against such parts of the said Bill as affect 
their several rights and interests:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of the 
House of the 26th day of February last, “‘ That the 
Croydon Railway Company have leave to proceed 
with their Bill, for the Lake and Greenwich Rail- 
way Enlargement and Station,” might be read; and 
the same being read : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and Croydon Railway Com- 
pany to enlarge a portion of the line of the London 
and Greenwich Railway, and for other purposes: 


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And that Captain Alsager and Mr. Kemble do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Archibald Grahame, Agent for the 
West Stirlingshire Roads Bill, praying that the 
Promoters of the said Bill may have permission to 
proceed with the same, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, Vhat the said Petition be taken into 
consideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Thames Tunnel Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering, reviving, ex- 
tending and enlarging some of the powers and pro- 





visions of the Acts for making the said Tunnel, and 
particularly the powers for the compulsory purchase 
of part of the lands, in the parish of Saint John, 
Wapping and Saint Mary, Rotherhithe, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Crown 
Point (Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill be revived :— 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That Four be the Quorum. 


Mr. Bethell presented a Bill for extending the 
Jurisdiction of the Barkston Ash and Skyrack Court 
of Requests, and the Powers and Provisions of the 
Act passed constituting such Court, to certain 
places in the West and East Ridings of the County 
of York, and amending the same Act: And the same 





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


Mr. Bethell presented a Bill for establishing and 
regulating a Company, to be called “ The Edinburgh 
Silk Yarn Company,” and to enable the said Com- 








pany to purchase certain Letters Patent: And the 
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151 


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


_ Promoli’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Promoli’s 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


_ Hausburg’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Hausburg’s 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable “ The Liverpool East Liverpool 
India Warehouse Company” to sue and be sued in East India 
the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or a oe 
any one of the Directors of the said Company, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


ompany Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Protestant Protestant 
Dissenters’ Assurance Company Bill be revived :— pence 
. u 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon @ompany Bill. 
Tuesday next. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of Private Bills. 
the House of the 17th day of January last, “ That No.104. 
no Private Bill be read the first time after Monday 
the 9th day of March next,” might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first 
time after Tuesday the 10th day of this instant 
March. 

The House was also moved, That the Resolution 
of the House of the 17th day of January last, “‘ That 
this House will not receive any Report of such 
Private Bill after Monday the 1st day of June next,” 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded. 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Report of such Private Bill after Tuesday the 2d 
day of June next. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- Public Peti- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined tions (Twelfth 
the Petitions presented on the 2d and 3d days of **P°™) 
this instant March; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Petitions from West Tytherly ;—Staplehurst ;— Church of 
Haslemere ;— Darrington ;— Newark ;—and, King- ©"s!and. 
ston-upon-Thames; stating that the population of 
the country has outgrown the resources of the Na- 
tional Church ; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 
sented, aud read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cumbernauld ;—Garvoch ;—Lou- Church 

down ; — Helensburgh ;— Kirkpatrick Fleming ;— naan. 4 
Capath ;— Cardross ;— Callander ;— Dreghorn sees OOD 
Camlachie ; — Melrose ;— Gilammis ;— Portree ; — 
Kelso ; — Muirkirk ; — Boindie ; — Duntocher ; — 
Westerkirk ;— Marnoch ;— Kilmaurs ;— Yester ; — 
Beath ;— Arhilor ;— Botriphnie ;— Ordiquhill ; — 
King Edward ;—Marykirk ;—Dornoch;-— Bracca- 
dale ;— Old Kilpatrick ;— Aberdour ;— Rogart ;— 
Kilmorie ;—Moderator of the Presbytery of Edin- 
burgh ; — Birse; — Oyne;— Ellon; — Drumonk ; 
— Belhelvie; — Udny ; — Forgue;— Longside ;— 
Newhills ;— and, Clatt; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Oyne;— Alford; — Chapel of 
Garioch;—Insch;—and, Meigle (Moderator) ; pray- 

u 4 


ing 





Maynooth 
College. 


Church Rates, 


Corn Laws, 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Corporation of 
Queenborough. 


Reilways. 


‘Churches built by the community in the said town, | relating to the Registration of Voters in [reland 





152 6° Martz. 


A. 1840.. 


ing the House not to sanction any alteration in such, ‘into consideration, was presented, and Tead ; and 
law,—were also presented,-and read; and ordered to! referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 


lie upon the Table. a | munication. 
A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and | 


Councillors of the town of Paisley, Patrons of three; Lord Stanley presented a Bill to amend the Laws Registration 


; of Voters 
praying that in any measure for abolishing or modi-| And the same was read the first time ; and ——- Bill, 
fying the rights of Patronage of Churches in Scot- dered to be read a second time upon Wednesday ‘® 105. 
land, the House will provide that the Petitioners be | the 25th day of this instant March; and to be 

relieved of the stipends and other charges for which | printed. 


they are at present bound in connection with the | 


Printe 


said three Churches, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Yeovil ;—Bagworth ;— Thornton ; 
— Burghfield ; — Hawkinge and Uphill ; — and, 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any further grant of public money to the Ro- 
man Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Macclesfield ;— South Ockendon ; 
— Wellington;—Salford;—and, County of Hunting- 
don; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Little Horton ;—Lichfield ;— Cold- 
stream ;—Northenden ;—Shebbear ; — Milton Dam- 
rel ;—Bradworthy ; —Sitcombe ;— Thomas Thoma- 
son; — West Putford;— and, Carnoustie; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from MNewbold-upon-Avon ; — Thur- 
laston ;— Newton and Biggen;— Hill Morton ;— 
Dunchurch ;—Frankton ;-—— Cosford ;—Churchover ; 
— Clifton-upon-Dunsmore ;— Church Lawford ;— 
Brownsover ;— Baddesley Clinton ;— Bilton ;— Great 
and Little Packington;— Over Whitacre ;—Bourton 
and| Draycote ;— Lea Marston;— Nether Whitacre ;— 
Middleton ; —Minworth ;—Macztohe ;— Curdworth ; 
—-Corley ;— Wishaw and Morhill ;— Coleshill; — 
Shustoke ;— Bickenhill ;— Princethorpe ; — Ryton- 
upon-Dunsmore ;—Stretton-upon--Dunsmore ;-— Wil- 
loughby ;—Berkeswell ;— Fillongley ;— Boxford and 
other places ;—Chaddleworth and other places ;— 
Waltham Saint Laurence ;-— East Ilsley ;—Kint- 
bury ;—Stanford;—Compton and Aldworth;— East 
Garston ; — Farringdon ;— Wantage ;— Shalbourn 
Ham, Buttermere and Tidcombe ;—Hungerfard ;— 
Bradfield ;—Englefield and other places ;—Chieve- 
ley ;— Hampstead ;—Aldermaston and other places; 
— Thatcham ;—and, Hurst ; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Three Petitions from Manchester ; praying that 
the Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of distressed Free Burgesses of the 
ancient town and borough of Queenborough, alleg- 
ing certain abuses in the constitution and manage- 
ment of the corporation of the said borough ; and 
praying that they may have the liberty of electing 
their own mayor, jurats and bailiffs, agreeable to their 
charter, once every year, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Joseph Curtis, of Stam- 
ford-street, in the borough of Lambeth, Civil 
Engineer, stating that the Petitioner has invented 
various contrivances calculated to re-duce the risk 
and promote the convenience of travelling by 
Railway ; and praying the House to take the same 











A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of Stade Duties, 

Leeds, interested in the trade to Hamburgh, stating 
that the duties, fines and charges levied by the 
Hanoverian authorities at Stade on all British ships 
and their cargoes passing up the Elbe to Hamburgh, 
are highly injurious to the manufacturing and ship- 
ping interests of this country; and praying the 
House to adopt such measures as may tend to the 
abolition of the said imposts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- Railways. 
way Company;—and, the Arbroath and Forfar 
Railway Company ; stating that the taxes on Rail- 
way travelling as established by law, are unequal in 
their operation, and affect very injuriously both the 
proprietors of Railways, and the inhabitants gene- 
rally im the poorer and more distant parts of the 
country, such as Scotland, and if continued, will 
check the formation of Railways, where the im- 
provement of the country would be most advanced 
by them; and praying the House to give relief by 
imposing that tax in the form of a fixed per centage 
on the revenue derived from passengers, or by 
equalizing the tax upon all kinds of travelling,— 
were presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railway Communication. 


A Petition of Arthur Dyson, of Kingsland-road, Heury Vincent. 
London, praying the House to institute an inquiry 
into the nature of the imprisonment and state of 
health of Henry Vincent confined in Monmouth Gaol 
for sedition, in order to his immediate release, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of a China. 
Society for the suppression of the culture and sale 
of Opium in British India, for illegal introduction 
into China, praying the House to adopt measures 
for the suppression of the said trade, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Newport Riots. 
Kirkaldy, praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty, beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to 
Frost, Williams and Jones lately tried at Monmouth 
on a charge of high treason, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Robert Whyte ;—and, Calton of Universal 
Glasgow, praying for the adoption of Universal Sse &amp;« 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot 
in the election of Members to serve in Parliament, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Ayliffe, of Marlborough, Li- Sale of Beer 
censed Seller of Beer and Ale by retail, praying 3 
that the Sale of Beer Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint George’s-in-the Copyright Bill. 
East, praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens, Land- Ecclesiastical 
owners and Inhabitants of the parishes of Risley Duties — 
and Breaston, in the county of Derby, praying that “**""° °"" 

provision 





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3 VICTORIZ. 


provision may be made in the Ecclesiastical Duties 
and Revenues Bill, for augmenting the benefices of 
Breaston and Risley from the revenues of the 
prebend of Sawley, proposed to be suppressed by 
the said Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Printed Papers. Petitions from Thrapston ;—Ward of Aldersgate, 
London ;—London (Merchants and others) ;—and, 
West Haddon; praying for the discharge of the 
Sheriff of Middlesex out of the custody of the Ser- 
jeant-at-Arms attending this House, — were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Thomas Sharp, Mayor of North- 
ampton, stating that the Petitioner considering that 
the printing and distribution of Parliamentary Pa- 
pers is for the benefit of the public, and is a Privilege 
or right of great importance to the public, the loss 
of which would be most severely felt by the nation 
at large, as detrimental to the liberties of the people, 
prays the House to secure and continue to the pub- 
lic the Privilege or right referred to, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, a Prisoner 
in Her Maiesty’s Gaol of Newgate, praying the 
House not to sanction any Bill giving summary 
protection to persons employed in the publication 
of Parliamentary Papers, and that he may be 
heard against such Bill, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William and James Cooper, Prac- 
titioners in Medicine, praying the House to pass a 
Bill for the consolidation of the Medical Profession 
into one representative faculty, having full power to 
regulate the examination and government of the 
whole body, and to confer equal nghts and privileges 
upon all its members, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Chareh A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
Establishment Other Inhabitants and Visitors of Cheltenham and 
(Colonies.) its immediate vicinity, praying the House to con- 
tinue their protection and encouragement to the 
Bishops and Clergy throughout the British colonies, 
and make provision for increasing their number, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of John Faithful Fortescue Wright, 
ate a Lieutenant of Her Majesty’s 69th Company 
of Royal Marines, complaining of his dismissal 
from that Service, and praying for inquiry, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


J.P, P. Wright. 1 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to enable the 
Duffryn Llynvi and Porth Cawl Railway Company 
to raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Acts relating to the said Railway and to the Bay 
of Porth Cawl, in the County of Glamorgan: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Daffryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill, 


Bristol and Mr. Baines presented a Bill to amend and enlarge 
ia the Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to 
- the Bristol and Exeter Railway: And the same was 


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


British Guiana. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of, or Extracts from, the Memorial 
of Mr. Schomburgh, who lately explored the interior 
of British Guiana under the directions of the Geo- 
graphical Society of London, addressed to the Go- 


vernor of that Colon y, and laid before the Court of 
Vou. 95. 


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153 


Policy at Demerara on the ist day of July 1839, 
relative to the grounds of the Claim advanced by the 
State of Venezuela to that portion of British Guiana 
situated between the Rivers Oronoco and Marocco 
on the West, and to the Claim of the Brazilian 
Government to that portion lying between the Esse- 
quibo and the Rio ‘foes on the South and West: 
—Also, a Copy of, or Extracts from, any Despatches 
received by Her Majesty’s Government relative to 
the invasion in 1838 of that portion of British 
Guiana lying on the eastern side of the River Tacutu, 
by a Detachment of Brazilian Militia under the 
command of Senhor Duarte, and the forcible de- 
portation into slavery of a body of Indians residing 
under the protection of Great Britain, on the pretext 
of impressment for the Brazilian Navy; and the 
dispersion in 1839, by a Brazilian force under 
Senhor Pedro Ayres, of the Protestant Mission under 
the auspices of the Church Missionary Society of 
England, established at Pirara, a Village of the 
Macusi Indians, within the Territory of British 
Guiana. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 
Mr. ean : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Wolverhampton 
Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions Chapel Bill. 
of an Act passed in the twenty-eighth year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Second, “ for 
building a Chapel in the Town of Wolverhampton, 
in the County of Stafford,” with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Printed Papers. 
the adjourned Debate, upon the Question snaeanl 
yesterday, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
give summary protection to persons employed in 
the publication of Parliamentary Papers ; 
And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided: 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 


} 203. 


Yeas, Mr. John Parker: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Solicitor General, } es 
Noes, Mr. Hume: said 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—And that 
Lord John Russell, Mr. Attorney General, and Mr. 
Macaulay, do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being PTO- Supply ; 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to gheriff of 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words Middlesex. 
“ on consideration of the Evidence of Mr. Freeman 
and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar of this House, 
with respect to the present state of the health of 
Mr. Sheriff Evans, who is in custody, the Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending this House do take such bail 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans as shall be approved by 
Mr. Speaker, for the attendance of Mr. Sheriff 
Evans on the House of Commons, during the 

resent Session of Parliament, whenever he shall 
“ be thereunto required by avy Order of this House, 
notice in writing of such Order being left at the 
dwelling-house of Mr. Sheriff Evans; and that 
Mr. Sheriff Evans, upon giving such bail, be dis- 
charged out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 





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154 


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


Sabbati, 7° die Martii, 1840: 


The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Order of the day for the Committee of Supply, be 
now read ; 

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 
“ on consideration of the Evidence of Mr. Freeman 
“ and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar of this House, 
“ with respect to the state of the health of Mr. 
Sheriff Evans, who is now in custody, he be dis- 
charged, for the present, out of the custody of the 
“ Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and that 
“ he be directed to attend at the bar of this House 
“ on Monday the 6th day of April next,” 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 proposed, That the words 
on consideration of the Evidence of Mr. Freeman 
and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar of this House, 
“‘ with respect to the state of the health of Mr. 
“ Sheriff Evans, who is now in custody, he be dis- 
charged, for the present, out of the custody of the 
“ Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and that 
“ he be directed to attend at the bar of this House 
* on Monday the 6th day of April next,” be added 
instead thereof ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said proposed Amendment, by leaving out the words 
“* on consideration of the Evidence of Mr. Freeman 
“ and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar of this House, 
** with respect to the state of the health of.” 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the said proposed 
Amendment ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas F' remantle, 


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“ce 


it) 


¥ 120 


Yeas, | Mr. John Parker: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 1 a7 
Noes, Mr. Warburton: J ‘ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the said proposed Amendment, by leaving out the 
words “ and that he be directed to attend at the 
“ bar of this House on Monday the 6th day of 
“ April next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the said pro- 
posed Amendment:—The said proposed Amend- 
ment to the Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words “on consideration of the Evidence of Mr. 
“ Freeman and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar of 
“ this House, with respect to the state of the health 
“ of Mr. Sheriff Evans, who is now in custody, he 
be discharged, for the present, out of the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and 
that he be directed to attend at the bar of this 
“ House on Monday the 6th day of April next,” 
be added to the word “That” in the original Ques- 
ticn :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

‘Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


“ 
‘ 
ii 4 


Yeas, Mr. John Parker : } 7 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, } 
Noes, Mr. Warburton: oi. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


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A. 1840. 


Ordered, That, on consideration of the Evidence 
of Mr. Freeman and Dr. Chambers, given at the bar 
of this House, with respect to the state of the health 
of Mr. Sheriff Evans, who is now in custody, he be 
discharged, for the present, out of the custody of 
the Serjeant-ut-Arms attending this House; and that 
he be directed to attend at the bar of this House on 
Monday the 6th day of April next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment, 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Lord Jokn Russell presented a Bill to give Sum- Printed Papers 
mary Protection to Persons employed in the Publi- Bill. 
cation of Parliamentary Papers: And the same was No. 106, 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 20th day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Flour Importa. 
mittee on the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; ay 
Resolved, That this Bien will, upon Friday the "’ 
20th day of this instant March, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Prisons Bill 
reading of the Prisons Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee 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 Com- Waysand 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Mon- feclesiastical 
day next, the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Duties and_ 
Bill, was read, and discharged. coe Sh 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 16th day of this instant March. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Colonial _ 
Committee, upon Monday next, upon the Colonial Passengers Bill 
Passengers Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 16th day of this instant March, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Army. 
Account of the several Amounts paid in each of the 
years 1838 and 1839 for Half-Pay and Retired 
Allowances, Civil and Military; distinguishing the 
Amount under separate Heads and Departments: 
---A Return of the Number of Soldiers who have 
established their claims to marks of distinction, 
with good conduct Pay, under his late Majesty’s 
Warrant, dated the 26th day of May 1837; and, of 
the Number of Soldiers who have established their 
claims to marks of distinction only, under the same 
Warrant, without relinquishing their claims to addi- 
tional Pay for Length of Service, since the 17th day 
of May 1838:—A Return of the Number of 
Soldiers belonging to Regiments and Depéts in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 1st 
day of January 1838, have suffered Corporal Punish- 
ment or Imprisonment, and, whenever either Cor- 
poral Punishment or Imprisonment has been inflicted 
on the same Person more than once, specifying _ 

often 











Inland Ware- 
housing. 


Court of Ses- 
sion, 


3 VicTORIEZ. 


often it has been inflicted:—An Abstract of the 
Number of Men belonging to the Royal Marines, 
who, since the 3d day of July 1838, have suffered 
Imprisonment ; showing the nature of the Offences, 
in classes, for which such Punishment has been 
awarded, and the Number in each class; also, 
the longest and the shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment, and the average period for 
each class of Offences :—An Abstract of the Num- 
ber of Soldiers belonging to the Royal Artillery in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 3d day 
of July 1838, have suffered Imprisonment; showing 
the nature of the Offences, in classes, for which such 
Punishment has been awarded, and the Number in 
each class; also, the longest and shortest period of 
Confinement awarded as Punishment, and the 
average periods for each class of Offences in each 
year:—A similar Return as regards Soldiers be- 
longing to Regiments, and Depots of Regiments, in 
Great Britain and Ireland, for the same period : 
—A Return of the Number of Appointments to 
First Commissions in the Ranks of Cornet, Ensign, 
Adjutant and Quartermaster, on death or other 
vacancies, without Purchase, in each year since the 
ist day of April 1838; showing the Number of 
Gentlemen introduced into the Army without Pur- 
chase, and distinguishing the Number of Gentlemen 
Cadets from the Royal Military College, the Num- 
ber restored from Half-Pay to Full-Pay on such 
clear vacancies, and the Number of Non-Commis- 
sioned Officers promoted to such Commissions: 
—A Return, showing the Establishments and Effec- 
tives of the British Army, Rank and File, at 
Home and Abroad, on the Ist day of January 1839 
and on the 1st day of January 1840:—A Return, 
showing the Establishment of the British Army, as 
fixed by the King’s Memorandum for Service at 
Home and on Foreign Stations, for each of the 
years 1838 and 1839; and also the Effectives on 
each of those Stations, by the latest Returns re- 
ceived, on the 25th day of January in each of the 
years 1838 and 1839, and on the 1st day of January 
1840 :—-A Return, showing the average Force, in 
Rank and File, Establishment and Effectives, at 
the several Foreign Stations, on the 1st day of 
January 1838 and 1839 :—and, a Return showing, 
in one Table, the Numbers of the descriptions of 
Armed Force in the United Kingdom, on the 1st 


day of January 1840, the Regular Army of all 
Ranks. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Monday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed to consider the practicability and expediency 
of extending to Inland Towns the Privilege of ware- 
housing Goods, and the Regulations and Restrictions 
with which such a measure, if practicable, should 
be accompanied, in order to give effectual security 
to the Revenue, and to afford equal advantage to 
the trading interests in different parts of the country, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Goulburn, 
Mr. George William Wood, Mr. Mark Philips, Lord 
Viscount Sandon, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord 
Worsley, Sir Walter James, Mr. Lascelles, Mr. Den- 
nistoun, Mr. Dunbar, Mr. Baines, Mr. Milnes, Mr. 
Labouchere, Mr. John Parker, and Mr. Wilson 
Patten, with Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return to amend the Return ordered on the 6th day 
of February last, of the Number of Causes instituted 
in the Outer House of the Court of Session, between 
the 1st day of November 1839 and the 12th day of 
March 1840, by extending the above time to the 
21st day of this instant March ; and that the Return, 
when so extended, be made forthwith. 

Vou. 95. 


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155 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Arbroath Arbroath and 
and Forfar Railway Bill be revived:— And _ that Forfar Railway 


they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Copies of all Reports and of Prisons. 
Schedules (B.), transmitted to the Secretary of State, 


seperens Prisons, which were 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, 9° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That the Committee on the Chester and 
Chester and Crewe and Grand Junction Rail- Crewe and — 
ways Consolidation Bill have leave to sit this day, Gram¢ Junction 


x : Seer Rail Cone 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the solidation Bill, 
House. 


The Order made upon the 25th day of February fasten Coun- 
last, That leave be given to bring in a Bill further ties Railway 
to amend and enlarge the powers and provisions of Bill. 
the Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
to alter and amend the powers and provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Railway : And 
that Sir Charles Vere and Mr. Wodehouse do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Lord George Bentinck presented a Bill for in- Great Level of 
closing and reclaiming from the Sea certain Tracts the Wash 
of Land forming the great Estuary called The Wash, closure Bill. 
between the Counties of Norfolk and Lincoln: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Pendarves presented a Bill to amend an Act Penzance Pier 
of the fifty-seventh year of King George the Third, and Harbour 
intituled, “ An Act for fixing the Dues, Duties and 2! 
Payments for all Goods, Wares and Merchandize 
landed on or shipped from the Pier or Quay of the 
Town of Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, and 
on all Ships and Vessels resorting to the said Pier 
or Quay, or to the Harbour of Penzance,” and for 
making and maintaining an additional Pier and 
Dock within the said Harbour: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir Charles Vere presented a Bill to alter and Eastem Coun- 
amend the powers and provisions of the Acts re- ii Railway 
lating to the Eastern Counties Railway: And the ~'’ 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Crawford presented a Bili for making a new Tower Ward 
Street from Great Tower-street, in the Parish of !mprovement 
Saint Dustan-in-the-East, in the City of London, to ®""* 
Little Tower-hill, in the Precinct of the Tower 
without the Tower of London, and for widening and 
improving the Communications therewith : And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Lord Viscount Melgund presented a Bill to amend, Gravesend 
alter and enlarge the powers and provisions of an Act Improvement 
of his late Majesty, “ for paving, cleansing, lighting, am, 
watching and improving the Town and Parishes of 
Gravesend and Milton, in the County of Kent, and 
for removing and preventing Nuisances and Annoy- 
ances therein; and to make further improvements 
in the said Town and Parishes:” And the same was 





x 2 read 





Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne and 
North Shields 
Railway Bill. 


Kollmann’s 
Pateuts Bill, 


Andover 
Road Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Wyrley 
Canals Union 
Bill, 


Birmingha:n 
and Derb 
Junction 
way and 
Tamworth 
Approach Bill. 


Tunstall 
Market Bill. 


156 


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


Mr. Ord presented a Bill for better supplying 
with Water the Town and County of the Town of 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Borough of Gates- 
head, and the Places adjacent thereto, in the Coun- 


9° Martiz. 





A. 1840. 





ties of Northumberland and Durham: And the) to widen, alter and improve certain Streets or Tho- 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be|roughfares called Spurriergate and Coney-street, in 


read a second time. 


Mr. Ord presented a Bill to amend the Act re- 
lating to the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North: 
Shields Railway, and to raise a further Sum of) 
Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking : | 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered | 
to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re-. 
spect of the Petition for Kol/mann’s Patents Bill 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming a Company to be called “ Kollmann’s 
Railway Locomotive and Carriage Improvement 
Company,” and for enabling the said Company to 
purchase certain Letters Patent: And that Mr. 
Holmes and Captain Boldero do prepare, and bring 


it in. 





Ordered, That the Committee on the Andover | 
Road Bill be revived:—And that they have leave | 
to sit, and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


Mr. Alderman Copeland presented a Bili for in- Great Mitton Lond 
closing Lands in the Township of Great Milton, in !closure Bil, Docks 
the County of Oxford: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Mr. Broadley presented a Bill to enable the York Improve. Greet 
Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of York ™ent Bill. Bek 

Roa 

| the said City: And the same was read the first time ; Than 
and ordered to be read a second time. o 
ule 

Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on the Tweeddale 

| Tweeddale Patent Drain Tile and Brick Company — Drain Chet 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of Coupon ak top 
| the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had : Bill. 
| 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. Por 

Mr. Hayter presented a Bill for repairing and Banbury and 
maintaining 2 Road from Banbury, in the County —— 
of Oxford, to Lutterworth, in the County of Let- . 
cester, and other Roads communicating therewith : 

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

Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for the Edinburgh 

better management of the Charity Workhouse of a 

the City of Edinburgh, and for regulating the Funds a 

for the Relief of the Poor, and other local Taxes 

| within the said City: And the same was read the D 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. gi 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Andover, praying | 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was pre-| 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the! 
Table. 

Petitions from Walsall ;— Wolverhampton ;—and, 
Coal Masters, Lime Masters, and others, in the | 
neighbourhood of the Wyrley and Essington Canal 
Navigations; praying that the Birmingham and 
Wyrley Canals Union Bill may pass into a law,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Lamb, and others, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Birmingham and Derby 
Junction Railway and Tamworth Approach Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee onthe said Bill, That they have Power to receive 
and entertain the Petition of Charles Lamb and 
others, this day referred to them, the said Petition 
being in lieu of a Petition of the said Charles 
Lamb, presented on Friday last, in which the word 
Canal was inserted instead of the word Railway, by 
mistake. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Charles Lamb and others, which was presented upon 
Friday last, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 








Mr. Alderman Copeland presented a Bill for re- 
gulating and maintaining the Markets and Market- 
place, in the Township of Tunstall, in the Parish of 
Wolstanton, in the County of poe pe And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
Gas-Light Company more effectually to light with © Bill 
Gas the Town of Leith, the Vicinity thereof, and 
other Places in the County of Edinburgh, and 
for altering and enlarging the powers of the 
said Company, 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 Mr. Attorney General do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


— 1m 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Edinburgh 
spect of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow nan, A 
Railway;Bill, which, upon the 11th day of February ““"*) °™ 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway : And that Mr. Attorney General 
and Mr. Macaulay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Baines, by Order, presented a Bill for repairing Maidstone and 
the Road from the Maidstone Turnpike-gate on the Biddendt 
Loose Road, in the Parish of Maidstone, in the ~*~’ 
County of Kent, to Newcastle, in the Parish of Bid- 
denden, and a Branch Road to the Thorn, in the 
Parish of Smarden, in the same County: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the Marine 
Marine Insurance Company Bill; That they had pee Bil 
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. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- Orders 
solution, which was read, as followeth : 





Resolved, 


o 








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[London Steam § Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the 
Docks. London Steam Docks Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Greenhill and § The Greenhill and Eckington Road Bill was read 
set. a second time; and committed to Mr. William 
a! ule 


Evans, and the North Derby List. 


Thames Plate Ordered, That the Committee on the Thames Plate 
GlassCompany Glass Company Bill be revived:—And that they 
- have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


Clerkenwell Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill for open- 
Improvement’ ino a Street to Clerkenwell Green, in the County of 
Bill. Middlesex, in continuation of the new Street from 
; Farringdon-street, in the City of London: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 
Portishead Pier. A Petition of William Henry Buckerfield, of 
Bristol, Gentleman, praying that the time for pre- 
senting the Portishead Pier Bill may be enlarged 
until Monday the 23d day of this instant March, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Cheshire Mr. Bootle Wilbraham presented a Bill to autho- 
Coroners Bill. yize the appointment of additional Coroners for the 
County Palatine of Chester: And the same was 


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


Dartford Navie 


Mr. Hindley, by Order, presented a Bill for improv- 
gation Bill. 


ing the Dartford and Crayford Creeks, in the County 
of Kent, and for making a Diversion in the Line of 
the said Dartford Creek, and other Works connected 
therewith : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sandon Mr. Alston presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 

Iuclosure Bill. in the Parish of Sandon, in the County of Hert- 
ford: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Bedford, Mr. Alston presented a Bill for repairing, im- 
Leighton Bus- proving and maintaining the Road from Bedford to 


sard Road Bill. Ampthill, Woburn and Leighton Bussard, with a 
Branch therefrom, all in the County of Bedford: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


West Stirling- | The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
shireRoads Bill. consideration the Petition of Archibald Grahame, 
which was presented upon Friday last, praying 
that the promoters of the West Stirlingshire Roads 
Bill may have permission to proceed with the same : 
—The House proceeded to take the said Petition 
into consideration :—And the same was again read. 
Ordered, That leave be given to the Pasion to 
proceed with their Bill. 


Rirmingham The Birmingham and Warwick Junction (Bor- 
a desley) Canal Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
(Bordesley)  ™itted to Sir Charles Douglas, and the Warwick 


Canal Bill. List. 


sag Abbott, The Newton Abbott, &amp;c., Small Debts Bill was 
arte read a second time; and committed to Sir John 


Yarde Buller, and the South Devon List. 


Weston-super- 


see a Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee on 


the Weston-super-mare Road Bill; That the Reso- 
lution of the House of the 6th day of February 
last 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. 

Vor. 95. 


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157 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented a Bill for regu- Launceston 
lating the Markets, and for erecting a Market-house Market and 
in the Town of Launceston, in the County of Corn- — 
wall, and for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing 
and improving the Streets, Ways and other Public 
Passages and Places; and for regulating the Police 
in the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalene, and the 
Hamlet of Saint Thomas-street, in the Borough of 
Launceston, in the said County: And the same was 


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


Mr. Bingham Baring presented a Bill for im- Newcastle. 
proving the Roads leading from Newcastle-under- wder-Lyme, 
Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from Cliff Bank to Shelton, BY Mas 
from Fenton to Hem-heath, and from Shelton to pit. 
Newcastle-under-Lyme; and for making and com- 
pleting certain new Pieces of Road to communicate 
therewith, all in the County of Stafford: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, presented a Bill for Lough Foyle 
incorporating the Undertakers for executing an Act and Lough 
passed in the second year of the reign of Her pre- yy /¥ Orainss® 
sent Majesty, for draming and embanking certain 
Lands in Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly, in the 
Counties of Donegal and Londonderry, and for 
amending the Provisions of such Act: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petitionof John Tucker, of Gainford-street, [s- Old Brompton 
lington, Esquire, praying that the promoters of the set 
Old Brompton (Victoria) Kensington Roads Bill Roads Bill. 
may be permitted to proceed therewith, and that 
the time for presenting the same may be enlarged 
till Friday the 20th day of this instant March, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to enable Liverpool 
the Council of the Borough of Liverpool to raise Mo- Borough Fund 
ney upon Bonds: And the same was read the first’ * 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for enabling Liverpool 
the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to erect Ware- Docks Bill, 
houses on the West Quay of the Prince’s Dock, to 
make a Wet Dock, with Warehouses, on the Quays, 
and to construct other Works, and to ratse a fur- 
ther Sum of Money; and for enlarging the Powers 
of the Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of 
Liverpool, and for other Purposes: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to beread a 
second time. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- Birmingham 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by and Derby 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain —- 4 
parts of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Rail- Tamworth 
way and Tamworth Approach Bill, was presented, Approach Bill. 
and read. 

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 Richard Jenkins presented a Bill for esta- shrewsbury 
blishing a general Cemetery in the Parish of Holy Cemetery Bill, 
Cross and Saint Giles, in or near the Town of 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and Greenwich Rail- sar neg 
way Station Bill, which, upon the 6th day of this jo, Bil. 
instant March, was made from the Select Com- 

x 3 mittee 





ee ne ee 


Quainton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Garboldisham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Dundalk 
Harbour Bill. 


Church Rates. 


China. 


Corn Laws. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c. 
(Irelaud.} 


158 


mittee on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, | 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enable the London and Greenwich Railway Com- 
pany to provide a Station in the parish of Saint 
Olave, in the borough of Southwark and county of 
Surrey: And that Mr. Wolverley Attwood and Mr. 
Barnard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for inclos- 
ing Land in the Parish of Quainton, in the County 
of Buckingham: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Sinclair reported from the Committee 
on the Garboldisham Inclosure 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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; 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 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bellew presented a Bill for regulating, pre- 
serving, improving, and maintaining the River, Port, 
and Harbour of Dundalk, in the County of Louth, in 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from King’s Lynn ;—Oswestry ;—A ber- 
gavenny ;— Dudley ; — Coventry ; — and, Northal- 
lerton; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Cockerton near Darlington ;—and, 
Evesham and its vicinity; praying for the suppression 
of the growth and preparation of opium, in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from St. Columb Major ;—Great and 
Little Steeping ;— Winthorpe and Skegness ;—Clax- 
by and Willoughby ;— Burgh;— East and Midd- 
Ville ;— Thorpe and Croft ;— Partney and Dalby ;— 
Scremby and Skendleby ; —Spilsby and Hundleby ;— 
East Kirkby and Hagnaby;-—Grand Jury of Lei- 
trim;— Avoch;— Bicton;—and, Colaton Ravleigh; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Barnoldswick ;— Ollenworth ,— 
Barkisland ;— Mixenden ;—Stainland ;— Wheatley ; 
—Southowram ;— Skircoat ;—Fixby ;— Rishworth ; 
— King’s Lynn;— Spring Water ;— Cupar (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Auchtermuchty ;— Pittenweem ;— 
Honiton ;—Arbroath ;— Dunning ;— Hermiston ;— 
Wheelton ;—Southmolton ;— Low Moor, Clitheroe ;— 
Colinton ;— Bradford (York) ;— Dunster ;— Open- 
shaw ;— Unsworth Pole;— Bradshaw ;— Bradford 
(Lancaster) ;— Prestwich ;—Union Mill, Soothill ;— 
Westham ;—and, Clitheroe; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Doneraile ;—Kilbolane, &amp;c.;-— Trac- 
ton ;—Nohoval ;— Whitechurch and Garrocloyne ; 
—and, Kiltubride ; praying the House to extend to 
Ireland a full and equitable measure of the Elective 
Franchise, together with such a measure of Munici- 
pal Reform as shall place the Jrish corporations on 
an equal footing with those of Great Britain,---were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


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A. 1840. 


Petitions from Leswalt ;—Dunbarny ;—St. An- Church 

drew's ;— Muckhart ;— Cleish ;— Dalgety ; — Benbe- Patronage 
culaand Jochdar ;—South Uist ;—Trinity Gask ;— O°°!™4.) 
Culsamond ;— Errol; — Pittenweem ; — Moonzie ;— 
Linlithgow ;—Walternish ;— Arngask ;— Stowe ;— 
Inverness Presbytery (Moderator) ;—Kincardine;— 
Lochs ;— Tobermory ;—Alvie;— Applecross ;—Loch- 
carron;— Stranraer ;—Shieldaig ;— Anstruther East- 
er ;—North Ronaldshay ;— Anderston, Glasgow ;— 
Barvas ;— Clonmel ;—and, Portpatrick ; praying for 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and Inhabitants of Sale of Beer 
Pont-y-pool, praying for the repeal of the Sale of A* 
Beer Act, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bishops Stortford Union ;—and, Union Work. 
Fareham Union ; praying that the Union Work- houses Bill 
houses Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wetherby ;—Norton Fitzwarren ; Maynooth 
—Dilhorne ;—Fowey ;-—-Colaton Rawleigh ;—Sid- College. 
mouth ;—and, Lamestry ; praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Merchants and Traders of Shrews- Railways. 
bury ;—and, Birmingham; stating that any legis- 
lative enactment enabling Railway Companies to be 
carriers on their own lines will not only be detrimental 
to the interests of the Petitioners, but tend to destroy 
the present free competition, and to annihilate the 
common carriers, a useful and industrious class of 
Her Majesty’s subjects; and praying for that free 
competition which they have hitherto, enjoyed,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Bicton ;—Offwell; Blackauton;— Church of 
Wolborough ;— Ottery ;—Ellenhall;—St. Michael’s, Eugland. 
Coventry ;— Tilehurst ;—Coddenham and Crowfield; 
—Sudbourn ;— Winkesley ; —Goitre ;— Llanvayer ; 
—Llanllowell;—and, South Stainley; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Port Eglinton ;—Secretary to the Universal 
Cumnock Working Men’s Association;—John Kay ; Suffrage, ke. 
— George Paterson; — Henry Burrell ; — Gilbert 
M‘Callum ;— James Roy ;—and, Michael Gordon ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote 
by Ballot, Annual Parliaments and Equal Repre- 


sentation,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Nicholl presented a Bill to enable the Port Port big 
Talbot Company to raise further Monies, and to Harbour 
amend the Acts relating to the same Port: And the 


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


A Petition of John Marsland and Brothers, Calico Designs Copy- 
Printers and Merchants of Manchester and Stock- "8 Bill. 
port, praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Jonas Dennis, Bachelor of Civil Tithe Commu- 
Law, and Prebendary of the Prebend of Kerwell, ‘sion Act, &amp; 
founded in the Collegiate Church of Saint Mary, 
within the Castle of Exeter, and Impropriate Rector 
of the parish of Saint David’s, in the county of the 











city of Exeter, praying for the repeal of the Tithe 
Commutation 





Lord’s 


Poor 


Prin 


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8 VicToRIz. 9°_10° 


Commutation Act, and that the Tithe Commutation 
Act Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, andread ; and ordered to lieuponthe Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and In- 
habitants of Saint Olave, Southwark, praying for 
the adoption of measures for the better observance 
of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the How- 
den Union, praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Taw Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Tewkesbury, 
stating that, in the opinion of the Petitioners, the 
Privileges of the House of Commons are necessary 
to the liberty of the subject, and to the existence 








Martii. 159 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth: the Larde. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Horse Racing 

to repeal so much of an Act passed in the thirteenth 5#!!- 

year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 

Second, intituled, “ An Act to restrain and prevent 

the excessive increase of Horse Races, and for 

amending an Act made in the last Session of Par- 

liament, intituled, An Act for the more effectual 

preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming,” as 

relates to the subject of Horse Racing, to which the 

Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 

then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Printed Papers Bill was, rege Order, Printed Papers 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


of the House, as an independent branch of the Le- 
gislature, and that they regard the House as trustees 
of those Privileges for the British people, and 
bound to the maintenance of them at all hazards, 
and praying the House to maintain in their full 
efficiency, all those Privileges which have been 
handed down from our ancestors, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
Archdeaconry of Exeter, praying the House to con- 
tinue their protection and encouragement to the 
Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England, 
throughout the British colonies, and make provision 
for increasing their number, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Jervis have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, to go the circuit. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
An Account, in continuation of the Return dated 
24th August last, of all Coffee imported into the 
United Kingdom from the Cape of Good Hope ; 
specifying the Total Quantity which has been en- 
tered for Home Consumption, as well from the Im- 
portations specified in the Return of the 24th day 
of August, as from the subsequent arrivals. 


Petitions from Fowey;— Wetherby ;— Norton 
Fitzwarren ;— Wootton Wawen, &amp;c.;—Dymchurch ; 
—and, Hartland; praying that the Municipal Cor- 
porations (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of 
Municipal Corporations in Ireland ; 

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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Edward John Stanley, 182 

Yeas, { Mr. John Parker : : 

Tellers for the { Sir George Sinclair, 34 

Noes, Mr. Emerson Tennent : : 

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; 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 Viscount Morpeth do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Horse Racing Bill was read the first time ; Horse Racing 


and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; Bill. 
and to be printed. No. 107. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply; 


mittee of Supply ; 


Ordered, That the Estimates of Army Services Army Estimates 


for 1840-41, be referred to the Committee. referred. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 


mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Land Forces. 


number of Land Forces, not exceeding Ninety-three 
thousand four hundred and seventy-one men (exclu- 


sive of the men employed in the Territorial Posses- 
sions of the East India Company), Commissioned 
and Non-commissioned Officers included, be main- 
tained for the Service of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of 
April 1840 to the 31st day of March 1841. 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, 
That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 
Eighty-one thousand three hundred and nineteen 
men (exclusive of the men employed in the Terri- 
torial Possessions of the East India Company), 
Commissioned and Non-comumissioned Officers in- 
cluded, be maintained for the service of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 
ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841 ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Hume, \ 8 

Yeas, Mr. Wallace : . 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 100 
Noes, { Mr. Tufnell : } , 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 


Resolution to be reported. 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 10° die Martii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. ; 

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 resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The Union Workhouses Bill was, according to Union Work. 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- houses Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Prisons Bill was, according to Order, read a Prisons Bill. 
second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Friday next. 





Vot. 95. 


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160 


LawofEvidence The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Parliamentary © The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Drainage of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Lands Bill. reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 23d day of this instant March. 
Inland Ware- | The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill. reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 23d day of this instant March. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. 


mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Poddle River 


The House was moved, That the Act of the 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Parliament of Ireland, 17 &amp; 18 Car. 2, c¢. 21, in- 
tituled “ An Additional Act to the Act intituled, 
An Act for the Cleansing the Watercourse in Saint 
Patrich-street,” might he read; and the same was 
read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
Parliament of Ireland, 36 Geo. 3.c¢. 44, “for prevent- 
ing the Inundations of the Poddle River in Dublin, 
and for preserving the Cathedral Church of Saint 
Patrick and the Houses of the adjoining Inhabi- 
tants from the Damages arising therefrom,” might 
be read ; and the same was read. 


The House was also} moved, That the Act 47 
Geo. 3, c. 109, (Local and Personal), “ for the more 
effectual Improvement of the City of Dublin, and 
the Environs thereof,” might be read ; and the same 
was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 54 
Geo. 3, c. 221, (Local and Personal,) “‘ to explain and 
amend an Act passed in the forty-seventh year of his 
present Majesty’s reign, for the more effectual Im- 
provement of the City of Dublin and the Environs 
thereof,” 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. Solicitor 
General for Ireland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Hull Improve- 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- 
ment Bill. 


tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Hull Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, for 
better lighting and cleansing the Town of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, and certain parts of the Liberty of Trip- 
pett, within and part of the municpal borough of 
Kingston-upon-Hull: And that Mr. Hutt and Sir 
Walter James do prepare, and bring it in. 

Prisons. The Order made upon Friday last, for printing 
the copies ofall Reports and of Schedules (B.), trans- 
mitted to the Secretary of State, respecting State 
Prisons, was read and discharged. 

a9 (Marines, _ Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spain 


(Marines, &amp;c.), which were presented upon Thursday 


No. 108, last, be printed. 


Customs Duty. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Customs 
No. 109. 


Duty, which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 


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A. 1840, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education Faducation 











- Tweed 
(Ireland) which was presented upon Thursday Ireland.) Patent 
last, be printed. No. 110, = 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Eccle- Ecclesiasticay 
siastical Commission (Jreland) which was presented Commission 
upon Thursday last, be printed. et) 
. No. 11], 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Greenwich Greenwich 
Hospital, which was presented upon Friday last, Hospital. 
be printed. No. 112, 
And then the House, having continued to sit 
tilla quarter of an hour before one of the Wee 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till shire | 
this day. Bill. 
Martis, 10° die Martii ; iii 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. ” 
PRAYERS. 
HE Sarum and Ealing Roads Bill was read a Sarum and 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Brodie, — Roads 
and the South Wilts List. : 
Mr. Bewes presented a Bill for erecting and _ Bay 
maintaining a Pier, and other Works, in Mill Bay, — Fier 
in the Port of P/ymouth, in the County of Devon: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
Wol 
Mr. Hutt presented a Bill for better lighting and Hull Improve. Cha 


cleansing the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and ™™ ®" 
certain parts of the Liberty otf Trippeté, within and 

part of the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon- 

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


Mr. Thomas Mackenzie presented a Bill for more Nairnshire 
effectually making, repairing and maintaining cer- 4s ill. 
tain Turnpike-roads, in the Counties of Wairn and 
Inverness: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Exeter Waterworks Bill was read a second Exeter Water- 
time ; and committed to Mr. Divett, and the South “°* Bi! 
Devon List. 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill for equalizing, de- Exeter Port 
fining and regulating the Petty Customs, and for Pues Bil 
facilitating the Collection of the Quay Dues pay- 
able to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
City and Borough of Exeter, and for preserving the 
Navigation of the River Eve: And the same was 


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


Mr. Divett presented a Bill to alter, amend and Exeter Markets 
enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act for 3! 
removing the Markets held in the High and Fore- 
street, and other Places within the City of Ezeter, 
and for providing other Markets in lieu thereof: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The General Steam Navigation Company Bili General Steam 
was read a second time; and committed to Sir (avety., 
Matthew Wood, and the Middlesex List. itd 


The House was moved, That the Order made West Stirling- 
yesterday, that the Parties in the case of the West shire Roads 
Stirlingshire Roads Bill, have leave to proceed with ” 
their Bill, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to make, improve and maintain certain Roads ni 
the counties of Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark and 
Perth: And that Mr. Walter Campbell and Lord 
Dalmeny do prepaie, and bring it in. 


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Tweeddale . 

Patent Drain- 
Tile and Brick 
Company Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Austin’s ’ 
Patents Bill. 


Wolverhampton 
Chapel Bill. 


Austin’s 
Patents Bill, 


Gamgad 
Road Bill. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Transfer to 
more than Twelve Persons of certain Patents granted 
to the Marquis of T'weeddale, relating to the Ma- 
nufacture of Drain-Tiles, Bricks and other Articles, 
and for the establishment of a Company for carry- 
ing out the Objects of the said Patents, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Walter Campbell presented a Bill to make, 
improve and maintain certain Roads in the Counties 
of Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark and Perth: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Order made upon Friday last, That leave be 
given to bring in a Bill for forming and establishing 
a Company, to be called “ The Deep Sea and Ge- 
neral Salvage Company,” and for enabling the said 
Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and establishing a Company, to be called 
“‘ The Deep Sea and General Salvage Company,” 
and for enabling the said Company to purchase 
certain Letters Patent: And that Mr. Hayter and 
Mr. George Palmer 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 and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of an Act passed in the twenty-eighth 
year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Second, for building a Chapel in the Town of Wol- 
verhampton, in the County of Stafford; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1. 2. After “ year,” insert “and as enacts 
“ that if the Minister of the said Chapel, or his 
“ successors, should at any time demand, take or 
receive any greater rent for such pews or seats, or 
“ any of them, than should be settled by the said 
“ Trustees, such Minister so offending should upon 
complaint made thereof by the said Trustees, or 
any five or more of them, and on being convicted 
in manner therein mentioned, be rendered inca- 
pable of holding the cure or benefice created by 
“ the said Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1.34. After “ year” insert “ and such 
altered, advanced or reduced rents, the Minister 
of the said chapel shall from time to time de- 
mand, take and receive in lieu and instead of the 
rents authorized to be demanded, taken and re- 
ceived under and by virtue of the said recited 
* 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Villiers 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. Hayter presented a Bill for forming and 
establishing a Company, to be called “‘ The Deep 
Sea and General Salvage Company,” and for en- 
abling the said Company to purchase certain Letters 
Patent: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to alter and amend 
an Act passed in the third year of the reign of his 
Majesty King George the Fourth, and the Acts 
therein recited, so far as the same relate to the Road 
to Provan Mill, commonly called the Garngad 
Road, and for other Purposes relating thereto: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 

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10° Marti. - 161 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to amend and Birmingham, 
enlarge some of the Provisions of the Act relating Bristol, , 
to the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction den Bationy 
Railway, and to authorize the Company to raise a Bill. 
further Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said 
Undertaking: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Phillpotts presented a Bill for inclosing Stoke Bruerm 
Lands in the Parish of Stoke Bruern, and Hamlet closure Bill. 
of Shutlanger, otherwise Shuttlehanger, in the said 
Parish of Stoke Bruern, in the County of North- 
ampton: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Captain Alsager presented a Bill to enable the London and 
London and Croydon Railway Company to enlarge Greenwich 
a portion of the London and Greenwich Railway, on OM 
and for other Purposes: And the same was read and Station 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second Bill. 
time. 


Sir Thomas Troubridge presented a Bill for the Royal Naval 
Establishment and Government of the Institution School Incorpo- 
called the Royal Naval School: And the same "i Bill 


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


Sir Thomas Troubridge presented a Bill for better Deal and 
supplying with Water the Town and Borough of Walmer Water- 
Deal, and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County “*™** Bill 
of Kené: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis presented a Bill to autho- Weaver 
rize the Trustees of the River Weaver, in the County Churches Bill. 
of Chester, to apply part of the Funds arising from 
the Rates and Duties payable in ‘respect of the 
Navigation of the said River, for the erecting and 
endowing one or more Church or Churches, for the 
accommodation of the Watermen, Hawlers, and 
others, employed upon the said River, and con- 
nected with the Traffic thereof: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis presented a Bill for the Chester 
better paving, lighting and improving the Borough — 
of Chester, and for establishing new Market-places ~'* 
therein, and for consolidating the several Parishes 
within the said Borough, so far as relates to the 
Assessment and Collection of the Poors Rates and 
Settlement and Maintenance of the Poor: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parish Garboldisham 
of Garboldisham, in the County of Norfolk, was read Inclosure Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Sinclair do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Captain Boldero presented a Bill for forming a Kolimann’s 
Company to be called “ Kollmann’s Railway i. Patents Bill. 
comotive and Carriage Improvement Company,” 
and for enabling the said Company to purchase 
certain Letters Patent: And the same was read 


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


Petitions from Traders, Rate-payers, and Inhabit- Taff Vale 
ants of Merthyr Tydvil ;—and, Proprietors or Les- Railway Bill. 
sees of Collieries upon or near the line of the 7a 
Vale Railway ; praying that the Taff Vale Railwa 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read, 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of lands, 
mines, &amp;c., lying near the Taff Vale Railway (three 
Petitions) ;—Owners and Occupiers of estates lying 

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near the said Railway ;—Owners and Occupiers of 
estates within, and Inhabitants of, Newbridge ;— 
Cardiff; — and, Tradesmen and Inhabitants of 
Merthyr Tydvil; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Toff Vale A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Railway Bill. posed, That the Taff Vale 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 Caatiion 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ — — -n, } 129. 
Mr. Nicholl, l 
Tellers for the Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle :J 
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 to Mr. Mansel Talbot, and 
the South Wales List. 


126. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Regula- 
tion Bill. 


Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill for regu- 
lating certain intended Docks at Liverpool, to be 
called the Herculaneum Docks, and exempting Ves- 
sels frequenting the same, and their Cargoes, from 
a portion of the Tolls and Duties payable to the 
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Harrington Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to enable 

DockCompany the Harrington Dock Company to sue and be sued 

ou. in the name of any Member or Officer of the said 
Company, and to exempt all Vessels using the Docks 
belonging to the said Company, and all Goods 
shipped or discharged therein or on the Estate of the 
said Company, from the Payment of certain Rates, 
Tolls or Duties to the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Docks: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Liverpool Court Lord Viscount Sandon presented a Bill to alter 
of Requests and amend an Act passed in the sixth and seventh 
Bill. years of the reign of his late Majesty King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, relating (amongst other things) to 
the Recovery of Small Debts within the Borough 
of Liverpool: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Promoli’s Promoli’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
Nat. Bill. time; and committed to Lord Viscount Sandon, and 
the South Lancaster List. 
Hausburg’s Hausburg’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
Nat. Bill. time; and committed to Lord Viscount Sandon, and 
the South Lancaster List. 
Norwich A Petition of the Corporation of Norwich, pray- 
Nee) Bill ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
~~ counsel or agents, against the Morwich Improve- 
ment (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Birmingham A Petition of the North Mid/and Railway Com- 
—* pany, praying that the Birmingham and Derby 
Railway and Junction Railway and Tamworth Approach Bill 
ps pil, MY Pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1840. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for improv- Fisherrow 
ing, enlarging, and maintaining the Harbour of Fish- (Pdinbargh) 
errow, in the County of Edinburgh: And the same ©“? Bill. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to amend the Edinburgh 
Act relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- _ Glasgow 
way: And the same was read the first time; and ““!"*s Bill. 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Craven Berkeley presented a Bill to enable Dean Forest 
the Forest of Dean Railway Company to make a Railway Bil, 
new Branch or Extension of their Railway from 
Cinderford Bridge to Brimspill, and to amend 
the Act relating thereto: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for better Belfast 
supplying with Water the Town and Borough i 
Belfast : And the same was read the first time ; and (No. 2.) Bl 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wolverley Attwood presented a Bill to en- London and 
able the London and Greenwich Railway Company Greeuwich 
to provide a Station in the Parish of Saint Olave, in ae Se 
the Borough of Southwark, and County of Surrey: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Eaton presented a Bill for inclosing Lands wicken 
in the Parish of Wicken, in the County of Cam- Inclosure Bill, 
bridge: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill was read a Kingston-upon- 
second time ; aud committed to Mr. Charles Wood, Hull Docks Bill 
and the East Riding of York List. 


Mr. Dunbar, by Order, presented a Bill for divid- Kington 
ing and inclosing Kingswood Common and Moseley’s Inclosure Bill. 
Mear, and for extinguishing Commonable Rights in 
Kingswood, all in the Parish of Kington, in the 
County of Hereford: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Marshall presented a Bill to enable the Northem 
Northern and Eastern Railway Company to abandon avd Eastern 
a portion of their Line originally authorized to be - 
made, and to alter and amend several of the Powers 
and Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Ebenezer Robins, of Birmingham, Birmingham 
Surveyor, praying that he may heard, by himself or #4 Derby 
his counsel, against certain parts of the Birmingham ar oad 
and Derby Junction Railway and Tamworth Ap-Temworth — 
proach Bill, was presented and read. Approach Bill 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself or his counsei, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Directors of the Greenwich Railway Metropolis 
and Croydon Railway Companies; praying that Improvements 
among the various improvements proposed in and 
about the Metropolis, a line of communication may 
be formed from Saint Saviour’s Church to Stamford- 
street, by'which a short and convenient access can 
be made to the termini of the said Railways; and 
praying that they may be permitted, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, to attend the Metropolis 
Improvement Committee, and submit plans, esti- 
mates, and evidence for their consideration and adop- 
tion, was presented and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Metropolis ati a.” 8 

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North Union 
Railway Bill. 


Kennet and 
Amesbury 
Road Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 


tiots 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


3 VicToRIZ. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- | 
deration the Report which, upon the 2d day of this 


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163 


Her Majesty, and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 


instant March, was made from the Committee on | rections accordingly. 


the North Union Railway Bill, printed Copies of 
the Bill having been delivered at the door upon Wed- | 
nesday last; and the Amendments were read, and | 
agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, (for 
protection of the Company against fraudulent pas- 
sengers:) 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 
resolved itself into the Committee; and after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Chem, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 


= Clause was agreed to, to be made part of the 
ill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, (prohibiting the smoking of tobacco, creating 
disturbances or injuring the carriages of the Com- 
pany:) 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 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was agreed to, to be made part of the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 2d day of this 
instant March, was made from the Committee on 











the Kennet and Amesbury Road Bill, printed Copies 
of the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Thursday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of or Extracts from any Correspondence be- 
tween the Irish Government or the Treasury and 
the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, re- 
lative to the Navigation of the River Lagan, and of 
any Reports made by the latter regarding it:— 
Copies of any Accounts furnished by the late Com- 
pany of Undertakers of the Lagan Navigation, re- 
lative to the Receipt and Expenditure of the same :— 
Copies of any Memorials relative to the same, for- 
warded to the Jrish Government or to the Treasury, 
from the town of Belfast, or from other parties in 
Ireland, within the last two years, and of the An- 
swers thereto :—and, Copies or Extracts of any other 
Documents, Correspondence, or Accounts relative 
to the said Navigation, from the year 1814 to the 
expiration of the Zagan Navigation Act in the year 
1833, inclusive. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 19th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 
26th and 28th days of February last, and of the 
3d, 5th and 6th days of this instant March, (that 
Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to give 
directions that the Papers therein mentioned might 
be laid before this House), had been presented to 

Vor. 95. 





Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several County 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Names Constabulary 
of the different Counties or Parts of Counties in “* 


England and Wales, which have adopted the Pro- 
visions of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 93, relative to 
County and District Constables, their Area and 
Population; together with the Number of Chief 
Constables, Superintendents, Inspectors, Serjeants 
and Constables appointed in each County, with their 
respective Rates of Salaries. 


Copies of any Report, since the last laid before Emigration. 
this House, from the Agent General for Emigration: No. 113. 


—Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence be- 
tween the Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
the Governors of the Australian Colonies, respecting 
Emigration, since the Papers presented to this House 
on the 15th day of August 1839:—And, Copy of 
any general Return of Emigration for the year 
1839. 


Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to Lighting of the 


Orders,—Accounts of all Expenses connected with House. 


the Experiments of the Bude Light, from their com- - 


mencement to the present day, including erection 
of Machinery, Wages and Labour, and Remunera- 
tion of the Inventor:— Also, the Expense of re- 


moving and again replacing the Lustres and 
Shades. 


No. 115. 


A Return of the Expense incurred in the Outfit, Governor 
as well as other Expenses immediately and particu- General of 


larly connected with the Passage and Mission of the 
Right honourable Charles Poulett Thomson, Gover- 
nor-General of Canada, and Suite, distinguishing the 
Appointments, Names of the Persons attached to 
the said Mission, and the Salaries proposed to be 
paid to each. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Emigration ; 
—and, Lighting of the House, be printed. 


Canada. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Vaccine 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Institution. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the last Report from the National 
Vaccine Institution to Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretary of State for the Home Department. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sale of Beer Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday, the 25th day of this instant 
March. 


absence for a month, on account of ill health. 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


city of London, Gentleman, recommending the es- 
tablishment of a Bank on National Account to su- 
persede the Bank of England, at the expiration of 
its charter, with a similar institution in Dublin, to 
supersede the Bank of Jreland, and that such Bank 
should have no branches in the provinces, either in 
England or Ireland, and should be the only Bank 
of Issue in both countries as relates to notes payable 
on demand, and should discount the paper of all 





y¥2 Provincial 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Sale of Beer 
nesday, the 18th day of this instant March, the Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Villiers Stuart have leave of Leave of 


Absence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hubberston, praying Municipal 
that the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill may Corporations 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and (Jreland) Bill. 


A Petition of William Augustus Kentish, of the Banking. 


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ions a = te ae RR 
See a aap onane 


Banking 
Establishments. 


Mendicancy 
(Ireland. ) 


Newport Riots, 


Frost, Williams 
and Jones. 


Supply 
[3 March] ; 


Supply ; 


Land Forces. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Horse Racing 
Bill. 


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Provincial Banks; and praying the House to take, 
the circumstances into consideration, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the effects produced on the Circula- 
tion of the Country by the various Banking Esta- 
blishments issuing notes payable on demand. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Resolutions which have been passed 
by the several Boards of Guardians in Ireland, and 
communicated to the Poor Law Commissioners, re- 
lative to the expediency of enacting a Law for the 
suppression of Mendicancy and Vagrancy in Ireland. 


Petitions from Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Newport 
(Monmouth) ; — Shelton ; — Fenton ;— Hanley ;— 
Longton ; — Tunstall ; — Burslem ; — Saint John, 
Westminster ; — Girvan;— Saint Pancras;— Fins- 
bury ;—Saint Leonard, Shoreditch (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;— Newport ;— Bath (Chairman) ;— Glas- 
gow (Chairman) ; — Patrick (Chairman) ;— West- 
minster ; — Nathaniel Worling ;— George Loveless 
and others;— Members of the Smithfield Charter 
Association; — and, John Templer; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her to 
grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 
lately tried at Monmouth upon a charge of high 
treason,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Frost, a Prisoner in the county 
gaol of Monmouth, praying for a free pardon, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased, under the special circumstances of the case, 
to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, {Me ao, } 5. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Fox Maule, 1 68. 


Mr. Robert Steuart :J 
So it passed in the Negative. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into further consideration the 13th, 14th and 
15th of the Resolutions which upon Tuesday last 
were reported from the Committee of Supply ; and 
the same were agreed to. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not 
exceeding Ninety-three thousand four hundred and 
seventy-one men (exclusive of the men employed in 
the Territorial Possessions of the East India Com- 
pany), Commissioned and Non-commissioned Of- 
ficers included, be maintained for the Service of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
from the Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the 
better Payment of the Army and their Quarters : 


And that Mr. Macaulay and Sir George Grey do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The Horse Racing Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


10°—11°—12° Martii. 








A. 1840, 


Mr. William John Blake reported from the Select Public Pe; 
Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had (Thirteen, 
examined the Petitions presented from the 4th to Report.) 
the 6th days of this instant March, 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. Solicitor General for Ireland presented a Bill Poddle River 
to amend the Acts relating to the River Poddle, in (Dublin) Bil, 
the County and City of Dublin: And the same was No. 114, 
read the first time; and ordered to be read asecond 
time; and to be printed. 

Ordered, That the said Bill be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills :— 

And that it be an Instruction to the said Committee 
to examine whether the Standing Orders have been 
complied with, as in the case of a Petition for a 


Private Bill, and under the same rules and regula- 
tions. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow, 





Mercuri, 11° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


T HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment, 
Speaker, it appeared that Fortv Members were 
not present; yetit 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, 12° die Martii ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 








PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Owners and Proprietors of Hartlepool 


certain railways and collieries in the county a hi 

of Durham, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

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 Inhabitant Householders of An- Bolton Small 
lezarke, and other places, praying that the Bolton Deb's Bill. 
Small Debts Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Glasgow Bridewell Bill was read a second Glasgow __ 
time; and committed to Mr. Lockhart, and the Bridewell Bill 
South Scotland List. 


The Calton of Glasgow Police Bill was read a Calton of Glas- 
second time; and committed to Mr. Dennistoun, go Police Bill 
and the South Scotland List. 


A Petition of James Walkinshaw, Paper Manu- Greenock 

facturer, at Overton, near Greenock, praying that —_— 
, ; ill. 

he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Greenock Improvement 
Bill, was presented and read. 

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 Minister, Elders and Managers Glasgow Poor 





of the Relief Church, Dowhill, Glasgow, praying Bate Bill 
that 





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Bill. 


Crow 
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Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


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that the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill may not pass into 
a law as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Halesworth, in the 
county of Suffolk, praying that the Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Baines reported from the Committee on the 


(Leeds) Bridge Crown Point (Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill ; That 


and Roads Bill 


North Union 
Railway Bill. 


Torquay and 
Dartmouth 
Roads Bill. 


Manchester 

and Salford 
Junction Canal 
Bill, 


London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill. 


Arbroath and 


*the Resolution of the House of the 6th dav of 


February last 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 enable the North Union 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
was read the third time. 

Resolwed, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Stanley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Torquay and Dartmouth Roads Bill; 
That the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of 
February last 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 House being informed, That other 
Amendments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :-—And that they have leave to sit, 


and proceed, and to make their Report upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Mark Philips reported from the Committee 
on the Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Bill; 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill, was 
referred ; That no person appeared in support of 
the said Petition; and 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. 


Petitions from Messrs. Williams, Brooks, Powell 
and Broderip, Agents and Solicitors to James 
Robert West, of Alscot Park, in the county of 
Gloucester, Esquire ;—the South Eastern Railway 
Company ;-—and, the London and Croydon Railway 
Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Greenwich ‘Railway Bill 
—were presented, and read. 

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. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 


_ Railway on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bill; That 


Corn Laws, 


they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as 
the same relate to the present application ; That the 
Resolution of the House of the 27th day of January 
last had been complied with; and that the Com- 
mittee 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 ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Dukinfield ;— Peterhead ;— Long- 
ton ;-- Glossop ;—Sowerby Bridge ;—Small Bridge; 
Vou. 95. 


12° Martiz. 





165 


— Linlithgow ;— Forfar ;—- Salterforth --Bolion- 
by-Bowland ; — Rimington ;-- Lower District of 
Wigtown ; — Cockermouth ;— Failsworth ;— Grass- 
ington ;-— Bridgeton ;— Hathersage ;--Lower-place, 
Lancaster ; —Derby (two Petitions) ;—Boddam ;— 
Workmen at Messrs. Sheard, Spedding, &amp; Co.’s, 
New Mill, Batley ;— Messrs. E. &amp; T. Dodgshon’s 
Mill, Jersey-street, Manchester ;— Messrs. George 


| Woolley &amp; Son, Gaythorn;— Messrs. Howard &amp; 


Athinsons, Deansgate ;—Perth (Dean of Guild) ;— 
George Fritchie ;—Markinch (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing); —- Fordingbridge ; — Highdown ; — Newton 
Saint Petroch ;--Burrington ;— Huntshaw ;— Wear 
Gifford ;— Alwington;— Buckland Brewer ;—Lang- 
tree; — Sheepwash ; — Thornbury ; — Tavistock ;— 
Challacombe ;— Ogden;—Shaw Clough ;--Gasstown; 
—Four Lane Ends, Pilkington ;— Ratcliffe ;— Rake 
Wood ;—and, Linton; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Merryn;—West Suffolk ;— 
and, Members of the South Suffolk Agricultural 
Association (three Petitions) ;— Hatfield ( York) ;— 
and, Chairman of the Grand Jury of the Queen’s 
County Lent Assizes; praying that the Corn Laws 
may not be repealed,—-were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killarrow or Bowmore ;— Tanna- Church 


dice;—North Knapdale; —Portnahaven ;— Glen- 
orchy and Inisheil ;—South Knapdale ;—Lochgilp- 
head ;—Kilmenny ;—Jona ;— Inveraray ;— Kirkgun- 











it 





zeon ; — Ormiston ; — Torthowald ; — Glassary ; — 
Hutchesontown ; — Argyll; — Presbytery of Lorn 
(Moderator) ;—Presbytery of Kilchoman (Modera- 
tor) ;—Presbytery of Dunoon (Moderator) ;— Pres- 
bytery of Dalkeith (Moderator) ; — Larkhall ; — 
Dunnichen ;— Polwarth ;— Tencaitland ; -—Edzell ; 
— Inverbrothock ;— Dun ;— Auldearn ;— Monimail ; 
— Muthiil ;— Dallas ;-- Nenthorn ;—-Kennethmont ; 
——Kintore ;—Lunan; — Half Morton; — Kirkmahoe; 
— Montrose ;--Kinnettles ;-- Lochrutton;-——Terregles ; 
— Mousewald ; — Fintry ;— Mordington ; — Lady- 
loan ;—- Kelso ; —_Drumblade ;— Kirkcaldy ;—Pan- 
bride ;— Huntly ; — Cairnie ;—Glass ;—A bbotshall ; 
— Saint Vegean’s ; — Peterhead ; — Ardeonaig ;— 
Stracathrow ;— Invertiel ; — Keith ; — Portsoy ; — 
Mortlach ;- -Buckie ;— Bangor ;-— Bridge of Weir ; 
— Manner ;—Inchinnan ;— Kirkurd ; —Portmoak; 
—and, Presbytery of Dingwall (Moderator) ; pray- 
ing for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carlisle ;—and, Wakefield; pray- China. 


ing the House to take effective measures for the 
suppression and abandonment by the British of 
the trade in Opium, to adopt means for effecting 


| a pacific and honourable settlement with the Chinese 


Government, thereby avoiding war, and for esta- 
blishing such commercial relations with the Chinese 
as may promote the mutual prosperity and friendly 
intercourse of the two countries,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Heybridge ;—Instow ;——Aldburgh ; yay nvoth 
—Deaneries of Barnstaple and Sherwell ;—and, College. 


Withernwich ; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne and North Railways. 


Shields Railway Company; praying the House to 
pass an Act altering the duty now charged of one- 
eighth of a penny per mile on each passenger, to a 
per centage upon the receipts of the Railway, an 
alteration which would operate equally and equit- 


ably upon all Railways whether charging high or 
| 


y 3 low 


(Scotland.) 








Union Work- 
houses Bill. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill, 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Emigration. 


Newport Ricts. 


James 
Workman. 


166 


low fares, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Drorford Union;— Purnell B. 
Purnell ;— and, Eastbourne Union (Chairman); 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Meath;—and, Askeaton; praying 
that the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Waterford, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Domgay ;—Bow (Middlesex) ;— 
Hemel Hempstead; — Melton Mowbray ; — Shab- 
bington ;— Dukinfield ; — Weymouth ; —Ramsey ; — 
Perth ;—and, Ickford; praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood from 
Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the Eccle- 
siastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Vale of Leven;—and, Huddersfield; 
praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow;— Thomas Bennett ;— 
Andrew Hutton;—John Hyslop ;—Daniel Wilkie ; 
— Jane Muirhead; —- Jean Limerock; — James 
Maver ;—John Chisholm ;—W orkmen in the employ 
of R. Farie &amp; Co., Glasgow ;—Operatives in F. 
Wood’s Cotton Spinning Factory, Bridgeton ; — 
Workers of Mitchell and Locke’s Factory, Green- 
head ;— Matthew Thomson, Edge Tool Maker, Kirk- 
street, Calton, Glasgow ;—Messrs. Randolph, Elliot, 


12° Martie. 





A. 1840. 


| A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Lay 
Poor of the Nantwich Union, praying that no Ac 
| material alteration may be made in the Poor Law 
, Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
| upon the Table. 
| Colonel Anson reported from the Committee on Birmingham 
the Birmingham and Wyrley Canals Union Bill ; 74 Wyrley 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill a Union 
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 do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Chester ana 
the Chester and Crewe and Grand Junction Rail- Crewe and 
ways Consolidation Bill; and to whom a Petition tee 
against the said Bill was referred; That they had solidation Bil 
heard counsel in support of the said Petition, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; and 
that the Committee had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; That the Resolution of the House 
of the 27th day of January last 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 ; 
and be printed. 











An ingrossed Bill for making a Turnpike-road Kennet and 
from West Kennet to Amesbury, in the County of ery | 
Wilts, with Branches therefrom, was read the third “°° “" 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sidney Herbert do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





&amp; Co., Glasgow ;— Bannockburn ;—John Patterson;' A Petition of Directors and Subscribers to the Mechanics’ 
—William Peters;—John Stewart ;—James Downs; | Edinburgh School of Arts, praying for the encou- Institutions, 
—Robert Whitelaw;— Airdrie ;— Fergus M‘Cubbin; | razement of Mechanics’ Institutions in the principal 
—John Robertson ; —- Workmen of the Glasgow ' cities of the United Kingdom, for the instruction of 
University Printing Office ;—and, Gorbals (Chair- | the working classes and their children in such 
woman); praying for the adoption of Universal | branches of science and art as are of practical appli- 


Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, | cation in their several trades, mechanical and manu- 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses, Secretary and Mana- 
gers of the Calton, Glasgow, Emigration Society, 
stating that the said Society consists of one hundred 
families who are desirious of emigrating to Upper 
Canada, owing to the depressed state of trade and 
the low rate of wages; and praying the House to 
take their case into consideration, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint James, Clerk- 
enwell, praying the House to address Her Majesty, 
beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, 
Williams and Jones, lately tried at Monmouth, on 
a charge of high treason, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Workman, Joseph Work- 
men and John Workman, the three brothers of 
James Workman, a prisoner now confined in the 
gaol at Springfield, in the county of Essex, com- 


—s of the imprisonment and trial of their 
rother at the adjourned Sessions at Chelmsford, on 


the 12th day of February last, for leaving the Bi/- | siastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass 
| into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


lericay Union Workhouse in the wearing apparel 
of the establishment, he at the time being alleged 
to be of unsound mind, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


facturing, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas George Johnstone Pearce, Printed Papers. 
now a Prisoner of the House, in the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms, praying that payment of the sum 
due for his maintenance may be excused to him, 
and that he may be supplied in future with rations 
free of cost, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Burghfield ; — and, Charlbury ; Municipal 
praying that the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Corporations 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and ([reland) Bil. 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin West, of Clerkenwell, Copyright Bill « 
Bookbinder, and Weibean in his employ, praying 

that the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

| the Table. 








A Petition of the Members of the Bath Church Ecclesiastical 
| of England Lay Association, praying that the Eccle- Vuties v4 


Revenues Bill 


| to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the East and West Inland Ware- 


| India Dock Company, which was presented upon busing Bill. 
the 


Maccles 
and Co 
Road E 


Marin 
Insure 
Comp 


Sale 
Act. 


stal 


Pri 








Macclesfield 
and Congleton 
Road Bill. 


Marine 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


County Con- 
stabulary Act. 


Printed Papers. 


Sale of Bread 
Act. 


Coal Trade 
Regulation Act. 


Church of 
England, 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies. ) 


Woodstock 
Writ. 


S VicToriZ. 


the 21st day of February last, praying that the 
Inland Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Inland Ware- 
housing. 


Mr. Grimsditch reported from the Committee 
on the Macclesfield and Congleton Road Bill; That 
the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of Fe- 
bruary last 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 for enabling “ The Marine In- 
surance Company ”’ to sue and be sued in the Name 
of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman for the time 


being of the said Company, was read the third 
time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Humphery do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Dealers in Beer by Retail, residing 
within Stoke-upon-Trent, praying that Retailers of 
Beer may be placed on the same footing as Licensed 
Victuallers, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Radical Asso- 
ciation of Salford, praying for the repeal of the 
County Constabulary Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke Doyle ;—and, Ravenstone ; 











praying for the discharge of the Sheriff of Middlesex 
out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Beacon, of Stepney, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying that the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 37, for the better regulation of the Sale 
of Bread and Flour, be made to apply to, and 
brought into operation within the city of London, 
and the Bills of Mortality, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Beacon, of Maidstone, in the 
county of Kent, praying that the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
c. 76, for the better Regulation of the Sale of Coals 
within the Cities of London and Westminster, be 
extended throughout the United Kingdom, was 


— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Petersfield ;—Church Gresley ;— 
Warnford ; — Hartley Wespall ; — Thruxton ; — 
Fyfield ;— Matlock ;—Steeple-cum- East Claydon ;— 
Colmere ;—.Buriton ;—Deaneries of Barnstaple and 
Sherwell ;—and, Silverton ; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 
Deaneries of Barnstaple and Sherwell, praying the 
House to continue their support and encouragement 
to the Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England 
throughout the British Colonies, and make provision 
for increasing their number, was presented, and read ; 
and 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 Woodstock, in the 
room of the Marquis of Blandford, now Duke of 


Marlborough, called up to the House of Peers. 
Vox. 95. 











12° Marti. 167 


A Petition of the President and Members of the Medical 
North of England Medical Association, praying the Profession. 


House to adopt such measures as will confer upon 
the Medical Profession a sound and efficient legal 
constitution, and place it under a system of govern- 
ment based upon principles which may protect the 
interests alike of its members and of the public; 
ensure uniformity of education and examination for 
all who enter it, prevent illegal practice, and confer 
reciprocal privileges on practitioners throughout 
England, Scotland and Ireland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie wpon the Table. 


A Petition of James Hansard, Luke Graves Han- Printed Papers. 


sard, and Luke James Hansard, Printers to the 
House, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners were, on Monday the 9th day 
of March instant, served with notice of a Writ of 
Inquiry of Damages, in the further or fifth suit 
commenced against the Petitioners in the Court of 
Queen’s Bench by John Joseph Stockdale ; 


That the following is a copy of such notice: 


In the Queen’s Bench. 
Between John Joseph Stockdale - - Plaintiff, 
and 
James Hansard, Luke Graves Tt Defendant 
sard,and Luke James Hansard, ——— 


“ Take notice, That a Declaration against you 
is this day filed in the Queen’s Bench Declaration 
Office, Temple, London, at the suit of the above- 
named Plaintiff, in an action on the case, and 
that unless you plead thereto in eight days from 
the service hereof, judgment will be signed against 
you by default. 

“ Dated this 9th day of March 1840. 

Yours, &amp;c. 


“To James Hansard, Luke 
Graves Hansard, and T. B. Howard, 


Plaintiff’s Attorney 
&gt; 
Luke James Hansard, Norfol-etrect, 
the above-named De- 9 
Strand. 
fendants. 





“ Messrs Hansard. Delivered 
at the Office Door in Westminster 
9th March, at 3 p. 12, P.M. 


That the Petitioners, in order to ascertain cor- 
rectly the cause of action in such further or fifth 
suit, caused the Declaration filed by the Plaintiff in 
the Queen’s Bench Declaration Office, to be taken 
out of the said Office, and of which Declaration the 
following is a Copy: 

«“ In the Queen’s Bench : 


“ The ninth day of March, in the year of Our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty. 


“ Herts, to wit: John Joseph Stockdale, the 
Plaintiff in this suit, by Thomas Burton Howard, 
his Attorney, complains of James Hansard, Luke 
Graves Hansard, and Luke James Hansard, the 
Defendants in this suit, who have been summoned 
to answer the said John Joseph Stockdale, in an 
action on the case. Jor that whereas, before and 
at the time of committing the grievance herein- 
after complained of, the said Plaintiff was, and for 
a long time had been, a bookseller and publisher 
of books, and as such bookseller and publisher 
of books had published divers and very many 
scientific books, and particularly, in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty- 
seven, a certain physiological and anatomical 
book, written by a learned physician, on the 
Generative System, illustrated by anatomical 
plates. And whereas the said Defendants, on 
the Twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
nine, did publish, and cause to be published, of 
and concerning the said Plaintiff, in his said trade 
and business of a bookseller and publisher, in a 
certain book purporting to be Reports of the 
Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain, the passage 

y4 following ; 


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168 


(meaning the said physiological and anatomicai 

book) of a most disgusting nature, and the plates 

are indecent and obscene in theextreme.’ Whereas 

in truth and in fact the said book is purely of a 

scientific character; yet the said Defendants, 

well knowing the premises, but contriving and 
maliciously intending to defame and injure the 

said Plaintiff in his said trade and business of a 

bookseller and publisher, and cause it to be be- 

lieved that he published indecent and obscene 
books, on the second day of July, in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
nine, maliciously and falsely did publish, and 
cause to be published, of and concerning the 
Plaintiff, in his said trade and business of a book- 
seller and publisher, in a certain printed paper, 
purporting to be a Copy of the Reply of the In- 
spectors of Prisons for the Home District, with 
regard to the Report of the Court of Aldermen, to 
whom it was referred to consider the First Report 
of the Inspectors of Prisons, so far as relates to 
the Gaol of Newgate; which said Copy of the 
Reply purports to be a Letter from Willam Craw- 
ford and Whitworth Russell, Esquires, Inspectors 
of Prisons for the Home District, to the Right 
honourable Lord John Russell, &amp;c. &amp;c. &amp;e., the 
false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel 
following ; (that is to say) ‘ But we deny that 
that book is a scientific work (using that term in 
its ordinary acceptation), or that the plates are 
purely anatomical, calculated only to attract the 
attention of persons connected with surgical 
science, and we adhere to the terms which we 
have already employed as those only by which to 
characterize such a book’ (meaning thereby that 
the said book was disgusting and obscene, as 
stated in the above-mentioned Report of the In- 
spectors of Prisons of Great Britain); and in 
another part of the said libel, to the tenor and 
effect following (that is to say); ‘ We also applied 
to several medical booksellers, who all gave it the 
same character. They described it as one of 
Stochdale’s obscene books’ (meaning thereby that 
the Plaintiff was a common publisher of obscene 
books); ‘ that it never was considered a scientific 
work ;’ ‘ that it never was written for or bought 
by the members of the profession as such ;’ that 
it was intended to take young men in, by inducing 
them to give an exorbitant price for an indecent 
work,’ to the great injury of the said Plaintiff in 
his said trade and business, and also of his fair 
fame and reputation, and to the damage of the 
said Plaintiff of Fifty thousand pounds, and there- 

fore he brings suit, &amp;c.” 

‘“¢ 2968.—In the Queen’s Bench, the 9th day of 
March 1840. Stockdale v. Hansard and 
others. The Defendants must plead hereto 
in eight days, or judgment; and the Plaintiff 
hereby demands a plea or judgment. 7’. B. 
Howard.” 

That the Petitioners find, on examining the fore- 
going Declaration with the Declarations in the former 
actions against the Petitioners, at the suit of the 
said John Joseph Stockdale, that the cause of action 
is identical, namely, for the alleged "putin ofa 
libel of and concerning the Plaintiff, contained in 
the Reports of the Inspectors of Prisons of Great 
Britain; and also, in a Letter addressed by said 
Inspectors to Lord John Russell; that the said Re- 
ports and Letter, in respect of which the present as 
weil as the former actions were brought, were printed 
by the Petitioners under the authority and by the 
order and direction of the House ; and praying the 
instructions of the House on the matter of this their 
Petition, and on. the course they should pursue with 
respect to the said Notice and Writ of Inquiry. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


12° Marti. 


following ; (that is to say) ‘ This last is a book | 












A. 1840. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Army. 
mand,—Statistical Reports on the Sickness, Mor- 
tality, and Invaliding among the Troops in Western 
Africa, Saint Helena, the Cape of Good Hope and 
the Mauritius. 

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


-A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury Railways 
of the county of Limerick, praying the House to (Ireland.) 
criginate and sanction such measures as shall enable 
government to construct such lines of Railroad in 
Ireland, as it may deem best for public interests, 
with due regard for vested rights, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Cotton, 
a Return of the Quantities and Value of Foreign Woollen, ana 
Cotton Manufactures, Woollen Manufactures and —— 
Silk Manufactures, imported into the United King- . 
dom, in each of the years ending the 5th day of 
January 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, specify- 
ing the Quantity entered for Home consumption, 
and the Amount of Duties paid upon each :— Also, 
in respect of Cotton Goods entered for Home con- 
sumption, specifying the Quantity separately of 
Printed and Dyed Goods, White and Grey Piece 
Goods, Hosiery, Small Ware and unenumerated 
Goods, and the Amount of Duty received upon each 
description. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Ser- Printed Papers, 


jeant-at-Arms attending this House had a commu- 
nication to make to the House. 

Whereupon, the Serjeant was called to the bar, 
and informed the House, That a Writ in an Action of 
Trespass had been issued against certain Officers of 
the House employed by him in the execution of the 
Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas Burton 
Howard, which had been served on some of them: 
—And then he delivered in the said Writ, which 
was read at the Table, as follows :— 


“ Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, De- 
fender of the Faith: —To Ralph Allen Gossett, 
Charles Stein, William Bellamy, John Mitchell and 
John Lead, of the House of Commons, Palace Yard 
Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, greeting : 
—We command you, that within eight days after 
the service of this Writ on you inclusive of the day 
of such service, you do cause an appearance to be 
entered for you in Our Court of Queen’s Bench at 
Westminster, in an Action of Trespass at the suit of 
Thomas Burton Howard: And take notice, that in 
defau!t of your so doing, the said Thomas Burton 
Howard may cause an appearance to be entered for 
you, and proceed therein to judgment and execution: 
—Witness, Thomas Lord Denman, at Westminster, 
the fourteenth day of February, One thousand eight 
hundred and forty.” 

(Indorsed.) 

“ This Writ was issued in person by the Plaintiff 
within named, who resides at No. 7, orfolk-street, 
Strand, in the parish of Saint Clement Danes in the 
county of Middlesex.” 

Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said Com- 
munication be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 


Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing a general Winchester 


the Lords. 


Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead in the City Cemetery Bith 


and Borough of Winchester, in the County of South- 
ampton : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and Brighton Small 


speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the mer Debts Bill. 
an 


Perry’s 
Divore 


Lighti 
House 





Perry’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Lighting of the 
House. 


Health of 
Towns, 


Beer Houses. 


Corporai 
Punishments 


(Navy.) 


First Fruits 
and Tenths, 





3 VicToRIz. 


and Boroughs of Brighton and New Shoreham, and 
other Places or Parishes adjacent or near thereto, 
in the County of Sussex: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of James Perry, Esquire, 
with Elizabeth Margaret, his Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other Purposes; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the preparations for lighting the House by 
means of the Bude Light not having been completed 
when the experiment was made, the merits of the 
plan have not been fairly tested :—That these pre- 

arations be completed during the ensuing Easter 
ea and that a further trial of this mode of 
lighting the House be immediately afterwards made ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


f Lord Eliot : 
Tellers for the Yeas,) Sir Thoma s. Acland: f 188: 
Tellers for the Noes, Sir Frederick Trench, 86. 


| Sir Thomas Fremantle: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the circumstances afiecting the Health 
of the Inhabitants of large Towns and populous Dis- 
tricts, with a view to improved sanatory regulations 
for their benefit. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Persons licensed to sell 
Beer in that Collection of the Excise Department 
in which Newport (Monmouthshire) is situated; dis- 
tinguishing Fant licensed in the Petty Sessional 
Divisions of Bedwelty, Abergavenny, Pontypool and 
Newport, in the county of Monmouth ; and distin- 
guishing those licensed under the Acts 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, 
c. 64, and 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 85 (the new Beer Acts), 
from those licensed under the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 61 
(the Magisterial Licensing Act). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Corporal Punishments 
inflicted in the Royal Navy, in each of the years 
1838 and 1839. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider the propriety of 
abolishing the First Fruits of the Revenues of the 
Church, and rendering the Tenths conducive to the 
more efficient augmentation of the maintenance of 
the Poor Clergy, several Resolutions; which were 
read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That it is expedient to make Pro- 
vision for the abolition of First Fruits and Tenths 
of the Clergy, as at present enforced in England 
and Wales, after the next avoidance, and in lieu 
thereof to levy an Annual Assessment of One-tenth 
part of the clear Annual Value upon all Archbishop- 
rics and Bishoprics, and upon all Dignities, Benefices 
and other Spiritual Promotions above the clear 
yearly value of £.300, to be applied, in the first 
instance, to the augmentation of the maintenance 
of the Poor Clergy and afterwards to the building 
and rebuilding of Churches, and such other purposes 
as may conduce to the interests of Religion. 

2. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill pursuant to the said Resolution. 

The first Resolution of the Committee, 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 Resolution ; 

Vot, 95, 


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169 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new gg 9 
Mr. Baines, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Aglionby : } 46. 

Tellers forthe Noes, st seamed ‘canal y 54. 

So it passed in the Negative. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Horse Racing 
into a Committee upon the Horse Racing Bill ; and, 5i!!. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the. Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Settled Estates Drainage Bill Settled Estates 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. Drainage Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Supply. 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Ways and 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means, Means. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, China. 
Copies of all Communications between the Board of 
Treasury, or the India Board, or any other Public 
Department, and the Parties or their Agents who 
are holders of Certificates or Bills granted by the 
Chief Superintendent at Canton for Opium sur- 
rendered to the Chinese Authorities; together with 
an Account of the Number of such Bills or Cer- 
tificates, and of the Amount in Sterling Value which 
they represent. 


Sir George Grey presented a Bill for punishing Mutiny Bill. 
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 ‘I’o-morrow. 


Sir George Grey presented a Bill for the Regulation Marine 
of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Mutiny Bill. 
Shore : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the County County Con- 
Constabulary Act, which was presented upon Tues- stabulary Act. 
day last, be printed. No. 116. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Go- Governor 
vernor General of Canada, which was presented ae of 
ani 


upon Tuesday last, be printed. ada. 


No. 117. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Veneris, 13° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 


R Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called Revising 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to an Barristers. 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Names 
of Barristers appointed to revise the Lists of Electors 
in England and Wales, in the years 1835, 1836, 
1837, 1838 and 1839; the Names of the Places or 
Districts to which the Revising Barristers were re- 
see appointed, the Number of Days employed 
in each Place or District, so far as appears by their 
Accounts ; the Amount of Fees received, and the 
Amount of Expenses incurred by them respectively , 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the Compensatioas 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a (Scotlaud.) 
Warrant granting a Compensation Allowance of 
£.859. 4s. 6d. to the Right honourable William ae 

z 8, 





Hops. 


Excise Duty. 


Legacy, &amp;c., 
Duties. 


Hartlepool 
Dock and 


Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 


Railway Bill. 


Taunton 
Roads Bill. 


Taunton 


Markets Bill. 


179 


das, as Keeper of Her Majesty’s Signet for Scotland, 
year to 1st January 1840. : ; 

Copy of a Warrant granting a Compensation 
Allowance of £130 to Colin Galbraith, Clerk to the 
Keeper of the Minute Book of the Court of Session, 
Scotland, year to 1st January, 1840. 


Mr. Stephenson also presented,—-Further Return 
to an Order dated the 17th day of January last, for 
an Account of the Total Number of Acres of Land in 
Great Britain, under the cultivation of Hops in 
the year 1839, distinguishing the Number of Acres 
in each Parish: —Of the Duty on Hops of the Growth 
of the year 1839, distinguishing the Districts, and 
the old from the new Duty :—Of the Quantity of 
Hops exported from Great Britain to Foreign coun- 
tries from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day 
of January 1840, distinguishing the countries to whic! 
the same have been exported, and also the Quanti- 
ties to each country, also British from Foreign 
Growths, and the Dates of the years in which the 
British Hops were grown ; and of the Quantity of 
Foreign Hops imported into the United Kingdom 
from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of 
January 1840, distinguishing the Ports where im- 
ported, and the countries from whence exported (so 
far as relates to Hops of Foreign Growth imported 
and exported.) 

A Return of the Gross and Net Amount of Excise 
Duty collected in each Revenue District of the 
United Kingdom, during each of the years 1837, 
1838 and 1839 ; with the Total Amount collected in 
England, Ireland and Scotland respectively, during 
each of the above years. 

Returns to several Orders, dated the 21st day of 
February last, for Returns, showing the Amount of 
Capital on which the several Rates of Legacy Duties 
have been paid in Great Britain and Ireland, in the 
year 1839; distinguishing the Amount of each Rate 
paid in that year; with an Abstract of the Total 
Amount, undereach Rate, since 1797 :—and, of the 
Total Amount of Revenue received in the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840, for Stamp Duty on Legacies (distinguishing 
those on direct and on reversionary Bequest, if possi- 
ble) on Probates, Administrations, and Testamentary 
Inventories ; distinguishing the Amount from Eng- 
land and Wales, Scotland and Ireland :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Petitions from Owners and Lessees of collieries, 
and Proprietors of railways, in the county of Dur- 
ham;—and, Ship-owners,and Owners of and Proprie- 
tors in certain railways and collieries in the said 
county ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


The Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railwa 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed to Mr. 
Wallace, and the South Scotland List. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Commit- 
tee, That they have Power to divide the Bill: into 
two Bills. 


The Taunton Roads Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Sanford, and the West So- 
merset List. 


The Taunton Markets Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Sanford, and the West 
Somerset List. 


13° Martiz. 








A. 1840. 


| Mr. Wodehouse reported from the Committee on Freethorpe 


the Freethorpe Inclosure Bill; That they had ex~ closure Bi, 
amined 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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee 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. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of Birmingham 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations;—Samuel T.$"4 Warwick 
Galton and John Evans ;—Company of Proprietors (Rordedle 
of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation ;— Canal Bill 
Coventry Canal Navigation Company ;— Charles 
Woodcock ;—Jane Mills ;—and, Ebenezer Rubins, of 
Birmingham, Gentleman, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham and Warwick 
Junction (Bordesley) Canal oa, presented, 
and read. 

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. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Manchester and Manchester 
Salford Junction Canal Company to raise a fur-2nd Saiford 
ther Sum of Money, and to alter, amend, and en- — Canal 
large some of the Powers and Provisions of the Act 
relating to the said Canal, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from the Commissioners of Highways of London and 
Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey ;—Churchwar- a 
dens and Overseers and Governors and Directors of “"'"*) Bl 
the Poor of Saint John, Southwark ;—London and 
Brighton Railway Company ;—and, Commissioners 
for Paving the Borough of Southwark; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Biil; and the Petitioners 
heard, by 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 President, Treasurer, and Grand 

Committee of Governors of Saint Thomas’s Hospital, 
taking notice of the London and Greenwich Railway ; 
—and, the London and Greenwich Railway and. Sta- 
tion Bills, praying that the Committee on the London 
and Greenwich Railway Bill may be postponed, and 
that both the said Bills may be taken mto consi- 
deration by the said Committee at the same time, as 
one measure ; and that the first-mentioned Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands; and that the 
Petitioners may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against such of the Clauses of the said 
Bill as may affect their interests, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, London and 


y | That the Committee on the London and Greenwich Greenwich 


Railway Bill be deferred till Wednesday the 1st day onda 
of April next ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Lord Granville Somerset, \ 
Yeas, Captain Alsager : f _ 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wolverley Attwood, } 
Noes, L Mr. Barnard: - 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Portishead 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Pier. 


. the 


Protests 
Dissent 
Assurat 
Compal 


Glasge 
Paisle: 
mario 
Ayr R 
Bill. 


Taff 
Rail: 








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the Petition for extending the time for presenting 

the Portishead Pier Bill, the Committee cannot re- 

commend the House to grant such extension. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Protestant Mr. Hindley reported from the Committee on the 
Dissenters’ Protestant Dissenters’ Assurance Company Bill; 
Coopeng 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. 


Glasgow, Lord James Stuart reported from the Committee 
Paisley, oe" on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Rail- 
ter Railway way Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the 
Bill. said Bill were referred; That they had considered 
the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in support 
of one of them—That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application—That the Resolution of the House of the 
27th day of January last 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 ; 
and be printed. 


Taff Vale Petitions of the Most honourable John Crichton 

Railway Bill. Stuart Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dumfries ;— 
William Thompson, and Thomas Seaton Forman, Es- 
quires;—and, Richard Hill, of Plymouth lron-works, 
in the county af Glamorgan, Iron-master ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Taff Vale Railway Bill, 
—were presented and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petitions from Owners and 
Occupiers of lands, mines, &amp;c., lying near the Taff 
Vale Railway (three Petitions);—Owners and Occu- 
piers of estateslying near the said Railway ;—Owners 
and Occupiers of estates within, and Inhabitants of, 
Newbridge ;— Cardiff ;—and, Tradesmen and Inha- 
bitants of Merthyr-Tydvil, which were presented 
upon Tuesday last, praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


ae and The Honiton and Ilminster Road Bill was read a 
Roa Bil, second time; and committed to Sir John Yarde 


Buller, and the South Devon List. 


—.. Mr. Bethell reported from the Committee on the 
* Andover Road Bill, and to whom several Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred ; That no person 

appeared in support of the said Petitions ; and that 


13° Martz. 171 


law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill was Birmingham 
read a second time ; and committed to Mr. Charles en a 
Villiers, and the South Stafford List. en 


The Kirkcudbright Roads Bill was read a second Kirkcudbright 
time; and committed to Mr. Horsman, and the Roads Bill. 
South Scotland List. 


The Crichton Charities Bill was read a second Crichton 
time ; and committed to Mr. Pringle, and the South Charities Bill. 
Scotland List. 


Petitions from es we Se Church 
John’s ;—H treet Gaelic Chapel, Glasgow ;— Patronage 
Bathgate eal —diephguth-iilbanian ; ones 
--Elgin ; — Arbroath ;— Abernethy ; — Broughty 

Ferry ; — Knockando ; — Bannockburn; —Gargun- 

nock ;— Beith ;— Campsie;— Banton ;-——Lurbert ;— 

Alloa ;—Dunipace; — Kilsyth; — Bothkennar ; — 

Liff ;—Auchterhouse ; —Kincardine O’ Neil ;—and, 

Humbie and Keith; praying for an alteration of the 

law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 
presented,and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Macclesfield, praying for the Church Rates. 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the aboli- 

tion of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Congleton;— and, Macclesfield ; Railways, 
praying that measures may be adopted for securing a 
fair and free competition for the carriage of goods on 
Railways,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Plymouth ;— Wadsworth ;—Lang- Corn Laws. 
field ;—Crediton;— Leigh (two Petitions) ;—Haberg- 
ham Eaves; —~ Briercliffe ; — Whitefield ; —Rough- 
Lee- Booth;— Blairgowrie;— North Curry ;—Dunse; 
— West Linton ;—Dalmellington ;—Wheatley Lane 
and Booth ;—Blackford Bridge ;—Much Woolton 
and Little Woolton ;— Newtoun-of-Pitcairns ;— 
Worsthorn; — Truro;— Kilbirnie ; — Hawick ; — 
Cheadle ;— Plymouth (Chairman) ; — Garwald ;— 
Cockburnspath ;—Dirleton ;— Holytown ;— Corken- 
zie ;— Prestonpans ;—and, Ashford; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tidmarsh ;— Nottinghamshire Agri- 
cultural Association (Chairman);— Tunsiead ; — 
Fermanagh (Town) ;—and, Taverham ; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of Flour Importa- 
the county of Fermanagh, praying that the Flour (ion (Ireland) 
Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law, ~ 





they had heard counsel in favour of the Bill—That 
the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of Fe- 
bruary last had been complied with; and 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. 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Eardisland ;—Moreton-hampstead ; Maynooth 
—Enderby and Whetstone ;— Kessingland ;— and, College. 
Ingham ; praying the House not to sanction any 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. further grant of public money to the Roman Catho- 


Staines Bridge. 


A Petition of Proprietors of land, Traders, 
Householders, Artisans, and others, of Staines, pray- 


lic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kessingland ;— Eardisland ;—and, Municipal 


ing that Staines Bridge may be thrown open to the | Walter Belchamp, Bulmer, and Middleton; praying "erations 


public free of Toll, was presented, and read; and | that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill may “"'™"™ sta 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow Poor 
Rate Bill, 


A Petition of the Elders and Managers of the 
Relief Church, John-street, Glasgow, praying that 


not pass into a law, —were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shirley (Derby) ;— Balcombe ;— Church of 


the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill may not pass into a| Farleigh and Woldingham;—Kirk Treton ;— Wee- England. 


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Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Inland Ware- 
bousing Bill 


Grand Jury 


Railways 
(Ireland. ) 


Warwick Gaol. 


American 
Losalists, 


172 


ford ;— Hulland ;— Whitehaven ;— Epsom ;— Long 
Ditton ;— Cuckfield ; — Saint-Mary-le-Bow and 
other parishes, London ;— Hurstbourne Tarrant ; 
— Fairford; — Southampton ;— Shenstone ;--Cola- 
ton Rawleigh ;—Vernhams Dean ; — Wetherby ;— 
Bierley ;—Newnham and Mapledurwell ;— Charl- 
bury ;—Ardingly ;— Crawley ;—Morden and Merton; 
~Tfield ;—Shaugh ;— Ashtead;—Peterborough ;— 
Mitcham ;--Eastmeon;—- Whitwood, and other places ; 
—Long Sutton ;—Banstead ;— Drayton-in-Hales ; 
— Yeovil ;— Worth ;— Llanvapley ;— Lullington ;— 
Witherwick ;— Alburgh ; — Asqhwith ;—Bridewell 
Precinct, London;—Weehley ;—and, Ashley ; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Denny;—John Mac Cubbin ;— 
James Anderson;—W orkmen of Messrs. Brodie and 
Forrester, Broomknoll ;— William Wallace ;—John 
Allan; — Robert Malcolm; —and, Lesmahagow ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wexford ;— Thomas Smartt ;—Ar- 
magh ;—and, Joseph Taylor; praying the House to 
pass a Bill for the consolidation of the Medical Pro- 
fession into one Representative Faculty, with power 
to regulate the examination and government of the 
whole body, and to confer equal rights and _privi- 
leges upon all its members, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order made yesterday, for referring the Peti- 
tion of the East and West India Dock Company, 
which was presented upon the 21st day of February 
last, praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill 
may not pass into a law, to the Select Committee on 
Inland Warehousing, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition of the London Dock 
Company, which was pain upon the same day, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
be referred to the said Select Committee. 

A Petition of the Corporation of Leeds, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the said Select 
Committee. 


A Petition of the High Sheriffand Grand Jury of 
Laws (Ireland.) the county of Kerry, praying for the amendment of 


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A. 1840. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Rochester, Sele of Beer 
Chatham, and Strood, praying that provision may A*- 

be made in the Sale of Beer Bill, that the quanting 

of licenses to Beer-shop keepers to sell Beer to 

be drunk or consumed on their premises may be 

placed in the hands of the Magistracy, in like 
manner, and under the like regulations, as are or may 

be used in respect to the licensing of public ale- 

houses, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Solly, of Curzon-street, in Currency, 
the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, praying for an 
inquiry into the state of the Currency, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North East Circuit, praying for the liberation of the 
Sheriff of Middlesex out of the custody of the Ser- 
geant-at-Arms attending this House, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Taughmacullen, pray- Elective 
ing the House to extend to Jreland a full and equi- (atest ke, 
table measure of the Elective Franchise, together ; 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as will 

place the Irish corporations on an equal footing with 

those of Great Britain, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That Answer to 
their Address of the 10th day of this instant March, “¢4"es* 
(That Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 

give directions, that the Paper therein mentioned 

might be laid before this House) had been presented 

to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 

give directions accordingly. 


Lord John Russell presented,—Return to an Ad- Education. 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of February 
last, for a list of Applications for Grants out of the 
£.30,000 voted for Education in the year 1839 ; 
specifying the object of each Application, and the 
date thereof; the Amount stated to be subscribed 
in each case by private Parties, and the Number 
of Scholars proposed to be provided for; distin- 
guishing the Applications made through the Na- 
tional Society, the British and Foreign Society, and 
those made by other Parties:—A List of Applica- 
tions made and withdrawn, stating the Parties ap- 
plyng:—A List of Applications still under con- 
sideration: —A Detailed Account of the manner 
in which the Sum of £.30,000 voted for Education 














the Grand Jury Laws in Jreland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Grand Jury of the 
county of Kerry ;—and, Tuam, praying the House to 
originate and sanction such measures as shall enable 
Government to construct such lines of Railroad in 
Ireland as it may deem best for public interests, 
with due regard for vested rights,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Finsbury ;—and, Hayle;—com- 
plaining of the treatment of William Lovett and 
John Coliins, in Warwick Gaol; and praying for 
inquiry,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Hopton Russell Chichester, of 


Lincoin’s-Inn, Esquire, the Executor of Robert Wil- 


liam Powell, an American Loyalist, complaining that 
he is unable to obtain payment of a balance due to 
the estate of the said Robert William Powell, and 
praying for inquiry, was gaa and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


in the last Session of Parliament has been ex- 
pended; and what Money, if any, still remains 
unemployed and applicable to the purposes of the 
Grant :—And, similar Returns, with reference to the 
sum of £.10,000 voted in 1835, for Normal and 
Model Schools. 

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





Mr. Fox Maule, presented, by Her Majesty’s com- Poor Law. 
mand,—Copy of Report of the Poor Law Caninib. 

sioners to the Most noble the Marquis of Normanby, 

Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the 

Home Department, on the continuance of the Poor 

Law Commission, and of some further Amendments 

of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor. 

First Report of the General Board of Directors of Prisons 
Prisons in Scotland to the Most honourable the") 
Marquis of Normanby, one of Her Majesty’s Princi- 
pal Secretaries of State, of their Proceedings un- 
der the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vict. c. 42. 

Mr. For Maule, also presented, pursuant to the Convicts. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Two Reports of 
John Henry Capper, Esq., Superintendent of Ships 
and Vessels employed for the confinement of Of- 
fenders under sentence of Transportation. 











Mr. 


A Petition of Members of the Zrish Bar on the Printed Papers, 





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Civil 
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Criminal and 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Return to Ad- 
= naar ae dresses to Her Majesty, dated the 11th day of 
ih April, in the last Session of Parliament, for a Re- 

turn by the Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remem- 
brancers of Exchequer (Scotland), of the Expense 
of Criminal and Civil Prosecutions or Actions in 
Scotland during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, and 
1838, whenever such Expenses have been defrayed 
by the Crown or out of the Public Exchequer, stating 
the names of the Parties to whom such Expenses 
have been paid, and the Number of Cases tried in those 
years before the Supreme and Inferior Courts respect- 
ively, and of the Total Expense to the Crown or the 
Public Exchequer during the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 
and 1838, of the Offices of Lord Advocate, Solicitor 
General, and Crown Agent, in Scotland, including 
the Payments to any Deputies or Assistants, whe- 
ther stated or extraordinary, employed by them, 
whether in the prosecution of ordinary official busi- 
ness, or of Bills or other Proceedings before Parlia- 
liament or otherwise, with the Names of the Persons 
receiving the particular Payments, and their several 
Amounts ; and stating the Funds out of which, and 
the authority by which such Payments have been 
made. 


Vaccine Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an 

Institution, Address to Her Majesty,—a Copy of the last Report 
from the National Vaccine Institution to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Home 
Department. 

ey Bay Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 

isherles. 


—A Copy of a Memorial submitted to the Lord 
Lieutenant of Zreland, in the Month of December 
1839, respecting the present state of the Fisheries in 
the Bay of Galway, with the Reply of the Chief Se- 
cretary of Ireland thereto. 

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


Supreme Courts 


rts A Petition of Burghers and other Inhabitants of 
(Scotland) Bill. Pol/ockshaws, praying the House to adopt measures 


for transferring the duties of the Jury Courts and | 


Court of Session in Scotland to the resident sheriff, 
to be assisted by a jury, leaving them to act as am- 
bulatory courts of review, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Supreme 
Courts (Scotland). 


Parochial 


~ A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
unds, 


Guardians of the Camelford Union, praying that 
all parochial funds, and work or employment to 
be paid for out of those funds, be placed under 
the control of the Poor Law Commissioners and the 
board of guardians, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


the Cardigan Union, praying that the Union Work- 
houses Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

County Con- A Petition of Inhabitants of Colinton, praying 
stabulary Act. for the repeal of the County Constabulary Act, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Public Petitions 


Mr. William John Blake reported from the Select 


me Committee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- 
: amined the Petitions presented on the 9th and 10th 
days of this instant March, and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Navy, 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuantto Orders, 
—A Return of the Number of Line-of-Battle Ships 
afloat, in Commission and in Ordinary (exclusive of 
those for Harbour Service only) on the Ist day of 
January 1793; of the Line-of-Battle Ships afloat, 


in Commission and in Ordinary (exclusive of those 
Vou. 95. 


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173 


for Harbour Service only) on the Ist day of Janua 
1815; of the Number of Fourth, Fifth and Sixt 
Rates afloat, in Commission and in Ordinary (ex- 
clusive of those for Harbour Service only) on the 
| Ist day of January 1793; and, of the Fourth, 
Fifth and Sixth Rates afloat, in Commis:ion and in 

Ordinary (exclusive of those for Harbuur Service 

only) on the 1st day of January 1815. 

A Return of the Prices of the principal Victuall- Victualling 
ing Stores for Her Majesty’s Navy, in the year tres (Navy.) 
1840, and the Amount per cent. by which the Prices 
of those Stores in 1840 exceeded the average Prices 
of the three years preceding 1839 :—Also a Return of 
the Amount per cent. by which the Prices of 1840 
exceeded the Prices of 1839; distinguishing also 
the Prices of Wheat, Meat and Biscuit at Home 
and Abroad, in each of those years. 

A Return of the Hour at which the Government Post Office 

Steam Packets have left the River Mersey, and the Steam Packets, 
number of Hours occupied in the passage between 
Liverpool and Kingstown each day, since the 1st 
day of September last, with the Name of each 
Packet ; also, of the number of times, specifying 
the days, that the Mail and Passengers have been 
| conveyed by Tender to and from the Steamer outside 
the bar of the Mersey, and of the days on which 
no Mail has left Liverpool :—A similar Return from 
Holyhead, stating the number of Hours occupied 
in the passage between Holyhead and Kingstown, 
and days on which no Mail has left Holyhead :— 
A Return of the number of times, specifying the 
dates, that the Liverpool Mail has been conveyed 
by the Holyhead Steamers from Kingstown to 
Liverpool, from the 1st day of January 1839 to the 
Ist day of March 1840 :—And, Copy of any Orders 
from the General Post Office or Admiralty relative 
to the conveyance of the Mails by the Holyhead 
| Steam Packets to Liverpool, in case of the non- 
|arrival of the Liverpool Steam Packets in time to 
convey the Mail, and stating if any provision is made 
for the conveyance of the Mail to Holyhead in such 
cases. 


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





Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, postage. 
—A Return, showing, as far as practicable, the Total 
and Weekly Amount of Postage collected in the 
London District, during the Establishment of the 
Fourpenny Rate; viz., from the 5th day of Decem- 
ber 1839 to the 9th day of January 1840, inclusive, 
also, during the corresponding period of 1838-9; 
together with the Number of Letters for each period 
(as nearly as can be ascertained) on which such 
Postage is charged, as far as regards the General 





it : ? Post Office ;—and, a Return, showing, as far as 
A Petition of the Chairman and Guardians of , : : 3» 


practicable, the Total and Weekly Amount of Post- 
age collected in the London District during the 
Establishment of the Penny Rate; viz. from the 
10th day of January to the 13th day of February 
1840, inclusive, also, during the corresponding period 
of 1839; together with the Number of Letters for 
each period (as nearly as can be ascertained) in 
which such Postage is charged, as far as regards 
the General Post Office. 


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Printed Papers 
into a Committee upon the Printed Papers Bill. Bil 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
CrausE, N° 1, (Proceedings criminal or civil, 
against persons for publication of Papers printed 


by Order of Parliament, to be staid, upon we pat | 
of a certificate and affidavit to the effect that suc 


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A. 1840. 


publication is by Order of either House of Parlia- | action was served on the 9th day of this instant 


ment)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 20. After “ de- 
“ fendants” to insert “ whether the actual pub- 
“&lt; lisher or publishers, by or under the authority of 
“ either House of Parliament or not, and whether 
“ a Member or not of the House of Parliament by 
“ or by whose authority the publication shall have 
“ been originally made.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted-—— 
put, and Negatived. 





March, such action being brought for acts done by 


the defendants as the officers and servants of this 


House, and under and pursuant to the authority of the 
Orders and Resolutions of this House, made in exer- 
cise of the Privileges of Parliament, has been guilty 
of a contempt of this House, and a violation of the 
Privileges thereof; and that all Sheriffs, Under- 
sheriffs, Agents, Bailiffs, Officers, Clerks and others, 
whoshallact, aid orassist in the continuing, furthering 


| and prosecuting the said action, will also be guilty 


Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 20. To leave out of a contempt and violation of the Privileges of 


the words “ heretofore, now, or.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, } 179 
Yeas, Mr. Rich: y 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 9 
Noes, Mr. Law: . 


Several Amendments made. 
Cause, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 2 and N° 3, agreed to. 


Clause offered: (That when any civil or criminal 
proceeding, writ or process, shall be finally put an 
end to, determined and superseded by authority of | 
this Act, any person or persons who shall have 
been committed by either House of Parliament for 
commencing, prosecuting or carrying on any such 
proceeding, writ or process, shall forthwith be dis- 
charged out of custody by the House which com- 
mitted him, and that from and after the final con- 
clusion of any such proceeding, writ or process by 
authority of this Act, no person shall be committed 
by either House of Parliament for breach of Privi- 
lege, in having commenced, promoted or carried on 
or assisted in commencing or carrying on such pro- 
ceeding, writ or process: Provided, that nothing 
contained in the said Clause shall be deemed or 
taken or held or construed directly or indirectly, by 
implication or otherwise, to increase the Privilege 
of Parliament, inany manner whatsoever)——read. 

Question, That the Clause be now brought up—— 
put, and Negatived. 


Clause offered: (That persons giving false evi- 
dence before Committees shall be liable to the 
penalties of perjury.) 

Question put, That the Clause be now brought up; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Matthias Attwood, | 





Yeas, Mr. John Jones: J ais 
Tellers for the { Mr. Tufnell, lise 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart: ale 


Preamble amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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 upon Mon- 
day next. 





Printed Papers. The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


consideration the Petition of Messrs. Hansard, 
which was presented yesterday, stating that on 
Monday the 9th day of this instant March they 
were served with notice of a Writ of Inquiry of 
Lamages in the further or fifth suit commenced 
against them in the Court of Queen’s Bench by 
John Joseph Stockdale; and praying the instructions 
of the House:—The House proceeded to take the 
said Petition into consideration ; and the same was 
again read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That John Joseph Stockdale, by commencing 
and prosecuting the action now depending at his 
suit against James Hansard, Luke Graves Hansard 





and Luke James Hansard, and in which a notice of | 


this House, and subject themselves to the severe 
censure and displeasure of this House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lob : 


Tellers for thes Mr. John Parker, } 98 
Yeas, Mr. More O' Ferrall: : 
Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis 
Noes, { Mr. Law: y }ss. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That John Joseph Stockdale, by com- 
mencing and prosecuting the action now depending 
at his suit against James Hansard, Luke Graves 
Hansard and Luke James Hansard, and in which a 
notice of action was served on the 9th day of this 
instant March, such action being brought for acts 
done by the defendants as the officers and servants 
of this House, and under and pursuant to the autho- 
rity of the Ordersand Resolutions of this House made 
in exercise of the Privileges of Parliament, has been 
guilty of a contempt of this House, and a violation 
of the Privileges thereof; and that all Sheriffs, 
Under-sheriffs, Agents, Bailiffs, Officers, Clerks and 
others, who shall act, aid or assist in the continuing, 
furthering and prosecuting the said action, will also 
be guilty of a contempt and violation of the Privi- 
leges of this House, and subject themselves to the 
severe censure and displeasure of this House. 

Ordered, That a Copy of the above Resolution be 
served by the Serjeant-at-Armsattending this House, 
_ the Sheriff of the county of Hertford, and the 
; = thereof, and at the Office of the said 

heriff. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply. 


into the Committee of Supply. 
(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Charge of 
million five hundred and eleven thousand eight hun- Land Forces. 


dred and seventy pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 


.| jesty, for defraying the Charge of Her 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 
Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), 
from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, both days inclusive. 


forty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Charge of General Staff Officers and Offi- 
cers of the Hospitals serving with Her Majesty’s 
Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting 
India), and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower 
of London, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 
3ist day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 


granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the Allowances to the Principal Officers of the 
several Public Military Departments in Great Bri- 
tain, their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Ex- 
penses, from the ‘st day of April 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 





to 





2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- General Staf 
dred and sixty-four thousand seven hundred and Officers, &amp;c. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty Public Military 
thousand one hundred and forty-six pounds, be Departments. 


| 4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen Royal Military 
thousand seven hundred and one pounds, be granted 4s)!u™. &amp;c. 


= he - I 


Volunteer 
Corps 


Rewards for 
Military Ser- 
vices. 


Pay of General 
Officers. 


Full Pay for 
Reduced and 
Retired Officers. 


Half Pay for d°. 


Half Pay for d°. 


Widows’ Pen- 
sions, 


Compassionate 
List, 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 


Hospitals, &amp;c. 


Superannuation 
owalices. 


, partments in the United Kingdom of 


3 VicToRIZ. 


to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the 
Royal Military Asylum and of the Hibernian Mi- 
litary School, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 
31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- 
two thousand nine hundred and ninety-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Volunteer Corps, from the 1st day of April 1840 
to the 3ist day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Allowances as Rewards for distinguished Services ; 
and of Allowances to Officers of Her Majesty’s Gar- 
risons, holding their Appointments as Rewards for 
Military Service in the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, from 
the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841, both days inclusive. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 
of Regiments, from the 1st day of April 1840 to 
the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
three thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Full Pay 
for Reduced and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s 
Forces, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred and five thousand and five hundred pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Half Pay and Military Allowances to Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces 
from the Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
three thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraymg 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, from the 
ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841, both days inclusive. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and forty-two thousand nine hundred and 
eighty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 
ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841, both days inclusive. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-seven thousand and three hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Charge of Allowances on the Compassionate 
List, of Allowances as of Her Majesty’s Royal 
Bounty, and of Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances 
to Officers for Wounds, from the 1st day of April1840 
to the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
million two hundred and seventy-four thousand six 
hundred and thirty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Chelsea and 
Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of 
those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to Discharged 
Negro Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Hanoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 
1794 and 1795, from the 1st day of April 1840 to 
the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

14, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Allowances, Compensa- 
tions and Emoluments in the nature of Super- 
annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons for- 
merly belonging to the several aap y, Public De- 


reat Britain 
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175 


and Ireland, from tne 1st day of April 1840 to the 
31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 
Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a Mutiny Bill. 
second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, Marine _ 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Mutiny Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 
reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 30th day of this instant 
March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Union Work- 
mittee on the Union Workhouses Bill ; houses Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Prisons Bill. 
mittee on the Prisons 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 Printed Papers. 
consideration the subject matter of the communica- 
tion of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Trespass 
having been issued against certain Officers of the 
House employed by him in the execution of the 
Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas Burton 
Howard, which had been served on some of them ; 

Ordered, That the subject matter of the said 
communication be taken into consideration upon 
Friday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to re- Horse Racing 
peal so much of an Act passed in the thirteenth ®!- 
year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Second, intituled, “‘ An Act to restrain and prevent 
the excessive Increase of Horse Races,” and for 
amending an Act made in the last Session of Par- 
liament, intituled, “ An Act for the more effectual 
preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming,” as 
relates to the subject of Horse Racing, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do |g 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Notice being taken, that the Designs Copyright Designs Copy- 
Bill, being a Bill for the regulation of Trade, ought “ight Bill 
to have commenced in a Committee of the whole 
House ; 
z4 The 





+O RICE i FARNESE PIT TEES ET NP TERE EE tla as PTET Ata tial ti aso 





Birmingham 
and Warwick 
Junction 
(Bordesley) 
Canal Bill. 


Coals, Cinders, 
and Culm, 


China Produce. 


Adjournment. 


Registrars 
of Deeds 
(Middlesex.) 


176 


The Order made upon the 5th day of February 
last, for committing the Bill to a Select Com- 
mittee, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order made upon Monday last for commit- 
ting the Birmingham and Warwick Junction (Bor- 
desley) Canal Bill to Sir Charles Douglas, and the 
Warwick List, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Sir 
Charles Douglas, and the North Warwick List. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, coastways, to other Ports of 
the United Kingdom, in the year 1839; distin- 

uishing the Quantity shipped at each of the said 
Ports, as compared with the year 1838 :—Of the 
Quantities and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm exported from the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, to Foreign countries, and 
the British Settlements abroad, in the year 1839 ; 
distinguishing the countries to which the same 
were sent, and comparing the same with the year 
1838; also distinguishing the Ports of the United 
Kingdom from which the same were shipped :—Of 
the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Culm exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1839, with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Quantities of Coals brought coastways, and by 
Inland Navigation, into the Port of London, during 
the year 1839, comparing the same with the Quan- 
tities brought during the year 1838. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Copy or Copies of any directions or authority issued 
to the Commissioners of the Customs by the Com- 


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missioners of the Treasury, for the admission into 
British Ports of any article the produce of China, 
brought in Foreign Craft or Vessels from the Port 
of Canton, and transhipped into British Ships. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 





till after twelve of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 








Luna, 16° die Marti ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


ie House met, and being counted by Mr. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present, yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 
~) ao wa took the Chair, and again counted the 

ouse ; and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 
a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Martis, 17° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M*: Rigge, from the Registrars Office for the 
County of Middlesex, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Returns 
of the Amount of Fees received by the Registrars of 
the Register Office for Deeds in Middlesex, in 
each year from 1824 to the present time; stating 
also the Rate of Fees actually demanded and taken 
for the Registry of Memorials of Deeds, and the 
authority under which such Fees are charged, and 
stating the Application of such Fees, distinguishing 
the Amount paid for the Expenses of the Office, the 








A. 1840. 


Amount paid to the Deputy Registrars, and the 
Amount paid to the Registrars; stating also, the 
highest Fee demanded and taken in each year for 
the Registry of any one Memorial, and the Amount 
payable for the Registry of such Memorial accord- 
ing to the Rate allowed by the Act of Parliament 
establishing the Registry :— Of the Number of 
Holydays (exclusive of Sundays) kept in each year 
on which the Office has been closed to the Public, 
and a Statement of the Hours of Public Attendance 
at the Office on each day, exclusive of Holydays, 
and whether any and what duties are performed by 
the Registrars in person :—Of the Rate of Fees 
actually demanded and taken for the Registry of 
Deeds during the years 1822, 1823 and 1824, stating 
the authority under which such Fees were demanded : 
--And, of the Numberof Deeds and Memorialsrelating 
to such Deeds left at the Register Office during the 
several months of November and December 1839, 
and when such Deeds respectively were ready to be 
returned, and were returned, to the Parties leaving 
the same, and when such Memorials were respec- 
tively entered in the Books of the Register Office : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Auld, from the General Penitentiary at Mil- penitentiary 
bank, was called in ; and at the bar presented, pur- (Milbank.) 


suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report of the Superintending Committee of the 
General Penitentiary at Milbank, for the reception 
of Convicts; specifymg the state of the Building, 
the Conduct of the Officers, the Treatment and Con- 
dition of the Prisoners, the Amount of their Earn- 
ings, and the Expenses of the Establishment during 
the year 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

. Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Wadham Wyndham from the Court of Queen’s Common Law 
Bench, was called in; and at the wag” eon Coutts. 


pursuant to Order, — Returns of the Number of 
Actions commenced in the Courts of Queen’s Bench, 
Exchequer and Common Pleas respectively, each 
year, for the period of five years prior to the Pub- 
lication of the said Warrant, and five years subse- 
_ thereto :—Of the Date at which the Court of 
ommon Pleas gave its judgment, determining no 
longer to hear Queen’s Counsel and Outer Barristers, 
but to restore an exclusive privilege to the Serjeants: 
—Of the Number of Causes and Rules standing 
for argument in the said Courts respectively, in the 
Special Paper, New Trial Paper, Peremptory Paper 
or Paper for Enlarged Rules, Crown Paper and sien 
Papers, if any, kept in the said Courts for the Entry 
of Arrears, on the first day of each Term within the 
same period :—-Of the Naiiher of days after each 
Term appointed by the said Courts respectively for 
sitting, under the Provisions of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. 
ce. 32:—Of the Number of Causes, distinguishing 
between Special Jury and Common Jury Causes, 
standing for Trial at Vist Prius, in each of the said 
Courts in London and Middlesex, on the first day of 
each sitting, within the same period:—And, of the 
Number of Summonses taken out at the Chamber of 
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in the 
months of January and February respectively, 1839, 
(so far as relates to the Court of Queen’s Bench) :— 
And then he withdrew. 
. Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Richards, one of the Masters of the Court coamon Law 
of Exchequer of Pleas, was called in; and at the Courts. 


bar presented,—Further Return to an Order dated 
the 27th day of February last, for Returns of the 
Number of Actions commenced in the Courts of 
Queen’s Bench, Exchequer and Common Pleas 





respectively, each year, fur the period of five years 
prior 





Shre 
and | 
Road 


Gla: 
Rat 


Bir 


tioi 


nox ten en 





Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road, 


Glasgow Poor 


Rate Bill. 


Birmingham 
Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill, 


Perry’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 
Company Bill, 


3 VicToRiz. 


prior to the Publication of the said Warrant, and 
five years subsequent thereto;—Of the Date at 
which the Court of Common Pleas gave its judg- 
ment, determining no longer to , a Queen’s 
Counsel and Outer Barristers, but to restore an ex- 
clusive privilege to the Serjeants:—Of the Number 
of Causes and Rules standing for argument in the 
said Courts respectively, in the Special Paper, New 


17° Martiz. 





Trial Paper, Peremptory Paper or Paper for En- 
larged Rules, Crown Paper and other Papers, if) 
any, kept in the said Courts for the Entry of Arrears, | 
on the first day of each Term within the same | 
period :—Of the Number of days after each Term | 
appointed by the said Courts respectively for sitting, | 
under the Provisions of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 32: | 
—Of the Number of Causes, distinguishing between 
Special Jury and Common Jury Causes, standing 
for Trial at Nisi Prius, in each of the said Courts 
in London and Middlesex, on the First day of each | 
sitting, within the same period :—-And, of the Number 

of Summonses taken out at the Chamber of the 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in the 
months of January and February respectively, 1839, 
(so far as relates to the Court of Exchequer):—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


| 


Mr. Adams, from the Office of the Commissioners 
of the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament, —General 
Statement of the Income and Expenditure of the 
Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road, between the 1st 
February 1839 and the 1st February 1840 :—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


The Glasgow Poor Rate Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Dennistoun, and the 
South Scotland List. 

A Petition of Ralph Wardlaw, pv. v., Pastor of 
the Independent Congregational Church, George- 
street, Glasgow, praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of 
the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation ;—and, 
Company of Proprietors of the Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigation; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Birmingham Canal Na- 
vigations Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House the Depositions trans- 
mitted from India, relating to the Bill, intituled, 
“ An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Perry, 
Esquire, with Elizabeth Margaret his Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes: 


—And that Mr. Freshfield do carrythe said Mes- 
sage. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Protestant Dis- 
senters and General Life and Fire Insurance Com- 
pany to sue and be sued in the name of the Chair- 
man, Deputy-Chairman or any one of the Directors 


or of the Secretary of the said Company, 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. 





Vor. 95. 





177 

The House proceeded to take into further con- Weston-super- 
sideration the Reson which, upon the 9th day of pare Road 
this instant March, was made from the Committee ° 
on the Weston-super-mare Road Bill, printed Copies 
of the Bill 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 inclosing Lands in the Pa- Freethorpe_ 
rishes of Freethorpe, Limpenhoe and Reedham, in '"*!sute Bill. 
the County of Norfolk, 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. 


A Petition of Richard Blakemore, Esquire, M. P., Taft Vale 


|praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Bay Bill. 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Taff 
Vale Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. * 


Ordered, That the Report on the Chester and Chester and 
Crewe and Grand Junction Railways Consolidation ate = 
Bill be taken into further consideration To-morrow. Railways Cone 
solidation Bill, 

Mr. Alderman Humphery reported from the Com- Thames Plate 
mittee on the Thames Plate Glass Company Bill ; Glass Company 
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 Mrs. Margaret Harvey, of Castle- Glasgow, — 
semple, and Lieutenant Colonel James Harvey, her Paisley, Kile 
Husband, praying that they may be heard, by them- gy, Ruilway 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Bill, 
of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from James Moir ;— William Whitson ; Universal 
— Arthur Robertson ; — John Ewant;— David S»frage, &amp;c. 
M‘ Gregor ;— Alexander Stewart ; — Kirkintilloch 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Cotton Spinners in 
Mr. M‘Lean’s Factory, Gorbals by Glasgow ;— 
Robert Gilmor ;—John Sweanay ;—James Taylor ; 
—William Thom ;— David Anderson ;— Thomas 
Henderson ;— and, Hawich ; praying for the adop- 
tion of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and 
Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attorneys and Solicitors of Her Printed Papers 

Majesty’s Courts of Law and Equity, praying the -_ 

House, while taking measures for securing the Pri- 

vileges which the constitution has given them for 

the benefit of the people, not to sanction any Act 

which may be injurious to the rights of the Peti- 

tioners, or interfere with the independence and dig- 

nity of the Law, and the free administration of 
Justice,was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation, pray- 9°“ es 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or (Bordesley) 
agents, against certain parts of the Birmingham Canal Bill. 
and Warwick Junction (Bordesley) Canal Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


AA The 





178 


The South Eastern Railway Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed to Sir Edward Knatchbull, 
and the East Kent List. 


A Petition of John Cozens, Chairman of a Meet- 
ing of the Commissioners for paving, cleansing, light- 
ing, watching, and otherwise improving the city of 
Norwich, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against the Norwich 
Improvement (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


17° Marti. 





A Petition of the Corporation of Sunderland, 
praying that they may be heard, by their coun- 
sel or agents, against the Wear River Watch Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 





A. 1840. 


—-Duffield ;— Kilmarnock ;— Barnstaple ;— Pen- 
nicuick ;—Hazel Grove (Chester) ;— Golborne ;— 
Mottram-in-Longdendale;—Lichfield ;— Dalrymple; 
—and, Southam Union; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Finningley ;--Braithwell ;—Brier- 
ley ;—Goldthorpe and Bolton ;—Arlinton, and other 
places ; — Wadworth ; — Spotbro’ ; — Bramley ; — 
Kirby Moorside ;—Brodsworth and Picburn ;— Ho- 
vingham ;—Knapton ;— Weaverthorpe ;—Hesterton ; 
—~ Langton ;—-Settrington ;— Acklam ;— Molton ;— 
Thorpe Bassett; — Wintringham;—North Grims- 
ton; — Scrayingham ; — Burythorpe ;— Croome ;— 
Marr ;— Hatfield;—Kirby Grindalythe;— Birdsall; 
— Sherburn ; — Tickhill ;-— Wharram Percy ; -- 


I A RD IRI. ICR OTE CONE EAT LEG ODN NAA Ay orm 


edd 


the Table. Wharram-le-Street ; — Yedingham ; -- Kirbymis- 


terton ;—Salton ; — Hutton’s Ambo ;— Scorton ;— 
Bolton-upon- Swale ;— Whitwell ;— Kiplin; — Eller- 
grave;— Chipping Warden ;—Helmdon ;—Aston-le- | ton-upon-Swale ;—Milton Union ;—Malling Union ; 
Walls ;—Thorpe Mandeville ;—Abdon ; — Crough- | —Charlbury ;—Members of the Grove Ferry Farm- 
ton ;—Aynhoe ;— Bangor ;—Therford ;— Spratton ; | ers’ Club ; — Barton-le-Street ; — Roscommon ; ~ 
— Towcester ;— Richmond (Surrey) ;—Upper Hardres | Bardsey :—Helpersthorpe;—Bramham;—Lawshall; 
and Stelling ; — Laverton; — Dallowgill ;—Christ-) —and, Marlborough; praying that the Corn Laws 
church (Hants);—Stourpaine and Stepleton Preston; | may not be repealed,—were also presented, and 
—Hixton ; — Wheatenhurst ;-- Easton Neston ;— | read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Avebury and Winterbourne Monkton ;—Thurding-| A Petition from Saddleworth, for the repeal of 
ton (two Petitions) ;— Whittington ;—and, Evenley ; | the Corn Laws, was offered to be presented :—And 


stating that the population of the country has out-| the said Petition was, with leave of the House, with 
grown the resources of the National Church; and | drawn. 


praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marston-Saint-Lawrence ;—Sul- 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Wakefield, praying Inland 
that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass into a Warehousing 


a . = _, | law, was presented, and read; and referred to the ~'* 
A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising | Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


in Stroud, complaining of an arrear of business in 
the Court of Chancery, suggesting a remedy, and 
praying the House to take the same into considera- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 





A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Rating of 
Guardians of the Hitchin Union, in the counties of Tenement 


E 
enum: tes Sake Hertford and Bedford, praymg the House to pass P 
P ea a measure enabling parish officers to collect the 
— , . . | rates of all cottages of a lower annual value than 
; thom from ei Wold ae a fl eight pounds from the owners of such cottages, 
ping Sodbury ;— Witney Union ;— Thirsk Union ;— | was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
and, Weymouth Union; praying that the Union the Table 
Workhouses Bill may pass into a law,——were pre- . I 
ted d read ; i ; I 
abl % oe ees Se ee Se Se agen ee Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on Public Petitious 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- (Fifteenth 
| titions 





ae : Report.) 
A Petition of the Vicar or Perpetual Curate of 


the Vicarage or Perpetual Curacy of Sawley, and 
other Inhabitants of the same place, praying that 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

| Petitions from Sunderland ;— York ;—and, Stock- China. 
Petitions from Egerton ;—Contin ;—Brampford | ton-on-Tees ; praying the House to institute an in- 
Speke ; — Drayton-in- Hales ; — Saint Thomas-the- | quiry into all the circumstances relative to the Opium 
Apostle, (London) ;—Dymchurch; — Ospringe ;— | trade with China, and to take prompt and efficient 
Hepworth ; — Hartland ; — Cranfield ; — Heage ;— | measures for its suppression on the part of Bri- 
Cosgrove ; — Happisburgh ; — Dewsbury Moor ; — | tish subjects,—were presented, and read; and or- 
and, Skelton; praying the House not to sanction | dered to lie upon the Table. : ' 
any further grant of public money to the Roman| A Petition of Merchants mterested in the trade 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, | with China, praying for an inquiry into the circum- 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | stances attending the surrender to the British Su- 
| perintendent, to be delivered to the Government of 
China, of all Opium belonging to British Merchants 
at Canton, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, 'Yhat the Petition be printed. 


presented on the 12th and 13th days of this 
instant March; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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








Petitions from Brampford Speke ;—Ingham ;— 
Enderby and Whetstone; — Hepworth ;—Happis- 
burgh ;—and, Heybridge; praying that the Muni- 
cipal Corporations (Zre/and) Bill may not pass into 
¢. law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. A Petition of John Joseph Lawson, of Newington- Printed Papers 


crescent, in the parish of Saint Mary, Newington, in Bill. 
the county of Surrey, Prmter and Publisher of the 
Times Newspaper;—and, Thomas Payne, of Pem- 
broke-square, Kensington, Printer and Publisher of 
the Morning Post Newspaper, praying the House 
not to pass any Act having for its object or 
effect, to prevent prosecution or actions at law 
against the original printers or publishers of Par- 
liamentary reports or other documents, unless such 
Act 


Petitions from Longtown;— Pembroke Dock ;— 
Fruchie ;— Errol ;— Manchester (two Petitions)— 
Taddyport ; —Monkleigh ; — Black Torrington ; — 
Parkham ;— Neu church-in- Pendle ;—Stourport ;— 
North Bierley ;— Burnley ;—Dodworth ;—Horbury; 
--Rawdon ;— Leeds ;— Marsden ;—Perth ;—Wilton; 
—-Dalry ;— Wigtown ;— Barford;—Stirling ;— Mel- 
rose ;— Barnard Castle ;— Birchworth ;— Horsforth; 











ious 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


East India 
Produce. 


Metropolis 
Improvements. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill, 


Chureh 
Ustablishment 
(Colonies, ) 


Sale of Beer 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill, 


3 VicroRI&amp;£. 


Act shall contain a clause or clauses to prevent 
in like manner, prosecutions or actions against the 

etitioners, and the registered proprietors of the said 
ewssngers, for re-printing and re-publishing the 
same, in whole or in part, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Renfrew ;— Brownfield ;—Ruther- 
glen;—Saint David's, Kirkintilloch ;—Cockburns- 
path ;—East Kilpatrick ; —Kirtle ; — Maryhill ;— 
Stephenston ;—A bdie ; — Benholme; — Egerton ; — 
East and West Rudham ;—-Argyle ;— Kirkpatrick, 
Durham ;—Keitle ;— Culross ; — Ducklington-cum- 
Hardwick; — Kinlochliuchart ; — Belfast ; ~ Mo- 
naghan ;—Crailing ;---Kelso Presbytery (Moderator); 
— Glasgow (five Petitions);— Whithorn ; — Dun- 
fermline Presbytery (Moderator) ; — Haddington 
Presbytery (Moderator) ;—Mid Calder ;—-Dalkeith ; 
— Strabane ;— Avendale ;—and, Barr; praying for 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. , 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Aberdour, 
stating that the rapid increase of the population in 
Scotland, especially in towns and manufacturing dis- 
tricts, unaccompanied as it has been by any corre- 
sponding increase in the provision for the religious 
wants of the people, has placed multitudes of our 
fellow subjects beyond the reach of the lessons and 
ordinances of the Gospel, to the manifest injury of 
their own spiritual welfare, to the serious detriment 
of morals and religion in the community at large, and 
to the imminent danger of the peace and prosperity 
of the nation ; and praying the House to take the 
same into consideration, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vice Chairman and Secretary of 
the East India Association of Glasgow, praying for 
a reduction of duty on the importation of East India 
produce, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Peter Jeffery, of Bromley, in the 
county of Kent, praying that he may be beard be- 
fore the Select Committee on Metropolis Improve- 
ments, with respect to certain plans presented by him 
to the Select Committee on the same subject in 
1838, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
said Select Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the East and West 
India Dock Company, which was presented upon 
the 21st day of February last, praying that the In- 
land Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Inland Ware- 
housing. 


Petitions from Saint Andrew’s, New Brunswick ; 
—Annapolis, Nova Scotia ;—and, Charlotte Parish, 
Prince Edward’s Island; praying the House to con- 
tinue their support and protection to the bishops 
and clergy in the colonies, and make provision for 
increasing their number,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Retailers of Beer residing in the 
township of Dukinfield, praying that the Sale of 
Beer (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was 
ge and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petitien of the Corporation of Sunderland, pray- 
ing that Provision may be inserted in the County 
Constabulary Bill to relieve all boroughs imcorpo- 
rated under the Municipal Corporations Act from 
contributing to the Rural Police Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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179 


A Petition of William Simpson and others, legally Medical 
qualified Medical Practitioners, residing in the Profssion. 
northern district of London, praying for an inquiry 
into the Medical Institutions of the country, with a 
view to the adoption of an effectual measure of 
Medical Reform, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marylebone ;—and, Islington ; com- Warwick Gaol 
plaining of the treatment of William Lovett, and John 
Collins, in Warwick Gaol, and praying the House 
to take steps for their immediate discharge there- 
from,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Planters, Proprietors, Merchants East India 
and others interested in the British West India Produce. 
Colonies, praying the House not to authorize or 
sanction any measure altering the present rela- 
tive position of Kast and West India interests, 
and that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or-agents, at the bar of the House, 
against any such measure, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Jurors and Corn Laws,; 
Landholders of the county of Limerick, praying @°¢ Flour se 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed ; and, that Pima) Bie vi 
the Flour Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Warminster 
sideration the Report which, upon the 6th day of Roads Bill. 
this instant March, was made from the Committee 
on the Warminster Roads Bill, printed Copies of 
the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Thursday the 7th day of this instant March; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, Tinat the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Exeter Roads Bill was read a second time ; Exeter Roads 
and committed to Sir Thomas Acland, and the 8!) 
North Devon List. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to amend the County Con- 
Act for the Establishment of County and District *@bulary Bill. 
Constables: And the same was read the first time; No. 119. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
the 27th day of this instant March ; and to be 
printed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Arbroath 
deration the Report which, upon the 12th day of X4,For®. 
this instant March, was made from the Committee ie 
on the-Arbroath and Forfar 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. 


Petitions from Secretaries of the British and Socialism. 
Foreign Seamen and Soldiers’ Friend Society, Well- 
close-square ;—and, Members of the Birmingham 
Lay Association for the Refutation of Infidelity ; 
praying the House to institute inquiries into the 
principles and objects of Socialism, and adopt mea- 
sures for the protection of morality and religion,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from the Dewsbury Union ;—and, Mal- Poor Law 
ton Union (two Petitions); praying for amendment —— 
of the Poor Law Act,—were presented, and read; = 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman and Secretary of a Poor Employ- 
Meeting of Inhabitants of Mewcastle-upon-T'yne ; °" 





AA —Chairman 





RRR EN a eA teat iB ho 


A atten TEN Be 


a 


weed eS eS | 


co &lt;Rinsgenbaeg nA AE CNT 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Lancaster and 
Preston Rail- 
way Bill, 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Rotherhithe 
Burial Ground 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
East India 
Warehouse 
Company Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas Bill, 


Inverness-shire 
Writ. 


Canada. 


180 17° Marti. 


—Chairman and Secretary of the Glasgow Branch 





A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the said Papers be taken into 


of the Universal Community Society of Rational| consideration upon Monday next. 


Religionists ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Sunderland; praying the ~ Al to 
appoint a Committee to examine Robert Owen, and 
others, on the practical measures they have devised 
for ameliorating the condition of the labouring po- 
pulation,--were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham 

and Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lends have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Lancaster 
and Preston Junction Railway Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money, and to amend the Act 
relating to such Railway : | 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Sheffield | 
and Rotherham Railway Company to raise a further | 
Sum of Money, and to amend the Act relating to | 
the said Railway: | 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Act re-: 
lating to the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and | 
to raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes | 
of the said Undertaking : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed | 
in the first year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for providing 
additional Burial Ground for the Parish of Saint 
Mary, Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey, and for 
enabling the Rector of the said Parish to grant 
Building Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to 
the said Rectory, and for other Purposes : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Liverpool 
East India Warehouse Company to sue and be 
sued in the name of the Chairman, Deputy Chair- 
man, or any one of the Directors of the said Com- 
pany, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better lighting 
with Gas the City of Edinburgh and Town of 
Leith, and Places adjacent, and tor other Purposes 
relating thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, That this House will give 
leave to the Right honourable Sir George Henry 
Rose, 2 Member of this House, to attend their 
Lordships, in ordered to his being examined as a 
witness before the Committee for Privileges ap- 








‘pointed by their Lordships, to whom is referred the 


Petition of Francis Home, Esquire, Captain on 
Half-pay of the sist Regiment of Foot, claiming 
the honour and dignity of Earl of Marchmont, 
Viscount Blazonbury, Lord Polwart, of Polwart, 
Redbraes and Greenlaw :—And then the Messen- 
gers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the last ~ of the said Message :—And Sir George 
Henry Rose being present, in his place, declared 
that he was willing, with leave of the House, to go 
to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lord- 
ships. 

Resolved, That Sir George Henry Rose have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as 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. 


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 Inverness, in | 


the room of Francis William Grant, Esquire, de- 
ceased. 


The House was moved, That the Correspondence 
relative to the Affairs of Canada, which was pre- 
sented upon the 24th day of January last, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, China Trade, 


a Return of the declared Value of the Exports 
from the United Kingdom to China in each of 
the years 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831 and 1832:—A 
similar Return in each of the years, 1834, 1835, 
1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839:—And, a Return of 
the Quantity of Specie annually exported from 
the United Kingdom to China within the same 
periods. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County Con. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Stbulary Act, 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Accounts (so far as they can be made out), of the 
estimated Charge to which each County or District 
of a County, which has adopted the provisions of 
the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic., c. 93 (the Constabulary Act), 
will be respectively subjected for the establishment 
and annual maintenance of the Constabulary Force: 
—Of the County Rate levied in each such County or 
District in each year, in the years ending Michael- 
mas 1837, 1838 and 1839, specifying the Rate in 
the pound which has been levied to raise the several 
Amounts :—And, of the estimated Sums which 
must be annually raised to provide for the Charges 
of the Constabulary Force in each such County or 
District, specifying the additional Rate in the pound 
which it will be necessary in each County or District 
to impose, for the purpose of raising the Amount 
which it is expected will be required for the object. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Mr. Litton have leave of absence Leave of 
till Easter, on urgent business. Absence. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Ad- Assizes. 


dress to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number of 
Petitions or Memorials addressed to the Privy Coun- 
cil, or to any other Public Department, praying for 
an alteration or removal of the Assizes in any County 
in England and Wales, under the provisions of the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 71, from the passing of the Act 
to the present time; specifying the Name of the 
Place, the Number of Applicants and the nature and 
object of each Application ; stating the respective 
Dates when the same was presented, and heard ; 
together with the Proceedings and Orders made by 
the Privy Council thereupon :—And, a similar Re- 
turn of all Counter-Petitions or Memorials which 
may have been presented, praying that such altera- 
tions may not be made by the Privy Council. 

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


Ordered, That the Sewers Bill be read a second Sewers Bill. 


time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Ecclesiastical Duties and Ecclesiastical 


, Ss ; ae 
Revenues Bill be read a second time upon Friday wo Bill 


the 27th day of this instant March. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday C 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Co- P 


lonial Passengers Bill. 


1 j Law of Evidence 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (Scotland) Bill 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Law 
of Evidence (Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Parliamentary Burghs (Scot- a 
Scotland) Bill. 


land) Bill be read a second time upon Monday, 
next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Printed Papers oat Papers 
De 


Bill be now received. 


Mr. 


Sopy 


Sup) 


Mu 





Supplys 


Supply. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine Matiny 
Bill, 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


Prisons Bill, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Glasgow 
University. 


Glasgow 
University. 





3 VicToRIZ. 


Mr. Robert Steuart accordingly reported the Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and, with Amend- 
ments to several of them, agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, 
(That whenever suits are put an end to by authority 
of this Act, parties to be discharged out of custody, 
&amp;e.):—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. 

Then a Clause was added, and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee 
of Supply be received To-morrow. 


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


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Mutiny 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. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Marine 
Mutiny Bill:—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. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Union Work- 
houses Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Prisons Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Bankers 
and other Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, pray- 
ing for the abolition of political clubs within the 
University of the said city, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing, in columns, the Names and Status 
of the Office Bearers and Professors in the Uni- 
versity of Glasgow, who have been enrolled, or are 
now Members of the Political Club called the Uni- 
versity Peel Club; together with the Names of those 
of the above who have held or now hold honorary 
offices therein, or who attend the convivial or other 
Meetings thereof, with the Name of the offices held 
by each; together with the whole Number of Stu- 
dents, and that of those from each Class of the 
University in the said Club, and the probable Age 
of the youngest Students belonging to the Logic, 
Greek and Latin Classes :—Also, the Date of the 
origin of the Club, the place or places of the Meet- 
ings of the aforesaid Club; and whether these are 
held within or without the College walls; also, a 
Copy of the Rules of the said Club:—And, a 
Similar Return as respects the Glasgow University 
Liberal Association:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Vou. 95. 


17° Marti. 








181 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her China. 
Majesty’s command,— Additional Correspondence 
relating to China. 

Report on the Prussian Commercial Union, ad- Prussian Com- 
dressed to the Right honourable Lord Viscount ™*c!#! Treaty. 
Palmerston, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs, by John Bowring. 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ionian Islands. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Despatch to the Lord High 
Commissioner of the Jonian Islands from the Co- 
lonial Office, conveying an Order for the dissolution 
of the Legislative Assembly of those Islands, in 
October last, on account of a difference between 
that body and the Senate, relative to the 8th Article, 
3d Section, Chap. 6th, of the Constitution, under 
which the Legislative Assembly claimed a right, 
independent of the Senate. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this sat as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 and 7 Parochial 
Will. 4, c. 96, to regulate Parochial Assessments, — 
might be read ; and the same being read ; : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and explain the said Act: And that Mr. 


Poulett Scrope and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Health of 
upon Thursday last, That a Select Committee be Towns. 
appointed to inquire into the circumstances affecting 
the Health of the Inhabitants of large Towns and 
populous Districts, with a view to improved Sana- 
tory Regulations for their benefit, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Slaney, 

Lord James Stuart, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. John 
Ponsonby, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Greene, Mr. Richard 
Walker, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir Harry Verney, Mr. 
Baines, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Brotherton, 
Mr. Ingham, and Mr. William Smith O’ Brien, with 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to re- 
port their Observations thereupon to the House. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Coroner of 
That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire Middlesex. 
into any measures which have been adopted for 
carrying into effect, in the County of Middlesex, the 
enn of the Act 1 Vic. c. 68, and also into any 

roceedings of the Justices of the Peace in relation 
to the office of Coroner in the said County ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Wakley, Lay 
Yeas, \ Mr. Hume : tng 

Tellers forthe f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, UColonel Thomas Wood: f%” 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Tithe Con-mu- 

further consideration the Report on the Tithe Com- tation Acts 
mutation Acts Amendment Bill :—The Bill was re- —— 
committed to a Committee of the whole House: 
—And the House immediately resolved itself into the 
said Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Freshfield 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Revising Revising 
Barristers, which was presented upon Friday last, Barristers. 
be printed. No. 120. 


AAS8 Ordered, 





AT OS 


OT TE 


ee ee 


Se RRR arene tee 


=— 
Re 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


No. 121. 


Malt. 
No. 121. 


Hops. 
No. 121, 


Excise Duty. 
No. 122. 
Legacy, &amp;c., 
Duties. 
No. 123. 


Education. 


No. 124. 


Convicts. 
No. 125. 


Vaccine 
Institution. 
No. 126. 
Navy. 
No. 127. 


Victualling 
Stores (Navy.) 
No. 127. 


Post Office 
Steam Packets. 


No. 128. 


Postage. 
No. 129. 


Soap. 


Jamaica. 


182 17°—18° Martiz. A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Brewers, 
&amp;e., which was presented upon the 7th day of Fe- 
bruary last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, which 
was presented upon the 7th day of February last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Hops, 
which were presented upon the 7th day of February 
last, and upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Excise Duty, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Legacy, 
&amp;c. Duties, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Education, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Convicts, 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the — relative to the National 
Vaccine Institution, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Navy, 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Victualling 
Stores (Navy), which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Post Office 


Steam Packets, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Postage, 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Mercurii, 18° die Marti ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M* Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in, 

and the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Accounts of the Quantity of Soap made in each Town 
in Great Britain, distmguishing Hard from Soft, 
from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of 
January 1840 :—Of the Quantity of Soap exported, 
specifying the Port from whence shipped, and the 
Amount of Drawback paid thereon, from the 5th 
day of January 1839 to the 5th day of January 1840: 
—Of the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing Hard 
from Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances and 
Drawbacks made to the Manufacturers of Woollens, 
Linens, Silks, and others, from the 5th day of Jan- 
uary 1839 to the 5th day of January 1840 :—Of all 
Soap exported to /reland, Hard and Soft, the Port 
from whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1839 to 
the 5th day of January 1840 :—Ofall Soap imported 
into Great Britain, Hard and Soft, the Port at which 
it was imported, and the Amount of Duty paid there- 
on, from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th 
day of January 1840:— And, of the Names of 
ofall Persons convicted of defrauding the Revenue 
arising from Soap; the Dates of Conviction, the 
Amount of the several Penalties, whether the per- 
son so convicted had been previously convicted or 
fired, or had Penalties compromised, the Amount 
paid to the Seizing Officers for each Conviction, and 
the Names, Dates, and the Amount of Penalties 
paid in all Cases which had been compromised, from 
the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of 
January 1840. 

Copies of any Correspondence, Reports, and Esti- 
mates, that may have taken place between the Secre- 
tary at War, the Board of Treasury, the Master 
General of the Ordnance, the Governor of Jamaica, 
or any other departments, on the subject of tempo- 




















rary Barracks at Maroon Town, Jamaica, from the 
Ist day of January 1838 up to the ist day of 
January 1840. 

A Return of all persons appointed to be paid Commissioner 
Commissioners of Arbitration under the powers of Arbitration 
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4. c. 73; stating their red Abo 
Names, Dates of their Appointments, the Salaries and |" as 
Emoluments to be paid to each of them, and the 
Payments made to them respectively on account 


ings 
thereof ; the Dates of the said payments, and the au- Hall 
thority under which such Payments have been made: 
—A Return of any other office (if any) in the Public 
Service held by each of the said paid Commission- 
ers of Arbitration; specifying the Date of Appoint- Bolte 
ment to each Office respectively, the Salaries and ~ 


Emoluments payable, and the Salaries and Emolu- 
ments paid, in consequence of such other Office ; 
together with the dates of Payment.in each case :— 
Copy of any Warrant or Warrants by which any 
Payments may have been made to Mr. Stephenson, as 
Commissioner of Arbitration, since the Appointment 
of Mr. Stephenson to be a Commissioner of the ~ 
Board of Excise :—Copies of any Communications 
P y a 
from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord 
Glenelg, to the Board of Treasury, or to the Board 
of Arbitration Commissioners, in reference to the 
Appointment of Mr. Amyot to be a paid Commis- 
sioner of Arbitration :—Copies of any Communi- 
cations from the Secretary of State for the Colo- 
nies to the Board of Treasury or the Board of 
Arbitration Commissioners, in reference to Mr. Ste- 
phenson continuing to receive Salary asa paid Com- 
missioner of Arbitration, since Mr. Stephenson’s 
appointment as a Commissioner of the Board of Ex- 
cise :—And, Copy of any Minute of the Board of 
Treasury in respect to the Payment of any Sums of 
Money to Mr. Stephenson as Commissioner of Arbi- 
tration, since the Appointment of Mr. Stephenson as 
a Commissioner of the Board of Excise, and in re- 
spect to the duration of the said Commission of 
Arbitration. 

Copy of any Directions or Authority issued to the China Produce, 
Commissioners of the Customs by the Commission- 
ers of the Treasury, for the admission into British 
Ports of any Article the Produce of China, brought 
in foreign Craft or Vessels from the Port of Can- 
ton, and transhipped into British Ships :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


soma 


Notice being taken that the Great Level of The Great Level 
Wash Inclosure Bill was not prepared in conformity of The West 
to the Petition for the same ; eneiien 

The Order made upon the 9th day of this instant 
March, for reading the said Bill a second time, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

The House was moved, That the Petition for 
leave to bring in the said Bill which was presented 
upon the 31st day of January tast, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for in- 
closing and reclaiming from the Sea certain Tracts of 
Land forming the great Estuary called The Wash, 
between the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire :— 

And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on Birmingham 

on the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway _ my 
. unction 
and Tamworth Approach Bill; and to whom several Rajjway ané 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That Tamworth r 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the Approach Bi. 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; that the Committee had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application; that the Resolution of the 
House 








ers 
on 
0= 


ingston-upon- 
et Docks Bill. 


Bolton Small 
Debts Bill. 


Thames Tunnel, 


3 VicTORIZ. 


House of the 27th day of January last, had been 
complied with ; and that the Committee 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. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
praying that the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on 
on the Bolton Small Debts 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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Thames Tunnel Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the Parties had been unable to comply with any 
of the Standing Orders relating to Bills of the 
Second Class to which this Petition belongs. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


18° Marti. 


183 


“ Navigation, and by Charles Woodcock, whose Pe- 
“ titions were on Friday last severally referred to the 
“ said Committee.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there added :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Comniittee on the Bill ; and that it be an Instruction 
to the said Committee to receive and entertain the 
said Petition ; but only to hear the Petitioners, their 
counsel or agents, against such Clauses, Provisions, 
or Amendments in the said Bill as may be sought 
to be introduced by the Company of Proprietors of 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations, by the Company 
of Proprietors of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 
Navigation, by the Company of Proprietors of the 
Coventry Canal Navigation, and by Charles Wood- 
cock, whose Petitions were on Friday last severally 
referred to the said Committee. 


Petitions from Frampton Severn ;—Duchlington ; Church of 
—Coney Weston; — Harpford ; — Barningham ;— England. 


and, Over Kellet ; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efliciency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cadney-cum-Housham ;— Kirton Com Laws. 


and Manton ;—Thurlby ;—Broughton ;—Wadding- 
ham ;—Bottesford, Ashby, and Brumby ;—Hundred 


Glasgow, A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town Coun- | f North Erpingham ; — Cadbury ;— Burlescombe ; 
Paisley, ao cil of the royal burgh of Renfrew, praying that — Saint Ewe, and other parishes ;—Kirmington and 
Railway pil. they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Croxton ;—Melton Ross and Barnetby ;—Blackaw- 


Weston-super- 
mare Road Bill. 


Warminster 


agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Pais- 
ley and Greenock Radway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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 making and maintaining a 
new Road from the Road at Worle to a Road in the 
Parish of Kewstoke, leading to Locking and Weston- 
super-mare, in the County of Somerset, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sanford do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and repairing several 


ton, Stokenham and Marlborough ; — Crowle ;— 
Payhembury and Plymtree ;— Chulmleigh ;—Chip- 
ping Lamborne ; — Elsham ;—.Dunterton ;—Broad- 
clist ;--Glamford Briggs ;—Anderby ;—Messingham; 
Broadwoodkelly ;— Modbury ;—Blean Union (Board 
of Guardians) ;—East Preston ;—Vernhams Dean ; 
—Linkenholt and Ashmansworth ;— Wokingham ;-— 
White Waltham and Shottesbrook ;— Little Collau; 
—Worlaby ;—and, Poughill ; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were presented, and 
read ; a ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Chorley ;—Eccleston ;— Horwich ; 
— Rivington;— Rastrick ;—Heath Charnock; Euzx- 
ton ;—Coppull ;-— Birkacre ; — Leyland ; — Adling- 
ton and Blackrod ;—Croston ;— Wark ;— Cheadle ; 
— Besses oth’ Barn ;— Pilkington ;—Forres ;— Wol- 
verhampton Union ;—Bath ; —P. Williams ;—Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull ;—Edward William Cox ;—Salford ; 


: — Ratcliffe ;— Lumb; —Farnworth;--Newchurch ;— 
kK d Bill. : e mn ? : b] &gt;’ 
site Roads in and leading to and from the Town of War- Spinners, Carders, &amp;e., in the employ of Mr. John 
minster, in the County of Wilts, was read the third Hadfield, Cowbrook;—Mr. William Barber, Pad- 
time; and Amendments were made to the Bill. field ;—Masters, Agents, and Workmen, at Varteg 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ‘Iron Works;-— Messrs. Hodson and Wright, Mill 
Ordered, That Mr. Sidney Herbert do carry the | Tyyn:—and, Mr. John Kershaw, Hurst; praying that 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. the Corn Laws may be repealed,—were also pre- 
Birmingham The House was moved, That the Petition of the sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
= Company of Proprietors of the Warwick and Bir-| Petitions from Merchants and Ship-owners, at gtade Duties. 
saa yf mingham Canal Navigation, which was presented Kingston-upon-Hull, interested in the trade to Ham- 
anal Bill. 


yesterday, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- 
mingham and Warwick Junction (Bordesley) Canal 
Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the said Petition be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end therof the words 
‘* and that it be an Instruction to the said Commit- 
tee to receive and entertain the said Petition ; but 
only to hear the Petitioners, their counsel or agents, 
against such Clauses, Provisions, or Amendments 


burgh ;—and, the President, Vice President, and 
Directors of the Hull Chamber of Commerce; stat- 
ing that the duties, fines and charges levied by the 
Hanoverian authorities at Stade on all British ships 
and their cargoes passing up the Elbe to Hamburg, are 
highly injurious to the manufacturing and shipping 
interests of this country; and praying the House to 
take the matter into consideration, and afford them 
relief, by effecting the abolition of these imposts, 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table, 
Ordered, That the Petitions be printed. 


in the said Bill as may be sought to be introduced 
” by tle Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 

anal Navigations, by the Company of Proprietors 
of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, by 


the Company of Proprietors of the Coventry Canal 
Vou. 95. 


Petitions from Acharacle ;— Cluny ; — Auchin- church 
doir ; — Premnay ; — Newmachar ; — Garioch ; — Patronage 
Lumphannan;— Monymusk ;— Shene ;— Durris ; — (Scotland,) 
Leslie; -— Fowie; — Fraserburgh ; — Turland ; — 
Kildrummy ; — Kilmuir ;— Tough; — Gartly ;— 

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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


China. 


Railways. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


Flour Importa- 
tinn (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Warwick Gao!. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


184 


Assynt ;—Clyne ;—Loth ;— Kildonan ;— Golspie ;— 
Strabane ;—Eddrachillis ;— Durness ;—Saintfield ; 
—Rosehall ;—and, Rhynie; praying for an altera- 
tion of the law relative to Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Householders and others, residing 
within the parish of Alford, praying that the law of 
Patronage in Scotland may not be altered, was also 
Se” and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 
Luppitt, in the Honiton Union, praying that the 
Union in which their parish is situated may be 
dissolved, and that they may be restored to the 
management of their own parochial affairs, was 


—— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Grocers and Tea-dealers of Leeds, 
praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 

Ordered, That all Petitions which have been pre- 
sented to the House during the present Session for 


and against the Bill, be referred to the said Select 
Committee. 


A Petition of Beer-sellers, of Bradford, in the 
county of York, praying that Retailers of Beer 
may be placed upon the same footing as Licensed 
Victuallers, was presented, and read, and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Magistrates, and Inha- 
bitants of Worcester, praying the House to adopt 
measures for the suppression of the growth and 
preparation of opium in British India, for trans- 
mission to China, and the traffic in the same by 
British subjects, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Traders of the city 
of Worcester, praying the House not to sanction any 
Railway Bill which may interfere with free compe- 
tition in the inland carrying trade, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railway Communication. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Strathaven, praying for the adoption of 
Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote 
by Ballot, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Committee of the Belfast Flour 
and Bread Company, praying that the Flour Im- 
portation (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Wolston;—and, Bishop’s Hull; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- 
lease of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 


eo, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Westminster ;— and, London; 
complaining of the treatment of William Lovett 
and John Collins, prisoners in Warwick gaol, and 
praying the House to take the same into considera- 


tion, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Longmore, of the parish of 
Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark;—and, Chair- 
man of the Board of Guardians of the Poor of the 
said parish; praying that no Clause may be intro- 
duced into the Union Workhouses Bill to the 


18° Marti. 

















A. 1840. 


effect of exempting all houses, buildings and lands 
used as hospitals or establishments for the relief of 
the sick poor, and supported by voluntary subscrip- 
tions, from payment of all taxes whether parochial or 
Parliamentary, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘lable. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Planters, Proprie- Fast India 
tors and others interested in the British West India Produce. 
Colonies, against any reduction of the duties on 
East India produce, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Select Committee on East India 
Produce. 


Petitions from Kibworth ;—Lambourne ;— and, Municipal 
Patrick Brampton; praying that the Municipal Forporations 
Corporations (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, “"¢#"4) Bil 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from East and West Rudham ;— Kib- Maynooth 
worth ;—Patrick Brampton ; — Coxwold ; —Lam- College. 
bourne; —- and, Little Hallingbury; praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham Message from 

and Sir William Horne : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Edinburgh 
Act for enabling the Edinburgh Gas-Light Com- Gas Bill. 
pany more effectually to light with Gas the Town 
of Leith, the Vicinity thereof, and other Places in 
the County of Edinburgh, and for altering and en- 
larging the Powers of the said Company, 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 Lloyd’s 
to dissolve the Marriage of George Lloyd, Esquire, Divorce Bill. 
with Athalie Pulcherie Clotilde, his now Wife, and 
to enable him to marry again, and for other Pur- 
poses therein mentioned ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, the Depo- Perry’s 
sitions transmitted from India relating to the Bill, Divorce Bil, 
intituled, “ An Act to dissolve the Marriage of 
James Perry, Esquire, with Elizabeth Margaret, his 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes,” as desired by this House, and 
request that the said Depositions may be returned 
to them :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Lioyd’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; and Lloyd’s 
ordered to be read a second time. Divorce Bill. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Printed Papers 
publication of Printed Papers by Order of this House, (First Report.) 
have Power to report their Observations thereupon No. 130. 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them, from time to time. 

Lord Viscount Howick reported from the said 
Select Committee; That they had made Progress 
in the matters to them referred, and had di- 
rected 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, according to Order, proceeded to Chester and 
take into further consideration the Report which, — a 
upon the 12th day of this instant March, was made Railways Cou- 
from the Committee on the Chester and Crewe and solidation Bill. 
Grand Junction Railways Consolidation Bill, printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the 
door upon Friday last ; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and a Clause was added to 
the Bill. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
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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 re- 
solved itself into the Committee; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Sir George Grey reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Clause, and made an Amend- 
ment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Sir George Grey rr reported the Clause; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was agreed to, to be made part of 
the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill (Providing for punishment of persons guilty of 
misconduct) :—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 Sir George Grey — 
That the Committee had gone through the Clause, 
and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Sir George Grey accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was agreed to, to be made part of 
the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





Administration The Administration of Justice (Jreland) Bill 

of Justice | was, according to Order, read a second time; and 

(Ireland) Bil. committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday the 1st day of April next. 


Ejectment — The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reland) Bill reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Ireland) 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 1st day of April next. 


Settled Estates © The Settled Estates Drainage Bill was, according 
Drainage Bill. to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Select Committee. 


Supply 5 Sir George Grey, by Order, reported from the 
Committee of Supply, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 

Charge of 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

land Forces. million five hundred and eleven thousand eight hun- 
dred and seventy pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 

jesty, for defraying the Charge of Her 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 
~ Territorial Possessions of the East India Gumaiinn, 
from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, both days inclusive. 
2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
hundred and sixty-four thousand seven hundred and 
forty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- 
fraying the omg + of General Staff Officers and 
Officers of the Hospitals serving with Her Ma- 
jesty’s Forces in the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations (ex- 
cepting India), and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of 
the Tower of London, from the 1st day of April 
1840 to the 31st day of March 1841, both days in- 
clusive. 

Public Military 3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty 

Departments. thousand One hundred and forty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the Allowances to the Principal Officers of the 
several Public Military Departments in Great Bri- 
tain, their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Expenses, 
from the Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, both days inclusive, 


General Staff 
Officers, &amp;c. 


18° Martiz. 185 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen Royal Military 
thousand seven hundred and one pounds, be granted Asylum, &amp;c. 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the 

Royal Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian Mi- 

litary School, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 

31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- volunteer 
two thousand nine hundred and ninety-three pounds, Corps. 

be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 

of Volunteer Corps, from the 1st day of April 1840 

to the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

6. sewn 4 That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen powards tor 
thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be Military Ser- 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge vices. 
of Allowances as Rewards for Distinguished Ser- 
vices, and of Allowances to Officers of Her Majesty’s 
Garrisons, holding their Appointments as Rewards 
for Military Service, in the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, 
from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, both days inclusive. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- pay of General 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Officers, 

for defraying the Charge of the Pay of General 

Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 

of Regiments, from the Ist day of April 1840 to 

the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-three Fut! Pay for 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Reduced and 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Full Pay Retired Oficers, 
for Reduced and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s 

Forces, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st 

day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- sfai¢ Pay for d°. 
dred and five thousand and five hundred pounds, be 

granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 

of Half Pay and Military Allowances to Reduced 

and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, 

from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 

March 1841, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Half Pay to 
three thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be Foreign Officers. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Half,Pay and Reduced Allowances to Officers 
of Pm weber be Foreign Corps, of Pensions to Wounded 
Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to the Widows 
and Children of deceased Foreign Officers, from the 
Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841, both days inclusive. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One widows’ 
hundred and forty-two thousand nine hundred and Pensions. 
eighty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 
Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841, both days inclusive. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- Compassionate 
dred and twenty-seven thousand and three hundred List. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Charge of Allowances on the Compassionate 
List, of Allowances as of Her Majesty’s Royal 
Bounty, and of Pensions, Gratuities and Allowances 
to Officers for Wounds, from the 1st day of April 
1840 to the 31st day of March 1841, both days in- 
clusive. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Cislsea and 
million two hundred and seventy-four thousand six Kilmainham 
hundred and thirty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Hospitals, &amp;c. 
Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Chelsea and 
Kileisken Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of 
those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged 
Negro Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Hanoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 

1794 and 1795, from the 1st day of April 1840 to 
the 31st day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- Superannuation 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Btajesty, Allowances. 
for defraying the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments, in the nature of Super- 





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annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several rage 4 Public Depart- 
ments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841, both days inclusive. 
he said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Mutiny Bill. Sir George Grey reported the Mutiny 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. 


Marine Mutiny 


Sir George Grey reported the Marine Mutiny 
Bill. 


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. 


Union Work- 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
houses Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Union Workhouses 
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. 


Prisons Bill, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
No. 131. 


into a Committee upon the Prisons Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Revort was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next, and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported. the Tithe Com- 
mutation Acts Amendment 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 Friday 
next. 


Criminal and Ordered, That the Return relative to Criminal and 
Civil Prosecu- 


“sare Civil Prosecutions (Scotland), which was presented 
tions (Scotland) on Friday last, be printed. 


No. 132. 

Registrars Ordered, That the Return relative to Registrars 

(Middlesex. &lt; wees 0 ieee which was presented yester- 
Ne, 208, HUF Spee. 

Penitentiary Ordered, That the Annual Report relative to 

(Milbank.) the Penitentiary (Milbank), which was presented 
No. 134. yesterday, be printed. 

a a ,, Ordered, That the Annual Report relative to 

Road. the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road, which was 
No. 135. Presented yesterday, be printed. 

Assizes. Ordered, That the Return relative to an alter- 
No. 136. 


ation or removal of the Assizes, which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


18°—19° Martii. 

















A. 1840. 


Jovis, 19° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M®&amp; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India, 
the East India Company, was called in; and No, 137 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Acts of the Govern- 
ment of India from 1834 to 1838 inclusive :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Petitions from the Corporation of Evesham ;— Birmingham 
Chairman of a Meeting of Bankers, Merchants, Canal Navige, 
Traders and Inhabitants of Worcester ; — Boat-%™s Bill. 
owners, Carriers, Iron-masters, Miners, Merchants, 
and others trading on the Birmingham and Wor- 
cester and Birmingham and Stratford-upon- Avon 
Canal Navigations, or Residents in the neighbourhood. 
of the said Canals ;—Company of Proprietors of 
the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation ;— 
and, the Company of Proprietors of the Coventry 
Canal Navigation ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


A Petition of the Parliamentary Trustees for im- Glasgow, 
a. the Navigation of the River Clyde, and en- Paisley, and 
arging the Harbour of Glasgow, praying that they +t 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, oe 
against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and 

reenock Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Merchants House of Glasgow, Glasgow Poor 
praying that the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill may pass Rate Bil. 
ito a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Saint Harmon 
several parishes of Saint Harmon, Nantmel, Llanyre lclosure Bill. 
and Llanvihangel Helygen, in the county of Radnor, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 
against the Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Bolton Small 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Bolton, Deb's Bi 
and other Places, in the County of Lancaster, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Thriplow Inclosure Bill was read a second Thriplow _ 
time; and committed to Mr. Townley, and the Inclosure Bill 
Cambridge List. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable “ The Thames Plate Thames Plate 
Glass Company” to sue and be sued in the Name — Company 
of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or Secretary, ~"* 
or any one of the Directors for the time being of 
the said Company, and for other Purposes, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Benjamin Wood do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Ordered, 


Portsmou 
Floating 
Bill. 


Church 0 
England. 





British 
(Spain 


Corn 








Lloyd’s 
- a Bill. 


Portsmouth 


Floating Bridge 


Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


British Legion 
(Ss pain.) ; 


Corn Laws, 


Socialism. 





3 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Lloyd’s Divorce Bill :—And that Mr. Fresh- 
field do carry the said Message. 


The Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Sir George Staun- 
ton, and the South Hanis List. 


Petitions from Castleford ;— Pontefract ;—Boldre; 
— Great Wigston ;— Countesthorpe ;— Whitby ; — 
North Tidworth ;— Brighstone ;— Eling ;— North 
Stoneham ;— Falmouth ; —Saint Peters, — 
hill;—and, Houghton; stating that the population 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 
National Church; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 


19° Martii. 





sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Protestant Dissenters residing in 
Uxbridge, praying the House to refuse and withhold 
all grants of public money for the extension of the 
Church Establishment, was also presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the late British Aux- 
iliary Legion, in the service of Her Catholic Majesty, 
praying the House to exert its influence to exact 
from Spain the immediate liquidation of their claims, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Kenn ;—Ven Ottery ;—Harpford ; 
— Otterton ;-- Lympstone ; — Doddiscombsleigh ; — 
Harford ;— Colyton ;—_Brampford Speke ;—Farway ; 
— Woodland ; —Coffinswell ;—Meavey ; — Darting- 
ton ;~—Ipplepen ;—Dunsford;— Tamerton Foliot ;— 
Upton Pyne ;—Rockbeare ;—Clyst Hydon ;—Mem- 
bury ;—Holcombe Burnell ;—Bichleigh ;— Alphing- 
ton; — Harburton ; — East Budleigh ; — South 
Hincksey, North Hincksey and Witham ;—Sutton 
Wich, Drayton and Steventon; — Marcham and 
other places ;—Cumnor, Appleton and Eaton ;— 
Sutton Courtney and Milton; — Appleford, Long 
Wittenham and Little Wittenham;—Wotton Sand- 
ford and Basselsleigh ;—Tubney and other places ; 
—Southmoor and other places ;—.Radley and other 
places ;— Pusey and other places ;—Gate Burton; 
— Stow ; — Lea; — Gainsburgh ; — Stockwith ; — 
Willoughton ;—Northorpe ;— Marton ;— Blyton ;— 
Normanby-by-Spittle ; — Lamoran, Merther and 
Saint Michael Penkwell;—Cuby and Cornelly ;— 
Saint Just-in-Roseland and other places ;—Hough- 
ton ;—Saint Mary, Truro, and other places ;— Beau- 
lieu ; —Probus and Ladock ;—Saint Erme and other 
places ;—Creed Saint Stephen’s and Roach ;—Did- 
lington and Colverstone ;--Worlington ;—and, Ring- 
wood Union; praying that the Corn Laws may not 
be repealed,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from ss gga 3; -— Saint Columb 
Major ; — Luxborough and other places ; — Tor- 
morden ; — Royley ;— Brentford ;— Harpurhey ;— 
Rawtenstall ;— Langholm ;— Farnworth ;— Hand- 
forth (two Petitions);— Glossop ;— Honley ;—Edin- 
burgh (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Currie ;—and, 
John Russell; praying for the repeal of the Corn 


Laws, —were also wv and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
Romsey, praying the House to adopt measures to 
check the spread of the system of Socialism, and 
to secure a continuance of the religious privileges, 
peace and contentment, which as a nation and as 


individuals professing ourselves Christians we have 
Vo. 95. . 





187 


hitherto enjoyed, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Scots’ Church, London Wail ; Church 


—Logie Pert;— Wamphray ;— Arbroath ;—Sealing; 
— Kilmadock ;— Croaghmore ;—Craignish ;—Saint 
George’s Parish, Glasgow ;—Moderator and others 
of the Scotch Church, Regent-square;—Cockthorpe; 
— Morston ; — Winwick ; — Weteieily on- Tyne 
(Moderator and Clerk of Presbytery) ;— Liv ¥: 
—Abercorn;— Tulliallan;—-Kennoway;—and, North 
Leith ; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Controverted 
to consider in what manner the regular service of “¢ctions- 


the Notices se ng by the Act to amend the Ju- 
risdiction for the Trial of Controverted Elections 
may be best secured ; and to report their Opinion 
thereupon to the House; have Power to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Sir George Clerk reported from the said Select 
Committee; and to whom the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken at the bar of the House on Friday 
the 28th day of February 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. 


—Long Buckby (two Petitions) ;—and, Frome Sel- 
wood (two Petitions); praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood from 
Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of Ecclesiastical 
Courts,—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


the House to further and promote the execution 
and construction of Railways in Ireland, upon 
impartial principles of equal distribution, or a trunk 
common to all, having special regard to the centre 
and west of Jreland, and in such manner as may 
be deemed best for public interests, with due regard 
for vested rights, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ramsey’s-buildings, Hamilton;— 
William Pargiter ;— Clyde Grain Mills, Glasgow ;— 
Kemback;—John Hogg ; —James Martin ; —John 
Craig;—John Leathem;— William Forbes ;— Black- 

ford ;—Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage Association 
(Chairman) aay egy of Dunblane ;—and, James 
Brodie; praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Bath ;—and, Chesham; praying 
for the suppression of the growth and preparation of 
Opium in British India for transmission to China, 
and the traffic in the same by British subjects,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Pansboro’ ;—Partridge Island ;— 
Christchurch ; -- and, Holy Trinity, all in Nova 
Scotia ; praying the House to continue their pro- 
tection and encouragement to the Bishops and 
Clergy throughout the British colonies, and make 
provision for increasing their number,— were pre- 


sented and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


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The 


No. 138. 


Petitions from Stoney Stratford;—Potters Pury ; Church Rates. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Traders and Railways 
Inhabitants of Sligo and county of Sligo, praying “te!4-) 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c, 


China. 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies, ) 





188 19° Martit. A, 1840. 


Divorce Bills. © The House was moved, That the gan, Semen 
of the House, page 32, relating to Bills of Divorce, 
might be read ; and the same was read, as followeth : 

“ That before any Bill of Divorce for Adultery 
do pass this House, Evidence be given before the 
Committee to whom the said Bill shall be com- 
mitted, that an Action for Damages has been brought 
in one of his Majesty’s Courts of Record at West- 
minster or in any one of his Majesty’s Courts of 
Record in Dublin, against the persons supposed to 
have been guilty of Adultery, and judgment for the 
plaintiff had thereupon; or sufficient cause be shown 
to the said Committee why such Action was not 
brought, or such judgment was not obtained. 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That before any Bill of Divorce for 
Adultery do pass this House, Evidence be given 
before the Committee, to whom the said Bill shall 
be committed, that an Action for Damages has been 
brought in one of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record 
at Westminster, or in any one of Her Majesty’s 
Courts of Record in Dublin, or in one of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Supreme Courts of Judicature, of the Pre- 
sidencies of Calcutta, Madras, Bombay or the Island 
of Ceylon respectively, against the persons supposed 
to have been guilty of Adultery, and judgment for 
the plaintiff had Sains; or sufficient cause be 
shown to the said Committee why such Action was 
not brought, or such judgment was not obtained. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing 
Order of this House. 

Resolved, That in all cases in which the Petitioner 
for the Bill has attended the House of Lords upon 
the Second Reading of the Bill, he be required to 
attend also to answer any questions the Select Com- 
mittee may think fit that he should answer. 


Medical A Petition of Medical Practitioners and Inha- 
Profession. = hitants of Saint Pancras, praying for the appoint- 
ment of a Committee for the purpose of reporting 
upon the Medical Evidence given before a Select 
Committee of the House in the year 1834, in order 
that an efficient Bill of Medical Reform may be in- 
troduced therefrom, and passed this Session, was 
—" and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Ecclesiastical A Petition of the Incumbent, the Churchwardens 

Dutiesand = =and Inhabitants of Sandiacre, praying that the Ec- 

Revenues Bill. Glesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Fictitious Votes A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 

(Scotland) Council of the royal burgh of Peebles, praying the 
House to pass a law whereby the right of voting in 
Scotland, shall be restricted to those who shall 
possess a real life-rent alone, and not, as now, merely 
nominal and fictitious, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow Poor § A Petition of Owners of houses, shops and other 
Rate Bill. heritable property within the city of Glasgow, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Glas- 
gow Poor Rate Bill, was presented, and read. 
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. 


Cramond Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 

Bridge Bill. on the Cramond 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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 





jamin Mills, late Surveyor of Taxes for the division 









Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Arbroath and Arbroath ang 
Forfar Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Forfar Railway 
Money, and otherwise to amend and enlarge the as 
Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the 
Arbroath and Forfar Railway, was read the third 


time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ee 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the ” 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Ss Bill. 
tituled, An Act for enabling the Edinburgh Gas 
Light Company more effectually to light with Gas 
the Town of Leith, the Vicinity thereof, and other 
Places in the County of Edinburgh, and for altering 
and enlarging the Powers of the said Company ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 26. 1.13. Leave out “ proceed to.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Perry’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; and Perry’s 
ordered to be read a second time. Divorce Bill 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Railways. 

Proprietors of the Leith Branch of the Edinburgh 
and Dalkeith Railway, stating that the tax on pas- 
sengers conveyed by Railways presses unequally on 
short lines of Railway, and praying the House to 
give relief, by imposing that tax in the form of a 
fixed per centage on the revenue derived from passen- 
gers, or by equalizing the tax upon all kinds of tra- 
velling, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


Two Petitions from Inhabitants of the parish Sunday Baking, 
of Marylebone; praying that the clause in the 
Bakers’ Act which allows public baking on the 
forenoon of Sunday, may be repealed,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Spirit Dealers of Paisley, praying sale of Spirits 
for the prohibition of the sale of spirits on the Lord’s (Scotland.) 
day, in Scotland, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Stade Duties. 
osed, That it is the Opinion of this House, that the 
Lolls nowlevied upon British Shipsand Cargoesin the 
River Elbe, by the authority of the King of Hanover, 
under the name of Stade Duties, are of doubtful le- 
gality, oppressive in amount, and highly vexatious | 
in the mode of exaction; and that it 1s therefore in- | 
cumbent upon Her Majesty’s Government to take 
the steps necessary for procuring relief from imposts 
so injurious to the general interests of the country. 
And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put :—It passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Ben- Benjam‘n Mills. 


of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, 
which was presented upon the 3d day of February 
last, complaining of the inadequate amount of his 
retired allowance, and praying for the appointment 
of a Committee to investigate his case, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Petition be referred to a 
Select Committee ; 


The 











3 VicToRiz. 19° Mariiz. 189 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Lord Teignmouth, 17 
Yeas, U Mr. Freshfield : } ‘ 
Tellers forthe f{ Mr. Robert Steuart, } 42 
Noes, Mr. John Parker: " 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Banking The House was moved, That the Order made 

Establishments. upon the 10th day of this instant March, that a 
Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into the 
effects produced on the Circulation of the Country 
by the various Banking Establishments issuing notes 
payable on demand, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Hume, Mr. 
Labouchere, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. 
O’ Connell, Sir James Graham, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gis- 
borne, Sir John Rae Reid, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Charles 
Wood, Mr. Rickford, Mr. John Parker, Mr. Patti- 
son, Mr. Herries, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Serjeant Jackson, 
Mr. Hector, Mr. Grote, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. 
John Abel Smith, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Matthias Attwood, 
and Mr. Morrison. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Sir Henry Parnell be one other Member 
of the said Committee :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. Thornely be one other Member of 
the said Committee :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. Warburton be one other Member of 
the said Committee :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. Blewitt be one other Member of 
the said Committee:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Committee be a Committee of Secresy ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Mr. Clay, } 33 
Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon: , 

Tellersfor the f Mr. Hume, } 
Noes, UMr. William Smith O’ Brien: 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to send 
for — apers, and records. 

rdered, That Five be the quorum. 

Ordered, That all Petitions presented to the 
House during the present Session, relative to Cur- 
rency andj Banking, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Reports of former Committees 
of this House on the subject of Banking, be referred 
to the Committee. 


rea J Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

(Creland) Bill. fy the suppression of Vagrancy and Mendicancy in 
Ireland, in Unions having Workhouses capable of 
receiving and affording relief to the destitute Poor: 
And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Solicitor 
General for Ireland do prepare, and bring it in. 


SuttonColdfield Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

School, Return of the Name of the Master of the Free School 
at Sutton Coldfield, in the County of Warwick; the 
Date ofhis appointment ; the Amount of Annual Sa- 
lary received by him from the time of his Appoint- 
ment up to the 1st day of January 1840; and the 
Number of Scholars in each Year, distinguishing 
those who were Boarders in his house, and those ad- 
mitted on the Foundation. 


Breewood Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
School, Returns of the Name of the present Head Master of 

Breewood Free Grammar School, in the County of 
Vot. 95. 


Stafford ; the Date of his Appointment ; the Amount 
of Annual Salary received eS him from the time of 
his Appointment up to the 1st day of January 1840 ; 
the Number of Scholars in the Upper School in 
each Year, distinguishing those who were Boarders 
in his house, and those who were Out-boarders, or on 
the Foundation :—And, of the Name of the present 
Under Master; the Date of his Appointment; the 
Amount of Annual Salary received by him from the 
time of his Appointment up to the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1840; and the Number of Boys in the Lower 
School in each Year since his Appointment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Militia. 
Return of the Names of the Colonels and other 
Officers of the following Regiments of Militia in 
England and Wales; the Dates of their several 
Commissions ; distinguishing those who have served 
in the Household Brigade, the Line, or Royal Navy ; 
together with the Rank obtained by them in any of 
the above Services, and whether on Half Pay at this 
time, or Peps Map aemar see inany Yeomanry Re- 
giment, if so, the Date of such Commission ; these 
Returns to be signed by the Colonel or Field 
Officer, or senior Officer of the Regiment in Eng- 
land or Wales, and by the Adjutant of each Regi- 
ment : — Cornwall, Devon (East), Flint, Hants 
(North), Hants (South), Isle of Wight, Kent (East), 
Kent (West), Lancaster, Leicester, Nottingham, 
Rutland, Somerset (1st), Somerset (2d), — 
York (1st, West Riding), Chester, Devon (North), 
and, Dorset. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. ‘TithesComposi- 
c. 109, to abolish Compositions for Tithes in Zreland, (Ireland) 
and to substitute Rent Charges in lieu thereof, 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. Solicitor Gene- 
ral for Ireland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill for punishing Mutiny and De- Mutiny Bin. 
sertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and 
their Quarters, 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 the Regulation of Her Ma- Marine Matiny 
jesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore was, Bill. 
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. Clay reported the Union Workhouses Bill ; Union Work- 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, _—euses Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday next. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Zredand presented a Bill Tithes Composi- 
to amend an Act of the first and second years of 1 (heeet) 
Her present Majesty, to abolish Compositions for N 
Tithes in Jreland, and to substitute Rent Charges ““* 139. 
in lieu thereof ; And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Soap, Soap, 


which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 140. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Jamaica, Jamaica. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 141. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Commis- Commissioners 
sioners of Arbitration (Slavery Abolition Act), which of Arbitration 
° (Slavery Abo- 
was presented yesterday, be printed. lition Act.) 
No, 142. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to China Pro- China Produce, 
duce, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 143. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





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= ow aah siemens ec MELEE AST ne 


a ca eh a 


a - — — 









We RANI CT So 


Ne ree e ER er 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


Barracks, 
Bahamas, &amp;c. 


China. 


Hereford 
Improvement 
Bill. 


190 
Veneris, 20° die Mari ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—An Account of the Income of the Consoli- 
dated Fund (including therewith the Duties on 
Sugar), and of the Charges thereupon, in the year 
1839 ; distinguished under the principal heads of 
Receipt and Expenditure :—And also, an Estimate 
of the same for the year 1840 ; showing in each case 
the Surplus applicable to the Supplies voted by 
Parliament. . 

Accounts showing the Amount of the Deficiency 

Bills charged on the growing Produce of the 
Consolidated Fund outstanding, unsatisfied on the 
14th day of February 1839 and the 14th day of 
February 1840, respectively :—Showing the Surplus 
or Deficiency of the Net Income of the United 
Kingdom, compared with the Expenditure thereof, 
(exclusive of the Charge for a fixed Sinking Fund, 
while such was imposed by Law) in each of the 
five years preceding the 5th day of January 1831: 
—And also, in each of the five years aye the 
5th day of January 1840:— Showing the Total 
Amount of the Funded or Unfunded Debt created, 
and also of the Funded or Unfunded Debt extin- 
guished, in each of the three years preceding the 
5th day of January 1840 ; distinguishing the Stock 
created in lieu of Exchequer Bills cancelled, being 
the Produce of Monies invested by Savings Banks: 
—Of the Total Amount of the Unfunded Debt 
outstanding on the 5th day of January, 5th day of 
April, 5th day of July, and 10th day of October, in 
each of the years 1837, 1838 and 1839; stating the 
Rate of Interest on Exchequer Bills issued at or 
about the same periods; the current Rates of 
Premium or Discount on the same in the Public 
Market; and the Prices of the 3 per cent. Con- 
solidated Annuities :—Of the Total Net Income and 
Expenditure of the United Kingdom, in each of the 
twelve years between the 5th , of January 1828 
and the 5th day of January 1840 (in continuation 
of the Account annexed to the Fourth Report of 
the Committee on Finance in 1828, wherein the 
same is exhibited from the year 1792) :—and, an 
Account showing the Total Sums expended for the 
service of the Army, Navy, Ordnance and Miscella- 
neous, in each of the twelve years between the 5th day 
of January 1828 and 5th day of January 1840. 

Copies of any Correspondence in the year 1836 
and subsequent years between the different Public 
Offices, with respect to the State of the Barracks 
at Nassau and Turk’s Island in the Bahamas, and 
also respecting the proposed more frequent issue of 
Fresh Meat Rations to the Troops in Jamaica, the 
West Indies and Bermuda :—Extract of so much of 
a Report from the Medical Officer in the Bahamas, 
in the year 1819, as relates to the effect produced 
upon the health of the Troops by the state of the 
Barracks in that Colony; also, similar Extracts 
from the Reports made by Staff Surgeon Watson in 
July 1827, by Surgeon Richardson, of the 2d West 
Indian Regiment, in 1828, and by the same Officer 
in 1829, 1830 and 1834. 

Copies of all Communications between the Board 
of Treasury or the India Board, or any other Public 
Department, and the Parties or their Agents who 
are holders of Certificates or Bills granted by the 
Chief Superintendent at Canton for Opium sur- 
rendered to the Chinese Authorities ; together with 
an Account of the Number of such Bills or Certi- 
ficates, and of the Amount in Sterling Value which 
they represent:—And then he withdrew. 

Sedan That the said Papers dolie upon theTable. 


Mr. Bolton Clive reported from the Committee 
on the Hereford Improvement Bill ; That they had 


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A. 1840. 


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. 


The Elginshire Roads Bill was read a second time; Elginshire ag 
and committed to Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, and the Roads Bil, 
North Scotland List. 


A Petition of the Tees Navigation Company, Hartlepool 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel Dock and Raj. 
or agents, against certain parts of the Hartlepool ¥*Y Bill. 
Dock and Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads Bill was read Roxburgh ind C 

a second time; and committed to Mr. Elliot, and - Selkirk Road 
the South Scotland List. enseian 


Petitions from the Right honourable George Birmingham 
William Lord Lyttleton ;—Theophilus Taylor and Canal Navigs. 
others ;— John Benbow, one of the Trustees of the "s Bill 
estates of the late Right honourable John William 
Earl of Dudley ;— Proprietors and Occupiers of 
Coal and Ironstone Mines on the line of the Dudley Lioy¢ 
Navigation ;— Corporation of Droitwich ;—Com- Divo 
pany of Proprietors of the Dudley Canal Navi- 
gation ;— and, Company of Proprietors of the Na- 
vigations from the Trent to the Mersey; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Birming- 
ham Canal Navigations Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 
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 Chu 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, Eng 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Acting Directors of the Monmouth- Monmouthshire 
shire Iron and Coal Company, for leave to present Jfon and Coal 
a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling “°™?"S: 
the said Company to borrow and take up a further 
sum or sums of Money, with power to sue and be 
sued in the name of the Secretary or any Director 
thereof, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Crown Point 
sideration the Re ort which, upon the 12th day of arg —_ 
this instant March, was made teak the Committee “"“* “°** *™ 
on the Crown Point (Leeds) Bridge and Roads Bill, 
printed Copies of the Bill 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 ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to continue and amend an Act Cramond 
for erecting a Bridge over the River Almond, which Bridge Bill 
divides the Counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow, 
was read the third time. , 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- Hausburg’s 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act Nat. Bill. 
for naturalizing Friedrich Ludwig Leopold Haus- 
burg ; 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 :—And the Bill was 
read the third time. 





Resolved, 








Promoli’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Macclesfield 
and Congleton 
Road Bill. 


Lioyd’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Church of 
England, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Corn Laws, 


3 VicToRIz£. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir John 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 


arde Buller do carry 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing August Wilhelm Bernhard Promoli; 
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:—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do 

Ordered, That Sir John 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 


arde Buller do carry 


oceeded to take into further con- 
eport which, upon the 12th day of | gumber ;— Tansor ;— Brirworth Union ;— Abbots- 
this instant March, was made from the Committee | kerswell ;— Brighton ;— North Petherton ;—Lang- 
on the Macclesfield and Congleton Road Bill, printed | ford, &amp;c.;— Lamberhurst ;— Hertford Market ;— 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door | Shobrooke ;— Wadhurst ;—Cuckfield Union ;— East 
upon Monday last; and the Amendments were | Grinstead ;— Nassington;—Ottery Saint Mary ;-- 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | — Sidmouth ; —-- Kingskerswell ; — Aylesbeare ; — 
be ingrossed. 


sideration the 


Michael ;— Watton ;— Crewkerne ;—- 
South Hackney ;— Brushford;— and, East Ret- 
ford; stating that the population of the country} A Petition of Messrs. Cooke &amp; Unsworth, of 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church; | Manchester, praying that the Designs Copyright Bill 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in-| may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
creasing its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ered to lie up 
A Petition of Members of the Congregation of| Petitions from Dalhousie Settlement ;— Trinity ; 
Protestant Dissenters of the General Baptist Chapel, | —Stdney ;—and, Windsor; all in the province of 
in the town of Chesham, praying the House to refuse | Nova Scotia ; praying the House to continue their 
all grants of public money for the extension of the | protection and encouragement to the Bishops and 
Church Establishment, was also presented, and read; | Clergy throughout the British colonies, and make 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


on the Table. 


90° Marti. 191 


horn ;—Saint Andrew’s (Chief Magistrate) ;—Nor- 
ton ; — Newcastle-under-Lyme ; — Smallthorn ; — 
Bishop Wearmouth lron Works ;—Chesterton and 
Red-street ;— Oakemore and Alton;—Hanley and 
Shelton ; — Kirkburton ; — Dent ; — Buckhnal ; — 
Alton (Stafford) ; — Linthwaite ;— Carnwath ;— 
Stranraer and Rhins of Galloway ;—Scammonden ; 
— Wardle ; —Leek ;— Wolverhampton ;— Durham ;— 
Cupar (Deacon) ;—Great Torrington (three Peti- 
tions) ;— William Mitchell;— Blackford;—Gordon’s 
Mills, Old Macher ;— Okehampton ;—Manchester ; 
—New Bury ;— Wednesfield ;— Millport ;—Long- 
wood ;—Golcar ;— Birtle-cum-Bamford ;— Cheddle- 
ton ;—Clayton West ;— Milnrow ;—Berry Brow ;— 
Skelmanthorpe ;— Newsome ;— and, Bacup ; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Martin and Styru rons 
—Ticehurst Union ;— Westmill ;—Solihull Union ; 
—Meriden Union ;— East Retford;—Members of 
the Groombridge Agricultural Association ;—Sto- 


Bradstone;—Clyst Saint Lawrence;—Dean Prior; 


Churston Ferrers ;—Denbury ;—Berry Pomeroy ;— 
Luppitt ; — Coombinteignhead ; — Branscombe ;—~ 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to the | Trusham ;— Withycombe Rawleigh ;— Whitstone ;— 
Lords the Message of this House of yesterday, re- | Broadwoodwidger ;— Bovey Tracey ;—Yarcombe ;— 
questing that their Lordships would be pleased to} and, ’hrowleigh ; praying that the Corn laws may 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes | not be repealed,—were also presented, and read ; 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Lloyd’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lord- 
ships had been pleased to communicate a printed 
Copy of the said Minutes of Evidence, as desired 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ton Saint Michael;— Bradford (Somerset) ;— Hinton 
Saint George ;—Silverton ;—and, Cricklade ; pray- 


Petitions from Adderley ;—Hertingfordbury ;—| ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
Stevenage ;— Hinstock ;— Seaborough ;— Oving- 
dean;— West Bagborough ;— Brompton Regis ;— 
Oake ;—Halse ;—Crocombe ;— Heathfield ;— Chip-| to lie upon the Table. 
stable ;—Shipton Bellinger ;—North Petherton ;— 
Bradford (Somerset) ;—Lydiard Saint Lawrence;| A _ Petition of Inhabitants of Cricklade, praying 
—Odcombe ;— Exford ;— Huish Champflower ;— | the House to adopt measures for securing to all, the 
Misterton ;— Trull ;— Kilve ;— Stogursey ;— Luc-| unmolested enjoyment of the privileges of the 
combe ;—Norton Fitzwarren ;—Selworthy ;— Hin-| Christian sabbath, and for putting a stop, as far as 
ton Saint George ;— Otterhampton ;— Goathurst | possible, to everything that would infringe upon the 
and Wembdon ;— Dinnington ;— Seavington Saint| sanctity of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
ilverton ;— | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 





provision for increasing their number,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Watton ;—Llanfechain ;— Mitton ; Maynooth 
— Rudby ;— Sadbergh ;— Potton ;— Ipplepen ; — College. 
by this House ; and he delivered the same in at the | Kentisbear ;— Hillmorton;—Dinnington;—Seaving- 


Lord’s Dav. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Church 
Establishment 


(Colonies. ) 


Petitions from Newtonards ;— Randalstown ; — 
Portglenone ;— Irvine Presbytery (Moderator) ;— 
Johnston ;— Saint Andrew’s;—Cupar;—New Cum- 
nock ;— Haddington ;—Monkton and Prestwick ;— 
Fowlis Wester ;— Markinch ;— and, Madderty ; 
praying for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tettenhall ;—Ipstones ;—Maryle- 
bone;— Ludlow ;— Bloxwich ;—Chorlton-upon-Med- 
lock ;— Onecote ;— Little Marsden ;— Hanley and 
Shelton ;— Tiverton ;— Coven ;—Bosley ;— Wednes- 
field Heath;— New Invention (Stafford) ;—Find- 


as it now stands was 
dered to lie upon the 


Michael;— Dinnir 
aying that the 





Vo . 95. 


A Petition 


A Petition of Members of the Taunton Deanery Ecclesiastical 
Board of Education in the Diocese of Bath and Duties ana 
Wells and others, praying that the Ecclesiastica 
Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, 
resented, and read; and or- 


l Revenues Bill. 


Petitions from Llanfechain ;—Haselbury Pluck- Muvicipal 
nett ; — Bradford (Somerset) ;— Seavington Saint Corporations 
—and, Hinton Saint George 
unicipal Corporations (Zreland) 
ill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(Ireland) Bill. 


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192 20° Marti. 


Chime. A Petition of Members of the Dissenting Con- 
gregation of Market-place, Kendal, praying the 
House to adopt measures for the suppression of the 
rowth and preparation of Opium in British India, 
or transmission to China, and the traffic in the same 
by British subjects, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Elective 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Aho- 


Franchise, &amp;c., 94377; praying the House to extend to Ireland a 

anni fall at cuainitte measure of Elective Franchise, 
together with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as shall place the Zrish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Exeter Port A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other In- 

Dues Bill. 


habitants of Ashburton, and its vicinity, praying that 
the Exeter Port Dues Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Church Rates. Petitions from Bromley Saint Leonard ;—Blun- 


tisham-cum-Earith ;— Macclesfield ;—and, Newick ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the 
abolition of Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Letters Patent. Mr. Labouchere presented,—Returns to an Ad- 


dress to Her Majesty, dated the 27th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Returns of the Cases, if any, in 
which the judicial Committee of the Privy Council 
has reported to Her Majesty upon the Petition of 
any Person having obtained Letters Patent, and 
presenting such Petition for the exercise of the 
power given to Her Majesty under the second 
section of the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 83, together 
with the Report of the result of such Petitions :— 
And, of the Cases in which Applications have been 
made for the prolongation of the term of any 
Patent, and have been referred to the Judicial Com- 
mittee of the Privy Council, under the 4th section 
of the Act above mentioned, together with the re- 
sult of such Applications. 

. _— That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


British Tron. The British Iron Company Bill was read a se- 
Company Bill. eond time ; and committed to Mr. George Palmer, 
and the Essex List. 


Tithes Commu- 


A Petition of Land-owners or Occupiers of land 
tation Acts. 


in the parish of Ore, in the county of Susser, 
stating that the law requiring the payment half- 
yearly of the rent-charge for tithes, renders in- 
dividual occupiers of land liable for the payment of 
rates assessed upon the owners of the said rent- 
charge, and praying for the amendment of the 
Tithes Commutation Acts, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal 


Suffrage, &amp;c. Petitions from Glasgow Literary Improvement 


Association (President) ;— Robert M‘Isaac ;—Gor- 
bals Association (Chairman) ;—and, Airdrie; pray- 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual 
Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Newport Riots. A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Fins- 
bury, praying the House to address Her Majesty, 
beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, 
Williams and Jones, recently tried at Monmouth 
ona charge of high treason, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Sunday Baking. Petitions from Inhabitants of Saint Pancras ;— 
and, Marylebone; praying that the clause in the 
Bakers’ Act which allows public bakings on the 

















A. 1840. 


forenoon of Sunday, may be repealed,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of titheable Tithe Comms, 
land in the parish of Farcett, in the county of tation Acts 
Huntingdon, praying that the Tithe Commutation fuendnent 
Acts Amendment Bill may pass into a law, was — 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor within the Poor Lay 
Bridge Union, in the county of Kent, praying the Act. 
House to take into consideration whether it be 
necessary to continue the present number of As- 
sistant Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union Wor. 
Stroud Union, in the county of Gloucester, praying houses Bil. 
that the Union Workhouses Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Birmingham 
deration the Report which, upon the 12th day of and Wyrley 
this instant March, was made from the Committee — Uae 
on the Birmingham and Wyrley Canals Union Bill, ~ 
printed Copies of the Bill having been delivered at 
the door upon Monday last ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to; and an Amendment was 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Public Peti- 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they tions (Sixteenth 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 17th mp) 
day of this instant March; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Stade Duties 

the General Ship-owners’ Society established in 
London, complaining of the taxes imposed by the 
Government of Hanover on British ships and 
goods entering the River Elbe, known by the 
name of Stade duties; and praymg the House to 
adopt measures for relieving British commerce and 
navigation from the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tuzford, in the County Courts. 
county of Nottingham, taking notice of a Bill for 
improving County Courts introduced during the 
last Session of Parliament, and praying the House 
to pass a similar measure in the present Session, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Sale of Beer 
nesday next, the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill, was (No-2-) Bill 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Common Law 

a Return of the Number of Pracipes filed in each ©™™* 
of the Superior Courts of Common Law for Writs 
of Capias (not being an “ Alias” or “ Pluries”’) 
for each County, or City or Place being a County 
of itself, in England and Wales, during the year 
1839; also the Number of Precipés for Writs of 
Summons (not being an “ Alias” or “ Pluries”’) for 
each County, or City or Place being a County of 
itself, in England and Wales, during the same year ; 
also, the Number of Precipes for Writs of Alias or 
Pluries Capias for each County, or City or oar 

eing 





Hill 


Cale 


Can 


Con 
Elec 





Navy. 


Hill Coolies. 


Caledonian 


Canal, 


Controverted 
Elections. 


th 


rt 
ll, 


aw 


3 VicTORIZ. 


being a County of itself, in England and Wales, 
during the same year; and also, the Number of 
Precipes for Writs of Alias or Pluries Summons 
for each County or City or Place being a County 
of itself, in England and Wales, during the same 
year; distinguishing the “ Alias” from the “ Pluries” 
Writs. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Statistical Accounts of the Health of 
the Navy, for the years 1830, 1881, 1832, 1833, 
1834, 1835 and 1836. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Correspondence regarding the 
Immigration of Hill Coolies into British Guiana 
and the Mauritius. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any further Correspondence or Memorial 
addressed to the Lords Commissioners of the Trea- 
sury on the subject of the proposed Transfer of the 
Caledonian Canal to a Joint Stock Company. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of 
Elections, That the Committee have to acquaint the 
House, that they have received from the Agent of 
the Petitioners admitted Parties to defend the Re- 
turn in the case of the Ludlow Election, the follow- 
ing Notice, which was delivered to their Chairman 


yesterday (the 19th of March) during the sitting of 
the House; viz.: 


“ As agent for, and on behalf of George 
Hooper, John Nash and William Downes, Pe- 
titioners admitted to defend the Return of Tho- 
mas Alcock, Esquire, for the Borough of Ludlow, 
I beg respectfully to give you notice, that the 
said Petitioners do not intend to put in any 
List of Votes objected to by them, inasmuch as 
the said Petitioners are advised, that the pro- 
ceedings in regard to the Ludlow Election Pe- 
tions have not been regular, and according to 
the special provisions of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Victoria 
c. 38, entitled, “An Act to amend the Juris- 
diction for the trial of Election Petitions ;” and 
the said Petitioners protest against the choice 
of any Committee to try the said Petitions, until 
such Committee can legally and properly be 
constituted a tribunal for perjury committed, 
before which an indictment could be maintained 
at law. And the said Petitioners, in addition to 
the advice given to them, beg to refer to the 
Report of the General Committee of Elections, 
made the fifth instant, and to the opinions of 
high legal authorities in the House of Commons, 
as suflicient reasons for this their notice and 
protest. 


Dated this 19th day of March 1840. 


James Coppock, 
Agent for the said Petitioners. 


“To William Ord, Esquire, Chairman of the Ge- 
neral Committee of Elections.” 


The Committee having in their last Report, stated 
to the House the course which they had adopted 
with reference to the several Petitions referred to 
them, and having stated their opinion, that in adopt- 
ing that course they had complied with the provi- 
sions of the Act under which they were appointed ; 
and the House having manifested no dissent from 


that opinion, the Committee see no reason for alter- 
Vou. 95. 


20° Mariiz. 


193 


ing their former determination; at the same time 


they have felt it their duty to communicate the above 
Notice to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, praying, That Printed Papers 
ouse, before Bill. 


he may be heard at the bar of the 
any Bill affecting his interest shall pass the House, 
was brought up, and reaad— 


And objection being taken to the Petition, as 
containing an intentional and deliberate insult to the 
House ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ do lie upon the 
“‘ Table” in order to add the words “ be rejected,” 
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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 


Yeas, | Mr. Hume: - 
Tellers for the; Mr. Edward John Stanley, | 196 
Noes, Mr. John Parker : + pelle 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words “ be 
“ rejected” be added instead thereof:--It was re- 
solved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be rejected. 


The ingrossed Bill to give summary Protection to Printed Papers 
Persons employed in the Publication of Parlia- Bill. 


mentary Papers was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 


An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (For staying proceedings 
for publication of Parliamentary Papers in news 
papers.) 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now brought up :—It 
passed in the Negative. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 2., 1. 1., by leaving out the words 
‘“* And whereas an Action hath been brought, and is 








now depending, against certain persons employed 
in the execution of a Warrant granted and issued 
by the Speaker of the House of Commons, during 
the present Session of Parliament, for taking into 
custody the person therein named, and it is ex- 
pedient that such Action should be put an end 
to, and that no other Action should be allowed to 
be brought or prosecuted in respect of the execu- 
tion of any such Warrant which has been so granted 
or issued by the said Speaker as aforesaid, during 
the present Session of Parliament.” 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill ; 
The House divided : 


The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


nn 
nan An 


Tellers for the f Colonel Anson, }n 0 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell: ’ 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis 
Noes, . Mr. Darby: : } ™ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: — And that 
the Title be, An Act to give summary Protection 
to Persons employed in the Publication of Par- 
liamentary Papers, and to Persons employed in 





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194, 20° Martiz. 


the Execution of certain Warrants granted by the 
Speaker of the House of Commons. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Supply ; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Ordnance Esti- Ordered, That the Estimates of the Office of 


mates, referred. Ordnance for the year 1840-41, be referred to the 
Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Ordnance Civil 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 

Establishments. dred and sixteen thousand eight hundred and seven- 
ty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- 
fraying the Salaries of the Civil Establishments of the 
Office of Ordnance at the Tower and Pall Mail, at 
Woolwich, the Out Stations in the United Kingdom, 
and at the Foreign Stations, for the year 1840-41. 


Royal En- 2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 

gineers, &amp;- dyed and six thousand nine hundred and thirty 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of the Corps of Royal Engineers and 
Sappers and Miners, for the year 1840-41. 


Royal Regiment 3, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
of Artillery. hundred and fifty-four thousand and seventy-three 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the 
expense of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the 
Royal Horse Artillery, the Master Gunners, the 
Field Train, the Medical Department, and the 
Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, for the year 


1840-41. 
Barrack 4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
Masters. seven thousand seven hundred and fourteen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Sa- 
laries to Barrack Masters in the United Kingdom 
and the Colonies, for the year 1840-41. 
Ordnance 5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
—" hundred and thirty-seven thousand seven hundred 


and eleven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the charge for Ordnance Works and Re- 
pairs, Storekeepers’ Expenditure, Building and Re- 
= of Barracks, Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, 

ay of Clerks of Works, &amp;c., in the United King- 
dom and the Colonies, for the year 1840-41, after 
deducting Eighty-six thousand and forty-two pounds 
for Credits by Sale of Lands and Premises, Sale of 
Old Stores, and Rents of Canteens, &amp;c. 


Contingencies. 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and eighty thousand four hundred and fifteen 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Charge of the Military and Civil Contingencies ; 
also, of the Surveys of the United Kingdom ; and 
of that portion of the Army Extraordinaries trans- 

. ferred to the Ordnance by Treasury Minute, for 
the year 1840-41. 


Ordnance 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 

aeoenae hundred and seven thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge for Stores 
on account of Ordnance and Military Store Branch 
Services, for the year 1840-41. 


8. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and forty- 
seven pounds, be granted to her Majesty, for de- 
fraying the charge of the Office of Ordnance, on 
account of the Allowance of Superannuated, Re- 
tired, and Half-Pay Officers, Pensions for Good 
Services, Inventions, and Wounds, for Pensions to 
Widows and Children of Deceased Officers late be- 
longing to the several Ordnance Military Corps; 
also, Allowances, Compensations and Emoluments, 
in the nature of Superannuated or Retired Allow- 
ances, to persons late belonging to the Office of 
Ordnance and to the Barrack Department, in respect 


Superannua- 
tions, 


A. 1840. 


to their having held any Public Offices or Employ- 
ment of a civil nature; and also for the Charge of 
Widows’ Pensions, for the year 1840-41. 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- Commissariat, 
dred and eighty-five thousand six hundred and 
thirty-six pounds be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of the Commissariat Supplies 

in the United Kingdom and the Colonies, for the 

year 1840-41. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means ; 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eight millions, Fund. 
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, That the Committee had come toa Re- 
solution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second gtage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) 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 Com- Flour Imports- 
mittee on the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; o- (Ireland) 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into printed Payers. 

consideration the subject-matter of the communica- 
tion of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Tres- 
pass having been issued against certain Officers of 
the House employed by him in the execution of 
the Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas 
Burton Howard, which had been served on some 
of them ; 


Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said 
communication be taken into consideration upon 
Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill further to explain and amend qithe Comm 
the Acts for the Commutation of Tithes in England tation Acts 
and Wales was, according to Order, read the third _ 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








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Adjournment. 


Mendicancy — 
({reland) Bill. 


No. 144, 


Dronfield 
Inclosure Bill. 


Secret Service 
Money. 


King of 
Hanover. 


No. 145. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Horse Racing 
Bill, 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill, 


Lancaster 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


North Union 
Railway Bill. 


Chard Canal 
Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Leith Gas Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Gas Bill, 


Wolverhampton 


Chapel Bill, 


3 VicToRIz. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland presented a Bill 
for the Suppression of Vagrancy and Mendicancy 
in Ireland, in Unions having Workhouses capable 
of receiving and affording Relief to the Destitute 
Poor: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday the 
6th day of April next; and to be printed. 


The Dronfield Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. William Evans, and 
the North Derby List. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of Sums granted under the head of “ Secret 
Service Money,” since the year 1830 ; distinguish- 
ing the Amount in each year. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Kin 
of Hanover, which was presented upon the 24t 
day of February last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Luna, 23° die Marti ; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


AX ESSAGE by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- 
tleman Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring ter Royal Assent to seve- 
ral 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 Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission 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 to repeal so much of an Act passed in 
the thirteenth year of the reign of his Majesty King 
George the Second, intituled, “ An Act to restrain 
and prevent the excessive increase of Horse Races, 
and for amending an Act made in the last Session 
of Parliament, intituled, ‘An Act for the more 
effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful 
Gaming, as relates to the subject of Horse Racing.’” 

An Act to amend the Act relating to The Chester 
and Birkenhead Railway, and to raise a further Sum 
of Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking : 

An Act to enable the Sheffield and Rotherham 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Act relating to the said Railway : 

An Acttoenablethe Lancasterand PrestonJunction 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Act relating to such Railway : 

An Act to enable The North Union Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money: 

An Act to enable The Chard Canal Compan 
to raise further Monies, and to amend the Act re- 
lating to the same Canal : 

An Act for the better lighting with Gas the City 

of Edinburgh, and Town of Leith and Places ad- 
jacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 
__ An Act for enabling The Edinburgh Gas-Light 
Company more effectually to light with Gas the 
Town of Leith, the Vicinity thereof, and other 
Places, in the County of Edinburgh, and for altering 
and enlarging the Powers of the said Company : 

An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and 


Provisions of an Act passed in the twenty-eighth 
Vou. 95. 


20°—23° Martiz. 











195 


year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Second, for building a Chapel in the Town of 
Wolverhampion, in the County of Stafford: 

An Act to amend an Act passed in the first year Rotherhithe 
of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Burial Ground 
Fourth, intituled, An Act for providing additional _ 
Burying Ground for the Parish of Saint Mary, 
Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey, and for 
enabling the Rector of the said Parish to grant 
Building Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to 
the said Rectory, and for other Purposes : 

An Act for establishing a General Cemetery for Winchester 
the Interment of the Dead in the City and Borough Cemetery Bill. 
of Winchester, in the County of Southampton : 

An Act to enable the Liverpool East India Ware- tiverpvo! 
house Company to sue and be sued in the Name. of East India 
the Chairman, Depety Chairman, or any one of the torn 
Directors of the said Company, and for other Pure PY" 
poses relating thereto: 

An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery Brighton 
of Small Debts within the esi and Boroughs of Small Debts 
Brighton and New Shoreham, and other Places or ®i!'- 
Parishes adjacent or near thereto, ia the County of 
Sussex : 

An Act for making a Turnpike-road from Wes¢ Kennet and 
Kennet to Amesbury, in the County of Wilts, with Amesbury 
Branches therefrom : ania 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Garboldisham 


Garboldisham, in the County of Norfolk: Inclosure Hill. 
An Act for naturalizing Charles Fiers: Fiers’ Nat. Bill. 
An Act for naturalizing Samuel Swain: Swain’s 


Nat. Bill. 
An Act for naturalizing Friedrich Ludwig Leopold Hausburg’s 
Hausburg : Nat. Bill. 


An Act for naturalizing August Wilhelm Bern- Promoli’s 
hard Promoli. Nat. Bill. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India 
the East India Company, was called in; and at the ©o™P@"y- 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—List, geen yr.’ the particulars of 
the Retiring Allowances and Gratuities proposed, 
with the sanction of the Board of Commissioners 
for the Affairs of India, to be granted, under the 
provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, s. 7, 
to the Secretaries and others, employed under the 
Commissioners in England for mvestigating the 
Claims on his late Highness Ameer Sing formerly 
Rajah of Tanjore. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Order, Opium Trade. 
—A Copy of all Papers and Despatches at the 
India House, on the subject of Hostilities between 
the Chinese and British Subjects engaged in the 
Opium Trade from 1830 to 1833, both years inclu- 
sive :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That thesaid Papers dolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Merchants, Manufacturers, Shop- Glasgow Poor 
keepers and other Inhabitants of the city of Glas- Rate Bill. 
gow;—and, Proprietors of or interested in houses 
and other heritages in the said city ; praying that 
the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sydling ;— Yeovil ;—and, Ilminster ; Maiden Newton 
praying that the Maiden Newton Roads Bill may Roads Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 


y | ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Crown Point 
new Bridge over the River dire, at Leeds, at or near —_ a 
a Place called Crown Point, with suitable Ap- sedareacinad 
proaches thereto; and for making certain Drains 
or Watercourses under the Roads leading to such 
Bridge, and through the adjoining Lands, to com- 
municate with the River Aire below the Leeds Locks, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baines do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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Great Level 
of the Wash 
Inclosure 
(No. 2.) 


Perry’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Mill Ba 
(Devon) Pier 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Wyrley 
Canals Union 
Bill. 


Exeter Port . 


Dues Bill. 


London, 
Edinburgh, 
and Glasgow 
Railways. 


Lloyd’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Maiden Newton 


Roads Bill. 


196 23° Martz. A. 1840, 


A Petition of William Eagle and others, for leave 
to present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for 
reclaiming from the Sea, and draining, inclosing and 
improving, certain Tracts of Land between the coasts 
of Norfolk and Lincolnshire, now an estuary or arm 
of the Sea, called “The Wash,” comprising two 
hundred thousand acres of land, or thereabouts, and 
for bringing the same into cultivation, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Perry's Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said 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. 

Ordered, That the Depositions transmitted from 
India relating to the said Bill, which were commu- 
nicated from the Lords on Wednesday last, be re- 
ferred to the Committee. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Saltash, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Mill Bay (Devon) Pier 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for consolidating the Wyrley 
and Essington Canal Navigation with the Birming- 
ham Canal Navigations, and for granting further 
Powers to the Company of Proprietors of the Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigations, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Ingestre do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabi- 
tants of Newton Abbot and Newton Bushell, pray- 
ing that the Exeter Port Dues Bill may not pass 
into a law as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Zondon Grand Junction Rail- 
way Company, praying the House to present an 
Address to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 
will be graciously pleased to direct that the Engi- 
neers appointed in pursuance of the Address of the 
House of the 14th August 1839, do report on the 
merits of the London Grand Junction Railway, as 
regards its connexion with, and facilities of com- 
munication thereby afforded to, the manufacturing 
districts of the north of England, Scotland and Ire- 
land, and the heart of the metropolis, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Lloyd’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, 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 concerned think fit to be heard 
by counsel or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of Evi- 
dence taken before the Lords on the said Bill, which 
was communicated from the Lords upon Thursday 
last, be referred to the Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Charminster, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Maiden Newton 
Roads Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Earl of Hopetoun, complaining Edinburgh 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect to psa, 
the «a sate for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail “* Bil. 
way Bill had not been ya Ws with, and prayi 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agents ind 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the American Chamber of Com- Liverpool 
merce of Liverpool, praying that the East India ~~ 
Warehouse Company Bill may pass into a law, was Company Bil, 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Blackheath ; — Holland ;—Goud- Church of 

hurst ;— Deanery of Axholme ;—Great Malvern ;— England. 
Saint Michael, Derby ;—Lincoln ;—Beaumont-cum- 
Moge ; — East Tisted ;— Deanery of Marchia ;— 
Biddenden ;—Dudley ;—Greatham ;—Shorwell and 
Kingston ;— Olney ;— Woodchester ;—Mayfield and 
Hadlow Down ;—Horsham;— Yateley ;— Backford ; 
— Ospringe;— Handley ;— Beddington and Walling- 
ton ;— Weston-super-mare ;— Adling fleet ; — and, 
Teddington ; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficilency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Kendal ;—and, Cannock, &amp;c.; praying 
the House to refuse all grants of public money for 
the extension of the Church Establishment,—were 


also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;—Gildersome ;—Knares- Corn Laws, 
borough ;— Errington ;—Heptonstall ;--Stalybridge; 
—Coniston ;— Heaton Mersey ;— Holdenfold ; — 
Cliviger ; — Padiham ; —- Bannockburn ; — Wolver- 
hampton ;— Milnathort ; — Crocketford ; — Castle 
Douglas ;— Brookside (Lancaster) ;— Auchtergaven ; 
— Marazion ; — Mitchel Dean; — Dalbeatie ; — 
Bread-street Ward, London; — Bulkington; — 
Rhosllanerchrugog ; — Roxburgh ;— Lillisleaf ; — 
Sprouston ;—- Girvan ;— Yetholm ;—Stratton ;— Kil- 
marnock ;— Lyme Regis ;— Ednam ;— Dundee ;— 
Preston ;— Mains and Strathmartin ;—Huntly ;— 
Freckleton ; — Longforgan ; — Brampton; — Tor- 
moham ;— Ilfracombe ;— Burton-in-Lonsdale and 
Ingleton ;— Gildersome ;— Larkhall ;— Westerkirk ; 
—Clovelly ;— Northam ;— Appledore ;— Instow ;— 
Burley-in- Wharfdale ; — Kilbarchan ; — Messrs. 
Farrer, Sharpe, Matthews &amp; Co., Cliff Mill, Pudsey; 
—Messrs. Webster &amp; Co., Allen Brig Mill, Pudsey ; 
—Messrs. Walton &amp; Co.,; Gibraltar Mill, Pudsey ;— 
Messrs. Rider &amp; Co., Union Mill, Pudsey ;—Armu- 
tage, Moore, &amp; Co., Garth Mill, Pudsey ;—Messrs. 
Blackburn &amp; Co., Waterloe Mill, Pudsey ;—Messrs. 
Musgrave &amp; Co.’s Mill, Pudsey ;—Messrs. Beau- 
mont &amp; Co.’s Albion Mill, Pudsey ;—and, Nuthurst; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from county of Wicklow ;—Hibalstowe ; 
—Wyham-with-Cadeley ; — North Coats and Marsh 
Chapel ;— Biscathorpe and: other places ;— South 
and North Kelsey ;—Conishdlme and other places ; 
— Utterby and North Ormsby ;— Binbrook Saint 
Gabriel, &amp;c.;— Normanby and other places ; — 
Fulstow ;— Swallow Irby and Cabourn;— North and 
South Etkington ;—Ribey and Keelby ;—Keddington; 
— Louth Park and Stewton;—North Thoresby ;— 
Hundon and other places ;— Nettleton and Rothwell; 
—Gayton-le- Wold ;—- Brough-with-Girsby ;— Bigby 
and other places ;—Scawby ;—Kelstern-with-Lam- 
croft and Calsthorpe ;—Hainton and South Wil- 
lingham ;--Grainsby ;—Thoresway and other places; 
Fotherby and other places;— Limber and other 
places ;— Newmarket ;— Owersby and other places ; 
— Stainton and Kirmond ;— Appleby ;— Wrawby ;— 
Caistor ;—- Exning ;— Glanford Brigg Union ;— 
Market Rasen; — Hundred of South Erpingham, 

(Norfolk) ;— 








Maynooth 
College, 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


3 VicToRIz£. 


(Norfolk) ;—Saint Faith’s Union ;— Depwade Union ; 
— Horsmonden;— Ryarsh ;— Hundred of Happing 
(Norfolk); — Ringwood ; — Tudley-cum-Caple ; — 
Martock ;—Birling ;—Cowden ;— Ellingham, Ibsly 
and Harbridge ;— Redbourne ;—Haselbury Pluck- 
nett ;— Saint Blazey and other places ;— Exbourn 
and other places ;— West Hallam ;—Chaddesden ;— 
Stanley ; — Kirk Hallam ;—Ilkeston ;—Morley ;— 
Breadsall ;—Scarcliff;— Bolsover ;— Kentisbeare ;— 
Werrington;—Stockley English;—East Worlington; 
—Cadeleigh ; —Down Saint Mary ;—Kennerleigh ; 
—Sampford Courtenay ; — Cheriton Fitzpaine ; — 
West Buckland ; — Germansweek ;— Saint Mary, 
Devon ;— Kelly ;— Okehampton ;— Mary Tavy ;— 
North Bovey;—Exminster ;—Brixham;—Rewe ;— 
Lustleigh ; — Thornbury ; — Bickington ; — White- 
church ;-- Morleigh ;— Hatherleigh ;—I —— i— 
Cornwood ;— Virginstowe ;— South — am ;— 
Chagford ; — Huxham ;— Exeter ;— Heavitree ; — 
Totnes ;— Paignton ;—East and West Teignmouth ; 
— Plympton Saint Mary ; — Bishopsteigntcn ; — 
Revelstoke ;— Moretonhampstead ;— Littlehampton 
(Devon) ; — Tormoham ; — Upottery ; — Cheriton 
Bishop;—Wolborough;—Egg Buckland ;— Rattery; 
— Newton Ferrers; —Bridford ;— Lifton ;— Corring- 
ham ; — Glentworth ; — Harpswell ; — Blybro’ ; — 
Scotton;— Hernswell ;— Graginham;—Laughtonand 
Wildsworth ;—Eastry ;— Rainham District (Kent) ;-- 
Faversham ;--Wittersham;—-Aditham;— Saint Mar- 
garet’s (Kent) ;—Barham;—Sheppy ;--Chartham;— 
Ash;— Northbourne ;—.Lynsted ;—Selling ;--Bridge; 
— Waldershare ;—Caenbyand Glentham;—Northand 
South Reston ;—Walmsgate ;— Burwell and Muck- 
ton;—Ruckhland and other places;—Grimondby and 
Manby ;— North and South Cockerington ;—Great 
Carlton and other places;— North and South Somer- 
cotes; — Saltfleet and Skidbrooke ;— Authorp and 
Swaby ;—Hallington and other places ;— Theddle- 
thorpe All Saints and Theddlethorpe Saint Helen’s; 
—Haugham and Tathwell ;— Welton-le-Wold ;— 
Legbourne and Little Cawthorpe ;— Louth ;—Ter- 
wick ;— North Chapel ;— Egdean ;— Kirdford ;— 
Pulborough ;—Pulborough Market ;—Storrington ; 
— Capel ; — Rogate ; — Sullington ; -- Duncton ;— 
Sutton (Susser) ;— Petworth ;— Rusper ;-—- Fittle- 
worth;—Slindon ;—Bignor ;— Bury ;— Heyshott ;— 
Lurgashall ;-- Saint Nicholas (Kent) ; — Isle-of- 
Thanet Union;—Chartham Farmers’ Club (Chair- 
man) ;— Swineshead ;-—Sittingbourn ;=—Reculver ;— 
Chislett ;—Hoath ;— Spalding Union ;—Sandwich ; 
-- Bridge Union ;— Bonnington ;— Romney ;— Wye; 
—Nachington ;— Ashford (two Petitions) ;—Dod- 
dington ;— Lydden ;— Sleaford ;— Billinghurst ;— 
Saltfleetby All Saints and other places ;— Sutton 
Saint James ;—— Tothill and Gayton-le-Marsh ; — 
Long Sutton ;— Stickney and Stickford ;-- Wim- 
bourne and other places ;-— Handley ;-—Clown ;— 
Preston, Elmstone and Stourmouth ; — Abingdon 
Union ;— Well-cum- Mawthorpe;—Alford;—— Bough- 
ton-under-Blean ;-— Newdigate ;— Weymouth Union ; 
-—Veryan and Gerrans ;—Isle of Sheppy Union ;— 
Claxby ;— Ulceby ;—Cranborne ;— Kilton ;--Merriot; 
— North Perrotand Misterton;—East Quantorhead; 
—-Stringston;— Holford ;—-and, Kiloe; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and 
others of the city of London, praying the House to 
take into consideration the propriety of revising the 
present Corn Laws, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Liverpool ; — Hollingbourn ; -- 
Powerstock ; — Market Rasen; — Rusper ; — and, 
Nuthurst ; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chelmsford ; — Maldon; —- and, 
Warwick; praying that the Union Workhouses Bill 


23° Martii. 


197 


may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Josiah Marshall Heath and others, 
being the Members now in England of thé-Indian 
Iron and Steel Company, praying that Iron Ore and 
Chrome Ore the produce of British India may be 
admitted into the ports of this country duty free, 
or subject only to such nominal duty as may be 
deemed necessary for statistical purposes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on East India Produce. 


Petitions from Clergy ot Upper Canada (Bishop 
of Montreal and Archdeacon of Kingston) ;—Tiny 
and Tay ;-—Stamford ;— Glanford ; — Thorold ;— 
Mountain ;-—Saltfleet ;— Trafalgar ;— Packenham; 
—Emily ;—Winchester ;— Esquising ;— Drummond; 
— Barton ;—Edwardsburgh;— South Sherbrooke ;— 
Bathurst ;—Binbrok ; — Williamsburg ;— Finch ;— 
Bertie and Humberstone ;— Matilda ;— Grimsby ;— 
London (two Petitions) ;— Ramsay, &amp;c.;— Chatham; 
— Carodoc ; — Yonge-street ;— Woolwich ;— Pres- 
linch ; — Hamilton ; — Scarborough and York; — 
Markham ;— Nichol ;—Eramosa ;—Oxford ;—Ad- 
gala ;—Indian Lands, Brantford, &amp;c.;—Albion ;— 
Caledon ; — West Guillenbury ; — Tecumseth ; — 
Dundas ;— Ancaster ;— Kemptville ;—Goulbourn ;— 
Niagara ;—Vaughn Markham and York ;—Gode- 
rich, &amp;c. ;— Brantford ;— Adelaide (being all within 
the province {of Upper Canada) ;— Saint George, 
Cape Breton ;—South-east Coast of Nova Scotia;— 
Saint Paul, Halifax (Nova Scotia) ; — Granville 
(Nova Scotia);— Saint James, Newport (Nova 
Scotia) ;-— Harbor Grace Newfoundland) ; — and, 
Ashton-under-Lyne; praying the House to continue 
their protection and encouragement to the Bishops 
and Clergy throughout the British colonies, and make 
provision for increasing their number,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clergy within the Deanery of 
Bath;—Dean and Chapter of Rochester ;—and, 
Dean and Chapter of Oxford; praying that the 
Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Relief Pres- 
bytery of Saint Ninians, met at Dunfermline, 
praying the House not to sanction any measures 
which may tend to protect the smuggling of Opium 
into China, but rather direct their attention towards 
the procuring of a free trade in corn for ourselves, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Melrose ;—Sorbie;—Dromara ;— 
—Portaferry ;— Kilmorack ;—Turriff Presbytery 
(Moderator) ; — Blackridge ;— Kinnett ; — Nigg ; 
—Strachan ;—and, Down Presbytery (Moderator 
and Clerk); praying for an alteration of the law 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Towse;—and, Fordyce; praying 
that no alteration may be made in the law relative 
thereto,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gorbals ;—Anderston ; --Andrew 
M¢ Alpin ;-—James Brown;— John Mains ;— Thomas 
Rankin ;— Robert Watson ;—John Walker ;— Hugh 
Graham ;-—David Macarthur ;—Peter Gibson ;—- 
Thomas Gallaches ; — John Pollock ; — Thomas 
Fution ;— George Paterson;—A. S. MePhie;— 
Peter Gemmill ;—Joseph Turnbull;—James Thom- 
son; — Elizabeth Macdonald;—Ann Cameron;— 
John Cameron ;—James Turnbull;—Robert Free- 


Bathgate ;—John M°Lean ;— Alexander Anderson ; 
— David Campbell;-— Hawick ; — Balcarras ; -- 





Vou, 95, 


cc3 Spinning 





Kirkland Print Works, Vale of Leven ;-—Mile-end 


East India Iron, 


Church 
Establishment 


(Colnijoes.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


China. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland, ) 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


bairn ;——-Jumes Rankin ;--James Downs ;---Thomas 


































ee 





ae ee 





Printed Papers. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


East and West 
India Produce, 


Medical 


Profession. 


Emigration. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


° 


Thames 
Embankment. 





198 93° Martiz. A. 1840. 


Spinning Company, Calton of Glasgow (Workers) ; 
--Messrs. Claron &amp; Co., North Woodside-road, 
Glasgow ; — Stocking Weavers, Gorbals ;—- and, 
Napers Hall-road, Springbank, Glasgow ; praying 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- 
liaments and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Leeds Operative 
Conservative Society, praying the House to order 
forthwith the unconditional discharge of the several 
persons committed to prison by them for a breach 
of their Privileges ; to procure the Privileges of the 
Houses of Parliament to be regularly defined, so 
as to be at once inquirable in fact by, and binding 
in the several courts of justice; to render illegal 
all commitments and returns to writs of Habeas 
Corpus which do not show in particular the cause 
of commitment ; to protect ministerial officers from 
being called in question for obeying the commands 
of responsible authorities, and to secure to every 
British subject the invaluable right of trying the 
legality of the commands of all irresponsible autho- 
rities whatsoever in an action against the officers 
who execute them, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Honiton Union, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures to compel the payment of all poor rates 
assessed on houses of the yearly value of six pounds 
and under, by the owners thereof; or otherwise, that 
the occupiers may be empowered by law to charge 
such payments on their landlords, and to deduct 
them from their respective rents, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Directors of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures established by Royal 
Charter, in the city of Glasgow, praying for an 
equalization of the duties on all articles imported from 
our West and East India Possessions, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Glasgow Medical 
Association ;— Glasgow Faculty of Medicine (Pre- 
sident and Secretary) ;— and, Nottingham ; praying 
the House to pass a Bill incorporating the whole 
Medical Profession in Great Britain and Ireland, 
with one representative body, with full powers to 
regulate all matters connected with medical educa- 
tion, practice and jurisprudence,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the G/asgow Protestant 
Emigration Society, complaining of distress arising 
from a redundancy of hands in the labour market, 
and praying the House to assist the Petitioners to 
become settlers in Upper Canada, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Brokers, Owners of land 
and warehouses, and others resident in Liverpool, 
praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


Petitions from New Shoreham ;—and, Newcastle- 
under-Lyne ; praying the House to repeal that por- 
tion of the Sale of Beer Act which authorizes the 
consumption of beer on the premises of the beer- 
shop keeper,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House being informed, That two of the 
Aldermen and several Members of the Common 
Council 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 Com- 
mons of the city of London, in Common Council 
assembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying the House to take 
into consideration the plan of a proposed Embank- 
ment on both sides of the River Thames, from London 











Malta M 


Bridge to Vaurhali Bridge, and of excavating and 
deepening the bed of the river where requisite, was 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of the Belgrave dis- Metropolis 

trict of Saint George, Hanover-square, and parts Improvements, 

adjacent, of the south-west approach to the Metro- 

polis ;—Saint Luke, Chelsea ;—and, Saint Mary, Hill Co 
Battersea; complaining of the insufficient approach 

to London from the south and south-west side of 

the county; and praying that in any Bill for the 

improvement of London and its approaches, clauses 

may be introduced for improving and straightening 

the said approach, particularly contiguous to Batter- 

sea and Putney Bridges,—were presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Metropolis 

Improvements. Britis! 


Petitions from Leek;—Stone;—-and, Whitchurch ; Railways. 
praying the House not to sanction any Railway 
Bill which may interfere with a free competition in 
the inland carrying trade,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railway Communication. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors in the Printed Papers 
Metropolis, praying that the Printed Papers Bill Bi. 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. e 
Two Petitions from Cahir; praying that the Flour Flour Imports. 
Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law, jo" (Ieland) 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Newry, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Kingswinsford, praying for Church Rates, u 
the abolition of Church Rates, the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the aboli- 
tion of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Richard Daniel, Tithe Comm- 
Rector of Coombs, in the county of Suffolk, praying ‘tion Act. 
for the amendment of the Tithe Commutation Act, 
by providing that no award shall be forced on in- 
cumbents who have been instituted to their livings 
since Christmas 1835, previous to a survey where 
there never has one been made, but that all such 
livings shall be considered and adjudicated upon as 
special cases, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Municipal 
Saint Paul, Saint Michan and Grangegorman, in pss sate ol 
the city of Dublin, praying that the Municipal “ sisaats 
Corporations (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister and Elders of the cyyrch and 
Relief Church, Bridgeton, Glasgow, praying the State. 
House to dissolve the alliance between the Church 
and the State, and allow each congregation to enjoy 
the privilege not only of choosing but of supporting 
its own minister, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bakers of Exeter, praying for the gale of Bread 
amendment of the Sale of Bread Act 6 and 7 Wiil. Act. 
4,c. 37, by compelling all Bakers and sellers of 
bread to sell bread of one uniform weight, was 
org and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving the Macclesfield 
Road from Macclesfield to Congleton, in the County a 
of Chester, was read the third time. ‘ 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Ordered, 











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Malta Mails. 


Hill Coulies. 


British Guiana. 


Sutherlandshire 
Writ. 


Lord Seaton. 


Canada. 


No. 147. 


Canada. 


No. 148, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


3 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the periods of each Mail leaving Zon- 
don for Malta, during the year 1839, and the time 
of its arrival at Falmouth, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, 
and Malta :—And, of the periods of each Mail leav- 
ing Malta, during the year 1839, and the time of its 
arrival at Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Falmouth, and 
London. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Friday last, for presenting to Her Majesty an humble 
Address, that She would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence regarding the Immi- 
gration of Hill Coolies into British Guiana and the 
Mauritius, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order, be discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence between 
the Secretary of State for the Gabainn and the Go- 
vernor of British Guiana, respecting the Immigra- 
tion of Labourers into that Colony. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make outa new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Sutherland, in 
the room of the Honourable William Howard, who, 
since his election for the said Shire, hath accepted 
the office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 
Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and 
Bonenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Lord John Russell acquainted the House, That he 
had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 
signed Wy Her Majesty ; and he presented the same 
to the House ; and it was read by Mr. Speaker, (all 
the Members of the House being uncovered) and is 
as followeth : 


Victoria R. 

Her Majesty having taken into consideration the 
important services rendered by John Lord Seaton, 
a Lieutenant General in Her Majesty’s Army and 
late Governor General of Upper and Lower Canada, 
in the course of the events which have taken place 
in those Provinces, and being desirous to confer 
some signal mark of Her favour for these and other 
distinguished merits, upon the said John Lord Sea- 
ton, and the two next surviving heirs male of the body 
of the said John Lord Seaton, recommends to Her 
faithful Commons the adoption of such measures as 
may be necessary for the accomplishment of this 
purpose. 

V. R. 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said Most gracious 
Message be taken into consideration upon Friday 
next. 


Lord John Russell presented by Her Majesty’s 
command,—Copies or Extracts of Correspondence 
relative to the Re-union of the Provinces of Upper 
and Lower Canada. 

Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of 
Upper Canada, to provide for the sale of the Clergy 
Reserves, and for the distribution of the proceeds 
thereof, together with Copy of a Despatch from the 
Governor some of Canada. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Mr. Wingfield : 


Mr. Speaker, 


_ The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Vor. 95. 


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199 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable The North North Union 
a Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Railway Bill. 

oney : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for Inclosing Lands in Garboldisham 
the Parish of Garboldisham, in the Bocay of Inclosare Bill. 
Norfolk: 

A Bili, intituled, An Act for making a Turnpike Kennet and 
Road from West Kennet to Amesbury, in the County erg | 
of Wilts, with Branches therefrom: And also, anainait 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Manchester and 
Act to enable the Manchester and Salford Junction Salford Junction 
Canal Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to alter, amend, and enlarge some of the 
Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the 
said Canal, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That Sir John Henry Seale have leave of Leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on urgent business ; —and, “bsen¢e- 
General O’ Neill a month, on account of ill health. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Caledonian 
—Copies of any further Correspondence or Memorial €!. 
addressed to the Lords Commissioners of the Trea- No. 146. 
ary on the subject of the proposed transfer of the 
Caledonian Canal to a Joint Stock Company. 

A Return of Sums granted, under the head of Secret Service 
Secret Service Money since the year 1830, dis- Money. 
tinguishing the Amount in each year. 

A Return of the declared Value of the Exports China Trade. 
from the United Kingdom to China in each of the 
years 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, and 1832 :—A similar 
Return in each of the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 

1838, and 1839:-- And, a Return of the Quantity 
of Specie annually exported from the United King- 
dom to China, within the same periods. 

A Return of the Amount of Duty aes on Glass, Glass. 
distinguishing the Amount charged on Flint, Plate, 
Broad, Crown, Bottle and German Sheet Glass, in the 
year 1839 ; ry weg with the Drawback on each 
description of Glass ; the produce of the Duties in 
England, Scotland, and Ireland stated separately. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the first be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Canada. 
consideration the Correspondence relating to the 
Affairs of Canada, which was presented upon the 
24th day of January last:—The House proceeded 
to take the said Papers into consideration :—And 
the same were again read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Ca- 
nada, and for the Government thereof: And that 
Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Palmerston, Mr. 
Macaulay, Mr. Labouchere, and Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- supply ; 
ply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- Ordnance Civil 
dred and sixteen thousand eight hundred and seven- Establishments. 
ty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Salaries of the Civil Establishments of 
the Office of Ordnance at the Tower and Pall Mall, 
at Woolwich, the Out-stations in the United King- 
dom, and at the Foreign Stations, for the year 
1840-41. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- Royal En- 
dred and six thousand nine hundred and thirty pounds, gineers, &amp;c. 
be granted to her Majesty, for defraying the ex- 
pense of the Corps of Royal Engineers and Sappers 
and Miners, for the year 1840-41. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal Regiment 
hundred and fifty-four thousand and seventy-three of Artillery. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the expense of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the 
Royal Horse Artillery, the Master Gunners, the Field 
Train, the Medical Department, and the Royal 
Military Academy at Woolwich, for the year 1840-41. 

cc4 4, Resolved, 








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SA anne erent. 


Barrack 4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 

a seven thousand seven hundred and fourteen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Sala- 
ries to Barrack Masters in the United Kingdom 
and the Colonies, for the year 1840-41. 

Ordnance 5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 

Works ana 


hundred and thirty-seven thousand seven hundred 
and eleven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the charge for Ordnance Works and 
Repairs, Storekeepers’ Expenditure, Building and 
Repair of Barracks, Barrack Masters’ Expenditure, 
Pay of Clerks of Works, &amp;c., in the United King- 
dom and the Colonies, for the year 1840-41, after de- 
ducting Eighty-six thousand and forty-two pounds 
for Credits, by sale of Lands and Premises, Sale 
of Old Stores, and Rents of Canteens, &amp;c. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 

dred and eighty thousand four hundred and _ fif- 
teen pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- 
fraying the Charge of the Military and Civil Contin- 
gencies ; also, of the Surveys of the United Kingdom ; 
and of that portion of the Army Extraordinaries 
transferred to the Ordnance by Treasury Minute, for 
the year 1840-41. 
Ordnance 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
ee dred and seven thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, for defraying the charge for Stores, on ac- 
count of Ordnance and Military Store Branch Ser- 
vices, for the year 1840-41. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and fifty-eight thousand six hundred and 
forty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the charge of the Office of Ordnance, on 
account of the Allowance to Superannuated, Re- 
tired, and Half-Pay Officers, Pensions for good Ser- 
vices, Inventions, and Wounds, for Pensions to 
Widows and Children of deceased Officers late be- 
longing to the several Ordnance Military Corps ; 
also, Allowances, Compensations, and Emoluments, 
in the nature of Superannuated or Retired Allow- 
ances, to persons late belonging to the Office of 
Ordnance and to the Barrack Department, in res- 
a to their having held any Public Offices or 

4mployment of a Civil nature ; and also for the 
Charge of Widows’ Pensions, for the year 1840-41. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
dred and eighty-five thousand six hundred and 
thirty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of the Commissariat Supplies 
in the United Kingdom and the Colonies, for the 
year 1840-41. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Repairs, 


Contingencies. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Conmissariat. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Union Workhouses Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
— 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 Monday, the 6th day of April next.” 

And the Question being put, Thatthe word “ now” 
stand part of the Question :—It passed in the Ne- 
gative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon Monday next” 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 Monday the 6th day of April next. 


Law of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Evidence Ss mittee on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill ; 

(Seutlend) Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Drainage of 


The Drainage of Lands Bill was, according to 
Lands Bill. 


Order, read a second time; aud committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


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A. 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill; housing Bil, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Sewers Bill, 
reading of the Sewers 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 saa Ni :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was, accordingly, read a second 
time; and committed to a Select Committee. 


“cc 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colonial 
mittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; Passengers Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parliamentary 
reading of the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; an : 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Sootand) Bill 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Prisons Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Prisons Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report. be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Tithes Composie 
reading of the Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill; _ tion (Ireland) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 2 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee Ways and 
of Ways and Means, a Resolution, which was read, Means ; 
as followeth: 

Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eight millions f"4 
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

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 Gordon and 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exehequer do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Printed Papers. 
consideration the subject matter of the communica- 
tion of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Trespass 
having been issued against certain Officers of the 
House employed by him in the execution of the Orders 
of this House, at the suit of Thomas Burton Howard, 
which had been served on some of them ; 

Ordered, That the subject matter of the said 
Communication be taken into consideration To- 
morrow. 


The Select Committee on the Settled Estates Settled Estates 
Drainage Bill was nominated of Mr. Pusey, Sir Drainage Bill. 
James Graham, Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Handley, 

Mr. Lynch, Lord Worsley, Sir Thomas Acland, 
Captain 


Grea 
of th 
Tnel 


(No. 


Nar 








Coroner of 
Middlesex. 


Great Level 
of the Wash 
Inclosure 


(No. 2.) 


Navy. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


No, 149. 
Public Income 


and Expendi- 
ture. 


No. 149. 
China. 
No. 150. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture, 


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3 VicTORIzZ. 


Marti. 201 


Captain Pechell, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. | 5th January 1840, after deducting the Re-payments, 
Hayter, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Bruges, Sir | Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties of 


Harry Verney and Mr. Stansfield. 
yi i That Five be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into any measures which have been 
adopted for carrying into effect in the County of 
Middlesex, the Provisions of the Act 1 Vic. c. 68, 
and also into any proceedings of the Justices of the 
Peace in relation to the Office of Coroner in the 
said County, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Wakley, 
Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. William Williams, Mr. 
Mackinnon, Mr. Solicitor General for Lreland, Mr. 
Cripps, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Lord Teignmouth, 
Sir James Duke, Lord Eliot, Mr. Aglionby, Sir 
Thomas Fremanile, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Gally 
Knight, and Sir George Strickland ; with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Petition of James St. George Burke and Row- 
land Jones Venables, of Parliament-street, in the 
city of Westminster, taking notice of the application 
for leave to present a Petition for the Great Level of 
the Wash Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill, and praying that 
they may be heard, against the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Statistical Accounts of the Health 
of the Navy for the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 
1834, 1835 and 1836. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to apply a 
Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund to 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and forty: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Con- 
solidated Fund, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Public 
Income and Expenditure, which were presented 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to China, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


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 Incume of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Jreland, in 
the year ended 5th January 1840, after abating the 
Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue 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 Advances 
and Repayments for Local Works, &amp;c.,—also, an 
Account of the Balances of Public Money remain- 
ing in the Exchequer on the 5th January 1840; the 
Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 5th 
January 1840; the Money applied towards the 
Redemption of the Funded Debt or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Re-payments on account of Local Works; &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon, and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on 5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Consolidated 
Fund arising in the United Kingdom, in the year ™- 
ended 5th January 1840; and also of the actual 
Payments, on account of the Consolidated Fund, 
within the same period. 

An Account of the Money applicable to the pay- 
ment of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom, in the year ended 5th January 1840, and of 
the several Charges which have become due thereon 
in the same year; including the Amount of Ex- 
chequer Bills charged upon the said Fund, at the 
commencement and at the termination of the said 
year ; with Appendices. 

An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of the National Debt. 
the Sums placed in the hands of the Commissioners 
for the Reduction of the National Debt, year ended 
5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Unre- Funded Debt. 
deemed Funded Debt, and the Charge thereof, at 
the 5th January 1839; of the Debt and Charge 
thereof, created in the year ended 5th January 1840; 
of the Debt, and Charge thereof, reduced in the 
course of that year; and the Total Amount of the 
Unredeemed Debt, and Charge, as it stood on 5th 
January 1840. 

An Account of the state of the Public Funded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge 
thereupon, at the 5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Bri- Unfunded 
tain and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, Pe 





And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Martis, 24° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 

‘R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 

rections of several Acts of Parliament,-—An Account 

of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Re- 

sources constituting the Public Income of the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 
ended 5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Great Britain, for the year ended 5th January 
1840. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Ireland, for the year ended 5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue 
of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended 

Vou, 95. 





on 5th January 1840; distinguishing Exchequer 
Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, charged upon the 
Aids granted by Parliament; Advances out of the 
Consolidated Fund in Jreland, towards the Sup- 
plies, and Exchequer Bills to be issued on the Con- 
solidated Fund ; and distinguishing also such part 
of the Unfunded Debt and Demands as has been pro- 
vided for by Parliament; together with an Account 
of the Ways and Means remaining in the Exche- 
quer, or to be received, on the 5th January 1840, to 
defray such part of the Unfunded Debt, and De- 
mands outstanding, as have been provided for ; with 
Appendices. 

An Account, showing how the Monies given for Disposition of 
the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Grants. 
and Jreland, for the year 1839, have been disposed 
of, distinguished under their several heads, to 5th 
January 1840. . 

Customs; Out-Ports, England, Scotland, Ireland : Arrears and 
—Account of the Total Amount of Current Ba- Balances 
lances in the hands of the respective Collectors, (C*%™) 
and Arrears of Balances of late Collectors, on the 
5th January 1840. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears Excise. 
and Current Balances due, on the 5th J anuary 1840, 


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Taxes. 


Post Office. 


Land Revenue. 


Public Debt. 


Increase and 
Diminution of 
Salaries, 


Superannua- 
tions, 


Public 
Accountants. 


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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 1840, 
from the Officers of Excise in Scotland, from 5th 
January 1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

Excise, Ireland :—An Account of the Arrears and 
Current Balances due on 5th January 1840, from 
the Officers of Excise in Ireland, from 5th January 
1774. 

An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, 
on 5th January 1840, 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 of October 1839 and 5th January 1840, 
respectively. 

tamps, Ireland:—An Account of Arrears and 
Balances due from former and present Distributors, 
&amp;c., of the Stamp Department, on 5th January 
1840. 

Taxes, Great Britain :—An Account of the Total 
Amount of the Arrears and Current Balances due, on 
the 5th January 1840, 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 
dismissed Tax Collectors’ Balances on 5th January 
1840. 

Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of a Balance due 
by a deceased Revenue Collector, on account of 
Taxes, on the 5th January 1840. 

An Account of Arrears due, from late Postmasters 
in Great Britain, on 5th January 1840; and, an 
Account of Irrecoverable Debts due from late Post- 
masters in Scotland, on 5th January 1840 :—Also, 
an Account of Recoverable Debts due from late Post- 
masters in Scotland, on 5th January 1840. 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due from 
Deputy Postmasters and Agents in Great Britain 
and the Colonies; also, of Balances in the hands 
of the Receiver-General, in the years 1838 and 
1839. 

An Account of Arrears due by deceased, dis- 
missed and resigned Deputy Postmasters and Letter- 
carriers in Jre/and, on the 5th January 1840. 

An Account of Balances and Arrears due, from 
Deputy Postmasters and others in the General Post 
Office, Ireland, in the years 1838 and 1839. 

Auditors of the Land Revenue: An Account of 
the Total Amount of the Balances due on the 5th 
January 1836, from the several Persons employed 
in receiving or collecting the Land Revenues of the 
Crown in England and Wales, Alderney, and the 
Isle of Man. 

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 in the the last Ten years. 

An Account of every Increase and Diminution 
which has taken place within the year 1839, in the 
Number of Persons employed, or in the Salaries, 
Emoluments, Allowances and Expenses in all Pub- 
lic Offices or Departments. 

An Account of all Allowances or Compensations 
granted as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, 
in all Public Offices or Departments, which remained 
payable on the ist January 1839; the Annual 
Amcunt which was granted in the year 1839 ; the 
Annual Amount which ceased within the year; 
and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 
31st of December 1839:—And then he withdrew. 

‘ ~~wagaee That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 




















A. 1840. 


of several Acts of Parliament,—List of Officers and 
Departments whose Accounts are audited by the 
Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts. 

An Account of the Arrears and Balances due to 
and from all Public Accountants on the 5th of 
January 1840, arising upon Accounts which have 
been stated or declared, completed to the 5th of 
January 1840. 

List of the Accounts depending in the Office of 
the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts, 
which have not been audited, stated or declared, 
completed to the 28th February 1840 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Lists and Account do lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Corner, from the Crown Office, was called Common Lay 
in; and at the bar presented,—Further Return to Couts. 


an Order, dated the 27th day of February last, for 
Returns of the Number of Actions commenced in 
the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Exchequer and Com- 
mon Pleas respectively, each year, for the period 
of Five years prior to the publication of the Warrant 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, under 
which the Court of Common Pleas was opened to 
King’s Counsel and Outer Barristers, and which was 
published in that Court on the 25th day of April 
1834, and Five years subsequent thereto :—Of the 
date at which the Court of Common Pleas gave its 
judgment, determining no longer to hear Queen’s 
Counsel] and Outer Barristers, but to restore an ex- 
clusive privilege to the Serjeants:—Of the Number of 
Causes and Rules standing for argument in the said 
Courts respectively, in the Special Paper, New Trial 
— Peremptory Paper, or Paper for enlarged 
Rules, Crown Paper, and other Papers, if any, kept 
in the said Courts for the Entry of Arrears, on the 
first day of each Term within the same period :—Of 
the Number of Days after each Term appointed by 
the said Courts respectively for sitting, under the 
aa age of the Act 1 and 2 Vic., c. 32:—Of the 

umber of Causes, distinguishing between Special 
Jury and Common Jury Causes, standing for Trial 
at WVist Prius, in each of the said Courts, in London 
and Middlesex, on the first day of each sitting, within 
the same period :--And, of the Number of Summonses 
taken out at the Chamber of the Judges of the Court 
of Common Pleas, in the months of January and 
February respectively, 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


An ingrossed Bill to amend and render more Hereford 
effectual, so far as relates to the Lord Scudamore’s team 
Charity Monies, the provisions of an Act passed“ 


in the fourteenth year of the reign of his Majesty 
King George the Third, for improving the City of 
Hereford, and for other Purposes connected with 
the said City, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bolton Clive do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Iron-masters on the line and in Birmingham 
the neighbourhood of the Birmingham Canals;— Canal 
and, Coal-masters and others on the line of the said ‘ 


Canals ; praying that the Birmingham Canal Naviga- 
tions Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Aston Small Debts Bill was read a second Aston Small 
time; and committed to Sir Eardley Wilmot, and ?°s Bill. 


the North Warwick List. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Handsworth and Harborne, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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. 7a 

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Edinburgh 
aud Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


Bolton Small 
Debts Bill. 


Tavistock 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement. 


Torquay and 
Dartmouth 
Roads Bill. 


Manchester 

and Salford 
Junction Canal 
Bill. 





3 VicToRIZ. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the 
Earl of Hopetoun, which was presented yesterday, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the said 
Select Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the 
Leigh Union, praying that the Bolton Small Debts 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Tavistock Small Debts Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Rundle, and 
the South Devon List. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Magistrates 
of the county of Middlesex, praying that the Clerk- 
enwell Improvement Bill may pass into a law, and 
that they may be heard before the Select Committee 
on Metropolis Improvements in support of their 
Petition, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Metropolis Improvements. 





A Petition of Justices of the Peace of the county 
of Middlesex, and Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
proposed new street to Clerkenwell-green, in con- 
tinuation of the new street from Farringdon-street, 
in the city of London, praying that a portion of the 
sum of 200,000/. authorized to be raised by the Act 
3 Vic., for making additional thoroughfares in the 
Metropolis, be appropriated towards the formation 
of the said new street, was also presented, and 
read ; and referred tothe said Select Committee. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Torquay 
and Dartmouth Roads Bill be revived :—And that 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make 
their Report To-morrow. 

Ordered, That Four Members (including one 
selected Member) be the Quorum. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the Manchester and 
Salford Junction Canal Company to raise a further 
Sum of Money, and to alter, amend and enlarge 
some of the Powers and Provisions of the Act re- 
lating to the said Canal; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 13. 1. 7. After “lock” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 
Cuiauss (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
no bye-law which the said Company may have 
“ heretofore made under authority of the said re- 
“ cited Act (except such as may relate solely to the 
proprietors or directors of the said Company, or 
to any of their officers or servants) shall be valid 
or binding for a longer period than six months 
from the passing of this Act, nor shall any bye- 
law, except as aforesaid, which shall hereafter be 
made by the said Company, be valid or binding, 
unless the same shall be allowed by some judge 
of one of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at 
Westminster, or by the justices of the county of 
Lancaster and Salford in Quarter Sessions as- 
sembled, which said justices are hereby autho- 
rized and required on the request of the said 
Company to examine into the bye-laws which 
may be tendered to them for that purpose by the 
said Company, and to allow of or disallow the 
same, as to them may seem meet ; and all penalties 

which may be —— by virtue of any such bye- 
“ laws shall be so framed as to allow the justice or 
“* justices before whom the same may be sought to 
“be recovered, to order the whole or any part of 
“ such penalties to be paid: Provided always, That 


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no such bye-laws shall be confirmed unless notice 
of the intention to apply for a confirmation of 
the same shall have been given in one or more 
——— of the said county of Lancaster one 
month at least before the hearing of such appli- 
cation, and any party aggrieved by any such 
bye-law, on giving notice of the nature of his 
objection to the said Company ten days before 
the hearing of such application, may, by himself, 
his i or agent, be heard thereon, but not 
so as to allow more than one party to be heard 
upon the same nature of objection.” , 

CravuseE (B.) “ And whereas, by the said recited 
Act it is Enacted, That if any action, suit or 
information shall be brought or commenced by 
any person for any thing done or to be done in 
pursuance of this Act, or in execution of the 
powers and authorities or the orders and direc- 
tions hereinbefore — or granted, every such 
suit or information shall be brought or commenced 
within Six calendar months next after the fact 
shall have been committed, or in case there shall 
be a continuance of damages, then within Six ca- 
lendar months next after the doing or committing 
of such damage shall have ceased, and not after- 
wards, and shall be laid or brought within the 
said county palatine of Lancaster, and not else- 
where; and the defendant in such action or suit 
shall and may at his election plead specially or 
plead the general issue, and give this Act and the 
special matter in evidence at any trial to be had 
thereupon, and that the same was done in pur- 
suance and by authority of this Act; and if it 
shall appear to have been so done, or if an 
action, suit or information shall be brought after 
the time so limited for bringing the same, or shall 
be brought in any other county than as aforesaid, 
then and in such case, the jury shall find for the 
defendant, and in such case also, or if the plaintiff 
shall become nonsuit or suffer a discontinuance 
of his action, suit or information, after the defen- 
dant shall have appeared thereto, or if any ver- 
dict shall pass against the plaintiff, or if upon 
demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall be given 
against the plaintiff, the defendant shall have his 
costs, and shall have such remedy for the recovery 
of the same, as any defendant hath in other cases 
by law: And whereas it is expedient that the 
said recited provisions should be repealed ; Be 
“ it therefore Enacted, That the same shall be, and 
the same are accordingly hereby repealed.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
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Park, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Sle, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


ment and Station Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to Captain Alsager, and the West Kent 
List. 

A Petition of James Roberts West, of Alscot 
Park, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 





Vor. 95. 


by his counsel or agent,-upon his Petition. if he 
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think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill,| Bedstone ;— Cayuhane ;— Hopton Wafers ;—Pitch- 
against the said Petition. ford ;—Tasley ;— Hope Bowdler ;— Harley ;— Clee, 
Saint Margaret's ;—Bromfield ;—Munslow ;—Cul- 


MaidenNewton Petitions from Evershot;--and, Cerne Abbas | mington;—Greet;— Bitterley;— Whitton;—Stanton 


Roads Bill, 


Aston Small 
Debts Bill. 


Andover 
Road Bill, 


Glasgow 
Poor Rate 
Bill. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Corn Laws, 


(two Petitions); praying that the Maiden Newton | Lacy ;— Onobury ;— Shipton ;— Diddlebury ;— 
Roads Bill may pass into a law,—were resented, | Laxton; — Kirton ; — Gamstone ; — Walesby ; — 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Gringley ;— Laneham ; — Elkesley ; — Sturton ;— 
Hayton ;—Edwinstowe ;—Mattersey ;—Darlton;— 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Hands- | Tuxford ;— Tamworth ;— West Stockwith ;— Bough- 
worth, in the county of Stafford, praying that the | ton;— Saundby and Bole;—- Harworth;--Clayworth ; 
Aston Small Debts Bill may pass into a law, was | —Charborough;--Treswell ;—Bothamsell;—- Hayton; 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the |—Walkeringham ;— Bechingham ;— East Drayton 
Table. and other places ;—South Leverton ;— Sutton and 


Lound ; — North Wheatley ;— Ordsall ;— North 
The House proceeded to take into further con-| Leverton ;—East Retford ;--Morvill ;—Stutton ;— 


sideration the Report, which, upon the thirteenth | Oldcoates ; — Carlton-in-Lindrick ; — Worksop ; -- 
day of this instant March, was made from the Com- | Lydbury North ;— Nean Solers ;— Wheathill ;— 


mittee on the Andover Road Bill, printed Copies of | 
the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Friday last. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the | 
former Committee ; and that they have leave to sit, | 
and proceed, and to make their Report upon Thurs- | 
day next. 


A Petition of the Trades House of Glasgow, pray- 
ing that the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from Donemaggin;—-and, Rosbercon ; 
praying the House to extend to Jreland a full and 





equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall | 
place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing | 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;— Workers at the Print 
Works, Ruthven-field;—Aberbrothwich ;--Downton; 
— Lancaster ;— Dyke ;— New Galloway ;— Cross- 
street ;— Dukinfield ;— Churchover ;— Friockheim ; 
— Tamworth ;--Berwich-upon- Tweed ;-- Cotherstone; 
—JInverness (two Petitions) ;— Nantwich ;-— Kirk- 
caldy and other places ;—Workmen in the employ 
of Messrs. Wilson, Nether Field, Kendal ;—Rose- 





hearty;—Saint Pancras, Middlesex ;— Paddington; 
— Exeter-street, Lisson Grove ; — Goodge-street, | 
Saint Pancras ;—Chirder ;—Master and Workmen | 


connected with Bishop-street Dye works, Anderston; th 


—Spinners and Workeu in Eaglesham Cotton Mill; 


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—Salford ;—Newbyth ;— Halifax ;— Hounslow ;— 
Tranent ; — Kemback ; — Abbotsham ;— Pollok ;— 


Nean Savage ;— Shottesdon ;—Hopesay ;—Kinlet ; 
—Acton Burnell ;—Coseley ;—Shipton ;— Cowley ; 
— Brockworth ;— Brimpsfield ;— Farnington ; — 
Staverton ; — Northwold ;—- Wayland ;— Tenterden 
Union ;— Redmarley D’ Abitot ;—Bellie and other 
places; -Tonbridge and Hadlow Agricultural Asso- 
ciation; — Chiddingstone ; — Lancethorpe; — Orby 
and Welton ;— Bolingbroke and Nunningsley ;— 
Braytoft, Irby and Firsby ;— Halton Holegate ;— 
Hairby and Leesby ;— Toynton ; — Rugby Union ;— 
Maldon Union; —and, Easthampstead Union; pray- 
ing that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were 


also presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Lound ;— Bishops Cannings ; — Church of 
Duddeston and Nechells ;— and, Monkton; stating England. 


that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Bilston ;—- Wareham ;--and, Friends 
of Religious Freedom in Public Meeting assembled 
at the Freemasons’ Hail; praying the House not to 
grantany portion of the aur money forthe extension 
of the Church Establishment,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ware, praying for Church Rates. 


the abolition of Church Rates, the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Gloucester, praying for an alteration of the Act, 
2 and 3 Vie. c. 93, for the establishment of County 


Fishburn ;— Bideford ;—Millers and others in An-| and District Constables by the authority of Justices 


derston Grain Mills, Washington-street;— Avondale 31 
—Euglesham (two Petitions) ;— Alves ;— Oswald- | 
twistle;— New Cumnoch ;—Lady-well Dye works, 
Glasgow ;— Prestonpans ;— Maybole ;—Irvine, Ful- 
lerton and Halfway ;— Newton-upon-Ayr ;— and, | 
Engineers and others in Lancefield Foundry, Glas-| 
gow; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Eastbergholt ;— Rayden and Shel- 
ley ;-- Chattisham and Hintlesham ;— Holbrook ;— 
Belstead and Wherstead;—Chelmondiston and other 

laces;— Berstall and Sproughton ; — Capel and 





of the Peace, by enacting that plantations of larch 
and fir and other trees, being a description of valua- 
ble property which has hitherto, by construction of 
law, been exempted from Poor Rates as not being 
a saleable underwood, although in fact, yielding by 
the sale of the thinnings thereof, a considerable 
profit to the Proprietor, may henceforth be included 
under the head of rateable property, was presented, 


_and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dunblane ;— Monikie ;— Urr ;— church 
Forfar (Moderator); — Monifieth ;— Cameron ;— Patronage 
Whitsome ;—Kilbarchan ;— Malone ;— Belfast (two (Scotland. ) 


Petitions) ;— Kilmelford ;— Barrhill ;— Tarbolton ; 


A Petition of Rate-payers residing in and near County _ 
e town of Stow-on-the-Wold, in the county of 24 District 





Venham Parva; — Chichester ;— Binderton ; —,| — William Duncan and others ;— Aberfeldy ;— 
Graffham Madehurst ;— Rumboldswyke ;—Bepton | Aberdeen (three Petitions);— Forgue; —Holburn;— 
—East Lavant ;— Middleton ;— West Itchenor ;—! and, Pettie; praying for an alteration of the law 
West Wittering ;—Newfishbourne ;—Upwaltham ;— \ relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
Westhampnett ;— Eastergate ;—Earnley ;—Felpham; | sented, and read ; andordered tolie upon the Table. 
—Eartham ;— Singleton ;—Siddlesham ;—Yapton;| Petitions from Proprietors, Merchants and others 
— Selsey ;— Donnington ;— Tangmere ;— Pagham ; | of Elgin;—and, Heritors, Commissioners of Supply, 
— Midlavant ; -— Hunston ;— Merston ;— Eastwit- | and others of the county of Elgin; praying that no 
tering ;— Birdham;—- Walberton ;—- Binsted;—- Oving ;| alteration may be made in the law relative thereto, 


— Barnham ; — Boxgrove;— Appledram ; — West | —were also presented,and read; and ordered to lie 
Stoke ;— East Dean ;— Aldingbourn ;—Edgton ;— | upon the Table. 


A Petition 








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3 VicTorRiz. 


Coroners 


A Petition of John raw | Owen, Coroner of the 
(Ireland .) 


Queen’s County, praying the House to take the 
case of the Coroners of Jreland into consideration, 
and to amend the existing laws in reference to their 
remuneration, so as that the compensation afforded 
to them shall be commensurate with a faithful and 
judicious discharge of their laborious duties, and 
ensure the filling up of such vacancies as may occur 
amongst them by persons of sufficient respectability, 
energy and integrity, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the /Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 18th to 
the 20th days of this instant March, 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 
(Seventeenth 
Report. ) 


Union Worke 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and In- 
houses Bill. 


habitants of Saint Mary-le-Moor, Wallingford, pray- 
ing that the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Stade Duties, A Petition of the President, Vice-president and 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures at Manchester, stating that the tolls, fines 
and duties levied by the Hanoverian authorities at 
Stade, upon all British vessels and their cargoes 
passing up the Elbe to Hamburg, are highly in- 
jurious to the manufacturing and shipping interests 
of this country, and praying the House to adopt 
such measures as may tend to the abolition of the 
said imposts, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

China Trade. A Petition of George Forbes, Charles Fortes, 
William Hay Leith, and James Malcolmson and 
others, of King William-street, in the city of London, 
Merchants, stating that the trade and property of 
the merchants and other of Her Majesty’s subjects 
trading with China have been lately subjected to 
certain grievous impediments and losses, not only by 
the Chinese Government or its officers at Canton, 
but by Her Majesty’s Superintendent there, in en- 
joining and requiring all Her Majesty’s subjects 
then present in Canton, forthwith to make a surren- 
der to him, for the service of Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment, to be delivered to the government of 


tish Opium under their control, and praying for 
inquiry, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Church 


Establishment 
(Colonies. ) 


Petitions from Saint John;—and, Clements, (both 
in Nova Scotia); praying the House to continue 
their protection and encouragement to the Bishops 
and Pe throughout the British Colonies, and 
make Provision for increasing their number,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Flour Importa- 


; A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
(Ireland) Gg ” 


alway, praying that the Flour Importation (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Saint George’s 
Branch of the Tower Hamlets and East London 
Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Society, for 
the Suppression of Intemperance, praying the House 
to adopt measures for putting an end to the Opium 
trade, and thereby avert those calamities which 
would inevitably attend a war between Great Bri- 
tain and China, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


China, 


Railways, Petitions from Stafford;—and, Chester; prayin 

the House not to sanction any Railway Bill whic 

may interfere with a free competition in the inland 
Vou. 95. 


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205 


carrying trade,—were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary, of the Medical 
County of Cork Eastern Medical Society, praying Ff! 
the ts to proceed at an early period of the 
present Session to take such steps as may seem best 
fitted for the ensuring an effectual measure of 
Medical Reform, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attorneys and Solicitors of Her Printed Papers. 

Majesty’s courts of law and equity, practising in 
Liverpool, praying that the House whilst taking 
such measures as they may think right for the se- 
curing of Privileges deemed by the House essential 
to its independence and usefulness, will not sanction 
any Act which may interfere with the free pursuit 
and administration of justice, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law Act. 
Poor of the Kingsbridge Union, praying for the 
amendment of the Poor Law Act, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Planters, Proprietors, Merchants East India 
and others interested in the British West India Produce. 
Colonies, residing in the city of Bristol, praying 
the House not to entertain, authorize or sanction 
any measure which may have a tendency to create 
an alteration in the existing relations hetween the 
East and West India interests, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of East Retford, County Courts. 
praying the House to pass a Bill for establishing 
County Courts, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Inhabitants in- Inland Ware- 
terested in the trade and commerce of the city of housing Bill. 
Bristol, praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Inland 
Warehousing. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Imports and 
Accounts of the Total declared Value, and the oe 
Total official Value, of all the Exports from Great (Frenee-) 
Britain, and from Ireland, respectively, to France ; 


and of the Total official Value of all the Imports 
China, of all the Opium belonging to them or Bri- 


from France into Great Britain, and into Ireland, 
respectively, in each year from 1781 to 1813, both 
inclusive ; distinguishing, in the Account of Exports, 
under the separate heads of Great Britain and 
Ireland, British Produce and Manufactures and 
Irish Produce, and Manufactures, from Foreign 
and Colonial Merchandize:—Of the Total Quan- 
tities, and declared Value, of all the Exports from 
the United Kingdom to France, in each year, from 
1814 to 1839, both inclusive; distinguishing Bri- 
tish and Irish Produce and Manufactures from 
Foreign and Colonial Merchandize ; and further dis- 
tinguishing the Quantity and Value of each Article 
so exported, of which the declared Value shall have 
amounted, in any one year, to the Sum of £3,000, or 
upwards; together with a summary of the several 
Total Amounts of Valuefor each year :—And, of the 
Total Quantities, and the declared or official Value, 
as the case may be (so far as the same can be made 
out) of all the Imports from France into the United 
Kingdom, in each year from 1814 to 1839, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing the Quantity and Value of 
each Article so imported, of which the declared or 
official Value, as the case may be, shall have 
amounted in any one year to the re of £3,000, or 
upwards ; together with a Summary of the several 
Total Amounts of Value for each year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 
Statements showing the Number of Special Com- 
DDd3 missioners 








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pr rn 


na *sgemeeumerre se 


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206 24° Martiz. A. 1840, 


missioners and Deputy Collectors engaged in the 
resumption of Rent-free Lands in Bengal, Behar, 
Orissa, and Benares ; iia goa with the Amount of 
the annual Salaries of each class of the above Offi- 
cers respectively, and the yearly aggregate thereof, 
in each year, from the period of the Appointment of 
the said Special Commissioners and Depaty Col- 
lectors, to the latest period, in so far as the same can 
be complied with :—Showing the Number of Per- 
sons employed under the names of Aumeens, Vakeels, 
Gaendahs, or other appellation, constituting the Es- 
tablishments respectively of the Special Commis- 
sioners and Deputy Collectors engaged in the re- 
sumption of Lands; together with the Amount of 
Salaries, Commissions, and other Allowances, on 
Account of such Establishments, for each year or 





portion of a year respectively, from the date of the 
Appointment of the said Special Commissioners and 
Deputy Collectors to the latest period, in so far as 
the same can be complied with :—And, showing the 
aggregate Number of Cases tried by the Deputy 
Collectors, the Sum Total of the estimated Jumma 
or Assessment of the same, the Total Number of 
Cases decided in favour of the Government, with 
the annual Assessment thereof; the Number of 
Cases decided against the Government, and the 
Sum Total of the annual Assessment of the same ; 
the Number of Cases appealed from the deci- 
sion of the Deputy Collectors to the Special Com- 
missioners by Government and by private indi- 
viduals respectively ; the Number of Cases decided 
by the Special Commissioners for and against the 
Gusesmmaa: with the Amount, or estimated Total 
Amount, in both cases, of the Jumma or Assessment, 





from the period of the Appointment of those Offi- 
cers (distinguishing in the above Cases Lands held 
by a life tenure from others), together with the Num- 
ber of Cases pending respectively before the Deputy 
Collectors and Special Commissioners, in so far as 
the same can be complied with. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Mr. Wingfield: 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, have passed a Bill intituled An Act to 
extend the Practice of Vaccination; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Reports made from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the last Session of Parliament to 
inquire into the proceedings in the Action of Stock- 
dale v. Hansard :—And also, A Copy of the First 
Report made from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the poem Session of Parliament, 
on the Publication of Printed Papers, by Order of 
the House of Commons; together with the Minutes 
of Evidence and Appendix thereto:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an answer 
to the last part of the said Message, by Messen- 
gers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in, and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


The Vaccination Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday the 1st day of April next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return showing the several Countries to which 
Machinery has been exported, with the official Value 
thereof, in each year from the Ist day of January 
1830 to the 1st day of January 1840 inclusive ; 
classified under the several heads of Steam Engines, 
and Parts of Steam Engines, Mill Work of all sorts, 
allowed by lawto be exported; Machinery of all other 





kinds allowed by law to be exported ; and Machi- 


nery exported under license from the Treasury or 
Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented James ag 

to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Workman, 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Eo y of all Correspondence between Her Majes- 
ty’s Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
and the Visiting Magistrates and Governor of the 
Gaol of Springfield, in the County of Essez, rela- 
tive to the Imprisonment of James Workman. 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Hollond, have leave of absence Leave of 
for a month, being abroad. Absence. 


Lord John Russell reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 17th, 20th, and 23d Addresses. 
days of thisinstant March, (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- British Guiana, 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of any No. 151. 
Correspondence between the Secretary of State for 
the Colonies and the Governor of British Guiana 
respecting the Immigration of Labourers into that 
Colony. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several statute Labour 
Addresses to Her eee mg a to an Address (Scotland.) 
to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of July, in the last 

Session of Parliament, for a Return specifying the 

whole Number of the Trustees qualified in each 

Parish in Scotland, where County Statute Labour 

Acts of Parliament are in force, with the Amount of 
Qualification required in each Act ; also the Num- 

ber of such Qualified Trustees resident in each Pa- 

rish, with the Amount of Statute Labour Funds 

(where converted) placed under their management. 

A Return of the Number and Names of the Per- Factories. 
sons summoned for Offences against the Facto 
Act, between the 1st day of January 1839 and the 
1st day January 1840 ; specifying the Date of the 
conviction or hearing, the place of hearing, by whom 
each conviction was made, the Place in which the : 
Offence was committed, the precise nature of the 
Offence in each Case, and the manner in which the 
Penalties and Costs were appropriated. 

Mr. Fox Maule also i pursuant to Order, Mendicancy 
—Copies of any Resolutions which have been passed (Ireland.) 
by the several Boards of Guardians in Ireland, and 
communicated to the Poor Law Commissioners, re- 
lative to the expediency of enacting a Law for the 
Suppression of Mendicancy and Vagrancy in Ireland. 


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


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Giasgow, _ 
deration the Reet which, upon the 13th day of — 
this instant March, was made from the Committee Ayr Railway 
on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Bill. 
Railway Bill, printed Copies of the Bill having been 
delivered at the door upon Friday last; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented by Her Majesty’s Civil Coutin- 
command,—An Account of the Sum expended under 8°*"°* 
the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 1839: 
and an Estimate of the Amount required for 1840. 

















Ordered, 





China Trade. 


Printed Papers. 


Constabulary 
Bill, 


Incumbents 
of Livings. 


3 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That the said Account and Estimate do 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the grievances complained of in the 
Petition of Merchants interested in the Trade with 
China [presented this day], by reason of the sur- 
render of Opium to Her Majesty's Superintendent. 
there, in the month of March 1839, and to report 
their Observations thereupon to the House. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Thursday next. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Thomas 
George Johnston Pearce, which was presented upon 
the 12th day of this instant March, praying that 

ayment of the sum due for his maintenance may 
* excused to him, and that he may be supplied in 
future with rations free of cost, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Thomas George Johnston Pearce be 
excused from the payment of the sum of £.4. 19s. 
being the cost of his maintenance during his con- 
finement; and that the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, be directed to supply the said Thomas 
George Johnston Pearce with rations free of expense ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from “ Pearce” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words “ be 
“ discharged forthwith from the custody of the Ser- 
“ jeant-at-Arms attending this House,” 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the {Sir Francis Burdett, 

Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: 

Tellers for theJ Lord Viscount Barrington, 

Noes, Mr. Law: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thefSir Francis Burdett, 
Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis : 
Tellers for thes Mr. John Parker, 
Noes, Sir George Grey: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Vos, 
\ se, 


63. 


88. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws relating to the Constabulary Force 
in England and Wales: And that Mr. Law Hodges 
and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma. 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Incumbents admitted to Preferment 
on the Presentation of the Crown, whether exer- 
cised by the Lord Chancellor, or the First Lord of 
the Treasury, or Duchy of Lancaster; stating the 
Name of each Incumbent, the Date of his Entry 
into Holy Orders, and Amount of Income of each 

Living, in 1838 :—A similar Return as to Livings in 
the Patronage of each Bishop, Dean and Chapter, 
Collegiate Church, or any other Spiritual Person or 
Persons ; also of the two Universities :—A similar 
Return as to all Livings in the gift of Lay Patrons: 
—And, a Return of all Curates of the Church of 
England doing duty im any of the said Livings; 
a forth their Names, the date of their entry 
into Holy Orders, the Place and Places where they 
perform duty, and the annual Amount of Stipend 
m each case ; stating also the period for which they 
have actually performed duty from their entrance 
into Holy Orders :—It passed in the Negative. 


24° Martiz. 


207 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Abstract of the Number and 
Classes of Non-resident Incumbents, and of the 
Number of Resident Incumbents, according to the 


year 1839 :—An Abstract of the Total Number of 
Curates in each Diocese of England and Wales, 
returned by the Archbishops and Bishops to Her 
Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, for the 
year 1839; distinguishing 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; £.30 and under £.40, &amp;c., 
&amp;c. ;—Also, the Number of Benefices held by Non- 
resident Incumbents, which are of the Gross Annual 
Value of £.300 and upwards, and the Number 
under £.300. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
That an humble Address be presented to Her 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a 
Return from every Parish in England and Wales, of 
the Places of Worship not in connexion with the 
Established Church, which are now being erected, 
or which have been erected or enlarged since the 
Ist day of January 1834, by Voluntary Contributions, 
specifying the Sums subscribed to each :—A Return 
from every Parish in England and Wales, of every 
Church or Episcopal Chapel now in course of 
erection, or which as been erected since the 1st 
day of January 1834, either wholly or in part by 
the Voluntary Contributions of Individuals or 
Societies, specifying the Sums subscribed to each : 
—And, a Return of the Number of Churches and 
Chapels of the Church of England, and of the 
Number of Places of Worship not of the Church 
of England, in every Parish of England and Wales, 
together with the Number of Seats in each Church 
or Chapel, and the Population of the said Parish in 
1831 :—It passed in the Negative. 


with a view to consider and report to this House, 
what steps it is advisable to take with respect to the 
present state of the Caledonian Canal. 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 

Ordered, That the Correspondence on the subject 
of the said Canal, which was presented upon the 


24th day of January last and yesterday, be referred 
to the Committee. 


Ordered, That this House be called over upon 
Tuesday next. 

Ordered, That such Members as shall not then 
attend be sent for in custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending this House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
osed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of or Extracts from any Correspond- 
ence which has taken place on the subject of 
our Commercial Relations with Germany, from the 
period of the Establishment of the Prussian Com- 
mercial League to the present time, between the 
Foreign Office and the Agents of Her Majesty’s 
Government in the different States comprised in 
that Confederation :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 





Vot. 95. 


pp4 Ordered, 








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Incumbents 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased "4 Curates. 


Diocesan Returns from England and Wales for the . 


ut, Places of 
Ma Worship. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed » Coleteaien 
na'. 


Ca 


House to be 
called over. 


Commercial 


Relations with 


Germany, 





208 94°—95° Martiz. 


Record Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

Commission. 4 Re urn of all the Expenditure in detail of the 
late Record Commission since the Date of the last 
Returns ; together with a Return. of the various 
Sums otherwise expended within the last year on 
the custody or repairs of the Public Records. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Instructions and Regulations issued 
by the Commissioners of Police, as to the closing 
of Streets and Thoroughfares in and near the Me- 
tropolis, during the hours of Divine Service; speci- 
fying the Times at which the said Streets are closed, 
and the Lines through which Carriages are then 
obliged to pass ; together with any communications 
from Parochial or other Authorities to the Commis- 
sioners, which may have led to the issuing the said 
Instructions. 


Tithes Composi- The Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill was, ac- 

Bal (Ireland) cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 

- mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


Priuted Papers. The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the subject-matter of the communi- 
cation of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Tres- 
pass having been issued against certain Officers 
of the House employed by him in the execution of 
the Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas 
Burton Howard, which had been served on some 
of them ; 

Ordered, That the subject matter of the said 
communication be taken into consideration upon 
Monday next. 


Closing of tke 
Streets. 


Consolidated 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to 
Fund Bill, 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Constabulary = Mr. Law Hodges presented a Bill to amend the 
™ Laws relating to the Constabulary Force in Eng- 
No.153. Jand and Wales: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 8th day of April next; and to be 

printed. 


ial Ordered, That the Paper relative to Barracks 

(Bahamas,) &amp;c. (Bahamas) &amp;c., which was presented upon Friday 
No. 154. _ last, be printed. 

Letters Patent. Ordered, That the Return relative to Letters 
No.155. Patent, which was presented upon Friday last, be 

printed. . 

Opium Trade. | Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Opium 

No.156. Trade, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


China Trade. Ordered, That the Account relative to China 
No.157. Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Glass. Ordered, That the Account relative to Glass, 
No. 158. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Navy. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Navy, 


No. 159. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 25° die Martii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


Trade and R. Irving, Inspector General of Imports and 

— M Rapoite, aa seen in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—Accounts of the Trade and Naviga- 
tion of the United Kingdom, for Three years ending 
5th January 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Sherwood, from the Court of Common Pleas, 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Further 


Common Law 
Courts. 














A. 1840. 


Return to several Orders dated the 27th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Returns of the Number of Actions 
commenced in the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Exche- 
quer and Common Pleas respectively, in each year, 
for the period of Five years prior to the Publication 
of the Warrant of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, under which the Court of Common Pleas 
was opened to King’s Counsel and Outer Barris- 
ters, and which was published in that Court on the 
25th day of April 1834, and Five years subsequent 
thereto:—Of the Date at which the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas gave its judgment, determining no longer 
to hear Queen’s Counsel and Outer Barristers, but 
to restore an exclusive privilege to the Serjeants :— 
Of the Number of Causes and Rules standing for 
argument in the said Courts respectively, in the 
Special Paper, New Trial Paper, Peremptory Paper 
or Paper for Enlarged Rules, Crown Paper and 
other Papers, if any, kept in the said Courts for the 
entry of Arrears, on the first day of each Term within 
the same period :-—Of the Number of Days after 
each Term appointed by the said Courts respectively 
for sitting, under the Provisions of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. 
c. 32:—Of the Number of Causes, distinguishing 
between Special Jury and Common Jury Causes, 
standing for Trial at Nisi Prius, in each of the said 
Courts in London and Middlesex, on the 1st day of 
each sitting, within the same period : —And, of the 
Number of Summonses taken out at the Chamber 
of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in 
the months of January and February respectively, 
1839, (so far as relates to the Court of Common 
Pleas) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- a. - 
mittee on the (re-committed) Torquayand Dartmouth Roads Bill 
Roads Bill; That they had made other Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Strood Church Bill be read a Strood Church 
second time upon Thursday the 2d day of April ®- 


next. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Great Level 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the = as 
Petition of James St. George Burke and Rowland (No. 2.) 
Jones Venables against the application for leave to 
— a Petition for leave to bring in the Great 

evel of ‘The Wash Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Committee do not recommend 
that leave be given. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Monmouthshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of oe ow 
the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 7 P” 
to bring in the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Com- 
pany Bill, the Committee recommend that leave be 
given. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Peti- 
tion, as desired. 


A Petition of Acting Directors of the Monmouth- 
shire Iron and Coal Company, for leave to bring ina 
Bill for borrowing and taking up a further sum or 
sums of money for the purposes of the said Com- 

any, upon mortgage of all or any part of their 
orks, or otherwise, with power to sue and be sued 
in the name of the Secretary or any Director of the 
said Company ; was accordingly presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


The Barkston Ash, &amp;c., Court of Requests Bill Barkston Ash, 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Bethell, and the West Riding of York List. 

A Petition 


&amp;c., Court of 
Requests Bill, 


Rails 


V 
I 





Taff Vale 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


Ardrossan 
and Johnston 
Railway Bill. 


Ayr Water- 
works Bill. 


Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


Ochill (Clack- 
munnanshire ) 


Roads Bill. 


Clackmannan 
and Perthshire 
Roads Biil. 


Corn Laws. 


3 VicToRIzZ. 


A Petition of Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, M. P., 
and Edward John Hutchins, Esquire, M. P., carry- 
ing on business in co-parthership under the firm of 
the Dowlais Iron Company, and being the Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of certain estates and iron 
works in the parish of Merthyr Tidvil, in the county 
of Glamorgan, called the Diwhale Iron Works ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the laff 
Vale Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 John Yates, of Stamford Hill, in 
the county of Middlesex, Merchant, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed to Lord James 
Stuart, and the South Scotland List. 


The Ayr Waterworks Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Lord James Stuart, and 
the South Scotland List. 


The Wilsontown Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Lockhart and the South 
Scotland List. 


25° Martii. 





The Ochill (Clackmannanshire) Roads Bill was | 


read a second time; and committed to Sir Charles 
Adam, and the North Scotland List. 


The Clackmannan and Perthshire Roads Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Sir Charles 
Adam, and the North Scotland List. 


Petitions from Croydon Union ;—Uppingham ;— 
The Isle-of-Axholme ;—A lkborough;— Burton-upon- 
Stather ;— Burrington and Gunhouse ;—Winterton ; 
——West Halton;—Whitton;— Roxby ;-- Frodingham; 
-——Paul’s Cray ;— Meopham ;—Northfleet ;-- Bick- 
nor ;—Cooling ;—Bredgar ;-—— Halling ;—Shorne ;-- 
Cobham ; — Hoo ;— Halstow ; — Higham ;— Saint 
Mary’s, Kent;—Allhallow’s, Kent ;— Wormshill ;— 
Cliff2;—Luddesdown ;— Kingsdownand Mapiscombe; 
-—Cuxtone ;-— North Aylesford Union ;—Leicester- 
shire Agricultural Society ;— Swithland and other 
parishes ;— Hoby and other parishes ;— Barkby ; 
—Saddington and Hackney ; — Belgrave ;—- Cold 
Overton ;--Arnsby and other places ;—- Wistow and 
other places;— Braunstone ;— Peckhleton and Kirkby 
Mallory ; — Earl Shilton; — Ashby Magna and 
Cosby ;— Mowsley ;— Hallaton ;— Wanlip ;— Granoe 
and other places ;— Croft ;— Glenn Magna ; — 
Knighton and Oadby ;— Great Stretton and other 
places; — Cossington ;-- Broughton Astley;—Rearsby 
and Ratcliffe; — Wigston Mam 3— Humberstone 
and Scraptoft ;—Lubbesthorpe and other places ;—- 
North Kilworth and South Kilworth ;—Alexton ;— 
Burbage ;— Easton Magna ;— Cropstone ;— Thur- 
laston ;— Billesdon and Rolleston ;—Skeffington ;— 
Enderby ; — Loddington and East Norton ;—Clay- 
brook ; — Syston ;-- Tugby ;— Burton Overy; — 
Keyham and Hungarton;--Queniborough ;—Ickling- 
ham ; — Barrow ; — Stradishall ; — Whepstead ;— 
Walsham-le- Willows ; — Beyton ; — Ixworth ; — 
Gazely ;— Rattlesden ;-~ Bradfield ;— Lidgate and 
other places ;—_Depden ;— Buxhall ;—Stoupland;-- 
Saxham ;—- Stanton ;-- Rushbrook ;—Cavenham ;-- 

Vou. 95. 











209 


Cochfield;— Whelnetham ;— Finborough ;—-Bardwell ; 
— Rougham ; — Onehouse ; — Hadleigh ; — Great 
Bradley ;-—Stowmarhket ;— Hartismere;—Tadcaster ; 
— Cayton ;— Cloughton ;—-Brosca;--Hutton Bushell ; 
— Harwood-dale ;—Huckness ;— Ebberston ;—Leb- 
berston ;— Newby ;—Irton;—Staintondale;—Snain- 
ton ;— Seamer ;—Suffield-cum-Everley ;—Scalby ;— 
Scarborough ;— Throxenby ;— Osgodby ;—Willerby ; 
— Wykeham ;—Benington ;—Wigtoft ;— Fishtoft ;— 
Gosberton ;— Quadring ;-—Algarkirk ;—Sutterton ; 
— Bicker ;-- Langriville ;— Fosdyke ;— Sibsey ;— 
Frampton ;— Donington ;— Kirton ;—Glapthorne ; 
— Deene ; — Deenethorpe ; -— Stanion ; — Bromley 
Union, Kent ;— Asgarby-cum-Boughton and other 
places ;— Heckington;—WSleaford Union ;—Hougham 
and Marston;-—-Bromley and other places ;—Thrap- 
ston Union ;— Southwick ;-— Yarwell ;— Foston ;— 
Allington and Sedgebrook ;—Haydor and Kelby ;— 
Apethorpe ;— Blaby Union ;— Crowland;-- Farning- 
ham and Eynsford;—Orpington and Saint Mary 
Cray ; — Stoke ; — Burmiston ;— Worthin ;-— West 
Worlington ; — Milton Damerell ; — Bichleigh ;— 
Newton Saint Cyres ;— Silverton ;— Sutcombe ; — 
Awliscombe ; — Inwardleigh ; —- Pancrasweek ; — 
‘Bampton(two Petitions) ;—Dunkeswell and Sheldon; 
—alaton ;—Stockland ;— Hemiock ;— Morebath ;-— 
Thorwerton ;--North Tawton ;-— Woolfardisworthy ; 
— Clayhidon ;— Uffculme ;-—-Sampford Peverell ;— 
Halberton ;—-Churchstaunton;—Molland;-- Willand; 
— Bradninch ;—Culmstock ;—Austerfield ;—Wath- 
upon-Dearn ;— Ardwick-upon-Dearn ;—Cadeby ;— 
Hampole;—- Killington ;— Norton ;-—South Elmsall; 
—South Kelvington;--Armin ;—Adling fleet ;-- Hook ; 
— Balne ;— Swinefleet ;— Reedness ;—Whitgift ;— 


| Rawcliffe ; — Garthorpe ;— Poliington ;—Cowick ; 


— Carlton ;—Eastoft (two Petitions) ;—Ousefleet ;-— 
Heck ; — Snaith ; — Focherby ; -— Haldenby ; — 
Gowdall ;— Goole ;— Northallerton ;— Helmsley ;— 


| Ainderby and Elmer ;— Yafforth ;— Eldmire and 


Crakehall ;— Stokesley ;— Oulston ;— Whittington ; 
— Orpington and other places;—Burtonand Dalton ; 
—Upper Silton ;—-Scawton, Old Byland ;—Norton 
Conyers ; — Rainton-with-Newby ; — Helperby and 
other places ;— Pickering and other places ;— East 
Ward, Westmoreland ; — Chelsfield ;— Raskelf ; — 
Marshamshire ;— Barrow ;—Tholthorpe and other 
places ;— Laverton ;— Benthall ;--Saint Pancras ; 
— Linley ;— Richmondshire ;— Ampleford ;— South 
Austell and other places ;—Brosely;—-Benenden ;— 
Glazeley ;— Thriberg ;—Alveley ;— Southill ;—Bal- 
dersby ;— Thorne ;—Little Wenlock ;— Thormanby ; 
—Dallowgill ; — Stowford; — Galby, Norton and 
Frisby ;— Groby and Ratby ;—Goadby and Illston; 
—WMarket Bosworth and other places ;— Ingersby 
and Houghton ;— Whetstone nll other places ;— 
Slawston;— Thurmaston ;— Bushby ;— Laughton and 
other places ;— Lutterworth ;—Tillon ;-—Husbands 
Bosworth ;—Cold Newton ;—Gilmorton ;—Carlton 
Curlieuw and Shangton; — Langton ; — Sapcote ;— 
Stretton Parva; — Beeby ; — Systonby and other 
places ;—Craihe ;--Coawold ;— Easingwold ;-- Want- 
age Union ;— Romsey ;— Kelso ;--Dawlish ;--and, 
Willey; praying that the Corn Laws may not be re- 
pealed,—were presented, and read and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Humberstone, Knighton and Ayles- 
stone ; — Great Glen; — Cleaveland-street, Saint 
Pancras ;—Blaby ;—Ibstock ;— Broughton Astley ; 
—Kibworth ;—Scaleby Hill ;—Burton Overy ;-- 
Wigston; — Barkby ;—- Corsby ; — Longbredy ; — 
Chapel-en-le-Frith ; —Burton ;—North Meols ;— 
South Croxton;— Thurlaston;— Whetstone ;-—Great 
Corby and Warwick Bridge ;—Gilmorton ;—- Dun- 
ton ;—Croft ;--Ansty ;—Enderby and Huncote ;— 
Sapcote;-- Narborough ; —Stoney Stanton ;— Lutter- 
worth ;--Frampton Cotterell ;— Kilby ; —Cumers- 
dale ; —Queneborough ;— Wetheral ;—Billesdon ;— 
Thurcaston ;— Earl Shilton ;— Thurmaston ;—Glen- 


field ;-—Countesthorpe ;— Newton Harcourt ;-—Bir- 


stall; — Fleckney ; —- Arnsby ; —— B89 Cab, ;-- 
EE i— 





Maynooth 
College. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Church and 
State. 


Church of 
England, 


210 


Oadby ; —- Leicester ;-- Shearsby ; — Broak-street, 
Saint Pancras; —— Sharnford ;-- Workmen in the 
employ of Messrs. Cunningham and Salmon, Crown- 
court, Fleet-street ;—Sanquhar ;— Ceres ;—Chalton- 
street, Somers-town ;— Colne ;— Brown-street, Bryan- 
stone-square ; — Strickland Roger ; — Strickland 
Kettle ;—Ratby ;— Leven ;— North Huish ;— Ferry 
Port-on-Craig ;--Whitwick ;—Islington Mills, Sal- 
ford ; — New Church-street, Portman-market ; — 
Workmen employed at Messrs. Collard’s, Totten- 
ham-court-road ;— Harrison-street, Saint Pancras ; 
—Mechanics and Labourers employed at the Great 
Western Railway Yards, Hayes( Middlesex) ;— Brook 
Field ;--New Denham ;—Lanesfield Mills, Anders- 
ton, Glasgow ;--Rathbone-place, Hanway-street, &amp;c., 
Saint Pancras;—Alexander Reed’s Dye Works, 
Long Govan ; — Lancefield Forge, Glasgow ;— 
Garmond ;—Charles-street and Henry-street, Hamp- 
stead-road, Saint Pancras;— Pollokshaws ;— Anders- 
ton ;—Bridge of Weir ;—Salford (two Petitions) ; 
Bishop-garden Power Loom Factory, Lanarkshire ; 
Renton ; —Stainton ;—— Worsley ;-—Esholt ;-—Alver- 
thorpe ;-— Kirby Lonsdale ; — Entwisle ; — Work- 
people of Messrs. M‘Intyre and Dawson, Shaws 
Brow, eo ;——Workpeople in the employ of 
Messrs. Curtis, Parr and Walker, Store-street, 
Manchester ;— Haversham;—Summerseat and Broxz- 
bottoms ; -- Sadfield Brook ;-- Woolley Bridge ;-- 
Rockcliffe ; — Cargo ;— Stanwiz ; — Houghton ; -- 
Belgrave ;-——and, Drogheda; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Newton 
Saint Cyre, Devon, praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newry ;— Drumbanagher ;—Kil- 

renny ; — Donaghmore ; —Bothwell ; — Airdrie ;— 
Newlands ; — Peebles ; — Ceres ; —Pollokshaws ; —- 
Logie ; —Carnoch ; — Bolton ; —Schoonie ;-—Dum- 
fries ;—and, Sanguhar; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Kettle, 
in the county of Fife, praying that no alteration may 
be made in the law of Church Patronage in Scotland, 
sanctioning the principle of non-intrusion in the 
settlement of ministers, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the village and 
neighbourhood of Ceres, praying that the connec- 
tion between the Church and State may be dissolved, 
and the endowments of the Church may be appro- 
priated to national purposes leaving the members 
thereof in the unrestricted enjoyment of the right of 
choosing and supporting their own ministers, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Saint Margaret Pattens and 
Saint Gabriel Fenchurch, London ;—Dymeirchion ; 
—Bishop’s Thornton ;--Sawley ;— Holywell ; —and, 
Bearstead; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Chureh ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efliciency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Deputies from the several Con- 
gregations of Protestant Dissenters of the three 
denominations, Presbyterian, Independent and Bap- 
tist, in and within twelve miles of London, appointed 
to protect their civil rights ;—and, Coate; praying 
the House to refuse all further grants of public 

money for the extension of the Church Establish- 
ment,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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A, 1840, 


A Petition of the Relief Presbytery of Saint Church Rates, 
Ninians, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford 
Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Leighton Buzzard ;—Fenny Strat- China, 
ford ;—and, Durham; praying that measures may 
be adopted for the suppression of the growth and 
preparation of Opium in British India, for trans- 
mission to China, and the traffic in the same by 
British subjects,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Stewart ; — Alexander Universal 
Gilchrist ;—Workmen in the employ of Macleroy, Suffrage, &amp;e, 
Hamilton &amp; Co., Calton, Glasgow ;—Robert For- 
syth; —James Brodie ;—John Peattie ;— Hawick 
(four Petitions) ;— Springfield, Glasgow ; — Clyde 
Bank ;—John Cook ;—James Brodie ;—John Ogit- 
vie ;— Saint Andrew’s (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
William Dobson; — Alexander Gillies; — David 
Wright ;— Kilmarnock (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
Allan Barnes ;— Glasgow; and, Workers in Mr. 
George Kerr’s Cabinet Workshop; praying for the 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, 
and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Needham, and others Sale of Beer 
of Greenwich, praying that the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) (No 2+) Bill, 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Canterbury ; — and, Hertford ; Sale of Beer 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Sale of 4c 
Beer Act, as allows the consumption of beer on 
the premises of the keepers of beer shops,—were 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
rable. ‘ 

A Petition of Retailers of Beer residing within 
the borough of Stockport, praying that Retailers of 
Beer may be placed on the same footing with Li- 
censed Victuallers, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alford ;—and, the Chairman and Hill Coolies. 

Secretaries of a Meeting of the North Shields Anti- 
Slavery Society ; praymg the House to withhold 
their concurrence in any relaxation of the restriction 
upon the importation of Hill Coolies from Hindos- 
tan, or of any other class of human beings, either 
into the Mauritius or into any other of the British 
colonies,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chancellor, Masters and Ecclesiastical 
Scholars of the University of Oxford, praying that — i 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may sas 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and others resident Designs Copy- 
in and near Bradford, in the county of York; tistt Stl 
praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass 
into a law,—was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Designs Copyright. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and Church : 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Stephen, comme 
in the township of Chester, in Nova Scotia, praying 
the House to continue their protection and encourage- 
ment to the Bishops and Clergy throughout the 
British colonies, and make provision for increasing 
their number, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 


Punis 








ral 
Sec eents 


Strood Church 


Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station Bill. 


3 VicToRIz. 


Mr. Macaulay presented—Return to an Order 
dated the 23d day of April, in the last Session of 
Parliament, for an Abstract of the Number of Men 
belonging to the Royal Marines, who since the 1st 
day of January to the 31st day of December 
1838, have suffered Corporal Punishment or Im- 

risonment; showing the nature of the Offences, 
in Classes, for which such Punishment has been 
awarded, and the Number in each Class; and 
showing the greatest Number and the smallest 
Number of Lashes, also the longest and shortest 
period of Confinement awarded as Punishment to 
each Person, and the average period of Confinement 
for each Class of Offence :—An Abstract of the Num- 
ber of Soldiers belonging to the Royal Artillery in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who between the 1st 
day of January and the 31st day of December 1838, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment; showing the nature of the Offences, in Classes, 
for which such Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment has been awarded, and the Number in each 
Class ; and showing also the greatest and the small- 
est Number of Lashes, also the longest and shortest 
period of Confinement awarded as Punishment, and 
the average period for each Class of Offences : — 
A Return of the Number of Soldiers belonging to Re- 
giments and Depéts in Great Britain and Ireland, 
who, since the ist day of January 1838, have suf- 
fered either Corporal Pecihsent or Imprisonment ; 
and, whenever either Corporal Punishment or Im- 
prisonment has been inflicted on the same Per- 
son more than once, specifying how often it has 
been jso inflicted: —An Abstract of the Number of 
Soldiers belonging to Regiments in the Colo- 
nies and Possessions of Great Britain, who, in each 
year since the 1st day of January 1831, have suf- 
fered Corporal Punishments and Imprisonments ; 
showing the nature of the Offences in Classes, for 
which such Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment 
has been awarded, and the Numbers in each Class ; 
stating also the greatest Number and ‘the lowest 
Number of Lashes inflicted on any Person in each 
year, also the longest and the shortest period of Con- 
finement awarded as Punishment, and the average 
period of Confinement for each Class in each year : 
—And, a Return of the Number of Soldiers, who 
since the 1st day of January 1836, have suffered 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment, and, where 
either Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has 
been inflicted on the same Person more than 
once, specifying how often it has been so in- 
flicted ; and distinguishing Numbers in Regiments 
in the Colonies and Possessions of Her Majesty 
from Regiments in Depots n Great Britain and 
Ireland. 

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


A Petition of Sarah M‘ Cowan, of Plymouth, Spin- 
ster, one of the Creditors upon the rates for rebuild- 
ing the parish church of Strood, in the county of 
Kent, praying that the Strood Church Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of rateable 
property in the said parish of Strood, being of the 
persuasion of the people called Quakers, praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, was also 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Seymour Teulon, of Dean-street, in 
the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, Wine and 
Spirit Merchant, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement 
and Station Bill, was presented, and read. 

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, 
Vou. 95. 


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211 


if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Oéley, 
and other places contiguous, in the West Riding of 
the county of York, praying that the Barkston Ash 
&amp;c., Court of Requests Bill, may pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;c., Court of 
Requests Bill, 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county Clerkenwell 
of Middlesex, and Owners and Occupiers of pro- Improvement. 


perty on the line, or in the neighbourhood of a 
proposed new street to Clerkenwell Green, in the 
county of Middlesex, in continuation of the new 
street from Farringdon-street, in the city of London, 
praying that a portion of the sum of £200,000 au- 
thorized to be raised by the Act, 3 Vic. for making 
additional thoroughfares in the Metropolis, be appro- 
priated towards the formation of the said new street, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Metropolis Improvements. 


The London and Greenwich Railway Station Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Wolverley Attwood, and the West Kent List. 


Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee on the 
Taunton 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 that a Clause had been 
inserted in the Bill, conformably to the Resolution 
of the House of the 6th day of February last. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Matthew Phillips, praying the 
House to cause to be read, the evidence given by 
him on the subject of the Employment of the Poor, 
(Journals of House of Lords, July 4th, 1814), was 
pan and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
county of Cork Eastern Medical Society, stating 
that the Petitioners believe that the operation of the 
Poor Relief (Ireland) Act will be fatal tothe greater 
number of the Medical institutions of Jreland, by 
causing the withdrawal of voluntary subscriptions 
and grand jury presentments, upon which their ex- 
istence depends ; and are further of Y ares that on 
the grounds of economy, as well as of justice to the 
Poor, such institutions should be supported by the 
the State; and praying the House to take immediate 
measures for insuring to these institutions perma- 
nent support, and placing them under the control 
and supervision of competent professional authori- 
ties, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in the city and county of York, and Members of the 
Yorkshire Law Society, complaining of an arrear of 
business in the Court of Chancery, and suggesting 
a remedy, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Noblemen and Gentlemen interested 
in the peace and prosperity of Ireland, Inhabit- 
ants of the county and town and county of the town 
of Galway, praying the House to originate and sanc- 
tion such measures for promoting Railway commu- 
nication in Ireland, as shall enable Her Majesty’s 
Government to construct such lines as it may deem 
best for public interests, with due regard for vested 
rights, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Her Ma- 
jesty’s courts of law and equity, practising in and 
EE2 near 


London and 
yreeuwich 


Railway 


Station Bill. 


Taunton 
Roads Bill. 


Employment 
f the Poor, 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Railways 
(Ireland.) 


Printed Papers. 








Prussia. 


No. 161. 


Liberated 
Africans, 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Caledonian 
Canal, 


212 


near Kendal, praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for securing their Privileges, which may be 
injurious to the rights of the Petitioners or interfere 
with the independence and dignity of the law, and 
the free administration of justice, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper, intituled, Copies of the 
Note from the Prussian Minister, transmitted to 
the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade and Plantations, by the Secretary of State 
for Foreign Affairs, in 1825, and of the Minute 
upon the same, by that Board, of the 17th day of 
January 1826, which was presented upon the 19th 
day of August in the last Session of Parliament, be 
printed: 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Circular Despatch of Lord 
Glenelg, dated on or about the 15th day of May 
1838, prohibiting the further Apprenticeship of libe- 
rated Africans in the West Indies : —Of the Order in 
Council of the same date, repealing, from the 1st day 
of October 1838, the Trinidad Ordinance respecting 
liberated Africans, of the 29th day of November 
1834 :—Of any Circular, or Order in Council, sub- 
sequently making alterations in the location or treat- 
ment of liberated Africans in the West Indies :—Of 
any Order in Council, or Instructions to the Governor 
of Sierra Leone, limiting his discretion in the treat- 
ment of liberated Africans, or fixing regulations for 
the guidance of the Liberated African Department 
there, subsequent to the Commission of Inquiry of 
1827 :—And, of any Order in Council or Instructions 
for the transfer of liberated Africans to the Gambia 
or other part of the coast of 4frica, and for their 
treatment there. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
as of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 

ill ; 

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:—And a De- 
bate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
yesterday, that a Select Committee be appointed, 
with a view to consider and report to this House 
what steps itis advisable to take with respect to 
the present state of the Caledonian Canal, might be 
read ; and the same being read; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Robert 
Steuart, Mr. Edward Ellice, Mr. Hastie, Mr. Thomas 
Mackenzie, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Herries, Mr. War- 


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A. 1840. 


burton, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. Philip Miles, 
Mr. Divett, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Dennis- 
toun, Mr. Dunbar, Mr. Hutton and Mr. William 
Williams, with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidate 
into a Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill ; Fu"¢ Bil. 
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 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


ing C 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Prussian Com 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased mercial League, 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Correspondence which has 
taken place on the subject of our Commercial Ke- 
lations with Germany, from the period of the esta- 
blishment of the Prussian Commercial League to 
the present time, between the Foreign Office and 
the Agents of Her Majesty’s Government in the 
different States comprised in that Confederation. 

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


Roce 
Dert 
Roa 


Cly¢ 


tion 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Highland Roads 
an Act of Parliament,—The Twenty-sixth Report "4 Bridges 
of the Commissioners of Highland Roads and 
Bridges. 


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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Fortress Fortress of 
of Kelat, which was presented upon the 18th day Kelat. 
February last, be printed. No. 162. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Passengers’ Passengers’ 
Baggage (London), which was presented upon the Baggage 


ndo . Lond 
5th day of this stant March, be printed. . mange 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Secret secret Service 


Service Money, which was presented upon Monday Money. 
last, be printed. No. 164, 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure, which were presented ond Expendi- 
yesterday, be printed. No. 165. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to the Public Public Debt. 
Debt, which was presented yesterday, be printed. _—_—No. 160. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts rela- Increase und 
tive to the Increase and Diminution in the Salaries, — a 
&amp;c., in Public Offices, which were presented yester- ca 
day, be printed. am 


Ordered, That the Accounts of all Superannuation Superannua- 
and Compensation Allowances, in all Public De-“. 


partments, for the year 1839, which were presented No. 167. 
yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Mendicancy Mendicancy 
(Ireland), which were presented yesterday, be (/reland.) 
printed. No. 168. 


Ordered, That the Account and Estimate relative Civil Contin- 
to Civil Contingencies, which were presented yes- 8°"c'** 
terday, be printed. No. 169. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





3 VicTORIZ. 


Jovis, 26° die Martii ; 


Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
Court of Chan- R. Smith, from the ‘Office of the Masters in 
cery (Copy. Chancery, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
ing Clerks.) Y&gt; 3 


sented, pursuant to Orders,—Accounts of the Amount 
of the Sums of Money received or taken in each 
year, since the 1st day of January 1837, by each of 
the Copying or Writing Clerks of the Masters in 
Ordinary of the High Court of Chancery for Copies 
or Transcripts made by them, under the 40th sec- 
tion of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 94; specifying 
the Number of Folios for which such Sums were 
received :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Rocester and 


: The Rocester and Derby Junction Road Bill was 
Derby Junction 


read a second time; and committed to Mr. Edward 


Road Bill. : 

wate Buller, and the North Derby List. 
Clyde monlgp- Petitions from the Chairman and Secretary of the 
tion Bill. 


East India Association of Glasgow ;—the Trades’ 
House of Glasgow ;—the West India Association of 
Glasgow ;—the Merchants House of Glasgow ;—the 
Chairman of the Glasgow Ship-owners’ Association ; 
—and, the Chamber of Commerce and Manufac- 
tures of Glasgow; praying that the Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clyde Navigae The Clyde Navigation Bill was read a second 
tion Bill. time; and committed to Mr. Lockhart, and the 
South Scotland List. 


a Petitions from Commissioners for paving, cleans- 
Railway «ing, lighting and watching, opening, widening and 
Enlargement better regulating the streets, lanes and places within 


andStation Bill. the east division of the town and borough of South- 
wark, and certain parts adjacent, and for prevent- 
ing nuisances and annoyances therein ;—Rector, 
Churchwardens, Overseers and Governors and Di- 
rectors of the Poor of the parish of Saint John, 
in the said borough ;—Commissioners of Highways 
of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey ; 
—Warden and Governors of the Free Grammar 
School of Queen Elizabeth of the parishioners of 
the parish of Saint Olave, in the county of Surrey ; 
—and, the Governors of Saint Thomas’s Hospital ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill, were presented, and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions. 


Liverpool 


Petitions from Churchwardens, Overseers of the 
Docks Bill, 


Poor, and Select Vestry of Liverpool ;—Merchants, 
Ship-owners, Chairmen of Mercantile Associations, 
and other Inhabitants of the said town;—and, 
Commissioners for the better paving and sewerage 
of the said town, and for settling the boundaries 
between the said town and the township of Kirk- 
dale, and parts of the townships of Everton and 
West Derby, and also Surveyors of the Highways 
within the said town ; praying the House to postpone 
the second reading of the Liverpool Docks Bill 
until after the Easter recess,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ae Ordered, That the Nottingham Lighting Bill be 
eg Bil yead a second time upon Thursday the 9th day of 
April next. 


Vor. 98. 


26° Martiz. 








213 


Petitions from Owners of lands adjoining to or Taf Vale 
lying near the Taff Vale Railway ;—and, Owners Railway itt 
and Occupiers of lands adjoining and lying near 
the same; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Taff 
Vale Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the London and London and 
Greenwich Railway Bill be deferred from Wednes- Greenwich. 
day the ist till Thursday the 2d day of April next, ®*i!way Bill. 


Ordered, That the London and Greenwich Railway London and 
Bill ; the London and Greenwich Railway Enlarge- Greenwich. 
ment and Station Bill; and, the London and Green- ee 
wich Railway Station Biil, be considered by the 
same Committee. 


Petitions from Lieutenant General Duncan Dar- Glasgow, 
rock, of Gouroch and Drums ;—Provost, Magis- Paisley, and 
trates and Council of the town of Greenock, and of — - 

* a y bul. 

the same Provost, Magistrates and Council of 
Greenock as Trustees of the Harbour of Greenock ; 
—Trustees for paving, lighting, cleansing and 
watching the streets of the said town;—and, Lord 
Blantyre; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


The Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company Bill was read Edinburgh Silk 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Gibson bang Company 
Craig, and the South Scotland List. - 


Mr. Hector reported from the Committee on the Andover 
(re-committed) Andover Road Bill; That they had od Bill. 
made other Amendmentsthereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Governors of Saint Thomas’s London and 
Hospital, praying that they may be heard, by their Railway Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Greenwich Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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. 


Petitions from the Governors of Saint Thomas’s London and 
Hospital;—and, the Warden and Governors of the Greenwich 
Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth of the a 
parishioners of the parish of Saint Olave, in the 
county of Surrey; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and Greenwich Rail- 
way Station Bill,—- were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the Chester Chester and 
and Crewe Railway with the Grand Junction Rail- Crewe and 


way, and for extending to the said first-mentioned Sean 
EE3 


Railway solidation Bill. 








Whittlesea 
Inclosure Bill. 


Corn Laws, 


214 


Railway the provisions of the several Acts of Parlia- 
ment relating to the said last-mentioned Railway, and 
for other Purposes, 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 Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Proprietors of some of the open 
and common fields, common meadows, common 
pastures, &amp;c., within the several parishes of Whittle- 
sea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in 
the county of Combridge, praying that the Whittle- 
sea Inclosure Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Zangwith and Cuckney ;—Oldham; 
— Greenock ; —Stone ; — Bolton-le-Moors ; — Saint 
Pancras, Middlesex (fourteen Petitions) ;— Bury 
(Lancaster) ;—Lambeth (seven Petitions) ;—Mary- 
lebone (seven Petitions) ;—Castle Baynard Ward, 
London ;—Wilmslow ;—Long Acre;— Westham ;— 
Royton ; — Merton ; — Blackburn (Commercial 
Travellers); — Saint James, Westminster ; — Ard- 
wick ;—Owen’s-row, Clerkenwell; — Broughton ;— 
Manchester (three Petitions) ;—Rupert-street, Hay- 
market ;— Oulton ;—Stow ;--Gaythorn, Hulme and 
Manchester ;—Allonby ;—Workmen in the employ 
of M: Kinley, Copley &amp; Co.;—Zouch and Sutton 
Bonnington ;— Loughborough ;— Thornton ;— Mar- 


field ;— Wimeswold ;—Rothby ;—Long Whatton ;— 


Sileby ;—Barlestone ;— Kegworth ;-—Mountsorrell ; 
—Rearsby ; — Market Bosworth ; — Bagworth ;— 
Belton ;—Seagrave ;— Barrow-on-Soar ; —Quorn- 
don ;—Knight Thorpe and Thorpe Acre ;— Wood- 
house Eaves ;—Thussington ;— Desford ;—Sheffield ; 
— Prestwich ;— Smedley ; — Denton ; — Tildesley- 
with-Shackerley ;— Broughton ;— Wigton ;—Chapel- 
field cere Aa ;— Westlinton ;—Joshua Wigfull; 
—Workmen in the employ of Z. and H. Harsland, 
Chester-le-street, Chorlton-row ;—Persons employed 
in the leather trade ;—Workmen in the employ of 
John Chapman, Manchester ;—Thomas Hayl &amp; Son 
Manchester ; — Messrs. Kitchin, Manchester ; —- 
Matthew Brougham, Manchester ;—and, Messrs. 
Gardner and Bazley, Manchester ; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Bridgnorth ;—Claverley;— Barking 
and other places ;— Beachamp Roding ; — Leck- 
hampton ; — Abbess Roding ; — Highley ; — Good 
Easter ;— Rodmarton ;— Kemerton ;— Tawstock ;— 
Combmartin ; — Fremington ; —- Trentishoe ;— West 
Down ;— Otherington ;— Kentisbury ;—Huntshaw ; 
— Georgeham ;—Chittlehampton;— Morthoe;— Bur- 
rington ;— Bishops Tawton ;—Little Torrington ;— 
Langtree ;— Dowland ;—Dolton;—Peters Marland; 
—Pilton ;—Parracombe ;—Calcott ;— Highbray ;— 
Highampton;— Braunton ;— Crewkherne;— Landhey ; 
—Upton ;— Littleham ;—Heanton ;—Punchardon ; 
— Shebbear ; — Ringsash ; — Goodleigh ;— Berry- 
narbor ;— Mudford ;— Torrington Union ;— Pett- 
wikstow ;—Monkleigh ;—Alverdiscott ;—Landcross; 
—Parkham;— Wear Gifford ;—Bondleigh ;—Ab- 
botsham ;—Buckland Filleigh ;—Great Torrington ; 
— Huish ;—Frithilstock ;-— Yarnscombe ; —Merton 
( Devon) ;— Westleigh ;— Welcombe ;—Saint Gills ; 
—-High Bickington;— Northam ;— Iddesleigh ; — 
Woolfardisworthy ;—Alvington;— Braford;— Buck- 
land Brewer ; — Middle and West Chinnock ; — 
Llanhamlech ;-— Llangeney ;--Crickhhowell ;--Cwmdu; 
—Llangundider ;— Llanelly ;—Llambeder and Par- 
trishow ;-— Llangattock ;— Llanthety ; —Llainsaint- 
fread ;-—Llanynis ;--—Llanddenyr Cum;—Alltmawr ; 
— Maesmynis ; — Wycombe Union ; — Swaffham 
Union ;— Builth ;— Bradworthy ;-- Brancepeth ;-- 
Pleasley ;— Walsingham ;-— Whitburn ;-— Warsop ;— 
Swindon ;- - Hartland ;--.Bishopton ;— Ashby-de-la- 


26° Martie. 


, | lan ;—Lisburn ;—Lundie ;—-Kippen ;—and, Bally- 











A. 1840. 
Zouch Union (Chairman) ;— cme Ula te 


Duckhmanton ;— Chilton-super-Po —Bideford ; 
—Marwood ;—and, Towcester Union; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Turvey ;— Clifton (Bedford) ;— Church of 
Great Baddow ;——Ilkeston ;—Thorley ;—Cudworth; ®»glana. 
— Broad Chalk ;— Upton ; —— Bodington ; — and, 
Charwelton; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the Na- 
tional Church, and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tutbury;—and, Wareham; praying © 
the House to refuse their sanction to any further 
grant of public money for the extension of the 

stablished Church,—- were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Bulloch ;—Thomas Steele; Universal 
—John Reid and others ;—John Watson ;—James Suffrage, &amp;e, 
Thomson ;—James Lowrie ;—and, Moses Chapman; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 

Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colchester ;—Leominster ;-— Edin- China. 
burgh Society for Suppression of Intemperance 
(Chairman) ;—- Newport Pagnell ;-—— Calne ;—and, 
Olney; praying the House to adopt measures for 
the suppression of the growth ss preparation of 
Opium in British India for transmission to China, 
and the traffic in the same by British subjects,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Beer Sellers of Birmingham, praying Sale of Beer 
that Licensed Beer Sellers may be placed on the Act. 
same footing with Licensed Victuallers, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newton Crommelin (Moderator of Gut 
the Presbyterian Church ;)— Holywood a, Beby: (Scotland. ) 
gowan ; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Blairgourie ; -- Moulin ; — and, 
Aberdeen; praying the House not to sanction any 
alteration in such law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Moulin, Presbytery Church of 
of Dunkeld, and Shire of Perth, praying the House Scotland. 
to include that parish in any measure for extending 
the Church in Scotland, to meet the wants of their 
greatly increased population, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chap- Hawkers’ 
men of Enyland and Wales and the town of Ber- Licenses. 
wick-upon- Tweed ; — and, licensed Hawkers and 
others in the county of Northumberland; complain- 
ing of the high duty on their Licenses, and praying 
for the reduction of the same, and for the suppres- 
sion of unlicensed dealers,— were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coroners of the county of Cavan, Coroners 
complaining of their rate of remuneration, and pray- (Ireland. 
ing for an increase of the same, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Bar- Poor Law Act 
row-upon-Soar, in the county of Leicester, praying 
the House to refuse its consent to any alteration in 
the fundamental principles of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. i 
A Petition 


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3 VicTorRiZ. 


Church Rates, A Petition of Inhabitants of Newport, in the 

ce county of Essex, praying that such alterations may 
be made in the laws relating to Church Rates as 
shall prevent violence being done to the religious 
scruples of any individual, and that John Thorogood 
may be forthwith discharged from Chelmsford Gaol, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of Inhabitants of Adstock, praying that 
Corporations =the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill may not 


(Ireland) Bill, pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Court of A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 

Chancery. § in Weymouth, complaining of an arrear of business 
in the Court of Chancery, and suggesting a remedy, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of Adstock, praying the 

College. House not to sanction any further grant of public 


money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to hie upon 
the Table. 


Dublin and A Petition of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 
— Company, praying that they may be allowed to pro- 
— ceed with the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bin, 
on abandoning that part of their Petition which re- 
fers to an alteration of the levels of their Railway, 
and that they may be permitted to present the said 
Bill on or before the sixth day of April next, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Registration A Petition of Electors and Inhabitants of the 
eet pi, City of Dublin, praying that the Registration of 
a, Voters (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 

Slave Trade. Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her 
Majesty’s Command,—Copy of Treaty between Her 
Majesty and the Republic of Venezuela for the 
Abolition of the Slave Trade, signed at Caracas, 
March 15, 1839. 

China. Additional Papers relating to China. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Strood Church = The Order for reading a second time, upon Thurs- 
-. day the 2d day of April next, the Strood Church 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday the 7th day of April next. 


Church Build- 
ing Commission, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Sums expended under the di- 
rection of the Commissioners for building Churches, 
since the 15th day of May 1837, distinguishing the 
Amount contributed by the Public from that raised 
by Local Rate, Subscription, Loan or other sources; 
stating the several Churches and Chapels, the 
Amount expended on each, and the extent of Ac- 
commodation in Pews and Free-sittings ; of all 
Sums advanced on Loan by the Church Building 
Commissioners, and which are now due or in course 
of Payment; of all Sums borrowed from the Com- 
missioners for the issuing of Exchequer Bills for 
building, enlarging or repairing Churches; of any 
Sums now disposeable by the Commissioners for 
building Churches ; of the Number of Churches 
and Chapels in which the Stipends of Ministers 
have been settled since the above-mentioned Date, 
the estimated Rental of the Pews therein, and the 
ne a Stipend of each Minister ; and of the 

OL. 95. 








26° Martiz. Q15 


Total Amount provided by Parliament, and to be ex- 
pended by the Commissioners for building Churches: 
—Also a Return of the Annual Expense of the 
Commission for each year of its continuance ; 
stating the Fund from whence the Expense is de- 
frayed, and each principal head of Expense, sepa- 
rately. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Printed Papers. 
that part of the Message from the Lords of Tuesday 
last, wherein their Lordships request that this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 
Copies of the Reports made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House in the last Session 
of Parliament, to inquire into the Proceedings in 
the Action of Stockdale v. Hansard :—And also, A 
Copy of the First Report made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House in the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament, on the publication of Printed 
Papers by Order of the House of Commons ; toge- 
ther with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix 
thereto. 

Resolved, That printed Copies of the said Reports 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Mr. Bernal do deliver the 


same. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,— Closing of the 

A Return of all Instructions and Regulations issued Steet. 
by the Commissioners of Police, as to the closing 

of Streets and Thoroughfares in and near the Me- 
tropolis, during the hours of Divine Service ; speci- 

fying the times at which the said Streets are closed, 

and the Lines through which Carriages are then 
obliged to pass ; together with any Communications 

from parochial or other Authorities to the Com- 
missioners, which may have led to the issuing the 

said Instructions. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 21st day of Tithe Commu- 
January last, fora Return of the Number of No- tom 
tices of Meetings that have been received by the 
Tithe Commissioners, as well as of Agreements and 
Apportionments, whether confirmed or rejected, or 
still under the consideration of the Diocesan, or 
otherwise waiting confirmation, in each of the se- 
veral Counties of England and Wales. 

Return to an Order, dated the 21st day of January Hop Grounds, 
last, for a Return of the Parishes in England and 
Wales from whence Agreements have been received, 
containing any Provision for distinguishing Ordi- 
nary and Extraordinary Charges in respect of Hop 
Grounds; or from whence any Requisition has 
been received, desiring the Apportionment or Es- 
tablishment of an Extraordinary Charge for Hop 
Grounds ; stating also, in every Case, the Amount 
per Acre, of the Extraordinary Charge agreed to by 
the Parties to such Agreement, or expressed in 
such Requisition ; specifying moreover such of the 
same Parishes, if any, whose Agreements have been 
refused Confirmation, such whose Agreements are 
under consideration, and such whose Agreements 
have been confirmed. 

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


The Order for taking into consideration To-mor- Queen's 
row, Her Majesty’s most gracious Message of Mon- (Lond besten ) 
day last, recommending the adoption of such mea- : 
sures as may be necessary to enable Her Majesty 
to confer some signal mark of Her favour upon John 
Lord Seaton, and the two next surviving Heirs Male 
of his body, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said most gracious 
Message be taken into consideration upon Monday 
next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Colonial __ 
Committee To-morrow, upon the Colonial Passen- Passengers Bill, 
gers Bill, was read, and discharged. 











EE4 Resolved, 


Ecclesiastical 
Daties and 
Revenues Bill. 





Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Business of the 
House. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


China Trade, 


Tithes Compo- 
sition (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Francis Hast- 
ings Medburst. 


Prisons. 


No. 170. 


Factories. 


No. 171. 


Trade and 
Navigation. 


No. 165. 


216 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 6th day of April next. 


The Order of the vp Mane, | read, for the second | — 


reading of the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Resolved, That Notices of Motions have prece- 
dence of Orders of the Day To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which was 

esterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill, be 
now read a second time; and which Amendment 
was 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 again proposed, That the 
word “now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Veneris, 27° die Martti, 1840. 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers forthe § Sir Thomas Fremantle, 250 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: one 
Tellers for the { Sir William Somerville, } 234 
Noes, U Mr. French: ‘ 

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 to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Wednesday the 6th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for nomi- 
nating the Select Committee on the China Trade ; 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


The Order of the Day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Tithes Composition (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Consolidated Fund 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. 


Ordered, That Major Aglionby have leave of ab- 
sence for a fortnight, to attend the Quarter Sessions. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Francis Has- | 


tings Medhurst, which was presented upon the 21st 


day of January last, be referred to the Select Com- | 


mittee on Coroner of Middlesex. 


Ordered, That the Copies of all Reports and of 
Schedules(B.), transmitted to the Secretary of State, 
respecting Prisons, which were presented upon the 
5th day of this instant March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Factories, 
which were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed, 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Trade and 


Navigation, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


26°—27° Mariiz. 





A. 1840. 


Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, 24 Bridges, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 172, 


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. 





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Veneris, 27° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That the Third division of the Petitions for 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills Private Bill, 
have leave to sit this day till five of the clock during 

the sitting of the House. 





Ordered, That the Committee on the Taunton ae 
Markets Bill, have leave to sit this day till five of the “**** Bill 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions from the Zondon and Greenwich Rail- London and 
way Company :—Shareholders in the Zondon and Raileey 
Greenwich Railway Company ;—Mortgagees under Enlargement 
the several Acts for making the London and Green- — Station 
wich Railway ;—Freeholders, Leaseholders, and Oc- *"" 
cupiers of property, situate near the London and 
Greenwich Railway, in the parish of Bermondsey ;— 
and, Churchwardens and Overseers of the parish of 
Saint Olave, Southwark, and Inhabitants of the 
said parish; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
parts of the London and Greenwich Railway En- 
largement and Station Bill,—were presented and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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 Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions from Manufacturers of Iron, in Glas- Clyde Naviga- 
gow ;— Robert Napier, Engineer in Glasgow ;—Pro- ti” Bill. 
prietors of Houses and other Tenements in Clyde- 
street, Glasgow ;—James Hozier, and others ;—Pro- 
vost, Magistrates and Town Council of Dumbar- 
ton ;— Henry Monteith, and Company, Merchants 
in Glasgow, and others ;—Company of Proprietors 
of the Glasgow Waterworks ;— William Dixon, of 
Govan Colliery, near Glasgow ;—Polloc and Govan. 





Railway Company ;—Governors and Proprietors of 
the Paisley and Renfrew Railway Company ;—Pro- 
vost, Bailies and Town Council of the royal burgh 
of Renfrew ;—Trustees of the River Clyde ;—Pro- 
prietors or Agents for Proprietors of lands, houses, 
and other tenements on the south bank of the River 
Clyde ;—and, Merchants, Ship-owners, &amp;c., in Glas- 
gow; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or — against certain parts of the 
Clyde Navigation Bill,—were presented, and read. 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
| ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
'_tioners 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. 
Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Clyde Navigation Bill, 
in Session 1836, be referred to the Committee on 
the Clyde Navigation Bill of the present Session. — 
| Ordered, That leave be given to print such Evi- 
dence from the Committee Clerk’s Copy, at the Ex- 
pense of the Parties, if they think fit. 





The Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Rail- Newcastle- - 
way Bill, was read a second time; and committed $Plr'¢, 


North Shields 





to Mr. Bell, and the South Northumberland “ 
ne 


Railway Bill 


Ordered, That the Twenty-sixth Report of the Highland Road 





Workii 
Impro’ 
Bill. 


Briti 


Dew 


oh TR 








Workington 
Improvement 
Bill. 


i n 
Vetoes Bill 


Calton of Glas- 


gow Police Bill. and of the Sco¢tish Union Fire and Life Insur- 


British Iron 


Company Bill. the British Iron Company Bill to Mr. George Pal- 


Dewsbury 
Gas Bill. 


Andover 
Road Bill. 


South-Eastern 


Railway Devia- 


tion Bill. 


Sarum and 
Ealing Road 
Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 


Railway Bill, 





3 VicToRIZ. 


The Workington Improvement Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Edward Stan- 
ley, and the Cumberland List. 


The Workington Harbour Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Edward Stanley, and 
the Cumberland List. 


A Petition of the Sun Fire Insurance Company, 


ance Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Calton of Glasgow Police Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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 Order made upon Friday last, for committing 


mer, and the Essex List, was read, and erie 
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. 
George Palmer, and the South Essex List. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
the Dewsbury Gas 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; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing 
the Road from Basingstoke, in the County of South- 
ampton, to Lobcomb Corner, in the County of Wilts, 
and other Roads therein described, and for making 
a new Road from the said Road at the eastern En- 
trance of the Town of Andover, to the Warren Farm 
Station, on the London and South Western Railway, 
in the said County of Southampton, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Pollen do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee 
on the South Eastern Railway Deviation Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, 
so far as the same relate to the present applica- 
tion ;—That the Resolution of the House of the 
27th day of January last had been complied with ; 
and that the Committee 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. 


27° Martiz. 


Q17 


gow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

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 Banff Municipal Police and Harbour Bill Ban Municipal 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. — ond 
Fox Maule, and the North Scotland List. —— 


Petitions from Chichester ;—and, Blackburn, (two Sale of Beer 
Petitions); praying for the amendment of the Sale 4% 
of Beer Act, by preventing the consumption of 
Beer on the Premises of the Beer Shop-keeper ; 
and for the better regulation of the granting and 
continuing of Licenses for the Sale of Beer,—were 
cane and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

Petitions from Lambeth ;— Marylebone ;—and, 
Manchester, praying that Licensed Retailers of 
Beer may be placed on the same footing with Li- 
censed Victuallers,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Edgware-road ; —Wolverhampton Corn Laws 

(ten Petitions) ;— Willenhall (three Petitions) ; — 
Saint Pancras (fifteen Petitions) ;— Lambeth (two 
Petitions) ;—Gorbals ;—Glasgow (twelve Petitions); 
—John Russell ;— William Semple and Family ;— 
Thomas R. Kennedy ;—Old Kilpatrick ;—Kirkin- 
tilloch ;— Stratford ;— Bangor House, Shoe-lane, 
London ;—TIdle (seventeen Petitions) ;— Guiseley ; 
—Carlton ;—Skipton ;—Pateley Bridge ;— Embsay 
and Eastby ;—Litchurch ;—Little Hallam ;—Don- 
caster ; — Bridgenorth ;— Conisborough ; — Raw- 
marsh ; — Mexborough ; — Wath-upon-Dearne ; — 
Braithwelland Edlington;—Swinton and Kilnhurst; 
— Campsall and Norton ;— Thorne; — Hatfield, 
(York) (two Petitions) ;—Alvaston ;— Little Eaton ; 
—Littleover ;—Derby (four Petitions) ;—Quarndon; 
—Ilkeston ; —Colmantray ; --Blackburn ; — Litile 
Corby ; — Thorsby ; — Upperby ;— Kingstown ;— 
Taraby ;—Harker ;—Clea Barrow;-— Great Tor- 
rington (four Petitions);—Stainton;— Peter Ed- 
wards ; — High Bickington ;—Littleham ;--Holds- 
worthy ; — Goole ; -- Bathgate (Linlithgow) ;—Co- 
ventry ; — Over Darwen; — Marylebone (six 
Petitions) ;--Colchester ;— Yate and Pickup Bank ; 
— Glammes ;—Cihester field ;— Walmsley ( Minister) ; 
William Davidson; — Paddington ;-- Crawshaw- 
booth ;—Wallucetown ;—John Hethorn ;—Members 
of the Silver Grove Prayer Meeting ;—Lochwin- 
nock ;— Masham ;-— Eccleshill ;— Bramley ;— Stone 
Delph ;-- Gateshead ;-- and, Danby; praying for 
the repeal of the Corn Laws,— were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Withern-cum-Stain; — Rigsby- 
cum-Ailby ;— Cumberworth ; — Sutton-le-Marsh ;— 





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


A Petition of the Trustees of the Sarum and 
Ealing Turnpike-road, Magistrates of the county 
of Southampton, and Inhabitants of Ealing and 
Milbrook; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Sarum and Ealing Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

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 Henry Dunlop, Esquire, of Craigton, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
= or agent, against certain parts of the Glas- 

OL. 95. 





Trusthorpe ;—Markby ;—Belleau-cum-Claythorpe ; 
— Mablethorpe ; — Saleby-cum-Thoresthorpe; — 
Strublyg — vi by-cum-Greenfield ; — Hogsthorpe ;— 
Hannah-cum-Hagnaby ;--Maltby-le-Marsh;--South 
Thoresby le ;— Farlsthorpe ;— Mumby-cum- 
Chapel ;— Huttoft ;— Pilham;— Morton Say ;— Ep- 
som ;— Weston-under-Red Castle; — Rodington ; — 
Ford ;— Welshampton ;— Clive ; — Whitchurch ;— 
Waters Upton ;—Astley ;—Hodnet ;— Hanwood ;— 
Battlefield ; — Prees;— Belgrave and Birstal ;— 
Wellington ; — Upton Magna ; — Stanton ;— Lee 
Brockhurst ;—Walsham;— West Flegg;— Blaydon; 
— Blofield; —Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Union; 
— Kemble ;— Burrow-on-the-Hill ;— Broughton ;— 
Highworth and Swindon Union ; —~ Hadnall ; — 
Montford ;—Uffington ;— Buildwas :— Hannington; 
—Lydiard Tregoz ;— Purton ;— Castle Eaton ;— 
Stratton Saint Margaret ;— Wootton Bassett ;— 
Saint Alkmond (Sussex) ; — Leighton ; — Conger- 

FF stone ;— 














Borqugh Watch 


Rates Bill. 
No. 173. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


218 


stone ;—Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe ;— Norton ;— 
Nailstone ; — Thringstone ;— Heather ; — Staunton 
Harrold ;—Odstone ;— Worthington ; — Ibstock ;— 
Stretton; — Orton-on-the-Hill; — Coleorton; — 
Hagglescote ; — Bratby ; — Twycross ;— Newton; 
— Hayle: — Bagworth ; — Whitwick ; — Swan- 
ington ; — Ravenstone ;-- Lochington ;— Newbold ; 
—Shakerstone ;-—Normanton ;— Saint Enoder ;-—- 
Bisham ; — Linton; — Bretby ;-- Somershall Her- 
bert ;-~Kedleston ;—Edlaston and Wyaston;—Ship- 
ley ; — Quorndon ; — Swadlincote ; — Littleover ;— 
Loscoe and Codnor ;-—Stapenhill ;--Swarkston and 
Stanton ;—Breaston ;— Biggin ;—— Castle Gresley ; 
— Aston ;—Church Gresley ;--Stanton-by-Dale ;— 
Ochbrook ;—Sawley and Long Eaton ;— Risley ;— 
Stanton and Newhall ;—Sandiacre ;— Mapperley ; 
—Thakenham and other places ;—Steyning ;-— West 


27° Martii. 





Chittington ; — Coates ;—- Tiilington ;— Thakeham 
Union ;~—Horsham Union (Chairman) ;— Armagh, 
High Sheriffand Grand Jury ;—Shotley ;—Lindsey ; 
--Kirkby Overblow ;—- Wetherby and other places ; 
— Ollerton ;—-and, Sandford Orcas; : praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also 


= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Baines presented a Bill to explain and amend 
an Act of the second and third years of Her present 
Majesty, for more equally assessing and levying 
Watch Rates in certain Boroughs: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Tuesday the 7th day of April 
next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of agg ye. pray- 
ing that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


Petitions from Aston; —Bootle (two Petitions) ; 
~-Shalford and Bramley ;—Ashelworth ;—Farnbo- 
rough ;-~Milnrow ;-Hampton Poyle ;-- Kington ; 
—Ashton-under-Lyne ;—West Grinstead ; — Med- 
memham;-- Hanley Castle ; — Bulmer-cum-Bel- 
champ ;=-- Salwarde; — Bonchurch ; — Shanklin ;-- 
Lymm and Warburton ;—Saint Hilary ;—Altham ; 
—Margam;— Cowbridge; and, Taunton Saint 
Mary Magdalen; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the national 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures for 
increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Walsall ;—Reading ;— Chesham ; 
— Members of the Committee of the Protestant So- 
ciety for protection of Religious Liberty ;—and, 
Toxteth ; praying the House to refuse their consent 
to any grant of public money for the purpose of 
Church extension,—were also presented, ae read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mullochglass and Kiilleavy ; — 
Monaghan;—Armagh (two Petitions) ;—and, Grand 
Jury of the county of Mayo (Foreman); praying that 
the Flour Importation (/reland) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Michael-in- Derby ;—- Clifton- 
upon-Dunsmore ;-— Trent ; — West Chiltington ; — 
Siipley ;— Warnham ;—Slaugham ;— Great and Lit- 
tle Maplestead ;—Ardleigh ;—and, Ifield; praying 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- 
lic money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barnard Castle ;— Sunderland and 
Bishop Wearmouth ;—Stockton-upon-Tees ;—Gates- 
head ;— Darlington ;—and, Chester-le-Street ; pray- 









A. 1840, 


ing that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Darlington British Hin Coote, 
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, praying the House 
not to sanction any relaxation of the restrictions 
upon the importation of Hill Coolies from Hindos- 
tan into any of the British Colonies, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) ;—Gren- Church 
ville, Prince Edward’s Island ;—Saint Margaret’s Establishment 
Bay, Halifax;—and, Simonburne; praying the ©) 
House to continue their protection and encourage- 
ment to the Bishops and Clergy throughout the 
British Colonies, and make provision for increasing 


their number,—were presented, and read; and or- biel 
dered to lie upon the Table. — 


A Petition of Barristers-at-Law, Solicitors, and Short-hand 
Attornies, praying for the appointment of a Select Writer to the 
Committee, to inquire into the Department of the “°* 
Short-hand Writer to the Houses of Parliament, was 
gy and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers of the Union Work 
Poor, and other Inhabitants of Bocking, praying houses Bil. 
that the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirkfield Bank, Universal 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Suffrage, &amp;c. 
Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Berwich-upon- Tweed ;—and, Mor- Municipal 
peth; praying for the appointment of a Select Com- Corporations 
mittee to inquire into the operation of the Munici- ““ 
pal Corporations Act on the privileges and private 
property of the freemen of cities and boroughs, with 
a view to the amendment of the same,—-were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors Grana Jury 
of the county of Armagh, at Spring Assizes, 1840, Laws (Ireland) 
complaining of the defective working of the present 
system of Grand Jury Laws in Jreland, and praying 
for their amendment, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Noblemen and Gentlemen inter- Railways 
ested in the peace and prosperity. of Ireland, pray- Ireland.) 
ing the House to originate and sanction such mea- 
sures as shall enable Her Majesty’s Government to 
construct such lines of Railroad in Ireland, at the 
expense of the State, as it may deem best for public 
interests, with due regard for vested rights, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Ardleigh, praying that Monicipal 
the Municipal Corporations (Zre/and) Bill may not came 
pass into law, was presented, and read; an (Ireland) Bill. 


or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Galston, praying for church 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Patro- Patronage 
nage in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and or- (S¢ot!an¢-) 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, 

Elders of the Church, Merchants and others, Inha- 
bitants of the burgh of Dundee and neighbourhood, 
praying that no alteration may be made in such law, 








was 










Poor Law Act, 


Spirits. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 


Railway Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


3 VicTORI£. 


97° Martiz. 219 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie} Ordered, That Mr. Chalmers have leave of ab- Leave of 
upon the Table. 


sence for a month, on account of illness in hig Absence. 
family ;—Colonel Butler, a month, on account of 


A Petition of the Presiding Chairman of the | illness in his family ;—Lord rae fortnight, on 
Board of Guardians of the Droitwich Poor Law | account of illness im his family ;— 

Union, praying for a reduction in the number of the | brakam, a fortnight, on account of illness in his 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, | family ;—-Mr. Alderman Copeland, one week, on 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


r. Bootle Wil- 


urgent business ;—and, Mr. Fyshe Palmer, a fort- 
night, on account of ill health. 


A Petition of Dealers in Spirits, and others, re- 


sident in Manningtree, praying for the repeal of so!’ A Message from the Lords, b 
much of the Act 24, Geo. 2.,c. 40, as restricts deal- | and Mr. Wingfield : 


ers in Spirits from sending out less than two gal- Mr. 8 

lons, and that the restriction may be reduced to one r, pean, 
imperial gallon, was presented, an read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom the Pe- 
tition of the Earl of Hopetoun, complaining of non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Vedinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, was re- 


That the said Bill has not been duly brought in in | 7; gow : 


The Lords have agreed to th 


e several Bills fol- 
— without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny Mutiny Bill. 
and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the 
Army and their Quarters : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Marine Mutiny 
Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore : 8. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue and amend Comend m 

i i i ridge Bill. 

ferred ; and to whom also the said Bill was referred ; wt drgicat ce ‘he Oeunties of ‘Edinburgh . mary ye , 


y Mr. Dowdeswell ie from 
the 


Tass 


terms of the Standing Orders, inasmuch as ithas| Bill, intituled, An Act to enable The Thames Thames Plate 


been considered by the promoters asa Bill included 
in the Third Class, and the Standing Orders relating 
to that Class alone have been complied with ; but 
the Bill is included in the Second Class, and the | of thé said 


have not been complied with; and inasmuch as by 
the said Bill landsare intended to be taken, in respect 
of which the application in writing required by the 
Standing Orders has not been made. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders ; 

An Amendment was proposeé to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the werds “ that the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ Order for the second reading of the Edin- 
“‘ burgh and Glasgow Railway Bill be now read,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 


several Roads in and leading to and 
of Warminster, in the County of Wilts: 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Freethorpe, &amp;c. 
the Parishes of Freethorpe, Limpenhoe and Reed- !nclosure Bill. 
ham, in the County of Norfolk: And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Protestant 
Act to enable the Protestant Dissenters’ and General Dissenters’ 
Life and Fire Insurance Company to sue and be ¢ 
suea in the Name of the Chairman, Deputy Chair- 
man, or any one of the Directors, or of the Secretar 
of the said Company, with an Amendment ; to whic 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Arbroath and 


h 


Plate Glass Company, to sue and be sued in the oa Company 
Name of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman or Se- 
cretary, or any one of the Directors for the time being 
Ne : : ompany, and for other Purposes : 

additional Standing Orders relating to that Class} 4 Bill, intituled, An Act for making and repairing Warminster 


om the Town Roads Bill. 


ssurance 
ompany Bill. 


posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; Act to enable the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Porter Railway 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Aglionby, } 87 
Yeas, Mr. Attorney General : 
Tellers for they Mr. Estcourt, 
Noes, Mr. Freshfield : 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“Order for the second reading of the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill be now read,” be added 
instead thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Order for the second read- 
ing of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill 
be now read; and the same being read; 


sengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- 
solution, which was read, as followeth : 


Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and ~ 
otherwise to amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of the Act relating to the Arbroath and 
.| Forfar Railway, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
hive. this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bolton Small 
Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Debts Bill. 
Small Debts within the Town of Bolton, and other 
Places, in the County of Lancaster, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Railway Railway Com. 
Communication, have leave to sit To-morrow, not- "nication, 
Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee | withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Petitions from Churchwardens and Overseers of london and 


Thames Tunnel. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for|the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, and Inha- Gte&gt;ich 





Railway Station 


_the Thames Tunnel Bill, the Parties be permitted | bitants of the said parish;—and, Commissioners Bill, 
to proceed with such part of their Bill only, as gives| for carrying into execution the several Acts for 
them power for the compulsory purchase of property | paving, cleansing, lighting and watching, opening, 


from those owners, lessees and occupiers to whom | widening and better regulating the Streets, Lanes 
they have made application, on depositing forthwith and Places within the east division of the Town 
Bil Office the Lists of Owners,| and Borough of Southwark, and certain parts ad- 

Lessees and Occupiers ; and that the Committee on | jacent, in the County of Surrey, and for preventing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein ; praying that 


in the Private 


the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 


Order has been complied with, and do report the| they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
same to the House on the Report of the Bill. agents, against certain parts of the London and 
The said Resolution, being read a second time,| Greenwich Railway Station Bill,—were presented, 


was agreed to. and read. 
Von. 95, 

















And 


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Freemen of 
Cities and 
Boroughs. 


King of 
Hanover, 


Sublime Porte 
and Egypt. 


Glasgow 
University. 


South Australia. 


220 


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. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the operation of the Municipal Re- 


form Act on the privileges and private property of 


the Freemen of Cities and Boroughs in England 
and Wales; and to report their Observations there- 
upon to the House. 

Ordered, That all Petitions presented to the 
House during the present Session relative to that 
subject, be referred to the Committee. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to suspend 
the payment of the Annuity of £.21,000, granted 
by the Acts 46 and 47 Geo. 3, and 1 Geo. 4, to 
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, now 
King of Hanover, as long as his Royal Highness 
shall continue King of Hanover ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, a 0a 


Colonel Perceval, 
Tellers for the Noes, Colonel Sibthorp : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


} 63. 
} 76. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
osed, That an humble Address be presented to 
er Majesty, that She will be saienly pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of such parts of the Correspondence be- 
tween Po Ponsonby, the British Minister at Con- 
stantinople, and Lord Viscount Palmerston, Her 
Majesty’s Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as relate 
to the negociations in the years 1839 and 1840, 
between the Sultan of the Sublime Porte and 
Mehemet Ali, for the Hereditary Possession of Egypt 
and other Provinces claimed by Mehemet Ali, and 
for the settlement of Peace between him and the 
Sultan; and for the delivery by Mehemet Ali of the 
Turkish Fleet to the Sultan :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return, in columns, of the Names of the Pro- 
fessors in the University of Glasgow, whose duties 
are at present performed by Assistants or Substi- 
tutes, with the Names of these; stating the Profes- 
sorship, and duration of the incumbency of each 
such Professor; also, the length of time during which 
thedutiesof his office,in whole orin part, respectively, 
have been discharged by an Assistant or Substitute, 
with the cause which rendered it necessary to have 
recourse to such services, and the authority under 
which any Professor was empowered to delegate 
his duties. 

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


The House was moved, That the Address which, 
upon the 14th day of February last, was agreed to 
by the House to be presented to Her Majesty, that 
She would be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that there be laid before this House, Returns of 
the Quantity of Land in South Australia, sold by 
the Colonization Commissioners since the 5th day 
of May 1835:—Of the Amount of Money paid 
for the same in London, and the Names of the 
Purchasers :—Of the Amount of Money paid to 
Agents in England and Scotland, as Commission 
on Sales effected through their Agency ; specifying 


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A. 1840. 


the Name of the Agent, and the Name of the 
Purchaser on whose Purchase Commission has been 
charged :—Of the Quantity of Land sold in the 
Colony by the Governor and Colonial Commis- 
sioner, with the Amount of Money received by che 
Colonial Treasurer in South Australia for the same ; 
with the Date of the Sale, and the mode in which 
the Money was remitted to England:—Of the 
Amount of Money raised in England by the Colo- 
nization Commissioners, by way of Loans charge- 
able on the future Revenue of the Colony of South 
Australia; with the Terms on which the same have 
been raised :—Of the Number of Pauper Emigrants 
sent out to the Colony of South Australia by the 
Colonization Commissioners, whose Expenses have 
been defrayed out of the Monies received for Land 
in the Colony :—Of the Names and Addresses of 
the Agents, with the Sums paid to each, for pro- 
curing and selecting Emigrants; and specifying the 
Number of Emigrants for whom a Charge of Agency 
has been made :—-Of the Amount of Money re- 
ceived by the Colonization Commissioners in Zon- 
don from Emigrants proceeding to the Colony, for 
themselves, or for their Wives, Children or Rela- 
tions, under the Age of Fifteen, and above that of 
Thirty years ; also, the Amount of Money received 
from Parish Officers, on account of. such Emi- 
grants :—Of the Number of Emigrants above the 
Age of Thirty, or under that of Fifteen, whose 
Expenses have been defrayed wholly or in part out 
of the Emigration Fund :—And, of the Amount of 
Money paid by way of Salary, Allowance or Gra- 
tuity, to any Commissioner, Clerk or other Persons 
connected with the Colonization Office in Adelphi 
Terrace, with the Name of the Person, and the 
Date of the Payment ; together with Her Majesty’s 
Answer of the 17th day of February last, that She 
would give directions accordingly, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that the said Papers be laid before 
this House forthwith. ' 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill OysterFisheries 
for the better protection of the Oyster Fisheries in (Scotland) Bill 


Scotland: And that Mr. Attorney General and Mr. 
Robert Steuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Admiralty 
improve the Practice and extend the Jurisdiction of Court Bill. 


the High Court of Admiralty in England: And 
that Mr. More O’ Ferrall and Mr. Attorney General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, im- Admiralty 


mediately, resolve itself into a Committee, to con- Court [Judge's 
sider of making provision out of the Consolidated 5%" 


Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland for the Salary and Retiring Pension of the 
Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and for any 
Deficiency of the Fee Fund of the said Court ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s command, acquainted the House, that Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
yearly sum of Four thousand pounds, be paid to the 
Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland. 

Whereupon 


&amp;c. ] 





che ed 








Admiralty 
Court [Judge’s 
Salary, &amp;c.] 


Thames 
Embankment. 


Rating of Stock 


in Trade. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Law of Evi- 
dence (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Barghs 
(Scotland) Bill 


Prisons Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


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Whereupon objection being taken to proceeding 
with more than one stage, in respect of a money 
grant, on the same day, the Chairman was directed 
to leave the Chair. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


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


Sabbati, 28° die Martii, 1840: 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of making provision out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, for the Salary and Retiring Pension of the 
Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and for 
any deficiency of the Fee Fund of the said Court ; 

r. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s command, acquainted the House, that Her 
Maj esty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the 
Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the city 
of London in Common Council assembled, which 
was presented upon Monday last, praying the House 
to take into consideration the plan of a proposed 
Embankment on both sides of the River Thames 
from London Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, and of 
excavating and deepening the bed of the river where 
requisite, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the Petition of the Corporation of Lon- 
don, relative to the Embankment of the River 
Thames; and to report their Observations and 
Opinion thereupon to the House, together with the 
best means of carrying the same into effect. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Circular Letter, issued by the Poor 
Law Commissioners, relative to the Rating of the 
Inhabitants of Parishes in respect of Stock in Trade. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Constabulary Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) 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 Parliamentary Burghs (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 on the Prisons Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the second Sale of Beer 
reading of the Sale of Beer 


991 


(No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


the Select Committee on the China Trade ; 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


(Ireland) Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. John 
Parker reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


One thousand eight hundred and forty, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. . 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply the Sum of Eight millions, 
out of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and forty. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


and for granting new Duties in lieu thereof, might 
be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 30 Geo. 3, 
c. 40, to explain and amend an Act made in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for repeal- 
ing the Duties on Tobacco and Snuff, and for grant- 
ing new Duties in lieu thereof, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 59. Geo. 3, 
c. 58, for granting to His Majesty certain additional 
Duties of Excise on Tea, Coffee and Cocoa Nuts, 
Tobacco and Snuff, Pepper, Malt and British 
Spirits, and consolidating the same with the former 
Duties thereon, and for amending certain Laws of 
Excise relating thereto, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 

Geo. 4, c. 109, for better securing the Duties of 
Excise on Tobacco, might be read; and the same 
was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
Parliament of Ireland, 37 Geo. 3,c. 42, for regulat- 
ing and extending the Tobacco Trade, and for se- 
curing the Duties payable upon the Import and Ma- 
nufacture of Tobacco, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
Parliament of Ireland, 40 Geo. 3, c. 77, to amend 
and continue an Act passed in the thirty-seventh 
year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, An Act for 
regulating and extending the Tobacco Trade, and for 
securing the Duties payable upon the Import and 
Manufacture of Tobacco, might be read ; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 52. Geo. 3, 
c. 58, to grant to His Majesty certain Daties of Ex- 
cise on Tobacco to be manufactured in Ireland, and 
to allow certain Drawbacks in respect thereof, in lieu 
of former Duties of Excise and Drawbacks, and to 
provide for the regulating and securing the Collection 
of the said Duties, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vie. 
c. 44, to consolidate and amend the Laws for col- 
lecting and securing the Duties of Excise on Glass, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2&amp; 3. Vic. 





Vou. 95. 


c. 25, to remove doubts as to the charging certain 
FF3 of 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating China Trade. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Tithes Compo- 


into a Committee upon the Tithes Composition — (Ireland) 


Bil 


The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum of Money out Consolidated 
of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year Fund Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 29 Geo. 3, Tobacco and 
c. 68, for repealing the Duties on Tobacco and Snuff, ass. 





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of the Duties of Excise on Glass, 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 Acts. 


Exchequer Bills The House was moved, That the Act 57 Geo. 3, 
(Public Works.) ¢, 34, to authorize the issue of Exchequer Bills and 


Ludlow Boe 
rough Election. 


the advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund 
to a limited amount, for the carrying on of Public 
Works and Fisheries in the United Kingdom, and 
Employment of the Poor in Great Britain, in man- 
ner therein mentioned, might be read ; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 
Will. 4, c. 24, to amend several Acts passed for 
authorizing the issue of Exchequer Bills and the 
advance of money for carrying on Public Works 
and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor, and 
to authorize a further issue of Exchequer Bills for 
the purposes of the said Acts, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4 &amp; 5 
Will. 4, c.'72, to amend several Acts for authorizing 
the issue of Exchequer Bills for carrying on Public 
Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor, 
and to authorize a further issue of Exchequer Bills 
for the purposes of the said Acts, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 Vic. 
c. 88, to authorize a further issue of Exchequer 
Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Em- 
— of the Poor, and to amend the Acts re- 
ating thereto, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

And a Motion being made, That this House will, 
upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee 
to consider of an Advance of Exchequer Bills to- 
wards the completion of Works of a public nature, 
for the encouragement of the Fisheries or the Em- 
ployment of the Poor ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
{esty’s command, acquainted the House, that Her 

ajesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of 
the Borough of Ludlow, Parties to defend the Return 
of Thomas Alcock, Esquire, as Member for the said 
Borough, was presented, and read; setting forth ; 
That, in the month of June last, a Petition from 
John Thomas and Richard Marston was presented 
to the House, against the Election and Return of 
Thomas Alcock, Esquire, as Member to serve in 
Parliament for the Borough of Ludlow; that in the 
month of July last, the Petitioners were admitted 
parties to defend the said Return, in place of the 
said Thomas Alcock ; that the Order to take the said 
Petition of John Thomas and Richard Marston into 
consideration was twice discharged by Order of the 
House, during the last Session of Parliament; that 
in the present Session of Parliament the Petition of 
John Thomas and Richard Marston was, on or 
about. the eighteenth day of February, referred to 
the General Committee of Elections, and the twelfth 
day of March instant was fixed as a day to appoint 
a Select Committee for the trial thereof; that on 
the twenty-eighth day of February last, the Petition 
of the Petitioners was referred to the said General 
Committee of Elections; three different Election 
Petitions, two- presented in the last, and one in the 
present Session of Parliament, having been referred, 
after the reference of the said Petition of John 
Thomas and Richard Marston, and before the re- 
ference of the Petition of the Petitioners ; that on 
the fifth day of March instant, the said General 
Committee of Elections rescinded their said Order 








30° Marti. A. 1840. 


for the twelfth of March, and appointed the thirtieth 
day of the same month in lieu thereof; that by the 
ninety-third section of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, it was enacted, that if, at the 
close of then Session, there should be any Election 
Petitions before the House, the Order for taking 
which into consideration should not have been dis- 
charged, and for trying which no Committee should 
have been appointed, such Petitions should be re- 
ferred to the General Committee of Elections in the 
order in which they were presented to the House, 
and before any Petition to be presented in the next 
Session of Parliament; that the Order for taking 
the Petition of John Thomas and Richard Marston 
into consideration having been twice discharged 
before the passing of the said Act, and the Petitions 
before the House at the close of the last Session not 
having been referred to the General Committee of 
Elections in the order in which they were presented, 
or before any Petition presented in the present 
Session, the Petitioners have been advised that their 
is no power legally to appoint a Committee for trial 
of the same; that two Reports from the General 
Committee of Elections, made on the fifth and on 
the twentieth of this present month, having brought 
the facts of the case fully before the House, the 
Petitioners respectfully call the same to the notice 
of the House, in the hope that, by a positive De- 
claration or Enactment, they will put an end to the 
doubts which now exist as to the legality of the ap- 
pointment of a Committee to try the said Petition 
of John Thomas and Riehard Marston; and pray- 
ing the House to take the premises into considera- 
tion, and adopt such measures as may secure to the 
Petitioners a legal tribunal in the matter of the 
said Petition. 

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


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for the Oyster Fisheries 
better Protection of the Oyster Fisheries in Scotland : (Scotland) Bil. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered No. 174. 
to be read a second time upon Monday the 4th day 
of May next; and to be printed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Fighteenth 
examined the Petitions presented on the 23rd and port.) 
24th days of this instant March, 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 Tithe Com- Tithe Commu 
mutation, which was presented yesterday, be printed. — in 
0.175. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Hop Hop Grounds. © 


Grounds, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 176. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 30° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M* Campbell, from the Court of Directors of British Settlers 
the East India Company, was called in ; and (I4i#.) 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return 
showing the extent of the Settlement of British 
Subjects in Jndia, since the last renewal of the 
East India Company’s Charter:—And then he with- 
drew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Lisburn Pilots 6 ;— Newry ; Dublin and 
— Balbriggan ;—Lusk ; —Swords ;— Portadown ;— fates. 
Hilsborough ;— 


Nes 


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Wai 
Bill 


Brit 








Hilsborough ;—Dundalk ;—Belfast ;—Baldoyle ;—| The House proceeded to take into consideration Bolton Small 
Banbridge ;—-and, Skevries ; preying that the parties| the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Debts Bill. 
promoting the Dublin and r0 heda Railway Bill} mtituled, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- 
may have leave to proceed with such Bill in the| covery of Small Debts within the Town of Bolton, 
resent Session,—were presented, and read; and _ other Places, in the County of Lancaster ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. the same were read, as follow: 
Petitions from John Edward Venables Vernon,| Pr. 21. 1. 1. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 
of Clontarf Castle, in the county of Dublin, Es- Curause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
uire ;—and, Land-owners and Land-holders on the | “ acted, That notwithstanding any thing contained 
line of the said Railway, in the county of Meath ;|“ inan Act passed in the second year of the rei 
praying that the parties promoting the said Bill may | “ of Her present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for 
not be allowed to proceed with such Bill, until the| “ the more easy Recovery of Small Debts within 
Standing Orders of the House have been — “ the Parishes of Prestwich-cum-Oldham and Mid- 
with,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered |“ dleton, in the County of Lancaster,’ the said 
to lie upon the Table. “ township of Great Lever shall be held to be 
: “ inate within the limits of the jurisdiction 
Newcastle The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Waterworks Bill was} « created by this Act, and not within the limits of 
—, read a second time ; ae committed to Mr. Hodgson| « the said recited Act.” ‘ 
~ Hinde, and the South Northumberland List. P o . “« » 40 6 ang? 
Bill. ? r. 35. 1, 24. Leave out from “same” to “ and 
sa . in 1, 25. 
British Iron A Petition of John Attwood, of Hylands, in the = ‘ : ‘ 
Company Bill. county of Esser, Esquire, praying that he may be| ,, Pr. 46. ov a out from “any” to “com- 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against — Pe _ he 1. fr - aS 
certain parts of the British Iron Company Bill, was | ,, he 4” &lt;a 2. Leave out from “ county’ to 
presented, and read. Th. 2 Seethienente: tate d ati 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the —_ q a, Se eee, 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, or ‘deed =~ Mr. Aj ha he Bill 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | L nds ” = or on . ne ou . h = 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | “°° a om A acquaint them, that this House ha 
Bill, against the said Petition. agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 
The Gravesend Improvement Bill was read a se- Gravesend 
Banbury and The Banbury and Lutterworth Road Bill was : pro 
Lutterworth inka pam ae and committed to Mr. Cart-| 24 time; and committed to Mr. Law Hodges, — 
— wright, and the South Northampton List. and the West Kent List. 
: . . Mr. Lockhart reported from the Committee on Glasgow 
Maidstone The Maidstone and Biddenden Road Bill was] ¥,, Glagne Bi dewell Bill; That they had exa- +2 aa 
Road ha read @ second time; and — to Sir Edmund | wined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
* Filmer, and the West Kené List. pinins ts te tee? Waal hall ? ; 
; gone through the Bill, 
Clyde Navigae | A Petition of Merchants and Shippers in Man- and made Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
tn BS. chester, praying that the Clyde Navigation Bill may | ™ents were read, and agreed to. 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the be ingrossed. 
Bill. ax Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Hagbourne - 
Petitions from Charles Todd and Higginbotham, | on the aghetsne Inclosure Bill; That they had !nclosure Bill 
and Charles Todd ;—James Paterson and others ;— | examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
Allan Fullarton ;— Edward Connell ; — Provost,| same to be true; and that the Parties concerned had 
Magistrates and Town Council of Dumbarton ;—| given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of 
David Bell ;—Lord Blantyre ;— Robert Napier ;— | the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
Corn Merchants, and others, of Glasgow ;—Pro-| through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
prietors and Occupiers of mills in Glasgow ;—Glas-| and the Amendments were read, and — to. 
gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company;—and,| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
Messrs. Deans and Dunlop; praying that they may | be ingrossed. 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, - . . 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also A erm from Woodford and Wils ord-cum- Lake ; Church of 
resented, and read. — Middleton ;—Durrington;— Colchester (three Pe- *sen® 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| titions);— Frolesworth ; — Gateshead ; — Herring- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- fleet ; — Boyton ; —Netheravon ;—Ufford ; — Bell- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, broughton ; —Daventry;— Battersea;— High Ercall; 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel | — emelhempstead ; — Farthinghoe ; — Rockbourne ; 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- Penn” sepa eee PL nee 
tifions. umlingham ;— Orton-on-the-Hill ;— Leckford ;— 
sis Grinshill ; —Shawbury ;—Great Ness ; —.Preston- 
Bristol and The Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill was read a| on-the-Wealdmores ; — Kinnersley ; — Fitz; —and, 
— Railway second time; and committed to Mr. Henry Berkeley,| Shrewsbury; stating that the population of the 
and the East Somerset List. country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
Portishead A Petition of Messrs. Dyson and Hall, Agents} for incialiog Yen’ allbetiaitr, ered wnat thory and 
Pier and for the Petition for the Portishead Pier and Ap-| read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Approaches. proaches Bill, praying that the time for presenting i 
the said Bill may be extended until the 4th day of Petitions from Nuneaton ;—Shepton Mallet ;— Com Laws. 
May next, was presented, and read; and referred Skircoat ; — Wilsden (two Petitions) ;— Culling- 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | %7t# ;—Allerton ;—Shipley;—Eccleshill (three Pe- 
Bills. titions);—Askrigg :—Dewsbury ;—Shaw Mear;— 
Muker ;—Rawmarsh ; — Elsecar ;—- Hartshead ;— 
ae An ingrossed Bill for better lighting and supply-| Aberdeen (eleven Petitions);—Rawden Low Miil; 


3 VicTORIZ. 





ing with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of 
Dewsbury, in the West Riding of the County of 
York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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293 


—Bradford (York) (six Petitions);— Otley (two 
Petitions) ;— Brighouse ;— Elland ;—Sowerby (three 
Petitions) ;— Clifton (York) ; — Greetland ;-- Aus- 
terlands ;— Kidderminster (two Petitions) ;— Leeds, 
— Oakenshaw ;—Soyland ;— Warley ;— Egham ;— 
Baildon ;— Sowerby Bridge (seven Petitions) ;— 





Vox. 95. 


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924. 30° Marti. 


Bellshill :-—Blackfaulds ;— Springfield ;-- Rodley ; 
— Norland tn ar Bridge ;— Morley ;—Yea- 
don; — Ossett-cum-Gawthorp ; — Idle; — Bacup 
(eight Petitions) ;—Low Town ;— Greenside ;—Lit- 
tle Moor ;—Chapel Town ;— Staningley ;— Brad- 
shaw ;--Hyde ;— Luddenden Foot ;--John Ackroyd ; 
—Jacob Hope ;-——Daniel Walsh ;—Thomas Collier ; 
—Stephen Stott;— Jonathan Settle ;-- Richard 
Balshaw ;—Joseph Ainsworth ;—Philip Howarth ; 
—James Driver ;-—Benjamin Ashworth ;— Thomas 
Bovey ;—James Bayley ;—Richard Nightingale ;— 
William Crompton; — Henry Rothwell ;— Ralph 
Hardman ;—Thomas Bramwell ;—John Dodgin ;— 
William Booth ;—James Haywood ;—Saint Mary- 
lebone (five Petitions) ;—Saint James’s, Westmin- 
ster (two Petitions) ;—Saint Pancras (sixteen Pe- 
titions ;— Chapel-street and Burn-street (Middlesex ;) 
—Earl-street, Lisson Grove ;— Braintree ;— Godley ; 
— Tong-with-Haulgh ;— Little Hulton ;— Harwood ; 
—Prestolee and Kersley ;— Rumworth ;— Halli- 
well ;— Bolton (thirty-eight Petitions) ;— Ainsworth; 
— Heaton ;—Breightmet (two Petitions) ) — Little 
Lever ;— Darcy Lever ;—Under Shore Mill, Tonge;— 
Little Bolton (ten Petitions) ;-—-Heaton ;— Sharples ; 
— Over and Middle Hulton ;—For Tawn ;—Irwell 
Springs ;—Lumb ;—Shaw Clough ;— Stacksleads ; 
— Rutherglen; — New Castleton ;— Dumfries ;— 
Balmalcom ;—Cannobie;— Bank Mill ;— Pollock- 
shaw ;—Haverhill ; —Woolston, Martinscroft and 
Hixton ;— Dysart ;—Quich Mear;— Clifton and 
Worsley ;—Loose ;—Maidstone (two Petitions) ;— 
Laurencekirk ; — Devonport ; — Dundee ;— James 
Bromiley ;—John Marchbank ;—John Openshaw ; 
— Hugh M‘Cann ; — Robert Ainsworth ;— Robert 
Yates Greenhalgh ;—Samuel Hood;—John Shar- 
ples;—Joseph Gerrard ;—Robert Makin ;—James 
Paulden;— Thomas Baxter ;— Wakefield ;—Adding- 
ham ; — Calverley-with-Farsley ; — Carlinghow ;— 
Leeds (eight Petitions) ;— Pilkington ;— Chard ;— 
Hutton, &amp;c.;— Guisborough ;— Lambs Conduit- 
street ;— Westborne Road ;— Beeston Royds ;—New 
Wortley ;— Holbeck ; -— Hunslet ; — Kirkstall ; — 
Lower Wortley ;—Upper Wortley ;—Chapel Aller- 
ton ;—Headingley-cum-Burley ;—Mansfield Place ; 
— Drummond Crescent ;—Sun-street, Saint Botolph; 
—Youlgrarve ;— Fovil ; — Golden-square ; — Man- 
chester-square ; — res wt (Essex) ;--Paisley ; — 
Whitworth ;— Preston Brook ;— Weston ;— Glouces- 
ter-place ;— Christchurch, Marylebone (two Peti- 
tions ;}— Paddington ; — Fortress-terrace, Kentish 
Town ;—Crich ;—South Normanton ;—-Belper (two 
Petitions) ;—South Wingfield ;— Cromford ;—Der- 
by (five Petitions) ;—Bonsal;—Hadfield Lodge ;— 
Kilburne ; — Michleover ;— Mackworth ;— Chellas- 
ton ;— Willington ;—Wirksworth and Middleton ;— 
Bole-hill ; — Findern; — Repton ;-—— Twyford, — 
Stanton ; —-Ticknall ; — Ingleby ; — Ockbrook ; — 
Smalley and Horsley Woodhouse :— Melbourne ;— 
Ilkeston ;— Mosley Common ;—--Normanton ;—Sten- 
son, - -Barrow ;— Codnor ;— Swanwick ;— Butter- 
ley ;—Codnor Park; — Coxbench ;— Pentrich ;— 
Matlock ;—-Shirland ;—Somercotes ; — Wessington ; 
— Denby ; — Milford (Derby) ;— Green-hill Lane 
and Riddings ;—Lea ;—Fritchley and Bull Bridge; 
— Horsley ; — Alfreton ;—Duffield ;— Holbrook ;— 
Compstall Bridge ;— Manchester (one hundred and 
three Petitions ;) — Gainsbrough ; — Ardwick (two 
Petitions) ; — Poulton-Bare and Torrisholme ; -— 
Cornbrook;— Chorlton-upon-Medlock ;— Hulme ;— 
Caton;—Barley Booth ;— Stalybridge (ten Peti- 
tions) ;-—_Mottram ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (five Peti- 
tions) ;—Hooley-hill ;— Mosley ; — Workington ; — 


- Duchinfield ;—Northenden ;—Stayley ;— Warring- 


ton ;— Higham-Booth ; —Underbarrow ;— Abbots- 
bury ;— Haselbury ; — Extwistle ; — Stroud ;— Ne- 
therbury (two Petitions);—Cow Brow ;—Norton- 
sub-Hamdon ;-- Half Acre ; —Zeasgil ;— Allington ; 
— Keastwick ;—Loders ; — Pymore ;— Mosterton ;— 
Bradpole ;—Evershot ;--Stoke Abbot ;— Sizergh;— 
Beaminster ;— Chideock ;—Prince’s-street, &amp;c., (two 























A 1840. 


Petitions ;)—Seymour-place ;— _Duke’s Row;— Win- 
ton ; — Rupert-street ; — Paddington ; — ‘Regent- 
square ; —Bridport ; — Burton Bradstock ;— Pid- 
dlehinton ;—Fitzroy-square ; — Milton ( Dorset); — 
Tiverton ;—Ward of Farringdon Within, London; 
—Ward of Langbourn, London;—Ward of Dowgate, 
London ;--Ward of Queenhithe, London ;—Ward 
of Cheap, London ;— Cadishead ;—Providence-place, 
&amp;e., Kentish Town ; —Turn ;—Lee; --Ellel ;—An- 
coats (two Petitions); -—Chancery-lane; —Oxford- 
road ;--Chorlton-row ;—.Bell-street, Edgeware-road; 
— Rochdale (twenty-five Petitions) ;—Haywood ;— 
Croston (two Petitions) ;— Birtle-cum- Bamford ;— 
Papcastle ;—Great Bolton ;—Haslingden. Union ; 
—Salford (ten Petitions); —Edgworth ;—Lostock ; 
— Belmont ;— Hall Park ;—Redmain and Blind- 
crake; — Ulverstone ; — Melksham; — Over and 
Middle Hulton ;—Pilsworth ; — Westhoughton ;— 
Little Hulton ;—Hall Fold ; —Ashworth ; —Mid- 
dleton;—Spotland;— Greysouthen;— Regent-square; 
— Burton, &amp;c. ;— Hoole ;— Pendleton ;— Woolwich ; 
— Greenwich (four Petitions); — Audenshaw ; — 
Hulme (two Petitions) ;— Flimby ;— Ruislip ; — 
— Hensingham ;— Harrogate ;—Poole ;— Padfield ; 
— Bredbury ; — Kintore ; — Shelley ; —Dumblane ; 
—Echington ; — Galashiels ;— Morebattle ;— New 
Cut ;— Werneth ; — Woodhouse-lane ; —Dalquhurn 
(two Petitions) ;—-Kendal(twelve Petitions) ;—Cor- 
dale; —Rotherhithe ;— Crosslec ; Elgin ;— Bishops 
Lydiard and Priors Corbeflores;— Stansfield ; — 
Wormy Hills;—Exeter ;— Calverley-cum-Farsley ; 
— Sedbergh ; — Staveley (six Petitions) ; — Cleck- 
heaton (two Petitions) ;— Five Crosses; — Trout- 
beck; —Stainton ; — Tarvin; — Crosthwaite ; —Hu- 
gill ;— Newton (Chester) ;— Overton ;—Great Bar- 
row ;— Norley ;—Aston ;—Sutton-by-Aston ;—Sale; 
— Cheadle ;— Baguley ;—North Cheshire ;— Tim- 
perley;— Helsby ;— Little Barrow ;— Wigan ;— 
Manningham ; —Macclesfield ; ---Bingley ;—-Devon- 
port ; Bailey ; Glossop (two Petitions) ;—Old 
Meldrum;—Charlton Kings ;— Dronfield ;— Bowes ; 
—Stogumber ;—Saint Luke, Middlesex ;— Bowling ; 
—- Gill Head ;--Barnsley ;--Sedgwick :—- Kirriemuir ; 
—Padanaram ;—Westmuir and Cloister Bank ;— 
Dykehead ; — Roundy-hill ; —Charleston ; — Mary 
Town ;- Newtown-of-Kirriemuir ;— Hadfield ;--Mile 
End, Glasgow ;— Friar Mear ;— Newton Wood ;— 
Ayr ;— Mytholmroyd ; —Stockton-on- Tees ;—Hud- 
dersfield ;—Lockwood ;— Toxteth Park ;--Aspatria; 
—Scalthwaiterigg ;— Kildwick ;— Keighley ;—Hor- 
den;— Deighton ;—Slaithwaite;— Preston Brook ;-- 
Latchford ;-- Crewkerne ;—Shelsmergh;— Edgley ;— 
Kirk Heaton ;— Mottram-in- Longendale;— Lindley- 
cum-Quarmby ; — Altrincham; — Hollingworth; — 
Cheadle ;— Bramhall ;— Dunham-o’th’- Hill ;— Ha- 
zlegrove ;—Meltham ;—South Crossland ;— Hipper-. 
holme ;—.Dundee (two Petitions);—Hawes ;—Dis- 
tington, &amp;c. ;— Edgeware-road ;—Lambeth ; — Hal- 
liwell (three Petitions) ;— Bradshaw ;—Fleet-street ; 

— Belmont ;—.Bolton-le-Moors (three Petitions) ;— 
Darcy Lever ;-——A insworth ;-- Tonge-with-Haulgh ;-— 
Half Moon-street, London ;—P hilip Henry Holland; 

-—Hulme ;—- Gleadless ;-— Holehouse ;-- Great and Lit- 
tle Broughton ;—Melbecks ;— Horrabridge ;-—- New- 

ton (Chester) ;— Woodside Mill, Horsforth ;—Tur- 
ton ;— Winchcomb ;— Bowners ; — Stainton ;—Leck- 
hampton ;-— Worrall ;— Haswell ;— Eyam ; — Rich- 
ard Harwood ;—- Thornley ;— Edward Entwistle ;— 

Brigham; — Egremont; — John Lomax ;— John 
Crook ;— Houghton; — Thomas Chambers ; — Au- 

chinleck;— John Holt;— John Kelly ;—Thomas 

Edgeler ; — Ulverston ; — Scouthwal ; — Frodsham; 

— High Burton;— Coventry ;—Alstone ;—- Broughty 

Ferry ;—Brompton (York) ;—Sticklepath ; — Jona- 

than Morris ;—John Highton ;—Mauchline ;—Bed- 
worth ;—Allestree ;— Whitehaven ;— Isaac Rudd ;— 

William Robinson ;—John Blackburn ;— Maryport ; 

Ellenborough; — William Ridings; — Benjamin 

Rigby ;--John Lee;— James M°Canne ; — John 

Kirkham ; — and, Harcourt-street (Marylebone) ; 


praying 








3 VicToRIzZ. 


praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 


30° Marti. 





295 


Chalk ;—Tollard Royal; — Codford Saint Peter 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the |and Saint Mary; — Compton Chamberlayne ; — 


able. 

Petitions from the Oakham Union ;---Stamford ; 
—— Kneesworth ; — Isleham ; — Cambridgeshire ; — 
Chippenham ;— Fordham ;-— Barton ;— Sawston ;—- 
Foxton ;— Duxford ;—Trumpington ;—Fen Ditton ; 
—Little Eversden ;— Milton (Cambridge) ;—Coton ; 
—Longstanton All Saints ;— Swaffham Prior ;— 
Hasling field ;-- Hardwicke ;—Impington;— Borough 
Green ;— Croydon (Cambridge) ;—Sieeple Morden ; 
— Cottenham ;--- Hauxton ;— Bassingbourn ; —Lin- 
ton ;—Brinkley ;—Great Abington ;—Arrington;— 
Wendy ; — Tadlone ; — Shingay ;— Barrington; — 
Toft ;— Fulbourn ;—Hatley ;— Harlton ;—Comber- 
ton ;— Fen Drayton;— Wood Ditton ;—Lolworth ;— 





Dullingham ;—-Grantchester ;— Saint Mary, Ely ;— 
Swayfield ;— Deeping Fen ;~-Dowsby ;—Dunsby ; 
— Spalding ;—Holbeach ;— Littleport ;— Witcham ; 
— Stretham ;— Wentworth ;— Haddenham ;—Mepal; 
—WSutton;— Ely Union;— Elm, Isle of Ely;— 
Stapleford ;— Horningsey ;— West Wratting ;—Little 
Abington ;—Meldreth ;—Arrington Union ;—Kirby 
Hill and Langthorpe ;—Great Wilbraham ;-—Upper 
Dunsforth ;— West Wickham ;—Great Shelford ;— 
Eltisley ; —-Longstanton Saint Michael ;— Tevers- 
ham ;—Pampisford ;—Thriplow ;—Little Shelford ; 
— Burton Coggles ;— Newton ;— Westwick ;—Sutton 
Saint Nicholas ;—Bottisham ;—Edenham ;—Mel- 
bourn ;—Leverton ; —Swaton;— Greatford ;—Hor- 
bling ;—Stretton ; —South Witham ;— Irnham ;— 
Wytham-on-the-Hill ;—Ryhall and Belmisthorpe ; 
— Little Bytham; — Butterwick ; -——- Langtoft ; — 














Thurlby ; — Barrowby ; — Aslackby ; — Whaplode 
Drove (two Petitions) ;— Midville ; —Stoke and 
Easton ; — Downham ;-—- Thetford (Cambridge) ;— 
Holy Trinity, Ely ;— Witchford ; —Wilburton ; — 
Snailwell ; — Barkston and Syston ; — Holbeach 
Union ;—Skirheck Quarter Hamlet ;— Billingboro’ ; 
—Market Deeping ; —- Ancaster ; — Hough ; —Cop- 
grove and other places ; —Cowbit ; -—Friskney ;-- 
Skirbech ;— Leake ;— Soham ;— Grantham ;— Linton 
Union ;—Uppingham Union ;-—-Deeping Saint James; 
— Whaplode ;— Little Ouseburn and other places ;— 
Pointon ; — Baston ; — Rippingale ;--Careby and 
other places ;— Morton ;—Swinstead ;—Castle By- 
tham ;—Hacconby ;— Kirkby ;— Huntingdon county 
(twenty-nine Petitions) ;—Fenstanton and Hilton ; 
— Holywell-with-Needingworth ;—Sibson-cum-Stil- 
lington ;— Shenton ;— Market Bosworth ;—Packing- 
ton; — Sutton Cheney ; — Hartshorne ;--Rosliston 
and Drakelow ;—Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;—Swepstone ; 
— Measham ;— Granby-cum-Sutton;— Hose ;--Ford 
and Climping ;—Rudgqwicke;— Rushington ;— North 
Stoke ; — Durrington ; — Burpham ; — Goring ;— 
Findon ;— Barlavington ; —Norton-juxta-Kempsey ; 
—Longdon;—-- Wichenford ;— Hallow ;— Beaulieu;-- 
Blundeston and Flixton ;—Kessingland ;—Lound ; 
— Bradwell and Burgh Castle ;— Gorleston-with- 
Southtown ;— Somerleyton ;— Belton ; —Ashdon ;— 
Sampfords ;— Great Bardfield ;— Radwinter ; — 
Bartlow ;—Helions Bumpstead ;—Little Bardfield ; 
—Wendon Ambo;—Wenden Lofts and Elmdon ;— 
Great and Chishall ;-—Heydon ;-- Clavering ;--Cris- 
hall ;-— Wimbish ;-- Thaxted ; — High aster ;— 
Aythorp Roothing ;-— Kirby ; — Mistley; — Great 
Oakley ;— Great Bromley ; —- Elmstead ; — Little 
Bromley ; — Bradfield ; — Alresford ;—Frating ;-- 
Ramsey ; — Frinton ; — Little Oakley ; — Great 
Clacton ;— Thorpe ; — Walton ; — Thorrington ; -- 
Beaumont ;— Wia ;—Little Clacton ;— Lawford ;-- 
Weeley ; -— Holland (Essex) ; — Winstree Union 
(Chairman) ;—Steeple Bumpstead;— High Rooding ; 
—Finchingfield ;--Leaden Roothing ;—Lubbenham ; 
—Market Harborough ; — Gumley ;-—Glooston ;-- 
Medbourn ;—Great Bowden ;-- Apley ;—Panton ;— 
Canwick ;— Wrangle ;— Carlton Colvill ;— Washing- 
borough ;——Fiskerton ;—Shellingthorpe;—Stainfield; 
— Bardney ;— Boultham ; —Doddington ;— Thorpe- 
me ;— Saxilby ;—Little Langford ;—Bower 
OL, Jo. 








Shrewton ;—Semley ;— Wootton Rivers ;---Berwick 


Saint James ;—Horningsham;— East Knoyle;— 
Chilmark ; —Bishopstrow ; —Swallowclift ;—Dept- 


ford and Wiley ;— Wardour ;— Brixton Deverill ;—- 


Corsley ;—Steeple Langford ;— Fonthill Bishop ;— 

Donhead Saint Mary ;— Sherrington; — Broad 

Chalk and Ebhesborne ; — Sutton Mandeville ; — 

Upton Scudamore;—Maiden Bradley ;—Madding- 

ton ;—-Kingston Deverill ;—Fisherton Delamere ;— 

Mere ;— Norton Bavant ;—Longbridge Deverill ;— 

Orcheston Saint Mary and Saint George ;—Heytes- 
bury ;—Fonthill Gifford ;—Sedghill ;—Warminster ; 

—Chiltern Saint Mary and All Saints ;—Winter- 
bourne Stoke ; — Pewsey ;-- Dinton ; — Imber;-- 
Sutton Veny ;--Monkton Deverill ;—Milton( Wilts); 

— Teffont Magna ; — Westbury ; — Hindon and 
Cricklade ;— Stapleford ;--East and West Tisbury ; 
——Tilstead ;—Upton Lovell ;——Stockton ( Wilts) ;— 
Fovant ;—Eastern Division of Suffolk ;—Brantham 
and Tattingstone ;--Chelmondistone ;— Weybread ;— 
Holton and Wenham Magna ;— Barham ;—Bricett ; 
—- Earl Stonham ; — Nettlestead ; —- Blakenham 
Magna ;— Blakenham Parva ;— Henly ;---Bailham ; 
— Battisford ; — Ringshall ; — Pettaugh ; — Little 
Stonham ;—Badley ;-— Mickfield;— Claydon and 
Akenham ;-—Ashbocking and Helmingham ;--Bram- 
ford;— Barking and Darmesden ;-- Hemingstone and 
Gosbeck ; ——- Tisbury Union ; — Fressingfield and 
Wingfield ; — Hoxne Union; — Pewsey Union ;—- 
Sirensham ; —— Pershore ; — Little Comberton; -- 
Pensham ; -- Peopleton ;-- Wick-near-Pershore ; — 
Besford ; — Hampton; — Cropthorne ; — Bredon ; 
— Great Comberton ;—Tardebigg ;-- Upton War- 
ren;—-Crafton Flyford;—-Wyre Piddle ;— East 
Markham ; -- Blyth ;-- Babworth ;-—Rampton ;— 
Headon and Upton ; — Kneesal ; — Mansfield ; — 
Dunham ;— Scrooby ;— Habblesthorpe ;—-Eaton ;— 
Wellow ;— Greasley ;—Attenborough and Bramcote; 
—-Harworth ;— Whitwell ;— Ormskirk ;— Halsall ; 
— Holderness Wapentake ;— Glenluce ;-— Whithorn ; 
— Aughton ;—Howden ;—Eastington ;—Blacktoft ; 
—Hemingbrough ;— Wressle ;— Bubwith ;—Stock ; 
—Saint Peter, Maldon;—-Writtle;--Great Baddow; 
—High and Low Wainfleet ;—Lincoln ;—Filling- 
ham ;—Wragby ;— Harmston ;— Wichenby ;— Wad- 
dington;— Stourton Blankney ;— Taunton Saint 
Mary Magdalea and other places ;— Yeovil Union ; 
— Boxted ;— Slinfold ;—~ Shipley ;— Wormingford ; 
-— Abberton ;— Langham ;— Great Wigborough ;— 
East Mersea; — Wakes Colney ;— Fingrinhoe ; — 
Brightlingsea; -- Great Horksley ; — Stanway ; — 





West Mersea;— Fordham ;— West Bergholt ;—Great 
Tey ;— Little Horksley ;— Peldon ;—Easthorpe ;— 
Layer Bretton,—Lexden;— Berechurch;—Aldham; 
—-East Donyland ;— Wivenhoe ;— Birch;—Copford; 
— Digby ;— Stoney Stanton ;—New Shoreham ;— 
Layer Marney;— Ormsby and other places ;— 
Chapel;—Purleigh ;— Toleshunt Major ;— Carlisle ; 
— Hameringham and Scrafield ; — Horncastle ; — 
Hatton ;— East and West Barkwith ;--Thimbleby ; 
—Sotby ;—Martin and Roughton ;—-Mareham-on- 
the- Hill; — Langton-by- Horncastle ; — Kirkby-on- 
Bane ;— Markby-by-Stainton ; ~ High and Low 
Tointon ; — Dalderby and Claxby Pluckacre ; — 
Scrivelsby ;— Great Sturton ;— Tetford ;— Scam- 
blesby ;— Asterby and Cawkwell;— Minting ; — 
Ranby ;—Nocton ;—Aisthorpe ;—Dunston ;—Stoke 
Golding ; — Troxfield ;— Boyton ;— White Parish 
( Wilts);— Martin ;— North Tidworth ;—- Wilsford 
and Lake ;— Shatford-sub-Castle ;— Winterbourne 
Gunner ;--South Newton ;— Winterslow ;--Amesbury ; 
—Figheldean ;— Idminston ;— Farley ;-- Plaitford ; 
—Fisherton Anger ;— Woodford ;— Piston ;—Dur- 
rington ;— Fugglestone Saint Peter ;—Bramshaw ; 
~—Cholderson ; — Winterbourne Earls ;— Wilton ;—- 
Milford ;—Newton Toney ;—Enford ;—Durnford ; 
— Chute ;— Burbage ;— Collingbourne ;—Everleigh; 
Banford Saint Martin;— Wilton Union ;— Fittleton ; 





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226 30° Martie. 


— Stratford Ti ; — Landford ;— Framfield ; — 
Little Pee ;— Hartfield ; — Bulford ;— Great 
Wishford ; — Boscomb ;— West Dean ;— Combe 
Bissett ; — Abdon;—Great and Little Bedwyn and 
Froxfield ;—County of Anglesey (four Petitions) ;— 
Amesbury Union ;—Frinsted ;-— Wichling ;—Staple- 
hurst ;— Mereworth ;— Cranbrook ;— Stockbury ;-- 
Marden ;— Goudhurst ;— Biddenden ;— Ditling ;— 
Hawkhurst ;— Hadlow ;— Boughton ;—— Malherbe ;-- 
Ashhurst ; —- Wormshill ; — Frittenden ; ——- High 
Halden ; — Stone-next- Tenterden ;— Appledore ; -- 
Thornham ;—Wrotham ;--Pembury ;—Old Ebony ; 
—Harrietsham ;— Headcorn ;—Ulcomb ;— Kenard- 
ington ; — Ightham ; — Snodland ; --- Brenchley ;— 
Newenden ;—Bredhurst ;— Burham and Wouldham; 
— Bishopston;-— Tenterden ;-- Woodchurch ;~- Laver- 
stock and Ford;—Cockley Clay and Gooderstone;— 
South and North Pickenham ;--Oxburgh ;—West 
Bradenham;—Fylingdales ;— Eskdaleside ;— Goath- 
land ; — Ruswarp ; — Newhohne-cum-Dunsley ; — 
Aislaby ;— Egton ;— Lyth ;— Hutton Mulgrave ;— 
Roxby ;—Hunderwell and Ellerby ;—Glazedale ;— 
Fryup ;— Danby ;—Westerdale ;—East Keswick ;— 
Eccup ;— Rigton;—Alwoodley;— Wike and Wigton; 
— Harewood;—Chapel Allerton and Potter Newton; 
— Dunkeswich;—Weardley ;— Castleford ;—- Kippax; 
—Whitwood ;— Shadwell ;— Weeton ;—Methley ;— 
Barwich-in-Elmet ; — Thorner ;— Hoo Union ; — 
Ditton ;— Borley ;— Boughton Minchelsea ;—Leeds 
(Kent) ; — Hucking ; — Otham ; — Broomfield ; — 
Trotterscliff and Ofham;— Hewton ;— Teston ; — 
Leybourne;— Langley ;— Wateringbury ;— Bearsted; 
— Allington ;— Barming ; — Nettlestead ; — Chart 
Sutton ; — Aberford ; — Strood ;— Tonbridge ; — 
Necton ;—Speldhurst ;— Maidstone ;—Addington ;— 
Yalding ;— East Peckham; — East Malling (two 
Petitions);— East Sutton ;—Shipborne ;— Loose ;— 
West Peckham ; — Aylesford ;— Hollingbourne ; — 
East Farleigh ;— Bidborough;— Leigh ;— Penshurst ; 
— Fawkham ;— Doncaster ;— Bingley ;—Garforth ; 
— Withyam ; — Benson ;— Wallingford ;-- Loddon 
and Clavering ;—Humbleyard;— Minskip and other 
places ;— Aveley ;—Chadwell and Little Thorrock ; 
—Gray’s Thurrock and Stifford;— Southminster ;— 
Marton-with-Grafton and Arkendale ,—Christow ; 
— Ashcombe ;— Hutton ;—South Ockendon ;—Thun- 
dersley ;— East Horndon and other places ;— Orsett; 
—Laindon Hills and Vauge;—Danton and Laindon; 
—Stamford-le-hope and other places ;— Borough- 
bridge ;---Barrow-on-Soar and Knightthorpe;--Swith- 
land ;— Walton-on-the- Wolds ;— Kegworth; —Wines- 
wold ;— Diseworth ;— Castle Donnington ;— Quorn- 
don ;— Belton; — Loughborough ;—Long Whatton ; 
— Pustwold ;— Hoton ;— Burton ;—Woodhouse ;— 
Segrave ; — Hathern ;— Creeting Saint Mary and 
other places ;— Winston;— Debenham Market ;— 
Offon ; — Somersham ; — Navenstock ;— Ingrave ;— 
Willingdale Doe;— Berner’s Roothing ;—Hawkwell; 
— Woodham Walter ;-—Stamford Rivers ;-—Carlton- 
le- Moorland ; — Sitk Willoughby ; — Martham ;— 
Sandhurst ; — Woodhall ; — Erpingham Union ; — 
Newby-cum-Mulwith ; — Charlton (Cropthorpe) i— 
Kirkleavington ;— Great Burstead ;— Thornton-le- 
Beaus ;— East Flegg;— Loddon and Clavering 
Union ;— Blything ;—Gautby and other places ;— 
Manshead ;— Horndon-on-the- Hill; — Ribstone and 
other places; — Knighton-upon-Teme; — Halwell; 
—Lymington;— Sutton Valence ;— Linton ;—- Higham 
and Stratford ;—Shotley ;— Bentley ;—Copdock and 
Washbrook ;— Doddinghurst ;— Woodbury ;— Bore- 
ham ;—Sapy Pitchard ;—Easebourn, &amp;c. ;—-Charn- 
ham-street ;—Low Side, Saint Bees;—Upminster ;-- 
*Pitsea and Bowers Gifford;— West Thorock ;— 
North and South Benfleet ;— Penrith ; — Hutton 
Lowcross ;— Mathon ;— Peusix ;—Naunton Beau- 
champ ;— Crowle ;— Mamhead ;—East Hailsey ;— 
Mount Bures ;—Swaffham ;—Clyst Saint Mary ;— 
Suffolk (Eastern Division) :-- Bentley ;—Stockton 
(Worcester) ;-- Saint Neot’s Union ;--Aspal Stonham; 
— Needham Market ;— Little Burstead;—Aldbrough 





A. 1840. 


and Low Dunsforth;— Worfield ;—Ratling Hope ; 
—Richards Castle ;— Wicken ;-- Barling ;-—Cound; 
— Chilmarsh ;—Bromfield ;-- Milson ;-—Alibrighton; 
—-Lewtrenchard ;— Cornworthy ;— Peter Tavy ;— 
East Ogwell ;—Sheepstor ;— Holbeton ;—Manaton ; 
— Wembury ;—Chudleigh ;— Beerferris ;—Sampford 
Spiney;— Lamerton ;— Musbury ;--Stoheinteignhead ; 
—Cumbrawleigh ; — Dalwood ;— Whimple ;— Sta- 
verton ;— South Brent ;— Axminster ;—Uplyme ;-- 
Torbryan ; — Ugborough ; — Shute ;— Sidbury ; — 
Poltimore ;-— Topsham ;— Salcombe Regis ;-- Ted- 





burne, Saint Mary ;— Bratton Clovelly ;— Reigate ; 
— Normanton-on-Soar ;— Buckland Monachorum ; 
— Southtawton ;— Littleham ;—Ide ;— Hennock ;— 
Pinhoe; — Clyst Honiton; — Maristow ;—Drews- 
| teignton ;— Monkton and Cotbeigh ;—Gittisham ;— 
Southleigh ;— Spreyton ;—Stoke Canon ;—Wysall ; 
—Stanford ;— East Leake ;— Rempstone ;— Wil- 
loughby ;—West Leake ;— Gotham ;— Dunchideock ; 
— Brixton;— Guisborough ;—Sutton Bonnington;— 
Kenton ;— Fordingbridge Union;— West Tanfield;— 
Witnesham and other places ;— Queen Hill; — 
Powich ;— Yelling ; —Bug brooke ;— Fordingbridge ; 
—Hullavington ;— Feniton and Buckerell ;— High- 
wick;—Saint Thomas-the-Apostle, Devon;— Widde- 
combe-in-the-Moor ;— Plympton Maurice ;—Offwell 
and Widworthy ;— Broadhempsion ;— Lydford ;— 
Clyst Saint George ;—Landbeach ;— Houghton ;— 
West Rounton ;— Harpole ;— Whittlesea Union ;— 
Quy ;— Chettisham ;— Leigh Delambre ;— Bishops 
Stortford ;— Sotterley and other places ;—Kelveden 
Hatch ;— Newmarket Union ;— Byfield ;— Earsham; 
— Kingsteignton ;— Ashton;—Leckford;. —Worcester 
(Chairman) ; — Everdon;— Kingsbridge and Dod- 








brooke ;—King Sutton;— Tenbury ;— Holt ;— Bush- 
ley; — Areby Kings ; — Grimley ;— Lindridge ;— 
Kempsey ;—Hartlebury ;— Newland ;—-Whitwell ;— 
Freshwater ;—Thorley ;— Whippingham;--Brading ; 
— Brighstone;—Bonchurch ;— Binstead ;—Arreton ; 
—Gatcombe ;—- Saint Lawrence, Isle-of-Wight ;— 
Saint Helen’s;—Brooke;— Godshill;—Carisbrooke; 
—Calbourne;— Newport ;— Mottistone;—Kingstone ; 
—Chale ;— Shanklin ;—Shalfleet ;—Niton ;— Saint 
Nicholas, Isle-of-Wight ;— Newchurch ;— Yarmouth, 
Isle-of-Wight ;— Northwood ;— Shorwell ;—Yaver- 
land ;—Shelsley ;—Farthinghoe ;—Watford;—Suck- 
ley;—Great Malvern;—Severn Stoke;—Saint John 
Bedwarnine ;—Church Pulverbatch;— Ratcliffe and 
Kingston ;— Whilton ;— Ashby Saint Ledgers ; — 
Bath;—Great and Little Hale ;-- Kington Saint 
Michael ;— Hellidon ;—- Willian ;—Rickmersworth ; 





— Boddington ;—- Chacombe ;— Bushey ;— Shaftes- 
bury ; — Llandefuilog-fuch and Garthbrengy ; — 
Deuger Hundred Agricultural Society (Chairman) ; 
—Thorley ;—East Keal and West Keal ;—Raithby 
and Enderby ;— Farringdon (Devon) ;— Ampthill 
Union ;— Chippenham ;—Clifton-on- Teme ;— North 
Piddle;— Hartley Wintney Union ;—Petersfield;— 
Braunston;— Woodford;— Norton;—Stowe ;—- Saint 
Michaels, Hertford ;—Arwarton and Harkstead ;-- 
Greatworth and Westhorpe ;—Breamore ;—Eydon ; 
—Aynhoe;—- Chipping Warden ;—-Sulgrave ;—-Hexton 
and Pirton;—SaintAlban’s ;--Saint Stephen’s, Hert- 
ford ;—Redbourn ;— Hitchin ; — Staveley and other 
places;— Luckington ;—Sherston;— Kelston ;— Fore- 
hoe;—- Kirkleatham;—- Appleton-le-Street ; -- Navenby; 
— Little Waltham ;— Balsham ;— Offley ;— Daventry 
Union ;— Welford ;—Llanfillo and Llandefalley ;— 
Abington Pigott ; — Alderton; — Clungunford ; — 
Furneaux Pelham; — Market Drayton Union ; — 
Preston Capes ;—Staverton ;—Kilsby ; — Dodford ; 
—Charwelton ;— Stone (Worcester) ; — Basingstoke; 
— Wonston ; — Fareham ; — Shaftesbury Union ;— 
William Hodson ;—Orleton ;—Oakington ;— Great 
Whitley ;—Wallingford Union ; — Altcar ; — Can- 
dlesby, Gunby, and Ashby ;—Stranraer ;— Willin- 
gore ;— Dedham ;—Hazeleigh ;— Droxford Union ; 
Christchurch ; —Southampton;-—Biddlesdon Union; 
—Nether Wallop ;—Chelmsford and Essex Agricul- 
tural Society ;—Ellingthorp, and other places ;— 











Edgeworth ; 








Universal 
Soffrage, &amp;c. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church 
Establiskment 
(Colonies.) 


Medical 
Profession, 





3 VicrorIz. 


Edgeworth ;—West Tarring ;— Buttsbury ;— Wheat- 
hamstead ;—Little Somborne ;—Hayling South ;— 
Harston ;—Rockborne ;—Aston Botterell ;—Kings- 
clere Union ;—Sabridgeworth ;— Keighley ; — Bos- 
ton (York) ; — Stevenage ;—Lianelly ;—Potterhan- 
worth ;— Abbotts Langley, and Sarratt ;-—Merthyr- 
cynog ;— Blofield Union ;— Dowles ;--Hopton Cas- 
tle;—Saint Mary, Shrewsbury ;—Llandilo-yr-vane; 
— Great Waltham (two Petitions);—Blackmore ;—- 
Barlings ;— Bulphan ;—East Hanningfield ;—Sid- 
bury ;-—Llanywern ;—-Stondon Massey ;—Gwendur ; 
— Gisleham and Rushmere ; — Kirtling ;— Run- 
corn Union ;— Woodham Mortimer ;—Boughton ;— 
Hatfield ;—Rorwell ;— Badger Pitsford ;—Ludlow; 
Stanford ;— Whittington ;~—Astley ;--Upton Snods- 
bury ;—Bourn ;— Hanley Castle ;— Leigh; — Om- 
bersley Bassingham ;—Walford ;—Litile Hadham; 
—Layer-de-la- Hay ;—Netheravon ;— Dallington;— 
Heighington ;—Dittisham ;— Cockington ; — Ches- 
hunt ;— Oldbury ;— Beddgelert ;—Marsley ;—Bech- 
bury ;— Willisham ;—Leintwardine ;—High Ercall, 
otherwise Ercall Magna;—Ormskirk Agricultural 
Association ; — Fouldon ;— Alton Union ; — Car- 
dington;— Llanvihangel Cwerne;— Badby ;--Graine ; 
—Saint Swithin ;—Great Waltham ;— Yatton Key- 
sell ;— Scampton ;— Stohesay ;— Marston Saint Law- 
renceand Thorpe Mandeville;— Maidstone ;—Shine- 
ton ;—-Deuxhill ;--Frodesley ;— Chirbury ;—-Stanton 
Long ; —Berrington ;— Kemberton ;— Baldock ; — 
Little Whitley ;—Luton Union ;--Ickleford ;—Hen- 
stead ;-- Potterspury Union ;—-Coveney ;— Westbourn 
Union ;—Winstanton ; —Marston Maisey ;—Lanvi- 
hangelnant-brane ;-- Ripple ;-Defford ;-- Cotheridge ; 
— Claines;—Saint Nicholas ;—Hilborough ;—Sutton 
Maddock ;— Hollingbourn Union ;—Falkingham ;— 

Guilden Morden;—Cherryhinton ; — Aldenham ;— 

Walcot and Wadborough ;—Aberystruth ;— Chester- 
ton Union ; — Hayling North; — Newcatle-upon- 

Tyne and Gateshead ;— Rainham;— West Haddon ; 


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relief of the Poor, was 
ordered to lie upon the 


227 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Rating Stock 
Guardians of the Wrexham Union, praying that Stock ™ Trade. 
in Trade may be exempted from being rated to the 


resented, and read; and 
able. 


A Petition of Paper Hanging Manufacturers, Designs Copy- 
praying for the insertion of a Clause in the Designs "isht Bill. 
Copyright Bill, comprehending Paper Hangings in 

the provisions of the said Bill, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on De- 

signs Copyright. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Colches- printed Papers. 
ter, praying for the discharge of Mr. Sheriff Evans, 

Mr. Howard, his Son and Clerk, from their impri- 

sonment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Union Work 
Guardians of the Alton Union, praying that the houses Bill. 
Union Workhouses Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Churchwardens and Overseers 
of the Poor of the parish of Saint Botolph, Colches- 
ter, praying that the said Bill may not pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgenorth ;—and, the Dean and Ecciesiastical 
Chapter of Lincoln; praying that the Ecclesiastical sateen, 
Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, ~~ ‘ 
--were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairwoman of a Meeting of Newport Riots. 
Female Radicals of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, beseeching Her 
to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 

















—-Ryton ;— Waterbeach ;— Berkhampstead Union ;— 
Knightwick ;— Alfrick ;— Brockleton ; — Ripple ;— 
and, Great Kyre; praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dalry ;— Robert Robertson; — 
John Thomson ;—Kirhintilloch (two Petitions);— 
Allan Paterson; — Aberdeen (three Petitions) ; — 
Hamilton ;— Bannockburn (Chairman of a Meeting); 
— Glasgow (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Strathaven; 
—and, East Kilbride; praying for the adoption of 
Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote 
by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marldon ;— Llanbister and Abbey- 
cwm-hir ;-—-Festiniog and Maentwrog ;—and, Wood- 
bastwichk, &amp;c.; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Beckwith (Upper Canada) ;—and, 
Shotley ; praying the House to continue their pro- 
tection and encouragement to the Bishops and 
Clergy throughout the British Colonies, and make 
provision for increasing their number,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kingston-upon-Hull ;—and, the 
Chairmain and Secretary of the Kidderminster, 
Bewdley, and Stourport Medical Book Society; pray- 
ing the House to pass a Bill for the consolidation of 
the Medical Profession into one representative fa- 
culty, with power to regulate the examination and 
government of the whole body, and to confer equal 
rights and privileges upon all its members, — 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vou. 95. 





was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairwoman of a Meeting of Henry Vincent. 
Female Radicals of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying 
for the liberation of Henry Vincent, a prisoner in 
Monmouth Gaol, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Worthallerton, pray- China. 
ing for the suppression of the growth and prepara- 
tion of Opium in British India, for transmission to 
China, and the traffic in the same by British subjects, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Shepton Mallet, Church Rates. 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Livingstone ;—Aberdeen (two Peti- Church 
tions);— Birmingham ;—Norriestown ;— Glenbervie ; eet 
— Kirkden;--Kirkmichael;--Langholm;—-Canonbie; mead 
— Ewes ;—and, Dunbog ; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Subjects, of British Canada. 
and Jrish origin, residing in the city and vicinity 
of Quebec, praying that the Act 31 Geo. 3, c. 31, 
relative to the division of the provinces of Upper 
and Lower Canada, may never be revived ; and that, 
in sanctioning any measure for the re-union of those 
provinces under one legislature, the House will 
exert their influence to establish the rights of Her 
Majesty’s subjects on a basis calculated permanently 
to maintain the connexion of the provinces with the 
mother country, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

GG2 A Motion 























Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway. 


Arbroath 
and Forfar 


Railway Bill. 


Wheat. 
No. 177. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Penitentiary, 


228 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Parties promoting the en 
for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill have 
leave to proceed with such parts of their Bill as 
may not be affected by the Standing Orders appli- 
cable to Bills of the Second Class:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the Arbroath and Forfar 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and otherwise to amend and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of the Act relating to the Arbroath 
and Forfar Railway; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 20. 1. 25. After “ line” insert “ only and 
“ under the same circumstances.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 26. Leave out “ charge for or.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 33. Leave out from “ particular” to 
“ Company ” in I. 35. 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,—Returns to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 5th day of this 


instant March, for Returns of the highest and lowest | 


Annual Average Price of Wheat, and the difference 
per cent. between 1815 and 1838, in England and in 
the following Countries,—Prussia Proper, Posen, 
Brandenburg and Silesia, Saxony, Westphalia, the 
Rhenish Provinces, Sweden, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Ham- 
burg, Rotterdam, Dantzig, Petersburg, Riga, Trieste: 
—Of the highest and lowest Prices of Wheat, and 
the difference per cent. in each of the years from 
1829 to 1838 inclusive, in each of the following Coun- 
tries, — England, Dantzig, Rotterdam: — Of the 
highest and lowest weekly Average Prices of Wheat 
in England, and the difference per cent. during each 
year, from 1829 to 1838 inclusive :—The same in the 
following places,— Odessa, Memel, Dantzig, Ham- 
burg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brest, Bordeauz, 
Ancona, Washington, and New York:—and, of the 
aggregate Average of the extreme yearly differences 
between 1829 and 1838 (so far as these Returns can 
be made out from Documents readily accessible). 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names and Number of the Assistant 
Poor Law Commissioners for England and Wales ; 
the different Districts to which they have been ap- 
pointed, the Date of their Appointment to such 
Districts ; together with the Number of Visits they 
have paid to each of the Boards of Guardians within 
their respective Districts, since such Appointments. 


Ordered, That O’ Conor Don have leave of absence 
for a fortnight, on account of illness in his family ; 
—Mr. Edward Buller a week, on urgent business ; 
—Mr. Childers ten days, on urgent business ;— 
Mr. Samuel White a month, on account of ill-health ; 
—Mr. Cole a month, on account of ill-health ;— 
Mr, Luke White a week, on account of ill-health ;— 
Mr. Henry Grattan a month, on account of illness 
in his family ;—Colonel Abercromby a month, on 


account of illness in his family ; —Lord Hailyburton 


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A. 1840. 


General Penitentiary to Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretary of State for the Home Department. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Weles. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Letter addressed to the Secretary 
of State for the Colonial Department by Edward 
Macarthur, Esquire, dated 25th March 1840, trans- 
mitting Copy ofa Petition to the House of Commons 
from certain Inhabitants of New South Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ices as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Coals. 
Return of the Prices paid by Government for Coals 

at the Ports of Southampton, Portsmouth, Devonport 

and Falmouth respectively, during the years 1837, 
1838 and 1839. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 24th, Addresses. 
25th and 27th days of this instant March (that Her 

Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 

tions, that the Papers therein mentioned might be 

laid before this House) had been presented to Her 
Majesty, and that Her Majesty had commanded 

him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


dress to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Despatch to 
the Lord High Commissioner of the Jonian Islands, 
from the Colonial Office, conveying an Order for 
the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly of those 
Islands, in October last, on account of a difference 
between that body and the Senate, relative to the 
8th Article, 3d Section, chap. 6th, of the Constitu- 
tion, under which the Legislative Assembly claimed 
a right, independent of the Senate. 

. — That the said Paper do lie upon the 

able. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- Queen's 
jesty’s command,—A Copy of the Treaty for the Marriage. 
Marriage between Her Majesty and Prince Albert 

of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, signed at London, 7th 
February 1840. 

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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- Bergara. 
jesty’s command,—A Copy of Papers relating to the 
Convention of Bergara. 
Additional Papers relating to China, No. 4. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


China. 


parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill, was — 


presented, and read. 

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 counsei heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 





‘a week, on account of ill-health ;—and, Mr. Cresswell | of Thomas Alcock, Esquire, as Member for the said 


to go the Circuit. 


Resolved, That anhumble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Letter, dated the 25th day of November 
1839, from the Superintending Committee of the 


Borough, which was presented upon Friday last, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to legalize the 
Proceedings of the Committee to be appointed to 
try the merits of the Ludlow Borough Election Pe- 
tition :—It passed in the Negative. 








The 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Ionian Islands. 


A Petition of James Spittle, praying that he may Birmingham 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain Canal Navige 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Ludlow Bo- 
Electors of Ludlow, Parties to defend the Return Tvs! Elecuo 








Queen 


(lord Seaton.) 


Admiralty 
Court [Judge’s 
Saiary, &amp;c. } 


nM 


igae 


tion. 





3 VicToRiz. 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration Her Majesty’s most gracious Message 
of Monday last, recommending the adoption of such 
measures as may be necessary to enable Her Ma- 
jesty to confer some signal mark of Her favour upon 
John Lord Seaton, and the two next surviving Heirs 
Male of his body ; 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said most gracious 
Message be referred to the consideration of a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of Her 
Majesty’s said most gracious Message. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question put, That the annual 
sum of Two thousand pounds net, be granted to 
Her Majesty, out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
the said Annuity to commence from the 23d day of 
March 1840, and to be settled in the most beneficial 
manner upon Lieutenant-General John Lord Seaton, 
late Governor of Upper and Lower Canada, and 
the two next surviving Heirs Male of the body of 
the said John Lord Seaton, who may succeed to the 
title of Lord Seaton. 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ ., 
Yeas, \ Mr. Robert Steuart : | aes 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, ] 16 
Noes, Mr. William Williams: J °” 


Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of making provision 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Sala 
and Retiring Pension of the Judge of the High 
Court of Admiralty, and for any deficiency of the 
Fee Fund of the said Court. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
yearly salary of £.4,000 be paid to the Judge of the 
High Court of Admiralty, out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 
a yearly salary of £.3,000, be paid to the Judge of 
the High Court of Admiralty, out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the (Mr. Hume, 17 

Yeas, Mr. William Williams: f 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John iidead 83 

Noes, UMr. Robert Steuart : , 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

2. Resolved, That an annuity of £.2,000 be 
re. out of the said Consolidated Fund, to any 
udge of the High Court of Admiralty who shall 
resign the said office. 
3. Resolved, That the Fees and Emoluments re- 
ceived on account of the Judge or any Officer of the 
High Court of Admiralty, shall be carried to the 
account of the Fee Fund of the said Court, and 
applied in paying the Salaries of the Registrar, As- 
sistant Registrar, Marshal, and other Officers of the 
said Court, together with the expenses thereof; and 
that any deficiency in the said Fee Fund shall be 
made good out of the said Consolidated Fund. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


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229 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Printed Pavers. 
consideration the subject matter of the communi- 
cation of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Tres- 
pass, having been issued against certain Officers of 
the House employed by him in the execution of the 
Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas Burton 
Howard, which had been served on some of them ; 
Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said 
communication be taken into consideration To- 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer Bills 
into a Committee to consider of an Advance of (Public Works.) 
Exchequer Bills towards the completion of Works 

of a public nature, for the encouragement of the 

Fisheries or the Employment of the Poor. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 
Exchequer Bills, to an amount not exceeding One 
Million two hundred thousand pounds, to be issued 
to Commissioners, to be by them advanced towards 
the completion of Works of a public nature, for the 
encouragement of the Fisheries or the Employment 
of the Poor, on due security being given for the 
repayment of the sum so advanced. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Tobacco and 
into a Committee to consider of the several Acts re- Glass (Excise 
lating to the Duties of Excise on Tobacco and Glass. ““* 


(In the Committee.) 
1. Resolved, That certain of the Laws and Regu- 
lations of Excise relating to the manufacture of 
Tobacco be repealed, and other Regulations esta- 
blished in lieu thereof. 
2. Resolved, That the Duty now payable on 
broad or spread Glass be repealed, and that such 
Glass be subjected to the same Duty as Crown and 
German Sheet Glass, and that the Laws relating to 
Glass be amended. 
Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The County Constabulary Bill was, according to County Con. 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a stabulary Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday the 
27th day of April next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- saw of 
mittee on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill; Evidence 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being (Seoand) Bill. 
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 bemg put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, © 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 





Vou. 95, 


GG3 reported, 


Lae a hy RSS 


EEE 





ame 


Right of Voting 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Chine Trade. 


Tithes Compo- 
sition (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Austrian 
Vessel. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Greenock 
Tmprovement 


Bill 


230 $0°—31° Martiz. A. 1840, 


reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


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


Martis, 31° die Martii, 1840: 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 10th day of April next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 


day the 8th day of April next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 


15th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, forthe second 
reading of the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on China Trade ; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated ‘this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Communications between the Com- 
missioners of the Treasury and the Board of Trade, 
respecting the detention of an Austrian Vessel, 
having imported Goods the produce of dominions 
of the Emperor of Turkey from a Turkish Port ; 
together with a Copy of the Minute of Treasury, 
whereupon the release thereof was directed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Exchequer Bills raised or autho- 
rized to be raised, charged on the Aids or Supplies 
of 1840, unprovided for. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Account. 


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


Mr. Wallace reported from the Committee on 
the Greenock Improvement Bill; and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered one of the said Petitions, 
and that no person appeared in support of the other 
Petitions ; 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 
ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Thames 
upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap- E™bankmem, 
pointed to consider the Petition of the Corporation 
of London, relative to the Embankment of the 


‘ = ; G 
River Thames; and to report their Observations N 
and Opinion thereupon, to the House, together with C 


the best means of carrying the same into effect, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir Matthew 
Wood, Mr. Edward John Stanley, Lord Robert 
Grosvenor, Sir James Graham, Lord Eliot, Sir 
Charles Adam, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Hume, Sir Edward 
Knatchbull, Mr. Henry Bingham Baring, Mr. Pon- 
sonby, Mr. Benjamin Wood, Mr. Charles Wood, Sir 
George Clerk and Mr. George Hope, with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to re- 
port the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them, from time to time, to the House. 

Ordered, That all Reports of former Committees 


of this House upon the same subject, be referred to 
the Committee. 


Mr. Swifte, from the Jewel Office, in the Tower, Tower of 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Further London. 
Return to an Order dated the 4th day of February 
last, for a Return of the Number of Visitors ad- 
mitted to the Armoury of the Tower, from the 1st 
day of February 1839 to the 1st day of February 
1840; stating the Number of Free Admissions, and 
the Number of those Persons who paid for Admis- 
sions, in each month, the Rate of Fees paid by 
each, and the aggregate Amount received in the 
same time; stating, also, in what manner the Money 
received has been appropriated, and to whom paid : 
—Also, a Statement of the Receipts and Expendi- 
ture of the Jewel House, from the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1839 to the 1st day of February 1840 (so 
far as relates to the Jewel Office) :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Masters in Masters in 
Chancery (Copying Clerks), which were presented mee bet 
upon Thursday last, be printed. No. 178. 

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, 31° die Marti; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Committee on the Whit- ee . 
tlesea Inclosure Bill be revived :—And that they Ms" °" 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for the further Improvement of Greenock , 
the Town of Greenock, for better lighting and sup- —— 
plying the same with Water, for regulating the 
Police thereof, and for other Purposes connected 
therewith, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, Vhat the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wallace do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition 








3 VicToriz. 


31° Marti. 

A Petition of Archibald Campbell, Esquire, of | 
Blythswood, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Clyde Navigation Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


251 


Ordered, That Mr. Robert Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


A Petition of John Friend, of Bankside, in the London and 
parish of Saint Saviour ,in the borough of Southwark, Greenwich 
praying for the insertion of clauses in the London and ao 
Greenwich Railway and Station ;—and, London and London and 
Greenwich Railway Enlargement and Station Bills, Greenwich 
to protect the Petitioner’s interest in certain dwel- nom En- 


° : : : : rgement and 
ling-houses, situate in Broadway, in the parish of Station Bills. 
General Steam 


Navigation — 
Company Bill. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Com- 
mittee on the General Steam Navigation Com- 
pany Bill; That the Resolution of the House of the 
14th day of February last had been complied with ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 


Saint Thomas, in the said borough, from loss or 
damage by or through the works of the said Com- 
panies, or the engines, carriages, and traffic in or 
upon the said works, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
and Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Portishead 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Pier and 


V4 :, 8d 
—F&amp; 


Portsmouth — 
Floating Bridge 
Bill. 


Protestant 
Dissenters’ 
Assurance 


Company Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvements. 


Call of the 
House. 


Weer River 
Watch Bill. 


Maidstone and 
Biddenden 
Road Bill. 


Hagbourne 
Inclosure Bill, 


be ingrossed. 


Mr. George Wilbraham reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Portsmouth Floating Bridge 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 that the Bill, with the Amend- 
ments, be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- 
tuled, An Act to enable the Protestant Dissenters and 
General Life and Fire Insurance Company to sue 
and be sued in the name of the Chairman, Deputy- 
Chairman or any one of the Directors, or of the 
Secretary of the said Company ; and the same was 
read, as followeth: 

Pr. 22. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Westminster” to 
“and,” in |. 20. 

The second Amendment, being read a second 
time, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hindley 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 Resident Householders, Rate- 
payers, and others, concerned in the improvement 
of the thoroughfare between Fileet-street and Hoi- 
born, by way of Fetter-lane, praying for the im- 
provement of that thoroughfare, was presented and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Me- 
tropolis Improvements. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Call of 
the House ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Sunderland, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wear River Watch 


Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Maid- 
= and Biddenden Road Bill, was presented and 
read. 

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 inclosing Lands in the 
Parish of Hagbourne, otherwise East Hagbourne, 
in the County of Berks, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


*,. . ° ° A h “ee 
the Petition for an extension of time for presenting “PP 


the Portshead Pier and Approaches Bill, the Com- 
mittee cannot recommend the House to grant the 
prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tower Hamlets;— Mortiach ; — Cor Laws. 


Poplar ;— Westbury (three Petitions) ;— Manchester 
(seventy-nine Petiuons) ;— Bath ;—-Bury (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Edenfield ;— Ridgefield;— Glasgow (thirteen 
Petitions) ;—Elton (two Petitions);— Sidbury ;— 
Norwich (four Petitions) ;—Siigo;— Bowden Magna; 
— Desborough ;—Penrith nadine ;—Ecclefechan; 
— Chorlton ;— Coleman-street Ward, London ;— Ox- 
ford-street (Middlesex) ;— Northwick ;— Wallington; 
—-Finsbury (three Petitions) ;—-J ohnstone ;--Oldbury ; 
—Goswell-strect (Saint Luke’s);— Creech, Saint Mi- 
chael;—- Union-street , Lisson Grove ;-- Cheltenham(two 
Petitions) ;— Bristol (fifty-six Petitions) ;—Dudley; 
—Southwark (two Petitions);—Gornall (two Peti- 
tions); — Sedgley ; — Stapleford ; — Hucknall; — 
Thringstone ;— Heanor (two Petitions) ;—Sandiacre; 
— Basford ;— Sutton Ashfield ;— Nottingham ; — 
East Leak ;— Ruddington ;—Shardlow ;—Sawley ;- 
Costock ;—Stanton-by- Dale ;—Gotham ;—_Doming- 
ton ;— Diseworth ;—Breason ;— Congleton ;— York 
— Pensnell ; — William Mathews ;— Trenchay; 
Saint Pancras (nine Petitions) ;— Stockport ;—Cast.e 
Donnington ; ~— Rempstone ; — Eccles (two Peti- 
tions); — Westminster (two ‘ Petitions) ; — Sand- 
bach ; — Bacup ; — Heathersgill; — Kirby Moor 


‘(three Petitions), — Saint Giles; — Kirkbride ; — 


Barrhead ;— Lambeth (thirteen Petitions) ; —Cam- 
berwell ; — Lukenham ; — Whalley ; — Battersea ; — 
Darlington;—Great Marsden;— Warsop ;—Clerken- 
well ;— Morilake ;— Kingsley ;— Merton ;—Shotts ; 
—Worcester ;— Brampton ;—Chadderton ;— Royton; 
— Bathwill ;—Strichen ;— Woodside ;—Oldmachar ; 
— Ellon ;— Old Deer ;—Premnay ;—Stewartfield ; 
— Ballater ; — Fraserburgh ;— Spring field ;— New- 
castle-upon- Tyne ;— Kendal ;-— Pollokshaws ;— Here- 
ford ;—Kate’s Hill ;—Oldswinford (two Petitions) ; 
— Halesowen (two Petitions) ;—Dudley (three Peti- 
tions) ;-—-Amblecoat ;—Lye Waste ;-- Rowley Regis ; 
--- Wordsley ;— Tipton ;— Netherton (two Petitions) ; 
—Gornal Wood ;-—Five Ways ;—- Darby Hand;-- 
Dudley Port ;-—Hill Top ;—-Rocester ;--Cobridge ; 
— Shelton ;-—-Cradley ;-—Coseley ;-- Millton and Bad- 
daley Edge ;-—Handsworth (two Petitions) ;—Bag- 
nal and Stanley ;—Newton ;— Lymn Haydock ; — 
Saint Helen’s; — Stockton Heath ; -—— Sutton ; — 
Sankey Viaduct ; — Winwick ; —— Grappenhall; -—- 
Joseph Baxter, and others ;—- Lawton Moor ; -- 
Warrington (thirteen Petitions) ;—Zords Mear ;-- 
Owlerton ;-~ Scholes ;---Drook’s ;—-A ttercliffe;-- Went- 
worth ;—Ecclesfield ;-— Wadsley ; — Oughtibridge;— 
Grenoside;— Wadsley Bridge and Hillfoot ;-—Greas- 
brough;-—Loxley and Wisewood ;— Grimesthorpe ;-- 
Stannington ;— Woodhouse ; --- Thorp ;-— Aldersgate 
Ward (London) ;-- Coleshill ;—Swaffham ;— Dublin; 
—Ingleton and Summerhouse ;— Sadberge, Burdon 











Vor. 95, 


and Haughton ;— Boston ;-—Staindrop ;-— Airdrie ;— 
Ga4 Cullompton ; 














232 


Cullompton ;--Dundee (three Petitions) ;-—Drury- 
lane ( Westminster) ; — Midcalder ; -— Livingstone ;— 
Corstorphirie ;-—- Howland-street, and other places ; 
—-Ward of Portsoken (London) ;-— Lodge Holme 
(two Petitions) ;—G/lasgow ; —Old Monkland (tour 
Petitions) ;——Caldbeck ;--Coredale (two Petitions) ; 
~—Heskeinewmarket ; --Melville ;-— Newtownards ;-- 
Campsie ;-—-Beathwaite Green ;-— Tooting ;— Putney; 
—- Yealand Conyers ;-- East Chinnock ; -— Wands- 
worth ; — Wych-street, Westminster ;— Hyde Park 
Ropework ;-—Oldham (ten Petitions) ;—- Wimbledon ; 
— Blossom-street, Norton Falgate ; — Bowness ;—- 
Barnes ;—Christchurch District, Saint Marylebone ; 
—Barrowford ;—Gate Beck ;—Spital-square, Nor- 
ton Falgate ;— Portobello ;—Thorncliffe ;—-Salford ; 
—Peiticoat-lane, Middlesex ;— Kirkby Moor ; — 
Bermondsey ;—Coupe and Leuches ;— Kirby Moor; 
—Kirkly Moor ;—-Iver ;— Elderslie ;— Ward of Bas- 
sishaw( London) ;—.Bunhill-row ;— Paisley (Provost); 
— Leadenhall-street (London) ;— Uxbridge ;— Kil- 
winning ;—Liberton ;—Uphall ;— Roslin ;—Hather- 
leigh ;—Great Torrington ;—Ashreigny ;—Mere ;— 
Tunstall (two Petitions) ;—Oldcott ;—Chapelshade ; 
—Chell ;—Frithelstoch ;— West Bromwich ;— Bur- 
slem ;— Inverness ;— Borrowstounness ;— Bathgate ; 
—Arbroath ;~- Moffat ;—Sanguhar ; — Store-street, 
Bedford-square ;— Broxburn ;—Leicester (three Pe- 
titions ;) — Hinckley ; — Heckmondwike (two Peti- 
tions ;)— Wolverhampton ;— Carlisle ;— Wednesbury ; 
— Shotts Iron Works ; — Church ;— Tonbridge ;— 
Accrington ;— Gosport and Alverstoke ; — Cumines- 
town ;—Melton Mowbray ;—Alston ;-— Newhaven ;— 
Tewheshury ;—Edinburgh (Merchant Company) ;— 
Bread-street Hill ;— Colt Bridge;—jHelmet Row, 
&amp;c. (Middlesex); -— Bruntingthorpe ; — Scotby ;— 
Barsby ;— Gorgie ;—Carvon ;— Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; 
— Loanhead ;-— Newbold ;—Verdon ;— Stapleton ;— 
New Abbey ;— Penryn ;— Dumfries ;—and, New- 
castle-upon- Tyne (Chairman of a Meeting); praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions trom Fitz ;—Denton ;—Penmorfa and 
other places ;— Eaton Constantine ;-- Killearnan, 
and other places ;—Wroxeter ;-- Uppington ;-— West 
Felton ;—Alness ;—Nigg ;— Whillington, and other 
places ; —— Adderley ; -— Llandrinio ; -- Roskeen ; ~ 
Loppington;—Sutton Salop ;-— Edgmont ;— Whit- 
tinglton ;—Stockton (Salop) ;— Drayton-in- Hales ;— 
Ruyton ;— Liandysilio ;— Edderton ;—-Cromarty ;-- 
Oswesiry (two Petitions) ;—Hinstoci ;---Tarbat ;— 
Sellatyn ;— Llanfihangelitrachan, Llandanwy, &amp;e. ; 
— Wrockwardine ;— Kincardine, Ross;--Great Ness; 
—Atcham ; — Tain; — Ellesmere ; — Kinnersley ;— 
Knochin ;—Odcombe, and other places ;— Fearn ;— 
Chetwynd ; — Llanymyneth ;— Upton Magna ; — 
Preston Gubballs;—High Ham ;—Avoch ;—Kill- 
muir Wester and Suddy ;—Cheswardine ;—Childs 
Edcall ;—. Llanyblodwel ;— Stockton-upon-Tees ;— 
Stoke-upon-Tern ;— Shrawardine;—Shardlow Unicn; 
—Spondon ;—Ripley and Pentrich;—Fenny Bent- 
ley ;—Rodsley ;—Atlow ;— Yieldersley ;—Shardlow ; 
— Duffield ; — Belper ; — Hazlewood ; — Clifton, 
Sturston and Compton; — Weston Underwood ;— 
Trusley ; — Turnditch ; — Alkmunton Bentley and 

Yeoveley ;— Middleton; — A lderwasley ; —Kirk Lang- 
ley ;—Hollington ;—Brailsford ;— Little Chester ;— 
Offcote Underwood and Mappleton ;—Kniveton ;— 
Ashley Hay ; — Clackclose ; — Pittington ; — Lan- 
chester ;—Hawick, District of Rorburgh ;—Norton- 
sub- Harndon;—Great Txurlow ;—- Newport, ( Essex ;) 
—Ugley ; — Kelvedon; — Feering ;— Markshall ;— 
White Colne;— Earls Colne ;—Litile Bentley ;— 
Ardleigh;—Saint Osyth;— Tendring ;— Dovercourt ; 
— Wrabness ;— Great Bentiey ;— Bewdley ;— Ten- 
dring Agricultural Association (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ; — Mannington ; — Eastbourne Union ;—Pie- 
combe ;—Keymer ; — Newtimber ;—Guist and Wood- 
norton;—East, West and South Raynhams ;—Beetley ; 
— Whinbergh, and other places ; — Titilesham and 


31° Martiz. 





A. 1840, 


Wellingham ;-- East and West Rudham;--Garvestone; 
— Great Fransham ;— Swanton Morley, Stoe and 
Worthing ;— Mileham ;— Sparham;—LEast Braden- 
ham;— East Bilney ;— Brisley ;— Billing ford, Foxley 
and Bawdeswell ;— Eynsford ;-- Whissonsett and Hor- 
ningtoft ;— Foulsham;--Hardingham;— Honingham ; 
— West Bilney ;—Carbrook and Ovington ;—Mat- 
tishall;—Sporle;— Elsing and Bylaugh;—Lougham;, 
— East Tuddenham ;—Gressenhall ; —Wendling ;— 
Lyng ; —Reymerstone ; — Welbourne; —East Dere- 
ham ;— Methwold ;— Hockwall-cum-Pilton ;— Great 
Ryburgh;-- Holt ;--Fincham (two Petitions) ;— Worth 
Elmham ;— Fakenham ;—South Petherwyn ;— Stoke 
Climsland ; — Boyton ;— Saint Mary Magdalene, 
Cornwall ;— Treneglos ;— North Petherwyn ;—Tres- 
meere ;— Egloskerry ;—Saint Stephen’s, Cornwall ;— 
Lawhitton ;--Warbstow ;—Lewannick;-—Launceston ; 
~—— Tremaine ;-- Saint German’s, Cornwall; — Kil- 
hampton; — Launcells; —- Jacobstowe ; — Stratton 
Poughill;—W hitestone;— Marhamchurch;—Bridge-. 
rule ;—North Tamerton ;-—Saint Mary, Stration ;— 
Bunney Bradmore and Keyworth ;-— Thurgarton, 
and other places ;—Bingham;—Cropwelt Butler ;— 


Colston Bassett ; — Benniworth ; — Salmondby ; — 
Hagworthingham ; — Wispington ; — Haltham ; — 
Westgrinstead ;— Kirkstead ;—Sinfin and Arleston ; 
— Flixborough ;— Winkbourne and Hockerton ;— 
Belchford ; — Stixwould ; — Saint Lawrence, Isle of 
Thanet; —West Ashby ; —Edlington ;— Revesby ;— 
Shelford, Gedling and other places ;— Asgarby 
and Winceby ;—Langton-by-Wragby ;— Wilford ;— 
Winteringham ; — Bucknall ; — Fulletby ;— Brad- 
ley, Little Cotes and Great Cotes ;— Cuckney ; — 
Wimborne Minster; — Mundon; — Terling ; — 
Marston Montgomery; — Elvaston; — Church 
Broughton ; — Balderton ; — Beelsby Hatcliffe and 
Gunnerby ;--Swinhope and Wold Newton ;--Stalling-. 
borough and Immingham ;—Farnsfield; — Wicken ; 
—Laceby ;—Great Canfield ;--White Roothing ;— 
Little Canfield ;— Takely ;—Lindsell ;—Barnston ; 
—Langar-cum- Barnstone ; — Saffron Walden (two 
Petitions) ;—Little Wakering ;— Margaret Rothing ; 
— Goldhanger ;— Histed ;—Great Dunmow ;— Hat- 


field Peverel ; -— Quendon ; —Faulkbourn ;— Saffron 


Walden Union ;— Hinckford Agricultural Associa- 
tion (Chairman); — Cerne Abbas; — Britford ; — 
Milston and Brigmarston ;—Tilty ;—Liitle Cog- 
eshall ; — Greetham; — Kelham;— Averham and 
Rolleston; —East Essex Agricultural Society ;— 
Hatfield Broad Oak ;—Lachford ;—Etwall and the 
Ash ;—Witham ; — Rivenhall ;—Cavan County ; -~ 
Devizes ; — Shudy Camps ; — Bolney ; — Horsted- 
keynes ;— Halsted Union ;—Staning field ;—Ifield ;— 
Balcomb ; — Hurstperpoint ;—Albourne ;—Roylston 
and Barton ; — Ardingley ; — Crawley ; — Cerne 
Union ;—North Thoresby ; — Farndon ;—Colgrave ; 
-—Smalley and Horsley Woodhouse ;— Osliston and 
Thurmaston ;—Thornton ;—Ichleton ;— East Coker ; 
— Holsworthy Union ;—Bourn;— Cranford Saint 
John and Saint Andrew, and Grafton ;—Rothwell, 
and other places ;— Thorpe Malsor and other places ; 
—Geddington and Newton ;— Braybrooke ;—Sutton. 
Basset ;— Marston Trussell ;— Wilbarston and Stoke 
Albany ;—Desborough ;—Clipston;—Arthingworth; 
— Harrington ;—East Parndon ;—South Oxenden ; 
— Weston by Welland ;—Little Bowden ;—Ashley ; 
—Sibhertoft ;—Maidwell ; — Cottingham-cum-Mid- 
dleton ; — Oundle ; — Warmington ;— Thurning ; — 
Benefield ; — Moorwinstow ; — Wellingborough ; — 
Ferrybridge ;— Corby and Deene ;— Weekly Warkton 
and Boughton ;— Mildenhall Union ;—Little Oakley 
and Stanion ;—Appledore ;— Yarborough, and other 
places ;—Sturry District ;— Stockbury District ;—- 
Langford ; — Burton-upan-Trent ; — Ferriby, and 
other places ;—Barton, Seagrave ard Burton ;— 
Jedburgh ;-—Horncastle Fen ;—Staunton, and other 

laces ;—Rolvenden ;—Grafton Manor ;— Baydon ; 
—Ightfield ; — Humberstone ; — en um- 
ber ;—Tetney and North Cotes;—Stradbally ;—Ben- 











wick ;—Whitsbury ;— Bag, Enderby and Somersby ; 
—-Loggie ; 








3 VicTORIZ. 


—Loggie ;—Althorne and Creeksea ;—Dornington, 
and other places;—Morton and Piskerton ;—Sal- 
warpe;——Broughton and Pytchley ;— Waltham ;—- 
Pattringham Agricultural Society ;—Cleethorpe and 
Weelsby ;--Frome Bishop ;—West Ashford Union ; 
—Damhersham ;— Hanbury ; -- Barlaston ;—Dod- 
derhill ;-- Ashby-cum-Fenby, and other places ; — 
Aylesbyand Healing ;--Pembridge;—Chilton Foliat ; 
—Thrapstone ;—Saint Columb Minor ;— Henfield ; 
—Slaugham ;—Hawerby-cum-Beesby, Cadeby and 
Wyham ;-- Little Laver ;--Thornton and Wootton ; 
— Holmepierpont ; — Broxtead; — Baumber ; --- 
Ulceby ;-- Ramsbury ;-—Horringer ;-—Haverhill ;— 
West Suffolk (three Petitions) ;—Hesset ;— Yeovil ; 
— Honington ;— Lewes ;—Mauca ;—Whittlesford ;— 
Saint Martin’s (Salop) ;—Lleyn and Efionydd ;— 
Warkleigh and Satterleigh ;—Worth ;— Tarrington ; 
—Cowfold ;—Scartho and Holton-le-Clay ;-—-Great 
Easton ;—White Notley ;—Dover ;—Baschurch ;— 
Little Dunmow ;-— Stebbing ;— Hambledon Union ; 
— Barnoldby-le-Beck and Brigsley ;— Wareham ;— 
Hemingby ;— Findern ;— Melrose ;—Mugginton ;— 
Hulland and Hulland Ward;—Michleover ;—Shirley 
(Derby) ; —— Brassington ; — Snelston ;— Windley ;— 
Wirksworth ;--Scropton and Foston ;-—— Idridgehay 
and Ireton Wood ;-—Hilton ;—Crich ;—Mercaston ; 
— Weston ;—Doveridge ;—Shottle ;-—Sutton-on-the- 
Hill ;--Marston-on-Dove ;— Drakelow ;-—Caldwell ; 
— Lullington ; — Coton and Cutton ;-- Heage ;— 
Tissington ;—— Dalbury ;— Radborne ; — Ashbourne ; 
—Bradbourn and Bradley ;—Normanton ;— Kings- 
bury ;--Little Easton ;-- Kettering ;—Chellaston ;— 
Alvaston and Boulton; -— Cuckfield ;— Sevenoaks 
Union ;-—Ashurst ;—Ash, Bexley and other places ; 
—Malmsbury ; — Rettendon ; — East Chinnock ;— 
Lichester ; — Lindfield; — Stoke Rivers ; —Shepton 
Beauchamp ;—Guildford;—Littlebourne ;—Willing- 
ton ;—Lowdham and Epperstone ;—Kirklington and 
Halam ;—Grimsby Agricultural Society ;— Welche’s 
Dam ; — Doddington ;— Burwell ;—Swaffham Bul- 
beck ; — Boxworth ;— Histon ;—Croxton ;—Stetch- 
worth ;—Wimblington ;— Norbury and Roston ;— 
March ;—Grainsby and Waith;—Down Ampney ; 
—Twineham ;—Caistor Union ;—Somerton ;— Wis- 
bech ;—Woed Enderby ;-—-Wymering and Widley ;— 
Netileton ; -- Grittleton ;—— New Forest Union ;-- 
Broughton ;—Illogan ;-- South Petherton ;-——Eling ; 
—-Rushton, and other places; — Kingston (Cam- 
bridge) ;-— Shiffnal ; -— Stockbridge ;---East Stoke, 
and other places ;--Compton Dundon;—.Burmaston ; 
— Montacute ;-- Black Notley ; ~— Gamlingay ;-- 
Carlton ;-- Swavesey ;-- and, Stalbridge; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Union Work. 


Petitions from Witham ;— Hollingbourn ;— and, 
houses Bill, 


Halsted ; praying that the Union Workhouses Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Guardians of the Dunmow 
Union, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Sunday Baking. A Petition of Members of the Church and Con- 
gregation assembling at York-street Chapel, Wal- 
worth, praying that the Clause in the Bakers’ Act 
which allows public baking on the Lord’s Day, may 
be repealed, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 
England, 


Petitions from Samlesbury ;—Sturmer ;—Kirton- 
in-Lindsey ;— Monkton Farleigh ;— Ferryfryston ; 
— Latchford ;— Moreton Corbet ;—Battlefield ;— 
Meole Brace;— Halstead ;—Stapleton;— Rolvenden; 
— Wickhambreux ;— and, Uffington; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church, and praying the 


House to adopt measures for increasing its effi- 


31° Martiz. 


the House to refrain from adding to the 
burthens for the purpose of Church extension, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


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ciency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Frenchuy, praying 
ational 


Petitions from Scotter ;— Stockport (two Peti- Church Rates, 
tions);—and, Bridgwater; praying for the abolition &amp;¢- 

of Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood 

from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ec- 
clesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Planters, Proprietors and others East India 
interested in the British West India Colonies, pray- Produce. 
ing the House not to sanction any measure which 

will alter the present relative position of the East 

and West India interests, and that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, at the 

bar of the House, against such measure, was pre- 

sented, and‘read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on East Indiu Produce. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and EastIndia Rice. 
Manufactures of Greenock, praying the House to 

introduce a provision in any Bill that may be brought 

in for the equalization or reduction of the duties 

on East India produce, to equalize the duty on Rice 

Flour from India with that on Rice, was presented, 

and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

East India Produce. 


Petitions from Longforgan ;—Shotis ;—Avondale Church 
and Strathaven;—South Leith and Saint John’s;— (Sootlans.) 
Hamilton ;— and, Little Dunkeld; praying for an 
alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage 

in Scotland, —were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Elders of the United Church and 
Secession Church, Orkney, praying for the separation S***- 

of Church and State, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Justices of the Church 
Peace, Merchants and others of Coupar Angus, ae 
praying that the law relative to Church Patronage ‘ ee 
in Scotland may not be altered, was presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Ca- Ecclesiastical 

thedral Church of Durham, praying that the Ec- — om 
clesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass eos 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Hereford, Short-hand 
Leominster and other places, praying for an inquiry Writer to the 
into the department of the Short-hand Writer to °"” 
the Houses of Parliament, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leith;—and, Dalkeith; stating Railways. 
that the tax on passengers conveyed by Railways 
presses unequally on short lines of Railway; and 
praying the House to give relief by imposing that 
tax in the form of a fixed per centage on the revenue 
derived by passengers, or by equalizing the tax upon 
all kinds of travelling,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Railway 
Communication.’ 


Petitions from Barnard Castle Anti-Slavery Com- 4131) Coolies. 
mittee (Chairman of a Meeting);—Durham Society 
for Abolition of Slavery (Chairman of a Meeting); 
——and, Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ; praying the House to withhold their 
sanction from any measure which would legalize 





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HH the 











China. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Post Office, 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(lreland.) 


Maynooth 
College. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Railways 
(Treland.) 


Bank of 
Treland. 


Ludlow Bo- 
rough Election, 


234, 31° Martz. 


the removal, by interested parties, of che Hill Coolies 
of India from their native land,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


? 

Petitions from Yarm;—— Liverpool (two Petitions); 
— Thomas Rogers, junior ;— Ventnor ;—Fife and 
Kinross Association for the Suppression of Intem- 
perance (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Maidstone ;— 
and, Durham; praying the House to adopt measures 
to suppress the growth and preparation of Opium 
in British India, for transmission to China, and the 
traffic in the same by British subjects,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William White;—John Walters ; 
—William Sneyd ;—and, John Hamilton; praying 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote by 
Ballot and Annual Parliaments,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, 
Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of ewcastle-upon- 
Tyne, praying for inquiry into the circumstances 
under which George iedgien and Thomas Usher 
were dismissed from the service of the Newcastle 
Post Office, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Upper Forkhill ;—Carrigallen ;— 
Culfeightrine ; — Dublin ;— and, Donagheady and 
Leckpatrich; praying the House to extend to Irelanda 
full and equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, 
together with such a measure of Municipal Reform 
as shall place the Jrish corporations on an equal 
footing with those of Great Britain,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Worthington;— _Broadway;—Great 
Driffield ;— Terling ;— Hardingham ;--and, Meth- 
wold; praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic College 
of Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Terling, praying 
that the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill may 
not pass into into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Secretary, Committee 
and other Members of the National Trades Political 
Union of Ireland, praying the House to take such 
steps as will enable the Governmert to proceed with 
an extensive and liberal system of Railways through 


Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mountrath, pray- 
ing that the Charter of the Bank of Jreland may 
not be renewed, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of 
Elections, the names of the Members of the Select 
Committee appointed to try and determine the matter 
of the Petition of John Thomas and Richard 
Marston, Electors, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Ludlow, and to 
defend which George Hooper and others had, by 
Order of the House, been admitted Parties, instead 
of Thomas Alcock, Esquire, and to which they have 
annexed the said Petitions of John Thomas and 
Richard Marston and of George Hooper and others, 
and the Lists of Voters delivered in to the Committee 
by each Party respectively :—And the names of the 
Committee were read, as follow: 

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Baronet, William Battie 
Wrightson, Esquire, the honourable William Bing- 
ham Baring, Lord Viscount Howick, Lord Viscount 








A. 1840. 


Sandon, Edward Horsman, Esquire ; Chairman, 
Edward Ayshford Sanford, Esquire. 

Whereupon the names of the said seven Members 
were called over, and being come to the Table, they 
were sworn by the Clerk, as follows :— 

You and each of you shall well and truly try 
the matter of the Petition complaining ofan undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Ludlow, 
now referred to you; and also of the Parties ad- 
mitted to defend the said Election and Return, 
also referred to you, and a true judgment give ac- 
cording to the Reidenne: So help you God. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of Ipswich Bo. 
Elections, the names of the Members of the Select "US Election, 


Committee appointed totry and determine the matter 
of the Petition of Thomas Milner Gibson, Esquire, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Ipswich, and to which they have annexed 
the said Petition:—And the names of the Com- 
mittee were read, as follow: 

George Wilbraham, Esquire, Sir John Walter 
Pollen, Baronet, Edmond Wodehouse, Esquire, the 
honourable Frederick Spencer, George Evans, Es- 
quire, Lord Henniker; Chairman, Lord Eliot. 

Whereupon the names of the said seven Members 
were called over, and being come to the Table, they 
were sworn by the Clerk, as follows : 

You and each of you shall well and truly try 
the matter of the Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Ipswich, now referred to you, and a true judgment 
give according to the Evidence. So help you God. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Birmiogham 
deration the Report which, upon the 18th day of 4 Dery 
this instant March, was made from the Committee way, and 
on the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Tamworth 
and Tamworth Approach Bill, printed Copies of the Approach Bill. 


Bill having been delivered at the door upon Tuesday 
last; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; 
and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 


lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 25th to 
the 27th days of this instant March, 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. 


Ordered, That Mr. Spiers have leave of absence 
for a month, on urgent business. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Electors. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return from the Revising Barristers or 
Clerks of the Peace, of the Number of Electors, 
Number of Claims and Objections, separately, in 
columns, which have been brought before the Re- 
vising Barristers’ Courts of each County, Division 
of County and Borough in England and Wales, for 
the years 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented ra 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased naam 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, so faras can be supplied from the 
Records in the Colonial Office, showing the Total 
Quantity of Crown Land or of Land subject to the 
disposal of the Crown, or of Commissioners ap- 
pointed under Act of Parliament, which has been 
sold in each of the Colonies of Great Britain 

during 





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3 ViIcTORIZ. 


during each year since the Ist day of January 
1831; with the Amonnt of Money (in sterling) 
derived from such Sales, and the purposes to which 
such Receipts have been applied, and specifying 
whether such Land has been sold by auction or at 
a fixed price; together with the Amount contracted 
to be paid for such Land, which is now due on In- 
stalment or outstanding :—Also, a Return of the 
Total Quantity of Land granted gratuitously, or in 
Reward of Services, and if granted conditionally, 
stating the Conditions, in each of the Colonies of 
Great Britain, during each year since the 1st day 
of January 1831 ; specifying in particular the Lands 
en to Colonial or other Public Officers, Civil, 

ilitary or belonging to the East India Company ; 
and stating the extent and description of the Land 
granted to each such Officer, the Name of the 
Officer, the grounds upon which such grant has in 
each case been made, and the authority by which 
such Land has been granted. 


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


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
the Lords. 


Sir Giffin Wilson: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making and maintaining a new Road from 
the Road at Worle, to a Road in the Parish of 
Kewstoke, leading to Locking, and Weston-super- 
mare, in the County of Somerset, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

Schultze’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

oe. for naturalizing Frederich Schultze; to which the 
|. Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Weston-super- 
mare Road Bill. 


Army. Mr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Number of Soldiers who have 
established their Claims to marks of distinction 
with Good Conduct Pay, under the Royal Warrants 
dated 18th August 1836, 26th May 1837 and 9th 
May 1839, and of the Number of Soldiers who 
have established their Claims to marks of distinc- 
tion only, under the same Warrants, without relin- 
quishing their Claims to additional Pay for length 
of Service. 


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

Printed Papers. A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridport, stating 
that the Petitioners are deeply impressed with the 
great national importance of the privilege which 
the House has long enjoyed, of making public the 
Reports of Committees and Commissions, and other 
valuable documents, containmg information alike 
useful and interesting to the great body of their 
constituents, and praying the House on no account 
to forego or compromise or suffer to be mterrupted 
or disputed a privilege which they have so long 
enjoyed, and exercised so much to the national 
advantage, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Printed Papers. The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


consideration the subject-matter of the communica- 
tion of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
made upon Thursday the 12th day of this instant 
March, in relation to a Writ in an Action of Trespass, 
having been issued against certain Officers of the 
House employed by him in the execution of the 
Orders of this House, at the suit of Thomas Burton 
Howard, which had been served on some of them ; 
The Serjeant-at-Arms was called to the bar, and 
stated, “ that a Declaration in an Action for a Tres- 
pass, at the suit of Thomas Burton Howard, had been 
served on Ralph Allen Gossett, Charles Stein, William 
~~ Mitchell and John Lead, Officers of 
OL. 95. 





31° Martiz. 


235 


the House:—And the said Declaration was delivered 
in, and read, as follows : 


“ In the Queen’s Bench. 


“ Between Thomas Burton Howard - - Plaintiff, 
and 
Ralph Allen Gossett, tot 
Stein, William Bellamy, John ‘Defendants. 
Mitchell and John Lead, J 
“ Take notice,— That a Declaration against you 
was this day filed in the Queen’s Bench Declara- 
tion Office, Inner Temple, London, at the suit of 
the above-named Plaintiff, inan Action of Tres- ‘ 
pass, and unless you plead thereto in four days 
from the service hereof, judgment will be signed 
against you by default. 
“ Dated this 26th day of March, 1840. 
Yours, &amp;c. 
“To Ralph Allen Gossett, 
Clee” Stein, William "ial Howard, 
: aintiff in person, 
Bellamy, John Mitchell "7. Norfolh-street 
and John Lead,the above-|  g, orf mn 
named Defendants. oe 


“ In the Queen’s Bench. 
““ On the twenty-sixth day of March, in 
the year of Our Lord One thousand 
eight hundred and forty. 


“ Middlesex, to wit: Thomas Burton Howard, in his 
own proper person, complains of Ralph Allen 
Gossett, Charles Stein, William Bellamy, John 
Mitchell and John Lead, the Defendants in this 
suit, who have been summoned to answer the 
Plaintiff in an Action of Trespass,—For that the 
Defendants, on the fourth day of February, in 
the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred 
and forty, and on divers times on that day, with 
force and arms, &amp;c., broke and entered a certain 
dwelling-house of the Plaintiff, numbered seven, 
in a Street called and known by the name of 
Norfolk-street, and which said Street is situate 
in the parish of Saint Clement Danes, in the 
county of Middlesex, and then made a great noise 
and disturbance therein, and stayed and continued 
therein making such noise and disturbance for a 
long time, to wit, for the space of twenty-four 
hours then next following, and then focred and 
broke open divers, to wit, ten doors of the Plain- 
tiff, of and belonging to the said dwelling-house, 
with the appurtenances, and broke open and 
damaged divers, to wit, ten locks, ten staples and 
ten hinges of and belonging to the said doors 
respectively, and wherewith the same were then 
fastened, and of great value, to wit, of the value 
of thirty pounds ; by means of which said several 

remises the Plaintiff and his family were, during 
all the time aforesaid, not only greatly disturbed 
and annoyed in the peaceable possession of the 
said dwelling-house of the Plaintiff, but also the 
Plaintiff was, during all that time hindered and 
prevented from carrying on and transacting 
therein his lawful and necessary affairs and busi- 
ness; and also for that the said Defendants, on 
the day and year aforesaid, having then broke 
and entered the said dwelling-house of the Plain- 
tiff, under colour and pretence of searching for 
the Plaintiff, again, after the expiration of a 
reasonable time for making the said search, and 
after they had in fact searched the said dwelling 
house for that purpose, again with force and arms, 
&amp;c., broke and entered the said dwelling-house 
of the Plaintiff, and against the will of the Plain- 
tiff, remained and continued therein, encumbering 
the same for a long space of time, to wit, for the 
space of ten hours then next following, and during 
all that time made a great noise and disturbance 
in the said dwelling-house, and greatly disturbed, 
disquieted, terrified and insulted the family of the 
Plaintiff inhabiting the same, and other wrongs 
to the Plaintiff then did, against the peace of Our 





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Charities. 





236 


Lady the now Queen, and to the damage of the 
Plaintiff of one thousand pounds, and therefore 
he brings suit, &amp;c. 
(Indorsed.) 
165. 
“In the Queen’s Bench, the 26th day of 
March 1840. 
Howard ] 
ag’st -Declaration. 
Gosset and others. J 
“ Filed, and the Defendants must plead hereto 
in four days, or judgment, and the Plaintiff 
hereby demands a plea or judgment. 


T. B. Howard, Plaintiff in person. 
Norfolk-street, Strand.” 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Ralph Allen Gossett, Charles Stein, William 
Bellamy, John Mitchell and John Lead, have leave 
to appear and defend the Action brought against 
them by Thomas Burton Howard, for Trespass ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Attorney General, 

Yeas, Sir George Grey: 

Tellers for the [ Mr.Solicitor General, 51 

Noes, L Lord Viscount Howick: f °°’ 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Resolved, That Ralph Allen Gossett, Charles 
Stein, William Bellamy, John Mitchell and John 
Lead, have leave to appear and defend the Action 


brought against them by Thomas Burton Howard, 
for Trespass. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, an Analytical digest of the whole body of 
Reports made by the Commissioners for inquiring 
into Charities, upon the plan adopted in a Digest 
relating to certain Counties in pursuance of an 
Order of this House made on the 27th day of March 
1835:—A more particular Digest of all Schools 
and Charities for Raaution reported on by the said 
Commissioners, setting forth, as far as appears from 
the said Reports; 1. The Date and mode of Founda- 
tion; 2. To what Persons the Government is en- 
trusted; 3. To whom the Patronage belongs; 4 
Whether there is any special Visitor; 5. The quali- 
fications required in the Masters ; 6. The Instruc- 
tion prescribed ; 7. Who are entitled to the free- 
dom of the School; 8. Whether any exhibitions 
are attached to it, and whether they are made avail- 
able ; 9. The Amount of the Income, distinguishing 
whether it is improvable or not; 10. The state of 
the school at the time of the inquiry, with the date 
thereof, as regards the Instruction afforded therein, 
and the Number of Free and other Scholars, with 
a note of such Observations as the Commissioners 
may have made on the case; and that such Digest 
may distinguish and classify such Schools and 
Charities in the following manner ; first, all Schools 
in which Greek or Latin required to be, or is, in fact, 
taught ; secondly, all other Schools; thirdly, all 
Charities for the purposes of Education not limited 
to any particular Local Establishment : —A Return 
of all Charities for the Poor of any Parish or Dis- 
trict, the Income whereof is or may be distributed 
in Money, Fuel or other Articles, with a note of 
such Observations as the Commissioners may have 
made on the case, distinguishing and classifying 
such Charities, as follow :—First, those given for 
the Poor, or the use or benefit of the Poor, without 
any directions, or reputed directions, by the donor 
as to the description of Poor Persons, or the mode 
of distribution :—Secondly, those as to which the 
donor has, or is reputed to have, limited the appli- 
cation only by describing the objects as “ Poor not 


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A. 1840. 


receiving Parish Relief:” Thirdly, those in which 
the donor has, or is reputed to have, given some 
other directions as to the selection of the objects of 
the Charity, or as to the mode of distribution :-— 
Also, an Alphabetical Index of the Charities in each 
County, separately, referring to the volume and page 
of the Report, with a Statement of the object of 
each, 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada (Clerpy 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Reserves) Bill, 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Religious Bodies or Deno- 
minations of Christains, who would be entitled, in the 
event of the Royal Assent being given to the Clergy 
Reserves Bill, passed by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, to receive a portion of the proceeds of the 
reserved Lands. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Colonial Pen. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased son. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Amount paid for Pensions, 
Superannuation and Retired Allowances, from the 
Colonial Revenues of Malta, Ceylon, Trinidad, 
Guiana, the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales 
and Van Diemen’s Land, in the years 1837, 1838 
and 1839, stating the Name of each Person, the 
Amount and the date of his Pension or Allowance, 
his Age, length of Service and Offices held; also, 
the reasons for granting the said Pension or Allow- 
ance, and under what authority granted. 

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


Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee, Queen's 


to whom it was referred to consider of Her Majesty’s Mes 
most gracious Message of the 23d day of this instant (4 


March, recommending the adoption of such measures 
as may be necessary to enable Her Majesty to confer 
some special mark of Her favour upon John Lord 
Seaton and the two next surviving Heirs Male of his 


. | body, a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That the annual sum of Two thousand 
pounds net be granted to Her Majesty, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, the said Annuity to commence 
from the 23d day of March 1840, and to be settled 
in the most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant- 
General John Lord Seaton, late Governor-General 
of Upper and Lower Canada, and the two next sur- 
viving Heirs Male of the body of the said John 
Lord Seaton, who may succeed to the Title of Lord 
Seaton. 

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. John Parker, Lord John 


Russell, and Mr. Vernon Smith, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


sage 
d Seaton.) 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee Admiralty 


to whom it was referred to consider of makin 


vision, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 5*!” » See] 


Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the 
Salary and Retiring Pension of the Judge of the 
High Court of Admiralty, and for any deficiency of 
the Fee Fund of the said Court, several Resolutions; 
which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a yearly sum of Four thousand 
pounds, be paid to the Judge of the High Court of 
Admiralty, out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

2. Resolved, 


ro- Court {J udge’s 





Excl 
(Pal 








Exchequer Bills 
(Public Works. ) 


Tobacco and 
Glass, 


Law of 
Evidence 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act, 


Sale of Beer 
(No, 2.) Bill, 


3 VicToRIz. 


2. Resolved, That an Annuity of Two thousand 
pounds be granted, out of the said Consolidated 
Fund, to any Judge of the High Court of Admiralty 
who shall resign the said Office. 

3. Resolved, That the Fees and Emoluments re- 
ceived on account of the Judge or any Officer of 
the High Court of Admiralty, shall be carried to 
the account of the Fee Fund of the said Court, and 
applied in paying the Salaries of the Registrar, 
Assistant Registrar, Marshal and other Officers of 
the said Court, together with the Expenses thereof ; 
and that any deficiency in the said Fee Fund shall 
be made good out of the said Consolidated Fund. 

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. John Parker, Mr. More 
O’ Ferrall, and Sir George Grey, do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


31° Martie. 





Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider of an Advance 
of Exchequer Bills towards the completion of Works 
of a public nature, for the encouragement of the 
Fisheries or the Employment of the Poor, a Reso- 
lution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 
Exchequer Bills, to an amount not exceeding One 
million two hundred thousand pounds, to be issued 
to Commissioners, to be by them advanced towards 
the completion of Works of a public nature, for the 
encouragement of the Fisheries, or the Employment 
of the Poor, on due security being given for the 
repayment of the sum so advanced. 

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. John Parker, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Robert Gordon, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee 
to whom it was referred to consider the several Acts 
relating to the Duties of Excise on Tobacco and 








Glass, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That certain of the Laws and Regu- 
lations of Excise relating to the manufacture of 
Tobacco be repealed, and other Regulations esta- 
blished in lieu thereof. 

2. Resolved, That the Duty now payable on Broad 
or Spread Glass be repealed, and that such Glass be 
subjected to the same Duty as Crown and German 
Sheet Glass, and that the Laws relating to Glass be 
amended. 

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. John Parker, 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Robert Gor- 
don, and Mr. Robert Steuart, do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the last 
of the said Resolutions: And that the same Genile- 
men do prepare, and bring it in. 








The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Petitions from Rochester, Chatham and Strood ; 
— Boston ;— Reading ;--Saint Alban’s—Kimpton ; 
—Sheffield ;— Harpenden ;—Royston;— Ashwell ;— 
Wheathamstead ;—Bristol and Clifton ;— Chorley 
(three Petitions); — Yower Hamlets; — Stal 
Bridge ;—and, Chelsea, &amp;c.; praying that Retailers 
of Beer may be placed upon the same footing as 
Licensed Victuallers,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;--Edward | 


Terry ;— Thomas Terry ;—Henry Nathaniel Byles ; | 
Vor. 95, | 


237 


—the Metropolis ;—Reigate;— Brighion. (two |Peti- 
tions);—and, Eweil; praying that the Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Sale of Beer 
reading of the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; (ile. 2.) Ba. 

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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, { a ao } 110. 
Mr. Alston, 30 
Mr. Warburton: } P 

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 to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday the 13th day of May next. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating China Trade. 
the Select Committee on China Trade; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Tithes Compo- 
Report on the Tithe Composition (Zreland) Bill; _ sition (Ireland) 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. * 


A Petition of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Dublin ana 
Company, for leave to present a Petition for leave to Drogheda 
bring in a Bill, for the several purposes comprised in (No, 9: 
their first Petition, in respect of which the Standing 
Orders of the House have been complied with, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. F 

Estimates, 
presented : 

Mr. Robert Gordon presented, by Her Majesty’s Miscellaneous 
command,—Statement of the Estimates for Mis- Services. 
cellaneous Services for 1840=41 ; compared with the 


Estimates for the like Services for 1838-39, and 
1839-40. 


No. 179. 
Comparative 
Statement. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably Public 

be required for the Repairs, &amp;c., of Public Buildings; B!!¢ines 
for Furniture, &amp;c. for various Public Departments ; 
for certain Charges for Lighting and Watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes; also for the Maintenance, 
Repairs, &amp;c., of Royal Palaces, and Works in the 
Royal Gardens, formerly charged upon the Civil 
List; for one year, from ist April 1840 to 31st 
March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Chapel Royal, 
required to defray the Expense of Fittmgs at the ae (Queen s 
Chapel Royal, and other Parts of Saint James’s “*"*8*) 
Palace, and other Expenses connected with Her 
—— Marriage. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Kingstown 
for Work; and Repairs to Kingstown Harbour, from Harbour. 
1st April 18406 to 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Holyhead 
during the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March an¢ Liverpool 
1841, by the Commissioners for the Improvement of “°*"* “ 
the Holyhead and Liverpool Roads, Holyhead Har- 
bour, &amp;c., and for Repairs to the Conway Bridge. 

Estimated Expense of the Works and Fittings British Museum 
for the New Buildings at the British Museum, in (New Build- 
the Requisition made by the Trustees in the year '"**? 
ending 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the probable Amount that will Housesof Lords 
be required in the year ending 31st March 1841, to #4 Commons. 
defray the Expense of providing temporary Accom- 

HH 3 modation, 





New Houses of 
Parliament. 


Model Prison. 


Museum of 
Economic 
Geology. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


II. 
No. 179. 


Comparative 
Statement. 


Salaries and 
Expenses 
(Houses of 
Parliament.) 


D° - (Trea- 
sury.) 


D° - (Home 
Office. ) 


D° - (Foreign 
Office.) 


Do - (Colonial 
Office.) 


D° - (Privy 
Council Office, 
&amp;c.) 


D° - (Lord 
Privy Seal.) 


D° - (Paymas- 
ter General’s 
Office.) 


D° - (Comp- 
troller General 
of the Exche- 

quer, &amp;c.) 


Professors 
(Oxford and 
Cambridge.) 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ Court. 


238 


modation for the Houses of Parliament, Committee 
Rooms, Offices, and Temporary Official Residences 
for the Speaker of the House of Commons and other 
Officers of the House, &amp;c. 

An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be re- 
quired to defray the Expenses of the Works of the 
New Houses of | Parliament, for the year ending 31st 
March 1841, beyond what has been already pro- 
vided by Votes of Parliament. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, in 
the year 1840, towards defraying the Expense of 
erecting a Model Prison. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required for 
the Museum of Economic Geology, in Craig’s-court, 
within the year ending the 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
in the year 1840, towards defraying the Expense of 
erecting a Hall for the use of the General Assembly 
of the Church of Scotland, at Edinburgh. 


Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous 
Services for 1840-41, compared with the Estimates 
for the like Services for 1838-39 and 1839=40. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, 
in the year 1840, to defray the Charge for Salaries 
and Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, 
and of allowances to Retired Offices of the Two 
Houses, for the year ending 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to pay the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses 
in the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted, in 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home 
Department. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required 
to pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the De- 
partment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs ; also, of the Foreign Messengers 
attached to the Department, for the year ending 
31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be wanted to 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, for the year ending 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council, and Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, 
to the 31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the 
Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster 
General, established pursuant to the Act 5 &amp; 6 Will. 
IV. c. 35, from the Ist April 1840 to the 31st 
March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to pay the Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the 
Departments of the Comptroller General of the Ex- 
chequer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, and 
hia Poynente of Civil Services. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allowances 
granted to certain Professors in the Universities of 
Oxford and Cambridge. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be required 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Com- 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their 
Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, for one year from the 1st April 1840 to 
the 31st March 1841; also, of the Expenses at- 
tendant upon the Circuit. 


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A. 1840. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Penitentiary 
required to defray the Expense of the General (Milbauk.) 
Penitentiary at Milbank, for the year from 1st 
April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the probable Expense of pro- Prison (Isle 
viding for the Prison for Juvenile Offenders at Park- Wight.) 
hurst, in the Isle of Wight, for the year 1840, end- 
ing 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required State Paper 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and other fice, &amp;c. 
Expenses of the State Paper Office, for one year 
from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Criminal Lay 
required to defray the Expense of the Commis- Commission. 
sion for digesting the several Statutes relating to 
Criminal and other Law. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Ecclesiastical 
required to defray the Expenses incurred by the Commission, 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, during 
the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted Poor Law 
in the year 1840, to defray the Charge of Salaries Commission, 
and Expenses of the Commissioners appointed to 
carry into execution the Act4 &amp; 5 Will. 4. c. 76, 
for the Amendment and better Administration of 
the Laws relating to the Poor in England and 
Wales, and the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vict. c. 56, for the more 
effectual Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ireland. 


An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted for slave Trade 
one year, from the 1st April 1840 to the 31st March Commission, 
1841, to pay Salaries and Incidental Expenses for 
the Commissions appointed on the part of Her 
Majesty, under the Tounlien 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 Consuls, &amp;c. 
to be granted for the year ending 31st March 1841, 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of Her Majesty’s 
Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls Abroad, 
and of the Superintendents of Trade in China; also, 
the Contingent Expenses connected with the 
Public Duties of such Consuls-General, Consuls 


and Vice-Consuls, and Superintendents of Trade in 
China. 


Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Inspectors 
Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors and Su- of Factories. 
perintendents of Factories to 31st March 1841. 


Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Sala- Inspectors of 
ries and Expenses of the Inspectors of Prisons, Prisons. 
appointed under the Act 5 &amp; 6 Will, 4. c. 38, to 
31st March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to defray Mint. 
the Expenditure of the several Branches of the Mint, 
for the year ending 31st March 1841. - 

Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous No. 179. 
Services for 1840-41, compared with the Estimates Comparative 
for the like Services for 1838-39 and 1839-40, _— Statement. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, Superannua- 
in the year ending 31st March 1841 to defray the ""* 
Charge of Allowances or Compensations granted 
as Superannuation or Retired Allowances to Per- 
sons formerly employed in the Public Offices or 
Departments, 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 Toulonese 

the year, from ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841, Emigrants &amp;e 
to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese 
and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers, 
Saint Domingo Sutterers, American Loyalists, and 
others who have heretofore received Allowances 
from Her Majesty ; and who, for Services performed 
or Losses sustained in the British Service, have 
special Claims on Her Majesty’s justice and libe- 
rality. 


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Des 








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239 


Vaccine An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the | paid from Civil Contingencies ; also of the Amount 
Establishment. Expense of the National Vaccine Establishment for | required to make good the deficiency of the Fees in 


the year 1840. 


Refuge for the 
Destitute. 


for the year 1840. 
Criminal An Estimate of the probable Expense of confining 


Lunatics. and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in the Buildings 
attached to Bethlem Hospital, for the year 1840, 
ending 31st March 1841. 

Protestant An Estimate of the Amount that may be wanted 

Dissenting __ in the year, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 


Ministers, See pay the usval Allowances to Protestant Dissenting 


Ministers in England, Poor French Refugee Clergy, 
Poor French Refugee Laity, and sundry small 
Charitable and other Allowances to the Poor of 
Saint Martin’ s-in-the- Fields, and others. 


IV. 
No. 179. Statement of the Estimates for M iscellaneous 
Comparative Services for 1840-41, compared with the Estimates 
Statement. for the like Services for 1838-39 and 1839-40. 


Secret Services. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year from Ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 
other Secret Services. 


An Estimate of the Expense of providing Sta- 
tionery, Printing and Binding, for the several De- 
partments of Government in England, Scotland and 
Ireland, and the Colonies; and for providing Sta- 
tionery, Binding, Printing and Paper for Printing, 
for the Two Houses of Parliament ; and including 
also the Expense of the Establishment of the Sta- 
tionery Office, from the 1st of April 1840 to the 31st 
of March 1841. 


A Detailed Estimate of the Sum that will be re- 
quired to defray the Expenses of Law Charges to 
3ist March 1841. 


Estimate of the probable Expense of providing 
for the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home and 
at Bermuda, for the year 1840, ending 31st March 
1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required 
in the year ending 31st March 1841, to defray the 
Charge of maintaining Convicts at New South Wales 
and Van Diemen’s Land. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year ending 31st March 1841, to defray Ex- 
penses for the Support of Captured Negroes and 
Liberated Africans, under the Acts for the Abolition 
of the Slave Trade. 


Public An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
Records, required to carry on the Business of Binding, 
Cleaning, Repairmg and Indexing the Public Re- 

cords ; also to pay the Salaries of the Persons em- 

ak ae upon Services connected with the Public 

ecords, for one year, from 1st April 1840 to 31st 

March 1841. 


Education An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
(Great Britain.) in the year 1840, for Public Education in Great 
Britain. 


Stationery, &amp;c. 


Lew Charges. 


Convicts, 


Captured 
Negroes. 


University of | An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
ae required to defray the Expenses of the Universit 
of London, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 
1841. 
School of _ An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
Design, in the year 1840, to defray the Expenses of the 
School of Design, at Somerset-house, for one year. 
Revising An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 
arristers, 


the year from ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to pay the Allowances and Expenses of the Bar- 
risters employed in revising Lists of Voters, &amp;c., 
under the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 45. 
~ somal An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 

1s nnen the year, from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841, 
to defray the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 


the office of the Queen’s Remembrancer in the Ex- 


An Estimate of the Sum required in aid of the chequer, in consequence of the diminution of Fees 
Institution called “ The Refuge for the Destitute,” | that Department, and to pay the Salaries and 


Ancient Allowances of certain Officers of the Court 
of Exchequer. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in County Rates. 
the year 1840, to defray certain Charges heretofore 
paid out of the County Rates. 


An Estimate of the Sum which may be required Polish 
for the Payment of the Subsistence of the Polish Refugees. 
Refugees, for the year from 1st April 1840 to 31st 

March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the British Museum 
Trustees of the British Museum to purchase Mr. (Sauron Re 
Hawhkins’s Collection of Saurian Remains. seit 


An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Messrs. Four- 
to enable Her Majesty to make a Grant to Messrs. drinier. 
Fourdrinier, in consideration of the great Benefits 

conferred on the Public by the Introduction of their 
Machinery, for the Improvement of the Manufacture 

of Paper. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to H. T,Sam- 
be voted in the year 1840, towards the discharge of Payo’s Claims. 
the Balance remaining due tothe late H. T. Sampayo, 

Conde de Povoa, on the final Settlement of his Ac- 

counts, for Supplies of Money and Provisions to the 

British Forces in the Peninsula during the War, 

from 1808 to 1814. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted steam Com- 
towards defraying the Expense of Steam Com- munication 
munication to India by way of the Red Sea, for “™™) 
one year, to 31st March 1841. 


Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous N oe 
Services for 1840-41, compared with the Estimates . we = 
M4 i y omparative 
for the like Services for 1838-39 and 1839-40. an 2 9 
Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Bahama 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, from the Islands. 
Ist day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Bermudas. 
Establishment of the Bermudas, in America, from 

the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 

1841. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil prince gaward’s 
Establishment of Prince Edward's Island, in Ame- Island. 
rica, from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Western Coast 
meet the Charges of the Civil Establishments on ef Africa. 
the Western Coast of Africa, from the 1st day of 
April 1840 to the 31st day of March 1841. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expense western 
of the Settlement of Western Australia, from the 1st Australia. 
April 1840 to the 31st March 1841. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expenses Ecclesiastical 
of the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British Establishment 
North American Provinces, from the Ist day of GNorth ) 
April 1840 to the 31st day of March 1841. _ 


Estimate of the probable Expenditure of the Indian 
Indian Department in Lower and Upper Canada, Department 
for its Establishment and Pensions, from 1st April (Const) 
1840 to the 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Amount that will be required Governors of 
from the 1st of April 1840 to the 31st of March West India 
1841, to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the ne 
Governors, Lieutenant-Governors and others in Her 
Majesty’s West India Colonies. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Heligoland. 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, for the period from 1st April 1840 to 
the 31st of March 1841. 





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240 


Stipendiary An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 
— ae from the 1st of April 1840 to the 31st March 1841, 
— ‘Ae.) to defray the Charge of Salaries and Allowances and 
Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices in the 
West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of Good Hope. 
Negro An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
Education. 


the year 1840, to enable Her Majesty to defray such 
Expenses as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the 
Local Legislatures in providing for the Religious 
and Moral Instruction of the Emancipated Negro 
Population. 


Estimate of the Expense of defraying so much of 
the Charge of the Colonial Land and Emigration 
Board as it is proposed to pay from the Revenues 
of this Kingdom, and of the Expense of defraying 
the Salaries of the Agents for Emigration at the 
different Ports of this Kingdom, from the 1st April 
1840 to the 31st March 1841. 


Estimate of the Sum that will be required in the 
year ending 31st March 1841, to defray the Charge 
of the Civil Establishment at Saint Helena, and of 
Pensions and Allowances to the Civil and Military 
Officers of the Kast India Company’s late Esta- 
blishments in that island. 


Estimate of the Amount required in aid of the 
Expenses of the Civil Government of Nova Scotia, 


from the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
in the year 1840, to defray the Charge of the Repair 
and Maintenance of the Rideau Canal in Canada. 

Estimate of the Sum which will probably be re- 
quired to defray the Expenses of the Expedition to 


the River Niger, for the period ending on the 31st 
of March 1841. 


Emigration, 


Saint Helena, 


Nova Scotia. 


ideau Canal 
(Canada.) 


Niger Expedi- 
tion. 


Miscellaneous 


CKreland.) Statement of the Estimates for Miscellaneous 
No.1g0. services in Ireland, for the year ending 31st March 
Cascun *941; compared with the Grants for the like Services 

Statement. for the years 1838-39 and 1839-40. 

Fducation, An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Money for the 
Advancement of Education, from 1st April 1840 to 
31st March 1841. 

Foundling An Estimate of the Expense of the Foundling 

TDeblin.) Hospital, Dublin, for the year commencing 1st April 

aie 1840, and ending 31st March 1841. 

— of 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 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841, inclusive. 

eon Orphan Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan 

use. 


House, Circular-road, Dublin, for one year, from 
the 1st of April 1840 to the 31st of March 1841, 
for 160 Children. 

Westmorland 


Lock Hospital. Jand Lock Hospital, Dublin, for one year from 1st 


April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


Estimate for the Lying-in-Hospital, Dublin, for 
the year commencing the 1st April 1840. 


Estimate of the probable Expense of Dr. Steevens’ 


Hospital, Dublin, for one year, from 1st April 1840 
to 3ist March 1841. 


An Estimate of the probable Expense of the 
Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, 
Duilin, for one year, commencing Ist April 1840 | 
and ending 31st March 1841. 

Estimate of the probable Expenses of the Hos- 
pital for Incurables, containing not less than 82 
persons, for one year, from 1st of April 1840 to the 
3ist March 1841. 

An Estimate of the Charge of the Roman Ca- 


tholic College, for the Financial year ending 31st 
March 1841. 


Lying-in 
Hospital. 


Dr. Steerens’ 
Hospital. 


Fever Hospital 
aud House of 
Recovery. 


Hospital for 
Incurables. 


Roman Catholic 
College. 


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Estimate of the Sum required for the Westmor-| 









A. 1840, 


Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income Royal fis, 
and Sum aes for the Royal Irish Academy, Academy, 
from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the probable Expenditure and Royal 
Income of the Royal Hibernian Academy, for the tien 
year commencing the 1st of April 1840, and ending ® “"“"™" 
31st March 1841. 


Estimate of the sum that will be required for de- Royal Dublin 
fraying the Expenses of the Royal Dublin Society, Society. 
for the year commencing 1st April 1840, and ending 
3ist March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum necessary for defraying Charitable 
the Salary and Expenses of the Commissioners of — and 
Charitable Donations and Bequests in Zreland, from ~“*"*** 


the 1st day of April 1840 to the 31st day of March 
1841. 


Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing —— 
8 On. 


1st April 1840, and ending 31st March 1841, so far 


as it is proposed that the same shall be chargeable 
on the Public Funds. 


Estimate of the probable Expense of repairing Public Build. 
and maintaining the several Public Buildings in the ie &amp;c. 
Department of the Commissioners of Public Works 
in Ireland, 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 Pheniz-park, 
including the Vice Regal Lodge and other Official 


Residences, for the year 1840, ending 31st March 
1841, 


An Estimate of the Sum required to pay the Chief Secretary 
Salaries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary to te the Lord 
the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland in Dublin and Lon- “°™'"™™™ 
don, and the Privy Council Office in Ireland : — 

Also, the Estimated Amount of the Queen’s Printer’s 
Bill for Printing for the Public Offices in Ireland, 1 
and the probable Charge for Postage in the Chief ; 


Secretary’s Offices, for the year ending 31st March 
1841. 


An Estimate of the Sums required to defray the Household 
Charge of Salaries for the Officers and Attendants of Lord Lieu- 
of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, “*"* 
for one year to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Paymaster of 
defray the Charge of the Paymaster of Civil Ser- Civil Services 
vices’ Office, for the year ending 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Queen's 
required to pay the Bills of Queen’s Printers (Zre- Printer. 
land), for the year ending 31st March 1841, for 
printing Proclamations and Statutes. 


Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary to Protestant 
defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding a 
and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Jreland, for ; 
one year ending 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Criminal 
defray the Charge of Criminal Prosecutions and Prosecutions. 


other Law Charges in Jreland, to the 31st March 
1841. 


An Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of Police 
the Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of (Dublix.) 
Dublin, including the additional District of Black 
Rock and Kingstown, and of the Sum which will be 
required from Parliament in aid of these Depart- 
ments, for the year commencing 1st April 1840 and 
ending 31st March 1841. 


Estimate of the Sums which will be required to Public Works.. 
defray the Expenses of sundry Departments under 
the Charge of the Board of Public Works, for the 
year from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in Townland 
the year, from ist April 1840 to 31st March 1841, Sarvey. 


to defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of 
Treland. 





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Shannon River. 


Miscellaneous 


Charges 
(Scotland &gt; 


No. 181. 


Commissariat. 


No. 182. 


British Settlers 
(India. ) 
No. 183, 


Ionian Islands. 


No. 184. 


Tower of © 
London. 


No. 185. 
Exchequer 
Bills, 

No. 186. 


Post Office. 


Sidney, &amp;e. 


Official Pen- 
sions, 


$ Vicroriz. - 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Expenses of the Shannon Commissioners, 
from the opening of the Commission to the 31st 
March 1841. 


An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be 
required to defray Law Expenses, Grants to Scottish 
Universities and other Charges, formerly defrayed 
from the Hereditary Revenues, and not provided for 
on Her Majesty’s Civil List, nor on the Consolidated 
Fund; from 1st April 1840 to 31st March 1841. 


Estimate of Sums required for the Pay, Allow- 
ances and Contingent Expenses of the Commissariat 
Department at Home and Abroad, and for Land 
and Inland Water Transport, Freight of Specie 
and Miscellaneous Purchases, provided by the 
Commissariat Abroad, for the year ending the 31st 
March 1841; with a Statement of the Amount re- 
quired for similar Services in the year ending the 
31st March 1840. 


Estimate of Sums required for the Half-Pay of 
Commissariat Officers, and for Retired Full-Pay, 
Compensation and Superannuation Allowances; also 
for the Pensions of Widows of Commissariat Offi- 
cers, and Compassionate Allowances to their Chil- 
dren, for one year, from the 1st April 1840 to the 
31st March 1841. 

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


Ordered, That the Return relative to British 
Settlers (India) which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Zonian 
Islands which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Tower 
of London, which were presented upon the 17th day 
of February, last and yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Exchequer 
Bills, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till ‘To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 1° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M®: Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Orders,— Returns, showing all Appointments of De- 
puty Postmasters in Great Britain, made by the 
Postmaster-General since the 5th day of October 
1839, specifying the Date of each Appointment :— 
And, of the Number of additional Clerks or Assistants 
placed on the Establishment of the General Post 
Office within the same period; distinguishing the 
District or Place where such Appointments have 
been made, accompanied by an Estimate of the 
Extra Annual Charge arising from such Appoint- 
ments. 

A Return of the Number of Vessels, and their 
Tonnage, cleared out from the Ports of London, 
Liverpool and Glasgow, in the years 1838 and 1839 
respectively ; viz. tor Sidney, Port Philip, South 
Australia, Swan River, King George’s Sound, Hobart 
Town, Launceston, New Zealand and the South 
Sea Fisheries; as well as for the various Ports on 
the Western Coast of South America, round Cape 
Horn. 

An Account of the Amount of Money paid as Pen- 
sion to each Person under the Acts 57 Geo. 3, c. 65, 
and 6 Geo. 4, c. 90, from the passing of them up to 
this time, stating the Amount paid in each year to 
each Person, and the Total Amount to each Person ; 
also the Aggregate Charge to the Public for those 
Pensions in each year to the present time, and the 
Total paid. 

Vox. 95. 





31° Marti.—1° Aprilis. 241 


A Return of the Number of Persons licensed to Beer Houses. 
sell Beer in that Collection of the Excise Depart- 
ment in which Vewport (Monmouthshire) is situated ; 
distinguishing those licensed in the Petty Sessional 
Divisions of Bedwelty, Abergavenny, Pontypool and 
Newport, in the County of Monmouth; and distin- 
guishing those licensed under Acts 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
c. 64, and 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 85 (the New Beer 
Acts), from those licensed under Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 61 
(the Magisterial Licensing Act.) 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 2d day of China. 
March last, for Copies of all Communications’ be- 
tween the Board of Treasury, or the India Board, 
or any other Public Department, and the Parties 
or their Agents who are holders of Certificates or 
Bills granted by the Chief Superintendent at Canton 
for Opium surrendered to the Chinese Authorities ; 
together with an Account of the Number of such 
Bills or Certificates, and of the Amount in Sterling 
Value which they represent. 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the Court of 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of War- Chancery 

: ; ; ireland.) 

rant granting Compensation to certain Officers of 
the High Court of Chancery in Jreland :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Lord Eliot, from the Select Committee appointed Ipswich Bo- 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition of tovgh Election. 
Thomas Milner Gibson, Esquire, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Ipswich, informed the House, That the Committee 
had determined, 

That Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight, is duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Ipswich. 

That the Petition of Thomas Milner Gibson, 

Esquire, 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 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


An ingrossed Bill to make a further Alteration in Birmingham 
the Line of the Birmingham and Derby Junction 9n4 Derby 
Railway, and an Approach thereto at Tamworth, mains — 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, Tamworth _ 
was read the third time. Approach Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Scholefield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Calton of Calton of Glas- 


Glasgow Police Bill be revived: —And that they sow Police Bill. 


have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


A Petition of the Pastor of the Congregational Glasgow Poor 
Church assembling in JVile-street, in the city of Rate Bill. 
Glasgow, praying that the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors and Com- Clyde Naviga- 
missioners of Police of the barony of Gorbals, Glas- ti Bill. 
gow, praying that the Clyde Navigation Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, andread; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Mr. Lister reported from the Committee on the Allerton 
Allerton Inclosure Bill; That they had examined Inclosure Bill. 
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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


II Ordered, 


i 
i 
t 
| 


ee 





Maiden Newton 


Roads Bill. 


Portsmouth 
Floating Bridge 
Bill. 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


249 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Strangways reported from the Committee on 
the Maiden Newton Roads Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of two of the said 
Petitions; and that no person appeared on behalf 
of the other Petitions ; and that they had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee 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 
had inserted a Clause, pursuant to the Resolution 
of the House of the 6th day of February last. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Portsmouth Floating Bridge 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and other 
Inhabitants of Teignmouth and Shaldon and their 
vicinity, praying that the Exeter Port Dues Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Market Harborough ;—Isham ;— 
Preston, Lancaster (nine Petitions);— Stockport (two 
Petitions) ;— Hutton ;— Oxendon and Farndon ;— 
Petham District ;— Saint Pancras, Middlesex (two 
Petitions) ;— Vauxhall Walk ;— Warrington (two 
Petitions) ;— Chorlton-upon-Medlock ;— Blackrod ; 
— Cumbernauld; —Ardwick ;— Bloomsbury ;-— Wigan 
(nine Petitions) ;—Long Lane, Aldersgate ;—New 
Hutton ;— Old Hutton ;— Arbuckle ;—London (six 
Petitions) ;— Ashton-in-Macherfield ; —Linlithgow ; 
— Camden Town ;— Lambeth (two Petitions); — 
Norwich (twenty-two Petitions) ; — Ince ; — Up- 
holland ;— Orrell and Winstanley ;— Lamberhead 
Green;— Hindley ;—Smithy Brook and Goose Green, 
Pemberton;—Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Lohdon ; 
— Oxford-street, Marylebone; — Liverpool (two 
Petitions) ; — King-street, Soho ; — Westbury ; —- 
Greenwich ;—Forfar (five Petitions) ;— Hulme (two 
Petitions) ;— Monton ;— R. H. Hethorn ;— North 
Elmham ;--Coventry ;—Kilconquhar, &amp;c.;—Cupar 
(Chairman of a Meeting);—Kersall and Maplebeck ; 
—Craigrothie ;—Strathmiglo ;— Selston ;— Kirkby 
Woodhouse ; — Kirkby (three Petitions) ;—— Boot 
and Shoemakers in the employ of Samuel Watson ; 
—Annesley Woodhouse ;— Bagthorpe and Wood- 
nook ;— Worksop ; — Saint Andrew’s ;— Glossop ; 
— Brechin ;— , eae ;— Bristol (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Eccles ;— Montrose ;—Saint Luke’s, Mid- 
dlesex (three Petitions) ;—- Pendleton ;— Aston ; — 
Kirriemuir (two Petitions) ;——Leicester (Chairman 
of a Meeting);— Bervie ;—— Strand ;-— Beeston; 
— Ward of Billingsgate, London ; — Cripplegate 
Buildings, London ;— Devonshire House, Bishops- 
gate-street ; — Whitechapel ; — Ward of Cornhill, 
‘London ;—Glasgow (ninety-one Petitions) ;—Guise- 
ley ; — Bilston; — Cripplegate, London; -— Black- 


friars, London; —Members of the Liverpool Reform 


Association ; — Wewmonkland ; — Shepton Mallet ; 
-— Auchenshiggle; — West Smithfield (three Peti- 
tions); — Burlon Latimer ;— Bowden Parva ;— 
Madeley and Broseley ;— Eccleston ;— Ormskirk ;— 
Stephenston ;— Milngavie ;— Neilston ;— Govan ;-- 
Annan ;—- Dundyvan (four Petitions) ;—Partick ;— 
Hamilton ;— Bothwell ;—-Messrs. Campbell’ s Cabinet 
Saop ;— Thornliebank ;— Dalry ;— Fentry ;— Shotts ; 
— Clydebank Printfield;—Lancefield Rope-work ;— 
Saltcoates and Ardrossan ;— Standish ;— Pemberton; 
— Billinge ;— Thirsk ;— Lorton ;— Johnshaven ;— 
Datheith ;— Auchendinny ; — Staveley ;— Kirkly 
Moor;— Furness ;— Rev. John Bell ;—Cockhermouth ; 
— Stroud (two Petitions) ;— Leeds ;—Stonehouse ;— 
Bridgeton ;— Rotherham ;— Whitfield and Glossop; 
—Smithies Mill;-- Ardwick ;—Trowbridge ;—Ar- 
broath (seven Petitions) ;— Whitefield ;— Kendal 
(two Petitions) ;— Dundee (two Petitions) ;—Gray- 


1° Aprehs. 








A. 1840, 


rigg ; — Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Whalley ; — North 
Petherton;—Dunstable;— Devizes ;—Swaledale and 
Arkindale;— Whitby ;—Padiham;—-Garnett Bridge; 
—Fenwick ; -- Bardington ;— Crowton ;— Oxford ; 
— Stand-lane ;— Longsight ;—Pleasley (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Stalybridge ;— Oldham (fifteen Petitions) ; 
—- Hurst (Ashton-under- Lyne) ; -- Dukinfield ;— 
Painswick ; — Runcorn ;-— Bulwell ;— Beeston ; — 
Arnold ;— Oldswinford ;-—Bolsover ;—Shetford ;—. 
Tibshelf ;— Tailsworth ;— Patricroft ;—Scarcliffe ; 
— Swinton ;-— Little Bolton ;— Lye;--Birmingham; 
— Galway ;— Garsdale ;— Quick ;— Clifton Dart- 
mouth Hardness ;—Barton and Patricroft ;—East- 
wood ;— Donegal ;— Ashton-under-Lyne ;— Mottram- 
in-Longdendale ;-— Penny Bridge ;— Brishem;-- Long 
Eaton ;— Annan ;—- Thornhill ;-- Draycott ;--W elling- 
borough ; — Hucknall; — Hilcote, Blackwell and 
Newton ;— Dewsbury Union ;— Wootton ;— Hebden ; 
—Pinzton ;—Barton-upon-Irwell ;—and, Timbers- 
combe ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Petitions from Midhurst ;—Wighill, and Walton; 
— York ; — Barwich-in-Elmet ;— Huddlestone and 
Newthorpe ;—Sherburn ;— Saxton ;— Shindington; 
—Charlton Kings;—Bozwell &amp;c. ;— Badgworth ;— 
Elkstone ;—Cranham;— Whitcombe ;—Miserdine ;— 
Colesbourn ; — Hatherop; — Cubkerly ; — Maisey 
Hampton ;—Eastleach Martin ;—Coln Saint Ald- 
wins ;—Great Barrington ;—Hardwicke and Hares- 
field ;—Winstow ; — Maiseyhampton ; — Oldbury-on- 
the-Hill;—Horton ;—Tormarton and Acton Tur- 
ville ;—Little Badminton ;—Frampton-on-Severn ;-- 
Kempsfcrd ;—Southerop ;— Quenington ; — Marsh- 
field and other places ;— Donington and other places ; 
—- Fairford (two Petitions) ;— Bisley ; — Blakes- 
ley ;—Kirby Laythorpe (two Petitions) ;— Weedon 
Bech ;—Hundred of Freebridge Lynn, (Norfolk) ; 
—New Woodstock;— Huntly and other places; 
—Deal ;—Silverstone ; — Wrestlingworth ;— Hay ; 
— Lambourne ; — Talgarth ; — Cantreff ; — Kil- 
burn ;-- Alford; — Urquhart and Saint Andrew’s, 
Llanbryd ;— Middleton Cheney ;—Alkerton;—Shen- 
nington Midhurst ;—Wardington ; — Wroxton ; — 
Hooknorton ;—Boddicott ;—Hornton ;—_ Broughton; 
— Adderbury ;— Barford ;-—Swalcliffe ;— Hanwell ; 
—South Newington and Milcombe ;—Tadmarton ; 
— Horley ;—Knowle and other places ;— Selby ;-— 
Gristhorpe ;-—-Brotherton ;—Solihull ;— Cawood ;— 
Clare County (two Petitions) ;- - Minster ;—Elham 
District ;— Hensall and Heck ;- - Ruthin ;—Sutton- 
under-Whitstoncliffe and other places; — Oxford 
County (two Petitions) ;—Kingsbury, Harley, and 
Dosthill ;—Saint Peter, Isle of Thanet ;—Devyn- 
nock ;—Llangorse ;—-Sutton Coldfield; —Hythe ;— 
Coddenham and Crowfield;—Carno ;—Ashford-with- 
Thorpe ;-——County of Down ; — Isle of Thanet ;-— 
County of Fermanagh ;—Canterbury ;—Syleham ;— 
West Bere ;-—Topeliffe ;— Witney Union ;—Giggles- 
wick and Clapham ;—Sowerby ;—Aisenby and Mar- 
ton-le- Moor ;—Dalton ; — Middleton Bridgeton ;— 
Wath;— Middleton Quernhoe ;—Melmerby ;—Ship- 
ton and Catton ;—Cold Kirby ;—Maunby and Kir- 
by Wiske ;—Hutton Conyers ;— Bodmin Union ;— 
Trent ;— County of Monaghan; — Shotteswell ; ~ 
Costock ;— Holsworthy ;—Tiverton ; — Lapford ; — 
Tetcott ;—Clawton;—Morchard Bishop ;— Holla- 
combe ; — Luffincott ; — Clawton ; — Dorchester ; — 
Lindal Court ;— Marton; — Llanigon ; —- Llan- 
spythidd ;—- Blandford;-—County of Buckingham(two 
Petitions) ;— Bridport ;-- Ramsden ; — Bell House ; 
—West Ward, Westmorland ;—Edgbaston ;—Lock- 
ton and Levesham ;— Killisolan and Killconnell ;--- 
Hartshall ; — Llewell ;—- Bowness ; —Chawleigh ;— 
Wimbotsham and Stow Bardolph ;--East and West 
Barnby and Mickleby ;—Chard ;—Corton and other 
places ;— Buckland Saint Maru;—Stourton Caun- 
dle; — Spaxton;— Aisholt ; — Winsford ;— Nether 
Stowey ;—Dulverton Union ;-—— Tintinhull; — North 
Fambridge ;— Wistow ;— Mancetter ;-- South Per- 
rott ;— 


Sa 





Re 
(I 





Railways 
(Ireland. ) 


Church of 
England. 


Printed Papers. 


Lord’s Day. 


Medical 
Profession, 





3 VicToriz. 


rott ;—Ibberton ; — Henstridge ; — Shillingstone ; — 
Ockford Fitzpaine ;— Weston Turville ;—Child Oke- 
ford ;-—Lydlinch ;--Hazelbury Bryan; — Fifehead 
Neville ;— Woolland ;—Stoke Wake ;-- Hammoon ; 
—Over Compton and Nether Compton ;—— Aldfield ; 
—Copt Hewick-with-Sharow ;— Fairlight ;— Tip- 
perary County, Southern Division ;— Mosterton and 
Hinton Saint George ; — Higham-on-the- Hill; — 
Orleton ; — Saint Giles-in-the-Heath (Devon) ; — 
Zeal Monachorum ;—Sherborne;— Marnhull ;--East 
Orchard ;— West Orchard ;—Mauston ;— Marking- 
ton-with- Wallerthwaite ; — Werrington ;— Rampis- 
ham ;—Cropredy ;-- Blorham and Milcomb;—In- 
veraven ;— Thorncombe ;— Belchalwell ; —— Sturmin- 
ster Newton Castle ;—Cabrach ;— Kirkmichael ;— 
Enzie ;— Mortlack ;— Portsoy ; — Kirkmabreck ;— 
Elwick Hall ;— Wimborne and Cranborre Union; 
— Marbury ; — Ware-cum-Thundridge ; — Steyning 
Union ;—Sazxby and other places ;— Streatly ;-—Sin- 
nington ;— Wickham ;— Andover Union ;—and, Tip- 
perary; praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed, — were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others, in Goring, Durrington and West Tarring, 
in the county of Sussex, praying for the appointment 
of a Committee to inquire into the operation of the 
laws relating to the importation of Corn, with the 
view of preventing fluctuations in the value of grain, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Chamber of Com- 
merce, and Merchants and Traders, of Belfast, 
praying that measures may be adopted for secur- 
ing a fair and free competition for the carriage of 
goods on Railways, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


Petitions from Bellbroughton ; — Daventry ; — 
Beddgelert ; — Great Waltham ;— Lofthouse and 
Fountains Earth ;—Ramsgill ;—Cumnor ;—Clifton 
Campville ;— Wells (Somerset) ;—Spaxton ;—Fenny 
Compton ;—Heathfield;— Over and Nether Worton; 
— Winsford ;—Brize Norton and Norton Broyne ;— 
Bury (Lancaster) ;— Wicken ;—Gussage Saint Mi- 
chael, and other places ;—Clanfield ;—Ashton-under- 
Lyne ;— Llandysilio ;—and, Carno; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Chorley ;— Bishop’s Stortford ;— 
Tonbridge ; — Cockermouth ;— and, Stockton-upon- 
Tees; praying the House not to entertain any mo- 
tion which may have for its object Church Exten- 
sion, at the public expense,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Her 
Majesty’s courts of law and equity, resident in the 
city of York, praying the House in legislating upon 
the subject of Printed Papers, not to sanction any 
Act which may be injurious to the rights of the 
Petitioners, or interfere with the independence and 


dignity of the Law, and the free administration of P 


Justice, was presented, read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of York, praying that 
measures may be adopted for promoting the better 
observance of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine, residing 
at Exmouth, praying the House to pass a Bill for 
the consolidation of the Medical Profession into one 
representative faculty, having the power to regulate 
the examination and government of the whole body, 


and to confer equal rights and privileges upon all its 
Vox. 95. 


1° Aprilis. 

















243 


members, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners and Pupils, Anatomy. 

stating that the Petitioners have sustained most 
serious inconveniences and interruption in their pro- 
fessional studies, owing to the very inadequate and 
much diminished supply of bodies for dissection, and 
to the said supply having, in their opinion, been 
distributed to the different schools with great par- 
tiality, and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leeds, praying the y1 Coolies. 
House to refuse their sanction to any measure which 
may tend to revive the exportation of the Hill Coolies 
of India to the Maurit‘us or to the West Indies, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Devon and Somerset ;—and, Be- china. 
verley ; praying the House to adopt measures for the 
suppression of the growth and preparation of Opium 
in British India, for transmission to China, and the 
traffic in the same by British subjects,—were pre- 
sented, and read ;, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Trotter, Coroner of the Coroners 
county of Fermanagh ;—and, Coroners of the county (Ireland.) 
of Kildare ; praying the House to take the case of 
the Coroners of Jreland into consideration, and 
amend the existing laws in reference to their remu- 
neration,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grand Jurors, Gentlemen, Land- giour Importa- 
holders, and Inhabitants of the county of Kildare, tion (Ireland) 
praying that the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill 8i!- 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Society of Advo- Law of 
cates, in Aberdeen, praying that the Law of Evidence Evidence __ 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- (Scotland) Bill. 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Forbes M‘Kenzie, reported from the Com- gcottish 
mittee on the Scottish Widows’ Fund Bill; That Widows’ Fund 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, Bi! 
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 James Carruthers and others, pray- Kirkcudbright 
ing that the Kirkcudbright Roads Bill may not pass Roads Bill. 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Miss Dorothy Mazwell, of Kirk- 
connell, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and of 
John Menzies, of Pitfcdds, Esquire, Guardian of 
the said Dorothy Maxwell, and of the Reverend 
Thomas Witham, one of the Trustees of the roads in 
the said stewartry and Factor for Miss Mazwell on 
the Kirkconnell estate, and of the several Persons 
thereunder signed, praying that they may heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
arts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

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. William Evans reported from the Committee G;eenhill and 
on the Greenhill and Eckington Road Bill; That Eckington 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and Ro«d Bill. 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 
had inserted a Clause, in compliance with the Reso- 
lution of the House of the 6th day of February last. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

112 A Petition 








Highways. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


Courts of Law 
( Westminster), 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


East India 
Produce. 


Railways. 


Q44 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Crickhowell Union, praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any measure the purport of which would be to 
transfer the care of the parish Roads from the old 
established officers to boards of guardians, inasmuch 
as it would tend to deprive parishes of the command 
of their own affairs, and lessen the efficiency of 
boards of guardians for their primary duties, by 
throwing on them burdens not contemplated at 
their original formation, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wells, (Somerset) ;— West Grin- 
stead; — Heathfield ;— and, Carno; praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money tothe Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Caragh and Prosper- 
ous, praying the House to extend to /reland a full and 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Borrowstounness ; — Turriff; — 
Kirkmaiden ;—Aberlemno ;—Glastry ; — Bervie ;— 
Inch ;— Cabrack ;-—Kinneff ;— Manchester ;—and, 
Newburgh ; praying for an alteration of the law re- 
lative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rutherglen (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing); James Shaw ;—and, Members of the Zua- 
nark Universal Suffrage Association; praying for 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- 
liaments, and Vote by Ballot, — were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens and Overseers 
of the Poor of the parish of Ore, praying that the 
Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Attorneys and Solicitors practising 
in the superior courts of law and equity, resident 
at Rugby, praying for the removal of the Courts of 
Law and Equity at Westminster, to a more céntral 
and convenient situation, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, and Members 
of the Presbyterian Congregation of Glastry, com- 
plaining of the compulsory attendance of British 
subjects at idolatrous festivals in India, and pray- 
ing that they may hereafter not be required to 
participate therein, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Association of West India Mer- 
chants and Planters of the city of Glasgow, praying 
the House, in relaxing the duties on East India 
Produce, not to adopt any measures that will tend 
to derange the interests of Her Majesty’s West India 
Colonies, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
to the Select Committee on East India Produce. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Trades- 
men, and Persons in business, in Manchester, pray- 
ing that in any Act relating to Railways, a clause 
may be inserted, enacting that the rates of charge 
for the carriage of goods to which the respective 
Railway Companies are restricted may be held to 
include all charges for the carriage thereof from sta- 
tion to station, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


1° Aprilis. 








A. 1840, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rufford, praying for Sale of Bee 
the amendment of the Sale of Beer Act, was pre- Act. Wa 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Traders and Railways 
other Inhabitants of the town of Galway, and (Iteland.) 
county of Galway, praying the House to further and 

romote the execution and construction of Railways 
in Ireland, ona trunk common to all, having special 
regard to the centre and West of Ireland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carno, praying that Municipal 
the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill may not Corporations 
pass into a law, was —— and read; and (Jreland) Bit 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens, and Church 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Richmond, in Establishment 
Prince-county, Prince Edward's Island, praying the (ie) 0 
House to continue their protection and encourage- ( 
ment to the Bishops and Clergy throughout the 
British Colonies, and make provision for increas- 
ing their number, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Poulett Scrope presented a Bill to explain Parochial , 
and amend the Act to regulate Parochial Assess- Assessments 
ments: And the same was read the first time ; and ~ 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday No. 187, 
next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of John Eldad Walters, of Lincoln’s- Dublin and 
Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, Agent — 
to and Solicitor for John Edward Venables Vernon, (xo,'2.) 
of Clontarf Castle, inthe county of Dublin, Esquire, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Dublin and Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into a law, 
and that he may be heard, by himself, his agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 





Mr. More O’Ferrall presented a Bill to improve Admiralty 
the Practice and extend the Jurisdiction of the High Court Bill. 
Court of Admiralty of England: And the same was _ No. 188. 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented a Bill to make Admiralty 
Provision for the Judge, eaphiee, and Marshal of — — 
the High Court of Admiralty of England: And the pil.” 
same was read the first time;-and ordered to be yo. igo, 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Schultze’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Schultze’s 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Postage. 
—An Account of all Sums charged to or paid by 
each Public Department, on account of Postage, 
from the 10th day of January to the 20th day of 
February 1839. 

An Account of all Sums charged to or paid by Postage (Public 
each Public Department, on account of Postage, Departments.) 
from the 10th day of January to the 20th day of 
February 1840. 

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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 30th Addresses. 
and 31st days of March last, (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House,) had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions ac- ; 
cordingly. 


Mr. 








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3 VicToRIz. 


New South Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- 

Wales. dress to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Letter addressed 
to the Secretary of State for the Colonial Depart- 
ment by Edward Macarthur, Esquire, dated 25th 
March 1840, transmitting Copy of a Petition to the 
House of Commons from certain Inhabitants of 
New South Wales. 

Van Diemen’s _ Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to the 

Land. directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies 
of Laws and Ordinances passed by the Governor 
and Council of the Colony of Van Diemen’s ‘Land, 


1838-39. 
New South Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Waies. Governor and Council of the Colony of New South 
Wales, 1838. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
Administration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


— me mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) 
— * Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ejectment — The Order of the day being read, for the second 
and Replevin yeading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) Bill; 


ae Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Vaccination The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Bill reading of the Vaccination Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply; ° 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ae. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Law of The Order of the day being read, for receiving 


Evidence : : 
., the Report on the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill; 
ane Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


China Trade. 
the Select Committee on China Trade ; 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 


1°—2° Aprils. 245 


thereupon to the House, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hodgson 
Hinde, Sir Charles Grey, Lord Viscount Barrington, 
Mr. Hayter, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Morgan John 
O’Connell, Sir William Follett, Mr. Lambton, Sir 
John Yarde Buller, Mr. Tancred, Sir Charles 
Douglas, Mr. Gisborne, Sir Walter James, Mr. 
Langdale and Mr. Richard Hodgson; with Power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Geo. 4, Insolvent 
c. 59, for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, Debtors 
might be read; and the same was read. teeta danaas 
The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 

Will. 4, c. 31, to improve the Administration of 

Justice in Ireland, might be read; and the same 

was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 

Will. 4, c. 23, to continue for Three years, and from 

thence to the end of the then next Session of Par- 

liament, the Acts for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors 

in Ireland, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to continue for a limited time the Acts for the 

Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Jreland: And that 

Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence given London and 
in Session 1836 before the Committee on the South Greenwich 
Eastern Railway Bill, and the Evidence given inSes- — pane 
sions 1836 and 1837 before the Committees on the =~ 
London and Brighton Railway Bills, and the several 

Reports of the Committee on Railway Communica- 

tion, with the Evidence given before them, be referred 

tothe Committee on the London and Greenwich Rail- 

way ; the London and Greenwich Railway Enlarge- 

ment and Station; and, the London and Greenwich 

Railway Station Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ship “ Volage”’ 
Copy of any Despatch or Letter from Captain Smith, 

of Her Majesty’s Ship Volage, detailmg the par- 

ticulars of the Action in which that Ship was en- 

gaged with the War Junks of the Chinese Govern- 

ment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Fire Ineurance. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office for 


morrow. 


Duty, by each Insurance Office in Great Britain 
and Ireland, on Insurance from Fire, for the Quarters 


Tithes Compo- The Order of the day being read, for receiving the | nding severally the 25th day of March, 24th day 


— (heland) Report on the Tithes Composition (Zreland) Bill ; 


of June, 29th day of September, and 25th day of 








Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | December 1839; distinguishing the Amount of 


Corn Importa- 
tion, 


Allowance made to each Office for collecting the 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, | Same in the Country, London, Edinburgh and 
c. 60, to amend the Laws relating to the Importa- | Dublin, respectively, with the Dates of such Pay- 


tion of Corn, might be read; and the same being ments:—And of the sums insured by each Office on 


read ; 


Farming Stock, exempt from Duty, for the Quarters 


And a Motion being made, and the Question ending severally the 25th day of March, 24th day 
being proposed, That this House do immediately of June, 29th day of September, and 25th day of 
resolve itself into a Committee to take into con-| December 1839; distinguishing the Amount of each 


sideration the Act regulating the Importation of Office in the Country, London, Edinburgh and 


Foreign Corn :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 2° die Aprilis, 1840. 


Dublin respectively. 





Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland presented a Bill Insolvent 
to continue for a limited time the Acts for the Relief Debtors 
of Insolvent Debtors in Zre/and: And the same was “*el#"4) Bill. 
read the first time; and ordered to be reada second No-190. 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this | time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


day. 
Freemen of 
pucsend upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap 


pointed to inquire into the operation of the Muni 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 


The House was moved, That the Order made} Accounts of the Quantity and Value of all Articles 


-| of the Growth or Manufacture of the United King- 
-| dom imported into the Territories under the Govern- 





cipal Reform Act on the privileges and private pro 


-|ment of the East India Company in each year, 


perty of the Freemen of Cities and Boroughs in| from 1828 to 1838, inclusive; together with an 


England and Wales; and to report their Observation 
Vor. 95. 





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246 1°? 


of each Article in each year; and also similar Ac- 


counts of the Imports from the Territories under the | 


Government of the East India Company into the 
British Colonies, and from the British Colonies into 
the Territories under the Government of the East 
India Company respectively ; showing, in all cases, 
the Rate of Duty levied upon the Import of each 
Article :—Of the Quantity and Value of all Articles 
of the Growth or Manufacture of the Territories 


under the Government of the East India Com- | 
pany, imported into the United Kingdom in each | 


year, from 1828 to 1839 both inclusive ; together 
with an Account of the Rate of Duty levied upon 
the Import of each Article in each year :—Copies 
or Extracts of Despatches from the Government of 
India to the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, relative to the Appointment of a Com- 
mittee for the purpose of investigating the Operation 
of the Sea and Land Customs throughout India, and 
reporting the progress which has been made in the 
improvement of the system of levying Duties of 
Customs at the Three Presidencies; together with the 
Replies of the Court of Directors to these De- 
spatches:—Copy of any Correspondence which 
may have passed between the Board of Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of India and the Court of Di- 
rectors on the same subjects :— Accounts of the 
Quantity and Value of Opium, Woollens, Cotton 
Goods and other Articles imported into Canton, by 
the East India Company and Private Traders re- 
spectively, in each year from 1820 inclusive, to the 
latest time to which the same can be made out :— 
Of the Quantity and Value of Tea, and of all other 
Articles, and of Treasure, exported from Canton by 
the East India Company and Private Traders, in 
each year from 1820 inclusive, to the latest time the 
same can be made out :—Of all Bills drawn upon 
India and London by the Select Committee at 
Canton, in each year from 1820 inclusive, to the 
latest time to which the same can be made out :—~ 
Of the Exports and Imports of Foreign Nations at 
the Port of Canton, in each year from 1820 inclusive; 
distinguishing Woollen, Cotton Goods, Tea, Treasure 
and Bills, and all other Articles, as far as the same 
can be made out:—- Copy of a Despatch of the 
Court of Directors of the East India Company in 
the Revenue Department, dated 15th March 1839, 
on the improved Cultivation of Cotton in India :— 
And, Copy of a Minute of the Governor General of 
India on the Cultivation of Cotton in the East 
Indies, dated Simla, the 14th August 1829. 

Mr. Clay accordingly presented the said Papers. 

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


Exchequer Bills 
site Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time this day. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to discontinue 
the Excise Survey on Tobacco, and to provide other 
Regulations in lieu thereof: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Tobacco Regu- 
ations Bill. 


No. 191. 


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. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to authorize | 
(Public Works) the issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and | 





A. 1840. 


Jovis, 2° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


Aprilis. 


PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That the Fourth Division of the Petitions fo 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills Private Bills, 
have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during 

the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Jeffries, from the Court of Common Pleas, Common Law 
| was called in; and at the bar presented,— Further Courts. 
Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of February 
last, for Returns relative to the Courts of Common 
| Law (so far as relates to the Marshal to the Lord 
_ Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas) :— 
And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, Thatthe said Return dolie upon the Table. 


The Wear River Watch Bill was read a second Wear River 
time ; and committed to Mr. Alderman Thompson, W#tch Bill 
and the North Durham List. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- Newton Abbot, 
mittee on the Newton Abbot, &amp;c., Small Debts ers —— 
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. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Torquay and 
deration the Report which, upon the 25th day of Dartmouth 
this instant March, was made from the Committee eee 
on the Torquay and Dartmouth Roads Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill 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. 


Petitions from Owners and Masters of vessels Clyde Naviga- 
trading to the Harbour of Glasgow, Ship Agents ti” Bill. 
and Householders resident at or near the said Har- 
bour;— and, Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers 
and other Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow ; pray- 
ing that the Clyde Navigation Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

















Petitions from Merchants, Ship-owners and Inha- x yeter Port 
bitants of Dawlish ;— Chudleigh ;—and, Inhabitants Dues Bill. 
of East Budleigh and Budleigh Salterton; praying 
that the Exeter Port Dues Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Town- Allerton 
| ship of Allerton, in the Parish of Bradford, in the Inclosure Bill. 
| West Riding of the County of York, was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Lister do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Scottish Widows’ Scottish _ 
Fund and Life Assurance Society to sue and be sued, Widows’ Fund 
and for other Purposes relating to the said Society, ~"” 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Portsmouth 
reading of the Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill ; Floating Bridge 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Petitions from Magilligan ;— Penicuick ; — and, Church 
Saint Ninians; praying for an alteration of the law fees.) 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were °°" 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 





Petitions 








Corn Laws. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Church of 
England. 


3 VicToRI£. 


Petitions from Blackburn ;—-Manchester (thirty- 
eight Petitions);—Over Darwen (four Petitions) ;— 
Deptford ;—Liverpool (six Petitions) ;— Blockwich ; 
—likley ; — Paulerspury ; — Patricroft ;— Toxteth 
Park (Chairman ofa Meeting) ;—Mottram ;— Man- 
chester and Salford;— Haworth ;—Lambeth (six Pe- 
titions) ;—Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ;—South- 
wark (three Petitions) ;— Rawdon ;—Eaglesfield ;— 
Bury Saint Edmund’s;—Braithwaite and Thorn- 
thwaite; —Milnthorp;—Rutherglen;— Old Monck- 
land (two Petitions) ;— Birstal ;--Carmyle ;— Fullar- 
ton;— Mains;—Tolcross ; — Goswell-street, London ; 
—Workmen in the employ of Mr. Robert Caton, 
Stationer ;—Glasgow (two Petitions) ;-—Anderston; 
—Milnthorp;— Newlands and Portinscale ;— Kes- 
wick ;—Saint Marylebone (three Petitions) ;—Lon- 
don (six Petitions) ;-—Avondale ;— Clyde Ironworks ; 
—Thames Ditton ;—Lunds ;—Under Millbeck ;— 
Warrington (three Petitions) ;— Stoney-lane, Mid- 
dlesex ;— Bermondsey ;—Saint Giles, Bloomsbury ; 
—Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road ;—and, 


2° Aprils. 





Q47 


| Petitions from Enville ;-- Fairford ;—Stalmine ; 


— Albury ;-- Puttenhone ; -- Godalming ; -—-Mund- 

ford ;— Walton-le-Dale ;— Saint Nicholas, Glamor- 
gan ;—Llanilid ;—— Bruton;— A beravon and Baglan; 
—-Neath ;-—Palgrave ;—Castle Cary ; --Penn Sel- 
wood ;—— and, Saint Martin’s, Stamford Baron; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Dudley Union ;--and, Alcester Poor Law Act. 
Union (two Petitions); praying for the amendment 
of the Poor Law Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Reading, Courts of Law 
praying for the removal of the Courts of Law at (Westminster.) 
Westminster from their present situation to one more 
central and convenient, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





George Christopher Rapier; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Layston; — King’s Langley ;— | 
Clothall ;--Bygrave ; —Walkirn ; —Great Gaddes- 


den ;-—Much Hadham ;-— Tring ;-— Lilley ;-- Wymond- 
ley ; —Gravely ; — Weston ; — Hinxworth ;— Hemel 
Bcent ;— Great Berkhamsted ; — Buntingford 
Union ;—Cocking ;— Herne ;— Rochester ;--Bristol; 
— Wincanton ;—Kingweston and East Lydford ;— 
Hundreds of Newport, (Buckingham) ;— East and 
West Stower ;—Hale ;—Bellbroughton ;—Hundred 
of South Greenhoe, (Norfolk) ;—Longford ;— Win- 
canton Union; — South Brent ;— Londonderry ;— 
Merrington ;— Willingham ; —Cardiff ;— Feltwell ; 
— Stow-on-the- Wold ;-—Kemscot;—- Alvescot ;—- East- 
leach Turville ;— Newnham ;—Stafford Grand Jury ; 
—-Floor ;--Leicester ;— Harpenden ;—Alcester Union ; 
— Oxford ; — Wolverton ; — Keysoe ; — Stone ;— 








Suffolk, Eastern Division ; ——Ludgershall ; — East 
Grinstead ;--Great Wakering ;— Cork (Grand Jury); 
—Fenton;--Northiam ; — Brede ;-—Mount Nugent, 
&amp;c.;— Leominster ;—Llanegryn, &amp;c.;—and, Ardra- 
han; praying that the Corn Laws may not be re- 
pealed,-—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
parish of Angmering and Poling, in the county of 
Sussex, praying for the appointment of a Committee 
to inquire into the operation of the laws relating to 
the importation of Corn, with the view of preventing 
fluctuations in the value of Grain, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Berwick-on- Tweed ;—Sunderland ; 
—and, Members of the Eastern Medical Association 
of Scotland (President and Secretaries); praying the 
House to proceed in the present Session to take 
such steps as may seem best fitted for ensuring 
an effectual measure of Medical Reform, — were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Wednesfield ;—Newton Abbot ;— 
Mundford ;—Tamlaght O’ Criily ;— and, Tamlaght 
Ardcastle; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,-were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;--Lymington (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Sway; — Beaulieu Rails ;— March ; — 
Brockenhurst ;-- Wilton ; — Kislingbury ;—Stansted 
Mountfitchet ;---Bassingbourn ; -- and, Sunderland ; 
praying the House to refuse and withhold all grants 
of public money for the extension of the Church 
Establishment,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Vo. 95. 





Petitions from Zeeds;—and, Northampton; pray- Printed Papers. 
ing the House not to adopt any measures with 
regard to the subject of Printed Papers which may 
interfere with the free and saidiopeailnnt administra- 
tion of the law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hartlepool, praying China. 
the House to adopt measures for the suppression of 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Taunton 
deration the Report which, upon the 25th day of Roads Bill. 
this instant March, was made from the Committee 
on the Taunton Roads Bill; printed Copies of the 
Bill having been delivered at the door upon Friday 
last. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


A Petition of Thomas Brunton, Town Clerk of Wear River 
Sunderland, praying that he may be heard, by him- W#'eh Bil, 
'self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
| Wear River Watch Bill, was presented, and read. 
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. 
Ordered, That the Petitions from the Corporation 
of Sunderland, which were presented upon the 17th 
and 31st days of March last, be referred to the 
Committee on the said 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and explain some of General Steam 

the Provisions of the Acts relating to the General = cae sn 
SPS = ; ompany Bill. 

Steam Navigation Company, was read the third” ~ 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wolverley Attwood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Baronet, Newcastie- ’ 
the Reverend John Savile Ogle, Michael Longridge »por-Tyne 
and Robert Ward, Esquires, praying that they may — 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


114 Mr. 





Perry’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Lloyd’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Army. 


Municipal 
Boroughs. 


248 2° Aprilis. 


Mr. F; a reported from the Select Committee 
on Divorce Bills, as to the ingrossed Bill from the 
Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage 
of James Perry, Esquire, with Elizabeth Margaret, 
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes ; That they had examined | 
the allegations of the Bill as to the Marriage of the | 
Parties, the adultery charged as the ground for dis- 
solving the Marriage, the verdict at law in the 
Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras, and the 
sentence of Divorce on the ecclesiastical side of the 
said Supreme Court; and upon evidence satisfactory 
to the Committee, found the same and the other 
allegations to be true; and they saw no reason to 
suspect collusion between the Parties ; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Depositions transmitted from 
India, relating to the said Bill, be returned to 
the Lords:—And that Mr. Freshfield do carry the 


same. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee 
on Divorce Bills, as to the ingrossed Bill from the 
Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage 
of George Lloyd, Esquire, with Athalie Pulcherie 
Clotilde, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes therein mentioned ; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
as to the Marriage of the Parties in Paris; the 
Adultery in the same place, charged as the ground 
for dissolving the Marriage; the inability of the 
said George Lloyd to bring any action at law against 
Roger de Beauvoir, the person charged with the 
adulterous intercourse with Mrs. Lloyd, in conse- 
quence of the said Roger de Beauvoir being, previous 
to the discovery of the said adulterous intercourse, 
and from that time having remained and still con- 
tinuing abroad, and out of reach of legal process ; 
the sentence of Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court; 
and upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, 
found the same and the other allegations to be true ; 
and they saw no reason to suspect collusion between 
the Parties; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment :—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of Mili- 
tary Officers upon Half Pay who have been allowed 
to received their Half Pay, since the 1st April 1839, 
under the provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 89. 
s. 21 &amp; 22. 

Mr. Macaulay also presented,—Further Return 
to an Order dated the 6th day of March last, for 
Returns relative to the Army (so far as relates to 
the Number of Appointments to First Commissions 
in the Ranks of Cornet, Ensign, Adjutant and 
Quartermaster, on death or other vacancies, with- 
out purchase, in each year since the 1st day of 


April 1838; showing the Number of Gentlemen | 


introduced into the Army without purchase, and 
distinguishing the Number of Gentlemen Cadets 


stored from Half Pay to Full Pay on such clear 
vacancies, and the Number of Non-commissioned 
Officers promoted to such Commissions.) 

Ordered, That the said Returns dolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Abstract of the 


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A. 1840. 


Statement of Monies received and expended on Ac- 
count of certain Boroughs in England and Wales. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to seve- Coroners. 


ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 26th day of August 
im the last Session of Parliament, for a Return of the 
Number of Coroners acting in England and Wales; 
specifying the County, City, Borough or Liberty, 
wherein such Coroner has Jurisdiction, and by whom 
he is elected or appointed:—A Return of the Number 
of Inquests taken by each Coroner in England and 
Wales, stating the Number in each year separately, 
for the Four years ending August 1839, the Amount 
of Fees for taking Inquisitions, the Charge for 
Mileage (whether to and fro), and any other Charges 
allowed in the Account of each Coroner :—Copy of 
the Schedule now in force, of Fees, Allowances and 
Disbursements to be paid by the Coroner, pursuant 
to the Act 1 Vic., c. 68, intituled, “‘ An Act to pro- 
vide for the Payment of the Expenses of holding Co- 
roners’ Inquests,” arranged by the Justices in Ses- 
sions held in each County, or by Magistrates of each 
City, Borough or Liberty in England and Wales: 
—-And,a Return of the Number of Deputy Coroners 
in each County, City, Borough or Liberty, stating 
by whom appointed :—And, a Statement of the ex- 
treme Length and Breadth of the District in which 
each County Coroner has duties to discharge. 


A Copy of a letter dated 25th November 1839, Penitentiary. 
from the Superintending Committee of the General (Milbank.) 


Penitentary to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of 
State for the Home Department. 

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


A Petition of James M. Hardy, Depute Sheriff Clyde Navige. 
Clerk for the County of Lanark, at Glasgow, and “" Bil 


John Douglas, Clerk of the Peace for the said 
county, at: Glasgow, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Clyde Navigation Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

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 Ardrahan, praying Railways 
the House to originate and sanction such measures (Ireland.) 


as shall enable Government to construct such lines 
of Railroad ‘in Jreland, as it may deem best for 
public interests, with due regard for vested rights, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Naples. 


Council of the city of Edinburgh, in council as- 
sembled, stating that the Petitioners feel deeply in- 
terested in the result of the treaty of commerce now 
pending between Her Majesty’s Government and 
that of the King of Vaples; and that the Petitioners 
fully expect the greatest advantage from extending 
the commercial intercourse of Great Britain with 
that kingdom, being fully persuaded that the admis- 
sion of the produce of the Two Sicilies into the 
United Kingdom at a more moderate rate of duty, 
will not only cause a more extensive interchange 
with that country, but by affording a ready vent for 
their produce, enable them to become much larger 
consumers of British manufactures, particularly as 


‘it is hoped that His Majesty the King of Waples will 
from the Royal Military College, the Number re-| 


reciprocate these concessions by a corresponding 
reduction of duties payable there on iron and other 
articles of export from the United Kingdom ; and 
praying the House to recommend to Her Majesty’s 
Government the adoption of the policy thus sub- 
mitted to their notice, and which the Petitioners 
consider indispensably necessary in order to protect 
British commerce from the declared and manifest 

hostile 


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Stade Duties. 


Church Rates. 


Universal 


Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Poor Law Act. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill, 


Bank of 
Treland. 


Glasgow 


Bridewell Bill. 


Canada 
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hostile policy which other countries have adopted 
against the commercial interest of Great Britain, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of 
Commerce of South Shields, stating that British 
vessels and their cargoes passing up the River Elbe 
are made subject to heavy tolls, duties and charges, 
varying from two to five per cent. on articles of 
British merchandize, which are seriously injurious 
and obstructive to the commercial interests of this 
kingdom; and praying the House to take the subject 
of the Stade Duties into consideration, with a view 
to obtain better protection for British shipping and 
commerce and security for the Brstish flag from 
insult, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters of Lymington, praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of John Tho- 
rogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James M‘Callum, Cotton Spinner, 
Glasgow, praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, praying the House not to 
sanction any measure by which the clergy and 
other suitors in the Ecclesiastical Courts may ex- 
perience additional obstacles in obtaining justice, 
and especially that the House will mark with most 
emphatic condemnation any proposal to restrain the 
bishops in the exercise of their rightful and inalien- 
able authority, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Plympton Saint 
Mary Union, stating that the Petitioners feel greatly 
aggrieved at the power vested in the Poor Law Com- 
missioners over the Board of Guardians, particularly 
in that of dismissing or retaining the paid officers 
of the Poor Law Unions ; that the Petitioners have 
twice voted a dismissal of the Governor of the 
Workhouse, and the Poor Law Commissioners still 
retain him in his situation, in opposition to the 
Guardians, to the great disadvantage of the said 
Union, and thereby preventing the Poor Law 
Amendment Act having its desired end ; and praying 
the House to take the subject into consideration, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens and Overseers 
of Saint Peter’s, Ipswich, praying that the Union 
Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mountmelick, praying 
that the Charter of the Bank of Jreland may not 
be renewed, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Notice being taken, that the Breviate of the 
Glasgow Bridewell Bill, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, had not been laid upon the Table of the 
House before the Report of the Bill ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to the Parties to 
lay the said Breviate on the Table. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill to re-unite the 
Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the 
Government of Canada: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday the 13th day of this instant April ; 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Admiralty 
Returns of the Number of Days the Judge of the ©" 


Admiralty Court attended and presided at that 
Court, in each of the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 
1839 :—Of the Amount of Salary, Fees or other 
Emoluments received by the Judge of the said Court 
in each of those years:—Also, of the Amount of 
Salary, Fees and other Emoluments received by the 
present Judge of the Admiralty Court as Judge of 
the Consistory Courts of London and Rochester, in 
each of the years 1830 to 1839 inclusive. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada (Clergy 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Reserves.) 

to give directions, that there be laid before this 

House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 

specting the Clergy Reserves in Canada from 1819 

to 1840. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 

of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Small Pox 
A Return of the Number of Cases of Small Pox in (A™y-) 
the British Army on Home Service, from the 1st 

day of January 1834 to the latest period at which 

the same can 3 made up, with the Mortality among 

the same; distinguishing the Vaccinated from the 
Unvaccinated :—— And a like Return; for the like 

period, of the Cases that have occurred in the Bri- 

tish Army on Foreign Service. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill to settle an Lord Seaton’s 
iain on Lord Seaton and the two next surviving A™¥#ty Bil. 
Heirs Male of the Body of the said Lord Seaton, to No, 193. 
whom the Title of Lord Seaton shall descend, in 
consideration of his important Services: And the 

same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 

printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating China Trade. 
the Select Committee on China Trade ; 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 

morrow. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Parker be discharged Banking 
from any further attendance on the Select Com- P*tsblishments. 
mittee on Banking Establishments. 

Ordered, That Mr. Warburton be added to the 
Committee. 


A Message from the Lords by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Sir Giffin Wilson : ness 
‘Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendments, viz. : 

A Bill, intitutled, An Act to apply the Sum of ae 
Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the **"4 ¥"" 
service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty : 

Bill, intituled, An Act for abolishing certain Edinburgh 
Petty and Market Customs in the City of Edin- near oll 
burgh, and granting other Duties in lieu thereof: Bin. 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Trinity College 
for effecting an Exchange between the Master, eg ) 
Fellows, and Scholars of the College of the Holy , 
and Undivided Trinity of the University of Cam- 
bridge, and Daniel Gurney, Esquire; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 

And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Trinity College (Wordsworth’s) Estate Bill, was Trinity College 


we the first time; and ordered to be read a second ney tlin 
ime. 


The Lord Advocate reported the Law of Evidence Law of 
po and the Amendments were read, estan) Rill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, No. 194. 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 

next. 














and to be printed. 
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Ordered, ‘That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
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_ 'mporta- The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 

j adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yes- 
ierday, That this House do immediately resolve itself 
into a Committee, to take into consideration the Act 
regulating the Importation of Foreign Corn ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by adding at the end thereof the 
words “ with a view to the reduction of the average 
“ Prices specified in the Table to that Act annexed, 
“ according to which the respective Duties are 
“« imposed.” 

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


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


TithesCompo- The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
sition (Ireland) 


Bill Report on the Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bull; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Exchequer Bills The Exchequer Bills (Public Works) Bill was, 
gm Works) according to odes, read a second time ; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 


Settled Estates Mr. Pusey reported from the Select Committee 
Drainage Bill. on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill; That they 
No. 195. 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 a 
Committee of the whole House for Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Health of Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon and Mr. 
acaaans William Smith O’Brien be discharged from any 
further attendance on the Select Committee on the 
Health of Towns. 
Ordered, That Mr. Mackinnon and Mr. Vigors be 
added to the Committee. 
Post Office. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post 
No. 196. Office, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Sidney, &amp;c. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sidney, 

No. 197. &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
— aie Ordered, That the Return relative to Official 
No. 19g. Pensions, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Beer Houses. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Beer Houses, 


No.199. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
China. Ordered, That the Return relative to China, 
No. 200. which was presented yesterday, he printed. 
Postage. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Postage, 
No. 201. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Postage (Public Ordered, That the Account relative to Postage 








apr (Public Departments), which was presented yes- 
No.201.  terday, be printed. 
East India. Ordered, That the Accounts to relative East In- 
No. 202. dia, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 
after twelve of the clock on Friday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 
Veneris, 3° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
Birmingham ORDERED, That the Committee on the Bir- 
and Warwick mingham and Warwick Junction (Bordesley) | 
ero Canal Bill, have leave to sit this day till five of the 
Canal Bill. | Clock, during the sitting of the House, 


Birmingham 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Committee 
flees Bile on the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill ; and to 
__ whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 





A. 1840. 


referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of some of the said Petitions, and had also heard 


Perty’s 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examined Divore 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 

be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 

Amendments thereunto. Lloyd 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. as 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Naval and Mili. 
command,—Report of the Commissioners for nquir- '"Y Commis. 


ing into Naval and Military Promotion and Retire- _ we 

ment, with Appendices. Rail 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher. of Royal Assent 
the Black Rod : to Bills, 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 





several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 


the immediate attendance of this Honourable House se 

in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. Rai 
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, with the House, went pe 

up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; Pill 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 


desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read ; 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent 
to the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had " 
declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which : 
Bills are as follow : : 

An Act to apply the sum of Eight Millions out of Consolidated 
the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Year Fund Bill. 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty : 

An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and Mutiny Bill, 
for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters: 

An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Marine Mutiny 
Royal Marine Forces while on Shore: Bill. 

An Act to enable the Arbroath and Forfar Rail- Arbroath and 
way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and Forfar Railway 
otherwise to amend and enlarge the Powers and” * 
Provisions of the Act relating to the Arbroath and 
Forfar Railway : 

An Act to enable the Manchester and Salford Manchester 
Junction Canal Company to raise a further Sum of and ee a 
Money, and to alter, amend and enlarge some of pi 
the Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to 
the said Canal: 

An Act to continue and amend an Act for erecting Cramond 
a Bridge over the River Almond, which divides the Bridge Bil. 
Counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow: 


pet et 

















An Act for abolishing certain Petty and Market Edinburgh 

Customs in the City of Edinburgh, and granting Market and 
Se oe 4 etty Customs 
other Duties in lieu thereof: Bill. 

An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Bolton Small 
Small Debts, within the Town of Bolton and other Debts Bill. 
Places, in the County of Lancaster : 

An Act to enable the Thames Plate Glass Com- Thames Plate 
pany to sue and be sued in the Name of the Chair- Glass Company 
man or Deputy Chairman or Secretary, or any one - 
of the Directors for the time being of the said Com- 
pany, and for other Purposes : 

An Act to enable the Protestant Dissenters and Protestant 
|General Life and Fire Insurance Company to sue Dissenters’ 

and be sued in the Name of the Chairman, Deputy Scmey th 
Chairman, or any one of the Directors, or of the 
| Secretary of the said Company : 
An Act for making and repairing several Roads Warminster 
in and leading to and from the Town of Warminster, Roads Bill. 
‘in the County of Wilts: 


| An Act for making and maintaining a new Road Weston-super- 





‘from the Road at Worle, to a Road in the Parish of mare Road Bill 


Kewstoke, leading to Locking and Weston-super- 
mare, in the County of Somerset : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Freethorpe,&amp;c, 
Freethorpe, Limpenhoe and Reedham, in the County Inclosure Bull. 





of Norfolk : } 
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An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Perry, 


Perry's ‘ . ——~ 

Divorce Bill. Esquire, with Elizabeth Margaret his Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other purposes : 

Lloyd's An Act to dissolve the Marriage of George Lloyd, 


Esquire, with Athalie Pulcherie Clotilde, his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other purposes therein mentioned. 


Divorce Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the Water-side Division of Bermondsey, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the London 
and Greenwich Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Petition be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill :—It passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 





London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station 
Bill, 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improve- 
ment of the Water-side Division of Bermondsey, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Greenwich Railway Enlargement and Station Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill :—It passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Dartford Navis 


The Dartford Navigation Bill was read a second 
cation Bill. : 


time ; and committed to Mr. Law Hodges, and the 
West Kent List. 


Kirkcudbright 


Petitions from Miss Dorothy Maxwell, of Kirk- 
Roads Bill. 


connell, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and of 
the Reverend Thomas Witham, one of the Trustees 
of the roads in the said stewartry, and Factor for 
Miss Mazwell, on the Kirkconnell Estate ;—and, 
David Robertson, of Great George-street, Westmin- 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the (re-com- Taunton 


mitted) Taunton Roads Bill, have leave to sit, and Roads Bill, 
proceed, and to make their Report upon Tuesday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee pabiin and 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Drogheda Rail- 


the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave ¥*9 (Ne 2+) 
to bring in the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill, and to whom the Petition of John 

Eldad Walters, against such application, was re- 

ferred ; the Committee recommend to the House to 

grant the leave sought by the prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present a Peti- 

tion, as desired. 


The Order made upon the 27th day of March Workington 
last, for committing the Workington Harbour Bill Harbour Bill. 
to Mr. Edward Stanley, and the Cumberland List, 

was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Ed- 

ward Stanley and the West Cumberland List. 


The Order made upon the 27th day of March Workington 
last, for committing the Workington Improvement Improvement 
Bill to Mr. Edward Stanley, and the Cumberland *™ 

List, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. Ed- 

ward Stanley, and the West Cumberland List. 


Petitions from Street ;— Dundee (six Petitions) ;— com Laws. 
Manchester (eighteen Petitions);— Canglour and 
Auchinbowie ;— Mary Well-by-Aberbrothock ; — 
Balfron ;—Almond Bank ;— Yeovil ;— Grasmere ;— 
Blackhall ;— Merridale ;— Whichford ;— Lydbrook 
and Forest of Dean ;-- Felling ;— Tulloch ;—Kirrie- 
muir ;— Bacup ; — Harry Stone ;— Whitefield ;— 














ster,Gentleman, Agent for the Trustees for Turnpike- 
roads and Highways, in the county of Dumfries ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Kirkcudbright Roads Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

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. 


A Petition of R. Fraser and Thomas Watson, 
praying that the Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads Bill 
may not pass into a law as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Roxburgh and 
Selkirk Roads 
Bill, 


The Great Milton Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Lord Norreys, and the 


Oxford List. 


Great Milton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Glasgow Poor 
Rate Bill. the Glasgow Poor Rate Bill ; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 


they had heard counsel in support of one of the said 


Petitions, and 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. 


Glaszow 


" and 
Bridewell Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to continue, enlarge 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Committee on 


explain several Acts for erecting a Bridewell for the 
County of Lanark and City of Glasgow, was read 
the third time, 


Long Compton ;— Talk-o th’-Hill ;— Killearn ;— 

Dudley ;— New Pitsligo;— Upper Hanley and 

Northwood ;— Chalfont ;— Kilsyth ;— Glasgow (two 

Petitions) ;— Wellington (Somerset) ;— Mitcham ;— 

Saint Pancras (three Petitions) ;— Stalybridge (five 

Petitions) ;— Chowbent ; — Hollinwood ;— Swadlin- 

cote, &amp;c.;— Ambleside ; — Barton-upon- Irwell ;— 

Shelsmergh ;— Crook ;— Kinghorn ;— Urchfont ;— 

Brigg Steer ;—Dysart ;— Leslie ;—Kilmarnoch ;— 

Wergs ; — Chipping Norton ;— Upper Penn ;— 

Cricklade ;— New Chaple;— Betley ;— Audley ;— 

Manchester and Salford ; — Llandudno ; — South 
Stockton ;— Madely ;— Biddulph ;— Hanley Castle; 
— Wolverhampton (two Petitions) ;—Satterthwaite ; 
— Saint Giles (two Petitions) ; — Spitalfields ;— 
Vauxhall ;— Westminster (four Petitions) ;— Croft ; 
— Kennington Cross ;— New Cut;— Somers Town ;— 
Spital-square (two Petitions) ;—Regent’s Park ;— 
Backberrow ; —- Mansfield ; — Ulverstone ; — Bal- 
gourie ; — Sutton Forest Side;— Lambeth (twenty 
Petitions) ;— Woolstanton ;— Grappenhall ;— Wit- 
derspool; — Westminster-road ; — Queensferry ;— 
Latchford;—Merton( Devon) ;—Skeg by ;—Stafford- 
shire Potteries ;— Roborough ;-—-Chumleigh ;-- Kettle; 
—Lanqwith ;— Lower Walton ;— Winterbourne ;— 
Halstead ;--Burton-upon- Trent ;-- Tutbury ;-—-Kenil- 
worth ;— Cuckney ;— Hanley ;— Perth ;— Cambus- 
barron ;—Stewarton ;—Great Yarmouth ;—Ashby- 
Woulds ;—Liverpool ;—and, Dunfermline ; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Biggleswade Union ;—Ardnageehy ; 
—Fenny Stratford ;—Stroud ;—Slighford ;— Eaton 
Socon ;—Suffolk (Eastern Division) ;—Quithiock ; 
— Hildersham ;—Horseheath ;—Weston Colville;— 
Pampisford ;—Castle Camps ;—Kings Walden ;— 
Babraham ; — Litlington ; — Clunbury ; — South 





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Union Work- 
houses Bill. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c, 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies, ) 


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Scarle;—North and South Collingham ;—Bishops 
Stortford ;—and, Langford; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others, in the parishes of Patching and Clapham, 
in the county of Sussex, praying for the appoint- 
ment of a Select Committee for the purpose of in- 
quiring into the operation of the Corn Laws, with 
the view of preventing fluctuations and unsteadi- 
ness in the price of grain, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Epsom ;— Great and Little Hamp- 
ton ;— Halifax ;—and, Stanford Rivers; praying 
that the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Archibald M‘Lay ; — Hawick 
(three Petitions) ;—John Scott ;—and, Dalkeith ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Edmondbyers ;—Huggleswick ;— 
and, Christ Church, Amherst, County of Cumber- 
land and Province of ova Scotia, and Westmore- 
land, County of Westmoreland and Province of New 
Brunswick ; praying the House to give additional 
support and encouragement to the Bishops and 
Clergy of the Church of England throughout the 
British colonies, and make provision for increasing 
their number,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Canada (Clergy Petitions from Buckminster-with-Sewstern;—and, 
Reserves) Bill. Hexham; praying the House to address Her Ma- 


Railways. 


Hill Coolies. 


Church of 
England. 


jesty to refuse Her Assent to an Act recently passed 
by the Legislature of Upper Canada, intituled, “ An 
Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, 
and for the distribution of the Proceeds thereof,’— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dumbarton ;—and, the London 
and Blackwall Railway Company ; stating that the 
tax on passengers conveyed by Railway presses 
unequally on short lines of Railway, and praying 
the House to give relief, by imposing that tax in the 
form of a fixed per centage on the revenue derived 
by passengers, or by equalizing the tax upon all 
kinds of travelling,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


A Petition of the President of the Committee of 
the Anti-Slavery Society of Liverpool, praying the 
House not to sanction in the slightest degree any 
relaxation of the present restrictions upon the expor- 
tation of the Hill Coolies from Hindostan, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Culworth ;—Kingstone and Grat- 
wieh ;— Babraham ;— Old Swinford ;-— Sedgeberrow ; 
—Cofton Hacket ;—and, Archdeacon and Clergy of 
the Archdeaconry of Suffolk ; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Gornal;—and, Devonshire-square, 
London; praying the House not to sanction any 
grant of public money for the extension of the Church 
Establishment,—were also preseuted, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table, 





A. 1840. 


A Petition of William Roberts, of the city of Anatomy, 


London, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioner is the inventor of a process to 
keep subjects intended for anatomical purposes, in 
a natural, fresh and moist state, free from decom- 
position, for months, and if required, for an inde- 
finite period ; that his invention would prevent the 
loss of students’ lives from the infection of animal 
poison, and also prevent destruction of health occa- 
sioned by the unwholesome atmosphere of dissecting 
rooms; that his process would remove the present 
difficulties which the profession have to encounter 
from the deficiency of material, as one preserved 
subject would give more anatomical knowledge than 
is now obtained from five subjects allowed to de- 
compose in the ordinary course of nature; it would 
also give the means for summer dissection, which is 
an important consideration; that the Petitioner 
submits, that in consequence of the public objection 
against dissection, all reasonable means should be 
used to prevent disgust, or unnecessary waste of 
subjects ; that the Petitioner is prepared to prove 
that the Anatomy Act is valueless, either as to its 
protection to the public against murder, or to its 
capabilities to supply the wants of the profession ; 
and that his invention would give the security 
which the public interest demands, and the means 
which the profession require to obtain legal anato- 
mical knowledge; and praying that his invention 
may be fully investigated. 

















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


Petitions from Halstead ;— Braintree; — and, 
Bocking ; complaining of the treatment of William 
Lovett and John Collins, in Warwick Gaol; and 
praying for inquiry,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Broad Silk Weavers, of East India 
Spitalfields, praying that the Duties on East India Produce. 


manufactured silk goods may not be reduced, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on East India Produce. 


House to adopt measures for the suppression of the 
growth and preparation of Opium in British India, 
for transmission to China, and the traftic in the same 
by British subjects, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


be rated, instead of the occupiers, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guardians of the A Idersbury Union 


to the Petitioners from the recent decision of the 
Court of Queen’s Bench, that Inhabitants of pa- 
rishes are liable to be assessed to the Poor Rate in 
respect of Stock in Trade; and praying the House 
to pass an Act to relieve the assessment to the Poor 
Rate from the difficulties in which it is at present 
involved,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Halton ;— Carham;— Stow? ;— Maynooth 
Babraham ; — Hambleton and Braunston ;— Fod- College. 


derby ; — Lower Beeding ;— Caldbeck ; — Hartley 
Wintney ; — Eastrington ;— Old Romney ;— and, 
Strathconon ; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Séreet, praying the China. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Wellington Union, Rating of 
praying that the owners of small tenements may Tenemeats. 


: : : &gt; Rating Stock 
—and, Huddersfield Union ; stating that it appears in Trade. 


Church 
Patrona 
(Scotlan¢ 








Vaccin 


Bill. 


Factor 
(First 


Ecc 
Re 


De 





3 VicToRIZ. 


Church Petitions from Strathblane ; — Kirkiniilloch ; — 
Patronage Monifieth ;— Glasgow (seven Petitions) ;—Partick ; 
(Scotland.) 


—Ayton ;—Cramond);—-Lecroft;—-Largo ;-—Donegal 
Presbytery (Moderator and Clerk) ;— Airdrie (Pro- 
vost) ;—— Ashhirk ; — Grangemouth ; — Fenwick ; — 
Saint Madoes;— Eyemouth ;—Baldernock;—- Keady ; 
— Morebattle ;— Fossoway and Tulliebole;— and, 
Troon; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,——were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 

Petitions from Dumfries ;—and, Rutherglen (Pro- 
vost); praying that no alteration may be made in 
such law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vaccination 


A Petition of the President and Faculty of Physic 
Bill. 


in London, praying that the Vaccination Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Factories Act Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
(First Report.) to inquire into the operation of the Act for the Re- 
No. 203. gulation of Mills and Factories, and who were em- 
powered to report their Observations and Opinion 
thereupon to the House, have Power to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from 
time to time. 

Lord Ashley 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. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Petitions from the Dean and Chapter of Exeter ; 
— Archdeaconry of Exeter; — and, Custos and 
College of Vicars Choral of the Cathedral of Exeter ; 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 
Bill may not pass into alaw,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dog Carts. A Petition of Inhabitants of Zuton, stating that 


the Act passed in the second and third year of Her 
present Majesty, for further improving the Police 
im and near the Metropolis, having driven Dog Carts 
from the Metropolis and its environs, they have 
become a most dangerous and intolerable nuisance 
to those who reside beyond the limits prescribed by 
that Act; and praying the House to adopt means 
for the prevention of this most cruel, inhuman and 


dangerous practice, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Flour Importa- 


! A Petition of Members of the Grand Jury of 
on (Ireland) 
Hi, 


the King’s County, praying that the Flour Impor- 
tation (/reland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Public Petitions 
(Twentieth 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Report. ) 


Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 30th 
and 31st days of March 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. 


Designs Copy- A Petition of Daniel Gilchrist &amp; Company, and 
right Bill, others, of Glasgow, praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Designs Copyright. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Overseers 
(Ireland) Bill. 


and Inhabitants of Hambleton and Braunston, 
praying that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vou. 95. 


3° Aprils. 




















253 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Education. 
Presbytery of Penpont, within the Synod and 
county of Dumfries, stating that the Petitioners are 
deeply sensible of the invaluable blessings conferred 
upon Scotland by the system of Education, closely 
combining religious with secular knowledge, and 
taking the Bible as its chief text-book ; and praying 
the House, in all measures taken for the advance- 
ment of education within this realm, to adhere 
strictly to the principles of that system, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Leadbetter, one of the Directors Ardrossan 

of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- ae sean 
: ailway Bill. 

way Company, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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. 


Four Petitions from Dumbarton, praying that the Glasgow, 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill may Paisley and 


: Greenock 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and Riijway Bill 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Baillies and Councillors Clyde Navigs- 
of Rutherglen, praying that the Clyde Navigation tion Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law as it now stands, was 


presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ingham have leave of absence Leave of 
for a fortnight, to attend the Sessions ;—and, Mr, Absence. 
Iitzsimon a week, on urgent business. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented China Trade 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Lord Napier.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Despatch or Memorandum 
from Sir George Robinson, relating to the Proceed- 
ings of Lord Napier from the middle of August 
1834 to the time of Lord Napier’s death. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as 


are of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Ordered, That. the Select Committee on Freemen Freemen of 
of Cities and Boroughs, have leave to sit To-morrow, — at 
: : . oroughs. 
notwithstanding any adjournment of the House. 


The Order made upon the 6th day of March last, Printed Papers 
for the attendance of Mr. Sheriff Evans at the Bar 
of this House on Monday next, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sheriff Evans do attend at the 


Bar of this House upon Wednesday, the 6th day of 
May next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Whittlesea Whittlesea 
Inclosure Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwith- Iclosure Bill. 
standing the adjournment of the House. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Orders, Ship « Volage.” 
—Copy of a Letter from Captain Smith, of Her No, 204. 
Majesty’s Ship Volage, detailing the particulars of 
the action in which that Ship was engaged with &gt; 
the War Junks of the Chinese Government. 

A Return of the Number of Corporal Punish- Corporal 
ments inflicted in the Royal Navy, in each of the ie) 
years 1838 and 1839. 


KK3+ Copies 








Austrian 
Vessel. 


Answer to 


Addresses. 


Canada (Clergy 
Reserves.) 


No. 205. 


Army (Half 
Pay.) 

No. 206. 
Municipal 
Boroughs. 


No. 207. 


Penitentiary 
(Miloank. ) 
No. 208. 


Coroners. 


No. 209. 


China Trade. 


Corn Importa- 
tion. 


254 


Copies of Communications between the Commis- 
sioners of the Treasury and the Board of Trade, 
respecting the detention of an Austrian Vessel 
having imported Goods the produce of Dominions 
of the Emperor of Turkey from a Turkish Port, 
together with a Copy of the Minute of Treasury, 
whereupon the Release thereof was directed. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relative to Ship “ Vo- 
lage” be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of yesterday, 
that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House, had been presented 
to Her Majesty, and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, prusuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
Correspondence respecting the Clergy Reserves in 
Canada from 1819 to 1840. 

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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Army (Half 
Pay), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Abstract Statement relative to 
Municipal Boroughs,which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 











Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Peni- | 
tentiary, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Coroners, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon | 
the 21st day of March last, that a Select Committee 
be appointed to inquire into the grievances com- 
plained of in the Petition of Merchants interested | 
in the trade with China (presented 24th March), by | 
reason of the surrender of Opium to Her Majesty’s | 
Superintendent there, in the month of March 1839, | 
and to report their Observations thereupon to the | 
House, might be read; and the same being read; | 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Crawford, | 
Lord Viscount Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. | 
Charles Buller, Mr. Herbert, Sir George Staunton, | 
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Colquhoun, Sir George Grey, | 
Mr. Hogg, Mr. Elliot, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. | 
John Parker, Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. Strutt, | 
Sir William Somerville, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, | 
Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. Clay, 
and Mr. Horsman; with Power to send for persons, | 
papers and records. | 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants inter- 
ested in the Trade with China, which was presented | 
upon the 17th day of March last, be referred to the | 
Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming | 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which | 
ws yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, | 
That this House do immediately resolve itself into 
a Committee to take into consideration the Act re- | 
gulating the Importation of Foreign Corn; and | 
which Amendment was, to add at the end of the 
Question, the words “ with a view to the reduction 
“ of the average prices specified in the table to that 
“ Act annexed, according to which the respective 
*‘ duties are imposed.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
those words be there added :—The House resumed | 
the said adjourned Debate. 





3°—4°—6° Aprilis. 








A. 1840. 


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


Sabbati, 4° die Aprilis, 1840: 


A Motion was made, and the question being put, 
That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Villiers, 
Yeas, ‘UMr. Warburton : 
Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House do now adjourn :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 


1 129. 
J 
\ 245 


And the House accordingly adjourned at a 
quarter of an hour after one of the clock on 
Saturday morning, till Monday next. 








Lune, 6° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M® Phillpotts reported from the Committee on Sarum and 
the Sarum and Ealing Road Bill; and to Fans Road 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ;~"" 
That no person appeared in support of the said 
Petition ;—That the Resolution of the House of 

the 6th day of February last had been complied 

with ; and 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 Amend- 

ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Port Talbot Harbour Bill was read a second Port Talbot 
time; and committed to Mr. Mansel Talbot, and Harbour Bill. 
the South Wales List. 


Sir George Strickland reported from the Come Barkston Ash, 
mittee on the Barkston Ash, &amp;c., Court of Requests &amp;c., Court of 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of the Rew 5il- 
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. 


The York Improvement Bill was read a second york Improve- 
time; and committed to Mr. John Henry Lowther, went Bill. 
and the East Riding of York List. 


The Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Newcastle- 
Roads Bill was read a second time ; and committed ——— 
Y . yth Marsh, 
: Mr. Edward Buller, and the North Staffordshire vf Roads 
ist. Bill. 


Mr. Dennistoun reported from the Committee on Calton of 
the Calton of Glasgow Police Bill; and to whom a Glasgow Police 
Petition against the said Bill 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 thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for explaining, altering and Glasgow Poor 
amending the mode of Assessment for the Main- Rate Bill. 
tenance 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. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

A Petition 





Wilsont 
Road E 


Livery 
Docks 


Glasg 
Paisle 
mari 
Ayr! 
Bill. 


Schu 
Nat. 


Tor 
Dart 
Roa 








Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


Liverpool 
4 Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Bill. 


Schultze’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Torquay and 
Dartmouth 
Roads Bill, 


Newton Abbot, 
&amp;c., Small 
Debts Bill, 


Church of 
England. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Church and 
State. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c, 


3 VicrorRizZ. 


A Petition of William Dixon, of Govan Colliery, 
near Glasgow, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Wilsontown Road Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Liverpool Docks Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Lord Viscount Sandon, 
and the South Lancaster List. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and continue the Act 
relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway, and to make a new Branch therefrom, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord James Stuart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Schultze’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Attorney General, and 
the South Scotland List. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing 
and improving certain Roads near Torquay, Paign- 
ton, Brixham, Kingswear, Newton Abbot and 
Shaldon, and for snaking certain new Roads con- 
nected therewith, all 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and — 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Township of 
Newton Abbot, and other Townships, Parishes and 
Places, all 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. 


Petitions from Woodchurch ;—Heswall ;—Stam- 


ford ;— Witton ; —Porchester ; —Goodnestone-next- 


Wingham ;—LIsle of Sheppy ;—Church Broughton ; 
— Brereton~cum-Smethwick ;-- Bidston ;— Nannerch; 
—Sropton ;—Hartwith ; —Markington ;—Middles- 
moor ;-—Compton;—and, Rainow and Saltesford; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Aysgarth ;—Sedburgh ; —Brent- 
wood ;—and, Dudley; praying the House to refuse 
all grants of public money for the extension of the 
Church Establishment,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blackford ; —Kilninian and Kil- 
more ; —Kintail ;— Kirkmabreck ;-— Cockpen ; — 
Kiltarlity; — Stenton ; —Benburb ;—Kintyre Pres- 
bytery (Moderator and Clerk) ; Londonderry ;— 
and, Craignish ; praying for an alteration of the law 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon theTable. 


A Petition of the Minister, Members and Friends 
of the Presbyterian Congregation worshipping in 
Swalwell, in the parish of Whickham, in the county 
of Durham, praying the House to sever the connexion 
between the State and the Church of Scotland, and 
not grant any money for erecting new churches, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the,Table. 


Petitions from Kilbarchan ;— Glasgow ;—Linlith- 
gow ;-—Falkirk ;—John M*Crindle ;— and, James 
Johnston; praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, 


—were presented, andread; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vou. 95. 


6° Aprilis. 




















255 


Petitions from Exeter; — Prees ; —— Belper ;— Maynooth 
Maidstone ; —Ryde ; — Great Gonerby ;—Norfolk ©"*e 


and Norwich ;—and, Beddgelert; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Morpeth; — o&gt; ;— Blyth- Union Work- 


houses Bill. 


burgh ;—Uchfield ;—Isleworth ;—- Newbury ;—New 
haven ;—Kenninghall ;—Pulham Saint i Mag- 
dalen ;— Crossgate, Durham ; — Stoke-next-Guild- 


ford; —- and, Saint Marygate; praying that the 


Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Langdale ; — Montrose ;— Wool- Corn Laws. 


stanton (two Petitions) ;— Reading ;— Devizes ;— 
Alva ;— Lane Head; — Yeovil ; — Heage ;— Lan- 
shaw Bridge ; — Stanley ; — Ulverstone, North of 
the Sands ;— Clown ;—Alsagar’s Bank, Audley ;— 
Burnt Island ; —Ulverstone-in-the-Lonsdale, North 
of the Sands ;—Shelton ;—East Coker ;— Leomins- 
ter ;— Hanley ;— Wolverhampton ;—Brierley Hill; 
—Cramond ; — Audley ; — Dundee ; — Warrington 
(two Petitions) ;— Crieff';— Hodge,;— Haslingdon ;—- 
Frome ;—Gorton ;-—Westbromwich ;— Robert Bax- 
ter ; —Wareham ; — Brandon; -— Thorn Falcon; — 
Monifeth Foundry ;— Winton;— Warwick ;—Saddle- 
worth ;—Bankbridge and Clayton Vale Print-works ; 
—and, James M‘Houl; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Dingwall;—Fodderty ;— Lanteglos- 
by-Fowey and other places ;—Ticknall and Calke; 
—Nettleham ;— Llanedy ;— Llangennech ;—Llanelly ; 
— Foremark and Ingleby ;— Repton ; — Pett ;-— 
Bodiam ; — Clareton ; — Coneythorpe and other 
places ;—and, Iden; praying that the Corn Laws 
may not be repealed,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanbedr-y-Kennin ; -— Eglwys- Poor Law Act. 


Rhos ;--Llancwstenin ;—Llangelynin ;—and, Caer- 
hun ; praying for the amendment of the Poor Law 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Guardians of the Uttoxeter 
Union, praying that no alteration may be made in 
the said Act, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Monmouth ; — Lingfield ;— Ohe- Church Rates, 


hampton ;--and, Blackburn; praying for the aboli- &amp;«- 
tion of Church Rates, the release of John Thoro- 
good from rea Gaol, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, praying that Church 
Rates may not be abolished, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Henry Thorne, of Stour- Oaths. 


bridge, praying that all persons being members of 
that denomination of Protestant Dissenters called 
Baptists, and having a conscientious objection to 
take an oath, may enjoy the same privilege as is 
conferred upon Quakers, Moravians and Separatists, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from the Reverend William Selwyn ;— kcclesiastical 
of Duties and — 
Durham ; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and ®°’e™* _ 


the Reverend William Birkett; and, the City 


Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Mary, Whitechapel ;—and, Rating of Stock 
Isleworth ; stating that the Petitioners have read in Trade. 


with deep regret and alarm the instructional Letter 
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256 


from the Poor Law Commissioners to Church- 
wardens and Overseers, relative to the revival of 
that portion of the Statute 43 Eliz., which refers to 
the assessing of Stock in Trade, and praying that 
such law may be forthwith repealed,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord's Da 


eot's Ds A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 
(Scotland. 


Ayr, praying that the sale of Spirits on the Lords’ 
Day, in Scotland, may be prohibited, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railways and A Petition of the Bailies, Treasurer and Coun- 

Stage Coaches. cillors of Paisley, in common council assembled, 
stating that the present tax upon Railway and Stage 
Coach travelling is too high, et 
for those who have embarked capital in Railway and 
other undertakings connected with travelling, for the 
revenue and for the public, by preventing the same 
extent of travelling on business and for recreation 
and health, which would take place under a reduced 
taxation ; and praying the House to take the same 
into consideration, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway 
Passengers. 


Petitions from the Paisley and Renfrew Railway 
Company ;— Chamber of Commerce and Manu- 
factures of Greenoch;—and, Glasgow, Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and Ayr Railway Company ; praying for 
an alteration of the Tax on Railway Passengers,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railway Communication. 


Merchant A Petition of Sea-going Owners, Masters and 
Seamen’s Fund. Seamen of the ports of Zyne, Wear and Stockton, 
at this time within the precincts of the port of 
London, praying the House to take into considera- 
tion the expediency of affording immediate and 
efficient relief to those who may happen to be ship- 
wrecked or landed from shipwreck in the British 
dominions, and the widows and children of such 
seamen as may chance to die a natural death, also 
the sick, maimed or disabled in tlhe Merchant Ser- 


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vice, and that an impost or tax may be levied upon 
all imports into or exports from Great Britain and 
Ireland, coastways or foreign, and a tonnage duty 
upon all i and pleasure-yachts, to assist 
in realizing a fund for that purpose; that the ma- 
nagement may be placed in an efficient Central 
Committee to be elected from the masters in the 
Merchant Service to whom the agents at the several 
out-ports shall transmit a regular monthly account 
of their receipts and disbursements, and that they 
shall be | a stipulated salary instead of a per 
centage upon the sum collected, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Mer- 





chant Seamen’s Fund. 

Honiton and A Petition of Inhabitants of Churchstanton and 

— Roads (7nottery, praying that the Honiton and Ilminster 

re Roads Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ardrossan anc 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saltcoates, praying 


Johnston = that the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill may 
Railway Bili. . . : 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 
Portsmouth 


mouth The Order of the day being read, for the third 
se Bridge yeading of the Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill ; 
sa Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


Theatres. A Petition of James Howell, Lecturer on As- 


tronomy, stating that the Petitioner has for several 
years past enjoyed the privilege of lecturing upon 
the science of Astronomy, at various Theatres in 
London, during the Season of Lent and Passion 
Week, (Good Friday excepted) ; that he has learned 
with deep regret that the Lord Chamberlain has 
issued a mandate that all Theatres shall be closed 
during the week termed Passion week, including 









A. 1840. 


under the same class scientific as well as dramatic 

entertainments, and praying the House to address 

the Crown to afford him a continuation of the pri- 

vilege which he so earnestly solicits, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Penwortham, pray- Sale of Beer 
ing for the amendment of the Sale of Beer Act, was Act. 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors, of Man- Printed Papers, 

chester, praying the House while taking such mea- 
sures for securing the Privileges which the constitu- 
tion has given them for the benefit of the people, 
not to sanction any Act which may be injurious to 
the rights of the Petitioners or interfere with the 
independence and dignity of the law and the due 
administration of justice, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Laverton ; — Dallowgill ;— and, Canada (Cler 
Members of the Society fur the propagation of the Restves) Bil. 
Gospel in Foreign parts; praying the House to 
address Her Majesty, to refuse Her Assent to an 
Act recently passed by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, intituled, An Act to provide for the sale of 
the Clergy Reserves, and for the distribution of the 
proceeds thereof,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Inland Ware. 
Manufactures of Greenock, praying that the Inland »ousing Bill 
Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Inland Warehousing. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and China. 
Manufactures of Greenock, praying the House to 
adopt measures for suppressing the growth and 
preparation of Opium in British India, for exporta- 
tion to China, and the traffic in the same by British 
subjects, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on China Trade. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Edinburgh ad 
way Company, praying that leave may be given them cae &lt;7 
to re-introduce a Bill to alter and amend the Act 
relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
omitting therefrom every clause which in the opinion 
of the House ought not to be included in a Bill of 
the third class, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon.the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Municipal 
Burgesses of Holbeck in the Borough of Leeds, — 
praying for the amendment of the Municipal Cor- 


porations Act, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mill-owners and Occupiers, of Factories Act. 
Cleckheaton, Gomersal, Liversedge and Heckmond- 
wike, praying for the amendment of the Factories 


Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
the borough of Gateshead, praying the House to Profession. 
adopt such measures as shall appear best calculated 
to confer upon the Medical Profession a sound and 
efficient legal organization, and place it under a 
system of government based upon principles which 
may protect the interests of its members and promote 


the public welfare, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Clement Danes, Strand ;— Sunday Baking. 
and, Saint James, Westminster ; praying for the re- 








oe of the clause in the Bakers Act which allows 
ublic Baking in the forenoon of Sunday,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 


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Taxes. A Petition of Mechanics and Labourers of the 
town of Hertford, stating that the Petitioners having 
learned with much concern that new taxes are re- 
quired, pray the House to select such articles or 
matters for taxation as do not press on the classes to 
which the Petitioners belong, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Annuity Tax A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 

Scotland);and, hitants of Cupar Fife, and surrounding district, 

—). praying for the abolition of the Annuity Tax of 

(Ene Scotland and the Church Rates of England, and 
that all grants of public money for religious pur- 
poses, whether to Protestants or Roman Catholics, 
may be henceforth refused, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 


Establishment other Inhabitants of the district of Saint Michael, 

(Colonies-) ; c ; 
in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, praying the 
House to continue their protection and encourage- 
ment to the Bishops and Clergy throughout the 
British colonies, and make provision for increasing 
their number, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Messagefrom § A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Furrer and 

the Lords» = Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

Andover The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Road Bill. Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
Basingstoke, in the County of Southampton, to Lob- 
comb Corner, in the County of Wilts, and other Roads 
therein described, and for making a new Road from 
the said Road at the eastern entrance of the Town 
of Andover to the Warren Farm Station on the 
London and South Western Railway, in the said 
County of Southampton, without any Amendment : 
And also, 

Tweedale | The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

gg se Act to authorize the Transfer to more than Twelve 


Company Bill, Persons of certain Patents granted to the Marquis 

of Tweeddale, relating to the Manufacture of Drain- 
Tiles, Bricks and other Articles, and for the Esta- 
blishment of a Company for carrying out the Objects 
of the said Patents, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for better defining the Powers of Justices within the 
Metropolitan Police District :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 
Bill. 


Canada. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Despatch from the Right ho- 
nourable Charles Poulett Thomson to Lord John 
Russell, dated Montreal, the 13th day of March 
1840, transmitting Memorials from various Parties 
respecting the Estates of Saint Sulpice. 

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


Post Office 
Packets, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Government Steamers employed in 
the Mediterranean as Post Office Packets, and their 
Steam Power. 

Flour Importae Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Bil (Ireland) resolve itself into a Committee upon the Flour Im- 

; portation (Ireland) Bill. 

Prisons Bill. Ordered, That the Report on the Prisons Bill be 


taken into further consideration upon Wednesday 
next. 


Administration 
of Justice 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
(Ireland) Bil). 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ad- 
ministration of Justice (Ireland) Bill. 
Vo. 95. 


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257 


Ordered, That the Ejectment and a oa (Tre- Ejectment 
e 


—_ Bill be read a second time upon Wednesday CTeelend) Bill 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Supply 
next, resolve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Ways and 
next, resolve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 
Means. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee Tithes Compo- 
on the Tithes Composition (Jreland) Bill be received oy (Ireland) 
upon Wednesday next. o 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Exchequer Bills 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Exchequer (Public Works) 
Bills, (Public Works) Bill. Bill. 


The Order of the day being read for the second Ecclesiastical 
reading of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Daties and 
Bill; Revenues Bill. 

Anda 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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, 87 

Yeas, Mr. More O’ Ferrall: } x 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 1 

Noes, Mr. Law: f 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill benow read a second time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Friday the 1st day of May next. 


Lord Seaton’s Annuity Bill was, according to Lord Seaton's 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Annuity Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Admiralty Court Bill was, according to Order, Admiralty 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Court Bill. 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Bill Admiralty 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and — i 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for pi"* © 
Friday next. 


The ‘Tobacco Regulations Bill was, according to Tobacco Regu- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a lations Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Mendicancy 
reading of the Mendicancy (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 11th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill WAS, Parliamentary 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Burghs 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Set!nd-) 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Vaccination 
reading of the Vaccination Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


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The 








258 


Insolvent The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Debtors _—_— reading of the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill; 

(Ireland) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Law of 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 

Evidence pil), "eading of the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill ; 

(Scotland) Bill." Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Court of Sess The House was moved, ‘That the Order made upon 
sion(Scotland.) the 6th day of March last, That there be laid before 
this House, a Return to amend the Return ordered 
on the 6th day of February last, of the Number of 
Causes instituted in the Outer House of the Court 
of Session, between the 1st day of November 1839 
and the 12th day of March 1840, by extending the 
above time to the 21st day of this instant March ; 
and that the Return, when so extended, be made 
forthwith, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Honourable Ordered, That there be laid before this House, A 
GeorgeSmythe. Copy of a Letter from Viscount Strangford, notify- 
ing the resignation of the Pension granted to his Son, 
the Honourable George Smythe, and Copy of Trea- 

sury Minute thereon. 
Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 

aid Paper. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Rental of the Houses occupied by 
Publicans and Licensed Sellers of Beer, in the 


Public-houses 
and Beer- 
houses. 


6°—7° Aprilis. 





several Excise Collections in England and Wales, in 
1839, showing the Number of Houses under £8. per 
annum. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Return. 

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


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Martis, 7° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840, 


PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of the 
Circular Letter issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners relative to the Rating of the inhabitants of 
Parishes, in respect of Stock in Trade :—And then 
he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for extending the Jurisdiction 
of the Barkston Ash and Skyrack Court of Requests, 
and the Powers and Provisions of the Act passed 
constituting such Court, to certain Places in the 
West and East Ridings of the County of York, and 
amending the same Act, 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. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;c., Court of 
Requests Bili. 


Strood Church A Petition of Thomas Selby, of West Malling, 


(No. 1.) Bil. praying that the Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Bedford, The Bedford, Woburn and Leighton Bussard 

Woburn, and 


as Road Bill was read a second time; and committed 
Leighion Bee’ to Mr. Alston, and the Bedford List. 


Taunton 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on the 
Roads Bill. 


(re-committed) Taunton Roads Bill; That they had 






A. 1840. 


made other Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Nairnshire Roads Bill was read a second Nairnshire 
time; and committed to Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, Roads Bill, 
and the North Scotland List. 


An ingrossed Bill to continue the Term, and Calton of Glas. 
amend and alter the Powers of an Act for regulating &amp;W Police Bill, 
the Police of the Burgh of Calton, and Village and 
Lands of Mile-end, in the County of Lanark, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill was, according strood Church 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to (No. 1.) Bill, 
Mr. Bernal, and the West Kent List. 


The Farmers’ and General Fire and Life Assur- Farmers’ and 
ance Company Bill was read a second time; and General Fire 


—— to Mr. Handley, and the South Lincoln marek a 


Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Clyde Naviga. 
That Mr. Houstoun be added to the Committee on tion Bill, 
the Clyde Navigation Bill:—It passed in the Nega- 


tive. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Poddle River 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (Dublin) Bill. 
the Poddle River (Dublin) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Monmouthshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Ion and Coal 
the Petition for the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal ©™P*Y Bill 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Totnes Borough 
of Elections, The names of the Members of the Election, 
Select Committee appointed to try and determine 
the matter of the Petitions of Charles Barry Bald- 
win, Esquire, and of William Blount, Esquire, se- 
verally complaining of an undue Election and double 
Return for the Borough of Totnes, to which they 
had annexed the said Petitions, and the List of 
Voters delivered in to the General Committee by 
each Party respectively :—And the names of the 
Committee were read, as follow: 

Lord Viscount Mahon, James Buller East, Es- 
— the Honourable Charles Langdale, George 

ichard Philips, Esquire, Henry Tufnell, Esquire, 
Theobald Jones, Esquire; Chairman, the Honour- 
able Robert Clive. 

Whereupon the names of the said seven Members 
were called over, and being come to the Table, they 
were sworn by the Clerk, as follows : 


You and each of you shall well and truly try 
the matter of the Petition of Charles Barry 
Baldwin, Esquire, and also of the Petition of 
William Blount, Esquire, severally complaining 
of an undue Election and double Sete for the 
Borough of Totnes, now referred to you, and a 
true judgment give, according to the evidence. 
So help you God. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Cambridge 


of Elections, The names of the Members of the — 


Select Committee appointed to try and determine 
the matter of the Petition of Ebenezer Foster and 
others, complaining of an undue Election and Re- 


turn for the Borough of Cambridge, to which they 














had 


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Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Rail- 
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Tweeddale 
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had annexed the said Petition, and the List of Voters 
delivered in to the General Committee by each Party 
respectively :—And the names of the Committee 
were read, as follow : 

Edward Divett, Esquire, Sir John Walsh, Baronet, 
Henry Combe Compton, Esquire, Thomas Estcourt 
Sotheron, Esquire, Edward Protheroe, Esquire, 
Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Baronet ; Chair- 
man, Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet. 

The names of the said seven Members were called 
over, and Thomas Estcourt Sotheron, Esquire, not | 
being present, the House was informed that Mr. 
Sotheron was so unwell that he could not possibly 
attend the Committee. 

Whereupon Thomas Hamerton, the medical at- 
tendant of Mr. Sotheron, being called to the bar, 
and sworn, stated, that he had been in attendance 
upon Mr. Sotheron for upwards of three weeks; 
that he has seen him this morning; that Mr. 
Sotheron is decidedly incapable of attending an 
Election Committee at present; that he does not 
think he will be able to attend to business for three 
weeks or a month; and that, although it might not 
have been dangerous for him to have left home this 
day, he could not have attended and made his 
excuse to the House, and that he is quite incapable 
of business:—And then he was directed to with- 
draw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


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“ jectionable) be a good and competent witness and 
be admissible and be admitted as such in all 
courts, and by and before all judges, justices and 
others, in any such action, suit, petition, proceed- 
ing, prosecution or indictment, in the same manner 
as he might have been if his name had not been 
made use of therein as aforesaid, or as if he had 
not been such trustee, manager, secretary or other 
officer of the said Company.” 
B 15. 1. 33. After “ aforesaid” insert Clause 

Ciause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That an 
examined copy of the enrolment of every me- 
morial to be enrolled pursuant to this Act shall 
be received in evidence as proof of the contents 
of such memorial, and proof shall not be required 
that the person by whom the memorial purports 
to be verified, was at the time of such verification, 
a trustee, manager, secretary or officer of the 
said Company.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Compton 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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posed, That the attendance of Mr. Sotheron on the 
Cambridge Borough Election Committee, be dis- 
pensed with :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
ailway Bill, which, upon the 11th day of February 
last, was made from the Select Committee on 





Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to amend 
the Act relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Company for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and 
enlarging the provisions of the Act relating to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to authorize the Transfer to more 
than Twelve Persons of certain Patents granted to 
the Marquis of Tweeddale, relating to the Manufac- 
ture of Drain Tiles, Bricks and other Articles, and 
for the Establishment of a Company for carrying out 
the objects of the said Patents ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 13. Is. 5. and 6. After “ prosecution”’ insert 

Clause (A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That no trustee, manager, secretary or other 
officer (not being a proprietor of the said Com- 
pany) whose name may be used either as nominal 
plaintiff, pursuer, complainant, petitioner or pro- 
secutor, or as nominal defendant, respondent or 
defender in any action, suit, petition, proceeding, 
prosecution or indictment commenced, instituted, 
prosecuted or preferred under the authority of 
this Act, shall by reason thereof be deemed in- 
competent to be a witness in any such action, 
suit, petition, proceeding, prosecution or indict- 
ment, but such trustee, manager, secretary or 
other officer shall and may (if not a proprietor of 
the said Company, or otherwise interested or ob- 
VoL. 95. 


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South Eastern Railway Deviation Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the 
door upon Tuesday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Select Public Petitions 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- 3 wenty-first 
amined the Petitions presented from the 1st to the se 


3d days of this instant April, 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
an Account of the Public Income and Expenditure #"4 Expendi- 





of the United Kingdom, in the Years ending the 5th ““™ 


day of January 1838, 1839, and 1840; distinguish- 
ing the actual Payments for the Expenses incurred 
in the Collection and Management of the Revenue ; 
for the Charges of the Public Debt (the Terminable 
Annuities being also Valued by Estimate) ; for the 
Expenses of the Civil Government ; the Allowances 
to the Royal Family, and to his Royal Highness 
Prince Leopold (now yer | of the Belgians); the 
Establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Zreland; the 
Expenses 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 for the Administration of 
Justice ; Diplomatic Expenses ; and the Payments 
on Account of the Sums voted for the Army, Navy, 
and Ordnance Services: — Also, Public Works, 
Bounties, Post Office, the Quarantine and Ware- 
housing Establishments; and all other Payments 
not coming under any of the foregoing heads; with 
an Appendix, showing the several Items composing 
each head of the Account. 





a Return of the Number of Stamps issued to each 
Newspaper in England and Wales, during each of 
the Three years ending the 5th day of January 1840; 
specifying also the Amount of Advertisement Duty 
paid by each Paper in each of the above Three years : 
—And Similar Returns for Scotland and Ireland. 





The House eset to take into further consi- South Eastern 
eport which, upon the 27th day of Railway Devia- 
March last, was made from the Committee on’ the *" Bill 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Newspapers. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, Post Office 
—A Return of the Government Steamers employed Packets. 
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260 


in the Mediterranean as Post Office Packets, and 
their Steam Power. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 


7°—8° Aprilis. 






A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the swearing of the Cambridge Cambridge 
Borough Election Committee be deferred till this Borough 
day, at five of the clock. _ Election, 











Table. 
able A Petition of ag Robertson, of Great George- Edinburgh wa 
} leman, Agent for the Right Glasgow Rail. 
Answer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the | ¢7eet, Westminster, Gent hegre om way (ie, 
Addresses. © House, That their several Addresses of the 3d,and 6th a — ~~ of cneny Sere eerer a a 
days of this instant April (that Her Majesty would be | ‘© application for ‘eave to present a tetition tor 
graciously plased to give directions that the Papers leave N bring &gt; me ype " og — 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) he F, be Q _ o. eben repro ae Pa 
had been presented to Her Majesty, and that Her} "¢@re, Dy fis oe &gt;, ge Pate = 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this Selec Co, presented, Pe Se ; for P 7 rag the 
House, that She will give directions accordingly. elect Committee on Fetitions for irivate Sills. 
: A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Corn Laws, 
China Trade Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, pursuant to | others, in the parish of Berriew, praying that the 
(Lord Napier.) ay Address to Her ~~ Extract of a Des- | Com Laws may not be repealed, ae presented, and 
atch from Sir George Robinson, relating to proceed- | +2ad; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ings of Lord Wapier from the middle of August 1834 
to the time of Lord Wapier’s death. A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of the Inde- Church of = 
r = ed, That the said Paper do lie upon the | pendent Denomination assembling in Ebenezer Cha- England. (No 
wuss. el, West Bromwich, praying the House to with- 
: . hold all grants of eihthe money for the purpose of 
China, A — was made, and ~ ee being pro-| building additional churches, was presented, and 
sed, That it appears to this House, on consi-| read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 
deration of the Papers relating to China, presented : te 
to this House by Command of Her Majesty, that} Ordered, That the Return relative to New South New South . 
the interruption in our commercial and friendly Wales, which was presented upon Wednesday last, Wales. 
intercourse with that country, and the hostilities be printed. No. 211, 
which have since taken place, are mainly to be attri- Ordered, That the Paper relative to an Austrian Austrian 
buted to the want of foresight and precaution on Waenel. cic eee seemuaioh encn Willa tea. to 
the part of Her Majesty’s present Advisers, in printe d P P ie, No. 210. 
respect to our relations with China, and especially 7 : 
to their neglect to furnish the Superintendent at | , Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Honour- _———&gt; 7 
Canton with powers and instructions calculated to able George Smythe, which was presented yester- Ne pee ‘ 
provide against the growing evils connected with the day, be printed. aos 
contraband traffic in Opium, and adapted to the Ordered, That that the Return relative to Public Public-houses 
pian : 
novel and difficult situation in which the Superin- | Houses and Beer Houses, which was presented yes- = — 
intendent was placed: — And a Debate arising | terday, be printed. d 
No. 213. 
therempon 5 And then the House, havi onti i : 
4 om e, having continued to sit D 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To Silt elhey teninn: off the hath ok Wellais day 7 
rere morning, adjourned till this day. 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mereurii, 8° die Aprilis, 1840: Mercuri, 8° die Aprilis ; 
Royal Palaces, | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 2 Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
&amp;e. Return of the several Royal Palaces, Parks, and] ppaygrs. 
Gardens, and the Total Expenditure for the same _ ‘ 1 
whether under the Management and Superinten - R. Peck, from the Office of the Commission- National Debt. 


ence of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
or of the Treasury, or any other Office, in each of 
the Three years 1837, 1838, and 1839, so as to 
exhibit the Total Expenditure for each and for the 
whole, exclusive of Monies paid for them by Her 
Majesty’s Civil List: stating, also, the Amount, if 
any, received in each of these years as rent, or due 
for the same, and from whom. 


Annuities Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
a Sere Return of the several Sums of Money or Pensions 


granted by Parliament to Individuals in reversion, 
or in Trust for Individuals, for alleged Public Ser- 


the ground of such Grant, the Date and Amount of 
the Grant, and the Terms or Conditions on which 
granted; stating, also, the aggregate Amount of 
Annual Payments made under each Grant, up to 
this time. 


Borough Watch 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Rates Bill. 


reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Fxchequer Bills The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

(Public Works) mittee on the Exchequer Bills (Public Works) Bill ; 

—_ Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





&amp; ers for the Reduction 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 An- 
nuities 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 under 
the provisions of the Acts 10 Geo. 4, c. 24, and 
3 Will. 4, c. 14, within the year ending 5th 
January 1840:—An Account of the Gross Amount 


| of all Sums received and paid by the Commissioners 
vices, since the year 1792; stating the Names, and | p y 


for the Reduction of the National Debt, on account 
of Banks for Savings (including Friendly Societies) 
in Great Britain and Ireland, from their commence- 
ment at 6th August 1817, to the 20th November 
1839 :—Also, An Account of all Expenses incurred 


| by the said Commissioners for Salaries of Clerks or 


other Incidental Charges during the preceding year: 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


The West Stirlingshire Roads Bill was read a West Stirling- 
second time; and committed to Colonel Abercromby shire Roads 
and the South Sco¢land List. 

A Petition of Proprietors of Landed Estates, in 
the county of Stirling, praying that the said Bill 

may 


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may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Neweastle- Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on the New- 
Cy castle-upon- yne and North Shields Railway Bill; 
Railway Bill. That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
uired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 
ar as the same relate to the present application ; 
that the Resolution of the House of the 27th day 
of January last had been complied with; and 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. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Norwich A Petition of Trustees of the Norwich and Yar- 

eee Bill mouth Turnpike-roads, praying that the Norwich 

— Improvement (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Whittlesea Mr. Fleming reported from the Committee on the 
Inclosure Bill. YA +#¢J/esea Inclosure Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
considered the said Petition, and had heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; and had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and that 
the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 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 ingrossed. 


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Stourbridge ;— Kendal ; — Buckingham (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Maldon; praying the House to refuse 
all grants of — money for the extension of the 


Church Establishment,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Derby ;—and, Maldon; praying Church Rates, 
for the abolition of Church Rates; the release of ** 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford gaol; and the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—-were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Eli Soul, of Tabernacle-walk, Fins- Copyright Bill. 

bury, and Individuals in his employ ;—Charles Daly, 
Publisher, of Red Lion-square, London, and others ; 
—-and, Compositors, Pressmen, and others, in the 
employ of Messrs. Balnes, Gracechurch-street, Lon- 
don ; praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Willey ;--West Isley ;--and, Buck- Corn Laws. 
ingham Union ; praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Abernyte;—Bedford;—Chorlton- 
cum-Hardy ;—and, Manchester (twelve Petitions); 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also 
— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Stourbridge ;—Saffron Walden ; China. 
— Sheffield ;— Kendal ;— Coggeshall ; — Anstruther 
and Cellerdyke Association for the Suppression of 
Vice (Chairman of a Meeting); and, Anon Chapel, 
New Church-street, Portman Market (Minister, 
Deacons, and Congregation); praying the House to 
adopt measures for putting an end to the Opium 
trade, and avert those calamities which would ine- 
vitably attend a war between Great Britain and 
China,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions From Solihull ;-- Great Snoring ; — yyion Worke 





Dublinand = A Petition of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 

Drogheda Rei Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for extend- 

— ing the time for taking or using land for the pur- 
poses of making the said Railway without the con- 
sent of owners, and for making the said Railway, 
and for otherwise amending the Acts relating thereto, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Commitee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Petitions for Ordered, That the Second Division of the Select 

Private Bills, 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during 
the sitting of the House. 


South Easten © An ingrossed Bill to alter and divert a portion 
Railway Devia- of the Line of the South-Eastern Railway, in the 


— County of Kent, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Medical Petitions from Newcastle-upon-Tyne; — Tyne- 


Profession. mouth ;—and, Berehaven; praying the House, dur- 


ing the present Session, to take such steps as may 
seem best fitted for insuring an effectual measure of 
Medical Reform,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


. Petitions from Felsham;—Great Wakering ;— Ap- 
ngland. 


pleton ; — Dallinghoo ;— Wotton Underwood and 
other places; — Saint Lawrence, Winchester ; — 
Lyndhurst ;— Saint Botolph, Colchester ;— Honing- 
ton ; — Ticehurst ; — Aston-upon- Trent ; — Canter- 
bury; — Bloxwich; — and, Stamford (three Peti- 
tions ; stating that the population of the country has 
outgrown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Derby;—Ottery Saint Mary ;— 
Bishops Stortford; — Stansted; — Bretherton ;— 

Vou. 95. 





Shardlow ;-—-Sudbury (two Petitions);--and, Tend- houses Bill. 
ring ; praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may 

not pass into a law,——were presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Easé- Poor Law Act. 
bourne Union, praying for the repeal or alteration of 
the Poor Law Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath ;-— Worthing ;--and, Dunsta- stage Carriages, 
ble, praying for the repeal of the tax on all Car- &amp;e. 
riages kept to be let for hire,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;— Preston ;— Manchester ; Railways. 
—and, Lichfield; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any Railway Bill which may interfere with the 
free competition in the inland carrying trade,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railway Communication. 





Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Select Juvenile 
Committee on the Juvenile Offenders Bill; That Offenders Bill. 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and No. 214. 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into fur- 
ther consideration upon Wednesday the 29th day of 
this instant April. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Petitions from Seal;—Saint Neot, Cornwall;— Municipal 
Horsington ;— Merthyr ;— Whittington ;—and, Llan- Corporations 
gunnock; praying that the Municipal Corporations Irland) Bill. 
LL3 (Ireland) 





ee 


———_ 





Maynooth 
College. 


Sewers Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Elective 
Franchise. 


Nathaniel Cave. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Totnes Borough 
Election. 


Totucs Write 


262 


(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanuwchilyn ;—Frome Selwood ; 
—Stewhley ; — Goodnestone-next- Wingham ;—Saint 
Neot, Cornwall ;— Balcombe;—-Okehampton ;— Hor- 
sington;—Seal ;— Merthyr ;--Hundred of Crickhowell, 
(Brecon) ;— and, Llangunnock; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
levels within the rapes of Pevensey and Hastings, 
praying that the Sewers Bill may not pe into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Commissioners of Sewers for 
the levels within the rapes of Pevensey and Hastings, 
praying that the Drainage of Lands Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants residing in and near 
Watford, praying for the extension of the county 
electoral franchise to all householders paying a 
yearly rent of £.10 and upwards, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Nathaniel Cave, of King’s Langley, 
Labourer, complaining of having been committed 
by a magistrate of the county of Hertford, upon 
insufficient evidence, on a charge of destroying 
young trees, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Knoydart ;— Mains and Strath- 
martine ;— Clough ;— Botriphnic ;—Armagh ;—and, 
Holywood ; praying for an alteration of the law 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,---were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Robert Clive, from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the matter of the Pe- 
titions of Charles Barry Baldwin, Esquire ; and, of 
William Blount, Esquire, severally complaining of 
an undue Election and Double Return for the 
Borough of Totnes, informed the House, That the 
Committee had determined, 

That Charles Barry Baldwin, Esquire, is not 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 


8° Aprils. 






A. 1840. 


Mr. Sanford reported from the Committee on the 
Taunton Markets 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; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Members of the Bar of Ireland, 
stating that the Petitioners cannot refrain from ex- 
pressing the serious apprehensions which have been 
excited in their minds by the late proceedings in the 
House on the subject of Privilege; and praying 
the House to introduce some immediate legislative 
enactment which may provide a practical safeguard 
against so pressing and painful a grievance, and 
give complete security and indemnity to all persons 
acting in the discharge of public duties imposed on 


them by law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


titions) ; — Kilbarchan ; — Lochwinnoch ;— Kilmar- 
noch ;— Kilwinning ;—Beith ;—Saltcoats on : 
—Kilburnie ;—and, Stevenston; praying that the 
Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Designs Copyright. 


may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Oxford-street, stating that by the Act 35 Geo. 3, 
c. 73, the sole power of paving, lighting and 
cleansing Oxford-street, was vested in the vestry of 
the parish of Saint Marylebone, who by the autho- 
rity and for the purposes aforesaid have ever since 
deemed and taken the south side of the said street 
to be in Saint Marylebone, though situate in the 
several parishes of Saint George, Saint James and 
Saint Anne, Westminster; and praying that they 
may be allowed the privilege of voting for vestrymen 
of Saint Marylebone, or releasing them altogether 
from the power and control of the vestry, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





liament for the Borough of Totnes : 

That William Blount, Esquire, is not duly elected 
a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Totnes: 

That the last Election for the said Borough is a 
void Election : 

That the Petition of Charles Barry Baldwin, 
Esquire, did not appear to the Committee to be 
frivolous or vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not 
appear to the Socsusibten to be frivolous or vexatious. 

Chat the Petition of William Blount, Esquire, 
did not appear to the Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition did not 
appear to the Committee to be frivolous or vexatious : 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 








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 | sent Under Master, the date of his Appointment ; 


the Amount of Annual Salary received by him from 
the time of his Appointment up to the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1840 ; and the Number of Boys in the Lower 
School in each year since his Appointment. 
Return 


Parliament for the Borough of Totnes; the last | 
election for a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the said Borough being determined to 


be void. 


(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Taunton 
Markets Bill, 


Printed Papers, 


Petitions from West Kilbride ;— Paisley (three Pe- eet Sup- 
rig Lil. 


A Petition of the Chamber of ‘Commerce of Clyde Naviga- 
Limerick, praying that the Clyde Navigation Bill # ®i 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the south side of Oxford Street, 


Petitions from Kilmore ;— Ballymore ;—Sagoe ;— Flour Importa- 


and, Drumcree ; praying that the Flour Importation ee 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Vaccination 
Berehaven, praying that the Vaccination Bill may 3. 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,—Return to an Breewood 
Order dated the 19th day of March last, for Re- She! 


turns of the Name of the present Head Master of 
Breewood Free Grammar School, in the County of 
Stafford; the date ofhis Appointment; the Amount 
of Annual Salary received by him from the time of 
his Appointment up to the 1st day of January 1840 ; 
the Number of Scholars in the Upper School in 
each year, distinguishing those who were Boarders 
in his House, and those who were Out-boarders, or 


on the Foundation :—And, of the Name of the pre- 


Cambrid 
Borough 
Election. 


Court 
(Scot 


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(Sex 
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3 VictToRIz. 


Return to an Order dated the 19th day of March 
last, for a Return of the Name of the Master of 
the Free School at Sutton Coldfield, in the County 
of Warwick; the Date of his Appointment; the 
Amount of Annual Salary received by him from the 
time of his Appointment up to the Ist day of 
January 1840; and the Number of Scholars in each 

ear, distinguishing those who were Boarders in his 
sg and those admitted on the Foundation. 

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


Sutton Coldfield 
School. 


Cambridge 
Borough 
Election. 


The Order of the day being read, for the swearing 
of the Cambridge Borough Election Committee ; 

The Names of the Committee were called over, 
as follow: — Edward Divett, Esquire, Sir John 
Walsh, Baronet, Henry Combe Compton, Esquire, 
Thomas Estcourt Sotheron, Esquire, Edward Pro- 
theroe, Esquire, Sir William Meredyth Somerville, 
Baronet; Chairman, Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet. 

And Thomas Estcourt Sotheron, Esquire, not 
being present ; the House was informed, that Mr. 
Sotheron was too ill to attend. 

Whereupon Thomas Hammerton, the medical at- 
tendant of Mr. Sotheron, being called to the bar, 
and sworn, stated that he had again seen Mr. 
Sotheron this morning ; that the state of his health is 
much the same as it was yesterday, and is such as 
decidedly to prevent him from attending an Election 
Committee :—And then he was directed to withdraw. 

Resolved, That in the Opinion of this House, 
sufficient cause has been shown why the attendance 
of Mr. Sotheron on the Cambridge Election Com- 
mittee should be dispensed with. 


Court of Session 


Ordered, That a Message he sent to the Lords, to 
(Scotland.) 


request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Return of the Number 
of Causes appealed to the House of Lords from the 
Court of Session, within the last 20 years; showing 
those which were reversed, those affirmed, and those 
remitted for further consideration:—And that Mr. 
Fox Maule do carry the said Message. 


Old Passage 
(Severn 
Bridge.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Report of Mr. James Rendal, Civil 
Engineer to the Postmaster General, on the subject 


of a Floating Bridge across the River Severn, at the 
Old Passage. 


8°—9° Aprilis. 


reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) 





New Zealand. § Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Correspondence with the 
Secretary of State, relative to New Zealand. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Coals, 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Prices paid by Government for 
Coals at the Ports of Southampton, Portsmouth, 
Devonport and Falmouth respectively, during the 

ears 1837, 1838 and 1839, so far as relates to the 
aval Department. 

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


Copyright Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Copyright Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 29th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Constabular 
— 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Constabulary Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 6th day of May next. 

Von. 95. 








263 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 


mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; sents Sm, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Assessments Bill ; —_—— 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time — 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Settled Estates 
mittee on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill ; Drainage Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Prisons Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Prisons Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Jreland) vce Bil 
Bill ; (Ireland) Bi 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day, the 29th day of this instant April, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Bill; 
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 Com- Supply- 
mittee of Supply 5 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Tithes Composi- 

the Report on the Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill ; tion (Teland) 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri-~ * 

day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the China. 
adjourned Debate, upon the Question proposed yes- 
terday, That it appears to this House, on considera- 
tion of the Papers relating to China, presented to 
this House by command of Her Majesty, that the 
interruption in our commercial and friendly inter- 
course with that country, and the hostilities which 
have since taken place, are mainly to be attributed 
to the want of foresight and precaution on the part 
of Her Majesty’s present Advisers, in respect to our 
relations with China, and especially to their neglect 
to furnish the Superintendent at Canton with powers 
and instructions calculated to provide against the 
growing evils connected with the contraband traffic 
in Opium, and adapted to the novel and difficult 
situation in which the Superintendent was placed. 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Jovis, 9° die Aprilis, 1840. 


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


Borough Watch 


The Order of the day being read, for the second rs, 


reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer Bills 


into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills (Public — seine 


Works) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert | 
Gordon reported, That the Committee had gone | 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Thames Ordered, That Mr. Hume be discharged from 
Embankment. ony further attendance on the Select Committee 
upon T'hames Embankment. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wynn Ellis be added to the 
Committee. 


Rating of Stock Ordered, Thatthe Paper relative to Rating of Stock 


ee in Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
oO. . 


Post Office Ordered, That the Return relative to Post Office 


saeonngge Packets, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 216. 


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








Jovis, 9° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


Admiralty R. Treharne, from the Admiralty Court, was 
Count, called in; and at the bar presented,—Return 
No.222. to an Order dated the 2d day of April last, for a 
Return of the Number of Days the Judge of the 
Admiralty Court attended and presided at that Court, 
in each of the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839 :— 
Also, a Return of the Amount of Salary, Fees or 
other Emoluments received by the J pe of the said 
Court in each of those years :-—And also, a Return 
of the Amount of Salary, Fees and other Emolu- 
ments rece ved by the present Judge of the Admiralty 
Court as Judge of the Consistory Courts of London 
and Rochester, in each of the years 1830 to 1839, 
inclusive :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
Neweastle- Ordered, That the Committee on the Vewcastle- 
_— vis | @pon- Tyne Waterworks Bill have leave to sit this day 
Bill. till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Aston Small 


Debts Bill. —_ perty within that part of the parish of Aston, in the 


county of Warwick, not included in the borough of 
Birmingham, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Aston Small Debts Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


Whittlesea An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
Inclosure Bill. yishes of Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea 
Saint Andrew, in the County of Cambridge, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, that the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Townley do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Maiden Newton 


y The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
Roads Bill. 


deration the Report which, upon the 1st day of this 
instant April, was made from the Committee on the 
Maiden Newton Roads Bill; printed Copies of the 
Bill 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. 


Banbury and Mr. John Jones reported from the Committee on 
Lutterworth the Banbury and Lutterworth Road Bill; That 
Road Bill. they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 

found the same to be true; and had gone through 


A Petition of Inhabitants of and Owners of pro- | 





















A. 1840, 


the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and Edinburgh ang 

had inserted a Clause, pursuant to the Resolution of Glasgow Rail. 

the House of the 6th day of February last. way (No. 2.) 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for leave to present a Petition 
for leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the application was referred ; the Committee 
recommend that leave be given to present a Peti- 
tion for a Bill, in accordance with the prayer of the 
said Petition. 


Ordered, That leave be given to present a Peti- 
tion, as desired. 


_ The Exeter Markets Bill was read a second time; Exeter 
and committed to Mr. Divett and the South Devon Markets Bill, 
List. 

The Exeter Port Dues Bill was read a second Exeter Port 


time ; and committed to Mr. Divett, and the South Dues Bill, 
Devon List. 


Petitions from the Duke of Montrose ;—Campsie; west Stirling. 
—and, Trustees of the Road leading from the city shire Roads 
of Glasgow through Cowcaddens to the north end Bil. 
of the Bridge over that part of the River Kelvin 
called Milnford-of-Garscube, and of the Road lead- 
ing from Blackquarry Toll-bar by Possil to the bridge 
across the River Al/ander, at Langbank, in the coun- 
ties of Lanark and Stirling ; and also of the line of 
Road from the Milnford-of-Garscube to the city of 
Glasgow, and the Roads leading therefrom into the 
said city ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill, — were pre- 
sented, and read. 

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. 


A Petition of James and Henry Gordon, Esquires, Clyde Navione 
of Dougalston, praying that they may be heard, ticn Bill. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Clyde Navigation Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

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 amending the Powers and qaunton 
Provisions of several Acts relating to the Hold- Markets Bill. 
ing of Markets, in the Town of Taunton, in the 
county of Somerset, and to the Improvement of the 
said Town, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Mr. Sanford do carry the Bill the Lords, 


and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Lesmahagow ;— Stonehouse ;—Kil- church 
calmonelland Kilberry ;—Linlithgow Presbytery ;— Patronage 
and, Carmunnock; praying for an alteration of the law (Scotland.) 
relative toChurch Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, and Council- 
lors of the royal burgh of Rutherglen, praying the 
House not to sanction any alteration in the law re- 
lative thereto, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cockerham ;— Wolverton ;— Bent- Church of 
worth ;—Alvechurch ;—Shepton Mallet ;—Winzall ; England. 
—Kingsclere ;— Hinton ;— Dale ;—Saint Ishmael’s 
(Pembroke) ; — Lamborne ;-- Wyfordby ;-— Linton 
(Kent) ;-- Boxley;— Burscough and Lathom ;-- Pease- 
more ;— Newington Saint Mary ;— Saddleworth ;— 
Heptonstall ;— Tatenhill ;— Levens ; — Eccleston ;— 


Heversham; — Fulham ; — Standish ; — Poling ;— 


Fringford ;— 


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Corn Laws. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Maynooth 
College. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e, 


Rating Stock 
in Trade, 


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Fringford ; — Kendal ; — Beethom ;— Caynham ;— 
Walberton ; — Yapton ; — Croston ;— Hawsted ; — 
Hoose, &amp;c. ;—Welland ;— Rochdale ;-—Penwortham; 
—Bunbury ;— Burford ;— Burton ;-—Saint George- 
in-the-East ; — Horsington;—Stretford;— Wicham; 
—Chester ;—New Fishbourne ;—Salesbury ;—West 
Clandon and Merrow ;— Hindley ;—Amport ;--Miz- 
bury;—Newbold Astbury ;—Privett ;— Ashperton ; 
— Littleborough ;—Ashton-in-Makerfield ; — Llany- 
blodwell ;— Hornby ;— Tintwistle; — Beckermet ;— 
Canon ;—Frome ;— Poynings;— Winterbourne Gun- 
ner ;—— Billinge ;—Sevenoaks ;— Warrington ;—Great 
Neston ;— Cheadle ;-Egg Buckland ;—Castle Ris- 
ing-cum-Roydon ;—and, Finmere; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church ; and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efticiency,—were 
og and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Petitions from Ashley; — Heckmondwike (two 
Petitions) ;—and Peterborough; praying the House 
to withhold all further grants of public money for 
the purposes of Church Extension,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bescoby and Stonesby ;-— Long 
Clawson ; — Melton Mowbray; -— Colsterworth ;— 
Sproxton and Saltby ;—Croxton-Kerrial ; — Bark- 
stone, &amp;c.;-—Hicklin and Kinolton ;—Kettleby and 
Holwell ;—Bottesford, &amp;c. ;— Burton &amp;c. ;—Goad- 
by, Marwood, &amp;c.;-- Muston; — Whissendine ; — 
Stainby and Skillington ;-— Waltham ; — Colston- 
Bassett, &amp;c.;— Eastwell and Strathern; — Eaton 
and Branstone ;—— Buckminster-cum-Sewstern;— Cos- 
ton and Garthorpe ;--Harby and Hose ;—- Freeby, &amp;c.; 
—Edmondthorpe, kc. ; — Dorrington ;—Upton ; — 
Northfield ;—Scalford and Holwell;—Great Dalby ; 
—Tithby and Whatton ;—Marldon ;—and, Berrozw ; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Heaton Norris ; — Jedburgh ;-- 
Stockport (five Petitions) ;—Portwood (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Duntrune; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Taghmon ;—and, Ballymore, Mag- 
lass, Sharmon, and Killinick; praying the House to 
extend to Ireland a full and equitable measure of 
the Elective Franchise, together with such a mea- 
sure of Municipal Reform as shall place the Jrish 
corporations on an equal footing with those of Great 
Britain,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hepstonstall;—County of Pem- 
broke ;— Horsham ;—Forden ;— Llawhaden ;—Ban- 
gor ;—and, Bedworth; praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Llaw- 
haden, praying that the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Gloucester, 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green;— 
Faringdon Union ;—and, Spalding Union; taking 
notice of a recent decision in the Court of Queen’s 
Bench in an action respecting the Rating of Stock 
in Trade to the Poors Rate; and praying the House 
to pass a measure for amending the law respecting 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

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265 


Petitions from Linton ange oR Droit- Union Worke 
wich; praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may "uses Bill. 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ;—Gloucester Poor Law Act. 
Union ;—Ormskirk Union ;—and, Eirias; praying 
for the repeal or amendment of the Poor Law Act, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and the Grand Grand Jury 
Jurors of the county of Weaford, at Spring Assizes 1@ws (Ireland.) 
1840, praying for the amendment of the Grand Jury 
Laws in Jreland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the Honiton and 


‘Honiton and Ilminster Roads Bill; That the Reso- lminster 


lution of the House of the 6th day of February *s Bill 


last 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. 


Petitions from Black Rock ;—Diligence River ; Church 
—Ratchfords Harbour, (all in the province of Ca- Establishment 
nada) ;— Alston ;— and, Montague and Elmsley ; (Cl) 
praying the House to continue their protection and 
encouragement to the Bishops and Clergy throughout 
the British colonies, and make provision for in- 
creasing their number,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Bishop of Toronto ;—Redcar ; Canada (Clergy 

—Croft;—Deanery of Framland ;— Garthorpe ;— Reserves) Bill. 
Torquay ; —- Sheffield ; — Garforth ;— Staveley ;— 
Great Ousburn;—Kirkby Malzeard ;— Borough- 
bridge ; — Copgrove ;—and, Snitterfield ; praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to refuse Her 
Assent to the Act recently passed by the Legislature 
of Upper Canada, intituled, “‘ An Act to provide for 
the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distri- 
bution of the Proceeds thereof,”—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Calton Canadian Emigration. 
Emigration Society, consisting of One hundred 
families, praying that a free passage may be granted 
them, to proceed to Her Majesty’s Colony of Upper 
Canada, for the purpose of settling there, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Feargus Cameron ;— Glasgow (four Universal 

Petitions) ;—Andrew Inglis;— Thomas Stevenson ;— Suffrage, &amp;c. 
Robert Gonlay ;— Allan Barnes ;-—Hugh Fraser; 
—John Stevenson ;-—Isabella Dryburgh ;-- William 
Nimmo Dryburgh;— James Stevenson ;-- William 
Semple and family ;-- James .M‘Callum ;—John S. 
Brodie ;— James Meecham ;-— William Johnston ;— 
James Walker ;-— William Buchanan ; -- John 
M‘Kerrow and family ;—Robert Galary ;—Sarah 
King ; — William O’ Hara ;— James Broadly ; — 
Robert M‘ Kirdy;— Edward Johnson;—John Tagg ; 
—William Taylor ;--Margaret M‘Farlane;—Adam 
Cameron and others ;— James M‘ Kinlay ;—James 
M‘ Lellan;— Michael Gray;— Elie ;--Saint Andrew’s 
Working Men’s Association (President) ; —- Cam- 
bustanon;— A bbeygreen;—and, Strathlitan; praying 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- 
liaments and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Edinburgh 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- —— 
ing, amending and enlarging the provisions of the (No. 2.) 
Act relating to the said Railway, omitting therefrom 
all clauses and provisions which should not be in- 
serted in a Bill of the third class, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


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266 9° Aprilis. 


Sale of Beer 


ye Two Petitions from Chorley, praying that Re- 
ct. 


tailers of Beer may be placed on an equal footing 
with Licensed Victuallers,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Magistracy. A Petition of Inhabitants of Litcham, praying 
that clergymen may not be permitted to act as 
justices of the peace, and in case of a deficiency 
of fit and proper persons to fill that office, that 
stipendiary magistrates may be appointed, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Church and 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Fenwick, praying 
ate. 


that the connexion between Church and State may 
be dissolved, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


StageCarriages, A Petition of Postmasters and others interested 

7. in letting horses for hire, as also Inhabitants in the 
town and neighbourhood of Rochester, praying for 
the repeal of the tax on all Carriages kept to be let 
for hire, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Inland Ware- 


a A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other 
housing Bill. 


Inhabitants of Vottingham, praying that the Inland 
Warehousing Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Inland Warehousing. 

A Petition of the Deputy Chairman of the Cham- 
ber of Commerce of Gloucester, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read; and referred to the said Select Committee. 


Railways. Petitions from the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway 
Company ;— and, County of Dumbarton; stating 
that the tax on passengers conveyed by Railways 
presses unequally on short lines of Railway; and 
praying the House to give relief by imposing that 
tax in the form of a fixed per centage on the revenue 
derived by passengers, or by equalizing the tax upon 
all kinds of travelling,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Railway 
Communication. 


Coffee, &amp;c., 


-- A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
ouses, 


Coffee and Eating House-keepers, complaining of 
their being classed with Licensed Victuallers in the 
Schedule of Assessed Taxes, and praying that they may 
be put on an equality with shop-keepers in respect 
to the tax on male servants, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Greenhill and 
Eckington 
Road Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- 
sideration the Report which, upon the 1st day of 
this instant April, was made from the Committee 
on the Greenhill and Eckington Road Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the 
door upon the same day; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, Tinat the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


China, A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Chapel of Bow, 
praying that measures may be adopted for preventing 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British India, 
for the purpose of transmission to China, and for 
suppressing the trade therein by British subjects, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


A Petition of the Procurators and Vicars of the 
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of 
Sarum, praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and 
Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of Trustees of the Charities in the 
— city of Gloucester, heretofore under the management 
ct, of the mayor and burgesses of the said city, praying 






A. 1840. 


for the amendment of the Municipal Corporations 
Act, by providing for the renewal of leases of estates, 
belonging to the said charities, and for the right of 
presenting to certain advowsons, vicarages and ec- 
clesiastical preferment, formerly vested in the mayor 
and burgesses of the said city, as trustees of one 
of the said charities, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish Registration 
of Swords, praying that the Registration of Voters of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, (!*¢!an¢) Bin, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners, Occupiers and Rate-payers Count 


. . ‘ y Rates, 
in Litcham, praying that county rate-payers may 





elect from amongst themselves fit and proper persons 
to superintend the levy and expenditure of County 
Rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Ar- Ardrossan ang 
drossan, Saltcoates, Stevenston and Kilwinning ; Jobuston Rail. 
praying that the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway “9 ®"- 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Edinburgh 
Copies of the Application of Mr. Dunsmore, the Fishery Board, 
Secretary to the Fishery Board in Edinburgh, to 
resign his Office; of the Minute of the Treasury 
|granting him a Pension or Retiring Allowance ; of 
\the Appointment of Sir 7. Dick Lauder, as Se- 
cretary to succeed Mr. Dunsmore; and of the Sa- 
lary and Allowance he is to receive. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Batilla. 

Account of all Barilla only on which Duty has been 
paid for Home Consumption, for the years ended 
the 5th day of April 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 
| 1839 and 1840; distinguishing the Quantities at 
the Ports of London, Bristol, Gloucester, Belfast 
and Newry, for the same years; of all Drawbacks 
or other Allowances made or rebated in Ireland, 
upon Barilla; and of the Net Amount paid into the 
Exchequer for the above years upon Barilla. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Seduction, &amp;e. 
give summary Power to Justices of the Peace in Pill. 
Special Sessions assembled, in certain cases of Se- 
duction or Breach of Promise of Marriage: And 
that Mr. William Miles and Mr. Sotheron do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, China, 
Copies of any Correspondence between Her Majesty’s 
Government and the East India Company, showing 
the Arrangement entered into with the Eust India 
Company for paying the Expense of the Armament 
now preparing in India for service in China. 


c. 23, for the Establishment of Loan Societies in Bill. 
England and Wales, and to extend the Provisions 

of the Friendly Societies Acts to the Islands of 
Guernsey, Jersey and Mann, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal so much of the said Act as relates to the 
establishment of Loan Societies in England and 
Wales, and to make other provisions ia lieu thereof: 
And that Mr. Slaney and Mr. Aglionby do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of London, praying that Theatres. 
the privilege of keeping open the Theatres for the 
purpose of astronomicai lectures during the season 
of Lent and Passion Week (Good ripe | excepted), 
may be continued, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Motion 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, Loan Societies 


Theatres 





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A Motion was made, and the Question being put, | 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to direct the Lord Chamberlain to withdraw 
his Order, prohibiting the delivery of Astronomical 
Lectures during Passion Week at any Theatre 
within the City of Westminster, the Public having 
enjoyed such privilege at the above period (Good 
Friday excepted), for a long series of years ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the New Lobby. 


Theatres. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ 73 
Yeas, Mr. Hume: —_— 
Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 49 
Noes, Lord Seymour : } : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

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





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and explain 
some of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the 


Message from 
the Lords. 


General Steam 
Navigation 


Company Bile General Steam Navigation Company : 

Greenock A Bill, intituled An Act for the further Improve- 

Improvement ment of the Town of Greenock ; for better lighting 

™ and supplying the same with Water, for regulating 
the Police thereof, and for other Purposes connected 
therewith: And also, 

Crown Point The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


(Leeds) Bridge Act for making and maintaining a new Bridge over 
and Roads Bill. the River Aire, at Leeds, at or near a Place called 
Crown Point, with suitable Approaches thereto ; 
and for making certain Drains or Watercourses 
ander the Roads leading to such Bridge, and through 
the adjoining Lands, to communicate with the River 
Aire below the Leeds Locks, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
China, The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Tuesday last, That it appears to this House, 
on consideration of the Papers relating to China, 
presented to this House by Command of Her Ma- 
jesty, that the interruption in our commercial and 
friendly intercourse with that country, and the hos- 
tilities which have since taken place, are mainly to 
be attributed to the want of foresight and precaution 
onthe part of Her Majesty’s present Advisers, in 
respect to our relations with China, and especially 


to their neglect to furnish the Superintendent at 
Canton with powers and instructions calculated to 
provide against the growing evils connected with 
the contraband traffic in Opium, and adapted to 
the novel and difficult situation in which the Su- 


perintendent was placed. 


And the Question being again proposed :—The 


House resumed the adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 10° die Aprilis, 1840: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr Henry Baring: 

Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanley, 


Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


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Borough Watch 
Rates Rates. 


reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; 
Vou. 95. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Aprilis. 


267 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Exchequer Bills Exchequer Bills 
(Public Works) Bill; and the Amendnsents were (Public Works) 
read, and agreed to. aes 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Rough Rice. 
a Copy of any Memorial from Messrs. Forster and 
Smith to the Leds of the Treasury on the subject of 
the Duty on Rough Rice imported from the United 
States of America, and of the Minutes of the Trea- 
sury, and Answers thereupon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Dr. Bowring. 

An Account of all Monies paid by the Government, 
from the year 1830 to the present time, to Dr. Bow- 
ring, for Services performed by him, specifying how 
much has been paid each year, and stating the col- 
lective Amount thereof; distinguishing, also, for what 
Services and out of what Funds the several Pay- 
ments were made. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill to give sum- Seduction, &amp;c., 
mary Power to Justices of the Peace in Special Bill. 
Sessions assembled, in certain cases of Seduction or No. 217. 
Breach of Promise of Marriage : And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time, upon Wednesday the 6th day of May next ; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Slaney presented a Bill to repeal so much of Loan Societies 
an Act of the 5th and 6th years of his late Majesty, Bil. 
for the Establishment of Loan Societies in England No. 218. 
and Wales, and to extend the Provisions of the 
Friendly Societies’ Acts to the Islands of Guernsey, 
Jersey, and Mann, as relates to the establishment of 
Loan Societies in England and Wales, and to make 
other Provisions in lieu thereof: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 6th day of May next; and 
to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Poddle River (Dublin) Bill Poddle River 
be read a second time upon Monday next. (Dublin) Bill. 





Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to the di- Offices in the 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—a Return of al] Colonies. 
Persons holding Offices in the Colonies, who have 
been appcinted thereto subsequent to the passing of 
an Act of Parliament of the 54th 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. 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to se- south Australia. 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns of the 
Quantity of Land in South Australia sold by the 
Colonization Commissioners since the 5th day of 
May 1835 :—The Amount of Money paid for the 
same in London, and the Names of the Purchasers : 
-—The Amount of Money paid to Agents in England 
and Scotland, as Commission on Sales effected 
through their Agency ; specifying the Name of the 
Agent, and the Name of the Purchaseron whose Pur- 
chase Commission has been charged :—Of the Quan- 
tity of Land sold in the Colony by the Governor 
and Colonial Commissioner, with the Amount of 
Money received by the Colonial Treasurer in South 
Australia for the same ; with the Date of the Sale, 
and the mode in which the Money was remitted to 
England :—The Amount of Money raised in England 
by the Colonization Commissioners, by way of Loans 
chargeable on the future Revenue of the Colony of 
South Australia; with the Terms on which the 
same have been raised :—Of the Number ef Pauper 
Emigrants sent out to the Colony of South Australia 
by the Colonization Commissioners, whose expenses 
have been defrayed out of the Monies received for 
Land in the Colony :—The Names and Addresses 
of the Agents, with the Sums paid to each for pro- 

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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Strangways do carry the Bill 


A, 1840. 


has been made :—Of the Amount of Money received | to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


by the Colonization Commissioners in London from 


migrants sage to the Colony for themselves, | 


or for their 
Age of Fifteen, and above that of Thirty years ; also 


rogheda, praying that the 
Parties promoting the Dublin and Drogheda Rail- 


the Amount of Money received from Parish Offi-; way (No. 2.) Bill, may be allowed to proceed with 
cers, on Account of such Emigrants :—Of the Num- their Bill in the present Session, was presented, and 


ber of Emigrants above the Age of Thirty, or under 
that of Fifteen, whose Expenses have been defrayed 
wholly or in part out of the Emigration Fund :— 


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read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 
The Quainton Inclosure Bill will read a second 


and, of the Amount of Money paid by way of Salary, | time ; and committed to Sir William Young, and the 


Allowance, or Gratuity, to any Commissioner, Clerk, 
or other Persons connected with the Colonization 
Office in Adelphi Terrace, with the Name of the 
Person, and the Date of the Payment. 

Copies of a Circular Despatch of Lord Glenelg, 
dated on or about the 15th day of May 1838, pro- 
hibiting the further Apprenticeship of Liberated 
Africans in the West Indies :—Of Order in Council 
of same Date, repealing from the 1st day of October 
1838, the Trinidad Ordinance respecting Liberated 
Africans of the 29th day of November 1834:—Of 
any Circular or Order in Council, subsequently mak- 
ing alterations in the location or treatment of Liber- 
ated Africans in the West Indies a of any 
Order in Council, or Instructions to the Governor of 
Sierra Leone, limiting his discretion in the treat- 
ment of Liberated Africans, or fixing regulations for 
the guidance of the Liberated African Department 
there, subsequent to the Commission of Inquiry of 
1827 :—And, of any Order in Council or Instruc- 
tions for Transfer of Liberated Africans to the Gam- 
bia or other part of the Coast of Africa, and for 
their treatment there. 

Canada(Clergy . A Return of the Religious Bodies or Denomina- 
Reserves) Bill. tions of Christians who would be entitled in the event 

No. 219. of the Royal Assent being given to the Clergy Re- 
serves Bill passed by the Legislature of Upper Ca- 
nada, to receive a portion of the Proceeds of the Re- 
served Lands. 

Copy of a Despatch from the Right honourable 
Charles Poulett .Thomson to Lord John Russell, 
dated Montreal, the 13th day of March 1840, trans- 
mitting Memorials from various Parties respecting 
the Estates of Saint Sulpice. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and, that the Return relative to Canada 
(Clergy Reserves) Bill, be printed. 


Liberated 
Africans, 


Canada, 


National Debt. | Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na- 
No. 220, tional Debt, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 
Coals. Ordered, That the Return relative to Coals, which 
No. 221. Was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after four of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 10° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victories Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


Buckingham List. 


spect of the Petition for the Thames Tunnel Bill, 
which, upon the 27th day of March last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders re- 
lative to Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
revive the Powers given to the Thames ‘Tunnel Com- 
pany for the purchase of certain Houses, Lands, and 

remises, in the parish of Saint John-of-Wapping : 
And that Captain Alsager and Colonel Thomas 
Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 





The Faversham Fishery Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Sir Edward Knatchbuli, 
and the East Kent List. 





reading of the Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Tuesday the 5th day of May next. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Glasgow, Paisley 
and Greenock Railway, stating that the tax on Pas- 
sengers conveyed by Railways, presses unequally on 
short lines of Railway, and praying the House to 
give relief, by imposing that tax in the form of a 
fixed per centage on the revenue derived by passen- 
gers, or by equalizing the tax upon all kinds of 
travelling, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Railway Communication. 


of Medburn in the said county, and of the there- 
undersigned Persons, being a majority of the Pro- 
prietors, and Persons interested in the lands and 
grounds hereinafter mentioned, for leave to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for dividing, 
allotting, and inclosing divers Commonable, Waste, 
and Intermixed Lands and Grounds, Open and 
Common, Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Lands and 
Fields, in the parish of Medburn, in the county of 
Leicester, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Exmouth ;—and, 
John Hothersall Hallett, of Axmouth, Esquire; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Evzeter Port 
Dues Bill,—were presented, and read. 





Deseter en QF ERED, That the Committee on the Ro- 
Derby Junction cester and Derby Junction Railway Bill be 
Railway Bill. revived: — And that they have leave to sit, and 
proceed, upon Monday next. | 

! 

Duffryn Liynvi “he Duffryn Llynvi Railway Bill was read a} 
Railway Bill. second time; and committed to Lord Adare, and 
the South Wales List. | 


Maiden Newton 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining 
Roads Bill. 


several Roads leading from the Town of Maiden | 
Newton, in the County of Dorset, and other Roads’ 
communicating therewith, in the Counties of Somer-| 
set and Dorset, was read the third time. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants, Traders, 
and Inhabitants of the town of Ashburton, which was 
presented upon the 20th day of March last ;--of Mer- 
chants, Traders, and Inhabitants of Newton Abbot 
and Newton Bushell, which was presented upon the 
23d day of March last ;—of Merchants, Ship-owners 
and Inhabitants of Teignmouth and Shaldon, which 
was presented upon the 1st day of this instant April ; 
—-of Merchants, Ship-owners, and Inhabitants of 

Dawlish ;— 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, and Dublin ang 
ives, Children, or Relations under the | other Inhabitants of 


Drogheda Rail. 
way (No, a.) 





Quainton 





The House was moved, That the Report in re-ThamesTune| 
1. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Portsmouth 


A Petition of Charles Nevill, of Nevill Holt, in Medburn 
the county of Leicester, Esquire, Lord of the Manor !closure. 


Inelosure Bill, 
Churc 
Engla 
Bil 
Faversham 
Fishery Bill, 
Floating Bridge 
ill. 
Railways. 
P 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 





Maynooth 
Colleges 


Church of 
England. 


Poor Law Act. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Corn Laws, 


Canada, 


3 VicToRiz£. 


Dawlish ;—Chudleigh ;—and, Inhabitants of East 
Budleigh and Budleigh Salterton, which were pre- 
sented upon the second day of this instant April, pray- 
ing that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, be referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Scarborough;—West Malling ;-- 
Addington ;—Kirton-in-Lindsey ;—and, North Kel- 
sey; praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic Col- 
lege of Maynvoth,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Meling ; —Shiffnal;— Neen Sa- 
vage ;— Weston-under-Penyard ; — Damersham;— 
Beckford; -— Codford Saint Mary, and Codford 
Saint Peter ;—-Martin ;—Saint Mary, Stoke New- 
ington ; — Fletching ;—Castle Donington ; — Long 
Whalton ;—Hankedon, &amp;c. ;—Canford ;— Quarley ; 
— Ruerden ;—Shenfreth;— Lea ;—Lasham ; —Gelli- 
gaer ;— Dorchester (Oxford) ;— Easingwold ;—-Sed- 
bergh ;—Nether Poppleton ;— Saint Sampson’s ;— 
Drozxford ;—Chidham ;— Saint Mary-de-Lode, with 
Holy Trinity, Gloucester ;—Littleover ;—.Bighton ; 
— Longparish; — Southborough ; —- Oswestry ; — 
Lytchet Minster ;—Tretive-with-Michael Church ;— 
Clyst Saint George;—Lytchet Matravers ;—Wy- 
mering and Wedley ;—Saint John, Winton ;—Arch- 
deaconry of Exeter ;— Winsham;— Canford-with 
Kinson ; — Empshott ;— Denston and Poslingford ; 
— Brailsford;—Carnarvon ;—Waldringfield;— P en- 
nington ;—East Bergholt ;—Lower Darwen ;—Ohe- 
ford Fitzpaine ;—Cropred: a ; — Sudbo- 
rough ;—Baverstock and Compton Chamberlaine ;— 
Tangmere ;— Whitchurch ;— Packwood ; — Weston- 
on- Trent ;— Headson ;—Brailes ;— Saint Faith ;— 
Monzxton ;—Bretforton ;—Great and Little Hamp- 
ton ;—Over Wallop ; — Slindon ; — Abbotsbury ; — 
West Bromwich ;— Hertford; —and, Holcombe ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 

raying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Hindon, East Knoyle and Semley ; 
— Bishopwearmouth ;— Darlington ;— Exeter ;—and, 
Eastcombs ; praying the House to refuse their con- 
sent to any further grant of public money for the pur- 
poses of Church Extension,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cheadle Union ;—and, Worksop ; 

raying for the repeal or amendment of the Poor 

ion Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kiltennell;— Killinane ;— Clon- 
mulsk ;—Tankerstown ;— Carlow ;—Lorum ;— Kil- 
davin ;— Hacketstown ; -— Rathmore ;—Ardoyne ;— 
Nurney ;—and, Rutland (Carlow) ;—praying that 


the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill, may not pass | 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Londonderry ;—Moderator of the | 


Presbytery of Abertarff ;—Balmaghie ;—and, Min- 
nigaff ; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pilton ;—and, Stoke-upon-Trent ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Sedgefield, praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Amersham, &amp;c.; — Marldon ;— 
Boroughbridge ;— Easingwold ;— Meltham and Mel- 
Vot. 95. 


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269 


tham Mills ;-—Aldbrough ;— West Wotton ;—Aigh- 
ton and Bailey ;— Lincoln ;—Skelton-cum-Brotton ; 
—Cherry Burton ;—Ayton in Cleveland ;—Lancas- 
ter ;— University of Oxford;— and, Downholm; 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to refuse 
er Assent to the Act recently passed by the legis- 
lature of Upper Canada, intituled “ An Act to pro- 
vide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the 
Distribution of the Proceeds thereof,”—-were present- 
ed, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


examined the Petitions presented on the 6th and 7th 
days of this instant 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. 


Gardeners, and Growers of Fruit for the supply of 
the London markets, in the several counties adjacent 
to the Metropolis, complaining of the inadequate 
rate of duty at present imposed upon foreign raw 
fruit ; and praying that the Petitioners may be pro- 
tected by the imposition of a fair and fixed duty 
upon the same, and that it may be levied by the 
weight of the article, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


sented,and read; and referred to the Select Commit- 
tee on Designs Copyright. 


—_ for the Suppression of Intemperance ;— Liver- 
pool;—and, Clonegal; praying for the suppression 
of the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the trade 
therein by British subjects,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
China Trade. 


they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Wednes- 
day the 6th day of May next. 


houses Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Committee appointed to try and determine the 
matter of the Petition of Ebenezer Forster and others, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Cambridge, to which they had annexed 
the said Petition, and the List of Voters delivered 
in to the General Committee by each Party respec- 
tively :—And the names of the Committee were read, 
as follow: 

Edward Divett, Esquire, Sir John Walsh, Baronet, 
the Earl of Darlington, John Pemberton Plumptre, 
Esquire, Edward Protheroe, Esquire, Sir William 
Meredyth Somerville, Baronet; Chairman, Sir Charles 

Lemon, Baronet. 

| Whereupon the names of the said seven Mem- 
bers were called over, and being come to the Table, 
| they were sworn by the Clerk, as follows :— 

You and each of you shall well and truly try 
the matter of the Petition complaining of an un- 
due Election and Return for the Raison of 
Cambridge, now referred to you, and a true judg- 
ment give, according to the Evidence. So help 
you God. 














tage, Gentleman, praying for an alteration in the 
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Mr. William John Blake reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had (Twenty-second 


eport.) 


A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Market Fresh Fruit. 


A Petition of Weavers of Largs, praying that the Designs Copy- 
Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was pre- "ight Bill. 


Petitions from the President of the Dunse So- China. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Ardrossan Ardrossan and 


and Johnston Railway Bill be revived :— And that Johnston Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions from Wooler ;—Stroud ;—Bradpole ;— Union Work- 
and, Pembroke; praying that the Union Work- houses Bill. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee of Cambridge 
Elections, The names of the Members of the Select a 


lection, 


A Petition of William Neal Clay, of Flimby Cot- Giass Duties. 





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Alexander 
Humphreys, 


Sheriffs, &amp;c., 
(Scotland.) 


Etterick Forest. 


James 
Workman, 


270 


mode of levying the duties on crown and sheet 


10° Aprilis. 





A. 1840. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Incumbents ang 


glass, by charging them on measurement, as in the | 24th day of March last, fora Copy of the Abstract of Curates. 


case of plate glass, was presented, and read; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions, that there be laid before this | 
House, a Return, in detail and in columns, of the | 
Total Expense attending the trial of Alexander 
Humphreys, claiming the Title of the Earl of Stir- 
ling, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scot- 
land, including the Sums expended previously to the 
trial, in investigations in France and elsewhere, and 
procuring evidence in precognitions and otherwise ; 
the Fees paid to Crown and other Counsel, Pay- | 
ments to or on Account of Law Agents, and | 
other professional Persons, &amp;c. ; distinguishing their 
Names, Professions, or Employments; the Sums 
paid to each person respectively, with the Dates of 
each Payment ; and also those of the commence- 
ment and termination of the Trial; and showing 
the Sum Total expended. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, in detail and in columns, showing 
the appropriation of the Sums voted in the Miscel- 
laneous Estimates to discharge the Accounts of the 
several Sheriffs and Stewards in Scotland, from the 
15th day of May 1838 to the 15th day of May 
1839; showing the Sum paid for each County :—A 
similar Return of the Expenses of Criminal Prose- 
cutions in Scotland for the last year for which the 
Accounts are made up:—A Return of the Sum paid 
for the same Period to each Sherifi or Steward, 
and to each Sheriff Substitute, for Salary, Emolu- 
ments, or for any purpose other than the above Ex- 
penses ; stating from what Fund the Payments are 
made, and the Sum Total received by each:—And, a 
Statement of the Dates of the Appointment of each 
Sheriff Substitute in each County, and by whom 
appointed. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, in detail, showing the Date of the 
commencement of the Action before the Court of 
Session, respecting the right of Lord Dunglass to 
retain the Office of Keeper of Etterick Forest, and 
the various steps and stages of the said Action, up | 
to the present Date, and the state it is now in :— 
Also, the Total Expense to the Country of the said 
Action, in each year, and the Names of the Counsel 
and others employed in the said Suit, with the | 
Amount paid to each :—-Also, the Sums paid to, or 
received yearly by, Lord Dunglass or his Agents, 
since the commencement of the Action, with the 
source or sources from whence the Money to pay 
him was received, and the Sum Total to this Date: 
—-And also, the yearly Revenue derived by the Crown 
from the Etterick Forest, and how the same has 
keen appropriated. 

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














Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—a Copy of all Correspond- 
ence between Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, and the Visiting Magistrates 
and Governor of the Gaol of Springfield, in the 
County of Essex, relative to the Imprisonment of 
James Workman. 


the Number and Classes of Non-resident Incumbents, 
and of the Number of Resident Incumbents, accord- 
ing to the Diocesan Returns from England and Wales 
for the year 1839 :—An Abstract of the Total Num- 
ber of Curates in each Diocese of England and 
Wales, returned by the Archbishops and Bishops to 
Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, for 
the year 1839; distinguishing 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; £30 and under £40, &amp;c.: 
—Also, the Number of Benefices held by Non-resi- 
dent Incumbents, which are of the gross annual Va- 
lue of £300 and upwards, and the Number under 
£.300. 


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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Elginshire 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Writ. 


for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament, for the Shire of Elgin, in the room 


-of the Honourable Francis William Grant, who 


since his Election for the said Shire, hath accepted 
the office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bo- 
nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize the issue of Exche- Exchequer Bilis 
quer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Em- (Public Works) 


ployment of the Poor 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 Commit- 
tee on Lord Seaton’s Annuity 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 
“the Bill be committed to a Select Committee,” in- 
stead 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new sig 

ir George Grey, \ 
Tellers for the Yeas, { ir Robert 6. ie 7 
Mr. Hume, 7 

Mr. Gillon: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


9. 
Tellers for the Noes, f 8. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, (Annuity of £.2,000 granted to 
Lord Seaton and his two next Heirs)—read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 1.1.2. To leave out 
the words “and to the two next surviving Heirs 
“ male of the body of the said John Lord Seaton, 
“ who may succeed to the title of Lord Seaton, 
“ for their natural lives, respectively.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 4 
Yeas, \ Mr. Robert Steuart : \ 8. 
Tellers forthe { Mr. Hume, } “ 
Noes, Mr. Aglionby . - 
CravseE, N° 1, agreed to. 





CLausEs, 


ill. 


Lord Seaton’s 
Annuity Bill. 








Supt 


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Bill 


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Ciavsss, N° 2 and N° 3, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 


10° Aprils. 





reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Supply; The Order of the day being read for the Com- 
&amp;c., mittee of Supply ; 
— ' Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended 


Civil Contine under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 

gencies. 1839; and an Estimate of the Amount required for 
1840, which was presented upon the 24th day of 
March last, be referred to the Committee. 

Exchequer Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Bills 

Bills. raised or authorized to be raised, charged on the Aids 
or Supplies of 1840 unprovided for, which was pre- 
sented upon the 30th day of March last, be referred 
to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 
(In Committee.) 

Civil Contine 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty 

gencies. thousand Pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to- 
wards defraying the Charge of Civil Contingen- 
cies, for the year 1840. 

a 2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty 

Ss, 


millions nine hundred and fifty-one thousand five 
hundred and fifty Pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to pay off and discharge any Exchequer Bills, 
charged on the Aids or Supplies of the year 1840, 
now remaining unpaid and unprovided for. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, ‘That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Rightof Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 


(Scotland) Bil. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


Flour Importa- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bal (Ireland) mittee on the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill ; 
; Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Court Bill. mittee on the Admiralty Court Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Court [Judge’s 


mittee on the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.), 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Salary, &amp;c, 
Bill, , ] 


Tobaceo Regue The Order of the day being read for the Com- 
lations Bill.” mittee on the Tobacco Regulations Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 29th day of this instant April, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 

Inland Ware- The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill. j 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Vox. 95. 





971 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Veccination 
] ill 


. 


reading of the Vaccination Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands 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 Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Assessments 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 the Com- Settled Estates 
mittee on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill ; Drainage 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 Prisons Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the Prisons Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland reported the Tithes Compo- 
Tithes Composition (Zreland) Bill; and the Amend- sition (Ireland) 
ments were read, and agreed to; and Clauses were o 
added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Borough Watch 
reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill ; Rates Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Grand Jury 
to abolish Grand Jury Cess in certain Boroughs, and Cess (Ireland) 





to annex certain Districts to adjoining Counties, for B 
Fiscal purposes, and for certain purposes of Civil and 
Criminal Jurisdiction in Jreland: And that Mr. 
Solicitor General for Zreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine, residing Medical 
in Tavistock, praying for the reform of the Medical Prfession. 
Profession by consolidating the same into one repre- 
sentative faculty having full power to regulate the 
examination and government of the whole body, 
and to confer equal rights and privileges upon all 


its members, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to the Canada, 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Or- 
dinance to provide for the more speedy Attainder of 
Persons indicted for High Treason in Lower Ca- 
nada, who have fled from the Province or remain 
concealed therein, to escape from justice. 


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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to South South Australia. 
Australia, which were presented yesterday, be No.223. 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Liberated Liberated 
Africans, which were presented yesterday, be printed. om 

0. 224, 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Canada, which Canada. 

was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 225. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





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Sabbati, 11° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Attornies and Solicitors | 

practising in the superior Courts of Law and 
Equity of the United Kingdom, resident in the city 
of Worcester, praying for the removal of the Courts 
at Westminster from their present situation to one 
more central and convenient, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Courts of Law. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Petitions from Yetholm ;—Plean ;— White Abbey ; 
—and, Roxburgh; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Universal 


Petitions from James M‘ Adam ;—Anthony Haig ; 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


—and, Workmen in Mr. Laidlaw’s Factory; pray- 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual 
Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, 


11° Aprils. 





A. 1840. 


Municipal Corporations Act; and praying the House 
to take their case into consideration, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holcombe ;—and, Staines; praying Maynooth 
the House not to sanction any further grant of College. 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of Union Work. 
the poor of the parish of Buckingham, praying that houses Bill, 
the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- China. 
jesty’s command,—Copy of an Order in Council 
relating to China, April 3d, 1840. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Lunatic 





and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Petitions from Staines ;— Lowestoft ;— Llangattock 
England. 


that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church, and praying for 
the adoption of measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwarden and Chairman 
of a Meeting of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
John-of-Wapping, praying the House to pass a 
measure exempting Stock in Trade from being rated 
to the Poor rate, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Clare Market ;—WStalybridge ;— 
Lincoln’s-Inn- Fields ;— Rotherhithe;—and, Edward 
Williams ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Jewish Civil 
Disabilities. 


A Petition of Benjamin Lyon Phillips, of Chester- 
place, Kennington we Merchant, complaining of 
the civil disabilities under which British-born Jews 
at present suffer; and praying that they may pos- 
sess rights in common with all classes professing 
Christianity, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Canada (Clergy Petitions from York ;—Deanery of Framland ;— 
Reserves) Bill and, Stonesby ; praying the House to address Her 


Majesty, to refuse Her Assent to the Act recently 


passed by the Legislature of UpperCanada, intituled, 
“ An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Re- 
serves, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds 
thereof,’”—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Designs Copy- 


A Petition of Messrs. D. and H. Inglis, Calico 
right Bill. 


Printers in Glasgow, praying that the Designs 
Copyright Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 

Lord’s Day. A Petition of Spirit-dealers in Girvan, praying 
the House to pass a measure prohibiting the sale of 
spirits on the Lord’s Day, was pee and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Municipal A Petition of Freemen or Burgesses of the 

— borough of Swansea, complaining that payment of 


* an annuity of £.10 per annum to each of the twelve 
senior burgesses of the said borough, arising from 
the rents of corporate lands under the Inclosure 
Act, has been discontinued since the passing of the 


Crickhowel ;—Sudbury ;— and, Gelligaer; stating | 


Returns of the Expense of each District Lunatic Asy!ums 
| Asylum for the year ending the 31st day of March _— 
| 1840; showing the Total Annual Expense, the 
| Average Annual Expense of each Patient, the 
| Number of Patients from each County, and the Sum 
charged to each County in the year:—Of the Num- 
ber of Patients in each, on the 1st day of April 
1839; the Number admitted; the Number dis- 
charged, distinguishing those discharged as cured, 
as relieved, and as harmless and incurable; the 
Number who have died ; and the Total discharged 
|and died; the Number in each on the 31st day of 
March 1840; the Number to whom Admission was 
| refused, and the Average Number in each Asylum 
,in the year:—Of the Total Expenditure in each 
| Asylum in the year; the Total Cost per head per 
'annum; the Expenditure in Furniture, Bedding and 
Linen; the Expenditure in Fixtures, Additions and 
| Alterations, orkmen’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Ex- 
/penditure in Clothing; the Expenditure per head 
per annum in Clothing ; the Tota! Expenditure in 
| Salaries and Servants’ Wages; the Expenditure per 
| head per annum in Salaries and Servants’ Wages ; 
|the Total Expenditure in Food only ; the Cost per 
head per annum in Food only 5 the Cost per head 
| per week in Food only; the Cost per head per day 
(in Food only; all calculated from the Average 
| Number of Patients for the year:— Of the Par- 
| ticulars cf each Salary and Servant’s Wages, and 
| the Total Amount of the same for the year :—And, 

of the Number admitted into each Asylum between 
| the opening of the Asylum and the 31st day of 
| March 1840; the Number discharged as recovered ; 
the Number discharged or taken away by their 
| Friends as relieved or harmless and incurable, 
within that period ; the Number of relapsed cases, 
and the Number who died within that period ; and 
the Total Number remaining in each Asylum on the 
31st day of March 1840:—And, similar Returns 
from the Cork Lunatic Asylum. 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Mr. Russell: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue the Term Gaiton of Glas- 
and amend and alter the Powers of an Act for re- gow Police Bill 
gulating the Police of the Burgh of Calton, and 
Village and Lands of Mile End in the County of 
Lanark : 

' A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and improv- Macclesfield 
ing the Road from Macclesfield to Congleton, in the and Congleton 
County of Chester: Road Bil. 





A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and Newton Abbot 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town- Small Debts 
ship of Newton Abbot and other Townships, Pa- ou. 

rishes 





Prit 
Bill 


Pri 
Bil 





3 ViIcTORIE. 


also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to give summary Protection to Persons em- 
ployed in the Publication of Parliamentary Papers, 
and to Persons employed in the execution of certain 
Warrants granted by the Speaker of the House of 
Commons, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Printed Papers 
Bill. 


Printed Papers 
Bill. 


No. 226. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Printed Papers Bill be taken into con- 
sideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, 
be printed. 


Lord Seaton’s 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
Annuity Bill. 


the Report on Lord Seaton’s Annuity Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Supply 5 Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, several Resolutions; which were read, as fol- 
low: 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Charge of Civil Contingencies, for the 
year 1840. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty 
millions nine hundred and fifty-one thousand five 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to pay off and discharge any Exchequer Bills, 
charged on the Aids or Supplies of the year 1840, 
now remaining unpaid and unprovided for. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies, 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Tithes Compo- The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the first 


ong (Ireland) and second years of the reign of Her present Ma- 
; jesty, to abolish Compositions for Tithes in Ireland, 
and to substitute Rent-charges in lieu thereof, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 18° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 38° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


Commissions, M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in, 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Number of Commissions issued or 
appointed by Act of Parliament since 1830 ; in 
continuation of Returns printed by Order of the 
House of Commons, the 1st day of May 1838, made 
up to the latest period. 


Jamaica A Return of the Annual Imports of different kinds 
Imports. of Provisions into Jamaica, from 1835 to 1839, both 
inclusive :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 
egg Law Mr. Sherwood, from the Court of Common Pleas 


was called in; and at the bar presented,—Return to 
an Order, dated the 20th day of March last, for a 
Return of the Number of Precipes filed in each of the 
Superior Courts of Common Law for Writs of Capias 
(not beingan “ Alias” or “ Pluries’”)for each County, 
or City or Place being a County of itself, in England 
and Wales, during the year 1839; also the Number 
of Precipes for Writs of Summons (not being an 
“ Alias” or “ Pluries”) for each County, or City or 
Place being a County of itself, in England and 
Wales, during the same year; also the Number of 
Precipes for Writs of Alias or Pluries Capias for 


each County, or City or Place being a County of 
Voi. 59, 


11°—13° Aprils. 


rishes and Places, all inthe County of Devon: And 





273 
itself, in England and Wales, during the same year; 
and also the Number of Pracipes for Writs of Alias 
or Pluries Summons for each County, or City or 
Place being a County of itself, in England and 
Wales, during the same year; distinguishing the 
“ Alias” from the “ Pluries’’ Writs (so far as the same 
relates to the Court of Common Pleas) : ~And then 
he withdrew. 


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


Captain Alsager presented a Bill to revive the Thames Tunnel 
Powers given to the Thames Tunnel Company, for Bill. 
the Talon of certain Houses, Lands and Premises, 
in the Parish of Saint John-of-Wapping: Aud the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Tunstall Market Bill was read a second time; ‘Tunstall 


and committed to Mr. Alderman Copeland, and the Market Bill. 
North Stafford List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- Medburn 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case ™!s""* 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Medburn Inclosure Bill, the 
Committee cannot recommend the House to grant 
the prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Trinity College (Wordsworth’s) Estate Bill, a — 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. ete , 
Chute, and the West Norfolk List. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Crown Point 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Go) Or 
intituled, An Act for making and maintaining a new 
Bridge over the River Aire, at Leeds, at or near a 
Place called Crown Point, with suitable Approaches 
thereto; and for making certain Drains or Water- 
courses under the Roads leading to such Bridge, 
and through the adjoining Lands, to communicate 
with the River Aire below the Leeds Locks ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5, 1.22. Leave out “one” and insert ‘ two.’ 

Pr. 29. 1. 28. Leave out “ Undertaking” and 
insert “ Undertakers.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 11. After “ path” insert “ to such 
extent.” 
Pr. 32. 1. 19. Leave out “ said” 
‘ Lock called.” 
Pr. 95. 1. 27. Leave out “ Boards” and insert 
Tables.” 
Pr. 107. 1. 33. After “ Tolls” insert “ or by 
having acted under such authority.” 
Pr. 108. 1. 23. Leave out “ vested” and insert 
invested.” 
Pr. 110. 1. 1. Leave out “ Borough” and insert 
“ Township.” 
Pr. 120.1. 24. Leave out “ for” and insert “ of.” 
Pr. 122. 1.4, Leave out “ County” and insert 


“ 


and insert 


nw 


“ 
“cc 


“ 


“cc 


Pr. 130. 1, 19. Leave out from “ paid” to “and” 
in |, 20. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton 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 for making a Turnpike-road Greenhill and 
from Greenhill Moor to Echington, withtwo Branches, Eckington 
was read the third time; and an Amendment was %°4s Bill. 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Parnpibaeved from 
Greenhill Moor to Eckington, in the County of , 
Derby. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Evans do carry the 














Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


NN The 





Belfast Water- 
works (No, 1.) 
Bil). 


Cheshire 
Coroners Bill. 


Committees on 
Private Bills, 


Birmingham 
Canal Navigae 
tions Bill. 


Bristol and 
Exeter Railway 
Bill, 


Thriplow 
Inclosure Bill. 


Garngad 


Roads Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Taunton 
Roads Bill, 


274 


The Belfast Waterworks (No. 1.) Bill was read 


a second time; and committed to Mr. Emerson 


Tennent, and the Ulster List. 


The Cheshire Coroners Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. George Wilbraham, and 


the South Chester List. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace assembled in 


Quarter Sessions for the county of Chester, praying 
that the Committee on the said Bill maybe instructed 


to make provision for compensating the present Chief 


Coroners for the said county for the loss they will 


sustain should the said Bill pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That no Committee on a Private Bill 
do hold its first sitting, after the Easter Recess, on 
any day prior to Thursday the 7th day of May 


next. 


The House 
deration the | 


to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Mr. Henry Berkeley reported from the Committee 
on the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application; That the 
Resolution of the House of the 27th day of Ja- 
nuary last had been complied with; and 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Mr. Townley reported from the Committee on 
the Thriplow {nclosure Bill; That they had exa- 
mined 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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
mentsthereunto ; and the Amendments were read, 


and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


_ The Garngad Roads Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Lockhart, and the 


South Scotland List. 


Petitions from the Lord Provost aud Magistrates 
of the city of Glasgow ;—and, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers and other Inhabitants of the said city ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill,—were presented, 


and read. 


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 “avour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing 
several Roads leading from the Town of Taunton, 
in the County of Somerset, and for making several 
Deviations and new Lines of Road connected there- 


_ with, was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Sanford do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


13° Aprils. 


 aoarrige: to take into further consi- 
eport which, upon the 3d day of 
this instant April, was made from the Committee 
on the Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Wednesday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 





A. 1840. 


second time; and committed to Lord Viscount 
Sandon, and the South Lancaster List. 


may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





columns, the Age, Sex and Dates of Commitment 
and Trial, and the alleged Offence, (including what 
is technically called “ Habit and Repute,”) of each 
Person brought before or tried by the High Court 
of Justiciary in Edinburgh, or on Circuit throughout 
Scotland, in the year 1839, with the Name of the 
Place where tried, and the Sentence of the Court ; 
also the whole Period of Confinement between the 
Commitment and Trial; whether the Confinement 
was that of Felons, or simply Solitary, or if along 
with others; and whether the Confinement was 
passed in Idleness or in Labour of some kind ; the 
Period of Confinement stated in months and days 
in each case. 


who were left untried by the Lord Justice Clerk and 
Lord Moncrieff, at the Circuit Court of Assize held 
by them in Glasgow in September 1839, for the 


Lanark, Renfrew and Dumbarton, with the Causes 
or Reasons why these Prisoners were left untried, 


Commitment and Imprisonment of each Offender, 
and the whole Time each was in Prison previous to 











Glasgow ; also the Number and Expense of the 
Witnesses summoned for the Trial of each of the 
above Offenders, the Number of Days each Witness 
was in attendance, with the Total Number and 
whole Expense of the Witnesses summoned for the 
Trial of the above Eighteen Prisoners, stating the 
Fund from which their Expenses were paid, and the 
Authority for Payment of the same :-—A Return as 
above, showing the Dates of Trial, the Name and 
Locality of the Courts, and the Status of the Judges, 
the above Eighteen Prisoners were eventually tried 
before; also, the Crimes they were tried for, stating 
if tried by a Jury, with the Sentences pronounced ; 
also, the additional time each Prisoner lay in Gaol 
after the Circuit Court broke up at Glasgow, and 
previous to being brought to Trial before another 
Tribunal, with the Total Period of Imprisonment, in 
months and days suffered by each previous to 
Trial, and whether they were confined in separate 
Cells or along with others, and whether they were 
idle or employed in some sort of Labour previous to 
Trial; also the Number and Costs of Witnesses 
summoned a second time for the Trial of the above 
Offenders, specifying the Fund or Funds from which 
their Expenses were paid, and the Authority under 
which they were paid, with the Total Amount of the 
Aliments and Expenses of all kinds incurred for 
the Trial of the above Eighteen Offenders, and the 
Authority under which these were incurred, and the 
Fund or Funds from whence paid :—And, the Date 
of holding the Circuit Court in Glasgow which fol- 
lowed that which was held in September 1839. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 


the Court of Session of Scotland, between the 1st 
day of November 1839 and the 21st day of March 
1840 showing the Number thereof enrolled before 
each of the Lords Ordinary, the Number finally 
decided, and those still in dependence. 

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











Petitions 


Trial of Criminal Offenders from the Counties of 
and the authority therefor; also, the Dates of 


the day the Judges left them untried in the Gaol of 


—A Return of the Number of Causes instituted in 


The Liverpool Borough Fund Bill was read a Liverpool! 
pare Pa 
Mu, 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the Port of Sun- Wear River 
derland, praying that the Wear River Watch Bill Watch Bill, 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Justiciary Court 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—a Return, showing, in (Seotland,) 


A Return, showing, in columns, as follows ; the Glasgow 
Names and alleged Crimes of Eighteen*Prisoners As*. 


Court of Session 


Scotland.) 




















Church of 
England. 


Poor Law 
Act. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Monmouthshire 
Tron and Coal 
Company. 


Apprenticeship. 


Slave Trade. 


Channel 
Islands, 


3 Vicroriz. 13° Aprils. 


Petitions from Dewsbury ;— Ripon ;—Saint Mar 
Redlynch;—Egg Buckhland;— Tarvin ;—Aldbrough; 
—Minskhep ;— Whizxley ;— Aldfield ;— Thorp Under- 
woods ;— Borobridge ;— Astbury ;—Church Lawton; 
— Bromsgrove;— Tetbury ;— Alsager ;—Lyme Regis; 
—Culmstock ;—Islip ;—Copgrove ;— Bovey Tracey ; 
—Blackrod;— Brearton ; —Staveley ;— Great Ouse- 
burn ;—Cirencester ; — Headbourne ; — Ashmore ;— 
Saint Ann’s, Kew ;— Thrapston; — Bishopwear- 
mouth ;—Kirklington and Hockerton ;—Little Ouse- 
burn ;—Dizxton ;—Launceston ;— Whitburn ;—Mil- 

ford ;—Fladbury ;— Ossett ;—Kirkby Lonsdale ;— 

Cerrig-y-Druidion and other places ; —- Holybourn 
and Neatham;— Kerry ;—Kingweston and East 
Lydford ;—Bradford ;—New Alresford ;—Lowich ; 
— Basingstoke ;—Holwell, Bishops Caundle, and 
Stock Gayland;— Herriard ; — Woodsford Saint 
Michael's ; — Brandeston ; — West Chinnock ; — 
Hayling North ;—Arreton ;—Middle Chinnoch ;— 
Eastrop ; — Stinsford ;— Risley ; — Bembridge ;— 
Niton ;—Hartley Wintney ;—Bletchington ;—Kid- 
derminster ;—-King’s Sutton ;--Newbottle ;— Waver- 
tree ;—Raglan ;—Uchfield ;— Ulverston ;— Tipton ; 
— Wandsworth ;—Saint Clement’s (Ipswich) ;—Syre- 
sham ,—-and, Burpham ; stating that the population 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 
National Church; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficilency,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Wotton-under-Edge ;—Stratford- 
upon-Avon ; — Harwich ;— Stockton-upon- Tees ; — 
Sirhowy lron-works;—and, Wellington (Salop); pray- 
ing the House to refuse their consent to any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension,—were also presented, and read; an 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Kidderminster 
Poor Law Union, complaining of the number of 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, and praying 
that such Commissioners may be discontinued to 
such Unions as may have been established for one 
year and upwards, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- 
solution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the -Petition for 
the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company Bill, 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, 
on proving before the Committee on the Bill, that 
they have the sanction of a special general meeting of 
Proprietors convened to take that subject into their 
consideration, and on giving forthwith the Notices 
required by the Standing Orders ; and that the Com- 
mittee onthe Bill do examine, in the first place, how 
far such Order has been complied with, and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the poor 
of the parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, 
praying for the amendment of the law respecting 
parish Apprenticeship, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blandford Forum; — Fording- 
bridge ;—Charmouth ;— Gillingham ;— Wareham ; 
and, East Budleigh; praying for the suppression 
of the African Slave Trade,--were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Ladbroke, Felix Ladbroke 
and Henry Kingscote, of Bank-buildings, in the 
city of London, Bankers and Co-partners, praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the state of 
the laws of the Channel Islands, and the adminis- 

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275 


y | tration of justice there, and that measures may be 


taken to place those Islands on the same footing as 
other parts of the United Kingdom, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of William Paul Rogers, of Lower poor Law A 
George-street, in the parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, pei 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Law Act, 


was — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders residing in Leet Juries. 
i praying the House to amend the law relating 
to Leet Juries, and devise some measures which shall 
have for their object, a correction of the evils of the 
system, and establish a more satisfactory mode of 
dealing with incorrect weights and scales, protect 
the poor from fraud, and shopkeepers and others 
from being amerced in fines, or their property con- 
demned, without the sanction of a magistrate or 
some competent authority, and more especially the 
opportunity of being heard in their defence, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Stafford ;—Lichfield (two Peti- com Laws. 
tions) ; — Willenhall ; — Stratford ;— Bow ;— Ber- 
mondsey ;—Uxbridge ; —Crayford ;— Ringwood ;— 
Hackney ;—Oldham (two Petitions) ;—Senederg ;— 
Drumngully ;— Banbridge ;— Halybridge ;— and, 
Stalybridge (two Petitions); praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shenstone ;— Winksley with Grant- 
ley ;— and, Weeford and Hints; praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edward Gordon, of India-street, 
Edinburgh, praying the House, before giving their 
sanction to any measure for the reduction of the 
duties on Foreign Corn, to adopt measures for 
securing an equivalent reduction of duties on 
British manufactures imported into foreign ports, 
was also presented, and read, and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brimington ; — Leswalt ; — and, Maynooth 
Llangoedmore; praying the House not to sanction College. 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fenwick ;—John Connell ;—Wil- Universal 

liam Cotton ;— Neill Mackay ;—Arbroath ;—Edin- S“%rage, &amp;e. 
burgh (two Petitions) ;—Roslin ;— Glasgow ;—(two 
Petitions) ;—Dumbartonshire ;—John Gillies ;—and, 
Andrew Connell; praying for the adoption of Uni- 
versal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by 
Ballot,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whitby ;— Cork ;—and, Kilrush ; Medical 
praying for the reform of the medical profession by Prvfession. 
establishing it upon a sound and efficient legal con- 
stitution, providing for uniformity of education and 
examination of all who enter it, and conferring 
equal rights and privileges upon all its members,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Medical Profession, Medicai 
practising in the city and county of Cork, praying Charities 
the House to take immediate measures for insuring (*!#"4-) 
to the Medical Charitable Institutions of Ireland 
permanent support, and that they may be placed 
under the control and supervision of competent pro- 
fessional authorities capable of judging of the 
manner in which they should be conducted, and 
thus receiving all the advantages which they are 

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Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Canada (Clergy 


Reserves) Bill. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


Stage Carriages, 
&amp;e. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Act. 


“inion Work- 
houses Bill. 


Factories Act 

(Second 

Report,) 
No. 227, 


276 


13° Aprilis. 





A. 1840. 


capable of conferring upon the community, was | A Petition of Merchants and Shippers in Liver-Ciyde Navige. 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | pool, praying that the Clyde Navigation Bill may not i Bill, 


able. 


Petitions from Ballyellen ;—Dunleckney ;-- Bally- 
nocken; Saint Mullin’s;—Coolcullen ;—Clonegal ;— 
Straboe ; — Clonogloose; — Kineagh ; — Slyguff ;— 
Ballymurphy ;— Augha ; — Rathvilly ;— and, Old 
Leighlin ; praying that the Flour Importation (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, —were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hexham ;—Rufford ;—Kinwarton 
and Great Alne ;—Studley ;—Sedburgh;—Darling- 
ton ;—Sawley ;— Guisborough ;— Exeter; -— Bishop 
Monkton ;— Aldfield ;-—_Nidd ; -- Ripon (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Brearton ;— Hexhamshire and Staley; 
Whittey ;— Addingham and Ilkley ;-- Whitburn ;— 
Bradford (York); Brafferton ; — Crosthwaite ; — 
Manchester ;-— Bath ;—and, Giggleswick ; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, to refuse Her assent 
to an Act recently passed by the Legislature of 
Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide for the 
Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and forthe Distribution 
of the Proceeds thereof,’—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birdhope Craig ;—Kirkcaldy ;— 
Hillsborough ; — Brigh ; —— Stewartstown ;— Bally- 
mena ;— Ballymoney ;— Kilroughts ;—Ballygrainey ; 
—Cootehill ;--Cavan ;— Comber (two Petitions) ; 
Belfast (two Petitions) ;— Tullylish ;—Anahilt ; — 
Dunkeld Presbytery (Moderator) ;—and, Dunning ; 
praying for an alteration of the law relative to 
Church Patronage in Scotland, — were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants Thame, praying that 
the Grammar Schools Bill may pass into a law, 


was —_— and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Jiford and Barking; — Brent- 
wood ;—and, Harwich ; praying for the reduction of 
the duty on all Carriages kept to be let for hire, — 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Barnsley ;—and, Ossett-cum-Gaw- 
thorpe ; praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill 
ae pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Inland 


Warehousing. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Freemen or Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Swansea, which was pre- 
sented upon Saturday last, complaining of the non- 
payment of annuities by the Corporation of that 
Borough, and praying the House to take the case 
into consideration, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Freemen in Boroughs. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Nether Knutsford, 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not 


pass into a law, was — and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into the operation of the Act for 
the Regulation of Mills and Factories, and who were 
empowered to at their Observations and Opinions 
thereupon, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them from time to time, to the House ; 
That they had made further Progress in the mat- 
ters 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. 

















pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of William Burt, late of the parish of William Burt, 


Fonthill Gifford, but now a Prisoner in Her Ma- 
jesty’s gaol at Fisherton, in the said county, com- 
plaining of having been sent to the said gaol for an 
unlimited period, for refusing to pay the sum of one 
shilling and three pence, rated ‘and assessed on him, 
in respect of a house and garden in his occupation, 
towards the relief of the poor, and praying for relief, 


was —— and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Martha, Widow of the late Joseph 
Dembinski, now at present Schell Viettinghoff, Co- 
lonel of the Polish Veterans, at present a Polish 
Refugee, stating that many of the Polish Refugees 
who had previously received their support from the 
Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, were 
not included in the list that the Government re- 
_ from that society of the names of all the Re- 

ugees residing then in Great Britain; and pray- 
ing that all the Refugees still residing in Great 
Britain, whose names were either erased from, or not 
admitted at the time to the list for payment, may 
be put upon the list, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered, to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of London, complaining 
of the treatment of Messrs. Lovett and Collins, in 
Warwick Gaol, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Northern and Eastern Railway Bill was read 
a second time; and committed to Mr. Bramston, 
and the South Essex List. 


The Hull Improvement Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Hutt, and the East 
Riding of York List. 


A Petition of David Robertson, of Great George- 
street, Westminster, Agent for the Earl of Hopetoun, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Bill had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out 
anew Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire 
to serve in this present Parliament, for the County of 
Fermanagh, in the room of Lord Viscount Cole, 
now Earl of Enniskillen, in the Kingdom of Ireland. 


The Metropolitan Police Courts Bill was read the 
first time, and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday the 8th day of May next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, be printed. 


Polish 
Refugees, 


Warwick Gaol. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill. 


Hull Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Edinburgh and 
Giasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Fermanagh 
Writ. 


Metropolitan 


Police Courts 
Bill. 


No. 228. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, and Eastern Cou 
Council of the royal burgh of Banff, praying that ee way 


the Eastern Counties Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Merchant Company of Leith, Railways. 


stating that the tax on passengers conveyed by Rail- 
ways presses unequally on short lines of Railway, 
and praying the House to give relief, by imposing 
that tax in the form of a fixed per centage on the 
revenue derived by passengers, or by equalizing the 
tax upon all kinds of travelling, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Rail- 
way Communication. 


Ordered, 





Leave of 
Absence. 


China. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland.) 


Coroners 
(Ireland.) 


Sunday Baking. 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies. ) 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Ludlow 
Borough 
Election ; 


No. 229, 


Special Report 
Tespectin 
Bribery, . 


No. 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Sotheron, have leave of ab- 
sence for a month, on account of ill health. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cardigan, praying 
the House to adopt measures for the suppression of 
the growth and preparation of Opium mm British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
China Trade. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ennis- 
timon, praying the House to extend to Ireland an 
equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coroners of the county of Clare, 
praying the House to take into consideration the 
case of the Coroners of Ireland, and amend the exist- 
ing laws in reference to their remuneration, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chelsea; — and, Saint Bride’s, 
Fleet-street, London; praying for the repeal of the 
clause in the Bakers’ Act which allows public baking 
during the hours of divine service on the Lord’s day, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Whitby, complaining 
of the insufficient state of the Ecclesiastical Establish- 
ment in Upper and Lower Canada, and praying the 
House to extend their protection and encouragement 
to the Church of those provinces, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees of 
the Poor of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, praying that 
the Parochial Assessments Bill may not pass into a 


law, was — and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Sanford, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the merits of the Petition of 
John Thomas and Richard Marston, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Ludlow, and to defend which Return, George Hoo- 
per, John Nash, and William Downes were, by an 
Order of the House, admitted Parties, informed the 
House, That the Committee had determined, 

That Thomas Alcock, Esquire, is not duly elected 
a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Ludlow : 

That the last Election of a Burgess to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough, is a void Election : 

That the Petition of John Thomas and Richard 
Marston did not appear to the Committee to be fri- 
volous or vexatious : 

That the opposition of George Hooper, John 
Nash, and William Downes, admitted Parties to 
defend the Return, did not appear to the Committee 
to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Sanford, from the said Select Committee, also 


acquainted the House, That the Committee haa come 
to the following Resolutions; which they had di- 





13° Aprils. 277 


‘vious to and during the last Election for the said 
Borough. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings and 
Evidence taken before the said Select Committee be 
laid before this House. 


Mr. Sanford accordingly presented the said 
Minutes. 


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


Lead Ore, for the last year, ending the 5th day of 
January 1840. 


in each year since 1815, the Rate of Interest paid on 
such Bills, and the Periods in each year when these 
were renewable, and the Amount renewable at each 
Period ; stating also the average Price of the Three 
per Cent. Annuities in each of these years, and the 
Rate per cent. Interest which Investments gave in 
the Three per Cent Annuities compared with the 
Rate paid on Exchequer Bills. 


before this House, a Return of the Number of 
Pracipes filed in each of the Superior Courts of Com- 
mon Law for Writs of Capias (not being an “ Alias” 
or “Pluries”) for each County, or City or Place being 
a County of itself, in England and Wales, during 
the year 1839; also, the Number of Precipes for 








Writs of Summons (not being an“ Alias” or “Plu- 
ries”) for each County, or City or Place being a 
county of itself, in England and Wales, during the 
same year; also, the Number of Pracipes for Writs 
of Alias or Pluries Capias for each County, or City 
or Place being a County of itself, in England and 
Wales, during the same year ; and also, the Num- 
ber of Praecipes for Writs of Alias or Pluries Sum- 
mons for each County, or City or Place being a 
County of itself,in England and Wales, during the 
same year; distinguishing the “ dlias” from the 
“Pluries” Writs, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; ; 
Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be 
laid before this House forthwith. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 





to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of any Communication from certain Mer- 
chants of the City of London, to the Secretary of 
State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to measures 
adopted by the Government on the interruption of 
the commercial intercourse with China, with the 
Signatures attached thereto. 

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


Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Lead, and 
an Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead and #4 Ore- 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Exchequer 
Return showing the Amount of Exchequer Bills out Bis 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Common Law 
the 20th day of March last, That there be laid ©" 


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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Chins. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and ee from 
e Lords. 


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rected him to report to the House : A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Issue of Exchequer Bills 
Resolved, That it appears to this Committee, that} Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, —" Wests) 
Thomas Alcock, Esquire, was, by his Agents, guilty | and Employment of the Poor : ° 
of Bribery and Treating at the last Election for the} A Bill, mtituled, An Act for consolidating the Birmingham 
Borough of Ludlow. Wyrley and Essington Canal Navigation with the - bt od 
Resolved, That it appears to this Committee,| Birmingham Canal Navigations, and for — 


granting Bill. 
that Henry Clive, Esquire, was, by his Agents,| further Powers to the Company of Proprietors of 


guilty of Bribery and Treating at the last Election | the Birmingham Canal Navigations : 
for the said Borough. A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue, enlarge and Glasgow 
Resolved, That it appears to this Committee, | explain several Acts for erecting a Bridewell for the P&lt;" Pi 
that a general system of Treating prevailed pre-|County of Lanark, and City of Glasgow : 
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Hagbourne 
Inclosure Bill 


Allerton 
Inclosure Bill, 


Scottish 
Widows’ Fund 
Bill. 


Wolff’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Martinez’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Wolff’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Martinez’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Printed Papers 
Bill. 


278 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in| 
the Parish of Hagbourne otherwise East Hagbourne, 
in the County of Berks: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Township of Allerton, in the Parish of Bradford, 
in the West Riding of the County of York: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Scottish Widows’ Fund and Life 
Assurance Society to sue and be sued, and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Society, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Arnold Julius Wolff; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


13° Aprils. 





The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for naturalizing Gregorio José Martinez del Rio; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House -—--And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Wolff's Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Martinez’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to give summary Pro- 
tection to Persons employed in the Publication of 
Parliamentary Papers, and to Persons employed in 
the execution of certain Warrants granted by the 
Speaker of the House of Commons :—The House 
proceeded to take the said Amendments into con- 
sideration ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. penult. Leave out from “ mentioned” 
to “ be,” in Pr. 2. 1. 19. 

Pr. 2. 1. penult. Leave out from “ to” to “a,” 
in Pr. 3. 1. 13., and insert “ bring before the Court 
“ in which such Proceedings shall have been or 
“« shall be so commenced or prosecuted, or before 
“ any judge of the same (if one of the Superior 
Courts at Westminster), first giving twenty-four 
hours’ notice of his intention so to do, to the 
prosecutor or plaintiffin such proceeding.” 

Pr. 3. 1.18. Leave out “ Parliament,” and insert 
Parliaments.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 34. Leave out from “ and” to “such” 
in 1. 37., and insert “ such court or judge shall 
“ thereupon immediately stay.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 38. After “ proceeding” imsert “ and 
“ the same.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Act” to “ Pro- 
“ vided,” in Pr. 5. 1. 12., and insert Clauses (A.) 


and (B.) 


Cravuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
of any civil or criminal proceeding hereafter to 
be commenced or prosecuted for or on account 
or in respect of the publication of any copy of 
‘ such report, paper, votes or proceedings, it shall 
be lawful for the defendant or defendants at any 
stage of the proceedings to lay before the court 
or judge such report, paper, votes or proceedings, 
and such copy, with an affidavit verifying such 
report, paper, votes or proceedings, and the 
correctness of such copy, and the court or judge 
shall immediately stay such civil or criminal pro- 
ceedings, and the same and every writ or process 
issued therein shall be and shall be deemed and 
‘aken to be finally put an end to, determined and 
superseded by virtue of this Act.” 


Cuiavuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful in any civil or criminal proceeding to 
be commenced or prosecuted for printing any 
extract from or abstract of such report, paper, 
votes or proceedings, to give in evidence under the 
general issue such report, paper, votes or pro- 
ceedings, and to show that such extract or abstract 
was published bond fide and without malice, and 


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“ of ‘not guilty’ shall be entered for the defendant 
“ or defendants.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 
L. 3. Leave out from “ papers” to the end of 
the Title. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Amendments be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 68 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker : | Bey 
Tellers for thef Mr. Wakley, a 


28. 


Noes, Mr. Hobhouse : j 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Amendments, as far Clause (A.), were 
accordingly read a second time, and agreed to. 

Clause (A.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by inserting after the last word “copy,” the 
words “ first giving twenty-four hours’ notice of his, 
“ her or their intention so to do, to the plaintiff or 
“ prosecutor in such proceeding.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted :—It passed in the Negative. 

And the said Amendment was agreed to. 

Then the subsequent 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 Canada Government Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday the 
11th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Grammar Schools Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported Lord Seaton’s Annuity Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in P. 1. 1. 23. by leaving out the words “ two 
“ next heirs,” and inserting the words “ next heir,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ two next heirs,” stand part of the Bill ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the aie Seymour, } 104 


Yeas, Mr. Clay, 
Tellers for the (on William Smith tie: . 
Noes, Mr. Hume : ™ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednesday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Admiralty Court 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. 


Canada 
Government 


Grammar 
Schools Bill, 


Lord Seatou’ 
Annuity Bill, 


Admiralty 
Court Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Admiralty 
into a Committee upon the Admiralty Court (Judge’s 
Salary, &amp;c.,) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 





if such shall be the opinion of the jury, a verdict 





graph. 


Preamble 


Court [Judge's 
Salary, &amp;c.] 
Bill. 


Ways and 


Me 


Account of 


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Exchequer 


Bills, referred. 


Ex 
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chequer 
Ise 


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Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, (Judge to be paid by salary)—— 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 11. to fill the 
blank with four thousand pounds. . 

Afterwards proposed : To fill the blank with three 
thousand pounds. / 

Question put, That the blank be filled with three 
thousand pounds ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 


1 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams: § -_ 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John “tia 100 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : : 


Blank filled with four thousand pounds. 

Another Amendment proposed: To add, at the 
end of the Clause, the following words “ Provided 
“ always, That any judge, after the present Parlia- 
“ ment, shall, during his continuance in office as 
“ judge, be incapable of being elected or sitting as 
“ a Member of the House of Commons.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Lord Hotham, 191 
Yeas, Mr. Hume: . 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 99 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : ; 


CuiausE, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 

Criauses, N° 2, N°3 and N° 4, amended, and 
agreed to. 

Ciausg, N° 5, (Retiring Pensions)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 
Noes, L Mr. William Williams : 
Crauses, Ne 6 to N° 16, agreed to. 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


1 6 


1 on 





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


Martis, 14° die Aprilis, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committeee 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Biils 
raised or authorized to be raised, charged on the 
Aids or Supplies of 1840 unprovided for, which 
was presented upon the 30th day of March last, be 
referred to the Committee. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 

mittee. 
(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty, the sum of Eleven millions be 
raised by ckaner Bills for the Service of the 
year 1840. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

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, 


reading of the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill ; 


Aprilis. 279 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parliamentary 


mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bure 
Bill; 


hs 
(Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 


Ist day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Insolvent Debtors (Jreland) Bill was, ac- Insolvent 


cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Debtors 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
this day. 


(freland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Law ofEvidence 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


this day. 


The Poddle River (Dublin) Bill was, according Poddle River 


to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Dublin) Bill. 
Select Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


mittee of Supply ; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Flour Importa- 
mittee on the Flour Importation (Zreland) Bill ; ee 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 

1st day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this iustant April. 


The Vaccination Bill was, according to Order, Vaccination 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee ®#!!- 
of the whole House, for Monday the 4th day of May 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; canis 
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 Com- Settled Estates 
mittee on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill; Deaienge BR. 
Resolved, That this House will, ‘To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Prisons Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Prisons Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Borough Watch 
reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; Rates Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Poor Law 
continue the Poor Law Commission for a limited —- 
period :—And that Lord John Russell and Mr. For’ 
Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Poor Law 
for the better Administration of Relief to the Poor — 
in England and Wales: And that Lord John Russell’ 
and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- British 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to mae - 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased — 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Correspondence which has 
taken place between the Committee of British 








again resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Vou. 95. 





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Admiralty 
Court. 


Factories Act. 


Silk Gocds. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Soap Duties. 


Grand Jury 
Cess (Ireland) 


Bill. 


No. 230, 


Canada. 
No. 231. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


280 


13°—14° Aprilis. 





A. 1840. 


Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, so far as | the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 


relates to the formation of a Commission for investi- 
gating and deciding on such Claims, and the No- 
mination of a Commissioner on the part of the 
Claimants, commencing from the 1st day of July 
1839 up to this day; and also between the Secretary 
of State for Foreign Affairs or Lord Howard de 
Walden and the Government of Portugal, on the 
like subject, during the same period; and the Letter 
from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to 
Lieutenant Colonel Bristow, dated the 4th day of 
April 1840, and Lieutenant Colonel Bristow’s Reply: 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of Fees payable in the Registrar’s Office 
of the High Court of Admiralty. 


Ordered, That Mr. Robert Steuart be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Committee 
on the Factories Act. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald be added to the Com- 


mittee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Silk Goods imported for Home 
Consumption in the Three years prior to the 5th da 
of July 1829; also an Account of all Silk Goods 
imported for Home Consumption in the last Three 
years, up to the 5th day of January 1840, with the 
Amount of Duty paid on each Article; specifying, 
in both periods, those entered by Weight and those 
entered by Value. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil 
Actions, except in certain cases; for extending the 
Remedy of Creditors against the Property of Debtors; 
and for the further Amendment of the Law and the 
better Advancement of Justice in Ireland: And 
that Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland and Lord 
Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the several Acts re- 
gulating the Duties of Excise on Soap, 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. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland presented a Bill 
to abolish Grand Jury Cess in certain Boroughs, 
and to annex certain Districts to adjoining Counties 
for Fiscal 
Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in Ireland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 29th day 
of this instant April; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Ordinance for the 
speedy Attainder of Persons indicted for High Trea- 


son in Lower Canada, which was presented upon 


Friday last, be printed. 


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, 14° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- 


tleman Usher of the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized 1 age of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 


urposes, and for certain Purposes of| Abbot, and other Townships, Parishes and Places, 


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 de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring, and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent tothe said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow : 

An Act to authorize the issue of Exchequer Bills Exchequer Bi), 
for Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of ¢Public Works) 
the Poor: _ 

An Act to give summary Protection to Persons Printed Papers 
employed in the Publication of Parliamentary Bill. 
Papers : 

jm Act for consolidating the Wyrley and Essing- Birmingham 
ton Canal Navigation with the Birmingham Canal and Wyrley 
Navigations, and for granting further Powers to the —" en 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal 
Navigations : 

An Act for making and maintaining a new Bridge Crown Point 
over the River Aire, at Leeds, at or near a Place —_— Bridge 
called Crown Point, with suitable Approaches there-""° “°** Bil. 
to ; and for making certain Drains or Watercourses 
under the Roads leading to such Bridge and through 
the adjoining Lands to communicate with the River 
Aire below the Leeds Locks: 

An Act for the further [Improvement of the Town Greenock 
of Greenock, for better lighting and supplying the Improvement 
same with Water, for regulating the Police thereof, °"~ 
anc. for other Purposes connected therewith : 

An Act to continue, enlarge and explain several Glasgow 
Acts for erecting a Bridewell for the County of Zan- Bridewell Bill, 
ark and City of Glasgow : 

An Act to continue the term and amend and Calton of Glas. 


lice of the Burgh of Calton, and Village and Lands 
of Mile End, in the County of Lanark : 

An Act to authorize the Transfer to more than Tweeddale 
Twelve Persons, of certain Patents granted to the Patent Drain. 
Marquis of Tweeddale, relating to the Manufacture Compeny Bil 
of Drain Tiles, Bricks, and other Articles, and for 
the Establishment of a Company for carrying out 
the objects of the said Patents : 

An Act to amend and explain some of the Provi- General Steam 
sions of the Acts relating to the General Steam Na- a 
vigation Company : a tie etal 

An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery Newton Abbot, 
of Small Debts, within the Township of Newton &amp;¢- Smal 
all in the County of Devon: 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road Andover 
from Basingstoke, in the County of Southampton, ®o4 Bil. 
to Lobcomb-corner, in the County of Wilts, and 
other Roads therein described; and for making a 
new Road from the said Road at the Eastern En- 
trance of the Town of Andover to the Warren Farm 
Station on the London and South Western Railway, 
in the said County of Southampton : 

An Act for repairing and improving the Road Maceo 
from Macclesfield to Congleton, in the County of maggie” 
Chester : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Hagbourne . 
Hagbourne, otherwise East Hagbourne, in the Coun- se ” 
ty of Berks: 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Townshi 
Allerton, in the Parish of Bradford, in the 
Riding of the County of York. 








of Allerton _ 
est Inclosure Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Banff Mu- Banff Municie 
nicipal Police and Harbour Bill have leave to_sit pal Police sm 
this day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Eastern Coun 


joe, of the city and borough of Norwich, Pray bil Raiteoy 





alter the Powers of an Act for regulating the Po- gow Police Bill. 


Birn 
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3 VicToRIz. 


ing that the Eastern Counties Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was — and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Birmingham An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Company 

Canal Naviga- Of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Naviga- 

tees Bil tions to extend and alter the Line of their intended 
Cut or Canal from Dank’s Branch to Salford Bridge, 
and to grant further Powers to the said Company, 
was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider :—( That whenever the 
said Canal shall be carried over or under any public 
carriage-road, being already, at the point of crossing, 
on an inclination steeper than the inclinations, or 
of less width than are herein respectively prescribed, 
it shall be lawful for the said Company to carry 
such public carriage-road over or under the said 
Canal upon an inclination not being steeper than 


14° Aprils. 281 


the Cheshire Coroners Bill, that they have Power to 
make Provision therein for compensating the present 
Coroners of the County of Chester for the loss they 
may sustain by any new appointments of Coroners 
under the said Bill ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley,\ 
Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton: | sss 
Tellers for the f Mr. Estcourt, Re 
Noes, UMr. Greene: ‘= 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Roads from Inch- Gargad 
belly Bridge to Glasgow, and leading over Garn- Road Bill. 
gad Hill to Provan Mill, and other Roads branch- 
ing therefrom or connected therewith, praying that 





the present inclination thereof, or by an arch of the 
same width as such public carriage-road, as the 
case may be, any thing herein contained to the con- 
trary notwithstanding:)—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. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Rirmingham Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
= on the Birmingham and Warwick Junction (Bor- 
(Bordesley) desley) Canal Bill; and to whom several Petitions 
Canal Bill. = against the said Bill were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and 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. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Fisherrow The Fisherrow (Edinburgh) Harbour Bill was 
——— read a second time; and committed to the Lord 
aor Advocate, and the South Scotland List. 


Scottish | The House proceeded to take into consideration 
a Fund the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
; tituled, An Act to enable the Scottish Widows’ Fund 
and Life Assurance Society to sue and be sued, and 
for other Purposes relating to the said Society; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 22. 1. 3. After “ Society” insert “and against 
“‘ every member thereof at the time of any such judg- 
“« ment or decree, or at the time of the contract upon 
“ which such judgment or decree was founded.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


Workington Lord Viscount Lowther reported from the Com- 
Harbour Bill. mittee on the Workington 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 Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Garngad Road 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Harrington Dock Company Bill was read Harringtor 
a second time; and committed to Lord Viscount Dock Company 
Sandon, and the South Lancaster List. -. 


The Herculaneum Docks Regulation Bill was Herculaneum 
read a second time; and committed to Lord Vis- Docks Regula- 
count Sandon, and the South Lancaster List. on Se. 


Mr. Ord reported from the Committee on the Newcastle- 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne W aterworks Bill ; and to whom Upon-Tyne 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Reverend Henry Kaye Bonney, Canada (Clergy 
Doctor of Divinity, and Rector of King’s Cliffe, and Reserves) Bill, 
of the Reverend Miles Joseph Berkeley, Master of 
Arts, Minister of Apethorpe and Woodnewton ;— 
and, Heptonstall; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty, to refuse Her Assent to the Act re- 
cently passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada, 
intituled, “ An Act to provide for the Sale of the 
Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution of the Pro- 
ceeds thereof,”’— were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Willenhall ; — Lochwinnoch ; — Corn Laws. 
Linwood ;— Pimlico ;— Wolverhampton ;— Shoe-lane, 
London ;—Southwark-square;— Porto Bello;—and, 
Little London; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, 
and others, of the city of Peterborough, praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Steeple Ashton;—Stert ;—Colling- Church of - 





Workington 


ill, 





Lord Viscount Lowther reported from the Com- bourne Ducis ;— Finedon ;— All Cannings ;— Ket- England, 
Inprovement mittee on the Workington Improvement Bill; That | 27”9 &gt; — Hognaston ; — Boughton Monchelsea ;— 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and Corscombe ;— Nether Wallop; — Stratford Saint 


found the same to be true; and had gone through | Mary ;—Cheswardine ;—Tysoe and Compton Win- 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the | ¥24s s—- East Budleigh ; — Yaverland ; — Tarrant 


Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Hinton ;—Clent ;— White Roothing ;—Linkenholt ; 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | — Chalton and Clanfield; —Cheam and Chuddington; 


be ingrossed. 


—Faccombe and Tangley ;—Weyhill ;—Lower Mit- 
ten ;— Clitheroe ;— Kingscote ;— Goodworth Clat- 


Cheshire A Motion was made, and the Question being | ford ;— Morestead ;— Steventon ;— Alversthorpe ;— 


Coroners Bill. 
Vou, 95. 





put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on| Wynford Eagle ;— Wherwell ; — Bickington and 
00 


Buchwell ;— 













282 


Buckhwell;— Giggleswick ;— Freshwater ;— Clapham 
( York) ;—Breaston ;— Yarmouth (Isle-of- Wight) ;— 
Chawton ; — Kingsbridge; — Bramdean ; — Idle ;— 
Knowle ;— Houghton ;— Hartshead ;—Tarrant Gun- 
ville ;— Foxearth ;—Strathfieldsaye ;— Ramsgate ;— 
Ham ;— Somerford Keynes ;—Nately Seaves ;—and, 
Winterbourne Dauntzey and Winterbourne Earls ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Hackney ;— Whittlesea ;—Kendal; 
— Wigan ;-—Ludlow;-- Wingham ;—Poole ;—Dent ; 
—Wellow and Yarmouth ;—and, Trowbridge; pray- 
ing the House to refuse their consent to any further 
erant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Cracow, A Petition of Inhabitants and Merchants of the 
City of London, complaining of losses arising to 
British commerce from the destruction of trade 
with the Republic of Cracow (through the occu- 
pation of Cracow by Foreign troops), and praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, to appoint a per- 
manent consul in Cracow, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Kirkby Ravensworth ;—Ramsgate ; 
College. 


—and, Turnditch; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church Rates, Petitions from Southport ;—and, Chishill; pray- 
&amp;e. ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release 
of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 
eas, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 
A Petition of the General Body of Protestant 
Dissenting Ministers of the Three denominations in 
and about London, praying the House to pass an 
Act for the abolition of Church Rates, the abolition 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and for the release of 
all persons subject to imprisonment for non-payment 
of Church Rates, and that any measure in aid of 
general education may have respect to its secular 
character only, and not be extended to religion, and 
that the House will refuse their consent to any 
further grant for the purposes of Church Extension, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Stage Carriages, 


A Petition of Postmasters and others interested 
&amp;e, 


in letting horses for hire, as also the Inhabitants in 
the town and neighbourhood of Edinburgh, praying 
for the repeal of the tax on all carriages kept to be 
let for hire, and on Post Horses, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


——— A Petition of James Hope, Commissioner for 
—— William Ramsay Watson, Esquire, of Saughton, in 
(No. 2.) the county of Edinburgh, a minor, complaining 


that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with, 
and praying that he may be heard, by his agents, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Flour Importa- A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants and 
on (Ireland) Farmers of the southern division of the county of 
. Tipperary, praying that the Flour Importation (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Public Petitions 


(Twenty-third 
Report.) 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 


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A. 1840. 


the Petitions presented from the 8th to the 11th day 
of this instant April, both inclusive, and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Petitions from Kingsclere; — and, Hereford ; Uuion wo. 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not houses Bil, 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Deer ;—Collonsay ;—Oathlaw ;— Church 
Fettercairn ;—Dunse;-—Lethnot ;—Strath ;—Kean- Patronage 
lochbervie;—Auchtermuchty ;— Caithness (Chairman (S°°"!"4.) 
of a Meeting) ;— Maryport ;—Luss ;— Dornoch ;— 

Fogo ;— Pathhead ;— Abernethy Presbytery (Mo- 
derator) ;— Langton ;— Canisbay ;— Cairston Pres- 
bytery (Moderator and Clerk) ;—Edsom ;-— Hutton ; 
— Chirnside ;— and, Dunfermline Kirk Session 
(Moderator) ; praying for an alteration of the law re- 
lative to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Peter Morrison;—Thugh Hughes; Universal 
— Strathaven ;— and, Glasgow; praying for the Sufftage, &amp;e, 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, 
and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Clowes, of Stalham, pray- Vaccination 
ing that the Vaccination Bill may pass into a jaw, Bill. 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Railways, 

Council of the royal burgh of Ayr, complaining 
of the present duty on Railway passengers, as being 
regulated solely by the distance travelled, without 
any regard to the class of passengers conveyed, and 
praying for an alteration of the same, and for making 
it more equitable, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railway Com- 
munication. 


Three Petitions from Morwich ; praying that the Designs Copy- 
Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were tight Bill. 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Designs Copyright. 


Petitions from Crewkerne ;— Bridgwater ;—and, Poor Law Act. 
Yeovil; praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Law Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Devizes, praying Hill Coolies. 
the House not to sanction any relaxation of the 
restriction upon the exportation of Coolies and other 
natives of India to the Mauritius and the West 
Indies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. , 


A Petition of Commissioners of Pavements for the Metropolis 
east and west divisions of the borough of South- Improvements. 
wark and the liberty of the Clink, within the parish 
of Saint Saviour, Southwark, praying that in any 
Bill for the Improvement of the Metropolis, clauses 
may be introduced for the formation of a direct line 
or lines of communication from the borough of 
Southwark to Blackfriars, Waterloo and Westminster 
Bridges, and the west end of the town, and for 
the general improvement of the thoroughfares on the 
Southwark side of the river, was presented, and 
read: and referred to the Select Committee on Me- 
tropolis Improvements. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Monmouthshire 
of the Petition for the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Iron and Coal 
Company Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders relative to 

Private 


Company Bill. 








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Private Bills, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company 
to sue and be sued in the name of any one of their 
Directors or their Secretary, and to raise money for 
carrying on their Works: And that Lord Granville 


Somerset and Mr. Addams Williams do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- 
Neweastle- sideration the Report which, upon the 8th day of 
upon-Tyne and this instant April, was made from the Committee 
eae Bil, onthe Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Rail- 
way Bill; printed Copies of the Bill 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. 


Ordered, That Mr. Marwell have leave of ab- 
Leave of sence till the ist day of June next, on account of 
em illness in his family. 


Canada. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence 
alluded to in Lord Glenelg’s Despatch to Sir Francis 
Head, September 7th 1837, between himself and 
persons communicating with him, on behalf of the 
Churches of England and Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this * ane as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Auswer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 

Addresses. House, That their several Addresses of the 8th, 10th 
and 13th days of this instant April (that Her Ma- 
iesty would be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House) had been presented to Her Ma- 
jesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded him 
to acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


New Zealand. Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—a Copy of Correspond- 
ence with the Secretary of State, relative to New 
Zealand. 


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


Lancaster Gaol. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Rules and Regulations for the 
treatment of Prisoners confined in Lancaster Gaol 
for Misdeamenors; stating whether any and what 
distinction is made in the treatment of any particular 
Prisoners therein confined. 


North American Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
Boundary. to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of the Correspondence 
of the Secretary of State, relative to the Boundary 
between the British Possessions in North America 
and the United States. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Totnes Writ. A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons 


who voted at the last Election of a Burgess to 
serve in Parliament for the Borough of Totnes, 
in the county of Devon, and who have a right 
to vote at the Election to be held in pursuance of 
a Writ ordered by the House on the eighth day of 
this instant April, for the Election of a Burgess for 








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forth, That a Select Committee of the House having 
declared the last Election for the said Borough to 
be null and void, and the same having been reported 
to the House, a new Writ was directed to be issued 
to the Sheriff of Devon for the Electicn of a Bur- 
gess for the said Borough; that the Petitioners 
have been informed and believe that the said Writ 
was received by the Sheriff of Devon on Friday the 
10th instant, and that the said Sheriff immediately 
on receipt thereof transmitted the same by a special 
messenger to the Returning Officer of the Borough 
of Totnes, one John Fogwill, according to the 
exigency of the said Writ ; that the said messenger 
arrived at Totnes in the evening of the said Friday 
the tenth instant; that he immediately proceeded 
to the house of the said Returning Officer, also to 
the house of the Town Clerk of the said Borough, 
and also to the house of the Deputy of the said 
Mayor, William Faleyan Windeatt (appointed under 
the Municipal Corporation Act), in order that he 
might deliver to the said Returning Officer, or to 
any Deputy appointed by him, the said precept ; 
but at each of the said houses the messenger was 
informed that the said Parties were not at home; 
that the said messenger called the next day, being 
the eleventh instant, at the house of the Returning 
Officer, and was informed by his wife that he was 
from home, and that she did not know when he 
would return ; that he again called in the afternoon 
of the same day, after the arrival of the muil, at 
the said Returning Officer’s house, and was in- 
formed by his wife that she had heard from her 
husband, and that she did not knuw when he would 
return to Totnes; that the said messenger called 
at the Town Clerk’s house in the morning of Satur- 
day, and was informed by his wife, that he the said 
Town Clerk would return on that day by the mail 
at half-past two o’clock; that after the arrival of 
the mail he again called at the said Town Clerk’s 
house, and was informed by his said wife that she 
had heard from her husband by that mail, and that 
she did not know when he would return to Totnes; 
that on these said last visits to the houses of the 
said Returning Officer and the said Town Clerk, the 
said messenger left with the wife of each a copy of 
the Sheriff's precept for the Election, and took 
receipts for the same, and afterwards returned to 
the said Sheriff, taking back the original precept ; 
that the Petitioners, in consequence of the wilful 
conduct of the said Returning Officer, in thus 
absenting himself from the said Borough of Totnes, 
to avoid receiving the said precept from the said 
Sheriff of Devon, or in not having appointed a 
deputy to act during his absence, in order to proceed 
to the election of a Burgess for the said Borough, 
in pursuance of the said Writ, are thereby delayed 
and prevented from exercising their just rights, as 
Electors of the said Borough, in the choice of a 
Member to represent them in the House; and pray- 
ing the House, to take the aforesaid premises into 
consideration, and to order the said Sheriff of Devon 
to issue a new precept, directed to Richard Soper, 
Esquire, senior Alderman of the said Borough, for 
the election of a Burgess for the said Borough, and 
also to grant to the Petitioners such other and 
further relief as the House in its wisdom may deem 
expedient. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Justices of the 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Peace. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names, Addresses and Re- 
sidences of Justices of the Peace, Ministers of the 
Established Church, now in the Commission of the 








Peace in the several Counties in England and Wales, 
distinguishing the Divisions or Districts in which 
they act, with the dates of their appointment; also, 


the said Borough, was presented, and read; setting | distinguishing such who act as Chairmen of any 


Von. 95. 


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East India, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Dewsbury 
Gas Bill. 


Taunton 
Markets Bill. 


Barkston Ash, 
&amp;c., Court of 
Requests Bill. 


Torquay and 
Dartmouth 


Roads Bill. 


Whittlesea 
inclosure Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


No. 232. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


No, 233. 


Education, 


China, 


China. 


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Quarter or Potty Sessions, and who act as Visiting | reference to measures adopted by the Government 


Magistrates in Gaols. 

Cednel, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Imports from the Territories under 
the Government of the East India Company, and 
from the United Kingdom, respectively, into the 
British Colonies; and from the British Colonies 
into the United Kingdom, and the Territories under 
the Government of the East India Company, re- 
spectively ; showing, in all cases, the Rate of Duty 
levied upon each article. ; 

Mr. Clay accordingly presented the said Account. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 

Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better lighting and 
supplying with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood 
of Dewsbury, in the West Riding of the County of 
York: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Powers 
and Provisions of several Acts relating to the hold- 
ing of Markets in the Town of Taunton, in the 
County of Somerset, and to the Improvement of the 
said Town : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for extending the Juris- 
diction of the Barkston Ash and Skyrack Court of 
Requests, and the Powers and Provisions of the Act 
passed constituting such Court, to certain Places in 
the West and East Ridings of the County of York, 
and amending the same Act: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- 
pairing and improving certain Roads near Torquay, 
Paignton, Brixham, Kingswear, Newton Aboot and 
Shaldon, and for making certain new Roads con- 
nected therewith, all in the County of Devon: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Whittlesea 
Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, in the 
County of Cambridge, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. For Maule presented a Bill for the further 
Amendment of the Laws relating to the Relief of 
the Poor in England: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday the 18th day of May next; and to 
be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to continue the 
Poor Law Commission for a time to be limited: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday the 18th 
day of May next; and to be printed. 


Lord John Russell presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—a Copy of the Minutes of the Com- 
mittee of Council on Education, with Appendices, 
and Plans of School Houses (Part 2.) 

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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her 
Majesty’s command,—Copy of Order in Council 
relating to China, 4th April 1840. 

Lord Viscount Palmerston also presented,—Re- 
turn to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 13th 
day of this instant April, fora Copy of any Communi- 
cation from certain Merchants of the City of Zondon, 
to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with 

















on the interruption of the Commercial Intercourse 
with China, with the Signatures attached thereto. 


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


Resolved, That after Monday the 1st day of June Business of the 


next, Orders of the day have precedence of Notices House, 
of Motions upon Thursdays. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Chimney 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider the Laws Sweepers Bil, 
for the regulation of Chimney Sweepers and Chim- 
nies. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Regu- 
lation of Chimney Sweepers and Chimnies. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That he was directed by the Committee to 
make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

_Mr. Bernal accordingly reported, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That leave be 
given to bring in a Bill for the Regulation of Chim- 
ney Sweepers and Chimnies:—And he moved the 
House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave he given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Foa Maule and Sir 
George Grey do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of NathanielCave. 
Nathaniel Cave, complaining of having been com- 
mitted by a magistrate of the county of Hertford, 
upon insufficient evidence, on a charge of destroying 
young trees, which was presented upon the 8th day 
of this instant April, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the case of Nathaniel Cave, as stated 
in his Petition, and to report the facts connected 
therewith to the House:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a List of the Names of all Persons indicted 
for High Treason, before the ordinary Criminal 
Courts, since the 1st day of January 1838, in Lower 
Canada, and who are alleged to have fled the Pro- 
vince ; stating also, the Names of all Persons so 
— who have been tried, and the result of such 

rial, 

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


Petitions from Marylebone-lane ;— and, London Warwick Gaol. 
(four Petitions); complaining of the treatment of 
Messrs. Lovett and Collins, in Warwick Gaol, and 
praying for inquiry,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Warwick Gaol. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Letter from William Collins, 
Esquire, Member of Parliament for Warwick, to the 
Right honourable Lord John Russell, dated the 
27th day of August 1839, on the subject of the 
Imprisonment of Messrs. Lovett and Collins, in 
Warwick Gaol, together with the Inclosures. 
Ordered, 











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Law Commis- 
sion (Scot- 
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Crown Lands, 
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British 
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3 VictToRIz. 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Report or Reports, as well 
as any Evidence which has been reported by the 
late Scottish Law Commissioners, respecting the 
various subjects they were directed to inquire into, 
and which are not as yet before the Public. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all the Crown Lands and Estates 
in Scotland, specifying where situated ; distinguish- 
ing those attached to any Royal Palace or Fortress, 
to whom leased or granted, and the date of such 
Lease or Grant :—Of the Total Amount of the yearly 
Rents or Profits of the said Lands and Estates 
since the Return made in 1833; and, where the 
said Rents or Profits are payable in Grain or any 
other commodity, stating the Value received in 
Money for such Payments :—Of the Monies paid 
into the Exchequer, or to the Commissioners of 
Woods and Forests, in each year, in respect of the 
Rents or Profits of the said Lands and Estates, 
during the like period :—Of the Monies paid by the 
Crown, or retained, from the gross Rents or Profits 
of the said Lands and Estates, and applied to de- 
fraying the Expenses of Management, and paying 
the Salaries of the Rangers, Wardens, Chamberlains, 
or by whatever other Names the Persons may be 
designated who have the Charge or Superintendence 
of the Crown Property, with the Names of such 
Persons; and, where such Persons have any other 
Emoluments or Allowances in addition to their 
Salaries, stating the nature and Amount of such 
Emoluments or Allowances, during the like period : 
—Of the Monies, if any, expended on Improve- 
ments of the said Lands and Estates, with the nature, 
description and particular cost of each Improvement, 
and the Names of the Persons occupying the parts 
of the said Lands and Estates on which Improve- 
ments have been made, during the like period :— 
And, of the Number of Actions at Law carried on 
in the Sheriff or other Courts in relation to the said 
Lands and Estates, the nature and date of com- 
mencement of such Actions, specifying those still 


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285 


Persons who have applied to Parliament for such 
Grants or Loans :—Similar Returns with regard to 
all Classes of Protestant Clergymen, Ministers, 
Preachers, Elders and Trustees for any Religious or 
Charitable Purposes :—And also, a Return of the 
Numbers of Congregations of each denomination of 
Christians in each of the British Colonies. 

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


The Grammar Schools Bill was, according to Or- Grammar 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- Schools Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 29th 
day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Admiralty 

the Report on the Admiralty Court Bill ; Court Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 

nesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Admiralty 
the Report on the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, Court [Judge's 
&amp;e.) Bill; es 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee Ways and 
of Ways and Means, a Resolution, which was read, Meas; 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Exchequer 
to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eleven millions be ®i!'s- 
raised by Exchequer Bills, for the service of the 
year 1840. 

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 Gordon and 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Insolvent 
into a Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors (Jre 0 Bill 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, M eo 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Serjeant Zal 
fourd 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 third Law of 
reading of the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill; Evidence 


morrow. 





in dependence, those which have been concluded, 
and those, if any, which have been abandoned or 
allowed to go to sleep ; with the Expenses incurred 
in each Action respectively, and the Sums of the 
said Expenses, if any, which have been repaid to 
the Crown, during the like period. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Roman Catholic 
Bishops or Priests receiving any Grants of Public 
Money in the British Colonies, and the Total 
Amount of those Grants; the dates from which 
those Grants severally commenced, and the autho- 
rities under which they were granted: -— Of all 
Grants or Loans of Public Buildings or Public 
Lands in the Colonies to Roman Catholic Bishops or 
Priests, stating in each case the extent of the Lands 
so granted or lent, and their present application, and 
the public use to which those Buildings or Lands so 
granted or lent were before applied, with the dates 
respectively of such Grants or Loans:—Of the 
Vor. 95. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Prisons Bill. 

| further consideration the Report on the Prisons Bill: 
—-The Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the 
whole House :—And the House immediately resolved 
‘itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Ro- 

| bert Gordon 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 Soap. 
into a Committee, to consider of the several Acts 


regulating the Duties of Excise on Soap. 


| (In the Committee.) 
| Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to consolidate 
and amend the Laws for collecting the Duties of Ex- 
cise on Soap made in Great Britain. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That he was directed by the Committee to 
make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule accordingly reported, That he 
‘was directed by the Committee to move, That leave be 
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given 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- °°" 


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pave 


— 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


No. 234. 


Chimney 


Sweepers Bill, 


No. 235. 


Galway Bay 
Fisheries. 
No. 236. 
Commissions, 
No. 237. 
Jamaica 
Imports. 
No. 238. 
Justiciary 


Courts 
(Scotland.) 


No. 239, 


Incumbents 
and Curates. 


No. 240. 


Common Law 
Courts. 


East India. 


No. 202. 


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given to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend 
the Laws for collecting the Duties of Excise on Soap 
made in Great Britain :—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. For Maule, Mr. Chancellor of the 


Exchequer and Mr. Robert Gordon do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to impose 
upon Broad or Spread Glass the same Duties of Ex- 
cise that are payable upon German Sheet Glass : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read.a second time, upon Wednesday the 29th 
day of this instant April; and to be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for the Regula- 
tion of Chimney Sweepers and Chimnies: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time, upon Friday the 1st day of May 
next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Galway Bay 
Fisheries, which was presented upon the 13th day 
of March last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Commissions, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Jamaica 
Imports, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That that the Returns relative to Jus- 
ticiary Courts (Scotland), which were presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Incumbents 


and Curates, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 15° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


N R. Croft, from the Court of Queen’s Bench, 

was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Further Return to an Order dated the 20th day of 
March last, for a Return of the Number of Precipes 
filed in each of the Superior Courts of Common 
Law for Writs of Capias (not being an “ Alias” or 
“ Pluries”) for each County, or City or Place being 
a County of itself, in England and Wales, during 
the year 1839; also the Number of Pracipes for 
Writs of Summons (not being an “ Alias” or 
“ Pluries”) for each County, or City or Place being 
a County of itself, in England and Wales, during 
the same year; also, the Number of Precipes for 
Writs of Alias or Pluries Capias for each County, 
or City or Place being a County of itself, in Eng- 
land and Wales, during the same year ; and also 
the Number of Precipes for Writs of Alias or 
Pluries Summons for each County, or City or Place 
being a County of itself, in England and Wales, 
during the same year; distinguishing the “ Alias” 
from the “ Pluries” Writs (so far as relates to the 
Court of Queen’s Bench) :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 1st 
day of this instant April, for Accounts of the Quan- 
tity and Value of Opium, Woollens, Cotton Goods 


and all other Articles imported into Canton, and of 


Tea and all other Articles, and of Treasure exported 
from Canton by the East India Company and Private 
‘Traders respectively, also of all Bills drawn upon 
India and London by the Select Committee at Can- 


14°—15° Aprils. 








A. 1840. 


ton, and also of the Exports and Imports of Foreign 
Nations at the Port of Canton, in each year from 
1820 inclusive, to the latest time to which the same 
can be made out. 


Copies of Correspondence between Her Majesty’s China. 
Government and the East India Company, showing No. 241, 


the Arrangement entered into with the East India 
Company for paying the Expense of the Armament 
now preparing in India for Service in China:—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; Machinery. 


and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order, —A 
Return showing the several Countries to which 
Machinery has been exported, with the Official Value 
thereof, in each year from the 1st day of January 
1830, to the 1st day of January 1840 inclusive ; 
classified under the several Heads of Steam Engines, 
and parts of Steam Engines, Mill Work of all sorts, 
allowed by law to be exported ; Machinery of all 
other kinds allowed by law to be exported ; and 
Machinery exported under License from the Treasury 
or Privy Council :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee Rocester and 


on the Rocester and Derby Junction Road Bill ; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; that the Resolution 
of the House of the 6th day of February last had 
been complied with; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Deal and Walmer Waterworks Bil! was read Dea! and 


Walmer Water- 


a second time; and committed to Sir Thomas Trou- 
bridge, and the East Kent List. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Whittlesea 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Inclosure Sill. 


intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes 
of Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint 
Andrew, in the County of Cambridge; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 34, Leave out “ the.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 35. After “ said” imsert “ open and.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 17. Leave out from “ the” to “ as- 
sessment” in]. 18. and insert “ Poor Rate.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 21. Leave out “ parish” and insert 
“ parishes.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 6. After “ distress” insert “ and sale.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 16. After “ direct” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiavse (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
the said Commissioners shall, in and by their 
award, order and appoint the grass and herbage 
growing and renewing upon all and every the 
private roads to be set out by them, by virtue of 
this Act, to be, and for ever thereafter remain to 
and for the use and benefit of such persons as 
they the said Commissioners shall in their judg- 
ment think best entitled to the same.” 

Pr. 58. ls. 9. &amp; 10. After “ allotments” insert 
Clause (B.) 

Cuiavse (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
the said Commissioners shall, if they shall see fit, 
set out and allot unto the surveyors for the time 
being of the said parishes of Whittlesea Saint 
Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, and to their 
successors for ever, such parcels of the lands 
hereby authorized to be divided, allotted and in- 
closed as they shall think necessary and most 
convenient as allotments for supplying stone, 
chalk, gravel and other materials for the repairs 
of the several roads and ways by this Act au- 
thorized to be made, and of the several other 
roads and ways within the said respective parishes 5 

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and such allotments shall be inclosed as the said 
Commissioners shall direct, and shall, from and 
after the execution of the award of the said Com- 
missioners be vested in the Surveyors of the High- 
ways within the said respective parishes for the 
time being, in trust, for the purposes aforesaid ; 
and the grass and herbage of such allotments 
shall belong to such persons as the said Commis- 
sioners shall by their award order and direct, and 
if they shall make no such order or direction, then 
such surveyors shall, from time to time, let the 
herbage for the most money that can be obtained 
for the same, and shall apply the rents and profits 
arising from the same towards the repairs of the 
public roads or highways within the said respective 
parishes; and the said surveyors shall account for 
such rents and profits in the same manner as 
they are by law accountable for other monies that 
shall come to their hands in the capacity of Sur- 
veyors of the Highways, and shall be under and 
subject to the like penalties for the neglect 
thereof.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 
cumbents.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 
cumbents.” 
Pr. 66. 1. 5. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
shall” in 1. 7. 
Pr. 67.1. 35. After “ therein” insert Clause (C.) 
Cravss (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
no person whosoever shall graze or keep any 
sort of beast or cattle in or upon any of the roads 
or ways which the said Commissioners shall order 
and direct to be set out, and which shall be fenced 
on both sides, for the space of seven years next 
after the making and executing the award of the | 
said Commissioners; and every owner of lands or 
grounds within the said parishes of Whittlesea 
Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, his 
servants and labourers, and also every peace ofli- 
cer and parish officer of the said respective pa- 
rishes for the time being is hereby empowered to 
take and impound any such beast or cattle which 
shall be found so grazing as aforesaid, as cattle 
damage feasant: Provided always, that nothing 
herein contained shall prevent the proprietors of 
the lands and grounds which shall next adjoin 
the said roads and ways, from depasturing their 
cattle thereon, so far as the frontage of their 
respective lands and grounds extend.” 
Pr. 73. 1. 17. Leave out from “ interested” to 
to” in 1. 21, 
Pr. 77. 1. 26. Leave out “ personal.” 
Pr. 80. 1. 23. Leave out “ mortgage” and insert 
mortgaged.” 
Pr. 81. 1. 36. Leave out ‘ causes” and insert 
courses.” 
Pr. 82.1. 36. Leave out “ mortgage” and insert 
mortgages.” 
Pr. 83. 1.34. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
as” in 1. 35. and insert “ but not.” 
Pr. 89.1. 17. After “ the” insert “ said.” 
Pr. 96. 1. 20. Leave out “ Clerks” and insert | 
Clerk.” 
Pr. 97.1.17. Leave out from “ made” to “ to” 
in |. 18. 
Pr. 97. 1. 19. After “ vicars” insert “ or in- 
“ cumbents.” 
Pr. 97. 1. 30. After “ principal” insert “ outer.”’ 
Pr. 107. 1. ult. Leave out “ the” and insert 
“ some principal.” 
Pr. 115. l. 24. Leave out “ always” and insert 
“ also.” 
Pr. 115. 1. 30. After “ the” insert “ said.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Phillpotts do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Vou. 95, 


21. After “ vicars” insert “ or in- 


26. After “ vicars” insert “ or in- 














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287 


A Petition of William Wingfield and Richard Morrice Town 
Baker Wingfield, Esquires, two of the Trustees acting Chereh- 
in execution of the trusts of the will of Sir John 
Saint Aubyn, late of Clowance, in the county of 
Cornwall, Baronet, deceased, for leave to present a 
Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing 
an agreement for granting and conveying to 
Smith, Esquire, the fee simple and inheritance of a 
piece of land held by them under the said will, situate 
in Morrice Town in the parish of Stoke Damerel, in 
the county of Devon, upon which he has engaged to 
build and endow a new Church, subject to certain 
conditions and stipulations as to the right of pre- 
sentation and otherwise, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





Petitions from Saint Helen’s, Ipswich ;—Hyde ; Church of 

—North and South Elkington ; — Todmorden ;— gland. 
West Derby;— Rockfield ;—Llanarth and Clytta ; 
— Tryare ;— Llanfihangel Yestern Llewen;— Dinges- 
tow ;—Stalbridge ;—Great Budworth ;—Stock and 
Butsbury ;—Saint Mary, Southampton ;— Ramsden 
Belhouse ;— Stratfield Turgis ;—Stockton ;—Frod- 
sham ;— Wybunbury ;—Swanage ; — Manchester ;— 
Netitlestead ;— Marple ; — Woolton ;— Great Hor- 
wood and Singleborough ;—Farnley Tyas ;-—and, 
Lancaster ; stating that the population of the coun- 
try has outgrown the resources of the national 
Church, and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency ;—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sheffield ;— Fakenham ; — and, 
Whitby ;—praying the House to refuse their consent 
to any further grant of public money for the pur- 
poses of Church Extension,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tiili- Com Laws. 
coultry, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from West Bromwich ;— West and South 
Hanningfield;— Lesbury ;— Rothbury ;—Shilbottle; 
— Longhoughton ;—Alnwich ;— Alnham ;—Bambro’ 
(two Petitions) ; — Brainshaugh ; — Edlingham;— 
Ellingham ;—Eglingham ;—Embleton ;— Felton ;— 
Ingram ;— Chatton ;—and, Warkworth; praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to Newcastle- 
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Rail- tet ay 
way, and to raise a further Sum of Money for the — yy 
Purposes of the said Undertaking, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


ailway Bill, 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Ma- Inland Ware- 


|nufactures of Edinburgh, praying that the Inland bousing Bill. 
| Warehousing Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Inland Warehousing. 


A Petition of John Edward Venables Vernon, Dublin ana 
of Clontarf Castle, in the county of Dublin, —— ee + 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House “Y tiie 
in respect to the application for the Dublin and 
Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) Bill had not been com- 
plied with, and praying that he may heard, by him- 
self, his agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Mitchell, and others, praying Henry Vincent. 
that a change may be made in the treatment to 
which Henry Vincent and other political prisoners 
confined in the Penitentiary are subjected, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





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Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No, 242. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Medical 
Profession, 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 


Roberts, Potts, 
and Carrier. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c, 


Church 
Discipline. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


Australia, 


No. 243. 


Canada. 
No. 244. 


288 15° Aprils. 


Mr. John Parker presented a Bill for abolishing 
Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil Actions, except in 
certain cases, for extending the Remedies of Credi- 
tors against the Property of Debtors, and for the fur- 
ther Amendment of the Law and the better Advance- 
ment of Justice in Ireland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant April; 
and to be printed. 


Petitions from Fyvie ;—Kildrummy ;—and, Rhy- 
nie; praying that no alteration may be made in the 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotlamd,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Macduff ;—Kilrea ;—Moneymore ; 
—Inverury ;—Ballysillan;—and, Belfast; praying 
for an alteration in the law,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carlisle ;—James Bedingfield ;— 
and, Bridgnorth; praying the House to pass a Bill 
for the consolidation of the Medical Profession into 
one representative faculty, with power to regulate 
the examination and government of the whole body, 
and to confer equal rights and privileges upon all its 
members,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Physicians, Surgeons, and Apo- 
thecaries residing and practising in the counties of 
Tipperary, King’s and Queen’s counties in Ireland, 

raying the House to secure to the Medical Chari- 
table Institutions in Ireland permanent support, and 
place them under proper control and supervision, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of Trowbridge, praying the House to in- 
stitute an inquiry into the circumstances attending 
the trial of three individuals named Roberts, Potts, 
and Carrier, charged with sedition, at the late Wilts 
Assizes, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkland Print Works, Vale of 
Leven;— Denhead ;-- Greenoch;—-and, James M’ Kin- 
lay ; praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of 
Sarum, praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measure of Church Discipline, but to pass an 
Act for correcting the evils at present existing in the 
system of Diocesan Courts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to 
the House, That their several Addresses of yester- 
day (that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House) had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, — Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Copies or Extracts of Correspondence 
and Documents, showing the progress of measures 
taken for the advancement of Religion in Australia, 
since the Dates of the Papers last laid on the Ta- 
ble of this House. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
14th day of this instant April, for Copies or Extracts 
of Correspondence alluded to in Lord Glenelg’s Des- 
patch to Sir Francis Head, September 7th, 1837, 








A. 1840. 


between himself and Persons communicating with 
him, on behalf of the Churches of England and Scot- 
land. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers, of the Norwich 
city of Norwich, or the suburbs thereof, praying that Improvement 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or (No. 1.) Bil, 
agents, against certain parts of the Norwich Im- 
provement (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had Petitious 
examined the Petitions presented on the 13th and —— fourth 
14th days of this instant April, and had directed vedi 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Seééle, praying that Cop;right Bil, 
the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Rate-payers of Dublin Local 
the several parishes of the city of Dublin, complain- Tx#tion. 
ing of the pressure of Local Taxation in the said city, 
and praying that the expenses attending the collec- 
tion and management of the same may be reduced, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Governor and Company of the Vaccination 
Apothecaries Hall of Ireland, praying that the Vac- Bill. 
cination Bill may pass into a law, was — 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Total Abstinence China. 
Society, and other Inhabitants of Market Har- 
borough, praying the House to adopt measures for 
the suppression of the growth and preparation of 
Opium in British India, for transmission to China, 
and the trade therein by British subjects, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Windsor ;— Hitchin ;—Staines ;— Stage Carriages, 
and, Chester ; praying for the repeal of the duty on &amp;« 
all Carriages kept to be let for hire, — were pre- 
sented, and read ; aud ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen employed at Kirkland Newport Riots. 
Print Works, Vale of Leven, praying the House to 
address Her Majesty, to grant a free pardon to 
Frost, Williams, and Jones, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjourument. 
the House this day, adjourn till Wednesday the 29th 
day of this instant April. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Alexander 
Friday last, for presenting to Her Majesty an humble He™piiress 
Address that She would be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, in detail and in columns, of the Total Expense 
attending the Trial of Alexander Humphreys, claim- 
ing the Title of the Earl of Stirling, before the High 
Court of Justiciary in Scotland, including the Sums 
expended previously to the Trial in investigations 
in France and elsewhere, and procuring evidence 
in precognitions and otherwise ; the Fees paid to 
Crown and other Counsel, Payments to or on ac- 
count of Law Agents, and other Professional Per- 
sons, &amp;c.; distinguishing their Names, Professions, 
or Employments; the Sums paid to each Person 
respectively, with the Dates of each Payment; and 
also those of the commencement and termination “a 

the 





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Etterick Forest. 


Alexander 
Humphreys. 


No. 245. 


Etterick Forest. 


No. 246. 


Canada. 


No. 247. 


Prisons 


(Ireland.) 


Quarter 
Sessions. 


Commerce with 
urkey, 


3 VicTorRiz. 


the trial; and showing the Sum Total expended, 
might be read, and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, for presenting to Her Majesty 
an humble Address that She would be graciously 
pleased to give directions, that there be laid before 
this House, a Return, in detail, showing the Date 
of the Commencement of the Action before the Court 
of Session, respecting the right of Lord Dunglass 
to retain the Office of Keeper of Etterick Forest, 
and the various steps and stages of the said Action, 
up to the present Date, and the state it is now in: 
—Also, the Total Expense to the Country of the 
said Action, in each year, and the Names of the 
Counsel and others employed in the said Suit, with 
the Amount paid to each :— Also, the Sums paid 
to, or received yearly by, Lord Dunglass or his 
Agents, since the commencement of the Action, with 
the source or sources from whence the Money to pay 
him was received, and the Sum Total to this Date: 
—And, also, the yearly Revenue derived by the 
Crown from the Etterick Forest, and how the same 
has been appropriated, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Trial of 
Alexander Humphreys, which was presented upon 
the 22d day of July, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Etterick 
Forest, which was presented upon the 3d day of 
February last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns of the Names of Per- 
sons imprisoned in Upperand Lower Canada,charged 
with Treason or Offences of a Treasonable nature, 
since the 1st day of November 1837, their Trade or 
Profession, the day of the commencement of their 
Imprisonment, the Date of their Discharge, the 
Amount of Bail or Personal Security demanded and 
i and if tried by what Tribunal tried, and the 

entence passed upon them, and if Sentence of 
Death passed ; whether executed or commuted, and 
if commuted the Commutation of the Punishment, 
which were presented upon the 11th day of June and 


12th day of August, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy of the Eighteenth Report of the In- 
spectors General on the general State of the Prisons 
of Ireland, 1839; with Appendices. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—Returns of all the Re- 
corders appointed to preside at the Quarter Sessions 
in each City or Borough in England and Wales, 
stating their Names, Dates of Appointment, and 
Amount of Salaries:—and, of the Days on which 
each of the Quarter Sessions have been holden in the 
said Cities or Boroughs, in the years 1857, 1838, 
1839, and in the month of January 1840; the Num- 
ber of Days during which the Court has been occu- 
pied at each Quarter Session; stating whether the 
Court has been adjourned, and if adjourned, the 
cause of such adjournment. 


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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented,—-Return to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 21st day of 
February last, for Copies of any Correspondence 
with the Foreign Office, or the British Authorities 
in the Levant, as to the continuance of Monopolies 
agreed to be abolished by the Treaty of Commerce 
with the Porte; and of any Representations made 
as to the increased Duties levied by the said Treaty 
of Commerce in the Provinces of the Danube, or in 

Vor. 95. 


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289 


Egypt and Syria:—A comparative Statement or 
Return of the rate of Duties levied in the Turkish 
Empire on Articles exported and imported by Bri- 
tish and Russian subjects, under the new Treaty and 
under the old one :—And, a Return of the rate of 
Duties levied on Imports from and of Exports to 
Great Britain in Turkey Proper, and in the Turkish 
Provinces of the Danube, and in Syria and Egypt, 
previously to and since the late Treaty of Commerce 
with the Porte. 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of an Ordinance of the Special Coun- 
cil of Lower Canada, c. 27. 

Ordered, That the said Address be 
Her Majesty by such Members of this 
of Her Majesty 


resented to 
ouse as are 
s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Herring Herring 
Fishery, which was presented upon the 24th day of Fishery. 
January last, be printed. No. 248. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Herring 
a Return of the Establishment of the Board of Com- Fishery: 
missioners for the Herring Fishery in Scotland, the 
Name and Place of Residence, and the Amount of 
Salary and Allowances paid to each, in the year 1839, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Fisheries 
Account of the various Amounts expended for the en- (Scvtland.) 
couragement of Scottish Fisheries, in each year since 


1809, and the Authority under which the same was 
made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Fisheries 
Account of the various Amounts expended for the Ireland.) 
encouragement of Fisheries in Zreland, in each year 
since 1819, under separate heads. 


Notice being taken, that the Return to an Order Court of Ses- 
dated the 6th day of February last, That there be 
laid before this House, a Return, in columns, (in 
continuation of that of last Session) of the Number 
of Causes instituted in the Court of Session of 
Scotland, between the 1st day of November 1839 
and the 12th day of March 1840, showing the 
Number thereof enrolled before each of the Lords 
Ordinary, the Number finally decided, and those 
still in dependence ; and also to the Order dated the 
6th day of March last, That there be laid before 
this House, a Return to amend the Return ordered 
on the 6th day of February last, of the Number of 
Causes instituted in the Outer House of the Court 
of Session, between the ist day of November 1839 
and the 12th day of March 1840 by extending the 
above time to the 21st day of this instant March, 
and that the Return when so extended be made 
forthwith, which Return was presented upon the 
13th day of this instant April, was not prepared 
according to the said Orders ; 

Ordered, That the said Return be withdrawn, and 
a perfect Return presented instead thereof, in co- 
lumns, and in continuation of that of last Session. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Stamps. 

a Return of Stamps issued by the Stamp Office in 
each year, of 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; 
viz. the Nuinber of Stamps issued at 1s., 1s. 6d., 
2s.,28.6d., 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d., 55., 65.88. 6d.,125s.6d., 
15s., 25s. and 30s.; specifying, also, the Sum paid 
each year by Bankers for compounding for Bill 
Stamps. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Shannon River. 
Return showing tne Expenditure of the Sum of 
Fifty thousand pounds voted for the Expenses of 
the Commissioners for the Improvement of the 

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i n, previous to the passing of the Act| A Petition of Solicitors of Banff-shire, praying Law of 
pity Sag Piicamat of that Ryver during the last | that the Law of Evidence (Scotland) Bill Fis te ne 
Session of Parliament; stating the Name of every | pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- and) Bill, 
Person employed who received more than One| dered to lie upon the Table. 
hundred pounds as Salary or Pay. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Law of 
Royal Burghs The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to provide | reading of the ingrossed Bill for the amendment of a : - 
(Scotland) Bill. for the better Regulation of Municipal Corporations | the Law of Evidence in Scotland ; (eotend) Be. 


No, 249. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Lord Seaton’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


Settled Estates 
Drainage Bill. 


in the Royal Burghs of Scotland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a| 
second time upon Friday the ist day of May next ; 
and to be printed. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, upon Friday the 1st day of May next, 
upon the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill, 





was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
18th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to settle an Annuity 
on Lord Seaton and the two next surviving Heirs 
Male of the body of the said Lord Seaton, to whom 
the Title of Lord Seaton shall descend, in conside- 
ration of his important Services ; 

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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. John Parker, } 77 
Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 17 
Noes, Mr. Ward: 


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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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 Com- 
mittee of Supply 5 

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 Com- 
mittee on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 29th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Borough Watch The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Rates Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Insolvent Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday the 29th day of this instant April. 














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 Wednesday the 6th day of May 
“ next.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now,’ stand part of the Question:—It was re- 
solved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time:—The Bill was accordingly 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. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Prisons Bill ; and Prisons Bill. 


the Amendments were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 2. Leave out “ made and” and in the 
same line leave out from “ the” to “ intituled,” in 
1. 4., and insert “last Session of Parliament.” 

Pr. 1. 1.8. Leave out “should” and insert “shall.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 12. Leave out “ might” and insert “ may,” 
and in the same line leave out ‘*‘ should”’ and insert 
“ shall.” 


Pr. 1. 1. 17. Leave out “ should” and insert 
“ shall.” 


Pr. 1. 1. 21. Leave out “ should be” and insert 
“‘ are.” 


Pr. 1. 1.22. Leave out from “‘ whereas”’ to “ it” 

in 1. 33. 

Pr. 1. 1. 33. Leave out “ necessary and.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 34. Leave out from “ that” to “such” 
in 1. ult. 

Pr. 2.1. 1. Leave out “ should.” 

Pr. 2. 1.9. After “ state” insert “and whereas 
several of such rules and regulations ought not 
to be applied to persons suffering imprisonment 
upon convictions for writing and publishing, or 
for procuring to be written and published, seditious 
libels, or for uttering seditious words.” 

Pr. 2.1. 15. Leave out from “that” to “and,” 
in 1, 24., and insert “so much of the said Act as 
“ renders the rules, orders and regulations therein 
“ prescribed and set forth applicable to debtors, or 
“ to persons suffering imprisonment upon such con- 
“ victions as aforesaid, shall be repealed.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 24. Leave out from “ and” inclusive, 
- the end of the Bill, and insert Clauses (A.) and 
(B.) 

Cuauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
“ prison in which debtors or persons suffering im- 
“ prisonment upon such convictions as aforesaid 
“ may be lawfully confined, the persons authorized 

by law to make rules and regulations for the 
government of such prison, shall, with the ap- 
proval of one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
taries of State, make such rules, orders and re- 
gulations for the good management of the debtors 
confined therein, and of persons suffering impri- 
sonment upon such convictions as aforesaid, as 
shall by them from time to time be regarded as 
fit and necessary.” 

Cravuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That this 
“ Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to 
“ be passed in this present Session of Parliament.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L. 1. Leave out “ explain and.” 


L. 2. Leave out from “ amend” to “Act” in 1. 6. 
and insert “ the.” 


“ 


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The 





Prit 





Printed Papers. 


Printed Papers. 


Police Rates 
Assessment 
Bill, 


London and 
Dublin, &amp;e., 
Communica- 
tion, 


No. 250. 





3 VicToRiz. 15°—29° 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, a Prisoner in 
Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, praying for the 
discharge of Thomas Burton Howard trom Her 
Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, was ee and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 3d day of April last, That Mr. Sheriff Evans do 
attend at the bar of this House upon Wednesday 
the 6th day of May next, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That Thomas Burton Howard, the 
younger, son of Thomas Burton Howard, Attorney 
in the cause of Stockdale v. Hansard, now in the 
custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, be forthwith discharged out of custody, 
without payment of fees. 


Ordered, That Thomas George Johnstone Pearse, 
Clerk of Thomas Burton Howard, Attorney in the 
cause of Stockdale v. Hansard, now in the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, be 
forthwith discharged out of custody, without pay- 
ment of fees. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Thomas Burton Howard, having been com- 
mitted to Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate on the 6th 
day of February last, by Warrant of Mr. Speaker, 
under the Orders and Resolutions of this House, be- 
cause as Attorney of John Joseph Stockdale, he had 
served a Writ of Summons upon Messrs. Hansard 
in an Action at the suit of the said John Joseph 
Stockdale, against them, be forthwith discharged ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, |, 

Yeas, { Mr. Freshfield : } leit 

Tellers for thef Mr. Fox Maule, 42 

Noes, The Lord Advocate : } os 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That John Joseph Stockdale, having been committed, 
first, to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, by 
Order of this House, on the 17th day of January last, 
and afterwards, to Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate, 
by Warrant of Mr. Speaker, under the Resolution 
and Order of this House of the 7th day of February 
last, because he had instituted and prosecuted an 
Action against Messrs. Hansard, in respect to a Paper 
printed by authority of this House, such Action 
having been voted to be a breach of the Privileges of 
this House, be forthwith discharged, without pay- 
ment of fees :—It passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more equal Assessment of Police Rates in 
Manchester, Birmingham and Bolton, and to make 
better provision for the Police in Birmingham: And 
that Mr. For Maule and Mr. Robert Gordon do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the First Report of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Lords of the Treasury, in pursuance 
of Addresses of this House, of the 12th, 14th and 
20th days of August 1839:— And, of a Report 
from Rear Admiral Sir James Gordon and Captain 
Beachey to the Lords of the Admiralty, relative 
to the best means of communicating between Lon- 
don and Dublin, and the relative capabilities of 


the Ports of Holyhead, Ormes Bay and Porth- 
dynllaen. 


Aprilis. 


291 


Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 


said Papers. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill for the more Police Rates 


equal Assessment of Police Rates in Manchester, Assessments 


Birmingham and Bolton, and to make better Pro- ®#!- 
vision for the Police in Birmingham: And the No.261. 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Monday the 11th day of 

May next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and other Exeter Port 
Inhabitants of Teignmouth and Shaldon, praying Dv Bill. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counse 

or agents, against certain parts of the Exeter Port 

Dues Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Gordon presented a Bill for raising @ pychequer Bills 
Sum of Money by Exchequer Bills, for the Service (£.11,000,000.) 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty : Bil. 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time upon Wednesday the 29th 

day of this instant April. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to consolidate soap Duties 
and amend the Laws for collecting the Duties of Bill. 
Excise on Soap made in Great Britain: And the No. 252. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Wednesday the 29th day 

of this instant April; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Soap. 
Copy of Reports to the Commissioners of Excise No, 253. 
on the Specific Gravity of Soap. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 

said Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to East India, East India. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 202. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education, Education. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 254. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to China, which China. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 255. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to James Work- James 
man, which was presented upon Friday last, be Workman. 
printed. No. 256. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Glasgow Glasgow 
Assizes, which was presented upon Monday last, be ssizes. 
printed. No. 257%.. 


And then the House adjourned till Wednesday 
the 29th day of this instant April. 








Mercurit, 29° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


N R. Forster, from the Commissioners for build- 

ing New Churches, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account of Charges and Ex- 
penses paid by Her Majesty’s Commissioners in 
and about the execution of the several Acts of Par- 
liament for building and promoting the building of 
additional Churches in populous Parishes, from the 


New Churclies. 


PP2 





Von. 95. 





25th March 1839 to the 25th March 1840. 
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Church 
Building 
Commission. 


Common Law 
Courts, 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


292 29° Aprilis. 


Mr. Forster also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
An Account of the Sums expended under the di- 
rection of the Commissioners for building Churches 
since the 15th day of May 1837, distinguishing the 
Amount contributed by the Public from that raised 
by Local Rate, Subscription, Loan or other sources; 
stating the several Churches and Chapels, the 
Amount expended on each, and the extent of Ac- 
commodation in Pews and Free Sittings; of all 
Sums advanced on Loan by the Church Building 
Commissioners, and which are now due or in course 
of Payment; of all Sums borrowed from the Com- 
missioners for the issuing of Exchequer Bills for 
building, enlarging or repairing Churches ; of any 
Sums now disposeable by the Commissioners for 
building Churches; of the Number of Churches 
and Chapels in which the Stipends of Ministers 
have been settled since the above-mentioned date, 
the estimated Rental of the Pews therem, and the 
Net Average Stipend of each Minister ; and of the 
Total Amount provided by Parliament, and to be ex- 
pended by the ionlanioniie for building Churches: 
—Also, a Return of the Annual Expense of the 
Commission for each year of its continuance ; 
stating the Fund from whence the Expense is de- 
frayed, and each principal head of Expense sepa- 
rately :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Harding, Chief Clerk to the Lord Chief 
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, was called 
in; and at the bar presented,—Further Return to 
an Order dated the 27th day of February last, for 
Returns of the Number of Actions commenced in 
the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Exchequer and Com- 
mon Pleas respectively in each year, for the period 
of Five years prior to the publication of the Warrant 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, under 
which the Court of Common Pleas was opened to 
King’s Counsel and Outer Barristers, and i was 
published in that Court on the 25th day of April 
1834, and Five years subsequent thereto :—Of the 
date at which the Court of Common Pleas gave its 


judgment, determining no longer to hear Queen’s 


Counsel and Outer Barristers, but to restore an ex- 
clusive privilege to the Serjeants :—Of the Number 
of Causes and Rules standing for argument in the 
said Courts respectively, in the Special Paper, New 
Trial Paper, Peremptory Paper, or Paperfor Enlarged 
Rules, Crown Paper, and other Papers, if any, kept 
in the said Courts for the entry of Arrears, on the 
first day of each Term withir. the same period :—Of 
the Number of Days after each Term appointed by 
the said Courts respectively for sitting, under the 
ae of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 32 :—Of the 

vumber of Causes, distinguishing between Special 
Jury and Common Jury Causes, standing for Trial 
at Nisi Prius, in each of the said Courts in London 
and Middlesex, on the 1st day of each sitting, within 
the same period:— And, of the Number of Summonses 
taken out at the Chamber of the Judges of the Court 
of Common Pleas, in the months of January and 
February respectively, 1839 (so far as relates to the 
Court of Common Pleas) :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Watson, from the Corporation for the Relief 
of Seamen in the Merchant Service, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,— An Account of the 
Income and Expenditure of the President and Go- 
vernors of the Corporation for Relief of Seamen in 
the Merchant Service, their Widows and Children, 
at the Port of London, and the various Outports 
under their management, from 1st January 1839 to 
31st December 1839 inclusive. 

An Account of the Income and Expenditure of 
the Trustees for the Relief of Seamen in the Mer- 


























A. 1840. 


chant Service, their Widows and Children, appointed 
by the therein-mentioned Outports of the United 
Kingdom, from 1st January 1839 to 31st December 
1839: -~And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Richards, from the Court of Exchequer of Common Law 
Pleas, was called in; and at the bar presented,— Courts. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 20th day of 
March last, for a Return of the Number of Precipes 
filed in each of the Superior Courts of Common 
Law for Writs of Capias (not being an “ Alias” or 
“ Pluries’”) for each County, or City or Place being 
a County of itself, in England and Wales, during 
the year 1839; also the Washer of Precipes for 
Writs of Summons (not being an “ Alias” or 
“ Pluries”) for each County, or City or Place being 
a County of itself in England and Wales, during 
the same year; also, the Number of Preacipes for 
Writs of Alias or Pluries Capias for each County, 
or City or Place being a County of itself, in Eng- 
land and Wales, during the same year; and also 
the Number of Precipes for Writs of Alias or Plu- 
ries Summons for each County, or City or Place 
being a County of itself, in England and Wales, 
during the same year; distinguishing the “ Alias” 
from the “ Pluries’’ Writs, (so far as relates to 
the Court of Exchequer of Pleas:)—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Mr. Bulley, from the Office of the Comptroller Ge- puptic 
neral of Her Majesty’s Exchequer, was called in ; Revenue. 


and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament,— An Account showing 
the Amount of all Monies received during the year 
ended 5th April 1840, to the Account of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Exchequer, at the Banks of England and 
of Lreland, under the respective heads of Public 
Revenue, the Amounts of all Royal Orders and 
Treasury Warrants received, and of the Credits and 
Transfers made by the Comptroller General of the 
Exchequer, the Payments by the Bank of England, 
and the Balance remaining to the Account of the 
Exchequer at each Bank on the 5th of April 1840: 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


The House proceeded to take into further con- Honiton and 
sideration the Report which, upon the 9th day of Ih 


this instant April, was made from the Committee 
on the Honiton and Ilminster Road Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Monday the 13th day of this instant April ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the: Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Tradesmen Kingston-upon- 
and Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying Hull Docks Bill 


that the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- hotereee. 7 
deration the Report which, upon the 14th day of Harbour Bill. 


this instant April, was made from the Committee 
on the Workington Harbour 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. 


Petitions from Greenses ;— Peterhead and Bu- British 


chanhaven ;— Queensferry ;—and, Macduff; taking 
notice 





China. 


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Englan 


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3 VicroRizZ. 


notice of a convention entered into with the King 
of the French, allowing Foreign Vessels to fish 
within three miles of our coasts ; and praying that 
such vessels may be restricted to a distance of thirty 
miles,—were oe and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northampton, praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the war 
with China, arising from the trafficin Opium, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie uponthe Table. 


Petitions from Fulham ;—Birts Morton ;—War- 
ton ; — Huddersfield ;— Slaithwaite ;— Honley ; — 
Swanbourne, &amp;c.;— Shireshead ;—Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne (two Petitions) ;— Huddersfield ;—Sculcoates ; 
— Rochester ;— Kingston-upon- Hull (two Petitions); 
—and, Deanery of Lower Sub Ayron ; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Colyton, Ashton-under-Lyme (two 
Petitions) ;— Wigan (three Petitions) ;—Sheffield ; 
— Witham ;— Bishopwearmouth ; — Honiton ; — 
Scholes ;— South Shields ;— Norton Saint Philip ;— 
Trudox Hill ;— Terling ;—Seaton ;—Horningsham 
and Maiden Bramley ;—Thrapstone ;—Frome Sel- 
wood (three Petitions) ;—Sunderland ;—Calbourne ; 
Heyford ;— Shepton Mallet ;— Newton (York) ; — 
Clitheroe ;—Chapmanslade (two Petitions) ;—Black- 
water ;— Weston-by- Weedon ;— Bugbrooke ;— Bech- 
ington ;— Weldon ;— Hindley ; — and, Chillerton ; 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money for the purposes of Church Extension, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


China. 


Church of 
England. 


Grammar 


A Petition of Burgesses and Householders of 
Schools Bill. 


Bury Saint Edmund’s, praying that the Grammar 
Schools Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Governors of the Free Grammar 
School of King Edward the Sixth, in the town of 
Bruton, praying that the said Bill may not pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sutton in the Isle-of-Ely ;— and, 
Thrapstone ; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates, the release of John Thorogood from Chelms- 
ford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Church Rates, 


Corn Laws, Petitions from Ashton-in-the- Willows ; --- and, 


Stalybridge (two Petitions); praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Flour Importa- Petitions from Rathkeale;—and, Larne; praying 
Bil (Ireland) that the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not 
: pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon- Hull, 

_ praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Stage Carriages, Petitions from Cambridge;—Northampton;—and, 

ke, Lewes; praying for the repeal of the tax on all 
Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on Post-horses, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

County Con- Petitions from Northampton ;—and, Basingstoke ; 

stabulary Bill, 


praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pares, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from David Booth ;— Hawick ;---and, 
Charles Richardson; praying that the Copyright 
Vou. 95. 


f Copyright Bill. 


29° Aprilis. 


Kenmore ;—Stranorlar ;— Donegal ;—and, Queens- 
ferry ; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


293 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Musselburgh ;—Donoughmore ;— Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Waterbeach Wicken 


Level, in the Isle-of-Ely, and county of Cambridge, Inclosure Bill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 

Wicken Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Thames Tunnel Bill, was read a second time ; Thames Tunnel 


and committed to Captain Alsager, and the Middle- Bill. 
sex List. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Ratcliff Pave- Metropolis 


ment, praying for the adoption of a new line of !™provements. 
street, commencin 

street, in the woes of Whitechapel, then running 
in a south-eastwardly direction across the south- 


at the south end of Zeman- 


west corner of Wellclose-square, and terminating 
in Parsons-street, in the parish of Saint George’s- 
in-the-East, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Metropolis Improvements. 


A Petition of John Miller, Coroner of the county Coroners 


of Donegal, praying for an increase of remuneration (Ireland. ) 
to the Coroners of Lreland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Poor Relief 
Guardians of the Strabane Union, praying for the (Ireland) Act. 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, by 

vesting in the rate-payers some control over the 

power of the Commissioners, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens, Searchers, Inland Ware- 
Assistants, and Commonalty of the Corporation of housing Bill 
Cutlers at Sheffield, praying that the Inland Ware- 

housing Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Inland Warehousing. 


Petitions from Orlingbury :—Irthlingborough ;— Canada (Clergy 
Glasgow and Ayr Provincial Synod (Moderator) ;— Reserves) Bill. 
Little Harrowden;— and, Rushden; praying the 

House to address Her Majesty to refuse Her Assent 

to an Act recently passed by the Legislature of 

Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide for the 

sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution 

of the Proceeds thereof,” — were presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Select Com- Cambridge 
mittee appointed to try and determine the merits of a 
the Petition of Ehenezer Foster and others, com- N 7 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 0. 258, 
Borough of Cambridge; That they had determined, 

That the Honourable John Henry Thomas Man- 
ners Sutton is not duly elected a Burgess to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of 
Cambridge: 

That the last Election of a Burgess to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough is a void Election : 

That the Petition of Ebenezer Foster and others 
does not appear to the Committee to be frivolous or 
vexatious : 

That the opposition to the said Petition does not 
appear to the Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. 

And the said determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Sir Charles Lemon further reported, That the Com- Special Report 
mittee had agreed to the following Resolutions : a ng 
1. That it appears to this Committee, that the “"%% 
Honourable John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton 
was by his agents, guilty of bribery and treating at 
the last Election for the Borough of Cambridge: 
PP3 2. That 








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Army. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Fire Insurance. 


Exchequer 
Bills, 


Wool, and 
Woollen 
Manufactures, 





294 29°—30° Aprilis. A. 1840, 


9, That it appears, from the Evidence taken be- 
fore the Committee, that an extensive and corrupt 
system of treating prevailed on the part of many in- 
fluential Members of the constituency at the last 
Election for the Borough of Cambridge. 

Ordered, That the seth do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings 
and Evidence taken before the said Select Com- 
mittee be laid before this House. 

Sir Charles Lemon accordingly presented the said 
Minutes. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Abstracts of Commissaries’ Accounts of Receipts 
into and Payments from the several Military Chests ; 
with Summary Statements of the Expenditure abroad 
on account of the Extraordinaries of the Army, dur- 
ing the Period from the 1st day of April 1838 to the 
31st day of March 1839. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Abstracts. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Stamps issued to the se- 
veral Newspapers in Great Britain and Ireland, 
from the 1st day of January to the 31st ~ of March 
1840 ; specifying each Newspaper by Name, and 
the Number of Stamps issued each month during 
that period to each Newspaper. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Return. 

Ordered, That the said Return dolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- 
ders,—Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp 
Office for Duty, by each Insurance Office in Great 
Britain and Ireland, on Insurance from Fire, for 
the quarters ending severally the 25th day of March, 
24th day of June, 29th day of September, and 25th 
day of December 1839 ; distinguishing the Amount 
of Allowance made to each Office for collecting the 
same in the Country, London, Edinburgh, and Dub- 
lin respectively, with the Dates of such Payments : 
And, of the Sums insured by each Office on Sumas 
Stock, exempt from Duty, for the quarters ending 
severally the 25th day of March, 24th day of June, 
29th day of September, and 25th day of December 
1839 ; distinguishing the Amount of each Office in 
the Country, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin re- 
spectively. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 13th day of April 
last, for a Return, showing the Amount of Exche- 
quer Bills out in each year since 1815, the rate of 
Interest paid on such Bills, and the Periods in each 
year when these were renewable, and the Amount 
renewable at each Period ; stating also the average 
Price of the Three per Cent. Annuities, in each of 
these years, and the Rate per Cent. Interest which 
Investments gave in the Three per Cent. Annuities 
compared with the Rate paid on Exchequer Bills. 

Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool imported into the United Kingdom in the year 
1839; specifying the Countries from which it came, 
the Quantity that paid a Duty of One Penny per 
Pound, and the Quantity that paid a Duty of One 
Halfpenny per Pound; of the Quantity of Foreign 
Wetevcnmelad during the same period, and the 
Countries to which it was sent, and the Quantit 
remaining warehoused under Bond on the 5t 
day of January 1840 :—Of the Quantity of British 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool, and Woollen Yarn, ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom in 1839, specify- 
the Countries to which they were sent:—And, of 
British Woollen Manufactures exported from the 
United Kingdom, in the year 1839, specifying the 
Countries to which they were sent. 





Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to¢ 
the directions of several Acts of Par iament, — (Scotlang 5” 
Copy of Warrant granting a Compensation Allow- 
ance to William Shiell, one of the Assistant Clerks 


in the Inner House of the Court of Session (Scot- 


land), year to 1st January 1840. Wear R 
. iat That the said Papers do lie upon the Watch | 
able. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Juvenile 
further consideration the Report from the Select Offenders gi, 
Committee on the Juvenile Offenders 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 
Question, 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 Banbu 
“ this day six months,” instead thereof. ar 

And the Question being put, That the words is 

proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

( Sir Eardley Wilmot, } " 


Tellers for the Yeas,; Sir Charles Douglas: 


‘ Mr. Barneb 
Tellers for the Noes,f Mr. Pryme b4 ? } 20. = 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. ae 
Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Roa 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


0. 


In the Committee. 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 


graph. 
reamble postponed. 
Crausez, N° 1, (Certain Juvenile Offenders under 
a certain age may be summarily convicted of Lar- 
ceny, before Two Justices) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 14. To leave out We 
the word “ Two,” and insert the word “ Three.” Na 
Question, That the word “‘ Two” stand part of the 
Clause——-put, and agreed to. 
Amendment proposed: L. 15. After the word D 
“ Larceny” to add the words “ where the amount 
“ of property stolen shall not exceed the value of 
“ five shillings.” 
Question, That those words be there inserted 
put, and Negatived. 
Amendment proposed: L. 15. To leave out the 
words “ or Misdemeanor.” 
Question, That the words “ or Misdemeanor” 
stand part of the Clause——put, and Negatived. 
Several Amendments made. 
Notice taken that Forty Members were not present. 
Committee counted : Forty Members not being 
present :—The Chairman left the Chair. 











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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ;—And the House 
being 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. 





Jovis, 30° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment. 
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. 





Sion 


Wear River 
Watch Bill. 


Banbury and 
Lutterworth 
Road Bill. 


Stoke Bruern 
Ioclosure Bill. 


Honiton and 
Ilminster 
Roads Bill. 


Wolff’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 


Garngad 
Road Bill. 


Penzance Pier 
and Harbour 
Bill, 


Aston Small 
Debts Bill, 


3 VicTORIZ. 


Veneris, 1° die Maii; | 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 

M*® Alderman Copeland reported fromthe 
Committee on the Wear River Watch Bill; 

and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That no person appeared in support 
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 
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 further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 9th day of April 
last, was made from the Committee on the Banbury 
and Lutterworth Road Bill; printed copies of the 
Bill having been delivered at the door upon Wed- 
nesday the 15th day of April last; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Stoke Bruern Inclosure Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed to Mr. Cartwright, and 
the South Northampton List. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing 
the Road from the Honiton Turnpike-road, near 
Yard Farm, in the Parish of Upotiery, in the County 
of Devon, towards Ilminster, to the Eastern Boun- 
dary of the Parish of Buckland Saint Mary, in the 
County of Somerset; and for making, maintaining, 
and repairing several other Roads communicating 
therewith, in the Counties of Devon, Somerset, and 
Dorset, 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. 


Wolff’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Mark Philips and the 
South Lancaster List. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Exmouth ;—and, 
Merchants and others, of Teignmouth and Shaldon ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Exeter Port 
Dues Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Proprietors or Agents for Proprie- 
tors of lands, houses, manufactories, and other te- 
nements in the north district or quarter of the royalty 
of the city of Glasgow, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Garngad Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsei or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Penzance Pier and Harbour Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Pendarves and 
the West Cornwall List. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of and Owners of pro- 
perty within that part of the parish of Aston, in the 
county of Warwick, not included in the borough of 
Birmingham, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Aston Small Debts Bill, was presented, 
and read. 





1° Mazz. 





Vou. 95. 


295 


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. 


Petitions from Mortgagees and Bond-holders on Harrington 
the Rates and Duties payable to the Trustees of the Dock Company 
Liverpool Docks ;—and, Trustees of the Liverpool Bill. 
Docks ; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Har- 
oe Dock Company Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Mortgagees and Bond-holders on Herculaneum 
the Rates and Duties payable to the Trustees of the Docks Regula- 
Liverpool Docks ;—and, Trustees of the Liverpool °°" ¥!- 
Docks ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Herculaneum Docks Regulation Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti 
tioners 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 Peti 
tions. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Thriplow 
rish of Thriplow, in the County of Cambridge, was Inclosure 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pryme do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating and preserving Workington 
the Harbour of Workington, in the County of Cum- Harbour Bill. 
berland, 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 Lord Viscount Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, cleansing, watching, f/orkington 
and otherwise improving the Town of Workington, mprovement 
in the County of Cumberland, was read the third “"* 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Morrice Town 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Church. 
the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Morrice Town Church Bill, the Com- 
mittee recommend the House to grant leave to pre- 
sent the Petition. 
Ordered, That leave be given to present a Peti- 
tion, as desired. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; and to whom the Pe- we Rail- 
titions of James Hope, Esquire ; and, of David Ro- 3} — ” 
bertson, Esquire, severally complaining of non-com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders in the case of 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill, were referred; That in the case 
of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway: And that Mr. Attorney General 
and Mr. Macaulay do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Birmingham 
deration the Report which, upon the 14th day of a 
April last, was made from the Committee on the (Bordesley) 
Birmingham and Warwick Junction ( Bordesley) Canal Bill. 


pPp4 Canal 











it tno trap nt ane ientat tee 


a 


EA TAOS 


imei La 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


296 1° Mazi. 


Canal Bill; printed copies of the Bill having been | 


delivered at the door upon the same day; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Proprietors, Farmers, and others, 
of Lennoxtown ;—Lord Provost and Magistrates of 


Glasgow ;—John Graham, Esquire ;—and, Trus-}C 


tees of the Second District of Statute Labour Roads, 
in the county of Stirling ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

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. 


Petitions from Owners of land and others, of Zi- 
verpool ;—Members of the Select Vestry of Liver- 
pool ;—Owners of land and warehouses, and others, 
of Liverpool ;--Members of the Town Council of 
Liverpool; — Merchants and others of Liverpool 
(two Petitions) ;—Chairman of the Liverpool East 
India Association ;—and, Chairman of the Liver- 
pool East India Warehouse Company ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Docks 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Biil; 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. 


Petitions from Enfield ;—Godshill ;—Axminster ; 
— Tubney ;-—Sandbach ;— Newcastle-upon- Tyne (two 
Petitions) ;—Saint Edmund-the-King-and-Martyr, 
London (Rector and Churchwardens) ;— Little Le- 
ver, &amp;c. ;—Newchurch ;— Chale ;— Ryde ; — York 
(two Petitions) ;--Claughton; —Littledale ;— Kings- 
kerswell ; — Hutton ; — Greenstead-juxta- Ongar; — 
Sedlescomb ;— Brentwood ;—Eydon ;-- Trelleck and 
Penalt ;— Saint Martin’s, Ironmonger-lane, Lon- 
don ;--Langattock Vibon Avil;—- Longworth ;-- Bram- 
ley ;-—Gateforth and Hambieton ;— Fylingdales ;— 
Thorne ;— Houghton-le-Spring ;—Leyland ;— Shen- 


field; — Blechingley ;— Sherburn ; —- Radcliffe ;— 


Oxted ;— Hanwell ;— Aldridge and Great Barr ;— 
Carleton Rode;-—Saint Nicholas Acons, London, 
(Rector and Churchwardens) ;— Downham ;— Flit- 
ton-cum-Silsoe ;—Henham ;—Prestwich ;—Ichester 
and Limington ; — Little Hallingbury; — Church 
Aston ;— Highclare ;— Tarporley ; — Archdeaconry 
of Sarum ;—Keyingham ;—Long Houghton ;—Ma- 
razion ;— Beckenham ;—Saint Andrew, Holborn ;— 
Derby ;-- Exton ;—-Halifax ;-— Darlington ;-- Yoxall; 
—and, Oswestry; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church, and praying the house to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Foulsham ; — Tiverton ;—Limpl 
Stoke ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Bath (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Haworth ;— Long Stratton;— Monkton 
Coombe and Coombe Down ;— Coggeshall ; —Derby; 
— Swanage;— Norwich ;— Milford ;— Clare ;—Saint 
Alban’s (two Petitions) ;—Neatishead ;— Ditcheat ; 
—-Bathwick ;—Paulton ;— Naseby ;—Naunton and 
Guiting Power ;—James Humphreys ;— Bridling- 
ton ;— Billericay ; — Sheffield (four Petitions) ;— 
March ; —Weston Green ;— Wolverhampton ;—-New- 
port (Monmouth) ; — Wartwell ; — Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s ;— Nettleton ;— Mendham ; — Clipstone ;— 
Lyncombe and Widcombe;—Stockton-upon- Tees ;— 
Stebbing ;— Belper ;— Trowbridge ; — Ashford; — 
Blandford Forum;--Chudleigh ;-—Diss ;--W aldring- 
field ;—Stock and Wickford ;—Abingdon ;—Alton; 

















A. 1840, 
—Christchurch ( Hants) ;— Ripley (Hants) ;~Chel- 


tenham ;—Throop;— Pembroke Dock ;—Melksham; Aer 
—Chairman of a Meeting of the Southern Unitarian (Twen 
Societies ;— Holmfirth ;— Beverley (two Petitions) ; Repor 


—Chorley (four Petitions) ; — Sutton (Suffolk) ;— 
Spittesbury ;—Stroud (two Petitions);—and, Bir- 
mingham; praying the House to refuse all grants of 
public money for the extension of the established 
hurch,-—-were also presented, and read; and or- Eccle: 
dered to lie upon the Table. Court 


Petitions from Oakham ;— Sheffield ;— Winches- Chimney 
ter ;—— Chester ;-- Bedford ; -— Stroud ;—— Hull ;— Sweepers, 
Southwark ; — Waterford; — Bishop Stortford ;— é 
Gloucester ;— Leamington ;-—— Bedwyn ;— Newcastle- _ 
upon- Tyne ; — Birmingham ;-- Wellingborough ; — _ 
Sidmouth ;-- Hitchin ;—Cambridge ;—- London (two 
Petitions) ;— Darlington ;— Pontefract ;-—Peckham 
and Camberwell ;— Cieken and Stockwell ;— York; 
— Derby :—Devonport;-—Lymington ;--Sunderland; 
— Frome ;—London and Westminster ;--Hertford ; 
— Royston ;— Nottingham ; — Leeds ; — Exeter ;— 
Chertsey ;— Wisbeach ;— Bury Saint Edmund's ;— 
Coventry ;— Canterbury ;— Saffron Walden ;— Man- 
chester ;-— Deal ; -- Pentonville ;—— Enfield ;—Mar- 
gate ;— Cork ; —- Ipswich ;— Romsey ;--Bristol ;— 
Yarmouth ;— Devizes ;— Cockermouth ;— Blackburn; 
—Newbury ;—Kensington ;— Hornsey; — Staines ; 
—Plymouth ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Norwich ;-- Con 
Sevenoaks ; — Fareham ; — Uxbridge ; — Hounslow, 
&amp;c. ;-—~Falkenham;-- Evesham ;— Greenock ;— Bur- 
ton-on-Trent ;-—Portsmouth and Portsea ;— Dur- 
ham ;——anc, Poole; praying the House to pass an 
Act prohibiting the employment of Children in the 
sweeping of Chimnies, ——-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chin 


A Petition of Master Chimney Sweepers, of Zon- Chimney 
don and Westminster, praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill 
Sweepers Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Bichet ;—Gorbals ;— Robert Universal 
Black ;— Glasgow ;—Cordale ;— Buckhaven ;--John Suttrage, &amp;c. 
Gallary ;—William Wilson ;— Levenfield ;— Bone- 
hill ;— Robert M’ Kirdy ;—and, William O’ Hara ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote , 
by Ballot and Annual Parliaments,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen of Buckhaven, taking notice British 
of a Convention entered into with the King of the Fisheries. 
French, allowing foreign vessels to fish within three 
miles of ourcoasts; and praying thatsuch vessels may 
be restricted to a distance of thirty miles, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—Presbytery of Church Rates. 
Dunfermline ( Moderator and Clerk) ;— Sheffield ;— 
Addlestone ;— Wingrave ;— Stroud ;— and, Derby ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- 
lease of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were pre- 
sented, aud read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Abbey Saint Bathan’s ;—Tarbert ; church 
— Kirknewton;— Middlebie ;-— Carlisle ;--Liverpool ; Patronage 
— Graitney;—and, Whithorn; praying for an altera- (Scotland.) 
tion of the law relative to Church Patronage in 
Scotland,— were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Paignton ;—Kirby Moorside ;— Canada (Clergy 
Leamington ;—and, Otley; praying the House to Reserves) Bill. 
address Her Majesty, to refuse Her Assent to the 
Act recently passed by the legislature of Upper 
Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide for the Sale 
of the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution of 
the Proceeds thereof,’—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 





Public 
Petitions 
(Twenty-fifth 
Report.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Municipal 
Elections. 


China. 


Corn Laws. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Poor Law Act. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade, 


Railways, 


Tobacco Regu- 
lations Bill, - 


3 VicTroriz. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- 
titions presented on the sth day of April 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. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation at 
Brook-street Chapel, Derby, praying for the abolition 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and for the liberation 
of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Norwich, pray- 
ing that all men above the age of twenty-one years, 
who are of sane mind, and not receiving parochial 
relief, and being six months resident, be entitled to 
vote at Municipal Elections, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Free- 
men of Cities and Boroughs. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Frome Selwood, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for the suppression 
of the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Globe-road, Mile End-road ;— 
Stoke Newington, &amp;c. ;— Saint John’s, Clerkenwell ; 
—Ward of Bishopsgate, London :—Ward of Broad- 
street, London ;-—Ward of Bread-street, London ;— 
Cordwainers’ Ward, London ;—Ward of Bridge 
Within and Without London;—Ward of Cripple- 
gate Within and Without London ;—Samuel Lit- 
tlewood and others ;—Alie-street, Whitechapel ;— 
Bethnall Green (three Petitions); — Letham; — 
Christ Church, Spitalfields ;—Saint Leonard, Shore- 
ditch ;— Bermondsey (three Petitions) ;—and, Bock- 
ing, Braintree, and Halstead; praying for the re- 
peal of the Corn Laws —were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Kirby Wharfe;— and, Hutton 
Rugby; praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cowfold ;—Sedlescomb ;— Trelleck 
and Penalt ;—Fylingdales ; and, Torquay ; praying 
the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,— were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Lyme 
and Charmouth, praying for the amendment of the 
Poor Law Act, with reference to the administra- 
tion of medical relief to the poor, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brentford Union ;—Saint Anne, 
Limehouse ;—and, Wrexham; praying the House 
to pass a law exempting Stock in Trade from the 
payment of Poor Rates,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and 
Council of Edinburgh, praying the House to take 
into consideration the tax which is at present levied 
on passengers travelling by railway conveyances, 
and to cause the same to bear more equally, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;--and, Messrs. Richard- 
son, Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers, in the city 
of Edinburgh, praying that the Tobacco Regulations 
Bill may pass into a law,-—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of William Percival, Tobacco Manu- 
facturer, of Liverpool, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, was also — and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vot. 95. 


1° Maiz. 


297 


Petitions from Portree ;—Strath ;—Sleat ;—and, Emigration. 


Snizort; stating that great distress prevails in the 
Highlands and Yslands of Scotland ; and praying for 
the immediate adoption of an extensive and systematic 
plan of Emigration, and that the same be carried on 
under the direction of the Government,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Alfred Sweeting, Printer, of Bart- Copyright Bill. 


lett’s Buildings, Holborn, in the city of London, and 
the Persons in his employ, praying that the Copy- 
right Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


der the will of Sir John Saint Aubyn, late of Clow- 
ance, in the county of Cornwall, Baronet, deceased, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing an agree- 
ment for granting and conveying to Smith, Es- 
quire, the fee-simple and inheritance of a piece of land 
held by them under the said will, situate in Morrice 
Town, in the parish of Stoke Damerel, in the county 
of Devon, upon which he has engaged to build and 
endow a Church, subject to certain conditions and 
stipulations as to the right of presentation and other- 
wise, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





riages kept to be let for hire, and on Servants em- 
ployed in the management thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


kenny, praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the Medical 
Kilkenny Medical Association, praying the House Profession. 


to take such steps as may seem best fitted for en- 
suring an effectual measure of Medical Reform, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
rable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Order of the Board of Treasury to the 
Commissioner of Customs of the 9th November 1838, 
on the subject of the Duty to be charged on Rough 
Rice in the husk from the United States of America: 
—Of Answers given by the Treasury to parties on 
the subject of the Duty on Rough Rice from Ame- 
rica: —and, Copies or Extracts of Memorials from 
Messrs. Forster and Smith in 1834 and 1835, on the 
subject of the admission of Rough Rice from the 
coast of Africa. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Papers. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, 
ders, — Copies of any Memorial from Messrs. 
Forster and Smith to the Lords of the Treasury on 
the subject of the Duty on Rough Rice imported 
from the United States of America, and of the Mi- 
nutes of the Treasury, and Answers thereupon. 

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


Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








QQ A Petition 


Petitions from Preston, (Lancaster) ;—and, Hert- County om 
ford, praying that the County Constabulary Bill stabulary Bill. 


A Petition of William Wingfield and Richard Morrice Town 
Baker Wingfield, Esquires, two of the Trustees un- Church, 


A Petition of Postmasters and Inhabitants of Tot- Stage Carriages, 
nes, praying for a repeal of the Tax on all Car- &amp;«» Bill. 


A Petition of Citizens and Inhabitants of Kii- Registration 


ursuant to Or- Rough Rice. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers and Union Work- 
other Inhabitants of Hillingdon, praying that the hovss Bill. 








298 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Terling, praying for 
the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Flour Importae oa — — ‘a 
= (Ireland) Petitions from Tuam;—Annydown ; illyan ; 


Bill, Ballybricken; — Kenry; — William Sandes and 
others ; — Croom ;— and, Glin; praying that the 
Flour Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Hill Covlies. A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
Edinburgh Emancipation Society, praying the House 
not to sanction any relaxation of the present restric- 
tions upon the exportation of Hill Coolies from Hin- 
dostan, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Small Debts. A Petition of the Council of the city of Chester, 
raying for a general measure for the recovery of 
Email Debts, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


A Petition of Jonas Dennis, Bachelor of Civil 
Law, Prebendary of the Prebend of Kerswell, founded 
in the royal collegiate church of Saint Mary of 
the Castle of Exeter, praying that the Ecclesiastical 
Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Eastern Coun- A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, Town 
— Council and Community of the royal burgh of 
. Montrose, praying that the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,— 

Further Return to an Order dated the 21st day of 
January last, fora Return of the Number of Notices 
of Meetings that have been received by the Tithe 
Commissioners, as well as of Agreements and Ap- 
portionments, whether confirmed or rejected, or still 
under the consideration of the Diocesan, or other- 
wise waiting confirmation, in each of the several 
Counties of England and Wales. 
Lancaster A Return of the Rules and Regulations for the 
Gaol. Treatment of Prisoners confined in Lancaster Gaol 
for Misdemeanors ; stating whether any and what 
distinction is made in the Treatment of any par- 
ticular Prisoners therein confined. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—An Account of the 
Sums paid by the Treasurer of each County, or 
Riding or Division thereof, in England, out of any 
Public Money, for Expenses incurred by the Clerks 
of the Peace, and Returning Officers, in preparing 
copying or publishing the Lists of Electors for such 
County, Riding or Division, for the years 1837 and 
1838 ; also, the Number and Price of the Copies of 
such Lists or Registers sold during each of those 
years, specifying whether in Print or in Manuscript. 

A Return, in columns, of the Names of the Pro- 
fessors in the University of Glasgow whose Duties 
are at present performed by Assistants or Substitutes, 
with the Names of these; stating the Professorship, 
and duration of the Incumbency of each such Pro- 
fessor; also the length of time during which the 
duties of his Office, in whole or in part respectively, 
have been discharged by an Assistant or Substitute, 
with the cause which rendered it necessary to have 
recourse to such services ; and the authority under 
which any Professor was empowered to delegate his 
duties. 

Law Commise | Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by Her Majesty’s 

sion (Scotland.) Command,—a Copy of the Fourth Report of Her 

Majesty’s Law Commissioners (Scotland) 1839. 

J Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Lists of 
Electors. 


Glasgow 
University. 


1° Maii. 





A, 1840, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday the Juvenile 
12th day of this instant May, resolve itself into a Offenders Bin, 
Committee upon the Juvenile Offenders Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Posta (Poor 
the 27th day of February last, that there be fai Law Commis. 
before this House, Returns of the Total Amount") — 
of Expenses incurred by the Boards of Guardians 
in England and Wales for Correspondence with the 
Poor Law Commissioners or Assistant Commis- 
sioners, between the 10th day of January and the 
20th day of February 1840:—Of Copies of any 
Orders or Circulars sent by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to the Boards of Guardians in England and 
Wales relative to the Postage of Letters :—And, of 
Copies of any Answers or Resolutions received from 
the Boards of Guardians relative to the same, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be 
laid before this House forthwith. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Mr. Wingfield : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Rated Inhabi- 
to remove Doubts as to the Competency of Persons tants Evidence 
being rated Inhabitants of any Parish to give Evi-~ 
dence in certain cases; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon Canada 
Monday the 11th day of this instant May, resolve Revenues, 
itself into a Committee, to consider of the evedinny 
and other Revenues in the Provinces of Upper and 
Lower Canada, and of the Charges of the Civil Go- 
vernment thereof ; 

Lord John Russell, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 11th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the Correspondence relative to the 
Re-union of the Provinces of Upper and Lower 
Canada, which was presented upon the 23d day of 
March last, be referred to the Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, Copyright Bill. 
the 20th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
a Committee upon the Copyright Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, See 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Adminis- (Ireland) Bil, 
tration of Justice (Zreland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Ejectment and Replevin (Zre- Ejectment 


,| land) Bill be read a second time upon Monday and Replevin 


(Ireland) Bill. 
next. 

Ordered, That the Right of Voting (Scotland) Right of Voting 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday next. (Scotland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Tobacco Regu- 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the To- lations Bill, 
bacco Regulations Bill. 


Ordered, That the Inland Warehousing Bill be Inland — 
read a second time upon Friday next. housing Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday aon a 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Drain- eee 
age of Lands Bill. 


Ordered, That the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) GrandJSaryCess 
Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. (Ireland) Bill 


The Order for committing the Grammar Schools Grammar 
Bill to a Committee of the whole House, was read, Schools Bill. 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Select 
Committee. 





Ordered, 


Admi 
Court 


Admi 
Court 


Bill. 


Glass 
Bill. 


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Admiralt Ordered, That the Report on the Admiralty Court 
Court Bill, Bill be received upon Monday next. 





Admiralty Ordered, That the oar on the Admiralty Court 
Court ci (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Bill be received upon Monday 
= &amp;e-} next. 

Glass Duties Ordered, That the Glass Duties Bill be read a 
Bill. second time upon Monday next. 


Imprisonment Ordered, That the Imprisonment for Debt (Jre- 


(ire mer) pi. 2424) Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ways and Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

Means. next, resolve itself into the Committee of Ways and 
Means. 

Supply. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Settled Estates Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

Drainage Bill. the 13th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
a Committee upon the Settled Estates Drainage 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Borough Watch Rates Bill be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Borough Watch 
Rates Bill. 


Insolvent Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to continue for 
Debtors ——s a limited time the Acts for the Relief of Insolvent 
(Ireland) Bill. Debtors in Ireland, 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 continue for One year and to the 
end of the next Session of Parliament, the Acts for 
the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Jreland. 
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor-General for Ireland 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their 
concurrence. 


Prisons Bill. Ordered, That the Prisons Bill be read the third 
No.259. time upon Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Exchequer Bills Ordered, That the Exchequer Bills Bill be now 

aortas read a second time:—The Bill was accordingly 

: read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Soap Duties Ordered, That the Soap Duties 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 Friday the 22d day of this instant 
May. 

Chimney The Chimney Sweepers Bill was, according to 


Sweepers Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 


mittee of the whole House, for Friday the 22d day 
of this instant May. 
Parliamentary ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill, Mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Sco¢land) 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Flour Importa- 


to (Ireland) ane Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Li, 


ittee on the Flour Importation (Zreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Royal Burghs 


(Scotland) Bill, The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Billinghay Fen The Billinghay Fen Drainage Bill was read a 
Drainage Bill. second time; and committed to Mr. Handley, and 
the North Lincoln List. 


Sarum and The House proceeded to take into further con- 












































Mai. 299 
April last, was made from the Committee on the 
Sarum and Ealing Road Bill; printed Cepies of the 
Bill having been delivered at the door upon Wed- 
nesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and a Clause was added, and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


The Llangerniew Inclosure Bill was read a second Llangerniew 
time ; and committed to Mr. Bagot, and the North Iclosure Bill. 
Wales List. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Correspondence relating to China Trade. 
China, presented to this House, and the several 

Reports on the subject of the Trade with China, 

and the Affairs of the East India Company, in the 

years 1830, 1831 and 1832, be referred to the Select 
Committee on China Trade. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Court of Court of 
Common Pleas, which was presented upon the Common Pleas. 
5th day of March last, be printed. No. 260. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Common Common Law 
Law Courts, which were presented upon the 17th, Coutts. 
24th and 25th days of March last, and upon the No. 260. 
2d, 13th, 15th and 29th days of April last, be 

printed. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Quarter Quarter 
Sessions, which were presented upon the 15th day Sessions. 

of April last, be printed. No. 261. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to New New Churches. 
Churches, which was presented upon Wednesday No, 262. 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to the Church Church Building 
Building Commission, which was presented upon Commission. 
Wednesday last, be printed. No. 262. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Merchant Merchant 
Seamen, which was presented upon Wednesday Seamen. 
last, be printed. No. 263. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to the Public pubtic 
Revenue, which was presented upon Wednesday last, Revenue. 
be printed. No. 264. 


Ordered, That the Abstracts of Commissaries’ Army. 
Accounts, which were presented upon Wednesday No. 265. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper Newspaper 
Stamps, which was presented upon Wednesday last, Stamps. 
be printed. No. 266. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Fire Insur- Fire Insurance. 
ance, which was presented upon Wednesday last, No. 267. 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Exchequer Exchequer 
Bills, which was presented upon Wednesday last, be Bills. 
printed. No. 268. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Wool and Wool, and 


Woollen Manufactures, which was presented upon pie a Fogel 
Wednesday last, be printed. ms 


No. 269. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
‘R. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Criminal Law. 
command,—Fifth Report of Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners on Criminal Law. 


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


Mr. Leathorn, from the Trustees of the Liverpool Liverpool Port. 
Docks, was called in; and at the bar presented, 





nie Road sideration the Report which, upon the 6th day of 
J Vou. 95. 


pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
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300 


—An Account of the Receipt and Disbursement of | 
Dock and Light Duties at the Port of Liverpool, 
from the 25 June 1838 to the 24th June 1839 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 

in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of the Amount of the unappropriated 
Balance in hand of the French Fund for liquidating 
the Claims of British subjects in France. 
Coffee. An Account, in continuation of the Return dated 
24th August last, of all Coffee imported into the 
United Kingdom from the Cape of Good Hope ; 
specifying the Total Quantity which has been 
entered for Home Consumption, as well from the 
Importations specified in the Return of the 24th 
day of August, as from the subsequent arrivals. 

Mr. Stephenson also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,— Copy of 
Treasury Warrant directing that Letters or Printed 
Votes or Proceedings of the Imperial Parliament, 
written on stamped papers enclosed in stamped 


French Claims, 


Postage. 


4° Maiz. 





covers, or having a Stamp or Stamps affixed thereto, 
shall pass by Post free of Postage :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Kingston-upon- A Petitionof Merchants, Manufacturersand others, 

Hull Docks Bill. of Shardlow, praying that the Kinyston-upon-Hull 
Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Wowsasties A Petition of William Bishop, of Shelton Hail, 
under-Lymeand in the county of Stafford, Esquire, and of his Sons 
Blyth Masts and Daughters, praying that they may be heard, 
Bil, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Blyth 
Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill, was presented, and read. 
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. 
Liverpool 


Petitions from Trustees and Directors of the 
Docks Bill, 


Harrington Dock Company ;—Merchants, Traders 
and Inhabitants of Runcorn (two Petitions) ; 
—Chairman of the Ship-owners Association of 
Liverpool ;—Company of Proprietors of the Canal 
Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool ;—Commis- 
sioners of Paving, &amp;c., Liverpool ;—and, Company 
of Proprietors of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool Docks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


Edinburgh Poor _ A Petition of Inhabitants of Edinburgh, praying 

and Local Taxes that the Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes Bill may 

Bill. not pass into a law as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway 
Passengers. 


Petitions from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Company, the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, and other Scottish 
Railway Companies ;—and, Directors of the Cham- 
ber o* Commerce and Manufactures of the city of 
Glasgow ; stating that the tax on passengers con- 
veyed by Railway presses unequally on short lines 
of Railway; and praying the House to give relief by 
imposing that tax in the form of a fixed per centage 
on the revenue derived by passengers, or by equaliz- 
ing the tax upon all kinds of travelling,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railway Communication. 





























A. 1840. 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants trading Hartlepoo} 
to the port of Hartlepool, stating that the Petitioners wi Rail. 
have been informed, that certain individuals, calling Bi ety 
themselves the Tees Navigation Company, have pe- 
titioned the House to insert in the Hartlepool Dock 
and Railway Bill a Clause to enable them _ to 
charge tolls upon vessels entering the Port of Har- 
tlepool, in support of lights erected at the mouth of 
the River Zees by the said Navigation Company, 
for the benefit of vessels entering that river; and 
praying the House not to sanction such a toll as 
that proposed, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Liverpool, pray- Harrington 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their Dock Company 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Har- ®!" 
rington Dock Company Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 Corporation of Liverpool, pray- yYerculaneum 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their Docks Regula 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Her- Bill. 
culaneum Docks Regulation Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 repairing and maintaining Banbury and 
a Road from Banbury, in the County of Oxford, Lutterworth 
to Lutterworth, in the County of Leicester, and Roots OS. 
other Roads communicating therewith, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cartwright do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Trustees for Turnpike-roads and Edinburgh and 
Statute Labour-roads in Edinburgh, praying that ites) 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Bill i vii 
may not pass into a law, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Rocester and 
deration the Report which, upon the 15th day of Derby Junction 
April last, was made from the Committee on the “°° ~'" 
Rocester and Derby Junction Road Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill 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. 


The Launceston Market and Improvement Bill Lanasoston 
° - : a ° a arket an 
was read a second time; and committed to Sir ieqeeems 


Henry Hardinge, and the East Cornwall List. Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving saram and 
the Roads from Lobcombe-corner, in the Parish of Ealing Road 
Winterslow, to Harnham Bridge, in the County of 8" 
Wilts, and from the West Corner of Saint Anne’s- 
street, in the City of New Sarum, to Landford, 
and other Roads in the County of Southampton, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for repairing and improving the 
Roads from Lobcombe-corner, in the Parish of Win- 
terslow, to the City of New Sarum, in the County of 
Wilts, and from the said City to Landford, and 
other Roads in the County of Southampton. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Hardinge do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Petitions 





Regis 
of Vor 
(Irela 


Chur 
Engle 





Belfast Water- 
works (No. 1.) 
Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


3 VicToRIz£. 


Petitions from the Most honourable George 
Augustus Marquis of Donegall, a Peer of Parlia- 
ment, and of the Right honourable the Earl of Bel- 


fast, the eldest Son of the said Marquis;—John 


Wallace, of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, Soli- 
citor to James Shubridge and John Scott ;—Andrew 
Gilmore, an Inhabitant of Belfast ;—and, Joseph 
Brown, of Leicester, Clerk to and Solicitor for the 
Belfast Gas Company ; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Belfast Waterworks (No. 1.) Bill,— 
were presented and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Saint Mary and Saint Peter, 
Rathmines ; — Ballyouskel; — Limerick ; — Callan 
and other places ;—Fertagh, Eirke and Glashare ; 
— Baliyragget ;—and, Knockaney ; praying that the 
Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shimplingthorne ;— Stotfold ; — 
Winchester (thee Petitions) ;—Sherborne Saint John; 
—Condover ;—Great Cressingham ;— Saint John 
Zachary and Saint Ann and Agnes, Aldersgate ;— 
Burghclere ;— Halton ;—Ampthill ;— Hatfield ( Hert- 


ford) ;—Southern division of the Deanery of Frome ; 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Irejand) 
Bill, 






— Saint Olave’s, York ;— Bunwell ;— Skelton ;— 
Simonburn ;— Woodrising ;— Lymington ;— Norbury; 
— Whitewell ; —Snelston ;— Conway ;—Brixham ;— 
Baldock ;— Goldsborough ; — Albrighton ; — Lower 
Hardres ;— Saint Michael’s-on-Wyre ;— Almonds- 
bury ; — Freystrop ;— Saint Sepulchre, London ;— 
Shrewsbury ; — Pilton ;— Hallow ;— Preston (Lan- 
caster) ;—Dover ;— Newport (Devon);—Aherdare ; 
—Trostrey ; — Bettwys Newydd; — Cardigan ; — 
Saint Leonard’s and Saint Mary Magdalen, Sussex ; 
—and, Byer’s Green; stating that the population 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 


National Church, and praying the House to adopt | 


measures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shelton ;— Fenton ;— Northampton 
(two Petitions) ;— Swansea (two Petitions) ;—Sal- 
house ;—Keninghall ;— North Walsham ;— Norwich 
(three Petitions) ;—Denton ;—Burnham Market ;— 
Worstead ;— Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Hanley (three 
Petitions) ;— Stoke ;—Leek (two Petitions) ;— New- 
castle-under-Lyne (three Petitions) ;—Longton (three 


4° Matt. 


301 


Carrick-on-Suir ;—and, Kiltinane ; praying that the 
| said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also pre- 
| sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| A Petition of Churchwardens and Inhabitants Lord's Day. 
of Saint Anne, Westminster, praying the House to 

adopt measures for preventing the practice of Sunday 

| Trading, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Residents in London, praying the Auatomy. 
House to institute an inquiry into the operation of 
the Anatomy Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Moulin ;—and, Slamannan; pray- Church 

ing for a legislative measure that shall be the means Pstronage 
CO EL er ce (Scotland.) 

of terminating the collision now existing between 
the civil and ecclesiastical courts in Scotland, rela- 
tive to Church Patronage,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Haddington, praying 
that no alteration may be made in the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

: County Con- 


Petitions from Thetford ;— Tewkesbury ;— Deal ; 
and, Sudbury; praying that the County Consta- ‘uly Bill 
bulary Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Maldon ;— Builth ;—and, Kington Poor Law Act. 
Union, praying for the amendment of the Poor Law 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 











| Petitions from Wesford ;—and, Hexham; praying Medical 

the House to adopt such measures as shall appear Profession. 
best calculated to confer upon the Medical Profes- 

/sion a sound and efficient legal organization, and 

place it under a system of government based upon 
principles which may protect the interests of its 

_members, and promote the public welfare, insure 

| uniformity of education and examination for all who 

enter it, prevent illegal medical practice, and bestow 

reciprocal privileges on practitioners irrespectively, 

whether exercising their vocation in England, Scot- 

land or Ireland,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Walmer; praying for the Parochial 
amendment of the Parochial Assessments Act,— Assessments 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Eyemouth ;—Coldingham ; —and, British 
Burnmouth; taking notice of a Convention entered Fisheries. 





Petitions) ;— Tunstall ;— Smallthorn ; — York ;— 
Burslem (three Petitions) ;— Lightwood ;-- Stoke 
Lane ;—Caverswell ;— Burton-upon- Trent ;— Saint 


Marylebone ; — Tewkesbury ; — Neath (three Peti- | 


tions) ; — Kettering ; — Westmancote ; - - Wigan ; — 
Preston (four Petitions); — Oswestry ; -- King’s 
Weigh House Chapel, London ;—Lowestoft ;— Hor- 
wich ; —Wilburton ;— Stretham; — Haddenham ;— 
Lichfield ;— Taunton (two Petitions) ;-— Warbling- 
ton :—Portsea ; —Inskip ;— Henfield ;--Brighton ; 
— Harlow ;—Sudbury ;— and, Leeds (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ; praying the House to refuse all grants of 
public money for the extension of the Established 
Church,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Citizens, Merchants, Traders and 
Inhabitants of Londonderry, praying that the Flour 


Importation (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, was | 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Baushea ; -—- Kilsheelan ; — New 
Inn ;— Golden ; — Powerstown ;—Cloneen ;—Rath- 
ronan; — Ardfinan ; —- Killenaule ; — Kilmoyler ;— 
Drangan;-— New Chapel; — Kilmurry ;—Grange 
Mochler ; — Caher ;— Kilcash ;— Mullinahone ;— 
Fethard ;— Shanrahan ;— Tullahorton ;—Lisronan ; 
-—Grange ;— Knockgraffon ; —A bbey ;— Newcastle ; 
VoL. 95. 


into with the King of the French allowing foreign 
vessels to fish within three miles of our coasts; and 
praying that such vessels may be restricted to a dis- 
tance of thirty miles,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Inhabitants of New- China. 
castle-upon-Tyne, praying for the suppression of 
the growth of Opium in British India, for trans- 
mission to China, and the traffic in the same by 
British subjects, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hatfield, in the Maynooth 
county of Hertford, praying the House to withdraw ©°!*8* 
every kind of public support from the Roman Catho- 
lic College of Maynooth, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ley and Lanarkshire, and the surrounding counties &amp;«- 
(Chairman of a Meeting), praying for the repeal of 
the tax on Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on 
servants employed in the management thereof,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





| A Petition of Inhabitants of Raphoe and Conway, Com Laws. 
| praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 
| 9 Q3 was 


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Universal 
Saffrage, &amp;c. 


Church Rates. 


Emigration, 


Cruelty to 
Animals Act, 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Clackmannan 
and Perthshire 
Roads Bill, 


Ochil (Clack- 
mannuanshire} 


Roads Bill. 


Queen’s 
Ministers, 


302 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Lochee ;—Leatham ;—Saint Pan- 
cras, Middlesex ;— Paddington (two Petitions) ;— 
Deptford (two Petitions) ; — Kirriemuir ; — Hope 
Town, Bethnal Green ;— Saint Marylebone ; — 
— Hoxton ; — Rotherhithe ;— Walworth ,—Ward of 
Farringdon Without, London (two Petitions); — 
Southwark ;— Warrington (four Petitions) ;—Com- 
mercial-road, &amp;c., Middlesex ;— King’s Cross, &amp;c., 
Middlesex ;— Grange-road, Bermondsey ;—Helmet- 
row, Saint Luke’s, Middlesex;—W orkmen employed 
by the Thames Tunnel Company ;— Castle-sireet, 
Long Acre, &amp;c.;—WSilver-street, Soho:—Sutton-street, 
Soho;— Kensington;— Debtors in White Cross-street 
Prison ;—Debtors in the Marshalsea Prison ;—and, 
Langholm; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fenwick ; — Glasgow ; — William 
Morton ;--William Bullock ;—and, Campsie; pray- 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote by 
Ballot, and Annual Parliaments,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Westmancote;—and, Wigan; pray- 

ing for the abolition of Church Rates and the inferior 

icclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow ;—and, Inverness; pray- 
ing the House to devise and carry into effect such 
a measure of Emigration as may be calculated to 
induce large numbers of the population of the High- 
lands, and islands of Scotland to remove without 
delay to the British colonies,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the “ Scottish Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,” pray- 
ing that the Cruelty to Animals Act may be extended 


to Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay presented a Bill to amend the Act 
relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Sir Charles Adam reported from the Committee 
on the Clachmannan and Perthshire Roads Bill; 
That the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of 
February last had been complied with; and that the 
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 Charles Adam reported from the Committee on 
the Ochil (Clackmannanshire) Roads Bill; That the 
Resolution of the House of the 6th day of Fe- 
bruary last, and the Order of the House of the 3d 
day of March last, had been complied with ; and 


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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the Gloucester 
Christian Chartist Association; — and, Dundee; 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to dis- 
miss Her present Ministers, and to call to Her coun- 
cils, Ministers who will pledge themselves to make 
the principles of Universal Suffrage a cabinet mea- 
sure, and also torestore Frost, Williams and Jones 
to their families,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1840. 


Petitions from Beverley ;—and, Rothwell; pray- Canada (¢ 
ing the House to address Her Majesty to refuse Her Reserves) Bil, 
assent to the Act recently passed by the Legis- 
lature of Upper Canada, intituled, “‘ An Act to pro- 
vide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the 
Distribution of the Proceeds thereof,’—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Henry Vincent, 
Working Classes, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, 
complaining of the imprisonment of Henry Vincent 
in the Penitentiary, Milbank, and praying for his 
liberation, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes Bill was Edinburgh Poor 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Attorney —_ Local Taxes 
General, and the South Scotland List. - 


Petitions from Kirkbean and New Abbey;—Maz- Kirkeudbright 
welltown;—Dumfries (two Petitions) ;—and, South- Roads Bill. 
wick and Colvend ; praying that the Kirkcudbright 

Roads Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Herham;—and, Bishop’s Stortford; Union Work- 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not houses Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and Inhabitants of the city Chimney 
of Lincoln, praying the House to pass an Act to Sweepers. 
prohibit the employment of children in sweeping 
chimnies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of Pontefract, praying Ecclesiastical 
that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bil] Duties and” 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; Revenues Bil. 
and ordered to lie-upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 4, pilots. 
ce. 125, for the amendment of the law respecting 
Pilots and Pilotage, and also for the better Pre- 
servation of Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into a Committee to consider of the said 
Act. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Penitentiary 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Milbank.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Prisoners sent to the 
Penitentiary, in each of the last Five years :—Of 
Prisoners removed on the ground of Insanity, during 
the same period, to what Asylums removed, and 
the time of Imprisonment in the Penitentiary, 
previous to such removals :—Of Prisoners removed 
on the ground of Bad Health, during the same 
period, distinguishing the Numbers pardoned and 
removed to the Hulks on that ground :—Of Pri-, 
soners ordered for Transportation or to the Hulks, 
after Confinement in the Penitentiary, but who have 
been declared by Medical Certificate unfit for Trans- 
portation or Removal:—Of Deaths which have 
occurred during the same period :—And, of Attend- 
ances of the Superintending Committee at the re- 
spective Meetings, during the same period. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this * a as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. For Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- Poor Law 
mand,——The Sixth Annual Report of the Poor Law Amendment 
Commissioners, with Appendices. _ 

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


Mr. Macaulay presented,—Further Return to an Corpora! 
Order dated 23d day of April, in the last Session P oY 
of Parliament, for Abstracts of the Number of Men a 
belonging to the Royal Marines, who, since the Ist 
day of January to the 31st day of December 1838, 


have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment ; 
showing the Nature of Offences, in Classes, for which 


such 





Supply 5 
Estimates &amp;c., 
referred : 


Miscellaneous 
Services, 


Commissariat. 


British 
Museum, 





3 VicToRIz. 


such Punishment has been awarded, and the Number 
in each Class; and showing the greatest Number and 
the smallest Number of Lashes, also the longest and 
shortest period of Confinement awarded as Punish- 
ment to each Person, and the Average period of Con- 
finement for each Class of Offence :—Of the Num- 
ber of Soldiers belonging to the Royal Artillery in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, between the 1st 
day of January and the 31st day of December 1838, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment; showing the nature of the Offences, in 
Classes, for which such Corporal Punishment or Im- 
prisonment has been awarded, and the Number in 
each Class ; and showing also the greatest and the 
smallest Number of Lashes, also the longest and 
shortest period of Confinement awarded as Punish- 
ment, and the Average period for each Class of 
Offences :—A Return of the Number of Soldiers be- 
longing to Regiments and Depéts in Great Britain 
and Ireland, who, since the Ist day of January 
1838, have suffered either Corporal Punishment or 
Imprisonment ; and, whenever either Corporal Pu- 
nishment or Imprisonment has been inflicted on 
the same person more than once, specifying how 
often it has been so inflicted :—An Abstract of the 
Number of Soldiers belonging to Regiments in the 
Colonies and Possessions of Great Britain, who, in 
each year since the 1st day of January 1831, have 
suffered Corporal Punishments and Imprisonments; 
showing the nature of the Offences, in Classes, for 
which such Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment 
has been awarded, and the Numbers in each Class; 
stating also the greatest Number and the lowest 
Number of Lashes inflicted on any person in each 
year, also the longest and the shortest period of Con- 
finement awarded as Punishment, and the Average 
period of Confinement for each Class in each year:— 


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303 


the Arrangement of the Coilections subsequently to 
the 18th tes of June 1838, and an Account of Ob- 
jects added to the several Departments in the year 
1839, which was presented upon the 3d day of 
March last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Public 
eight thousand six hundred and twenty-nine pounds, Buildings. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st 
day of March 1841, the than of Works and Re- 
pairs of Public Buildings, and for Furniture, &amp;c., for 
various Public Departments, and for certain Charges 
for Lighting and Watching, and for Rates and Taxes; 
also for the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal Pa- 
laces, and Works in the Royal Gardens, heretofore 
charged upon the Civil List. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Chapel Royal, 
thousand two hundred and twenty-six pounds, be _ (Quemes 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of ae 
Fittings at the Chapel Royal, and other parts of 
Saint James’s Palace , and other Expenses connected 
with Her Majesty’s Marriage. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thou- Kingstown 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray “arbour. 
the Expense of Works and Repairs at the Harbour 
of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Holyhead 
thousand four hundred and thirty-five pounds, be th ga 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Risen — . 5 
the improvement of the Holyhead and Liverpool 
Roads, Holyhead Harbour, and for Repairs to the 
Conway Bridge, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty-five British Museum 
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds, be granted = oom. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works and it 





And, a Return of the Number of Soldiers who, since | 
the ist day of January 1836, have suffered oa 

; : : | 
ral Punishment or Imprisonment, and where either | 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been in- | 
flicted on the same person more than once, speci- | 


fying how often it has been so inflicted ; and dis-| 


Fittings at the New Buildings at the British Mu- 
seum, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen Houses of Lords 
thousand five hundred and ninety-three pounds, be 2d Commons. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Raion of 
providing temporary Accommodation for the Houses 


tinguishing Numbers in Regiments in the Colonies | of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices, and tem- 
and Possessions of Her Majesty from Regiments | ny Official Residences, for the Speaker of the 


in Depéts in Great Britain and Ireland, (so far as 
relates to Regiments in the Colonies.) 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 


Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- 
laneous Services for the year 1840-41, be referred 
to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Comparative Abstract of the 


Estimate of Sums required for the Pay, Allowances | 


and Contingent Expenses of the Commissariat De- 
partment at Home and Abroad, and for Land and 
Inland Water Transport, Freight of Specie and Mis- 
cellaneous Purchases, provided by the Commissariat 
Abroad, for the year ending the 31st March 1841; 
with a Statement of the Amount required for simi- 
lar Services in the year ending the 31st March 1840: 
—And, the Estimate of Sums required for the Half- 
Pay of Commissariat Officers, and for Retired Full- 
Pay, Compensation and Superannuation Allowances; 
also for the Pensions of Widows of Commissariat 
Officers, and Compassionate Allowances to their 
Children, for one year, from the 1st April 1840 to the 
31st March 1841, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account of the Income and 
Expenditure of the British Museum, for the year 
1839, of the estimated Charges and Expenses for 
the year ending the 25th day of March 1841, and 
of the sums necessary to discharge the same; and 
also, an Account of the Number of Persons admitted 
to visit the Museum from Christmas 1833 to Christ- 
mas 1839, together with a Statement of progress in 
Vou. 95. 


ouse of Commons, and other Officers of that House, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty New Houses of 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Parliament. 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Expense 
of the Works at the New Houses of Parliament. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty Model Prison. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
| wards defraying, in the year 1840, the Expense of 
‘erecting a Model Prison. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- Museum of 
sand eight hundred pounds, be granted to Her Ma- joa 
jesty, for the Expenses of the Museum of Economic 
Geology, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy Salaries and 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- ro eaceag 
fray the Charge of Salaries and Expenses of the two Pariiament.) 
Houses of Parliament, and of Allowances to Retired 
Officers of the two Houses, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- De - (Trea- 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, ""Y-) 
to pay the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses 
of the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine- p° - (Home 
teen thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted Office.) 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, to the 31st se of March 
1841. 

138. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Salaries and 
hundred and twenty-seven thousand two hundred Expenses (Fo- 
and thirty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, ‘'®" va 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
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Affairs, and also of the Foreign Messengers at- 
tached to the Department, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 


De - (Colonial 14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 


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of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign | 





A. 1840. 


Tellers for net Lord Granville Somerset, } 
Yeas, Mr. Law Hodges : - 
} 57. 


Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, 
Noes, UMr. Tufnell: 
25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 





Offer.) four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | seven thousand pounds be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- | to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Expenses of 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the | the Commissioners for carrying into execution the 
Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1841. Act for the Amendment of the Laws relating to the 
D° - (Privy 15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- | Poor in England and Wales, and the Act for the 
ya Office, six thousand three hundred pounds, be granted to | Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ireland, to the 31st 
m2 Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses in | day of March 1841. 
the Department of Her Majesty’s Most honourable | 26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen sjave Trade 
Privy Council, and Committee of Privy Council for | thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay, Commission, 
Trade, to the 31st day of March 1841. ; to the 31st day of March 1841, the Salaries and In- 
D° - (Lord 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two | cidental Expenses of the Commissions appointed on 
Privy Seal.) thousand four hundred and twenty-three pounds, be | the part of Her Majesty, under the Treaties with Fo- 
— to Her Majesty, to pay the Salary of the Lord | reign Powers, for preventing the illegal Traffic in 
rivy Seal, to the 31st day of March 1841. Slaves. 
D° - (Paymase 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-| 27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Consuls, &amp; 
— four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | hundred and five thousand, eight hundred and thirty- si 
. to defray the Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s | one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, 
Paymaster General, to the 31st day of March 1841. | to the 31st day of March 1841, the Charge of the 
D° - (Comp- 18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven- | Salaries of Her Majesty’s Cousuls-General, Consuls 
yo 8 — teen thousand seven hundred and eighty-six pounds, |and Vice-Consuls Abroad, and of the Superintend- 
quer, &amp;e.) | be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and | ents of Trade in China; also, of the Contingent 
Contingent Expenses in the Departments of the | Expenses connected with the public duties of such 
Comptroller General of the Exchequer, the Pay-' Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls, and 
masters of Exchequer Bills, and the Paymaster of | Superintendents of Trade. 
Civil Services, to the 31st day of March 1841. 28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Juspectors of 
Professors 19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- Factories. 
Cambritee:) thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma- fray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors and 
ew’ jesty, to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allow- Superintendents of Factories, to the 31st day of 
ances granted to certain Professors in the Univer- | March 1841. 
sities of Oxford and Cambridge, to the 31st day of; 99, Resolved, That sum, not exceeding Five thou- tnspectors of 
March 1841. ' . | Sand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Prisons. 
Insolvent 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thir- ' 


Debtors Court. teen thousand three hundred and fifty-eight pounds, 

be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of | 
the Salaries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent | 
Debtors Court, of their Clerks, and the Contingent 
Expenses of the Court and Office, to the 31st day 
of March 1841; also of the Expenses attendant , 
upon the Circuit. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to. 
defray the Expense of the General Penitentiary at | 
Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- | 
sand, eight hundred and seven pounds, be granted | 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Prison | 
for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle of | 
Wight, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

23. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Two | 
thousand three hundred and fifty-one pounds, be | 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the | 
Salaries and Expenses of the State Paper Office, to | 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 


enitentiary 


(Milbank. ) 


| 
Prison (Isle of 
Wight.) 


State Paper 
Office. 


Ecclesiastical 


Commission. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- | 
fray the Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Commission- | 
ers for England, tothe 31st day of March 1841. 

Poor Law 


Motion made, and Question proposed,—That a 
sum, not exceeding Sixty-seven thousand pounds, be , 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Commissioners for carry- 
ing into execution the Act for the Amendment of the | 
Law relating to the Poor in England and Wales, and 
the Act for the Relief of the Destitute Poor in Jreland, | 
to the 31st day of March 1841; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put,— | 
That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-four thousand two 
hundred and fifty-eight pounds, Ten shillings, be | 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Sa- | 
laries and Expenses of the Commissioners for carry- 
ing into execution the Act for the Amendment of the 
Law relating tothe Poor in England and Wales, and 
the Act for the Relief ofthe Destitute Poor in Zre/and, 
to the 31st day of March 1841:—The Committee 
divided ; 


Comission, 





jesty, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the In- 
spectors of Prisons, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- yyi. 
eight thousand eight hundred and seventeen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expendi- 
ture of the several branches of the Mint, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received to-morrow. 

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, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Oyster Fisheries 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com= vaccination 
mittee on the Vaccination Bill ; Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration. 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) of Justice __ 
Bill ; (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 Ejectment 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Zreland) Bill; and Replevin 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ({telaud) Bill 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Tobacco Regu- 
mittee on the Tobacco Regulations Bill ; 


Resolved, 


lations Bill. 


Grand! 
( [relan 


Admir: 
Court | 


Admir 
Court 
Salary 
Bill. 


Glass 
Bill, 


Impri 
for D 
(Ireli 


Way 
Mea: 


Excl 
(£.1 
Bill, 


Flot 
tion 
Bill 


Re 
Vot 


Ri 
Bi 


z&lt;ow 





Grand Jury Cess 
({reland) Bill. 


Admiralt y 
Court Bill. 


Admiralty 
Court [Judge’s 
Salary, &amp;c.] 
Bill. 


Glass Duties 
Bill, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.11,000,000.) 
Bill. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


Rightof Voting 
Bill, 


Dublin and 

Drogheda Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill, 


Portsmouth 
Floating Bridge 
Biil. 





3 Vicroriz. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
15th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Grand Jury Cess (Zreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report or the Admiralty Court Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, 
&amp;e.), Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Glass Duties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Imprisonment for Debt (Zreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Exchequer Bills Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Registration of Parliamentary Electors: And 
that Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Palmerston, 
Sir John Hobhouse, Mr. Attorney General and Mr. 
Solicitor General do prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Martis, 5° die Maii, 1840: 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further provision respecting certain rights of 
voting in the Election of Members of Parliament : 
And that Lord John Russell, Lord Viscount Pal- 
merston, Sir John Hobhouse, Mr. Attorney General 
and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the 
Petition of John Edward Venables Vernon, Esquire, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Dublin 


and Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was referred ; | 


That in the case of the Petition for the said Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend the Acts passed for making a 
Railway from Dublin to Drogheda: And that 
Mr. O’ Connell and Mr. George Evans do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The Order for reading the third time, this day, 
the Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 

Vou. 95. 














495° Maii. 305 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Loan Societies 
the Loan Societies Bill, was read, and discharged. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 13th day of this instant May. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Rough Rice, Rough Rice. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 270. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com- Tithe Commu- 
mutation, which was presented upon Friday last, tation. 
be printed. No. 271. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lists of Lists of 
Electors, which was presented upon Friday last, be Electors. 
printed. No. 272. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Lancaster Lancaster 
Gaol, which was presented upon Friday last, be Gaol. 
printed. No, 273. 


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, 5° die Maii; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India 
the East India Company, was called in; and ©°™P#*Y- 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—List (No. 105.), specifying the 
particulars of the Compensation proposed to be 
granted to the family of a person who belonged to 
the late Maritime Service of the East India Com- 
pany, 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. 

Further Return to several Orders, dated the 1st East India. 
day of April last, for Accounts of the Quantity and 
Value of all Articles of the Growth or Manufacture 
of the United Kingdom imported into the Territories 
under the Government of the East India Company, 
in each year, from 1828 to 1838, inclusive :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Cobb, from the Margate Pier and Harbour Margate Pier. 
Company, 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 
all Monies which have been received by the Direc- 
tors of the Margate Pier and Harbour Company, 
from the 6th day of April 1839 to the 5th day of 
April 1840, both days inclusive :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Mr. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Postage 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- i 
sented,—Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of 
February last, for Returns of the Total Amount of 
Expenses incurred by the Boards of Guardians in 
England and Wales for Correspondence with the 
Poor Law Commissioners or Assistant Commission- 
ers, between the 10th day of January and the 20th 
day of February 1840 :—Copies of any Orders or 
Circulars sent by the Poor Law Commissioners to the 
Boards of Guardians in England and Wales, relative 
to the Postage of Letters :—And, of any Answers or 
Resolutions received from the Boards of Guardians 
relative to the same :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Robertson, from the Metropolis Roads Office, Metropolis 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant “°*™ 





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Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road Bill. 


Newcastle- 
under-Lyme, 
Blyth Marsh, 
&amp;c., Roads Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bills, 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;e., 
(Ireland.) 


Corn Laws. 


306 5° Mazz. 


to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—The 
Fourteenth Report of the Commissioners of the Me- 
tropolis aepicosende north of the Thames :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Lumley and others ;— 
and, John Lowther and others; praying that the 
Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Corporation of Beverley, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

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 Tadcaster and Halton Dial Road Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed to Mr. Lascelles, 
and the West Riding of York List. 


Petitions from Lawrence Armistead, Esquire ;— 
and, Sir Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey, Baronet ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Com- 
mittee on the London and Greenwich Railway ; the 
London and Greenwich Railway Station; and, 
the London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement 
and Station Bills; That the Committee met this day, 
pursuant to their adjournment of the 10th day of 
April last, when at the expiration of an hour from 
the meeting of the Committee, only two selected 
Members attended, three selected Members being the 
appointed Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed with two selected Members. 


Petitions from Aughagoure ; — Kilcoleman and 
Castlemore ;—Islandeady ;—and, Kilvine and Bal- 
lindine; praying the House to extend to Ireland 
a full and equitable measure of the Elective Fran- 
chise, together with such a measure of Municipal 
Reform as shall place the Zrish corporations upon 
an equal footing with those of Great Britain, — 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Cambridge Heath, Hackney ;-— 
Alie-street, Goodmans Fields ;—Wharton ;—Chiswick 
and Fulham ;— Stepney ;—Saint James, Clerkenwell; 
— West-street, Farringdon Without ; — City-road 
(two Petitions) ;— Southwark (two Petitions) ; — 
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch; — Heywood ;—Colne ; 
— Bowden ; — Shadwell ; — Westminster ; — East 
Smithfield ;—Ward of Aldgate, London;—Cumber- 
land-market, &amp;c.; — Bethnal Green ;— Bermondsey ; 
— Ilford; — Jewin-street, London ;— and, Christ- 
church, Spitalfields; praying for the repeal of the 
Ccrn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bantry ;— Cork ;—Kanturk ;— 
Stambourn ; —- Clontuskert ; — Clonmacnoon ; — 
Youghal ;—Kilclooney ;— Charleville ;—Moycullen ; 
— Tumby ;— Horsington ;—Inworth ;—Ridgwell ;— 
Fermoy ; — Kinsale ; — Skibbereen ; — Clonakilty ; 
— Mallow ;— Bandon ;— and, Burnham; praying 
that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 






A. 1840. 


Petitions from Templeboy ;— Tamworth ;—Bally- Registration 
macarret ;—Batlasakeery ;—~- Kilaraght ;— Tralee ;— . — 
Kilmacshalgan ; — Ennismacsaint ; — Inistioge ; -- “**!™) Bil. 


Cashel ;— Dundalk ;— Killeely, &amp;c. ;— Ballycroy ;— 
Upper Drumreilly ;—Sligo ;-—Killarga;-—K iltoghart : 
——Bornacoola;— Barragh;—-Inishmagrath ;--Cloon- 
clare ;—Annaduff ;—-Kiltoghart ; — Gortletteragh ; 
— Kinlough ; -- Kiltubride ;— Donoughmore ;—and, 
Aughavas; praying that the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill, may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and er ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Maryborough ;—New Inn ;—Fer- 
moy ;— Middleton ;—Cork ;---and, Killenaule ; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were 


also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Iver ;— North Coates ;—Tathwell ; Church of 
—Legbourne ;— Grantham ;— Horncastle ;— York ; E»sland. 


—Colchester ;— Louth ; — Middleton ;—Great and 
Little Henny and Twinstead ; — Alphamstone ; — 
Wickham Saint Paul’s;— Borley and Liston ;— 
Inworth;— Ovington-cum- Tilbury ;— High Rooding ; 
— Ashen;— Pebmarsh;—Little Bromley ;— Gosfield; 
—Stambourne ;— Pentlow ;—Great Saling ;— Great 
Maplestead ;—Little Maplestead and Lamarsh;— 
Birdbrook;— Belechamp Otton;—Great Yeldham; 
—Broxted ;—Stebbing ;— Takely ;— Great Canfield; 
—Leigh; — Belchamp Saint Paul; — Margaret 
Roding ;— Little Yeldham ;—Finchinfield ;— Great 
Dunmow ;— Wethersfield ;—_Bocking ;— Kirkheaton ; 
—Southwark ; — Craven ;— Castle Caereinion ;— 
Batley ; —Wakefield ; — Llanfihangel ; —Milton ;— 
Feniscowles ;—Chelmarsh ;—Meifod ;— Poynton ;— 
Alnwick ;—Islington (four Petitions) ;—Upper Clap- 
ton and Stamford-hill;—Durham and Framwell- 
gate ;— Saint Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe and Saint 
Anne’s, Blackfriars ; — Llansantffraid-ym-mechan ; 
— Chesterfield ; — Kensington ; — Kingsthorpe ; — 
Deane ;—Earnley ;— Bicester ;—Aycliffe;— Woolpit ; 
— Hackney ; —- Kingswinford ; -- Huntley ; — War- 
minster ;— Donington;—Stratton Audley ;—Upham; 
—Sidmouth ;—Overchurch ;—Holton Saint Mary ; 
— Longwood ;—Abbas and Temple Combe ;—and, 
Hedon; stating that the population of the country 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church, 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efliciency,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newport (Hunts) ;— Farsley ;— 
Colne (two Petitions) ;—Craigybargoed ;—Shelf ;— 
Lockerley ;—Gomersal ;— Bilston ;— North Nibley; 
— Downton (two Petitions) ;— Liverpool (two Peti- 























tions) ;—.Dudley ; — Netherfield ; — Penygraig ;— 
Carmarthen (three Petitions) ;— Cilmaentlwyd ;— 
| Llanglwydwen ;—Llangunnor ;—East Dereham ;— 
Ellesmere ;— Wem ;-- Kettering ;—Walsall ;—Dom- 
gay ;— Norwich (two Petitions) ;-— Walton ;—South- 
ampton ;—Sudbury ;—Debenham;—Stratford-upon- 
Avon ;-— Offton ;—Wirksworth (two Petitions) ;— 
Rendham ;—Hadleigh ;--Boxford ;—Market Har- 
borough ; — Rothwell ;--Stradbrooke ;—Swaffham ; 
— Ansty ; — Aldboro’ ; — Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — 
Lowestoft ;— Lynn Regis;— Derby (three Petitions); 
— Belper ;—Smalley ;— Milford ;— Lea ;— Harpole; 
— Birmingham (three Petitions) ;—Gillingham ;— 
Bonsall ;—Sporle ;— Welford ; —King’s Norton ;- 
Wythall Heath ;— Hales Owen ;— Heywood ;—Ruy- 
ton and Wilcot;—Southwold;— Bildeston ;—Wattis- 
field ;-—- Chelmondiston ; — Wichfield ; — Martintop ; 
— Burford ;—Northwold and Southwold ;—Bever- 
ley ;— Chelmsford ;--Upper Hallam ;—-Sheffield ;-= 
North Shields ;-—Leeds ;— Ludlow ;-—— Eye ;-— Fram- 
lingham ;-=Otley ;— Grundisburgh ;—Stoke Ash ;— 
Glemsford;— Woodbridge; --Wickhambrook ;—Lax- 
field ;-—-Mere ;— Halesworth ;-— East Bergholt ;— 
Leominster ;—-and, Enfield; praying the House not 





to sanction any further grant of public money for 
the 


Tobacc 
Jations 


Chure 


Eccle 
Court 


Inlan 
housi 


Poo: 


Cou 
stak 


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Tobacco Regu- 
Jations Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts, &amp;c. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Poor Law Act, 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvements, 


Canada (Clergy 
Reserves) Bill. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Public 
Petitions 
(Twenty-sixth 
Keport.) 


Rating Stock 
in Trade, 


Factories Act. 





3 Vicroriz. 


5° Maii. 








307 


the purposes of Church Extension,—were also pre-! be re-examined before the Committee in his pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;—Leeds ;—and, Gainsbo- 
rough; praying that the Tobacco Regulations Bill 


may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wallingford ;—West Hoathley ;— 
East Grinstead ;—and, Mere; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates, the release of John Thoro- 
good from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wythall Heath ;— Birmingham 





(two Petitions); — and, King’s Norton; praying 
for the abolition of the criminal jurisdiction of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts, and for the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sowerby Bridge ;—-and, Grantham; 
praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass 
mto a law,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Union of Dunmow, 
praying the House to confirm and renew the provi- 
sions of the Poor Law Act, with such additions only 
as will tend more effectually to carry out its principle, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Grantham ; — Newcastle-under- 
Lyme ;— Rochester ; — and, Stratford-upon-Avon ; 
praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Mary, Whitechapel ;— Tower 
Hamlets ;—and, Wapping; suggesting improvements 
in certain streets and thoroughfares of the Metro- 
polis,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Metropolis Improvements. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon of the diocese of 
Canterbury, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to refuse Her Assent to the Act recently 
passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada, in- 
tituled, “ An Act to provide for the Sale of the 
Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution of the 
‘Proceeds thereof,” was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from the county of Cork, praying 
that the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That the 
had examined the Petitions presented on the 29th 
day of April last and the 1st day 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. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Rich- 
mond, in the county of Surrey, praying the House 
to pass a measure prohibiting the Rating of Stock 
in Trade to the rates for the relief of the poor, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of James Stuart, Esquire, one of the 
Inspectors of Factories, complainmg of Evidence 
given against him before the Select Committee on 
the Factories Act, which he has had no opportunity 
to answer; and praying that certain witnesses may 








sence, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on the Factories Act. 


Petitions from Faversham ;—and, Spittlegate ; Union Work- 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not houses Bill. 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dalserf ;— Dalziel ;— Nairn ;— Church 
and, Carrigallen; praying for an alteration of the (Soutien) 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wells, in the county Ecclesiastical 
of Somerset, stating that the Petitioners have seen Duties and 
with alarm and regret the Ecclesiastical Duties and ®*ve™* 
Revenues Bill; that while they consider the object set 
forth in that Bill; viz. to increase Parochial Church 
efficiency and religious instruction, good and most 
desirable, they deprecate the means proposed by the 
Bill for insuring that object; and they pray the 
House to devise some other means to attain the object 
desired, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Francis Butler and others ;—and, Railways 
Kilclooney ; praying the House to pass an Act (Ireland.) 
enabling Government to construct proper lines of 
Railroad in Jreland,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ednam ;—Kelso ;—.Sprouston ;— Church and 
Makerstoun; —and, Roxburgh; praying that the 5 
connexion between the Church and the State may 
be dissolved,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oswestry ;—and, Darley ; praying China. 
the House to put an end to the Opium trade, and 
avert those calamities which would inevitably attend 
a war between Great Britain and China,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen of Avoch, taking notice British 
of a Convention entered into with the King of the Fisheries. 
French, allowing foreign vessels to fish within three 
miles of our coasts; and praying that such vessels 
may be restricted to a distance of thirty miles, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ahiart, in the Union Poor Relief 
of Moylough, in the county of Galway, stating that (land) Act. 
the Petitioners feel alarm at the new tax to be im- 
posed on the country in the shape of a poor rate ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for the 
support and education of the poor, without the im- 
position of any new tax, by appropriating the tithe 
rent charge to those purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and Inhabitants of Leicester, Chimney 


y| praying the House to pass an Act prohibiting the Sweerets- 


practice of employing children in sweeping chim- 
nies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Bristol and 


deration the Report which, upon the 13th day of — Railway 


April last, was made from the Committee on the 
Bristol and Exeter Railway Bill; printed Copies of 
the Bill having been delivered at the door upon Wed- 
nesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Felonies, &amp;c. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns from each of the following Petty 
Sessions; viz. Woolwich, Greenwich, Lewisham and 
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Transportation. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Taunton 
Roads Bill, 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


County Cone 
stabulary Bill, 


Transportation. 


Pilots. 


308 5° Maiz. 


Deptford, from the 1st day of January 1839 to the 
1st day of January 1840, of the Number of Per- 
sons committed for Felonies, Misdemeanors, As- 
saults, Vagrancy, Default of Payment of Penalties, 
Riots or any other Offences; distinguishing each 
Offence :—And, similar Returns from each of the 
Police Offices in Middlesex, Westminster, Surrey, 
the City of London and the Borough of Southwark. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Free Inhabitants of Mew South 
Wales, praying the House to postpone any definitive 
decision on the subject of Transportation for a period 
of at least five years, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of London and West- 
minster, praying for the abolition of the present 
system of Transportation, and the substitution of 
some better mode of secondary punishment, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Senior : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for more effectually repairing several Roads 
leading from the Town of Taunton, in the County of 
Somerset, and for making several Deviations and 
new Lines of Road connected therewith, without 
any Amendment :—And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, A Return 
of the Number of Causes appealed to the House of 
Lords from the Court of Session within the last 
Twenty years; showing those which were reversed, 
those affirmed, and those remitted for further con- 
sideration, (as desired by a Message of this House 
of the 14th day of April Jast):— And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon nog next, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the County 
Constabulary Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, 
upon the 3d day of August 1838, was made from 
the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the 
system of Transportation, its efficacy as a Punish- 
nishment, its influence on the moral state of Society 
in the Penal Colonies, and how far it is susceptible 





of Improvement, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it is the Opinion of this House, that the 
punishment of Transportation should be abolished, 
and the Penitentiary system adopted in its stead, as 
soon as practicable. 

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 pro- 
posed, That it is the Opinion of this House, that the 
Funds to be derived from the sales of Waste Land 
in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, ovght 
to be anticipated by means of loans on that security, 
for the purpose of promoting extensive Emigration 





to those Colonies. 
And the previous Question being put, That that | 
Question be now put :--It passed in the Negative. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of the Act 6 Geo 4, 
c. 125, for the Amendment of the Law respecting 
Pilots and Pilotage, and also for the better Pusat 
vation of Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 








A. 1840. 


repeal so much of an Act of the sixth — of King 


George the Fourth, respecting Pilots an 
eng ox from penalty the Master or Mate of any 
ship being the Owner of such ship, and residing at 
Dover, Deal or the Isle-of-Thanet, for piloting such 
his own ship, in certain cases in the said Act men- 
tioned, and also so much thereof as relates to the 
mode in which Pilot-boats shall be painted. 
Resolution to be reported. 


Pilotage, as 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That he was directed by the Committee to 
make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported, That he was di- 
rected by the Committee to move the House, That 
leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal so much 
of an Act of the sixth year of King George the Fourth, 
respecting Pilots and Pilotage, as exempts from pe- 
nalty the Master or Mate of any ship being the 
Owner of such ship, and residing at Dover, Deal or 
the Isle-of- Thanet, for rey. such his own ship, in 
certain cases in the said Act mentioned, and also so 
much thereof as relates to the mode in which Pilot- 
boats shall be painted :—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Labouchere and Mr. 
Sheil do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Import Duties, 

to inquire into the several Duties levied on Imports 
into the United Kingdom; and how far those Duties 
are for protection to similar articles the produce or 
manufacture of this country, or of the British Pos- 
sessions abroad, or whether the Duties are for the 
purposes of Revenue alone. 

dered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Copy of an Act of the Le- Upper Canada 
gislature of Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to (Public Lands.) 
provide for the Disposal of the Public Lands in this No. 274. 
Province, and for other Purposes herein mentioned,” 
which was presented to the House upon the Ist day 
of December 1837, be printed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- supply : 
ply, several Resolutions; which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- public 
eight thousand six hundred and twenty-nine pounds, Buildings. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray to the 31st 
day of March 1841, the Expense of Works and 
Repairs of Public Buildings, and for Furniture, &amp;c. 
for various Public Departments, and for certain 
Charges for Lighting and Watching, and for Rates 
and Taxes; also for the Maintenance and Repairs 
of Royal Palaces, and Works in the Royal Gardens, 
heretofore charged upon the Civil List. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Chapel Royal, 
thousand two hundred and twenty-six pounds, be roe gg 
eranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 9” 
Fittings at the Chapel Royal, and other parts of 
Saint James’s Palace, and other Expenses connected 
with Her Majesty’s Marriage. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Kingstown 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- Harbour. 
fray the Expense of Works and Repairs at the Har- 
bour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Holyhead 
thousand four hundred and thirty-five pounds, be Se 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of s 
the Improvement of the Holyhead and Liverpool 
Roads, Holyhead Harbour, and for Repairs to the 
Conway Bridge, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- British Museum 
five thousand two hundred and fifty = be (nen Build- 
oranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of '"®* 

orks and Fittings at the new Buildings at the 


British Museum, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
6. Resolved, 


Houses 
and Col 


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Parlian 


Model 


Museu 
Econo 
Geolo; 


Salarit 
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HousesofLords 6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 

and Commons. thousand five hundred and ninety-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 
of providing temporary Accommodation for the 
Houses of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices 
and temporary official Residences, for the Speaker 
of the House of Communs, and other Officers of 
that House, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

New Housesof 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 

Parliament. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Expense 
of the Works at the New Houses of Parliament. 

Model Prison. 8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying, in the year 1840, the Expense of erecting 
a Model Prison. 

Museum of 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 

Economic thousand eight hundred pounds, be granted to Her 

Goctgy Majesty, for the Expenses of the Museum of Eco- 
nomic Geology, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


Salaries and 10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
Expenses thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
(Houses of ie 


Parliament.) efray the Charge of Salaries and Expenses of 





the two Houses of Parliament, and of Allowances 
to Retired Officers of the Two Houses, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 
De - (Trea- 11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
sur) one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses 
of the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 
D° - — 12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen 
Ofee, thousand three hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-seven thousand two hundred 
and thirty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, and also of the Foreign Messengers at- 
tached to the Department, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 
D°-(Colonial 14, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
Office.) four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 
D° - (Privy 15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
— Ofhce, six thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted 
*) to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses in 
the Department of Her Majesty’s Most honourable 
Privy Council and Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
De ~ (Lord 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
Privy Seas) thousand four hundred and twenty-three pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salary of the 
Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
“4 Sin sg 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
Ofice.) + four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Paymaster General, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
D - (Comp- 18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventeen 
ak aoe thousand seven hundred and eighty-six pounds, be 
e Exche- : a . x 
quer, &amp;e.) granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Con- 
tingent Expenses in the Departments of the Comp- 
troller General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters 
of Exchequer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil 
Services, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
Professors 19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
(Oxford and thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
ambridge.) ‘ a ? 2 
jesty, to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allow- 
ances granted to certain Professors in the Universi- 
ties of Oxford and Cambridge, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 
Insolvent 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thir- 
Debtors Court. teen thousand three hundred and fifty-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Chargeof 
the Salaries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent 
VoL. 95. 


D° - (Foreign 
Office. ) 





5° Maiz. 309 


Debtors Court, of their Clerks, and the Contingent 
Expenses of the Court and Office, to the 31st day 
of March 1841; also of the Expenses attendant 
upon the Circuit. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen P ay 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- sei 
fray the Expense of the General Penitentiary at 
Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- Prison (Isle of 
sand eight hundred and seven pounds, be granted ‘8? 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Prison 
for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle of 
Wight, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two State Paper 
thousand three hundred and fifty-one pounds, be #¢ 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Salaries and Expenses of the State Paper Office, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Ecclesiastical 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to de- C™™s0”- 
fray the Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Commission- 
ers for England, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Poor Law 
seven thousand pounds be granted to Her Majesty, Commission 
to defray the Charge of Salaries and Expenses of 
the Commissioners for carrying into execution the 
Act for the Amendment of the Laws relating to the 
Poor in England and Wales, and the Act for the 
Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Slave Trade 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Commission. 
pay, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Salaries 

and Incidental Expenses of the Commissioners ap- 

pointed on the part of Her Majesty, under the 

Treaties with Foreign Powers, for preventing the 

illegal Traffic in Slaves. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Consuls, &amp;e. 

hundred and five thousand eight hundred and thir- 
ty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Charge of 
the Salaries of Her Majesty’s Consuls-General, 
Consuls and Vice-Consuls Abroad, and of the Su- 
perintendents of Trade in China ; also of the 
Contingent Expenses connected with the public 
duties of such Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice- 
Consuls, and Superintendents of Trade. 

28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Inspector 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Factories. 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspect- 
ors and Superintendents of Factories, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Inspectors of 
thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to Prisons. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Inspectors of Prisons, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- mint. 
eight thousand eight hundred and seventeen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expendi- 
ture of the several branches of the Mint, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

The twelve first Resolutions of the Committee, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The thirteenth Resolution of the Committee being 
read a second time, was postponed. 

The subsequent Resolutions of the Committee, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Resolution which has been 
postponed, be taken into further consideration upon 
Friday next. 


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. 
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The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer Bills 
into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill ; £,11,000,000.) 


















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Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Biil, 


Superannua- 
tions. 


No. 275. 
Coffee. 
No. 276. 


Postage. 


No. 277. 


Bridlington 
Piers. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Martinez’ 
Nat. Bill. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bil. 


Church of 
England, 





310 5°—6° Maiz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Flour Importation (Jre- 
land) Bill; 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 directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read the 
third time upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Superan- 
nuations, which was presented upon the third day 
of February last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Coffee, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 6° die Mai; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Sherwood, from the Commissioners of the 

Bridlington Piers and Harbour, was called in, 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 

of an Act of Parliament,—Abstract of the General 

Account of the Commissioners of Bridlington Piers 
and Harbour :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 








The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 14th day of 
April last, was made from the Committee on the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Waterworks Bill ; printed Co- 
pies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Thursday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and a Clause was added, and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Martinez’ Naturalization Bill was read a se- 


cond time; and committed to Sir Matthew Wood, 
and the Middlesex List. 


Mr. George Evans presented a Biil to alier and 
amend the Acts passed for making a Railway from 
Dublin to Drogheda: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Mob- 
berley, praying that the Weaver Churches Bi!l may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clerihan ;-— Ballina ;-—Nenagh ;— 
Caragh ;— Edgworthstown; — Killoe ;— Carriched- 
mond ;— Longford ;— Granard ;—Cashel ;— Kilbea- 
conty ;— Westport ; — Upperwoods ; — Kilbroney ;— 
Rathdowney ;— Mountrath ;— Tuam ; — Lisgeevy, 
&amp;e. ;—Kilfinaghty, Phenah, and Kilmurry ;— Clon- 
mel ;-- Borris and Kiltennel;--Saint John, Kilkenny; 
—AHospital and Herbertstown ;— Mohill ;—Abing- 
ton ;—Askeaton and Ivross;— Croagh; —- Kildimo 
and Chapel Russell ;— Glin ;—Loughill ;— Ballin- 
gary ;— Oughteragh ;— Carrigallan ;—Newmarhet- 
on-Fergus ;— Magherafelt ;— Kilconnell ;—and, Ra- 
heen; praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oakham ;— Stamford (two Peti-| 
tions) ; — Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — Great Yarmouth 
(four Petitions) ;— Narborough ;— Loughton; — 
Wombourne ;—Bradford (York) ;— Wolverhampton 


























(two Petitions); — Leicester (seven Petitions) ; — 






A. 1840, 


Arnsby ;—Shearsby ; —Countesthorpe ;—Fleckney ; 
— Kilby ;—Bruntingthorpe ;— Wisbech ; — Shrews- 
bury ;— Leverington ;— Maidstone ;—- Rye ;— Tewhes- 
bury ; —Blackburn (six Petitions) ;—Bilsturn Tock- 
holes ;—Great Harwood ;— Over Darwen ;— Ac- 
crington ;— West Haddon ;—Marlborough ;— Wel- 
lingborough (two Petitions) ;-—— Godmanchester ;— 
Egerton ;—Smarden (two Petitions) ;— Malling and 
Snodland ;— Marden ;—Matfield Green ;—Lenham ; 
—~Staplehurst;— New Alresford ;— Sevenoaks ;— 
Headcorn ; — Louth ; — Gainsborough ; — Reading 
(two Petitions) ;— Goring ;— Wallingford ;— Lon 

Buchby ;— Chelmsford ;— Halifax (three Petitions) ; 
—-Brighton (three Petitions) ;— Thomas Hayward ;— 
Portsea (three Petitions) ;—Blaen-y-ffoes ;—Devon- 
port and East Stonehouse ;—Chard ; — Llanrhaiadr 
and Pennant ;—North Petherton;—Deal ;—Chir- 
bury ;— Wellington (Somerset) ; — Devonport (two 
Petitions) ;-- Southwark; — Walsham-le-Willows ; 
—Ipswich (three Petitions) ;— Walpole ;— Hadleigh 
Heath ;—Beccles ;— Tisbury ; — Bildestone ; — Lo- 
zells ;— Huddersfield ;— Bishops Castle ;— Chidding- 
ly ;— Newchurch (Monmouth); — Birmingham ; — 
Scarborough ;—Ilkeston ; — Dronfield ; — Kingston- 
upon-Hull ;—and, Lancaster; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
for the purposes of Church Extension,—were pre- 
sented, and read and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gateshead Fell;—Walls End ;— 
Plimstall ;—Bidborough ;—East Horndon ; — East 
Ham ;— Woodham Ferrers ;—Eltham ;~-Tendring ; 
— Derby ;—Scarborough ;—East Farleigh ;—Little- 
ham ;—Bintry ;-- Hounslow ;—Saint Matthew, Beth- 
nal Green ;—Saint Mark’s, Clerkenwell ;— Stepney ; 
—Lambeth; — Godstone ;— Horley; — Caterham; 
— Chaldon; — Norwood ;— Brixton; — Hartfield, 
&amp;e.; — Withyham ;— Archdeaconry of Lewes ; — 
South Normanton ;— Chester ; -— Boxford ;— Ro- 
maldkirk ;— Burton-on-Trent ;—Norbury ;— Ellas- 
ton ;—South Crosland ;— Queen Camel;-—Rawten- 
stall;— Weymouth and Melcombe Regis;— Trawden; 
— Cheltenham ;—Norton-in-the-Moors ;— Bradford 
( York) ;— Poole ;— Thornton-in-Craven;— Marton ; 
— Thornton and Barnoldswick ; — Gargrave ; — 
Skipton ;— Linton and Burnsal;—Kildwick ;—Arn- 
cliffe and Kettlewell ;—Maiden Newton ;—Pudsey ; 
—Upper Chelsea ;-—Dewsbury ;—Marston Magna; 
— Ashington; — Moreton Pinckney ;-— Edgcott ;-— 
Blackburn (two Petitions) ; — Carlisle ; — Saint 
Brides, Wentllooge ;-—- Machen; — Tredegar Iron 
Works, Bedwelty ; — Henbury ;— South Warnbo- 
rough ;—Hall Green ;—Martley ;—Rushmere Saint 
Andrew ;-— Whichford-cum-Ascott and Stourton;— 
Wokingham ;— Witney ;—North Rode and Bosley ; 
—Stutton ;—Suffolk ;— Enborne ;—Stanford Ding- 
ley ; — Hagbourn ; — Stratfield Mortimer ;— Twy- 
ford (Bucks) ;—Ufton ;—Saint Lawrence Jewry and 
Saint Mary Magdalen, Milk-street, London ;— East 
Lisley, West Ilsley, and Compton;—Colne;——Har- 
well ; -—- Hungerford ; — Basildon ;— Plumpton ;— 
Burghfield ;—Uffington, &amp;c. ;—Sidmonton, &amp;c.;— 
Heckfield; — Bishops Waltham ;-- Camberwell ;— 
Marston Magna;-—and, Southampton ; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church; and praying the 
House to adopt measurs for increasing its efficiency, 


——were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newbury ;— Portsmouth ;--Kid- County Cou- 
derminster ; — Ryde ;— Beccles ; — Evesham;—and ‘by Bill. 


Ludlow; praying that the County Constabulary Bill 
may not pass into a law as it now stands,—-were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ancrum;—Cathcart ; — Glasgow church 
(two Petitions) ;— Limerick ;— Cupar Presbytery Patronage 
(Moderator) ;— Birkenhead ;— Dumbarton Presby- (Scotland./ 
tery (Moderator) ;— Kirkcaldy eee (Modera- 

phall and Ec- 
clesmachan ;— 


tor and Clerk) ;—Draperstown ;— 





Briti 
Fishe 








British 
Fisheries. 


Corn Laws, 


Church Rates, 
&amp;e. 


Coroners 
(Ireland, ) 


Tobacco Regu- 


latiuns Bill. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;e. 


Union Work 
houses Bill, 


3 VicToRIZ. 


clesmachan ; — Edinburgh Tradesmen Association | 
(Preses);—— Stranraer Presbytery (Moderator) ;— 

Whitburn ;—Aberdeen Synod (Moderator) ;— Mag- 

hera ; — Billy ; — Mawsquin ; — Castledawson ; — 

Glendermott ;—Drumreagh ; — Coleraine ;-— Rings- 

end ; — Rathfryland ; — Dromore ; — Magherafelt 

(two Petitions) ;— Coleraine and Route Presbyteries 
(Convener) ;—-A ghadowey ;--Garvagh ;--and,' Belfast ; 
praying for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ellon ;—Lumphannan;--and Stran- 
raer (Presbytery) ; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any alteration in the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen of the fishing village of 
Boddam, taking notice of a Convention entered into 
with the King of the French, allowing foreign ves- 
sels to fish within three miles of our coasts; and 
praying that they may be restricted to a distance of 
thirty miles, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Tamworth ; — Cherry Garden- 
street, kc. ;—Vincent-square, Westminster ;— Adam- 
street, Love-lane, &amp;c., Bermondsey ; — Ratcliff 
Highway ;— Richmond ;—London ;— Northampton; 
— Workmen in the Brewery of Meux and Co, ;—- 
Great Wild-street, &amp;c., Westminster ;——- Hoxton ;— 
Old Ford-row ;—W orkmen in Hyde Park Gardens; 
— East Brixton ;—Ward of Farringdon Without, 
London ; — Chapman-street, Duke-street, and Com- 
mercial-road, Middlesex ;—Mason-street, Pimlico ;— 
Britannia-street, City-road, Middlesex ;—Turnham 
Green ; — South-place, Finsbury ;— Workmen em- 
ployed by Mr. Johnston, Milbank, Westminster ;— 
by Messrs. Margetson and Co. Weston-street, Ber- 
mondsey ;—Prisoners for Debt in the Fleet Prison ; 
—Workmen employed at Messrs. Gray and Day’s, 
Commercial-road, Middlesex ;—Debtors in Queen’s 
Bench Prison;— Leamington Priors; -- Newington 


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311 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and Rate- 
payers of the parish of Crediton, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Welsh Pool;— Brentford ;—Jo- Medical 
nathan Couch and Richard Couch ;—Alyth ;— Edin- Profession. 


burgh ;—and, Lambeth; praying for the reform of 
the Medical Profession by establishing for it a sound 
and efficient legal organization, and placing it under 
a system of government which may protect the 
interests of its members and insure uniformity of 
education and examination for all who enter it,—- 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Cranbrook Union ; — Tonbridge Poor Law Act. 


Union ;— Yeovil Union ; — Orseté Union ; — and, 
Loughborough Union; praying for the amendment 
of the Poor Law Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Bridport, 
praying for the amendment of the said Act, by pro- 
viding a more adequate supply of Medical Attend- 
ance for the sick poor, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


practice of employing children in sweeping chim- 
nies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Her Assent to the Act recently passed by the Legis- 
lature of Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to pro- 
vide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the 
Distribution of the Proceeds thereof,” was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Butts ;-- Great College-street, Camden Town ; — 
Saint Martin’s-lane, Westminster ;—Fleet-street, and 
Fetter-lane ;— Warrington (four Petitions) ;—Bath- 
street, City-road;--and, Grange-road, Bermondsey; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, — were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Moorby and Wilksby ;—Goulceby ; 
— Mareham-le-Fen ;—Margaretting ;—and, Dart- 
ford Union; praying that the Corn Laws may not 
be repealed,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wombourne ;— Wolverhampton (two 
Petitions) ;—Chelmsford ;—and, Thomas Hayward ; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the re- 
lease of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Goal, and 
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Coroners of the county of London- 
derry, praying for an increase in the remuneration to 
the Coroners of Ireland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tobacco Manufacturers of ewcas- 
tle-on- Tyne, praying that the Tobacco Regulations 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Adam Paterson, praying for the 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments 
and Vote by Ballot, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Yeovil Union, praying that the Union Workhouses 
Bill may pass into a lew, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 


Petitions from Saint Anne, Soho;—Saint Martin- 
in-the Fields ;—Saint James, Westminster ;— and, 
Southwark; praying the House to repeal so much 
of the Bakers’ Act as allows of baking during the 
hours of divine service on Sunday,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whitechapel ;—Saint Ethelburga, 
London ;— Saint Clement Danes, London ;— Saint 
Bride, London;— Saint Edmund-the-King and Saint 
Nicholas Acons, London;—and, Churchwardens and 
Sidesmen in the metropolitan and suburban pa- 
'rishes, praying the House to adopt measures for the 

effectual suppression of the practice of Sunday 
| Trading, —were presented, and read; and ordered to 
| lie upon the Table. : 

Petitions from Dailly;—and, Monkton and Prest- 
wick; praying the House to pass an Act prohibiting 
the sale of spirits on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
'the London City Mission, praying the House to 
|refuse their sanction to any proposition for the 
|opening of the British Museum and other public 
buildings on the Lord’s Day, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, stating that the tax on passengers con- 
veyed by Railways presses unequally on short lines 
of Railway ; and praying the House to give relief by 
imposing that tax in the form of a fixed per centage 
on the revenue derived by passengers, or by equal- 
|izing the tax upon all kinds of travelling, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
| mittee on Railway Communication. 
| RR4 





A Petition 


A Petition of Clergy and Inhabitants of Brighton, Chimney 
praying the House to.pass an Act prohibiting the Sweepers 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Gorey, Canada (Clergy 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to refuse (Reserves) Bill, 


Sunday Baking. 


Lord’s Day. 


Railways. 
























































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Grammar A Petition of Freeholders and Inhabitants of 
Schools Bill. — Sutton Coldfield, praying that the Grammar Schools 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Emigration. A Petition of Proprietors and Parties interested 
in the Highlands and islands of Scotland, stating 
that there exists extreme distress in the Highlands 
and islands of Scotland, and praying for the adoption 
of an extensive and systematic plan of Emigration, 
and that the same be carried on under the direction 
of the Government, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


StageCarriages, A Petition of Postmasters and others interested 
&amp;e. in letting horses for hire, and Inhabitants of Gran- 
tham, praying for the repeal of the tax on Carriages 
kept to be let for hire, and on Servants employed in 
the management thereof, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Inland Ware- 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and Inha- 
housing Bill. 


bitants of Gainsburgh, praying for such an alteration 
in the Inland Warehousing Bill as shall include that 
town, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


China. A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham, pray- 
ing for the suppression of the growth and preparation 
of Opium in British India, for transmission to China, 
and the traffic in the same by British subjects, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Hill Coolies. A Petition of Inhabitants of Spi/sby, praying the 

House not to sanction any relaxation in the restric- 

tion upon the exportation of the Hill Coolies of 

India to the British colonies, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Roman Catholic A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ca-| 

Relief Act. —therston Lewston, praying for the repeal of the 
Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Flour Importa- — Petitions from Shankhill ;— Templeodigan;—New 

tion (Ireland) Ross ; ---Grange Sylo ;—Rower ;-— Gowran ;—and, 

Bill. . : 
Ballysap; praying that the Flour Importation (Zre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Cheam ;— Winster ;— Leybourne, 
College. 


Birling and Ryarsh ;—Burrington ;—Peckham ;— 
Carlisle ; — Bunbury ;— Ashington ;— Dalbury ;-- 
Bolton and Redmire ;— Hunstanworth ;— Brails- 
ford ;— Flarley ;—Kirkmuir Wester and Suddy ;-- 
Muker ;— Elgin and Moray ;—- Chichester ;—Cather- 
ston Lewston ;— Spondon ;—and, Cheltenham; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of Inhabitants of Burrington, praying 
Clrclend) Bill that the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Working A Petition of George Wirgman, submitting a plan 

Classes. to provide funds for the Working Classes in old age, 
sickness or urgent distress, and praying the House 
to take the same into consideration, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clyde Navigae A Petition of Merchants and others of Sligo, 
tion Bill. praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 

Clyde Navigation Bill, was presented and read. 
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 Pe- 














A. 1840. 


tition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Directors of the Chamber of Com- Kingston-upon 
merce at Kingston-upon-Hull ;— Garrison Ground Hull Docks Bi, 
Committee, Kingston-upon-Hull;—and, Corporation 
of rinity-house, Kingston-upon-Hull; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain partsof the Kingston-upon- 

Hull Docks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a Birmingham 
navigable Cut or Canal, commencing by a Junction 214 Warwick 
with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, in the (Rordeste ) 
Hamlet of Bordesley, in the Parish of Aston-juxta- Canal Bill. 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, and termi- 
nating by a Junction with the Birmingham Canal 
Navigations near Salford Bridge, in the same Pa- 
rish, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making and maintaining a na- 
vigable Cut or Canal connecting the Warwick and 
Birmingham Canal with the Birmingham Canal, 
commencing by a Junction with the Warwick and 
Birmingham Canal in the Hamlet of Bordesley, in 
the Parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the 
County of Warwick, and terminating by a Junction 
with the Birmingham Canal, near Salford Bridge, 
in the same Parish. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Earl of Belfast, praying that Belfast and 
the time for presenting the Belfast and Cavehill Cavehill Rail- 
Railway Bill may be enlarged, and leave given to “”™ 
proceed with the Petition for the said Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Constabulary 

reading of the Constabulary Bill ; _ 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Frenct: Claims, 
a Return of the Account of the Appropriation of 
the French Fund for liquidating the Claims of 
British Subjects on France; stating the Items, the 
Dates, the Names, the Residences, the Purposes of 
the Appropriation, with the Sums. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill ; of Voters _ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (Iel#nd) Bill 
the 18th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Zreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Seduction, &amp;c» 
reading of the Seduction, &amp;c., Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 20th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Borough Watch 
reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; Rates Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 











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supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply; | ; : 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





OysterFisheries The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; | 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | 


To-morrow. 

Administration The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 
Ctreland) pill, Mittee on the Administration of Justice ataeeed 

ill ; : 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday | 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
| 
Ejectment — The Order of the day being read, for the second | 
tial) Bill reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) 
* Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Grand Jury The Grand Jury Cess (Jreland) Bill was, ac- 
_—* cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
. mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Friday next. 
gue The Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill was, 
(rclend) Bil], according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Friday next. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
aa mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 











Exchequer Bills Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Order, re- 

. ported the Exchequer Bills 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 Friday next. | 


Import Duties. 


the Select Committee on Import Duties ; 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 

Friday next. 
Sewers Bill. The Select Committee on the Sewers Bill was 
nominated of Mr. Christopher, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. Law Hodges, Lord Worsley, Mr. 
Bethel, Mr. Pryme, Mr. Addams Williams, Mr. 
Bramston, Mr. Darby, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Kemble, 
Mr. Sanford and Mr. Rice. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Belfast Water 


; Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
(No. 1.) Bill. mi 


ttee on the Belfast Water (No. 1.) Bill, That they 
have power to divide the Bill into two Bills. 


eon Petitions from Inhabitants of Portsmouth ;— 

Bil,” Bridge and, Licensed Watermen, Branch Pilots, Boat- 
men and others concerned, of the port of Ports- 
mouth; praying that the Portsmouth Floating 
Bridge Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Education A Petition of Roman Catholic Inhabitants of 

(ircland.) the parish of Donagh Patrick, praying for an altera- 
tion of the present system of national Education 
in Ireland, by granting separate funds for the Roman 
Catholic population, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Copyright Bill, Petitions from Lambeth ;—P. A. Nuttall, u.u.v.; 
—and, Thomas Tegg, and others ; praying that the 
Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Vox. 95. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating , 


Maiz. 3138 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Machinery, Machinery. 


which was presented upon the 15th day of April No. 278. 


last, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Fourteenth Report of the Metropolis 


| Commissioners of the Metropolis Roads, which was Reads. 


presented yesterday, be printed. No. 279. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 7° die Maii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


N R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called in; Copper. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
-—Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing each sort of Copper, from what 
country, and into what Ports imported :—Of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 1840; 
distinguishing each sort, from what Port sent, and 
to what country exported :—Of the Quantities of 
Copper exported from the Port of Zondon in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1840; distin- 
guishing each sort, and to what country exported : 
—Of the Quantities of Copper exported from the 
Port of Liverpool in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840; distinguishing each sort, and to what 
country exported :—And, of all Copper Ore that has 
been imported into the United Kingdom, without 
payment of Duty, for the purpose of Exportation, 
in the year ending the 5th day of January 1840. 
Accounts of all Tin imported into the United Tin. 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing from what countries imported: 
—And, of all Tin exported from the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1840; distinguishing to what countries exported. 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Coais, Cinders, 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England,™?°™ 
Scotland and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of 
the United Kingdom, in the year 1839; distinguish- 
ing the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, 
as compared with the year 1838 :—Of the Quantities 
and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and Culm, 
exported from the several Ports of England, Scotland 
and Jreland, to Foreign Countries and the British 
Settlements abroad, in the year 1839; distinguishing 
the Countries to which the same were sent, and 
comparing the same with the year 18388 ; also dis- 
tinguishing the Ports of the United Kingdom from 
which the same were shipped :—Of the Quantities 
of Coals, Cinders and Culm, exported from the 
United Kingdom in the year 1839, with the Rate 
and Amountof Duty thereon :—-And, of the Quantities 
of Coals brought Coastways, and by Inland Navi- 
gation into the Port of London, during the year 
1839, comparing the same with the Quantities 








brought during the year 1838. 

| An Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead Lead, and 

‘and Lead Ore for the last year, ending the 5th day “4 Or. 
of January 1840:—And then he withdrew. 

| Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 

| Table. 


The Dundalk Harbour Bill was read a second Dundalk _ 
time; and committed to Mr. Redington, and the '#tbour Bill. 
| Leinster List. 


A Petition of William Bennett and others, pray- Kingston-upon- 
ing that the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill may 1! Docks Bill. 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 

A Petition of the Corporation of Kingston-upon- 

Hull, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
| Bill, was also presented, and read. 

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Bristol and 
Exeter Railway 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Poor and Local 
Taxes Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Islip and 
Stanion Road 
Bill, 


| Corn Laws. 

















Chimney 
Sweepers, 





























Rezxistration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


















































































314 


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 to amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to the 
Bristol and Exeter Railway, was read the third 
time; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from the Moderator of the Presbytery 
of Edinburgh ;—Ministers of Edinburgh ;—Society 
of Writers to the Signet in Scotland, and Members 
of the College of Justice ;—John Duncan, James 
Peddie and Andrew Fyfe, Members of the College 
of Justice, and, Inhabitants and Householders within 
the city of Edinburgh;—and, David Doull and 
others, Inhabitants and Householders within the 
Royalty of Edinburgh; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh Poor and Local 
Taxes Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of 
Edinburgh, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be referred to the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Earl of Belfast, 
praying that the time for presenting the Belfast and 
Cavehill Railway Bill may be enlarged, and leave be 
given to proceed with the Petition for the said Bill, 
which was presented yesterday, be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Jslip and Stanion Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Vernon Smith, and the 
North Northampton List. 

A Petition of the Duke of Buccleuch, and Owners 
and Proprietors of estates, and Inhabitants of Sud- 
borough and Brigstock, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


Petitions from Stockport ;—Chelsea(two Petitions); 
—Lambeth (four Petitions) ;— Finsbury two Peti- 
tions) ;— Western District of Perth ; — Coventry 
(three Petitions) ;— Commercial-road ;— Liverpool ;— 
Osnaburgh-street, Regent’s Park ;— Kennington ;— 
Blackfriars-road ; — and, Stockton-upon-Tees and 
Middlesbro-upon-Tees ; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bishop’s Cleeve;— Warden and 
Chollerton ;— Corbridge, &amp;c. ;—Newburn ;—Tyne- 
mouth ; — Simonburn, &amp;c. ; — Ovingham ; — and, 
Hawkesbury ; praying that the Corn Laws may not 
be repealed,—were also presented and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wareham ;— and, Leamington ; 
praying the House to pass an Act prohibiting the em- 
ployment of children in sweeping chimnies,—were 
es. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Lower Kilcoo and Maghera;—Kil- 
levan and Aughabog ;— Portaferry ; —Rathconnell ; 
—Newbridge and Twomilehouse ;—Dumbarton ;— 
Cappagh ;— Taghmon (two Petitions) ;— Newtown- 
ards ;— Shinrone, &amp;c. ;—Moira and Magherallin ;— 


7° Mair. 





A. 1840. 


County of Longford ;—Boyle ;—Donagh (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Shircock ;— Kilmahon ; —Cloyne ; — Cas- 
tlelyons ; — Fermoy ; — Courcies ; — Kilgarrif ; — 
Anakissy ; — Churchtown ; — Tyrelia and Druma- 
road ; — Loughinisland ; — Kilmactranny ; — Bal- 
lybay and Tullycorbet;— Newport and Birdhill; 
— Kinsale Beg ;—Ahoghill ;—Dromara ;—Moncoin, 
&amp;e. ;—Rathcormac and Gortroe ;—Dublin (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Lissan ;— Clones East ;—Mullinavatt ;— 
Newry ;— Drumgath ;—Saul ;—Urney and Annag- 
cliffe ;— Ramelton ;—Ballymachugh ;—Ardmoy and 
Ballintoy ;— Crossmolina ;— Suncrof ;-— Drumcree ; 
— Tydavnit ;— Magheradroll and Dunmore;—Rath- 
cline ;— Drumcolloher and Broadford ;—Monalvy ; 
—-Moynalty ;— Tullyallen;—-Johnstown ;--Derriaghy ; 
— Ballee and Ballyculter ; — Aghaderg ; — Upper 
Mourne ;— Nohoval and Tracton ;— Kildalkey ;— 
Rathcore and Rathmolyon ;— Clonallon ;— Clash- 
more ;—.Dromoreand Garvaghy ;— Blacklion;-- Old- 
castle ; — Navan ; — Lower Ards ;— Athboy ; — 
Ratoath ;— Ramoan ;—Ballyhea ;—Clonuff ;— En- 
niskillen;— Kilbarron;— East Ardstraw;— Province 
of Leinster ;— Tynan ;—Clontibret ;— Yellow Furze ; 
—Galtrim, &amp;c.;— Tempo ;—Cunin ;— Trim ;—Ros- 
naree and Donore ;—-Kiltormer ;—- Kilmacow ;-- Rath- 
macknee ; — Errigal ;— Rosscarbery and Kilkeran- 
more ;—Upper Kilcoo ;—Magheross ;—Kilheedy ;— 
Killyshandra;—and, Kilrea and Desertoghill; pray- 
ing that the Registration of Voters (Lreland) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on Servants 
employed in the management thereof, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Schools Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


man) ;— Romsey Infra ;— Hammersmith (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Bocking ;— Cadenham ;—Idle (three Pe- 
titions);—Hyson Green (two Petitions);—Halstead ; 
— Braintree ;— Plymouth ;—Leeds (five Petitions) ; 
— Monmouth ;--- Garway ;— New Sarum ;— Llan- 
dudno ; — Nottingham (five Petitions) ;-- Meard’s 
Court, Soho ;— Mansfield ;— Moulton ;— Horsham ; 
— Bulwell ; -—— Keyworth ;— Baddow ;— Loscoe,;— 
Little Moor End ;—Accrington (two Petitions) ;— 
Hare-court, Aldersgate-street ;— Huddersfield (two 
Petitions) ;— New-court, Carey-street ;— New Lenton; 
-— Lindley ;— Berry Brow ;—Shelley ;—Rastrick ;— 
Bristol (eight Petitions) ;—Sutton-in-Ashfield (two 
( Petitions) ;— Penzance ;—Lancaster ;—Arnold (two 
Petitions) ;— Edenbridge ;— Brighouse ;— Swanwick ; 
—Riddings ;— Derby ;— Turnditch ;— Hartshorne, 
&amp;e.; — Ticknall; — Melbourne (two Petitions) ;— 
Salford ; — Bluntisham;— Saint Ives (Hunting- 
| don) ; — Stansfield ;— Wootton Bassett (two Peti- 
' tions) ;— Towcester ;— Redbrook, &amp;c. ;— Uckfield ; 
|__ Linton ;— Wickham Market;— Bere Regis ; — 
| Diss ;—Stoke Goldington ;—Bury Saint Edmund’s ; 
— Whitehaven (two Petitions) ;-—- Evesham ;— Kings- 
wood ;— Olney (two Petitions) ;—Sheffield;— Cardiff ; 
— Nantwich ;— Milford ; — Wokingham ; — Shelf- 
anger ;—-Haverfordwest ;—- Walton (Buchs) ;—- Woot- 
ton-under-Edge (two Petitions) ;— Beccles ;--- Hills- 
ley; — Scarbro’ ;— Tring ;— Melksham ;— Brecon 
(two Petitions) ;— Barton-upon-Humber ;— Stoney 
Stratford ; — Cleckheaton ;— Great Horwood ; — 
Newport Pagnell;—- Beeston ;—-Sandbach ;--Basford ; 
| — Caton ; — Bradford (York) (two Petitions) ;— 
| Radford ; — Wethersfield ;— Potterspury ;—Ciren- 
_cester ;— Middlesbrough ;—Bedworth ;— East Grin- 
| stead ;— Kensington ;-— Yeadon (two Petitions) ;— 
Newick ; 











A Petition of Postmasters and others of South- StageCarriages, 
ampton, praying for the repeal of the tax on all &amp; 


A Petition of Trustees of the Free Grammar Grammar 
School of Chudleigh, praying that the Grammar Schools Bill 


Petitions from Hounslow ;—-Forton ;—Ministers Church of 
| and Representatives of the Baptist Union (Chair- England. 









Rating of Stock 


in Trade. 


Socialism. 


China. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill, 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies.) 


3 VicrorRI2&amp;. 


7° Mazi. 315 


Newich ;—South Molton ;—-Dittisham ;—Shefford ; |make provision for increasing their number, was 


— Battel ;—— Clapham ;— Wimbledon ;— Coggeshall ; | 
—Thame (three Petitions) ;—Dunstable ; —Chiches- 
ter (two Petitions) ;— Barbican Chapel, London ;— | 
Tewkesbury ;—Kingston-upon-Thames ;—Hockliffe ; | 





presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Polesworth; —Durham;— Walling- Maynooth 


— Bushey ;— Dartmouth ;—Long Crendon ;— Wor- | ford ;—Winterbourn ; — Bristol ;— Ysceifiog ;—Con- College. 
thing ;— Coventry (two Petitions) ;—Barrington ;— | gresbury ;—and, Irton; praying the House not to 





Beaminster ;—Carmel Beaufort ;—Coventry ;—Dor- 
chester ;— Sherborne ;— Hexham ;— Exeter ;— Great 
Yarmouth (two Petitions);— New Broad-street, 
London ; — Donhead Saint Mary ;— Bicester ; — 
Soloa ;— Chinnor ;— Durham ;—and, Shaftesbury ; 
praying the House not to sanction any grant of 
public money for the extension of the Church of 
England,— were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Thorndon; — Carmarthen (three 
Petitions) ;—Bath Easton ;—Deanery of Frome ;— 
Flax Bourton ;— Backwell;—Cantley ;— Broughton; 
Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford ;— Chertsey ;— Chew 
Magna ;— Rocester ;—Lisson Grove ;— Tutbury ;— 
Tottenham ;— Hanbury ;— Ratcliff;—Davenham ;— 
Little Leigh ; — Harrogate; — Archdeaconry of 
Coventry ;— Wharton ;— Saffron Walden ;—Dean- 
eries of Redenhall and Depwade ;— Cranfield ;— 
Coventry ;—Johnston and Steynton;—Ford ;-—Chor- 
ley ;— Pentonville ;—Saint Martin’s (Salop) ;—Saint 
Marylebone ;— Saint Mary-at-Hill and Saint An- 
drew Hubbard, London ;— Wareham ;—Northop ;— 
Ysceifiog ;— New Sarum ;— Bremor ;— Badger ;— 
Bridgnorth (two Petitions) ;—Bristol(two Petitions), 
— Swallowcliffe ;— Stockton ;— Archdeaconry of 
Durham ;— Nailsea ;—Sway ;— Gresford ;— Milton 
(Southampton) ;— Wonersh ;—Minesteed ;—Sotwell ; 
— Bedminster ;— Portsea ;— Wallingford; —Chiches- 
ter ; — Hawarden; — Streatham ;-— Dunsfold and 
Hascomb;— Wolves Newton; — Farnham (Surrey); 
— Irton ;— Mold ;— Chetton ; -—- Whitchurch (So- 
merset);—Sible Hedingham;— Hartford ;—- Cranley ; 
— Liverpool ;— Mosterton ;— Goswell-road ;—— An- 
derton ;— Chewton Mendip, &amp;c.;—Cleobury Morti- 


ing that Bonded Corn may be 
ground into flour for exportation, free of duty, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 











mer :—and, Longdon; stating that the population of 
the country has outgrown the resources of the na- 
tional Church, and praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for increasing its efficiency,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Longton ;—Stoke-upon- Trent (two 
Petitions) ;—New Brentford (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing);—and, Hanley and Shelton; praying the House 
to pass a measure prohibiting the Rating of Stock 
in Trade to the rates for the relief of the Poor,—- 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
New Sarum, praying the House to institute inquiries 
into the principles and objects of Socialism, and to 


sanction any further grants of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Surrey, of Battersea, pray- Bonded Corn. 
ermitted to be 


able. 


A Petitions of Hawkers of goods residing in or Hawkers’ 


about Darlington, praying for the reduction of the Liceuses. 
duty on Hawkers’ and Pedlars’ Licenses, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Pontefract ;—Accrington;—Lockh- church Rates. 


wood ;—Sandbach ;—and, Coggeshall; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates, the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallet 


Church of England Lay Association, praying that 
Church Rates may not be abolished, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Saffron Walden, punishment 


praying for the abolition of the punishment of Death of Death. 
in all cases except murder, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hozxne Union (Chairman) ;—and, poor Law Act. 


Gyffin; praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Law Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Visitor of the East Preston Loor Law 


Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bil] Amendment 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; “"* 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Neilston ;—Saint Monace ;—and, Universal 


Galston; praying for the adpption of Universal Suffrage, &amp;c. 
Suffrage, Vote by Ballot and Annual Parliaments,— 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Hercules Bradshaw, of Hillsborough, Beet Root 


adopt measures for the prutection of morality and 
religion, was presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


in the county of Down, stating that the Petitioner, Sugar. 
in the year 1835, commenced the manufacture of 
Sugar from Beet Root, on the faith of the law as it 
then stood ; that in the year 1837, a duty of 34s. 


Petitions from Skipton;—Rawden;-—Addingham; | P® hundred was affixed on that article; that the 
—Aldwinkle ;— Ashbourn ;— Edinburgh ;— London imposition of the said duty operates as a prohibition ; 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Kirkealdy;—and, New and that the loss sustained by the Petitioner and 
Ross; praying for the suppression of the growth and his co-partners in the works referred to, amounts in 
preparation of Opium in Jndia, for transmission to the whole, including the loss sustained by them 
China, and the traffic in the same by British sub- |! being obliged to abandon the manufacture, to 
jects,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie £.16,186. Ls. 10d.; and praying the House to take 


upon the Table. 





his case into consideration, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgnorth ;— and, Wells (So- 
merset); praying that the County Constabulary Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Minister, Churchwardens and Inha- 
bitants of Chelmarsh, praying the House to extend 
their protection and encouragement to the Bishops 
and Clergy throughout the British Colonies, and 

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Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Her Printed Papers. 


Majesty’s Courts of Law and Equity, residing and 
practising in the county of Kent, praying that the 
House, whilst taking such measures as they may 
think right for the securing of Privileges deemed b 
the House essential to its independence and wef 
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with the free pursuit and administration of justice ; 
and that Mr. Howard be discharged from his im- 
prisonment, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Canada (Clergy A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallet 

Reserves) Bill. Church of England Lay Society, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to refuse Her Assent to the 
Act recently passed by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide for the Sale 
of the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution of 
the Proceeds thereof,” was presented, and read ; and 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sewers Bill. Three Petitions from the county of Lincoln, pray- 


ing that the Sewers Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


Courts of Law 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
( Westminster. ) 


in the Superior Courts of Law and Equity, resident 
in the county of Somerset, praying for the removal 
of the Courts of Law at Westminster to a site more 
central, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Church Petitions from Govan ;—and, Coagh ; praying for 

Patronage an alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage 

(Scotland. ) - a att Bia ae , i ad ee 
in Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sale of Beer 


A Petition of Owners of Beer-shops and Beer- 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


sellers of Lancaster, praying that the Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Copyright Bill. Petitions from Middlesex; — Finsbury ;— West- 


minster ;—and, London (three Petitions); praying | 
that the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,-— | 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 


Innkeepers. A Petition of Inn, Hotel and Tavern Keepers, 


Postmasters and Licensed Victuallers at Weymouth, 
Ereter and other places, praying for the amendment 
of the law relative to Innkeepers, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Elective Petitions from Monaminy ;—and, Killshanick ; 
Franchise, &amp;e. praying the House to extend to Ireland a full and 
(Ireland.) 


equitable measure of the Elective Franchise, together 
with such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall 
place the Jrish corporations on an equal footing 
with those of Great Britain,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ecclesiastical A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallet 
sone Church of England Lay Society, praying that the 
Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Union Worke 


Petitions from Tewkesbvry;—and, Atherstone ; 
houses Bill. 


praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not 

pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Flour Importae A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Landholders 

Bill (Ireland) and other Inhabitants of Patrichswell, praying that 
j the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not pass 


into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Municipal 


Corporations =~ the city of Dublin, Gentleman, praying that pro- 
(Ireland) Bili. ¢ ’ 


vision may be made in the Municipal Corporations 
(Jreland) Bill to compensate him for any loss he 
may sustain as leather-craner of Dublin, should the 
said Bill pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill, 


A Petition of Members of the select vestry of 
the parish of Liverpool, praying that the Inland 
Warehousing Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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A Petition of Thomas Dillon, of Henry-street, in 





A. 1840. 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Inland Warehousing. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Durham, Medical 
praying the House to confer upon the Medical Pro- Profession. 
fession a sound and efficient legal constitution, and 
| place it under a system of Government based upon 
such principles as shall protect alike its members 
‘and the public, insure uniformity of education and 





examination for all who enter it, prevent illegal 
| practice, and confer reciprocity of privilege on 
| practitioners throughout England, Scotland and 
| freland, was presented, and read; and ordered to 


| lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Relief 
| Strabane Poor Law Union, praying for the amend- (Ireland) Act. 
| ment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, by vesting 
in the rate-payers some sort of control over the 
power of the Commissioners, or dispensing with 
| their services altogether, was presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 





Ordered, ‘That there be laid before this House, West India 
a Copy of the Instructions of the Lords of the Mails. 
| Admiralty, for regulating an inquiry as to the com- 
| parative advantages afforded by different Ports in 
| the Channel, as Ports for the departure and arrival 
of the West India Mails. 


| The Select Committee on the Grammar Schools Grammar 
Bill was nominated of Mr. George William Hope, Schools Bit. 
Mr. Acland, Mr. Bruges, Mr. William Baring, Sir 
| William Heathcote, Mr. Estcourt, the Earl of Lin- 
coln, Sir Eardley Wilmot, Mr. Alston, Mr. dins- 
| worth, Mr. Hayter, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Sanford, 
Mr. Mildmay and Mr. James Stewart. 
Ordered, ‘That Five be the Quorum. 

| Ordered, That all Petitions presented during the 
present Session, in favour and against the Bill, be 
referred to the Committee. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, @ Rerkhampstead 
Return of the Names of the present Master and School, 
Usher of the Free Grammar School called Dean 
Incent’s in the Town of Berkhampstead, in the 
County of Hertford, the date of their Appointments, 
the Amount of annnal Salary received by them, from 
the day of such Appointment up to the 1st day of 
| January 1840; the Number of Scholars in each 
year, distinguishing those that were Boarders, and 
those admitted on the Foundation: —- Also, the 
Number of months in each year that the present 
Master has resided in the School-house since his 
Appointment, and whether residing there now or 
not:—In case no Usher has been appointed for 


some years past, how his Salary has been appro- 
priated. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second OysterFisheries 

reading of the Oyster Hishertes (Scotland) Bill; Scotland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Monday next. 


The Order for reading the third time To-morrow, Portsmouth 
the Portsmouth Floating Bridge Bill, was read, and Floating Bridge 
discharged. —_ 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Tuesday next. 








The Order for the House to resolve itself into a County Con- 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the County Constabu- st@bulary Bill. 
‘lary Bill, was read, and discharged. 

| Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


| Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court Court of Session 
lof Session (Scotland), which was communicated api 
from the Lords upon Monday last, be printed. No. 280. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Strood 
(No. 1 


Poor | 


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strood Church 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Poor Law Act. 


Charch of 
England. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill, 


3 VicrorRi£. 


Veneris, 8° die Mai; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


A PETITION of Sarah M‘Cowan, of Plymouth, 
Spinster, praying that she may be heard, by 
herself, her counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, 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 Guardians of the Braintree Union, 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Law Act, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


| 
Petitions from Ruyton;— Dawley Magna; — 


Llandrinio ;— Mortlake ;—Deanery of Cricklade ;— 


Fugglestone;-- Bolas Magna ;—Saint Mary, Shrews- | 


bury ;— Roxton;—Waters Upton ;-- Wellington (Sa- 
lop) ;--Wrockwardine ;— Wilton ;— Netherhampton ; 
—Merthyr Tydvil;— Wyverstone ; — Ashbury ; — 
Bedhampton ;— Oldham ;—and Saint Helen’s, Lan- 
cashire ; stating that the population of the country 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Spotland; — Bacup (four Peti-, 


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317 


Ardara; — Conwal; — Lisburn ; — Armagh ; — 
Drumphe ;— Loughgiel; -- Fahans ; -—- and, Dysert- 
agny ; praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
and) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Rathdowny, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 


aig and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


head, praying for the repeal of the tax on all Car- 
riages kept to be let for hire, and on servants 
employed in the management thereof, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| A Petition of Guardians of the Risbridge Union, 
| praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 
| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 
Petitions from Workmen employed by Mr. Singer, 
| Vauvhall ;-—-Crouch End ;—Muswell Hill ;—Saint 
Marylebone ;— Methven ;—Clerkenwell (three Peti- 
tions); —~ Over ; — Bethnall G'reen-road ;— Shad 
Thames and Horsleydown ;-- Thornton-street, Dock- 
‘head, &amp;c.;-—-Down-street, Westminsier ;— Narrow- 
| street, Shadwell ;— Barking ;— Greenwich ; — Saint 
| Pancras two Petitions) ;--Parkes-row, Bermondsey; 
,—Southwark Bridge-road ; — Ancoats ; — Chelsea 
(three Petitions) ;— Whitecross-street ;— Kirriemuir ; 
| --- Blackfriars-road (two Petitions) ;—Shad Thames ; 
—Rotherhithe Lower-road;--— Pimlico (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—Redcross-street, Cripplegate ;— Rosemary- 
lane ;—Hoxton New Town ;-- Bloomsbury (two Pe- 


tions) ;—Rochdale;--Lumb Rossendale;— Bradf ord, | titions) ;=- Langholm ;--Red Lion-square ;-—Kirhe- 
(York) (four Petitions) ;—Merthyr Tydvil (seven Pe- | owan ;—Saint Leonard, Shoreditch; — Southwark 
titions) ;—Gravesend ;— Sutton Valence ; — Castle- | (fifteen Petitions) ;—Manchester (seven Petitions) ; 


town ;—Newport (Monmouth) (four Petitions); — | Lambeth (five Petitions) ;-—Zondon (three Petitions); 
Basaleg ;— Abersychan (three Petitions) ;— Rams- | — Haugh-of-Urr ;-— Kirkcudbright ; — Helmet-row, 


bottom ; — Heywood ; — Rochdale ;— Caersalem ;-- 
Dowlais ;— Ramsgate ;—Maesllech ;— Lower Tros- 
nant, Pontypool (three Petitions) ; — Penmain ;— 
Nantyglo ;— Trevethin (three Petitions) ;—Mynydd- 
yslwyn (two Petitions) ;— Blaenavon (three Peti- 


Saint Luke's, Middlesex ;—Wenlock-row, City-road, 
Middlesex ;— Crawford-street and Edgeware-road, 
Middlesex ;--Windsor-terrace, City-road, Middlesesc ; 
-—Bermondsey-street ;--Strand ;--Park Village, Re- 
gent’s Park, Middlesex ;—Vauarhall Bridge-road ;— 


——— 


tions) ;-—Cambran (two Petitions) ;— New Inn;— Spa Field's ;-- Poplar ;--Commercial-road Middlesex ; 
Brynmawr (three Petitions) ;—Nebo, Penycae ;— | —Wapping ;— Bermondsey Wall, Rotherhithe (two 
Rhyning ;—Llanhiddel ;—Twyn Gwyn; — Black- | Petitions) ;-- Spitalfields (two Petitions) ;—Vauz- 


urdd ;-——Pen-y-Waen ;— Hanover ;— Pontrhydyrun ; 
Blaenau Gwent ;—Trosnant ;— Llanvrechva ;— Ris- 
ca ;—Goitre ;— Pontypool ;— Henllys ;—Llangibby ; 
— Rhymny ;—Berllanllwydd ;—Glascoed ; — Victo- 
ria ;-- Abergavenny (two Petitions) ; — Worcester 
(three Petitions) ;— Stockport ;—Bury (Lancaster) ; 
Leeds;-- Brynswn Dowlais ;--Rushall ;—Morley ; 
—Usk ;—Rawden (two Petitions) ;—- Dunmow ;— 
Bromham ;— Dover ;— Chichester ;—Saint Bride’s, 
Monmouth ;— Ormskirk ;— Weymouth ; — Liverpool 
Voluntary Church Society (Chairman) ;— Spencer- 
place, Goswell-road, Middlesex ;--Great Wigborough ; 
—Amersham ;—Wolston ;—Knaresbro’ ; — Sowe ;—- 
Boro’ Green ;— Bampton ;— Tiverton ;— Bury Saint 
Edmund's ;— Netherbury ;— Northampton (four Peti- 


tions) ;—Brington ;—Hackleton ; — Kingsthorpe ;— | 


Creaton; —- Long Buckby;— Roade ; — Hereford 
City ; — Warrington ;— Lancaster ;— Rochdale ;— 
Chaddington ;— West Hoathly ;— Hook Norton ;-— 
Gosport ;—- Belper ;—Swansea (Chairman) ; — Sim- 
monston ;— Sheffield ;— Cheltenham ;—Saint Clears 
(two Petitions) ;— Eglwyscummun ;—Cilycwm (two 
Petitions ;—Abergwilly ;—Llanelly (five Petitions) ; 
-—Henllan (two Petitions) ;--Ctllymaenllwyd ;--Pem- 
bray ;—Sabden ;—Southsea ;—and, Forton;—pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money for the purposes of Church Extension, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to 


he upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballymacnabb ;-—Liverpool ;— Ma- 
rylebone Reform Registration Association (Presi- 
dent) ;—Finglass and Saint Margaret’s, Dublin ;— 

Vou. 95. 


hall-road ; -- Saint Luke's, Finsbury ;-- Over Lane ; 
—-Mile Und, New Town (two Petitions) ;-—Stepney; 
—-Thames Watermen below Bridge ;— North Brix- 
ton;— Earls-court, Kensington ; — Cleveland-street, 
&amp;e., Saint Marylebone, Middlesex ;— Lewisham ;— 
Nottingham Union ;— Liquorpond-street, Gray’s Inn 
Lane ;-—Enon Chapel, Saint Marylebone; — Ber- 
wich-street, Saint James’s ;—Great Windmill-street, 
Saint James's; — Bayswater, Notting-hill, &amp;c. ; — 
Winchester ;— Liverpool ;——and, Church-street, Beth- 
nal Green-road ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
| to hie upon the Table. 





lic money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


‘presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











ss3 Petitions 


A Petition of Postmasters and others, of Muaiden- Stage Carriages 


&amp;e. 


Cori Laws, 


Petitions from Weldon ;—and, Icklingham; praying Maynooth 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- Colicge. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Weldon, praying for Roman Catholic 
the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was Relief Act. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worces- Church Rates, 
ter, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the &amp;- 


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Petitions from Hereford ; — Bridport ;—Droit-| 





A. 1840. 


and Perth, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 


stabulary Bill. 1)5¢4 ;— Andover ;—and, Northampton ; praying that | was read the third time. 


Gravesend 
Borough. 


Medical 
Professivu. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland ) 
Bill. 


Public Petitions 


(Twenty-se- 
venth Report.) 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


Church 
Patronage 
Scotland. ) 


Bedford, 
Woburn, and 
Leighton Bus- 
sard Road Bill. 


Ochill (Clack- 
mannanshire) 


Roads Bill. 


Clackmannan 
and Perthshire 
Roads Bill. 


ford and Buckingham, praying that they may be 


the County Constabuiary Bill may not pass into a! 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgesses and Inhabitants of the 
borough of Gravesend, complaining of the system 
adopted in the appointment of Magistrates for that 
borough, and praying for relief, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newmarket ;-—Halifax;-~ Ando- 
ver ;— and, Broughty Ferry; praying for the re- 
form of the Medical Profession, by establishing it 
upon a sound and efficient legal constitution, pro- 
viding for uniformity of education and examination 
of all who enter it, and conferring equal rights and 
privileges upon all its members,—were presented, 








and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Histon ;— Waterbeach ; —- and, 
Cottenham ; praying for an increase of duty on the 
importation of Foreign Fresh Fruit,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Lisdowney ;—Ballyuskle ;-— Bally- 
raggett ;— Tyrone ;— Carlow (County) ;— Kinsale ; 
—Ardristin ;— Rathel ;—Cloydah ; — Tullowcreen ; 
— Tullow ;—Myshall;— Temple Peter ;--Aghold;— 
Clonmore ; -— Inch and Kilmealy;-- and, Ennis ; 
praying that the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented on the 4th and 5th days of this 
instant May ; and had directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lichfield, praying 
that the Grammar Schools Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Linlithgow ;—Pres- 
bytery of Weem (Moderator) ;--and, Ancoats, Man- 
chester; praying for an alteration of the Jaw rela- 
tive to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the counties of Bed- 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bedford, Woburn, and Leighton 
Bussard Road Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 maintaining and repair- 
ing the Road from Causeway Head near Stirling, 
through the county of Clackmannan, by the foot of 
the Ochill Hills, towards Queensferry, and certain 
Roads branching out of the same, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Adam do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend several 
Acts for making, maintaining, and keeping in re- 
pair, certain Roads in the counties of Clackmannan 











Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Charles Adam do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Two Petitions from the Dean and Faculty of Ad- Edinburgh 
vocates, praying that the Edinburgh Poor and Local Tet Loca 
Taxes Bill may not pass into a law, as it now ” 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of 
the city of Edinburgh, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read. 

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 Justices of the Peace, Clergymen, Cruelty to 
Landholders, and Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Animals Act. 
Stirling, and its vicinity, praying that the Cruelty to 
Animals Act may be extended to Scotland, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Camberwell ;—and, Saint Martin- Lord’s Day. 
in-the- Fields, London; praying the House to adopt 
measures for the better observance of the Lord’s Day, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Buchanan, late an Officer of Robert 
Excise, complaining of having been dismissed from Buchanan. 
his situation, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Poor Law 
Cosford Union, praying that the Poor Law Commis- — 
sion Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Cosford Poor Law 
Union, praying that the provision in the Poor Law — 
Amendment Bill for establishing District Schools * 
may not pass into a law; or that so large an expen- 
diture may not be made out of the poor rates with- 
out the consent of the Boards of Guardians, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Middlesex ;— London (Inhabitants) ; Copyright Bill 


— Westminster (two Petitions) ;—Finshbury ;—Lon- 
don (Printers) ;— Blackfriars-road ; —- Lambeth ; — 
London(Compositors and Printers) ;—and, Printers ; 
praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Ca- Ecclesiastical 
thedral Church of Winchester, praying that the Ec- Duties and 
clesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Anna Sweet, and others, praying the Anatomy: 
House to appoint a Committee to investigate the 
operation of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Charles Adam presented,—Return to an Order, Mails Con- 
dated the 7th day of February last, for a Copy veyauce: 
of any Contract, Proposal, or Agreement entered 
into by the Board of Admiralty, or any other de- 
partment of Her Majesty’s Government, eer - 

the 





Revenues Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


British 
Fisheries. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


China. 


Rating of 
Tenements, 


Foreign Sugar. 


Protestant 


Dissenters, 


Emigration. 


3 VicTORIZ. 


the conveyance of the Mails to the West Indies and 
America; stating whether the same has been agreed 
to by private Contract or public Tender; and, 
stating, also, the terms or offers made by merchants 
of Bristol or other parties for the said Contract :— 
Also, Copy of any Charter granted to any Joint 
Stock Company formed for carrying Mails to the 
Colonies. 


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


Lord Viscount Sandon, from the Committee on 
the Liverpool Docks Bill, informed the House, that 
the Committee were of opinion that it would be ex- 
pedient that the Committee should have the assist- 
ance of the President of the Board of Trade as a 
Member of the Committee. 

Resolved, That, it appearing to be expedient that 
the Committee on the Liverpool Docks Bill should 
have the assistance of the President of the Board of 
Trade, Mr. Labouchere be added to the said Commit- 
tee, and that he be permitted to sign the Declaration 











required in such cases by the Orders of the House, 
notwithstanding he did not deliver in such Declara- 
tion previous to the election of the Chairman, and 
to sit and vote thereon in like manner as the other 
Members of the said Committee. 


Petitions from Banff and Whitehills;—and, Cul- 
len; taking notice of a Convention entered into with 
the King of the French, allowing foreign vessels to 





fish within three miles of our coasts; and praying 
that such vessels may be restricted to a distance of 
thirty miles,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettlebridge, pray- 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote b 
Ballot, Annual Parliaments, the abolition of the 
Property Qualification, the equalization of Electoral 
Districts, and Payment of Members out of the 
Public Revenue, was presented, and read, and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bicester ;— Guisborough ;—Wez- 
ford;--and, Ferns; praying the House to adopt 
measures for the suppression of the growth and 
preparation of Opium in British India, for transmis- 
mission to China, and the traffic in the same by 
British subjects,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Hollingbourn Union, 
praying that the 19th and 20th sections of the Act 
59, Geo. 3, c. 12, to amend the Laws for the Relief of 
the Poor, may be extended and made applicable to 
all rents under six pounds per annum, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of 
Edinburgh, praying for a reduction of the duty on 
Foreign Sugar, was presented, and read; and or- 





dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Leeds Religious 
Freedom Association, and other Inhabitants of that 
borough, alleging certain grievances the Protestant 
Dissenters have for a long time suffered, and pray- 


for redress, was presented, read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilmuir, Island-of- 
Skye; stating that many thousands of the inhabitants 
of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland are in 
a state of destitution; and praying for the im- 
mediate adoption of an extensive and systematic 
plan of Emigration, and that the same be carried on 











under the direction of the Government, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 95. 





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Petitions from Dudley ;—and, Liverpool ; praying Chimney 
the House to prohibit the employment of children S**°P** 


in sweeping chimnies,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made French Claims. 


upon Wednesday last, That there be laid before this 
ous, an Account of the Appropriation of the 
French Fund for liquidating the Claims of British 
subjects on France, stating the Items, the Dates, 
the Names, the Residences, the Purposes of the 
Appropriation, with the Sums, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, French Claims. 


an Account of the Balance of the French Fund 
for liquidating the Claims of British subjects on 
France, that has been directed to be appropriated, 
stating the Items, the Dates, the Names, the Resi- 


dences, the Purpose of the Appropriation, with the 
Sums. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Manchester 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased . 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Total Amount of the Police Force 
established in the Borough of Manchester, under 
the provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. cap. 87; 
distinguishing the several Ranks and Numbers there- 
of, and the Pay and Allowances of each Rank :—Of 
the Total Expense of the Force to the 17th day of 
April 1840, distinguishing the ordinary from the ex- 
traordinary Expenses and specifying the material 
Items under each head, and the precise Date at 
which the Police Force came into operation :-—-A 
separate Account of the Charge for Clothing, and 
whether such Clothing has been furnished by pub- 


y | lic or private Tender, and by Contract :--The Amount 


paid in discharge of these several Expenses up to 
the 17th day of April 1840, and the Amount in any 
Bank or Banks, or elsewhere, remaining to the cre- 
dit of the Receiver of the Police for the Borough of 
Manchester, on the 17th day of April 1840:—The 
Amount of Arrears, if any, of Police Rates due to the 
Receiver on the 17th day of April 1840 :—An Esti- 
mate of the Police Force intended to be kept up, for 
the twelve calendar months ending the 17th day of 
April 1841, distinguishing the several Ranks and 
the Numbers thereof respectively :—An Estimate of 
the Expenses to be incurred in the maintenance of 
the Force, distinguishing the ordinary from the ex- 
traordinary Expenses, and specifying the material 
Items, under each head, for the same Period :—An 
Account of the Amount of Property rateable under 
the provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. cap. 87, in 
the Town of Manchester and the Townships of Ard- 
wich, Cheetham, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Hulme, and 
Beswich, respectively :—An Account of the Monies 
received under the provisions of the said Act; stat- 
ing whether any or what Sums have been allowed 
for the Cost of Collection, or Defalcations in Pay- 
ment by Ratepayers from inability or other causes, 
and the Rate inthe Pound of the Assessment made 
up to the 17th day of April 1840 :—An Estimate of 
the net Amount of Money to be levied on the 
Amount of Property now rateable in the Borough 
of Manchester, tor the purposes of the said Act, be- 
tween the 17th day of April 1840 and the 17th day 
of April 1841, by Rates at 6d. and at 8d. m the 
Pound :-—And, an Account of the Amount of Pro- 
perty rateable to the Relief of the Poor in the Bo- 
rough of Manchester, and an Estimate of the net 
Amount which would be produced by a Rate of 6d. 
and of 8d. in the Pound, respectively, thereon, be- 
between the 17th day of April 1840 and the 17th 
day of April 1841. 

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

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Message from 
the Lords, 


Lord Seaton’s 
Aunuity Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway Devia- 
tion Bill. 


Thriplow 
Inclosure Bill. 


Supply ; 


Superannua- 
tions, 


Toulonese 
Emigrants, &amp;c. 


Vaccine 
Establishment. 


Refuge for the 
Destitute. 


Criminal 
Lunatics, 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


Secret Services. 


Stationery, &amp;c. 


Law Charges. 


320 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment, viz. 


A Bill intituled, An Act to settle an Annuity on | 


Lord Seaton, and the two next surviving Heirs male 
of the Body of the said Lord Seaton, to whom the 
Title of Lord Seaton shall descend, in considera- 
tion of his important Services : 


A Billintituled, An Act to alter and divert a Por- | 


tion of the Line of the South Eastern Railway, in 
the County of Kent :—And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing’ Lands in the Parish of Thriplow, 
in the County of Cambridge, 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 the 
Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty | 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on 
account of the Charge of Allowances and Compen- 
sations to Persons formerly employed in the Public 
Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
enable Her to grant Relief, to the 31st day of March 
1841, to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch 
Naval Officers, Saint Domingo Sufferers, American 
Loyalists, and others, who have heretofore received 
Allowances from Her Majesty, and who, for Services 
— or losses sustained in the British Service, 
vave special claims on Her Majesty’s justice and 
liberality. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- 
sand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to 


Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the National | 


Vaccine Establishment in the year 1840. 


4. Resolved, Vhat a sum, not exceeding Three 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards the Support of the Institution called the 
Refuge for the Destitute, for the year 1840. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand three hundred and ninety pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
confining and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in the 
Buildings attached to Bethlem Hospital, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand one hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 18:11, 
the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in England, Poor French Refugee Clergy, 
Poor French Refugee Laity, and sundry small Cha- 
ritable and other Allowances to the Poor of Saint 
Martins-in-the-Fields, and others. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
nine thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty todefray the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Foreign and other Secret Services, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
dred and twenty-two thousand five hundred and 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of providing Stationery, Printing 
and Binding for the several Departments of Govern- 
ment in Enyland, Scotland and Ireland, and the 
Colonies, and for providing Stationery, Binding, 
Printing and Paper for Printing for the two Houses 
of Parliament, including the Expense of the Sta- 
tionery Office, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Expense of Law Charges, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


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| 10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- Convicts. 
| three thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Con- 
| vict Hulk Establishment at Home and at Bermuda, 
| to the 31stday of March 1841. 
11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and thirty-five thousand pounds, be granted 
| to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of maintaining 
Convicts at Mew South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Captured 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Negroes. 
to defray Expenses for the Support of Captured 
| Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the Acts for 
the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. : 
13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One School of 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Design. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the School of 
Design at Somerset House,tothe 31stdayof March — . | 
1841. 
14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Revising 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Barristers. 
_to pay, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Allow- 
ances and Expenses of the Barristers employed in 
Revising Lists of Voters, under the Act to amend 
the Representation of the People in England and 
Wales. 
15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Sherifts’ 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Expenses. 
Her Majesty, to defray to the 31st day of March 
1841, the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 
paid from Civil Contigencies ; also, to make good the 
| deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the Queen’s 
| Remembrancer in the Exchequer, and to pay the 
Salaries and ancient Allowances of certain Officers 
of the Court of Exchequer. 
Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not County Rates, 
exceeding Ninety-eight thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 1840, certain 
Charges heretofore paid out of the County Rates ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the Yeas, 4 = Tifa bang om, } 84, 


Tellers for the N oes,f oo Wakley , } 15. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- 
eight thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
todefray,inthe year 1840,certain Charges heretofore 
paid out of the County Rates. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen Polish 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for Refugees. 
the payment of the Subsistence of the Polish Refu- 
gees, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One British Museum 
thousand eight hundred pounds, be granted to Her (Savrian Re- 
Majesty, to enable the Trustees of the British we 
Museum to purchase Mr. Hawhin’s Collection of 
Saurian Remains. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Messrs. Fuur- 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to dtiuier. 
enable Her to make a Grant to Messrs. Fourdrinier, 
in consideration of the great benefits conferred on 
\the public by the introduction of their Machinery 
for the- Improvement of the Manufacture of Paper. 
| 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- H. 1, Saw- 
| seven thousand six hundred and sixty-seven pounds, Payo’s Claims. 
|be granted to Her Majesty, towards discharging 
the Balance remaining due to the late H. 7. Sam- 
| payo, Conde de Povoa, on the final settlement of his 
, Accounts for Supplies of Money and Provisions to 
| the British Forces inthe Peninsula, during the War 
from 1808 to 1814. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty Steam Com- 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- —." 
wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- “"“™? 
cation to India, by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 























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And the House, having continued to sit till after | 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 9° die Maii, 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, ‘hat the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Police Courts yeading of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; 


ae. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 


(Scotland) Pill. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Inland Ware- 


ne we The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill, 2 si 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
explain and amend an Act made and passed in the 
second and third years of the reign of Her present 
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act for the 
better ordering of Prisons,” 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 Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Prisons Bill. 


Parliamentary = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Goxls ad) Bill mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland)Bill ; 
"Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Adniralt The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
” sag 5 i t 
Court Bill. — the Report on the Admiralty Court Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
pee [Judge’s the R eport on the Admiralty Court (Judge's Salary, 
alary, &amp;e. | 5 - 5 / 

Bill. &amp;e.), Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Glass Duties The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill, reading of the Glass Duties 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 13th of the Resolutions 
which, upon Tuesday last, were reported from the 
Committee of Supply, and which Resolution was 
then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


Supply. 


Flour Importae The Order of the day being read, for the third 


Seen) reading of the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 
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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lande Bil. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesda 

the 20th day of this instant May, resolve itself 

into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Borough Watch 
eading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; Rates Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill ; Cess (Ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday . 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Imprisunment 

mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) ‘r Debt 

Bill; (Treland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum of Money Exchequer Bills 
by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One _ 
thousand eight hundred and Forty, 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 Eleven 
millions by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Import Duties. 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the several Duties levied on Imports 
into the United Kingdom ; and how far those Duties 
are for protection to similar articles the produce or 
manufacture of thiscountry, or of the British Pos- 
sessions Abroad, or whether the Duties are for the 
purposes of Revenue alone, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Flume, Mr. 
Tufnell, Mv. William John Blake, Mr. Ewart, Mr, 
Thornely, Mr. William Williams, Mr. Villiers, Sir 
George Clerk, Mr. William Duncombe, Mr. Ormsby 
Gore, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. Labouchere, Sir 
Charles Douglas, Mr. Aaron Chapman and Sir Henry 
Parnell; with Power to send tor persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Qucrum. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Kirkeud- Kirkeudbright 
bright Roads Bill have leave to sit this day, notwith- Roads Bill. 
standing the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That Mr. Crawford be discharged from China Trade, 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on 
China Trade. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brownrigg be added to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid’ before this House, Court of 
Returns showing the Total Amount of Fees received Chancery. 
by the Clerk of the Affidavits in the High Court of 
Chancery, in each year, from August 1833 to 
August 1839 ; specifying the manner in which they 
have been appropriated, viz. the Amount paid to the 


Chief Clerk and to the Assistant Clerks, and the 








Balance paid over to the Fee Fund :—Of the Total 
Number of Affidavits, and the Number of Folios 
from which the said Fees are derived, for each of 





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Pilots Bill. 
No. 281. 


Copper. 
No. 282. 


Tin. 
No. 282. 


Coals, Cinders, 
and Culm, 


No. 283. 
T.ead and 
Lead Ore. 

No. 284. 


Glasgow 
University. 


No. 285. 


Turnpike 
Trusts, 


Constabulary 
(Ireland.) 


County 
Surveyors 
(Ireland.) 


Breewood 
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the above years :—Of the Amount paid to the As- 
sistant Clerk for Office Copy Money, in each of the 
said years :—And, of the Hours of Attendance given 
at the Affidavit Office during the year. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to repeal so 
much of an Act of the sixth year of King George 
the Fourth, respecting Pilots and Pilotage, as 
exempts from penalty the Master or Mate of any 
ship, being the Owner of such ship, and residing at 
Dover, Deal or the Isle-of-Thanet, for piloting such 
his own ship, in certain cases in the said Act men- 
tioned, and also so much thereof as relates to the 
mode in which Pilot-boats shall be painted: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Monday next; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Copper, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Tin, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Coals, 
Cinders and Culm, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lead and 
Lead Ore, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Glasgow 
University, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


Lune, 11° die Maii; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
R. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament, — 
Abstract of the General Annual Statement of the 


Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales, for the year 
1838: 


A Statement of the Amount of Constabulary |- 


Force employed in each County, County of a City 
and County of a Town in Jreland, on the 1st Ja- 
nuary 1840. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Number of County Surveyors, 
and of their Deputies or Clerks, in each County, 
County of a City, and County of a Town in Jre- 
land, in each of the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 
1838 and 1839, and of the Sums presented in each 
of those years to the different County Surveyors, 
their Deputies and Clerks, for Salaries and Emolu- 
ments, for Rent of Office, for Surveys, Maps, Instru- 
ments and Travelling Expenses, or paid by the Com- 
missioners of Public Works to each County Sur- 
veyor ; specifying each Sum presented by the 
County, or paid by the Commissioners of Public 
Works; with an Abstract, showing the Amount paid 
by each County in each year, and the whole Amount 
in all Ireland in each of the above years. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 19th day 
of March last, for a Return of the Name of the 

resent Head Master of Breewood Free Grammar 
School, in the County of Stafford; the Date of his 
Appointment ; the Amount of Annual Salary re- 
ceived by him from the time of his Appointment up 
to the ist day of January 1840; the Number of 
Scholars in the Upper School in each year, distin- 
guishing those who were Boarders in his house, and 
those who were Out-boarders, or on the Foundation: 
—And, of the Name of the present Under Master ; 
the Date of his Appointment ; the Amount of An- 





nual Salary received by him from the time of his Ap- 
pointment up to the 1st day of January 1840; and 
the Number of Boys in the Lower School in each 
year since his Appointment (so far as relates to the 
Under Master.) 


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


Mr. John Henry Lowther reported from the Com- York Improve. 
mittee on the York Improvement Bill; That they ™™* Bill. 
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. 


The Swingfield Minnis Inclosure Bill was read a Swingfeld 
second time; and committed to Mr. Law Hodges, Minnis Inclo- 
and the East Kent List. ; 


The Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Birmingham, 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- oe 
— to Mr. Benjamin Wood, and the Middlesex tion Railway 

iat Bill. 


Captain Alsager reported from the Committee on Thames Tunnel 
the Thames Tunnel Bill ; That the Resolution of the Bill. 
House of the 27th day of March last 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 Amend- 
ments thereunto ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Redenhall and other places ;——- Whin- Eastern Coun- 

bergh and other places ;— Narborough ;— Pulham ties Railway 
and Starton ;—Diss and Roydon;— Hadleigh ; — _ 
Guist and Wood Norton ;— Beccles (two Petitions); 
— Ovington and Carbrook ;— East Dereham ,—-East, 
West and South Raynham ;— Ipswich (two Peti- 
tions) ;—East and West Rudham;— Elsing ;—Lyng; 
— Sparham;-——Whissonsett and Storningtoft;—Rey- 
merstone ;—Bylaugh ;—Necton ;—North Walsham; 
— Framlingham ;— Hardingham ;— Mattishall ; — 
Honingham;—Attleborough;— Great Yarmouth(two 
Petitions) ;— Saint Mary Magdalene College, Ox- 
ford ; — Montrose ;— Macduff ;— Pentney ;— and, 
Norwich; praying that the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Norwich ;— Shareholders in the 
Eastern Counties Railway Company (six Petitions); 
— Essex ;— Great Yarmouth; — Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of land on the line of the Eastern Counties 
Railway between Colchester and Great Yarmouth ; 
— Colchester ;— Eastern Counties Railway Company ; 
—and, Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway 
Company ; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law,— were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Eastern Coun- 
proposed, That the Eastern Counties Railway Bill ties Railway 
be now read a second time ; Bill. 

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 to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the {on Charles Broke Vere, } 58 


Yeas, Mr. Kelly : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Cresswell, } 195 
Noes, Mr. Mark Philips : ~ 


So it passed in the Negative. 





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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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Ardrossan 
~ and Johnston Railway Bill be revived :—And that 
Railway Bill. they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday 


Ardrossan 
and Johnston 


next. 
Hartlepool Petitions from Ship-owners and Merchants of 
—— Rail- Newcastle-upon- Tyne;—and, South Shields; stating 
way Ile 


that the Petitioners have been informed that certain 
individuals calling themselves the Tees Navigation 
Company have petitioned the House to insert in 
the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill a Clause to 
enable them to charge tolls upon vessels entering 
the Port of Hartlepool, in support of lights erected 
at the mouth of the River Tees by the said Navigation 
Company, for the benefit of vessels entering that 
River; and praying that the said Clause may not be 
inserted in the Bill,— were presented, and read; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Schultze’s 


ee Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
Nat. Bill. 


on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Frederich Schultze; 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 Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the | 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint im that this | 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Northern 
and Eastern 
Railway Bill, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Committee 
on the Northern and Eastern Railway Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; so faras the same 
relate to the present application ; 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 ; 
and be printed. 


Exeter Roads 


~ Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 


mittee on the Exeter Roads Bill; That the Reso- 
lution of the House of the 6th day of February 
last 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. 


Exeter Water- 


works Bill Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 


mittee on the Exeter Waterworks 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. 


Exeter Market 
Bill. 


A Petition of Edward Trood and other Agri- 
culturists frequenting the markets of the city of 
Exeter, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Exeter Market Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


Bant Munici- Mr. Fox Maule reported from the Committee on 
Harbour Bart the Banff Municipal Police and Harbour Bill; That 


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323 


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 Inhabitants of Wicken, in the county Wicken 
of Cambridge, praying that the Wicken Inclosure Inclosure Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bagge reported from the Committee on the Trinity College 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for effecting ('Vordsworth’s) 
an Exchange between the Master, Fellows and °° _ 
Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided 
Trinity of the University of Cambridge, and Daniel 
Gurney, Esquire ; That they had examined the al- 
legations 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 Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bagge do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Thriplow 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Inclosure Bill. 
intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Thriplow, in the County of Cambridge; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 15.1. 19. Leave out from “ pounds” to “ in.” 

Pr. 33.1.36. Leave out “he” and insert “they.” 

Pr. 53.1. 6. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 104.1. 6. Leave out “ by” and insert “ of.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bagge 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 making certain Roads and Rocester and 
Branches connected with the new Bridge now erect- Derby Junction 
ing over the River Dove, near the Village of Rocester, Reed Bill. 
Turnpike, with proper Deviations, Works and Con- 
veniences, and new Pieces of Road connected there- 
with, and Approaches thereto, in the Counties of 
Derby and Stafford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Right honourable James Thomas Islip and 
Earl of Cardigan, and Owners and Proprietors of Stavion Road 
estates and Inhabitants of Stanion, praying that , 
the Islip and Stanion Road Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas May, of Ealing, in the Port Talbot 
county of Middlesex, praying that he may be heard, Harbour Bill. 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of “| Port Talbot Harbour Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 Free Fishermen and Dredgermen Faversham 
of Faversham, praying that they may be heard, Fishery Bi! 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
ae Faversham Fishery Bill, was presented, and 
read. 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to) 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour | 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 


Deal and A Petition of Trustees of the Dover and Sandwich | 
Walmer Waters Roads, in the county of Kent, praying that they | 
works Bill. y 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Deal and Walmer | 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Peti- 
tion. 

Bristol Building A Petition of the Reverend Henry Barry, of 
ae ga Brockley, in the county of Somerset, Clerk, praying 





that the Bristol Building and Improvement Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dartford Navi- 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee 
gation bill. 


on the Dartford Navigation Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same tobe true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Commerce and 


The House was moved, That the Copy of a Con- 
Navigation. 


vention of Commerce and Navigation between Her 
Majesty and the Emperor of Austria, signed at Vi- 
enna, July 3d, 1838, which was presented upon the 
11th day of February, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 
4. c.109, for the Encouragement of British Ship-| 
ping and Navigation, might be read ; and the same | 

eing read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of 
the said Convention and Act. 





| 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Copy of the Report made to the Committee ap-| 
pointed by the Lords of the Treasury in January 
18388 to inquire into the management, &amp;c., of the | 
Royal Gardens by Dr. Lindley, Professor of Bota- | 
ny, who, at the request of the Committee, made | 
an actual survey of the Botanical Garden at Kew, 
in conjunction with Messrs. Panton and Wilson, 
two practical gardeners, in the month of February 
1838. 
Mr. Robert Gordon acccrdingly presented the 
said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Botanical 
Gardens( Kew. 


Sutton Coldfield 
School. 


No. 286. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sutton Cold- 
field School, which was presented upon the 8th day 
of April last, be printed. 

Breewood 


a Ordered, That the Returns relative to Brewood 
on School, which were presented upon the sth day of 
No. 286. V1, = Y . : 
April last, and this day, be printed. 
Mails Con- Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mails Con- 
veyance, 


veyance, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
No. 287. 
printed. 





British Guiana. Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad-| 
No. 288. dress to Her Majesty,—Copy of, or Extracts from, 





A. 1840. 


portion of British Guiana situated between the Ri- 
vers Oronoco and Marocco on the west, and to the 
claim of the Brazilian Government to that portion 
lying between the Essequibo and the Rio Branco on 
the south and west:— Also, a Copy of, or Ex- 
tracts from, any Despatches received by Her Majes- 
ty’s Government relative to the Invasion in 1838 of 
that portion of British Guiana lying on the eastern 
side of the River Tacutu, by a detachment of Bra- 
zilian Militia under the command of Senhor Duarte, 
and the forcible deportation into slavery of a body 
of Indians residing under the protection of Great 
Britain, on the pretext of impressment for the Bra- 
zilian navy ; and the dispersion in 1839, by a Bra- 
zilian Force under Senhor Pedro Ayres, of the Pro- 
testant Mission under the auspices of the Church 
Missionary Society of Englund, established at Pi- 
rara, avillage of the Macusi Indians within the ter- 
ritory of British Guiana. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Mr. Message from 

Brougham: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An yous. 

: = é gton 
Act for regulating and preserving the Harbour of Harbour Bill, 
Workington, in the County of Cumberland, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, . 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An workington 
Act for paving, cleansing, watching, and otherwise Improvement 
improving the Town of Workington, in the “or =. 
of Cumberland, with an Amendment; to whic 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Forrest’s 
enable the Trustees of the Will of the late Roger For- Estate Bill. 
rest, the Elder, to make Grants in Fee and Leases 
for Yearsat Reserved Rents of certain Parts of his 
Trust Estates, situate in the Parish of Blackburn, in 
the County of Lancaster ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The, Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Duke Sforza 
for naturalizing his Excellency Don Lorenzo Duke Cesarini’s 
Sforza Cesarini ; to which the Lords desire the con- 8*“ - 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Liever’s 
for naturalizing Alexander Liebert; to which the Nat. Bill. 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Forrest’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and Forrest's. 
ordered to be read a second time. Estate Bill, 


Ordered, That the Reports of the Municipal Cor- Freemen of 
poration Commissioners be referred to the Select —— 
Committee on Freemen of Cities and Boroughs. wil 


Ordered, That Mr. Davenport have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for a month, on urgent business. Absence. 


Petitions from Jindochly ;—— Gardenstown ; — British 
Portnochie ;--and, Portsoy and Sandend ; taking Fishenes 
notice of a Convention entered into with the King of 
the French, allowing foreign vessels to fish within 
three miles of our coasts; and praying that such 


_ vessels may be restricted to a distance of thirty miles, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers, Farmers, Union Work- 


the Memorial of Mr. Schomburgh, who lately ex-| and other Inhabitants of Claypole, praying that houses Bill. 
plored the interior of British Guiana under the direc- | the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a 

tions of the Geographical Society of London, ad-|law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

dressed to the Governor of that Colony, and laid | upon the Table. 


before the Court of Policy at Demerara on the 1st 
‘day of July 1839, relative to the grounds of the 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of Zower Ecclesiastical 


Claim advanced by the State of Venezuela to that | Trosnant, praying forthe abolition of the Ecclesias- Ce" 


tical 


Mayr 
Colle; 


Elect 
Fran 


(Irel 


stat 


Fo 





Maynooth 
Coliege. 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Foreign Sugar. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 


Poor and Local vocates, 


Taxes Bill. 


Ludlow Writ. 


3 VicToriz. 13° Maii. 
tical Courts; and for the immediate liberation of | 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


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The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, 215 
Yeas, UL Mr. Edward John Stanley a sal 

Tellers for the f Sir George Clerk, 77 
Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : } _— 

So it passed in the Negative. 


| And the Question being again proposed, That Mr. 
| Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the 


a | Crown, to make out a new Writ for the electing of 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Anakissy, praying the |a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 


House to extend to Ire/and a full and equitable the Borough of Ludlow, the last Election of a Bur- 
measure of the Elective Franchise, together with | gess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Barton, praying 
the House to withdraw every kind of public support 
from the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





such a measure of Municipal Reform as shall place 
the Irish corporations on an equal footing with those 
of Great Britain, and to pursue such a general line of | 
policy towards the Jrish nation, as may strengthen | 
and secure its liberties, peace and prosperity, was | 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 


A ‘Petition of the Boroughreeve, Constables and | 
Burgesses of Salford, praying that the County Con- | 
stabulary Bill may not pass into a law, was 
sented, and read; 


pre | 
and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


} 
| 


| 
A Petition of the Master and Assistants of the | 


Incorporation of Traffickers or Merchant Company 
of Leith, praymg the House to authorize the use | 
of Foreign Sugar in this country, on payment of a 





having been determined to be void; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wakley, 1 193 
Yeas, \. Mr. Briscoe : P pees 
Tellers forthe f Sir Thomas Fremantle, ha 89 
Noes, LMr. Henry Baring: : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again 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 Ludlow, the last Election of a Burgess to 


serve in Parliament for the said Borough having 


been determined to be void:—And a Debate arising 


fair protecting duty in favour of the Colonies, was | thereupon ; 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alvah, praying that | 
no alteration may be made in the law relative to | 
Church Patronage in Scotland, was presented, and | 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Synod of | 
Angus and Mearns, praying for an alteration of | 
the law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Archibald Campbell, of Succoti, | 
in the county of Dumbarton, Baronet, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the West Stirling- 
shire Roads Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 





Two Petitions fiom the Dean and Faculty of Ad- 
praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- | 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- | 
tioners 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. | 

| 





A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, 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 Zudlow, the last Elec- 
tion of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough having been determined to be void :—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
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\ing put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


| put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
\ 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers forthe { Mr. Charles Buller, 


Yeas, L Mr. Handley : _— 
Tellers for thej Sir Thomas Fremanile, 56 
Noes, | Mr. Henry Baring: bbe 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being again 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 Ludlow, the last Election of a Burgess 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough having 
been determined to be void ; 

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 extent to which treating, bribery, and intimida- 
tion prevailed at the late and former Elections for 
the Borough of Ludlow, and that in the mean time 
the issuing of the Writ be suspended,” 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 to the old Lobby 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers forthe ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 

Tellers forthe § Mr. Horsman, 

Noes, t Mr. Hume: 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the main 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 Ludlow, the last Election of a Bur- 
gess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
having been determined to be void :—And a De- 
bate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question be- 


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The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


A. 1840. 


and paid by the Chamberlain of the City of London 
for rebuilding London Bridge, and for improving and 
making suitable Approaches thereto, from the 31st 








Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Hawes, } 76. | December 1838 to the 31st December 1839. 


Yeas, Mr. Briscoe : 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, h 45 


| An Account of the Surplus of the Fund created 


and continued by the Acts of the 10th Geo. 4, c. 136, 


Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: j and the 11th Geo. 4, c. 64, for making and im- 
So it passed in the Negative. | Proving the Approaches to London Bridge, &amp;c., for 


And the main Question being again 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 , 


the year ending 5th January 1840, and of the Ap- 
propriation 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 


Borough of Ludlow, the last Election of a Burgess | Chamberlain of the City of London between the 7th 


to serve in Parliament for the said Borough having | 


January 1839 and the 23d January 1840, being the 


hicies Wakaieeital tos teat come | Produce and Application of the several Duties and 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn :—It was re- 
solved in the Affirmative. 


And the House accordingly adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


Martis, 12° die Mau; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
Newspapers. Me Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 


and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Number of Stamps issued to 
each Newspaper in England and Wales, during each 
of the Three years ending the 5th day of January 
1840; specifying also the Amount of Advertisement 
Duty paid by each Paper in each of the above Three 
years :— And, similar Returns for Scotland and Ire- 
land. 

An Account of all Monies paid by the Govern- 
ment, from the year 1830 to the present time, to 
Dr. Bowring, for Services performed by him, speci- 
fying how much has been paid each year, and stating 
the collective Amount thereof; distinguishing also 
for what Services, and out of what Funds the several 
Payments were made. 

Barilla, An Account of all Barilla only on which Duty 
has been paid for Home Consumption, for the years 
ended the 5th day of April 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 
1838, 1839 and 1840; distinguishing the Quantities 
at the Ports of London, Bristol, Gloucester, Belfast 
and Newry, for the same years; of all Drawbacks or 
other Allowances made or rebated in Jreland upon 
Barilla; and, of the Net Amount paid into the Ex- 
chequer for the above years upon Barilla. 


Dr. Bowring. 


Stamps. A Return of Stamps issued by the Stamp Office | 


in each year of 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839 ; 
viz. The Number of Stamps issued at 1s., 1s. 6d., 
2s.,28.6d.,3s.6d.,4s.6d.,55.,68.,88.6d.,12s.6d., 
15s., 25s. and 30s. ; specifying also, the Sum paid 
each year by Bankers for compounding for Bill 
Stamps :—And then he withdrew. 

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





Mr. Du Bois, from the Metropolitan Commis- 
sioners in Lunacy, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account of Monies received 
for Licenses by the Clerk of the Metropolitan Com- 
missioners in Lunacy, and of all Monies received 
aud paid out of the Consolidated Fund to the said 
Clerk, from the 1st August 1838 to the 1st August 
1839; specifying the several Heads of Expenditure: 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Lunatics. 


Lenten Mr. Scott, from the Office of the Chamberlain 
Corporation. of the City of London, was called in; and at the 
London Bridge, bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 

Acts of Parliament,—An Account of Monies received 


Payments 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 Provision for defraying the Ex- 
penses of making the Approaches to London Bridge, 
and the removal of Fleet Market,” in respect of 
the year ending the 5th January 1840. 

A Statement of the Receipt and Application of Bridge House 
the surplus Rents and Profits of the Bridge House Estates. 
Estates (after deducting the existing Charges and 
Expenses of Management of the said Estates), from 
the 14th August 1838 to the 14th August 1839. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Paving, 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for paving, Lighting, and 
cleansing and lighting the said City and Liberties, ©!®™"*"¢- 
for one year, ending the 29th day of September 
1839. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Thames. 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for improving Navigation 
the Navigation of the River Thames westward of 
London Bridge, &amp;e., within the Liberties of the said 
City, and for further improving the said Navigation, 
for the year ending the 29th of September 1839. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Sewers. 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for making, 
maintaining, enlarging, repairing and cleansing the 
Vaults, Drains and Sewers within the said City and 
Liberties, for one year, ending on the 29th of Sep- 
tember 1839. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Blackfriars 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for lighting, Bridge. 
watching, cleansing and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, 
for the year ending the 14th August 1839. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in pursuance of 
the Act 4 Will. 4, c. 118, for raising a Sum of Money 
for the Repair of Blackfriars Bridge, from the 14th 
of August 1838 to the 14th of August 1839. 

' An Account of Monies received and paid by the MooringChaias, 

| Chamberlain of the City of London for defraying &amp;c. (River 
the Costs and Charges of maintaining, repairing, &amp;c., ™™**) 
the Mooring Chains in the River Thames, and of pay- 

/ing the Salaries of the several Harbour Masters, 

|and other Expenses of the Harbour Service, on ac- 

| count of the year ending the 25th of July 1839. 

| An Account of Monies received and paid by the Coal Market. 

| Chamberlain of London, 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;ec., for one year, ending on the 31st of December 

1839 : 

An Account of Monies received by the Chamber- Royal 
lain of Zondon, in pursuance of the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vie, Exchange: 
ce. 110, “ for improving the site of the Royal Ex- 
change, in the City of London, and the Avenues ad- 
joining thereto,” from the 6th day of July to the 31st 
day of December 1839 :—And then he withdrew. 

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








An ingrossed Bill to revive the Powers given to Thames Tunnel 
the Thames Tunnel Company, for the purchase of Bill. 
certain Houses, Lands and Premises in the Parish 
of Saint John-of-Wapping, was read the third time. 

Resolved, 








Mill Bay 
(Devon, 
Bill. 


fxeter 
Dues B 


York 
ment . 


New 
upon 
Wat 
Bill. 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Captain Alsager do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Mill Bay (Devon) Pier Bill was read 4 second 
time ; and committed to Mr. Collier, and the South 
Devon List. 


Petitions from Inhabitants and Parishioners of 
Topsham ;—and William Heap Hutchinson and 
Joseph Robinson Tim; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Exeter Port Dues Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Mayor, Aldermen 
and Citizens of the City of York to widen, alter and 
improve certain Streets or Thoroughfares called 
Spurrier-gate and Coney-street, in the said City, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for {better supplying with 
Water the Town and County of the Town of Vew- 
castle-upon-Tyne and the Borough of Gateshead, 
and the Places adjacent thereto, in the Counties of 
Northumberland and Durham, 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. 


Colonel Conolly reported from the Committee on 
the Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads Bill; and to whom 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
no person appeared in support of the said Petition ; 
that the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of 
February last had been complied with; and 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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327 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Workington 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Harbour Bill. 
tituled, An Act for regulating and preserving the 
Harbour of Workington, in the County of Cumber 
land, and for other purposes relating thereto ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 17. 1. penult. After “ Trustees ” insert “ ex 
“ cept in cases where by this Act it may be other- 
“ wise directed.” 

Pr. 130.1. 22. Leave out “ so much of.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that 
this House hath agreed to the Amendments made 
by their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Portsmouth 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for amending and en- Floating Bridge 
larging the Powers of an Act for establishing a _ 
Floating Bridge over the Harbour of Portsmouth, 
in the County of Southampton ; 

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 proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendments and Motion were severally, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Tuesday next. 


A Petition of Trustees for improving and main- Newcastle- 

taining divers Roads in the county of Stafford, der-Lyme, 
leading from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, peg oo 
from Cliff Bank to Snape Marsh, from Lower Lane Bill. 
to Hem-heath, and from Shelton to Newcastle-under- 
Lyme, praying that provision may be made in the 
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads 
Bill, for making the Shelton Branch Road according 
to a deviated line, instead of the line described in 
the plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Gravesend Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on 
Improvement the Gravesend Improvement Bill; That they had 
ll, 





examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bull, 
and made Amendments thereunto ; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Grimsditch reported from the Committee on 
the Tunstall 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 
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 Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for paving, cleansing, watching and 
otherwise improving the Town of Workington, in 
the County of Cumberland; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 18.1. penult. After “ Trustees” insert “ ex- 
“ cept in cases where by this Act it may be other- 
“ wise directed.” 


The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Voi. 95, 








The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Edinburgh 
Bill was read a second time; and committed to Mr. — 
Attorney General, and the South Scotland List. (No."2&gt;)-pin, 

_ Leibert’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Leibert’s 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


The Duke Sforza Cesarini’s Naturalization Bill Duke Sforza 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Cesatini’s 
second time. nee 


Lord Viscount Sandon, from the Committee on Liverpool 
the Liverpool Docks Bill, nformed the House, that Docks Bill. 
one of the selected Members had been compelled 
to absent himself from the Committee on account of 
the death of a near relation. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed with two selected Members. 


A Petition of Robert Forsyth, Esquire, and others, Edinburgh 
Members of the Faculty of Advocates, praying that Poor «nd Local 
the Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes Bin may not nea 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Directors and Shareholders of a Westminster 
Company for the construction of a Railway from Bridge and | 
Westminster Bridge to join the Croydon Railway at Cr°94 Rail- 
New Cross, stating that the Petitioners have been 

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328 12° Mazz. 


at considerable expense in preparing the construc- 
tion of a Railroad from Greenwich, and by branch 
from the Croydon Railway at New Cross, to the 
western part of the Metropolis; and praying that 
their Petition may be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of Com- 
munication by Railways, and that their plan in 
common with others may be referred to a competent 
engineer or engineers for consideration, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railway Communication. 


Church of Petitions from Deritend; — Weston-under-Red- 
England. Castle ;— Wem ;—and, Rhuabon; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Willenhall ;— Wolverhampton ;— 
and, Bradford (York); praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money for the 
purposes of Church extension,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Con- 


Petitions from Winchester ;— Sandwich ;—and, 
stabulary Bill. 


Beverley; praying that the County Constabulary 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


China, Petitions from Youghal; and, Bradford (York); 
praying for the suppression of the growth and pre- 
paration of Opium in British India, for transmission 
to China, and the traffic in the same by British sub- 
jects,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Registration Petitions from Carrickbeg ;—and, Youghal ; pray- 
of Voters 


Mec rm ing that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill 
seta aie may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Marriages Act. A Petition of Roman Catholics of Liverpool, 
praying for the amendment of the Marriages Act, 
6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


StageCarriages, Petitions from Saint Ives (Huntingdon) ;-—and, 
7 Coventry ; praying for a reduction of the Duty on 
Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on Servants 
employed in the management thereof,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Coffee, A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Inhabit- 
ants of Liverpool, praying for a reduction of the 
Duty on foreign Coffee, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Import Duties. 


’ 


Canada(Clergy Petitions from Knaresborough ;— Thornton ; — 
Reserves) Bill. South Stainley;—and, Pateley Bridge; praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to refuse Her 
assent to the Act recently passed by the Legis- 
lature of Upper Canada, intituled, “* An Act to 
provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and 
for the Distribution of the Proceeds thereof,”’—were 


ging and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Printed Papers: A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Settle, 
praying the House, whilst taking such measures as 
they may think right for the securing of Privileges 
deemed by the House essential to its Independence 
and usefulness, not to sanction any Act which may 
interfere with the free pursuit and administration of 


justice, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Elective Frau- 
chise, &amp;c., 


(Ireland). 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lismore, praying the 
House to extend to Ireland a full and equitable 
measure of the Elective Franchise, together with such 
a measure of Municipal Reform as shall place the 








A. 1840. 


Trish corporations on an equal footing with those of 
Great Britain, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Independent Church and Con- Church Rates, 
gregation assembling at Shepton Mallet, praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ludworth ;— Stockport (six Peti- Corn Laws. 
tions) ;— Wilmslow (two Petitions) ;— Lichfield ;— 
Banbridge ; — Edgley;— and, Yarmouth (Isle of 
Wight ;) praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Armagh City 

to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out Wt 

a new Writ for the electing of a Citizen to serve in 

this present Parliament for the City of Armagh, in 

the room of William Curry, Esquire, who, since 

his election for the said City, hath accepted the 

Office of one of the Masters in Ordinary of the 

High Court of Chancery in Ireland. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Sulphur 
Majesty’s command,— Papers relative to the Sulphur Menopely. 
Monopoly in Sictly—1837 to 1840. 


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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had (Twenty-eighth 
examined the Petitions presented from the 6th to PP) 
the 8th days of this instant May, 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. 


Ordered, That the Abstracts relative to Turnpike Turnpike 
Trusts, which were presented yesterday, be printed. ae on 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Con- Constabulary 


stabulary (Zreland), which was presented yesterday, (Ieland.) 
be printed. No. 290. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative County 
to County Surveyors (Ireland), which were presented (lrclend) 
terday, be printed. og 
yesterday, be printe No, 291. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Botanical ee . 
Gardens (Kew), which was presented yesterday, be og 
printed. — 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 
Mr. Senior: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Honiton and 
Act for more effectually repairing the Road from Iminster Road 
the Honiton Turnpike-road, near Yard Farm, in the —_ 
Parish of Upottery, in the County of Devon, towards 
Ilminster, to the Eastern Boundary of the Parish of 
Buckland Saint Mary, in the County of Somerset, 
and for making, maintaining and repairing several 
other Roads communicating therewith, in the Coun- 
ties of Devon and Somerset, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Frivolous Suits 

to alter an Act of the forty-third year of the reign Bil. 
of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, “ An Act to avoid 
trifling and frivolous Suits in Law in Her Majesty’s 
Courts in Westminster,” and to repeal so much of 
an Act of the twenty-second and twenty-third year 
of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, 
“ An Act for laying Impositions on Proceedings at 
Law,” as relates to Costs in Personal Actions, and 
to make further Provisions in lieu thereof; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


The 





Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


Ludlow Writ. 


Duffryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill, 


Edinburgh A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
Tees Bi Edinburgh Association for promoting Voluntary 


3 VicToRIz. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to further amend the Church Building Acts; 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 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 Ludlow, the last 
Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough having been determined to be 
void ; 

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 extent to which treating, bribery and intimi- 
“« dation prevailed at the late and former Elections 
“ for Ludlow, and that pending that inquiry the 
“ Writ for that Borough be not issued,” 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 216 


Yeas, Ll Mr. Henry Baring : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ , 25 
Noes, { Mr. John Parker : } ’ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the main 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 Ludlow, the last Election of a 
Burgess to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
having been determined to be void :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Warburton, 

Yeas, Mr. Wakley : } — 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 188 

Noes, t Mr. Henry Baring : } ‘ 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the main Question being again 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 Ludlow, the last Election of a Bur- 
~~ to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 

aving been determined to be void ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House do now adjourn :—-It 
was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the House accordingly adjourned till To- 
morrow. 





Mercurii, 13° die Maii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDER ED, That the Committee on the 

Duffryn Liynvi Railway Bill be revived :— And 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Fri- 
day next. 


Church Principles, praying that the Edinburgh Poor 
and Local Taxes Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


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329 


Huil Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Driffield Na- 
vigation, and of Ship-owners, Merchants, Farmers 
and Proprietors of estates at Great Driffield, in 
the East Riding of the county of York, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
was also presented, and read. 

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. 


certain parts of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


Church of Saint Peter, Exeter; praying that the 
Exeter Market Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


read a second time; and committed to Mr. Philip 
Miles, and the West Somerset List. 


Ham;—Rochford;— Bedminster ;— York ;— Holton; 
— Brislington; — Monks Eleigh ; — Hadleigh ; — 
Llanthewy Rhytherch ; — Elmley Castle, &amp;c. ; — 
Wrington ; — Tarleton ; — Marcham ;— Lambeth ;— 
Seale ;— Kennington; —Rowley Regis ; —Llanelly ; 
— Bransgore ;— Kilybebyll ;—and, Cardiff; stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown 
the resources of the National Church; and pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for increasing its 
efficiency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Feltwell ;— Cononley-in-Craven ; 
— Westbury (two Petitions) ;— Bridgnorth ;— Delph; 
— Norwich (two Petitions) ;-- Wymondham ;-- Holt; 
— Burnley ; — Cowling ; — Sutton-in-Craven ; — 
Gleesburn ;—Aldermanbury ; -- Thetford ; ——- High- 
bury ;—Aylsham ;-— Westbury Leigh ;--Llanelly ;— 
Chipping Norton ;--Howdon Pans ;—— Tynemouth ; 
— North Shields ; — Paisley ; —Llanwenarth ; -- 
Abergavenny ;-—Brierley Hill;-—Kingswinford ;— 
Llanvetherine ;—Llanhiddee ;— Llanthewy ;--Chat- 
teris (three Petitions) ;---Royston ;— Newmarket ;—— 
Barnard Castle; -- and, Runcorn; praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money for the purposes of Church extension,—-were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Keighley ;-- Whitechapel ;--Morton; 
— West Hallamand Mapperley ;—Lingards;—Bur- 
ton ;—Almondbury and Huddersfield ;-- Lambeth (two 
Petitions) ;—Mapplewell and Staincross;—Stangate; 
—-Ardsley ;— Rawden ;—Shelf (two Petitions) ;-- 
Ward of Tower, London; — Shaw-carwood ;---Stan- 
ningley (two Petitions) ; — Union-street, Bishops- 
gate ;— Holywell-street and Newcastle-street, Saint 
Mary-le-Strand ; — Marsh (four Petitions) ;—Saint 
Matthew, Bethnal Green ;— Newsome ;— Longwood ; 
—Fan-street, Saint Luke’s ;—Belgrave-place, Pim- 











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A Petition of Ship-masters and others of Kings- Kingston-upon- 
ton-upon-Hull, praying that the Kingston-upon- Hull Docks 


A Petition of Rowland Burdon, of Castle Eden, Yartlepoot 
in the county of Durham, Esquire, praying that he Dock and Rail- 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against "*Y 


Bill. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Saint Sidwell, Exe- Exeter Market 
ter;—and, Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Bill. 


The Bristol Building and Improvement Bill was Bristol Building 
and Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Petitions from South Shields ;— Barking ;— West Church of 
England, 


Corn Laws, 





Merchant Sea- 
men. 


Church Rates, 


County Con- 
stabuiary Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary. 


Poor Law Act. 


Pilots. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 


China, 


Designs Copy- 


tight Bill. 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill, 


330 


lico;—Old-street, London ;— Darton ;— Etchells ;— 
Kirriemuir (three Petitions) ;—-Denhead ae s— 
Great Torrington (two Petitions) ;— Windy-Cross ; 
—Bervie ; — Highgate ; — Milton-of-Monifieth ;— 
Winkleigh ; —Dolton ; —Paisley (ten Petitions) ;— 
Perth;— Tamworth ;— Fazeley ;— Panmure ;— Kirk- 
aldy (four Petitions);—and, Abbotshall (Foreman 
of the Spinning Establishment of James Autoun, 
Esquire); praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Epping Agricul- 
tural Society ;—the Reverend Joseph Haythorpe and 
others ;— Little Baddow ;—Runwell ;—and, Black- 
ford; praying that the Corn Laws may not be re- 
pealed,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Master Mariners and Seamen of 
South Shields ;--and, North Shields; praying for 
an alteration of the law relative to the Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund. 


Petitions from Dalkeith ; — Wolverhampton ;— 
Paisley ;— and, Howdon Pans; praymg for the 
abolition of Church Rates, and the release of John 
Thorogood from Chelmsford gaol,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wigan ;— Derby ;—Banbury ;-—- 
Southwold ; — Kendal; — Hastings ;— Chichester 
(Mayor) ;-—Stockton ; —Abingdon ;—and, Bucking- 
ham; praying that the County Constabulary Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Clutton Union, suggesting several alterations in the 
law relative to the County Constabulary ; and pray- 
ing the House to adopt the same, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fonthill Gifford ;—and, Kendall 
Union ; praying for the repeal or amendment of the 
Poor Law Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Anthony Parker (two Petitions) ; 
—William Cargill (two Petitions); — and, John 
Beckinton (two Petitions); praying the House to 
carry into effect the recommendations of the Select 
Committee on Pilotage, in the year 1834, so far as 
affects steam vessels,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Milton (Stirling- 
shire); praying for the adoption of Universal Suf- 
frage, in the election of Members to serve in Par- 
liament, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bristol ;-—Milton (Stirlingshire) ; 
—Chelmsford ;—and, Members of the Committee 
of the Baptist Missionary Society ; praying for the 
suppression of the growth and preparation of Opium 
in British India, for transmission to China, and the 
traffic in the same by British subjects,—-were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Printers of Woven Fabrics, praying 
that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Designs Copyright. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Gateshead, 
raying the House to provide, that boroughs not 
aving quarter sessions of their own may not be 

called upon to make any payments out of their 
borough funds for the purpose contemplated by the 
Juvenile Offenders Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1840, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of — pray- Police Rates 
ing that the Police Rates Assessment Bill may not Assessments 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or-* 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Muni 
Corp’ 


A Petition of the Corporation of King’s Lynn, Inland Ware. 
praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill may not busing Bill, 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Inland Ware- 
housing. 


A Petition of Beer-sellers of Hemel Hempstead, Sale of Beer 
praying that Retailers of Beer may be placed on the Ac 
same footing with Licensed Victuallers, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Oatl 


A Petition of Licensed Brewers and Retailers of Sale of Beer 
Beer resident in the county of Wilts, praying that (No-2.) Bill, 
the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Qu 
Mii 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Small Debts, 
of Wisbech, praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
more easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Alvanley ;—and, Great Smeaton Municipal 
and other places ; praying that the Municipal Cor- Corporations 
; : ° (Ireland) Bill, 
porations (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Greanand Templebraden ;-—County Registration 
of Limerick ;—Rathkeale ;— Kilmallock and Ballin- a Bil 
gaddy ;—Cappamore ;—Ardagh ;-- and, Kilteely ; en T 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Dungarvan ;—Newry ;— Killucan; 
—Emo ; — Dunbrody, &amp;c.;— Balbriggan ;—and, 
Dublin; praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


o~ eI oO 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial Canada (Clergy 
Synod of Ross, praying the House to give protec- Reserves) 
tion to Members of the Church of Scotiand residing 
in Britisk America, by allotting to them a share 
in the Clergy Reserves in Canada, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Inhabitants of Ad- seme 
beylara, praying the House to address Her Ma- ®«rves) Pi 
jesty to refuse Her Assent to the Act recentl 
passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada, inti- 
tuled “ An Act to provide for the sale of the Clergy 
Reserves, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds 
thereof,” was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Acton Trussel, Lord’s Day. 
praying that a law may be enacted for the preven- 
tion of the carriage of goods on all canals and rail- 
ways on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Itton ;—Stoke Saint Milborough; Maynooth 
— Bradley ;—and, Beeford; praying the House not ©!*s* 
to sanction any further grant of public money to 
the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the East Sewers. 
Riding of the county of York, praying for an altera- 
tion of the law relative to Sewers, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on the Sewers Bill. 


A Petition 





Municipal 
Corporations. 


Oaths. 


Queen’s 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


Prisons, 


T. Fuller. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Union Worke 
houses Bill. 


Wolff's 
Nat, Bill. 


Port Talbot 
Harbour Bill. 


3 VicToRIZ. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Scui- 
coates Union, Churchwardens and Overseers, and 
Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the parish of Coé- 
tingham, praying that all property of corporations 
situate in parishes not within the boundary of 
the borough receiving benefit from the application 
of the corporate fund, may be rated for the relief 
of the poor, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Brettle Lane ;— Stourbridge ;— 
and, Chairman of a Meeting of the Baptist Union 
in London; praying that all Protestant Dissenters, 
called Baptists, and having a conscientious objection 
to the taking of an Oath, be permitted to make an 
affirmation or declaration in lieu thereof,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sheffield, alleging 
certain grievances, and praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to dismiss Her present Ministers, and 
to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to their fami- 
lies ; and also, that She will be pleased to extend 
Her Royal Pardon to all persons incarcerated for 
political offences, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Forster, of Upper Charl- 
ton-street, Fitzroy-square, praying for the repeal of 
the Act 4 &amp; 5 Geo.4, which places the discipline of 
Prisons in the hands of the Visiting Magistrates, 
and to vest the same in persons appointed by the 
Government, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Fuller, complaining of his 
conviction and imprisonment for an assault upon 
John Langford, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Tynemouth ;— Colinton ;— Lang- 
holm ;—Knockando ;---Dunse Presbytery (Modera- 
tor) ;——Kirkinner ;-—Scottish Presbytery in London 
(Moderator) ;— Keir ; — Mourne ; — Coldstream ; — 
Kilmaniviag ;— Swinton ;-—and, Cambuslang ; pray- 
ing for an alteration of the law relative to Church 
Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from County of Ross (Preses of a Meet- 
ing); — Dumfries Synod ( Moderator) ;— Lochma- 
ben ;—and, Stewarton; praying that no alteration 
may be made in the law relative to Church Patron- 
age in Scotland,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers, In- 
habitants and Rate-payers of Milton-next-Sitting- 
borne, praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hector reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for natu- 
ralizing Arnold Julius Wolff; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment: 
— And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hector do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Petition of James Palmer Budd, praying that 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Port Talbot Habour Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Vou. 95. 


13° Maiz. 


























331 


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. 


Mr. Tufnell reported from the Committee on the qayistock 
Tavistock Small Debts Bill; That they had exa- Small Debts 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 3i!!- 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Heritors, 
Commissioners of Supply, and Justices of the Peace 
of the county of Ross, stating that great distress has 
for some time existed in the Highlands and islands 
of Scotland; and praying for the immediate adop- 
tion of an extensive and systematic plan of Emigra- 
tion, and that the same be carried on under the di- 
rection of the Government, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Emigration. 


A Petition of the Principals, Seniors, and Vicars Ecclesiastical 
Choral of Wells Cathedral, praying that the Eccle- Duties and 
siastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a 


a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Post-masters and others interested in Stage 
letting Horses for hire, as also, Inhabitants of Bua- Carriages, &amp;c. 
ton, praying for the repeal of the tax upon Carriages 
kept to be let for hire, and on Servants employed 
in the management thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Shinrone, praying Education 
that the present system of National Education in (Ireland.) 
Ireland may not be persisted in, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Kirk Session Cruelty to 
of Inverness and Bona, praying that the Cruelty to Animals Act. 
Animals Act may be extended to Scotland, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors practising in Her Majes- Court of 
ty’s High Court of Chancery in Ireland, complaining 
of delay in filling up the vacancy of a Master in 
the said court, and praying the House to afford to 
the suitors of the said court the earliest remedy, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Chancery 
(Ireland. ) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stoke Saint Milbo- Roman Cattolic 
rough, praying for the repeal of the Roman Catho- Relief Act. 
lic Relief Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Solicitors and Attornies of Mon- Short-hand 
mouth and other places ;—and, Barristers at Law, Writer to the 
Solicitors and Attornies of Bath and other places; 1°" 
praying for the appointment of a Select Committee 
to inquire into the department of the Short-hand 
Writer to the House,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
Paisley, praying the House to pass an Act consoli- Profesion. 
dating the Medical Profession into one representa- 
tive faculty, having full power to regulate the exa- 
mination and government of the whole body, and 
conferring equal rights and privileges upon all its 
members, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


uu2 Petitions 











Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


No. 293, 


Hill Coolies. 


Newspapers. 
No. 294. 
Dr. Bowring. 
No. 295. 
Barilla. 
No. 296. 
Stamps. 
No. 297. 
Lunatics. 


No. 298. 


Tunstall 
Market Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Liangerniew 
Inclosure Bill. 






339 13°—14° Maz. A. 1840. 


Petitions from Fermoy ;— Shanballymore ;--Wa-| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
terford Grand Jury (Foreman) ;—Midleton ;—Kil- | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
finnane ;—Innishannon ;— Temple-Michael ; -- and, | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
Bandon; praying that the Flour Importation (/re- | if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
land) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, | Bill, against the said Petition. 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of the Corporation of Liverpool, pray- Herculaneum 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


U locks Regula. Rail 
on Bill, 


A Petition of the Duke of Montrose, praying 





that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, | counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Her-“ Com 
against certain parts of the West Stirlingshire Roads | culaneum Docks Regulation Bill, was presented, and (i 
Bill, was presented, and read. read. N 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill,| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
against the said Petition. favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House,| A Petition of the Corporation of Liverpool, pray- Harrington 
Returns of the net Income and Expenditure of the | ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their Dock - ol 
United Kingdom, for the several years ending the | counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Har- ¥#!!- 
5th day of April 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, rington Dock Company Bill, was presented, and Lu 
respectively ; showing the exact Amount of Surplus | read. rs 
or Deficiency of net Income in those years :—Of the | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ws 


Unfunded Debt, as existing on the 5th day of April Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, respectively ;| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
distinguishing the Amount of Exchequer Bills out | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
for Public Works :—And, of the Income and Expen- | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
diture of the United Kingdom, for the year ended | ‘ 
the 5th day of April 1840; together with the Ba-| 
lances in the Exchequer at the commencement and 
at the termination of the year, and the Amount of | 
Funded or Unfunded Debt created or redeemed in (No. 2.) Bill may be extended until Monday the 
the said year. | 20th day of July next, was presented, and read ; 
Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the | and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


said Returns. . for Private Bills. 
Ordered, That that said Returns do lie upon the | 


Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Liverpool 
gesses of Liverpool, praying that the time for re- — Rates 
ceiving the Report on the Liverpool Watch Rates (% *) Bil. 


_ An ingrossed Bill for establishing and maintain- Wear River 


7 y | taining a proper and effective Watch on the River Watch Bill. 
Petitions from Kendal;--and, Saint Ives (Hunt-| Wear, in the Port or Haven of Sunderland-near-the- 


ingdon) ; praying the House not to sanction any de- | Sea, in the County of Durham, was read the third 


viation from the restrictions placed upon the expor-' time ; and an ingrossed Clause was added to the 
tation from Zndia of Hill Coolies to the British | Bill, by way of Rider. 


Colonies,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


to lie upon the Table. Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Thompson do carry 
: the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspa- | 


pers, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | A Petition of John Wilkinson, praying that he Exeter Port 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Doctor may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Dues Bill. 

Bowring, which was presented yesterday, be printed. against certain parts of the Exeter Port Dues Bill, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Barilla, | was presented, and read. ois 

which was presented yesterday, be printed. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Ordered, That the Retura relative to Stamps, | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

hiel - eidiemeineih weaken. tee alaned | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

_ — — se cei i P E _ | if he thmk fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Lunatics, | Bill, against the said Petition. 

which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. An ingrossed Bill to amend, alter and enlarge the Senn : 
_Powers and Provisions of an Act of his late Ma- — 
_jesty, for paving, cleansing, lighting, watching and 





: _ - improving the Town and Parishes of Gravesend and 

Jovis, 14° die Man ; | Milton, in the County of Kent, and for removing 

Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. , and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein, 
salen and to make further Improvements in the said Town 


; a P =e and Parishes, was read the third time. 
N ingrossed Bill for regulating and maintain-| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


ing the Markets and Market-place in the! Qrdered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the 
Township of Tunstall, in the Parish of Wolstanton, | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
in the County of Stafford, was read the third time. | 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill to enable Monmouthshire 
Grdered, That Mr. Alderman Copeland do carry | The Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company to sue Iron and Coal 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | and be sued in the name of any one of their Di- Company Bille 


re a] . 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Staffordshire are or their eoeanny: and to raise Money - 
Potteries, praying that the Weaver Churches Bill, = ryang on their bone en = same was — 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and} the first time ; and ordered to be read a secon 
ordered to lie upon the Table. _ time. 





A Petition of James Vaughan Horne, of Denbigh,| Lord Norreys reported from the Committee on Great Milton 


praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- | the Great Milton Inclosure Bill; That they had Inclosure Bill. 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Llangerniew examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read. _ same to be true; and that the Parties concerned had 

given 








3 VicToRIiz. 


given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of 


14° Mazz. 333 
| Armin;— Cold Waltham, Hardham, &amp;c.;—Cadoxton- 


the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone | jurta-Neath;—Sunderland;—and, Streatley; stating 


Railway 
Communication 


(Third Report.) 


No. 299. 


Lunatic Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Gatant.) Returns of the Expense of each District Lunatic 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; | that the population of the country has outgrown the 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


resources of the National Church ; and praying the 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


be ingrossed. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of Com- 
munication by Railway ; and to whom several Pe- 
titions were referred ; and who were empowered to 
report their Observations thereupon, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them 
from time to time to the House; That they had 
made further Progress in the matters to them re- 
ferred, and had directed him 
thereof to the House. 


to make a Report 


—-were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lavenham; — Devizes (four Peti- 
tions) ; — Horwich; — Kingston-upon-Hull; — Ey- 
thorne ;— Yelvertoft ;—Bradford (two Petitions) ;— 
Leeds ;— Holt ;— Campsall;—Stanningley ;— Eccles- 
hill ;-- Ovenden ;-—Huddersfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Halifax (twelve Petitions) ;— Lockwood ;—Smeth- 
wick ; — Charsfield; — Hanley (two Petitions); — 
Shelton (four Petitions);— Rotherhithe ;--Hasling- 
den;--Ashburton(two Petitions) ;—-Jersey ;—- Prescot ; 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; — Wattisham — Barton Mills;— Friston ;— Alve- 


and be printed. 


Asylum for the year ending the 31st day of March 
1840, showing the Total Annual Expense, the Aver- 


church ;—Crowfield ;—Southampton;— Aldringham; 
— Earl Soham ;— Rattlesden;—Tunstall;—Stonham; 
— Witnesham; — and, Ipswich (three Petitions); 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money forthe extension of the Church Esta- 
blishment, — were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


age Annual Expense of each Patient, the Number 
of Patients from each County, and the Sum charged 
to each County in the year:—Of the Number of 
Patients in each, on the 1st day of April 1839; the 
Number admitted ; the Number discharged, distin- 
guishing those discharged as cured, as relieved and 
as harmless and incurable; the Number who have 
died; and the Total discharged and died; the Num- 
ber in each on the 31st day of March 1840; the 
Number to whom admission was refused, and the 
Average Number in each Asylum in the year :—Of 
the Total Expenditure in each Asylum in the year ; 
the Total Cost per head per annum; the Expenditure 
in Furniture, Bedding and Linen; the Expenditure 
in Fixtures, Aaditions and Alterations, Workmen’s 





Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Expenditure in Clothing ; the 
Expenditure per head per annum in Clothing ; the 
Total Expenditure in Salaries and Servant’s Wages; 
the Expenditure per head per annum in Salaries and 
Servants’ Wages; the Total Expenditure in Food 
only; the Cost per head per annum in food only ; 
the Cost per head per week in food only; the Cost 
per head per day in food only ; all calculated from 
the Average Number of Patients for the year :—Of 
the particulars of each Salary and Servant’s Wages, 
and the Total Amount of the same for the year :— 
Of the Number admitted into each Asylum between 
the opening of the Asylum and the 31st day of 


March 1840; the Number discharged as recovered; | 


the Number discharged or taken away by their 
friends as relieved, or harmless and imcurable, within 
that period ; the Number of relapsed cases, and the 
Number who died within that period; and the Total 
Number remaining in each Asylum on the 31st day 
of March 1840:— And, Similar Returns from the 
Cork Lunatic Asylum. 

Court of Session A Return of the Number of Causes instituted in 

(Scotland) the Court of Session of Scotland, between the Ist 
November 1839 and the 21st March 1840, showing 
the Number enrolled before each of the Lords Ordi- 
nary ; the Number finally decided, and those still 
in dependence. 


Ordered, ‘That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Church of Petitions from Danbury ;—Lanharran;— Roath ; 

England. — Lantrethyd ; — Pandridge ; — Walthamstow ; — 
Haslingden Grane;— Prescot;—Little Massingham; 
— Ewell ;— West Molesey ;—Fartown, Deighton and 
Bradley ;— Deaneries of Lleyn and Efionydd ;— 
Southwark ;— Great Tew ;-—- Hickleton ; — Mez- 
borough ; — Badsworth ; — Owston ; — Adwickh-le- 
Street ;— Wath-upon-Dearne ;-—Hooton Roberts ;— 
Armthorp ;— Frimingley ;—Campsall ;— Rawmarsh; 
——Gilmorton ;—Thurlaston ;— Weston Newton, &amp;c.; 
— Stretton-on-the-Fosse ; — Braithwell ;--Mere ;— 

Vor. 95. 








Petitions from the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- County Con- 


gesses of Dover ;— Tamworth ;— Devizes ;— Chip- stabulary Bill. 
ping Norton ;— Gateshead ;— Bideford ;— Leomin- 

ster ;—and, Pembroke; praying that the County 
Constabulary Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Dr. Stock be added to the Select Divorce Bills. 


Committee on Divorce Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Shopkeepers and Rating Stock 


Tradesmen cf Fenton, praying the House to pass a in Trade. 
law exempting Stock in Trade from Parochial As- 
sessments, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rickmansworth; — Watford ; — punishment 
Bourn ;— Wareham ;— Hanley and Shelton ;-—and, of Death. 
William Alexander; praying tor the abolition of the 
Punishment of Death except in cases of Murder,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from West Bromwich ;—Romaldhirk ;— Maynooth 


Bidford ;—New Sarum ;—Halberton ;—Sephton ;— College. 


Throwley ;— Adling fleet.;— Queen Camel ;-—Abbas 


and Temple Combe ; — Sevenoaks ;— Whitburn ; — 


Charlbury ;—Idle ;— Paignton ;— Biockley ;—Arch- 
deaconry of Exeter ;-- Walter Belchamp, &amp;c.; — 


| Cleish ;— Walterstone, &amp;c. ;-—-Soulby ;— Bethersden ; 


—Whitstable and Seas-alter ; —- Edgware ;— Shil- 
bottle ; — Workleigh ;— Combmartin ;— Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne ;—_Brampton-by-Dingley ;—Llanfihangel 
Rhyd Ithon;-—Llanddewi Ystradenni ;--Llanfihangel- 
y-Traetham ;— Wistow ;— and, Knipton; praying 
the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Printers and Mechanics of London; Copyright Bil. 
——Bookbinders of London (four Petitions);—Com- 
positors, Printers and others;—Compositors of Lon- 
don (three Petitions); — Female Book-stitchers of 
London ;— Printers of London ;— Hoxton ;—Henry 
S. King ;— Bethnal Green ;— Ann Spencer and 
others ;—Finsbury (two Petitions) ;—Southwark;— 
Messrs. Place and Carbery, and their Workmen ;— 
Saint Paul, Covent Garden ;— Middlesex (three Pe- 
titions) ;— London (five Petitions); — Westminster 
(four Petitions) ; — Long Acre; — Lambeth ; — 
Holborn;—Commercial-road East;—Type Founders 
in the employ of Mr. Figgins ;—and, Zephaniah 
Williams and others; praymg that the Copyright 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








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hd aha ode 
Se 


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Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


Stage Carriages 
&amp;e. 


Post Office, 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Railways. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


334 


A Petition of Beer-sellers of Huddersfield, pray-| 
ing that the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leinster ;—Killiasnet ;—Ballagh- | 
omeehan ;—Kilmurray Ibricken ;—Tulla ;—Kilmac- | 
duan and Kilmichael ;— Drogheda ;—and, Doonane | 
and Mayo; praying that the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, — were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kingsale; — Banbridge; — New- 
townbarry ;— Callan ;--—and, Ardee ; praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Yeadon (twelve Petitions) ;— High 
Hoyland ;— Horsforth ; -- Pudsey; -- Keighley (two 
Petitions) ;—-Zdle ;-—- Bradford ( York) ;--Guiseley ;— 
Marsden; -- Falkirk;—— Perth ;—- Pleasington ;— 
Hoghton ;--Eccleshill ;-— Witton ;— Ramsgreave ;-- 
Livesey ;-~ Billington ;-- Clayton-le- Dale ; -- Osbal- 
deston ;--- Wilpshire ;~- Welchpool ; -- Balderston ;— 
Blackshape ;—Lower Darwen ; -—- Dinkley ;-- Tock- 
holes ;—Salesbury ;— Mellor ;-- Kirkheaton (two Pe- 
titions) ;-— Huddersfield (nine Petitions) ;-—Guiseley ; 
— Dalton ;-—Almonbury ;—John Sharp ;-—— Honley ; 
—~Netherton;— Bermondsey (two Petitions) ;-—Gates- 
head ; —-- Lambeth (two Petitions) ;— Finsbury ;— 
Saint Marylebone ;— Whitechapel and Mile End- 
road ;-—-Stepney ;— Pentonville ;— Poplar (two Peti- 
tions); — Saint Pancras ;-— Blackfriars-road ;— 
Turnham G'reen;——and, Bridgwater (three Peti- 


14° Marz. 





tions); praying forthe repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Bradfield ;-- Boughton ;—Danbu- 
ry ;—Long Sutton ;—Knipton, &amp;c.; — Ferring;— 
and, Lancing ;—praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed,——were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Canterbury ;-—Leeds;—and, Lut- 
terworth ; praying for the repeal of the tax on Car- 
riages kept to be let for hire, and on servants em- 
ployed in the management thereof,—were presented, | 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Mail Contractors and Stage Coach 
Proprietors upon the Great North Road, praying 
the House to rescind the new regulations of the 
Post Office relating to the conveyance of parcels, 
and authorize such a reduction of the mileage duty 
on stage coaches as may enable the Petitioners to 
continue coach accommodation to the public, at a 
fair and reasonable remuneration to the proprietors, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dunblane ;— Glasgow (three Peti- | 
tion) ;—-James Lowe ;—Lightburn ;— Kilmarnock ;— 
Denny ;-—Montrose ;-—Craigrothie ;—/nver-leven;— 
John Anderson ;—— William Howie ;—Willian. Mal- 
colm ;-- William Halliday ;--Edinburgh;— William 
Semple ;— Bannockburn ;— George Chisholm ;—An- 
drew Doughall ;—James Gloag;-—William David- | 
son ;-—James Grozier ;—James Moir ; —and, Ro-| 
bert Henderson ; praying for the adoption of Uni- 
versal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot and Annual Parlia- 
ments,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce, Edin- 
burgh, praying for a reduction of the Tax on Pas- 
sengers travelling by Railway, was presented, and | 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railway Communication. 








Petitions from Leochel Cushnie ;—Tullick Glen-' 
muick and Gilengairn ;—Loggie Coldstone ;—Tully- | 
nessle ;— Banchory Ternan;—Old Machar ;—Pe- | 





A. 1840. 


tereulter ;—A boyne ; -- Cruden;— New Pitsligo ;— 


| Ecsit ;—Fort Augustus and Boleskin ;—and, Glas- 


gow ; praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Driffield ;— Beverley ;— Medical 
Saint Marylebone; — and, Saint Martin-in-the- Profession, 
Fields; praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
consolidation of the Medical Profession into one re- 
presentative faculty, with power to regulate the exa- 
mination and government of the whole body, and to 
confer equal rights and privileges upon all its mem- 
bers,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Arbroath (Modera- Lord’s Day, 
tor) ;— Penkridge ;—Saint George’s, Camberwell;— 
Stepney ;—Saint Mary, Haggerston;—and, Saint 
George-the- Martyr ( Middlesex); praying the House 
to adopt measures for the better observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and ore 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Working Bakers of Newry, pray- Sunday Baking, 
ing that the clause in the Bakers’ Act which allows 
public Baking on the Lord’s Day may be repealed, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Electors of the extended borough Bribery at 
of Lewes, the Cliffe, Southover, and Southmalling, Elections. 
praying the House to devise measures for the sup- 
pression of bribery, intimidation, and coercion at 
elections of members to serve in Parliament, was 
“egg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of Police Rates 
the Poor of Ashton, near Birmingham, praying that Assessment 
the Police Rates Assessment Bill may not pass into ~'" 

a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Printers of Woven Fabrics, praying Designs Copy- 
that the Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a tight Bill 
law, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Designs Copyright. 


Petitions from Maltby and Alford ;—Kelso Pres- Church Rates. 
bytery (Moderator) ;— Wigan;—John Bewley ;— 
Alvechurch ;--and, Auchtermuchty (Chairman of a 
Meeting); praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Henry English, of New Broad-street, Sulphur Trade 
in the city of London, Gentleman, stating that the Gi!y.) 
question at issue with reference to the Sulphur 
Trade with Sicily, is one of considerable importance 
as affecting the mines of England and Ireland, and 
to which the Petitioner invites the especial attention 
of the House, in the hope that no determination 
will be arrived at without an inquiry being first in- 
stituted, by which the House may be enabled to 
judge of the expediency or otherwise, of imposing 
an import duty on all foreign Sulphur hereafter 
entered for home consumption, with the view and 
vbject of protecting the English miner ; that in case 
a duty should be imposed on foreign Sulphur, the 
quantity of Ore which would be required for the con- 
sumption of the Sulphur in this country alone, may 
be estimated at about 125,000 tons, whereby the 
mines would be developed and great advantage 
gained ; and praying for the appointment of a Select 
Committee to inquire into the Sulphur Trade with 
Sicily, with a view to the protection of the English 
miner, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition 


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A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of 
Edinburgh and Leith, stating that the Petitioners 
greatly deplore the present unsettled state of trade 
between this country and the two Sicilies, occasioned 
by the Sulphur monopoly; but hope that the means 
now in operation for the settlement of that ques- 
tion will soon be brought to a favourable issue, 
and that on its conclusion, the treaty of commerce 
which has been pending between Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment and that of the King of Naples will be re- 
newed and carried into effect, as in its results the Pe- 
titioners feel deeply interested, since they fully expect 
the greatest advantage from extending the commer- 
cial intercourse of Great Britain with that kingdom ; 
being persuaded that the admission of the produce 
of the two Sicilies into the United Kingdom at a 
more moderate duty, will not only cause a more ex- 
tensive interchange with that country, but by afford- 
ing a ready vent for their produce, enable them to 
become much larger consumers of British manufac- 
tures, particularly as it is hoped that his Majesty 
the King of Maples will reciprocate these con- 
cessions by a corresponding reduction of duties 
payable there on manufactures and staple articles 
exported from Great Britain; and praying the House 
to recommend to Her Majesty’s Government the 
adoption of the policy thus submitted to their no- 
tice, without having recourse to measures which ma 
create a hostile feeling to this country, in so far as it 
may be found absolutely necessary to do for the 
preservation of the honour and dignity of this great 
nation, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


BenfMunicipal ‘The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
Folige ang, deration the Report which, upon the 11th day of this 
“ou instant May, was made from the Committee on the 
Banff Municipal Police and Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and a Clause 
was added to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Emigration, A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, and Town 
Council of Inverness, stating that great destitution 
has for some time existed in the Highlands and is- 
lands of Scotland, and praying for the immediate 
adoption of an extensive and systematic plan of Emi- 
gration, and that the same be carried on under the 
direction of the Government, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Sewers Bill. Petitions from Lyng ;—Stoke Saint Gregory ;— 
and, Othery ;—praying that the Sewers Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Canada (Clergy A Petition of Inhabitants of Knipton, praying 

Reserves) Bill. the House to address Her Majesty to refuse Her 
assent to the Act recently passed by the Legislature 
of Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide 
for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the 
Distribution of the Proceeds thereof,” was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Flour Tmporta- 
tion (Ireland 
Bill, ’ 


Petitions from Sheeptown;—Lower Mourne ;— 
Deryleckaand Benagh ;— Newry ;— Upper Mourne ;-- 
Inchiquin ;—Kilkeel ;—Aughnacavan, Buskhill, kc. ; 
— Hillsborough ;—Drummantine, Corgarry, &amp;c. ;— 
Donoughmore ; — Killysavin, Tullymore, &amp;c. ; — 
Shinn, Lisnare and Ardaragh ;—Maddydrumbriest, 
&amp;c. ;— Hilltown ;—and, Doneclony; praying that 
the Flour Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Anato:ny. A Petition of Residents of London, praying for 
an inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Vor. 95. 



























































14° Maiz. 335 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingsbridge, praying China. 
the House to adopt measures for the suppression of 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the North of Eng- Fine Arts. 
land Society for the promotion of the Fine Arts, 
stating that the Petitioners, with great labour and 
expense, have succeeded in establishing an institution 
in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, for the promotion of the 
Fine Arts in their higher departments, but more espe- 
cially in their application to manufactures; and 
praying the House to take steps for fostering such 
Institutions as that to which the Petitioners belong, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Mendicancy 
Clerk of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law (Ireland) Bill. 
Union of Downpatrick, praying that the Mendicanc 
(Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, was sate 4 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from SteyningUnion ;—and, Beaminster ; Poor Law Act. 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Law Act, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brampton-by-Ding- Roman Catholic 
ley, praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act. 
Relief Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers, Churchwardens, and Church 
Inhabitants of Ellesmere, praying the House to con- (clea) 
tinue their support and protection to the Bishops : 
and Clergy throughout the British colonies, and 
make provision for increasing their number, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Cruelty to 
Council of Inverness, praying that the Cruelty to 4x™!s -~ 
Animals Act may be extended to Scotland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 

Sir Giffin Wilson : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the Tithes Compo- 
first and second years of the reign of Her present sition (Ireland) 
Majesty to abolish Compositions for Tithes in Ire- Bil’ 
land, and to substitute Rent-charges in lieu thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and main- Banbury and 
taining a Road from Banbury, in the County of Lutterworth 
Oxford, to Lutierworth, in the County of Leicester, ®o*4s ¥il 
and other Roads communicating therewith: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Chester and 
Act for incorporating the Chester and Crewe Rail- Crewe, and | 
way with the Grand Junction Railway, and for ex- a — 
tending to the said first-mentioned Railway the pro- Genasiliailion 
visions of the several Acts of Parliament relating Bill. 
to the said last-mentioned Railway, and for other 
purposes, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 











A Motion was made, and the Question being Ludiow writ. 

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 Ludlow, the last 
election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough having been determined to be 
‘void ; 





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Cambridge 
Borough. 


336 


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 igsared 
“ a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into | 
“ the extent to which treating, bribery and intimi-| 
dation prevailed at the late and former Elections | 
for the Borough of Ludlow, and that pending | 
that inquiry the Writ for that Borough be not | 
issued,” 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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


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Tellers for the ¢ The Earl of Darlington, \ 189 
Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle: Jf ~~~ 
Tellers for the { Mr. Hawes, V 104. | 

Noes, Mr. Aglionby: , tT 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

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 Ludlow, the last | 
Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for | 
the said Borough having been determined to be 
void. 


A Petition of Electors of the Borough of Cam-| 
bridge, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That | 
the Petitioners approach the House with consider- 
able anxiety, in consequence of the Report of the 
Committee of the House appointed to try the merits 
of a Petition against the return of the Honourable 
John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton as Member 
for the Borough of Cambridge ; that the Petitioners 
find from the Votes of the House, that the said 
Committee have reported to the House that the said 
John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton was, by his 
agents, guilty of bribery and treating at the last 
election for the said Borough, and that an extensive 
system of treating prevailed on the part of many 
influential members of the constituency at the said 
election; that the Petitioners were not either directly 
or indirectly concerned in such malpractices, al- 
though the Petitioners are aware that the system 
of treating has considerably increased, not only in 
that Borough, but several other constituencies in the 
empire, within the last few years, and the Petitioners 
are convinced of the imperative necessity for a more 
stringent and penal law for its subsequent preven- 
tion than the present statute commonly called the 
Treating Act appears to afford ; that the Petitioners 
earnestly hope, that the House will take immediate 
proceedings against all parties who appear by the 
evidence taken before the Committee of the House, 
to have been concerned in the infringement of the 
laws provided against bribery and treating, and that 
the House will without delay provide such stronger | 
legislative remedies as in their wisdom may seem 
meet for its prevention in future; that indepen- 
dently of the obstruction opposed to the free ex- 
ercise of the elective franchise in the Borough of 
Cambridge, arising from the aforesaid causes, an 
extensive system of intimidation has been practised 


14° Maii. 





by many influential members of the University of 
Cambridge, and others, over their tradesmen and 
dependents, and the Petitioners beg leave, in cor- 
roboration of this statement, to draw the attention 
of the House to the evidence given before a Select | 
Committee of the House appointed to inquire into 
Bribery and Intimidation at Elections of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament; that the Petitioners 
are convinced that without further remedies the 
free exercise of the elective franchise within the 
Borough of Cambridge cannot be obtained, and 
although some of the Petitioners have hitherto op- | 
posed secret voting, yet the Petitioners are now 
compelled to urgently entreat the House in the | 
event of a Writ being issued for the election of a 
Burgess for the said Borough, to provide more 








A. 1840. 


effectual means of protection to all classes of elec- 
tors. 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Cambridge 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Borough 
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, the last 
Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for 
the said Borough having been determined to be 
void ; 

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 to 

what extent treating, bribery and intimidation 
prevailed at the late and former Elections for the 
Borough of Cambridge, and that pending that 
inquiry the Writ for that Borough be not issued,” 
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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the {Sir John Walsh, 


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- Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle : \ —_ 
Tellersfor thef Mr. Warburton, a 
Noes, UMr. Hume: } wis, 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


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, the last 
Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for 


the said Borough having been determined to be 
void. 


Ordered, That the Mendicancy (Jreland) Bill be Mendicancy 
read a second time To-morrow. ({reland) Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Canada 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Government 
Canada Government Bill. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Police Rates Assessment Bill police Rates 
be read a second time To-morrow. Assessment 


Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Canada 
next, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider Revenues. 
of the Hereditary and other Revenues in the Pro- 
vinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and of the 
Charges of the Civil Government thereof. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve Vaccination 
itself into a Committee upon the Vaccination Bill. Bi!l. 


Ordered, That the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill Oyster Fisheries 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. (Scotland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- County Con- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the County Con- **bulary Bill. 
stabulary Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of Supply. 
Supply be received To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Supply. 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Metropolitan Police Courts Metropolitan 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday the 22d day —" Courts 
of this instant May. 


Ordered, That the Inland Warehousing Bill be Inland ng 
read a second time upon Friday the 22d day of this busing Bil- 
instant May. 


Ordered, 


Admira 
Court t 


Admire 
Court | 
Salary, 
Bill. 


Glass | 
Bill. 


Suppl: 
(5 Me 


Flou! 
tion | 


Bill. 


Grat 
Cess 
Bill. 


Imp 
for | 
(Ire 


Se &gt; 





3 VicTroriz. 


Admiralty Ordered, That the Report on the Admiralty Court 
Court Bill. Bill be received upon Monday next. 

Admiralty = Ordered, That the Report on the Admiralty Court 
Court os (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Bill be received upon Mon- 
i oT day next. 

Glass Duties Ordered, That the Glass Duties Bill be read a 
Bill. second time To-morrow. 

Supply Ordered, That the 13th of the Resolutions which, 
{5 May-] 


upon the 5th day of this instant May, were reported 
from the Committee of Supply, and which Resolu- 
tion was then postponed, be taken into further con- 
sideration Tc-morrow. 


Flour Importa- Ordered, That the Flour Importation (Jreland) 
= (Ireland) Bill be read the third time upon Monday next. 

Ihe 
Grand Jury Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
Cess (Ireland) solve itself into a Committee upon the Grand Jury 
-. Cess (Ireland) Bill. 


Imprisonment Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
= er pili, Solve itself into a Committee upon the Imprisonment 
Cee for Debt (Ireland) Bill. 

Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
Means. solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 
Pilots Bill. Ordered, That the Pilots Bill be read a second 

time upon Monday next. 

Juvenile Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
Offenders Biil. = 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ju- 
venile Offenders Bill. 


Sale of Beer Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


(No, 2.) Bill. solve itself into a Committee upon the Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 

Parochial Ordered, That the Parochial Assessments Bill be 

-(ifcaa, read a second time To-morrow. 


Settled —_ Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
Drainage Bill. next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 


Settled Estates Drainage Bill. 


Loan Societies 


Ordered, That the Loan Societies Bill be read 


Bill. a second time upon Monday next. 
Constabulary Ordered, That the Constabulary Bill be read a 
ill, 


second time upon Wednesday next. 


Stage Carriages 


Ordered, That the Stage Carriages (Jreland) Bill 
(Ireland) Bill. ; 


be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Administration 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


‘islend} pin, BeXt, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ad- 
" ministration of Justice (Ireland Bill. 
Ejectment 


Ordered, That the Ejectment and Replevin (Jre- 


‘aep eri, land) Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Borough Watch 


Ordered, That the Borough Watch Rates Bill be 
Rates Bill. , 


read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
(Scotland) Bill. 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Par- 
hiamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill. 

Soe Burghs Ordered, That the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill 
(Scotland) Bill. he read a second time upon Wednesday next. 

Printed Papers. Ordered, That John Joseph Stockdale and Thomas 
Burton Howard be discharged out of the custody of 
the Keeper of Her Majesty’s Gaol of Newgate; and 
that Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrants accordingly. 


Civil Bill Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
(eae; to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 


to a directions, that there be laid before this 
oL, 95. 


14°—15° Mazi. 























437 


House, a Return, showing in Columns, the Total 
Number of Civil Bills or Causes (distinguishing 
Ejectments and Replevins) heard or tried before the 
Chairman of Kilmainham, and each Assistant Bar- 
rister respectively in Ireland, in the year 1839; the 
Number of Dismissals and Decrees; the highest and 
lowest Sum for which a Decree was given; the 
Number of Causes in which recourse was had to a 
Jury; the largest and smallest Number of Persons 
of whom Juries were composed, and the manner in 
which, according to the practice of the Court, Juries 
were constituted ; and how and by whom it is de- 
termined whether recourse shall be had to a Jury :— 
Also, the Amount or Extent of the Jurisdiction of 
the Court in each form or kind of Action ; the 
periods of the year at which the Courts were held, 
with the usual hours of the sitting and rising of the 
Court ; and whether the Court sits daily until the 
whole business is disposed of, or exercises the 
power of directing a part to stand over for any and 
what time. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ens as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved; That an humble Address be presented Canada 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Compay. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Letter dated the 9th day of Ja- 
nuary 1840, from the Governor of the Canada Com- 
pany to Lord John Russell, soliciting the appropria- 
tion of the Sum which now remains due from the 
Canada Company to the Crown to the Encourage- 
ment of Emigration to Upper Canada, and the 
Answer made thereto on the 18th day of January. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to small Pox 
prevent Inoculation for the Small Pox; also, to ex- Prevention 
tend the practice of Vaccination: And that Mr. Bi: 
Wakley and Mr. Hume do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of John Brookes Revis, now residing Ludlow Bo- 
at Ludlow, praying that he may be examined at the rough Election. 
bar of the House or before a Select Committee, in 
corroboration of a certain portion of the evidence 
given by him before the Ludlow Election Committee, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Veneris, 15° die Mazi; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


TT HE House proceeded to take into further con- Roxburgh and 
sideration the Report which, upon the 12th Selkirk Roads 
day of this instant May, was made from the Com- B#!!. 
mittee on the Roxburgh and Selkirk Roads Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Dublin and Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) Bill Dublin and 
was read a second time ; and committed to Mr, Drogheda 


George Evans, and the Leinster List. (ilo. 2) Bill. 


Mr. Cartwright reported from the Committee on stoke Bruer 
the Stoke Bruern Inclosure Bill; That they had exa- Inclosure Bill. 
mined 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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

x= 


Ordered, 








Bristol Building 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Kirkcudbright 
Roads Bill. 


Mill Bay 
(Devon) Pier 
Bill. 


Saint Harmon 
Inclosure Bill. 


Saint Harmon 
Inclosure Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Dronfield 
Inclosure Bill. 


338 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Reverend 
Henry Barry, Clerk, praying that the Bristol Buil- 
ding and Improvement Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Earl of Euston reported from the Committee 
on the Kirkcudbright Roads Bill, and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That the Resolution of the House of the 
6th day of February last, had been complied with ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 





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and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 
Owner and Proprietor of lands and estates, in the 
parish of East Stonehouse;— Peter Simons, of Stone- 
house, in the county of Devon,; — Manley Hall 
Dixon, and others, of Stonehouse, beng Members of 
the Committee of Management of the Society called 
the Royal Western Yacht Club; — and, the Mayor 
and Free Burgesses of Saltash; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Mill Bay (Devon) Pier Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

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 Pe- 
titions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Freeholders of Saint Harmon and 
other places, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against the 
Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the able. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Saint Harmon Inclosure 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 Amendments were, 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 


committed to Sir James Graham, and the South 
Wales List. 


Petitions from the Preses of a Meeting of the 
Commissioners of Supply for the county of Lin- 
lithgow, and of Commissioners of Parish Roads for 
the said county ;—and, John Earl of Hopetoun, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 





Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. George Cavendish reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Dronfield Inclosure Bill; That the 
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 satisfac- 
faction of the Committee ; and that the Committee | 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 








A, 1840. 


thereunto; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Lord James Stuart reported from the Committee Ayr Water. 
on the Ayr Waterworks Bill; That they had exa- ¥°ts Bill. 
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 do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Ardrossan Ardrossan ana 
and Johnston Railway Bill be revived :—And_ that Johnston 


they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday F#iway Bill 
next. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Birmingham, 
pany, praying that they may by heard, by themselves, Pristol 7 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the don Raden 
Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Rail- Bill. : 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Edmund Filmer reported from the Committee Maidstone 
on the Maidstone and Biddenden Road Bill; and 24 Biddenden 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was re- ®o#4 Bill 
ferred; That no person appeared in support of the 
said Petition; that the Resolution of the House of 
the 6th day of February last, had been complied 
with ; and 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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee on Belfast and 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Cavebill 
Petition for the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill, ®#'v4y- 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Belfast and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Cavehill 
the Petition for leave to proceed with the Belfast ®""*s 
and Cavehill Railway Bill, the Committee cannot 
recommend the House to grant the Prayer of the 
Petition. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Liverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Watch Rates 
the Petition for enlarging the time for the Com- (N% 2) Bill 
mittee on the Liverpool Watch Rates (No. 2.) Bill, 
to make their Report, the Committee recommend 
the House to grant such extension until Monday, 
the 20th day of July next. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report, be enlarged, till 
Monday the 20th day of July next. 


A Petition of Corn and Flour Merchants of Man- yerculaneum 
chester, praying that they may be heard, by them- Docks Regula- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts °°" _ 
of the Herculaneum Docks Regulation Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

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. 


Kollman’s Patents Bill was read a second time; Kollman’s 


y| and committed to Captain Boldero, and the North Patents Bill 


Wilts List. 


Ordered, That the Herculaneum Docks Regula- nae ag 84 
° ° &gt;: ula- 
tion; and, the Harrington Dock Company Bills, jr ana, Har- 
be committed to the same Committee. rington Dock 
Company Liills. 


Petitions 














Church of 


England. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(ireland) Bill. 


Grammar 
Schouls Bill. 


Ciurch 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Maynooth 
College. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Poor Law Act. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


3 VicToriz. 


Petitions from Erbistock moe ae 
—Llanfair-Dyffryn Clwyd ;—Maddington ;—Nor- 
ham eae OE ender ;—Colchester (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Barton, Hartshorn, and Chetwode;—Saint 
Mary's Church, Birmingham;—Brampton ;— Chol- 
lerton;—West Harptree;—Donnington ;— Bow ;— 
Grappenhall ;— Shotley ;— Selby ;— Saint James, 
Bristol ;—Newboro’ ;—Blithfield ;—Abbots Brom- 
ley ;—Rawreth ;—and, Wrexham; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;—and, Chatham (four 
Petitions) ; praying the House not to sanction any 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
extension,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aughaloo;— Crowbane ;— and, 
Damolly and Dumcashalone; praying that the Flour 
Importation (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


—were poner , and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Strabane Union (Vice-Chairman) ; 
-—and, Roscommon (Chairman and Clerk of a Meet- 
ing); praying for the amendment of the Poor Re- 
lief (Ireland) Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Galway ;—Omy and Ballindoon ; 
—and, Roscommon; praying that the Registration 
of Voters (dreland) Bill may not pass into a law,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Governors of the Free Grammar 
School of Saint Olave, Southwark, praying that the 
Grammar Schools Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Musselburgh, praying 
that no alteration may be made in the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Crossmichael ; — Kirkcudbright 
Presbytery (Moderator) ;—and, Provincial Synod of 
Galloway (Moderator) ; praying for an alteration in 
such law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Twyning ;—Saint Enoder ;—Raw- 
reth ;—and, Llanelidan ; praying the House not to 
sanction any further grant of public money to the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upcn the Table. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Ca- 
thedral Church of Chichester, praying that the Ec- 
clesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners and Rate-payers of 
Llanelian, praying for the repeal of the Poor Law 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Roscommon ; — Magherafelt ;— 
Rathmelton ; — Enniskillen; —and, Londonderry ; 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bermondsey ;— Rotherhithe (twoPe- 
tions) ;— Thames Watermen below Bridge ;—Ham- 
mersmith ;—Dog-row, Bethnal Green ;— Rochester- 
row, Westminster ;— Charles-street, Crown-street, and 

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339 


Lewisham-street, Westminster ; — Bagnigge-wells- 
road ;— Marsham-street, Great Smith-street, &amp;c., 
Westminster ;— Chelsea ;— Wentworth-street, White- 
chapel ;—Paradise-row and Patriot-row, Bethnal 
Green;-— New Kent-road;— and, Workmen at 
Messrs. Irvine and Co.’s, Southwark-Bridge-road 
and, Dronfield; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Four Petitions from Chatham, praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of John Tho- 
rogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition 
of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Sums paid to the French Govern- 
ment for the conveyance of the East India Mails 
since the Convention has been in force. 


Mr. Macaulay presented,—Further Return to an 
Order, dated the 23d day of April, in the last Session 
of Parliament, for Abstracts of the Number of Men 
belonging to the Royal Marines, who, since the Ist 
day of January to the 51st day of December 1838, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment; showing the Nature of Offences, in Classes, 
for which such Punishment has been awarded, and 
the Number in each Class ; and showing the greatest 
Number and the smallest Number of Lashes, also 
the longest and shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment to each Person, and the 


average period of Confinement for each Class of 


Offence :—Of the Number of Soldiers belonging to 
the Royal Artillery in Great Britain and Ireland, 
who, between the Ist day of January and the 3ist 
day of December 1838, have suffered Corporal Pu- 


nishment or Imprisonment; showing the nature of 


the Offences, in Classes, for which such Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, 
and the Number in each Class ; and showing also 
the greatest and the smallest Number of Lashes ; 
also the longest and shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment, and the average period for 


each Class of Offences :—Return of the Number of 


Soldiers belonging to Regiments and Depéts in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 1st day 
of January 1838, have suffered either Corporal Pu- 
nishment or Imprisonment; and whenever either 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been in- 
flicted on the same person more than once, specifying 
how often it has been so inflicted :—Abstract of the 
Number of Soldiers belonging to Regiments in the 
Colonies and Possessions of Great Britain, who, in 
each year since the 1st day of January 1831, have 
suffered Corporal Punishments and Imprisonments ; 
showing the nature of the Offences, in Classes, for 
which such Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment 
has been awarded, and the Numbers in each Class ; 
stating also the greatest Number and the lowest 
Number of Lashes inflicted on any person in each 


year, also the longest and the shortest period of 


Confinement awarded as Punishment, and the 
average period of Confinement for each Class in 
each year :—Of the Number of Soldiers who, since 
the 1st day of January 1836, have suffered Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment, and where either 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been in- 
flicted on the same person more than once, specifying 
how often it has been so inflicted ; and distinguish- 
ing Numbers in Regiments in the Colonies and Pos- 
sessions of Her Majesty from Regiments in Depdts in 
Great Britain and Ireland, (so far as relates to Re- 
giments and Depots in Great Britain and Ireland.) 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birr, praying that 
the present system of National Education in Lreland 
may not be persisted in, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


xx2+ A Petition 


Church Rates. 


East India 
Mails. 


Corporal 
Punishments, 


Education 
(Ireland. } 


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} 


British Mu- 
seum, &amp;c. 


Metropolis 
Improvements. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Customs. 


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A. 1840. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirkby Kendal, | upon Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, and upon 


praying the House not to sanction the opening of 
the British Museum and National Gallery on Sun- 
days, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rectors, Churchwardens and 
others, Vestrymen of the joint vestry of the pa- 
rishes of Saint Giles-in-the-Lields and Saint George, 
Bloomsbury, in vestry assembled, complaining that 
so much of the public ways of the said parishes as 
is called High-street, leading from Oxford-street to 
the part of Broad-street where the parish church of 
Saint Giles-in-the-Fields is situate, is narrow and 
inconvenient, whereby the progress of carriages 1s 
greatly impeded ; and praying for the formation of a 
more spacious and direct public way, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Metropolis Improvements. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed,That, towards 
raising the Supply granted to Her Majesty, there 
shall be raised, levied, collected and paid, from and 
after the Fifteenth day of May One thousand eight 
hundred and forty, an additional Duty, after the rate 
of Five pounds per centum, upon the produce and 
amount of all the Duties of Customs, of what kind 
or nature soever they may be, which are now due 
and payable to Her Majesty, and are collected in the 
United Kingdom under the management and direc- 
tion of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Cus- 
toms; except upon the produce and amount of the 
Duties of Customs upon Spirits or Strong Waters of 
all sorts, and upon the produce and amount of the 
Duties of Customs upon the Corn, Grain, Meal or 
Flour, entered for Home Consumption in the United 
Kingdom, from parts beyond the seas :—And that, 
from and after the said Fifteenth day of May, there 
shall be raised, levied, collected and paid upon every 
gallon of Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, im- 
ported into the United Kingdom, or in warehouse 
under Her Majesty’s locks on the said Fifteenth 
day of May, an additional Duty of Customs of four- 
pence. 

Amendment proposed, to leave out from the 
words ‘“ One thousand eight hundred and forty” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“a tax on the descent of real property, varying in 
“ amount from one per cent. to ten per cent., accord- 
“ ing to the scale now levied on personal property,” 
instead thereof. 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Question ; 
The Committee divided : 
f{Mr. John Parker, 
"\Mr. Tuffnell : 
j Mr. Hume, 
Mr. Warburton: j= 
Original Question put ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the (Mr. John Parker, 
Yeas, { Mr. Tuffnell : }ann. 
Tellers for the {General Johnson, : 
Noes, UMr. William Willians : } a 


1. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid, from and after the Fifteenth day 
of May One thousand eight hundred and forty, an 
additional Duty, after the rate of five pounds per 
centum, upon the produce and amount of all the 
Duties of Customs, of what kind or nature soever 
they may be, which are now due and payable to Her 
Majesty, and are collected in the United Kinedom 
under the management and direction of the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty's Customs ; except upon 
the produce and amount of the Duties of Customs 


Tellers for the Yeas 


cil Nese 
= 
or 
= 


Tellers for the Noes, 


























the produce and amount of the Duties of Customs 
upon the Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour entered for 
Home Consumption in the United Kingdom, from 
parts beyond the seas :—And that, from and after 
the said Fifteenth day of May, there shall be raised, 
levied, collected and paid upon every gallon of 
Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, imported into 
the United Kingdom, or in warehouse under Her 
Majesty’s locks on the said Fifteenth day of May, 
an additional Duty of Customs of four-pence. 


2. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply Excise. 


granted to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid, from and after the Fifteenth day 
of May One thousand eight hundred and forty, an 
additional Duty, after the rate of five pounds per 
centum, upon the produce and amount of the several 
Duties and Revenues of Excise under the manage- 
ment of the Commissioners of Excise, throughout 
the United Kingdom, except upon the produce of the 
Duties on Horses let for hire, and Licenses taken out 
by persons letting Horses for hire, and of the Duties 
on Spirits made and distilled in the United King- 
dom ; and that there shall be raised, levied, collected 
and paid, upon every gallon of Spirits of the strength 
of hydrometer proof, which shall on or after the 
Fifteenth day of May One thousand eight hundred 
and forty be distilled, or be found in the stock, cus- 
tody or possession of any distiller in England, Scot- 
land or Ireland respectively, or which, having been 
distilled in Scotland or Ireland, shall on or after 
that day be in warehouse, and shall be taken out of 
warehouse for consumption in Scotland or Ireland, 
or for removal to England, or which, having been 
taken out of warehouse, shall on or after that day 
be brought into England, or, having been removed 
to England, shall be found on the Quays, the full 
Duty of Excise not having been paid, an additional 
Duty of four-pence. 


3. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply Assessed Taxes. 


granted to Her Majesty, there shall be assessed, 
raised, levied and paid upon all assessments made 
or to be made for the year commencing the sixth 
day of April One thousand eight hundred and forty, 
or for any subsequent year, of the Duties of Assessed 
Taxes chargeable or to become chargeable under or 
by virtue of any Act or Acts now in force, and upon 
all contracts of composition for any of the said 
Duties, a further additional Duty of two shillings 
for every twenty shillings, and at and after the like 
rate for any greater or less sum than twenty shillings 
of the gross amount of all the said former Duties 
and compositions respectively chargeable in any 
such assessment under or by virtue of any such Act 
or Acts as aforesaid. 
Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Sabbati, 16° die Maii, 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Commerce «nd 
into a Committee to consider of a Convention of *#¥'!2*"’™ 


Commerce and Navigation between Her Majesty 
and the Emperor of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 
3d, 1838, which was presented upon the 11th day 
of February, in the last Session of Parliament, and 
also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the Encourage- 
ment of British Shipping and Navigation. 


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3 Vicroriz. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty to carry into effect certain sti- 

ulations contained in a Treaty of Commerce and 
Pisiecien between Her Majesty and the Emperor 
of Austria, and to empower Her Majesty to declare, 
by Order in Council, that Ports which are the most 
natural and convenient Shipping Ports of States 
within whose dominions they are not situated, may 
in certain cases be considered, for all purposes of 
trade with Her Majesty’s Dominions, as the National 
Ports of such States. 


Resolution to be reported. 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 





County Con- The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
stabulary Bill. into a Committee upon the County Constabulary 
No. 300. 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 now received. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday the 25th day of this instant 
May; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 

Supply; Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Sup- 

ply, several Resolutions, which were read, as follow: 

Superannua- 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty 

tions. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on 
account of the Charge of Allowances and Compen- 
sations to Persons formerly employed in the Public 
Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

Toulonese 2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 

Emigrants, &amp;c. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
enable Her to grant relief, to the 31st day of March 
1841, to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch 
Naval Officers, Saint Domingo Sufferers, American 
Loyalists and others, who have heretofore received 
Allowances from Her Majesty, and who, for Services 
performed or losses sustained in the British Service, 
have special claims on Her Majesty’s justice and 
liberality. 

Vaccine 3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 

Establishment. thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Na- 
tional Vaccine Establishment in the year 1840. 


Refuge forthe 4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 


Destitute. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
the support of the Institution called “ The Refuge 
for the Destitute,” for the year 1840. 
Criminal 5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
unatics. 


thousand three hundred and ninety pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
confinmg and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in the 
Buildings attached to Bethlem Hospital, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to Her 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


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341 


8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- Stationery, &amp;c. 
dred and twenty-two thousand five hundred and 
twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 

defray the Expense of providing Stationery, Printing 
|and Binding, for the several Departments of Go- 
/vernment in England, Scotland and Ireland, and 
_the Colonies, and for providing Stationery, Binding, 
| Printing, and Paper for Printing, for the two Houses 
of Parliament, including the Expense of the Sta- 
, tionery Office, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

| 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Lew Charges. 
| five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Expense of Law Charges, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- Convicts, 
three thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Con- 
vict Hulk Establishment at Home and at Bermuda, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and thirty-five thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of maintaining 
Convicts at Mew South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Captured 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Negroes. 
to defray Expenses for the support of Captured 
Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the Acts for 
the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- School of 
sand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Her Design. 
Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the School of De- 
| sign at Somerset-house, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Revising 
|one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Barristers. 
to pay, to the 31st day of March 1841, the Allow- 
ances and Expenses of the Barristers employed in 
Revising Lists of Voters, under the Act to amend 
the Representation of the People in England and 
Wales. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Sheriffs’ 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Expenses. 
Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1841, the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 
paid from Civil Contingencies ; alsc, to make good 
the Deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the 
| Queen’s Remembrancer in the Exchequer, and to 
pay the Salaries and ancient Allowances of certain 
Officers of the Court of Exchequer. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ninety- County Rates. 
' eight thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray, in the year 1840, certain Charges here- 
| tofore paid out of the County Rates. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen Polish 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for Refuses. 
the payment of the Subsistence of the Polish Re- 
fugees, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One British Museum 
thousand eight hundred pounds, be granted to Her ey Re- 
Majesty, to enable the Trustees of the British '"“”” 
Museum to purchase Mr. Hawkins’ Collection of 
Saurian Remains. 

19, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Messrs. Four- 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to ‘rivier. 
‘enable Her to make a grant to Messrs. Fourdrinier, 

/in consideration of the great benefits conferred on 
the public by the introduction of their Machinery 
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Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 1841,, 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- H.T.Sam- 
the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting Mi- | seven thousand six hundred and sixty-seven pounds, P@Y°’s Cls'"s- 
nisters in England, Poor French Refugee Clergy, | be granted to Her Majesty, towards discharging the 





Poor French Refugee Laity, and sundry small cha- 
ritable and other Allowances to the Poor of Saint 
Martin’ s-in-the-Fields, and others. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
nine thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Foreign and other Secret Services, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

Vou. 95. 


Secret Services, 


Balance remaining due to the late H. T. Sampayo 
Conde de Povoa, on the final settlement of his Ac 
counts for Supplies of Money and Provisions to the 
British Forces in the Peninsula, during the war 
from 1808 to 1814. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty Steam Com- 
‘thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, munication 
See 2? (India. ) 

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cation to India, by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Colonial The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Passengers Bill. nyittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Tobacco Regue The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
lations Bill. mittee on the Tobacco Regulations Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Mendicancy (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Police Rates The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Assessment J S 


Bill reading of the Police Rates Assessment Bill; 
: Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 


Vaccination 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Bill. mittee on the Vaccination Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, wpon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, ‘That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Glass Duties 


The Glass Duties Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. 


read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Supply The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
[5 May.] further consideration the 13th of the Resolutions 
which, upon the 5th day of this instant May, were 
reported from the Commuttee of Supply; and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 
oe The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
—* reland) nittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Imprisonment The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Irela med Bill, Mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Jreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Sale of Beer The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(No. 2.) Bill. mittee on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Parochial 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
— reading of the Parochial Assessments Bill; 
‘ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Frivolous Suits 


Fris The Frivolous Suits Bill was read the first time ; 
ul, 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday 
No. 301. next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 
Rated Inhabi- The Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill was read 
= Evidence the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
No.302, time upon Tuesday next. 
binds Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


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A. 1840. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being eae of Lunatic 
put, That the names of any Members who may be de- "°°" Adland 
sirous of giving Notices of Motions, shall be written No. t 
upon separate slips of Sa and thrown into one , 
of the glasses on the Table on the day on which &gt; sana 
such Notices are to be given, and the Clerk shall "Wo | 
immediately upon Mr. Speaker taking the Chair ; 


draw the names out of the glass, and the names 
of the Members shall be placed upon the Notice 
Paper in the order in which they are so drawn by 
the Clerk :—It passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ainsworth be discharged from Grammar 
any further attendance on the Select Committee Schools Bill 
on the Grammar Schools Bill. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Wilbraham, Major 


Chetwynd and Mr. Freshfield be added to the 
Committee. 


Weaver 


Church 
Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon, Mr. Den- Merchant 


nistoun, Mr. Bewes and Mr. Crawford be discharged See's Fund, 

from any further attendance on the Select Com- 

mittee on the Merchant Seamen’s Fund. sate 
Ordered, That Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Philip Miles, Dock 2 

Mr. Bannerman, Mr. Rice, Sir John Seale and Mr. Railwe 

Collier be added to the Committee. 


Mr. Wakley presented a Bill to prevent Inocula- Small Pox 
tion for the Small Pox, and to extend the Practice Prevention Bill. 
of Vaccination: And the same was read the first No. 303. 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Austin’s Patents Bill was read a second time ; Austin’s 
and committed to Mr. George Palmer, and the Patents Bill. Roxt 


Middlesex List. —y 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Select Public Petitions 
Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had exa- ees, ia 
mined the Petitions presented from the 11th to the **?°™) 
13th days of this instant May, 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. Ki 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Carlow, praying the China. 
House to adopt measures for the suppression of the 
growth and preparation of Opium in British India, 
for transmission to China, and the traffic in the same 
by British subjects, was presented, and read; and Sy 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
N 
Petitions from Sturmer ;—Rawreth ;—and, Saint Roman Catholic 
Enoder , praying for the repeal of the Roman Ca- Belief Act. 
tholic Relief Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Town Council of Reading, County Con- 
praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not stabulary Bill. 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, | 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from Journal to be 
the end of the last Session of Parliament to the end printed: 
of this present Session, with an Index to the Ninety- 


‘fifth Volume, be printed. 


Ordered, That One thousand 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. 


Ordered, 





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Lunatic Ordered, That the Return relative to Lunatic 
Asylent Asylums (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, 
— ona: be printed. 


Court of Session ~ Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court 
(Scotland.) — of Session (Scotland), which was presented yester- 
No.305. day, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before One of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 











Lune, 18° die Maii; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 
Weaver PETITION of Inhabitants of Newcastle-upon- 
saamaaas . Tyne, praying that the Weaver Churches Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ae gay A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the 
jock an 


Ruilway Bill Chamber of Commerce of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
trading to the port of Hartlepool, stating that the 
Petitioners have been informed that certain indi- 
viduals, calling themselves the Tees Navigation Com- 
pany, have petitioned the House to insert in the 
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill a clause to 
enable them to charge tolls upon vessels entering 
the port of Hartlepool, in support of lights erected 
at the mouth of the River Tees by the said Navigation 
Company for the benefit of vessels entering that 
river; and praying that no such clause may be in- 
serted in the said Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Roxburgh and = An ingrossed Bill for further and more effectually 
- Roads repairing and maintaining several 'Turnpike-roads 
in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for further and more effectually re- 
pairing and maintaining several Turnpike-roads in 
the County of Roxburgh. 
Ordered, That Colonel Conolly do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Kingston-upone A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, and 

Hall Docks Bill. others, of York, praying that the Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

gag A Petition of the Earl of Guilford, praying that 

mnis . . 

Inclosure Bill, Be may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Swingfield Minnis Inclosure 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


Belfast Water. 


; Lord Viscount Easinor reported from the Com- 
. (No, 1.) 


mittee on the Belfast Waterworks (No. 1.) Bill; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; and who were empowered to divide 
the said Bill into two Bills; That they had con- 
sidered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had, 
pursuant to the power given them by the House, 
divided the said Bill into two Bills; and had exa- 
mined the allegations of the first of the said Bills 
“for better supplying with Water the Town and Bo- 
rough of Belfast,” 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. 
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Lord Viscount Eastnor alsoreported from the Com- Society Bill. 
mittee on the other of the said Bills, ‘to amend the 
several Acts relating to the Belfast Charitable So- 
ciety ;” 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. 


Liebert’s Naturalization Bill was read a second tiebert’s 


time; and committed to Mr. Mark Philips, and Nat. Bill. 
the South Lancaster List. 


Forrest’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Forrest's 


and committed to Mr. Wilson Patten, and the North Estate Bill. 
Lancaster List. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Tavistock 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Tavi- — Dekts 
stock, and other places therein mentioned, in the ~ 
Counties of Devon and Cornwall, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the more easy and speedy Re- 
covery of Small Debts within the Town of Tavistock, 
and other Places, in the Counties of Devon and 
Cornwall. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gisborne do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Land-owners on the line of Rail- Edinburgh 
way hereinafter mentioned ;— and, Trustees of Statute oe 
Labour Roads in the county of Edinburgh ; praying (No. 2.) Bill. 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Committee on Penzance Pier 
the Penzance Pier and Harbour Bill; That they on¢ Harbour 
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. 


The Royal Naval School Incorporation Bill was Royal Naval 
read a second time; and committed to Sir Thomas a 
Troubridge, and the East Kent List. P . 


The Clerkenwell Improvement Bill was read a Clerkenwell 
second time ; and committed to Mr. Thomas Dun- oo 
combe, and the Middlesex List. se 


Petitions from Bandon ;—Fintona ;—Limerick ; Registration 
— Massereene ;— Cashel ; —Clanmore ; —Gorey ;— % Voters _ 
Lower Cumber ;—Tanderagee ;— Nenagh ;-- Kilhell; (ichnd) Oe. 
— Golden; — Clonesleigh ; — Athy ;— Leizlip and 
Lucan ;— Newtown Mount Kennedy ; —Donard ;— 
Dunlavin (two Petitions) ;— Delgany ;— Baltinglass ; 

— Wicklow (two Petitions) ;— Rathdrum ;—Calary ; 
—-Rittigan ;— Bray ;-— Hollywood ;— Drogheda ;— 
Tobermore;— Bellaghy ;—Maghera ; — Rathconnell 
and Portneshangan ;— Armagh ;— Tipperary (two 
Petitions) ;— Omagh ;— Ballyroan ;—Kilkenny ;— 
Ballygawly ;— Antrim;—The Royal Oak and part 
of Leighlin Bridge ; — Shinrone ;—Rathdowny ;— 
Leighlin Bridge ;— Dublin; — Committee of the 
British Protestant Association ;—Bantry ;—Car- 
rickmacross ; — Castleblaney ;— Roscrea ; — Mona- 
ghan ;-- Ballybay ;— Coote Hill ;—Clondavaddag ;— 
Bansha ; —— Ballymascanlan ; -- Clogheen ;-—Money- 
more ;—-Donaghadee ;— Ballyragget ;— Newross ;— 
Tomb and Camdin ;—Buncrana ;--_Bagnalstown ;— 
Drumragh;—-Parsonstown and Eglish;--Province of 
Connaught ;—-Portarlington cial 3-—Knock- 
topher ;-~Doonass ; —Shibbereen ; — Kilbeggan ;— 

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Rathvilly ;—Lea ;-—-Ballinasloe ;-- Dundalh ;— Tem- 
plemore;— Malin ;~— Matthew O’Conor, Esquire ;— | 
Carlow (two Petitions) ;-—Athlone ;-- Dromore ;--Ar- | 
dee;—-Carrich-on-Suir ;-- Waringstown;—— Tallow ;— | 
Carlingford ;— Cahir ;— Belfast (two Petitions) ;— | 
Wexford ; — Kilmeague;—Sligo;—Clonghill;—Clon- | 
mel ;-—-Aughnacloy ;-—Kiltolla, Kilconeran, &amp;c. ;---Du- | 
leek ;-- Tullow ;— Kanturk ;—Cloughjordan;—-New- 
marhet; (Cork) ;—Tullamore ;— Kells ;— Barrowsv’ 
Kane ;— Youghal;— Castlemartyn ;—Mountrath ;— 
Lisburn;—Poyntypass and Acton;— Ballymoney ;— 
Athbay ;— Clonakilty ;—Slane ;— Clones ;— Water- 
ford ; — Moate ; —— Longford ; — Mountmellick ;— 
Carrickfergus ; — Newport (Tipperary) ; — Ballin- 
garny ;—Enniskerry ; -- Letterkenny ;—and, Rath- 
molyon; praying that the Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Durrow ;—Ardcath ;—Dunshaug- 
lin and Culmullen ;— Kells ;-- Dromlomon ;-- Termon- 
feckin ;—Kilmore and Drumsnat;—Errigle Trugh ; 
— Kilworth ;— Tyhollan ;— Monaghan ; — Louth ;— 
Londonderry ;— Tullamore ;— Clara ;— Birr ;— Kil- 
shanich ;—Aghada ;— Kilbenny ; — Eglish ; — Lor- 
rha ;—Richmond (York) ;—Newtownbarry ;—Ban- 
now ;— Ballymore, &amp;c. ;—Lady’s Island, Carne, and 
Saint Iberius;— Bregoun ;— Bandon ;— Kilbeggan ; 
— Ematress ;— Drummully ;— Derryvoland ;-—Ard- 
bo; —Caneus and Clonleigh ;— Mullingar, Walshes- 
town, and Gamstown ; — Kilsaran ;— Killaney;— 
Tallonstown ;— Richardstown ; — Province of Con- 
naught ;—Stabannon; —Ardee ;— Saintfield;—- Graig 
Ullard ;—Derrylossory (two Petitions) ;—Ardagh 
and Moydow ;—Rathdrum;— Loughcrew and Moy- 
lough ;— Denn ;—Granard and Columkill ;—Gren- 
ane and Macreddin;— Ballintemple ;—Ardbracan ;— 
Killeen, Dunsany, and Kilmessan ;—Meath ;—Bal- 
lyjamesduff ; — Galloon ; — Aughnamullen West ;— 
Liverpool ;-— Tipperary ;— Cork ;— Ballindereen ;— 
Ahascragh ;—Lisdowny ;—- Castlecomer ;-—Donegal; 
— Grange ;- -- Cahir ;— - Waterford ;— Naas ; — Sha- 
nagolden, Robertstown, and Ballyhahill ;— Leek ;— 
Kerry ;—Maheracloone ;—Moate ;— Maghera (two 
Petitions) ;— Coolmoney ;-—Crookstown ;—Clongish; 
— Down ;— Lavey ;— Loughgilly ;-- Blessington ;— 
Cleenish;—Province of Ulster (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing);—-Clonmany ;-- Templecarnand Beleek ;--Shank- 
hill;--Upper Criggan ;--Killymanand Tullynishken;-- 
Drumglass, Loughgall, and Tartarahan ;— Nobber 
and Cruisetown ;— Bright ;— Killyan, Kilroran,and 
Killasolan ;-—Inniskeel ;—Arklow ; -- Killalaghton ; 
—Roscrea and Kyle ;— King’s Court ;-- Arnamoe ; 
—WMallow ;— Ardmore and Grange ;— Kilbolane, 
Knochatemple, and Tullilease;— Charleville ;— Kan- 
turk ;— Ballymartle ;—Kilmeen and Castleventry ;— 
Ightermurrough and Ballimaccodo; -— Cove and 
Great Island ;—Saint Canice, Kilkenny ;-—Kilmeed ; 
— Ardrahan ; — Clonfield ; -- Geashill and Bally 
Reane ;— Enniscorthy ;— Urlingford ; — Seagoe ;— 
Killmore;— Leighlin Bridge ;—Clemanto and Tu- 
brid ;— Ballymore and Mullabruck;—Rathdrum ;— 
Myshall Kilrush ;— Devenish ;—-Fethard and Kil- 
lusty ;— Kilmain ;— Belfast ;—- Kill;—- Cookstown ;—- 
Coleraine ; — Ballymacarrett ; -— Baliynascreen ; — 
Donacloney and Tullylish ;— Ballyheique ;—Killury 
and Rattoo;—and, Templemore; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 








A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Keighley Union, praying the House to pass an Act 














exempting Stock in Trade from being rated to Pa- | 
rochial Assessments, was presented, and read ; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Barwell ;— Yaxham :-=East Dere- | 
ham ;— Much and Little Hadham ;— East and West | 


Bradenham ;--Chilham;--and, Sittingbourne ; stating | 
that the population of the country has outgrown | 





A, 1840. 


the resourses of the National Church, and praying 
the House to adopt measures for increasing its effi- 
ciency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. . 


Petitions from Cratfield ;— Braybrook and Hus- 
bands Bosworth ;--— Gloucester (two Petitions) ;— 
Bourton-on-the- Water ;—Halesworth ;— Great Tor- 
rington ;—Somersham ;— Romsey ;-— Burton Lati- 
mer ;—Gi'reat Wigston;— Brewood ry i 
Oadby ; — Ettingshall ; — Ilford; — Mile End ;-- 
Clapton ;--Soham ;--Chippenham (three Petitions) ; 


‘—Jewin Chapel, London ;--Huntingdon ; — Little 


Catshill ;— Nottingham ;-— Conway ; — Watford ;— 
Odiham ; — Bromsgrove (two Petitions) ;— Hemel 
Hempsted ; — Ratcliffe (Middlesex); — Bradfield 
Saint George and Brockley ;— Uttoxeter ;--Kers- 
well ;— Barnet ;— Eling ;-— Ringwood ;— New Shore- 
ham ; —— Camberwell; —— Stockwell; -- Armitage; — 
Newport, Isle of Wight (four Petitions) ;— Niton 
and Rond;—-and, Northampton ; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
for the purposes of Church Extension,—were also 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Cheadle ;— Hanley and Shelton ; Corn Laws, 


— Colne ;—Grey Abbey ;— Magherafelt ;— Eskdale- 
muir ;—— Langholm (four Petitions) ;—Canobie ;— 
Halifax ; —Keighley ; —Shelf (three Petitions) ;-- 
Sunderland ;—Ovenden ;—and, Huddersfield; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—-were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scarborough ;—Saint Alban’s ; — County Con- 
Stafford ;— Hythe; — Durham ; -- Newport, Isle of stabulary Bil. 


Wight ;—and, Rochdale; praying that the County 
Constabulary Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,-——were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the President and Secretary of the small Pox 
North of England Medical Association ;-—and, New- Prevention. 


castle-upon-I'yne; praying for the insertion of a 
Clause in the Poor Law Amendment Bill, placing 
the Vaccination of the poor under the direction of 
the National Vaccine Establishment, and prohibiting 
Inoculation for the Small Pox,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Morthampton ;—Manchester and Hill Coolies. 


Salford ;—and, Liverpool ; praying the House not to 
sanction any relaxation of the restrictions placed on 
the exportation of the Hill Coolies from Hindostan 
to the colonies,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coseley ;— Ettingshall ;— Honi- church Rates. 


ton (four Petitions) ;—and, Uttoxeter; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and Inhabitants of Rich- Canada (Clergs 
mond, in the county of York, praying the House to Reserves) Bill 


address Her Majesty to refuse Her Assent to the 
Act recently passed by the Legislature of Upper 
Canada, intituled “ An Act to provide for the Sale of 
the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distribution of the 
Proceeds thereof,” was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Roman Catholic 
Wenn, praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 


Relief Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brighton ;—and, Manchester and China. 


Salford; praying the House to adopt measures 
for the suppression of the growth and preparation 
of Opium in British India, for transmission to 
China, and the traffic in the same by British sub- 
jects,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


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Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Postage. 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Wicken 
Inclosure Bill, 


Birmingham, 
Bristol, and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


Great Milton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Courts of Law. 


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A Petition of Joseph Thompson, of Rathleavy, 

raying for an alteration of the Poor Relief (/re- 

bind) Act, was — and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Win- 
canton Union, praying for the amendment of the 
Poor Law Act with respect to the affiliation of 
bastard children, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sidney Walsingham Bennett, of 
Brighton, Solicitor, stating his claims to the remu- 
neration proposed by the Lords of the Treasury for 
the best suggestion to carry into effect the uniform 
rate of Postage; and praying for investigation, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Bristol Charities, and 
other Inhabitants of the city of Bristol, praying that 
the Grammar Schools Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Two Petitions from Islington, praying for the 
suppression of the practice of Sunday Trading,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Spirit Dealers in the town of Green- 
och, praying the House to pass an Act prohibiting 
the sale of Spirits on the Lord’s Day, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Wicken Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Eaton and the Cam- 
bridge List. 

A Petition of Thomas Wilkin, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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 Commissioners of the Metropolis 
Turnpike-roads, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 inclosing Lands in the Town- 
ship of Great Milton, in the County of Ozford, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Grimsditch do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Sud- 
bury Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


Petitions from Saint Ninian’s;—Ferry Port-on- 
Craig ;— Strathaven; — Kilwinning ;— and, Glas- 
gow; praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, and the abo- 
lition of the Property Qualification of Members of 


Parliament,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Burton- 


(Westminster.) upon- Trent, praying for the removal of the Courts of 


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Law at Westminster to. a situation more central and 
convenient to the Inns of Court and Law Offices, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Bil- Parochial 
lesdon Union, praying that a more equal distribution Assessments. 
of parochial burdens over every description of pro- 
perty may be established, whether belonging to 
persons resident or not in the parish, and that all 
classes may be made to bear their share in proportion 
to the advantages they receive ; and that the owners 
of all houses under the annual value of £.6 may be 
assessed instead of the occupiers, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint Ecclesiastical 
Nicholas and Saint Giles, in the city of Durham, putes and 
raying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues ' ; 
ill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Seagoe ;—Mullabrack and Bally- Elective 
more ; — Kilmore; — Creggan ;— and, Killua and eg ke. 
Killallon ; praying the House to extend to Ireland “*°*"*) 

a full and equitable measure of the Elective Fran- 
chise, together with such a measure of Municipal 
Reform as shall place the Corporations of Ireland on 
an equal footing with those of Great Britain,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Lett, of the Commercial- Thames 
road, Lambeth, Esquire, praying that the plan pro- Embankment. 
posed by the Corporation of London for the Em- 
bankment of the River Thames, and the details of 
the mode in which they propose to carry the same 
into effect, and how the expense is to be defrayed, 
may be made public, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Thames Em- 
bankment. 


Petitions from Horninglow ; — and, Gressenhal ; Union Work- 
praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may not hous Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killeigh ;—Tullamore ;—Lemana- Fiour Importa- 
han ;— Ballinasloe ;— Moate ; — and, Clara ; pray- tion (Ireland) 
ing that the Flour Importation (Zre/and) Bill may _ 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine, residing Medical 
in Liskeard, praying for the reform of the Medical Profession. 
Profession by consolidating it into one representa- 
tive faculty, with power to regulate the examination 
of the whole body, and conferring equal rights and 
privileges upon all its members, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Dronfield 
inclosing Lands in the Manor of Dronfield, in the Iclosure Bill, 
County of Derby, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives 
Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Cavendish do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Chester and 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for incorporating the Chester and piiiways Con- 
Crewe Railway with the Giead Junction Railway, solidation Bill. 
and for extending to the said first-mentioned Rail- 
way the Provisions of the several Acts of Parlia- 

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ment relating to the said last-mentioned Railway, 
and for other Purposes; and the same was read, as 
followeth ; 

Pr. 36. 1.1. After Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider to the Bill, insert Clause (A.) 

CuavseE (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
“ the account by the said recited Act of the second 
“ year of the reign of Her present Majesty required 
“ tobe kept by the said company for the inspection 
“ of the overseers of the poor of the several parishes 
“ and townships through which the said Railway 
“ passes shall contain (besides the other matter re- 
‘ quired by the said recited Act), an account of 
the several tolls, rates or duties received by the 
said company from other companies and persons 
using the said Railway as carriers.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return showing the Number of Mail Steam 
Packets on the Liverpool and Kingstown, Holy- 
headand Kingstown, Milfordand Waterfordand Port 
Patrick and Donaghadee Stations, the Expenses in- 
curred in Building and Outfit, and Repairs of the 
Vessels, and the Expenses of the Establishments, 
and the Total Disbursements, and the Receipts and 
Passages, &amp;c., and the totals of such charge, from 
the 31st day of December 1838 to the Ist day of 
January 1840, and for the quarter ending the 1st 
day of April 1840:—Also, the Amount paid by 
Government for the contract for conveying the day 
Mail from Liverpool to Kingstown. 


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Mail Steam 
Packets. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 


the Lords. =Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The viet have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment, viz. : 
Exchequer Bills A Bill, intitutled, An Act for raising the sum of 
ey Eleven millions by Exchequer Bills for the service 


of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty: 

Insolvent A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for One year 
(Ireland) Bill and to the end of the next Session of Parliament, 
* the Acts for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in 


Ireland: 
Sarum and A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and im- 
— Roads proving the Roads from Lobcombe Corner, in the 
; Parish of Winterslow, to the City of New Sarum, in 
the County of Wilts, and from the said City to 
Landford, and other Roads in the County of South- 
ampton : 
Bristol and 


1 A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and enlarge 

— Railway the Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to 
‘a the Bristol and Exeter Railway : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Act relating 

— and tg the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields 
orth Shields ‘ , 

Railway Bi, Railway, and to raise a further Sum of Money for 

the Purposes of the said Undertaking : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend 
several Acts for making, maintaining and keeping in 
repair certain Roads in the Counties of Clackmannan 
and Perth, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for maintaining and 


Newcastle- 


Clackmannan 
and Perthshire 
Roads Bill. 


Ochill (Clack. 


—," repairing the Road from Causeway Head near 
"Stirling, through the County, of Clackmannan, by 
the foot of the Ochill Hills, towards Queensferry, 
and certain Roads branching out of the same: And 
also, 
Birmingham The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
= = Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Cut or 
(Bordesley) Canal connecting the Warwick and Birmingham 
Canal Bill. 


Canal with the Birmingham Canal, commencing by 
a Junction with the Warwick and Birmingham 
Canal in the Hamlet of Bordesley, in the Parish of 
Aston-juxta- Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, 
and terminating by a Junction with the Birmingham 


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Canal, near Salford Bridge, in the same Parish, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Parkhurst 
command,—Reports relating to Parkhurst Prison, Prison. 
1840. 

Mr. Foz Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders, Court of 
—Returns showing the Total Amountof Fees received Chancery. 
by the Clerk of the Affidavits in the High Court of 
Chancery, in each year, from August 1833 to August 
1839 ; specifying the manner in which they have 
been appropriated, viz. the Amount paid to the 
Chief Clerk and to the Assistant Clerks, and the 
balance paid over to the Fee Fund :—Of the Total 
Number of Affidavits, and the Number of Folios 
from which the said Fees are derived, for each of 
the above years :—Of the Amount paid to the As- 
sistant Clerk for Office Copy Money, in each of the 
said years :—And, of the ~ lean of Attendance given 
at the Affidavit Office during the year. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 21st day Tithes Commu. 
of January last, for,—A Return of the Number of tation. 
Notices of Meetings that have been received by the 
Tithe Commissioners, as well as of Agreements and 
Apportionments, whether confirmed or rejected, or 
still under the consideration of the Diocesan, or 
otherwise waiting confirmation, in each of the 
several Counties of England and Wales. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to seve- Sheriffs, &amp;c., 

ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return, in detail (Scotland.) 
and in columns, showing the Appropriation of the 
Sums voted in the Miscellaneous Estimates to dis- 
charge the Accounts of the several Sheriffs and Ste- 
wards in Scotland, from the 15th day of May 1838 
to the 15th day of May 1839; showing the Sum 
paid for each County :—A similar Return of the 
Expenses of Criminal Prosecutions in Scotland for 
the last year for which the Accounts are made up: 
—A Return of the Sum paid for the same period 
to each Sheriff or Steward, and to each Sheriff Sub- 
stitute, for Salary, Emoluments, or for any purpose 
other than the above Expenses, stating from what 
Fund the Payments are made, and the Sum Total 
received by each:—And, a Statement of the dates 
of the appointment of each Sheriff Substitute in 
each County, and by whom appointed. 


Returns of the Total Amount of the Police Force Manchester 
established in the Borough of Manchester, under the Police. 
Provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 87; distinguish- 
ing the several Ranks and Numbers thereof, and the 
Pay and Allowances of each Rank :—Of the Total 
Expense of the Force to the 17th day of April 1840 : 
distinguishing the ordinary from the extraordinary 
Expenses, and specifying the material Items under 
each head, and the precise date at which the Police 
Force came into operation:—A separate Account of 
the Charge for Clothing, and whether such Clothing 
has been furnished by public or private tender, and 
by contract :—Of the Amount paid in discharge of 
these several Expenses up to the 17th day of April 
1840, and the Amount in any Bank or Banks, or 
elsewhere, remaining to the Credit of the Receiver 
of the Police for the Borough of Manchester, on the 
17th day of April 1840 :—Ofthe Amount of Arrears, 
if any, of Police Rates due to the Receiver on the 
17th day of April 1840:—An Estimate of the 
Police Force intended to be kept up, for the twelve 
calendar months ending the 17th day of April 1841, 
distinguishing the several Ranks and the Numbers 
thereof respectively :—An Estimate of the Expenses 
to be incurred in the maintenance of the Force, dis- 
tinguishing the ordinary from the extraordinary Ex- 
penses, and specifying the material Items, under 
each head, for the same period:—An Account of 
the Amount of Property rateable under the Provi- 
sions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 87, in the Town of 
Manchester, and the Townships of Ardwick, Cheet- 


ham, 





London, 
Dublin, &amp;c., 
Railway Come 
munication, 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 

asi csege 
Commission 
Bill, 


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spectively-—An Account of the Monies received 


under the Provisions of the said Act; stating whe- | 


ther any or what Sums have been allowed for the 
cost of collection, or defalcations in Payment by 
Rate-payers, from inability or other causes, and the 
rate in the pound of the assessment, made up to the 
17th day of April 1840 :—An Estimate of the net 
Amount of Money to be levied on the Amount of 
Property now rateable in the Borough of Manchester, 
for the Purposes of the said Act, between the 17th 
day of April 1840 and the 17th day of April 1841, 
by rates at 6d. and at 8d.in the pound :—And, an 
Account of the Amount of Property rateable to the 
Relief of the Poor in the Borough of Manchester, 
and an Estimate of the net Amount which would 


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be produced by a rate of 6d. and of 8d. in the 

pound, respectively thereon, between the 17th day 

of April 1840 and the 17th day of April 1841. 

m Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Copy of the Second Report of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Lords of the Treasury, in pursuance 
of Addresses of the House of Commons of the 12th, 
14th, and 20th days of August 1839, respecting 
Railway Communication between London, Dublin 
Edinburgh, and Glasgow. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 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 : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve the of clock on ‘Tuesday morning ; 


Martis 19° die Maiti, 1840: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Major Macnamara, 262 

Yeas, Mr. O’ Connell: } = 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, }os1 

Noes, UMr. Henry Baring: . 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House do now adjourn :—It passed 
in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

P Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
ay. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Law Commission Bill; 
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347 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Duties and 
Bill; Revenues Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 1st day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Canada 
mittee on the Canada Government Bill; = aaa 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday = 
the 29th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Canada 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the Revenues. 
Hereditary and other Revenues in the Provinces of 
Upper and Lower Canada, and of the Charges of the 
Civil Government thereof ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Admiralty 
the Report on the Admiralty Court Bill ; Court Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Admiralty 
the Report on the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, Court (Judge’s 
&amp;e.) Bill : — &amp;e.| 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- ~ * 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Importa- 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill ; — (Ireland) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill. 
reading of the Pilots Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Loan Societies 
reading of the Loan Societies Bill ; Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) (rise |. 
Bill ; (Ireland) Bill, 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ejectment — 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) whan ag 
Bill ; (ireland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colonial 
mittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday, the 
29th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee 
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as ant 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Inclosure Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Indemnity Bill. 


Duke Sforza 
Cesarini’s 


Nat. Bill. 


Charch 
Building Bill, 


No. 306. 


Inclosure Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


No. 307. 


Indemnity Bill, 


Fresh Fruit. 


Edinburgh 
Fishery Board, 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 41 Geo.3, 
c. 109, for consolidating in one Act certain Provi- 
sions usually inserted in Acts of Inclosure, and for 
facilitating the mode of proving the several Facts 
usually required on the passing of such Acts ; might 
be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4. c.105, for facilitating the Inclosure of Open 
and Arable Fields, in England and Wales, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Powers and Provisions of the several 
Acts relating to the Inclosure of Open and Arable 
Fields in England and Wales: And that Mr. Est- 
court and Sir Thomas I’remantle do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


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, and for the Re- 
lief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, in certain 
eases: And that Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. Fox 
Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Duke Sforza Cesarini’s Naturalization Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Sir Mat- 
thew Wood, and the Middlesex List. 


The Church Building Bill was read the first time, 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Estcourt presented a Bill to extend the Powers 
and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the 
Inclosure of Open and Arable Fields in England and 
Wales: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to indem- 
nify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have 
omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Em- 
ployments, and for extending the Time limited for 
those Purposes respectively, and for the Relief of 
Clerks to Attorneys and Solicitors, in certain cases : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow. 


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, 19° die Maii; 


Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 








PRAYERS. 


M R. Stephenson, from the Treasury, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—An Account of the Quantity of Apples, 
T ears, Plums and Cherries, imported into the United 
Kingdom since the establishment of an ad-valorem 
duty of 51. per cent. in 1838, distinguishing the 
Number of Bushels of each sort during each year, 
the Duty paid on each sort during each year, and 
the Country from whence imported. 

Copies of the Application of Mr. Dunsmore, the 
Secretary to the Fishery Board in Edinburgh, to 
resigni his Office; of the Minute of the Treasury 
granting him a Pension or Retiring Allowance ; of 


the Appointment of Sir 7’. Dick Lauder, as Secre- 


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A. 1840. 


tary to succeed Mr. Dunsmore; and of the Salary 
and Allowance he is to receive:—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


A Petition of Trustees of the Highways, Roads Edinburgh 


and Bridges in the eighth district of the county of # 


Stirling, praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow (i 


Railway (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions from Trustees for Turnpike-roads and 
Statute Labour or Parish-roads, in the parish of Sla- 
mannan, in the county of Stirling ;— Trustees for 
Turnpike-roads and Statute Labour-roads, in the 
county of Linlithgow:—and, Trustees for Turnpike- 
roads and Statute Labour or Parish-roads in the pa- 
vishes of Munavonside and Polmont, in the county 
of Stirling; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,--were also presented, and read. 

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 Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


nd Glasgow 
ailway 


No. 2.) Bill, 


A Petition of the Mayor and Inhabitants of Mill Bay 


Plymouth, praying that the Mill Bay (Devon) Pier (Piven) Piet 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Runcorn;— Flatmen, Watermen Weaver 


and others navigating the River Weaver;—Salt Pro- Churches Bill 


prietors and others engaged in the trade of the River 
Weaver ;— Macclesfield ;— Liverpool ;--Great Bud- 
worth ;—and, Flatmenand others employed upon the 
River Weaver; praying that the Weaver Churches 
Bill may pass into a law,— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rate-payers of Congleton ;—Hun- 
dred of Nantwich (Cheshire);—.Bollin Fee ;—Bow- 
don ;— Sandbach ;— Dukinfield ;— Macclesfield ;— 
Lymm; — Tranmere ;— Weverham ; — Pulford ;— 
Wirswall ;— Birkenhead ,— Clotton Hoofield;— Tat- 
tenhall ;—Great Neston, Burton and Eastham ;— 
Quoiseley ; — Brereton-cum- Smethwick ; — House- 
holders of Hyde; —Newton ;— Hattersley ;-—Holling- 
worth ; — Stayley ; —- Godley ; — Tintwistle ;— Ro- 
miley ;—Inhabitants of Styal;—County of Chester; 
—Freeholders of Poulton ;—-Frankby ;— Freeholders 
and Rate-payers of Pownall Fee; — Rated Inha- 
bitants of Wetenhall ;— Kingsley ;— Moulton and 
Bostock ;— Weaver ;— Wharton ;—Churchwardens, 
Overseers of the Poor, and Inhabitants of Over ;— 
Land-owners and Rate-payers of Greasby, Caldy and 
other places;—Magistrates of the county of Chester 
and borough of Congleton ;—and, Merchants and 


-| other Inhabitants of Peterhead; praying that the 


said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman _ 
0 


Usher of the Black Rod. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to several 
Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the im- 
mediate 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 beirg returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 

Assent 





Exch 
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Bill. 


Annu 


Tithe 
sition 


Bill. 


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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: 


Exchequer Bills An Act for raising the Sum of Eleven Millions by 
(£.11.000,000-) Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One 
- thousand eight hundred and forty : 


Lord Seaton’s An Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Seaton and 

Annuity Bill. the two next surviving Heirs Male of the body of 
the said Lord Seaton, to whom the Title of Lord 
Seaton shall descend, in consideration of his important 
Services : 

TithesCompoe An Act to amend an Act of the first and second 

sition (Irelend) years of the reign of Her present Majesty, to 

Bill abolish Compositions for Tithes in Jreland, and to 

substitute Rent-charges in lieu thereof : 

An Act to continue for One year, and to the end 
of the next Session of Parliament, the Acts for the 
Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland: 

An Act to alter and divert a Portion of the Line 
of the South Eastern Railway, in the County of 
Kent: 

Bristol and An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Exeter Railway Provisions of the Acts relating to the Bristol and 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway Devia- 
tion Bill. 


” Exeter Railway : 

Newcastle An Act to amend the Act relating to the New- 
ey emg castle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway, and to 
Railway Bill, raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes of 

the said Undertaking : , 

Chester and An Act for incorporating the Chester and Crewe 
ne tion Railway with the Grand Junction Railway, and for 
hime Goo extending to the said first-mentioned Railway, the 


wlidation Bill. Provisions of the several Acts of Parliament relating 
to the said last-mentioned Railway, and for other 
Purposes : 

An Act for regulating and preserving the Harbour 
of Workington, in the County of Cumberland, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto : 


Workington 
Harbour Bill. 


Workington An Act for paving, cleansing, watching and other- 
Improvement wise improving the Town of Workington, in the 
ill. 
County of Cumberland : 
Taunton An Act for amending the Powers and Provisions 
Markets Bill. of several Acts relating to the holding of Markets 
in the Town of Taunton, in the County of Somerset, 
and to the Improvement of the said Town : 
Dewsbury An Act for better lighting and supplying with 
saaeaiaa Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Dewsbury, in 
the West Riding of the County of York: 
Basten ity An Act for extending the Jurisdiction of the 
c., Court o 


Barkston Ash and Skyrack Court of Requests, and 
the Powers and Provisions of the Act passed, con- 
stituting such Court to certain Places in the West 
and East Ridings of the County of York, and 
amending the same Act: 


Requests Bill, 


a. : An Act to enable the Scottish Widows’ Fund and 

Bil §'" Life Assurance Society, to sue and be sued, and for 
other Purposes relating to the said Society : 

Torquay and An Act for more effectually repairing and improv- 

Dartmouth; ing certain Roads near Torquay, Paignton, Brir- 

senaaieaes ham, Kingswear, Newton Abbot and Shaldon, and 
for making certain new Roads connected therewith, 
all in the County of Devon : 

Taunton An Act for more effectually repairing several 

Roads Bill. == Roads leading from the Town of Taunton, in the 
County of Somerset, and for making several De- 
viations and new Lines of Road connected there- 
with : 

Honiton and 


a An Act for more effectually penny | the Road 
Bi ods from the Honiton Turnpike-road, near Yard Farm, 
in the Parish of Upottery, in the County of Devon, 
towards Ilminster, to the Eastern Boundary of the 
Parish of Buckland Saint Mary, in the County of 
Somerset, and for making, maintaining and repairing 
several other Roads communicating therewith, in the 
Counties of Devon, Somerset and Dorset : 


Banbury and An Act for repairing and maintaining a Road from 
oa Banbury, in the County of Oxford, to Lutterworth, 


in the County of Leicester, and other Roads com- 
municating therewith : 
Vou. 95. 


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349 


An Act for repairing and improving the Roads Sarum and 
from Lobcombe Corner, in the Parish of Winterslow, Ealing Road 
to the City of New Sarum, in the County of Wilts, ” 
and from the said City to Langford, and other Roads 
in the County of Southampton: 

An Act for maintaining and repairing the Road Ochill (Clack- 
from Causeway-head,near Stirling, through the County ™™amshire) 
of Clackmannan, by the Foot of the Ochill Hills, ®°*4* ® 
towards Queensferry, and certain Roads branching 
out of the same : 

An Act to alter and amend several Acts for making, Clackmannan 
maintaining and keeping in repair certain Roads in $4 Fopiahre 
the Counties of Clackmannan and Perth, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto : 

An Act for effecting an Exchange between the Trinity College 
Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the {Wordsworth's) 
Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of : 
Cambridge and Daniel Gurney, Esquire : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Whittlesea 
Whittlesea Saint Mary and Whittlesea Saint Andrew, !closure Bill. 
in the County of Cambridge : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish ofThriplow 
Thriplow, in the County of Cambridge : eae 


An Act for naturalizing Frederick Schultze : — 
= : Wolff's 
An Act for naturalizing Arnold Julius Wolff. Sea, Bah 


The New Zealand Company Bill was read a second New Zealand 
time; and committed to Mr. Alderman Thompson, ComP@ry Bill. 
and the South Durham List. 


Mr. Mansel Talbot reported from the Committee Duffryn Liynvi 
on the Duffryn Liynvi Railway Bill; That they had Rilway Bill. 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills, so far as 
relates to the present application; that the Resolution 
of the House of the 27th day of January last had been 
complied with; and 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. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Weaver 
posed, That the Weaver Churches Bill be now read Churches Bill, 
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 to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for | Sir Philip Egerton, 249 

Yeas, Mr. Gally Knight ; arial 

Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanley,\, 6 

Noes, Mr. John Jervis : \ , 

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 to Sir Philip Egerton, and the South 
Chester List. 


Mr. Cumming Bruce reported from the Committee Figinshire 
on the Elginshire Roads Bill; That the Resolution Roeds Bill. 
of the House of the 6th day of February last 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, 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Dartford 
sideration the Report which, upon the 11th day of Nevigation Bit, 
yYy3 this 








eee 








) 


Hull Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Clyde Naviga- 


tion Bill. 


Dublin and 


Drogheda Rail- 


way (No. 2. 
Bill. ) 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way Bill. 


Stoke Bruern 
Inclosure Bill. 


Exeter Roads 
Bill. 


Llangerniew 


Inclosure Bi'l, 


Exeter Water- 


works Bill. 


350 19° Mazz. 


this instant May, was made from the Committee on 
the Dartford Navigation Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr Bethell reported from the Committee on the 
Hull 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. 


A Petition of Merchants and Traders of Dundalk, 
praying that the Clyde Navigation Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


A Petition of Wade Meara, a Shareholder in the 
Dublin and Drogheda Railway Company, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Dublin and Drogheda 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 11th day of this 
instant May, was made from the Committee on the 
Northern and Eastern Railway Bill; printed Copies 
of the Bill 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Stoke Bruern and Hamlet of Shutlanger, other- 
wise Shuttlehanger, in the said Parish of Stoke 
Bruern, in the County of Northampton, was read 
the third time; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cartwright do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 11th day of 
this instant May, was made from the Committee on 
the Eveter Roads Bill; printed Copies of the Bill 
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. . 


Mr. Cholmondeley reported from the Committee 
on the Llangerniew Inclosure Bill; That they had ex- 
amined 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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
inyrossed. 


‘The House proceeded to take into further consi- 


deration the Report which, upon the 11th day of, 


this instant May, was made from the Committee on 
the Exeter Waterworks Bill; printed Copies of the 
Bill having been delivered at the door upon Wed- 
nesday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 






A. 1840. 


The ingrossed Bill for amending and enlarging Portsmouth 
the Powers of an Act for establishing a Floating Posting Bridg 
Bridge over the Harbour of Portsmouth, in the - 
County of Southampton, 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: And that the 
Title be, An Act for amending and enlarging the 
Powers of an Act for establishing a Floating Bridge 
or Bridges ove: the Harbour of Portsmouth, in the 
County of Southampton. 

Ordered, That Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


A Petition of the United General Gas-Light Mill Bay 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by mes Pier 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the" 

Mill Bay (Devon) Pier Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 Incorporation of Hammermen Edinburgh Poor 
of Edinburgh, praying that they may be heard, "4 Local Taxes 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer-" * 
tain parts of the Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Henry Hardinge reported from the Committee Launceston 
on the Launceston Market and Improvement Bill ; Market and 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, ee 
and found the same to be true; and had gonethrough =~ 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Carnoustie ;—and, Perth (Deacon Corn Laws. 
of the Wright Incorporation) ; praying for the repeal 

of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Honorary Secre- Medical 














tary of the Medical Society of Dundee, praying for an Profession. 
inquiry into the Medical Institutions of the country, 

with a view to the adoption of an effectual measure 

of Medical Reform, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Penpont, praying for Church 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Patron- Patronage 
age in Scotland, was presented, and read; and (Sls) 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Representatives of the Independ- Church of 
ent Congregation of Great Torrington, praying ®"8'*"* 
the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money for the extension of the Church of 
England, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Freeland- Universal 
place, Kirkintilloch, praying for the adoption of Se ™ 
Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote 
by Ballot, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Elgin, praying that Municipal 
the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill may not Corporations 


. : : Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- (iecead) 


be ingrossed. 


| dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 


Maynoo 
Colleges 





Madron 
Churchs 


Bolto 





Maynooth 
Colleges 


Madron 
Churchyard. 


3 VicToRIz. 


Petitions from Stuston;— Saint Wenn ;—and, 
Braiseworth; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
Inhabitants of Madron, in the county of Cornwall, 
stating that the Petitioners labour under a particular 
grievance in consequence of the Union Workhouse 
for the western district of Penwith being erected 
within the limits of the parish of Madron, and that 
the paupers who die in the workhouse are interred 
in their churchyard, which is already too small for 
the population of their parish; and praying the 
House to remedy the inconvenience by making it 
indispensable that each pauper who may die in the 
workhouse should be carried to his or her own 


19° Maz. 


351 


Wales, or to the Commissioners of Queen Anne’s 
Bounty, in each year, from 1801 to 1840, both in- 
clusive ; stating the dates on which and authority 
by which each payment was made, and for what 
purpose granted:—A similar Return for the esta- 
blished Church in Ireland :—And, a similar Return 
for the Church of Scotland. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Returns. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Window Duty. 


Return of the Duty on Windows assessed for the 


Twelve Towns in England, which contribute the 
largest Amount. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Carlisle and 


parish for interment, or that every parish im the | to Her M ajesty, that She will be graciously pleased Lancaster 


. . i . 
union should contribute a sum towards ailway 


Bolton Police. 


London 
University, 


Established 
Church, 


No, 308. 





urchasing 
a piece of ground for the enlargement of the burial | 
ground of the said parish, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, an Account of all Monies received and ex- 
pended for Police purposes, in the Borough of 
Bolton, under the Act 2 and 8 Vic., c. 95., speci- 
fying the different Heads of Expenditure, and the 
Ientien actually expended under each :—And, a 
Return of all Persons appointed by the Chief Com- 
missioner of Police for the Borough of Bolton, as 
members of the Police Force employed there, since 





the passing of the Act, to the 13th day of May 
1840, stating the Names and previous Residences 
and Occupations of all such Persons, distinguishing 
such of them as have resigned, or been suspended, 
or dismissed from the said Police Force, stating the 
causes of each such resignation, suspension or dis- 
missal, and showing the weekly Salary paid to each 
Person, during his period of Service. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the First and of theSecond Charter 
of the University of London; of the Minutes of 
the Senate of the University, and of all Committees 
appointed by the Senate; of the Regulations made 
by the Senate for the course of Study and of Exa- 
mination in each of the Faculties ; and of the Exa- 
mination Papers that have been set at the different 
Examinations ; of the Names of the present Mem- 
bers of the Senate ; of the Names of the Examiners 
for each year since the University instituted Exa- 
minations; and of the Duties attached to each 
Examinership, and of the Salary attached to each ; 
stating the cases in which Members of the Senate 
have been appointed Examiners, and in which the 
same individuals hold or have held, at the same 
time, more Examinerships than one :—Also, of the 
Number of Students who have matriculated, and 
who have taken Honours on matriculation, and who 
have graduated in the several Faculties, and who 
have taken Honours in Graduation. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 











a Return of all Payments from the Exchequer, or 
out of the Public Revenue, or by Issues of Exche-| 
quer Bills, or under the authority of any Act of 
Parliament, or in any other manner from the public 


monies, to the Established Church of England and | 
Vox. 95. | 


| 


to give directions to the Committee appointed by 
Treasury Minute to include within their Report a 
new Line which has been discovered between Car- 
lisle and Lancaster, by which a portion of Two Lines, 
called the Kendal and Lune Lines, will be united, 
giving the Town of Kendal the advantage of the 
Railway passing near it, and probably lessening the 
Expense between Lancaster and Carlisle. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Rane as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being SuttonColdfeld 
copes, That there be laid before this House, a Scheel. 


eturn of the Name of the Master of the Free 
Grammar School at Sutton Coldfield, in the County 
of Warwick, the Date of his Appointment, the 
Gross Amount of Rents received in each year, from 
the day of his Appointment to the 1st day of January 
1840, arising from the School, Lands, Houses and 
other Property ; the Name of the Person receiving 
the same; a Statement of the exact Amount in 
each year, separately, of the Sum or Sums expended 
in — and upon what Premises, the Names of 
the Persons occupying the said Premises, the 
Amount of loss by bad Tenants, and the Dates and 
years of such Losses, and all other incidental Ex- 
penses paid out of the Trust in each year separately ; 
the exact Amount at which the Property occupied 
by the Master has been rated to the Poor, and the 
description of such Property; and the exact Amount 
in each year actually paid to or received by the 
Master of the said School as Salary, exclusive of 
the before-mentioned Payments ; also, the Number 
of Scholars in each separate year; distinguishing 
those who were Boarders in his House, and those 
admitted on the Foundation, and the Number at 
the present time in the School:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tues- 
day next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Order, re- Ways and 
ported from the Committee of Ways and Means, Means; 


several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That towards raising the Supply Customs, 


granted to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid, from and after the Fifteenth day 
of May One thousand eight hundred and Forty, an 
additional Duty, after the Rate of Five pounds per 
centum, upon the Produce and Amount of all the 
Duties of Customs, of what kind or nature soever 
they may be, which are now due and payable to 
Her Majesty, and are collected in the United King- 
dom under the management and direction of the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Customs, except 
upon the produce and Amount of the Duties of 
Customs upon Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, 
and upon the Produce and Amount of the Duties of 
Customs upon Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour entered 
for Home Consumption in the United Kingdom, 

yy4 from 








patina meee 








Excise. 


Assessed Taxes. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Treland) Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 


(Ireland) Bill. 


352 19°—20° Mazi. 


from parts beyond the Seas:—And that, from and 
after the said Fifteenth day of May, there shall be 
raised, levied, collected and paid, upon every gallon 
of Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, imported 
into the United Kingdom, or in Warehouse under 
Her Majesty’s Locks on the said Fifteenth day of 
May, an additional Duty of Customs of four pence. 

2. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid, from and after the Fifteenth day 
of May One thousand eight hundred and Forty, 
an additional Duty, after the Rate of Five pounds 
per centum, upon the Produce and Amount of the 
several Duties and Revenues of Excise under the 
management of the Commissioners of Excise 
throughout the United Kingdom, except upon the 
produce of the Duties on Horses let for Hire, and 
Licenses taken out by Persons letting Horses for 
Hire, and of the Duties on Spirits made and distilled 
in the United Kingdom; and that there shall be 
raised, levied, collected and paid, upon every gallon 
of Spirits of the strength of hydrometer proof, 
which shall on or after the Fifteenth day of May 
One thousand eight hundred and forty be distilled, 
or be found in the stock, custody or possession of 
any distiller in England, Scotland or Ireland, re- 
spectively, or which, having been distilled in Scot- 
land or Ireland, shall on or after that day be in 
warehouse, and shall be taken out of warehouse for 
consumption in Scotland or Ireland, or for removal 
to England, or which, having been taken out of 
warehouse, shall on or after that day be brought 
into England, or, having been removed to England, 
shall be found on the Quays, the full Duty of Ex- 
cise not having been paid, an additional Duty of 
four pence. 

3. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, there shall be assessed, 
raised, levied and paid upon all assessments made 
or to be made for the year commencing the sixth 
day of April One thousand eight hundred and forty, 
or for any subsequent year, of the Duties of As- 
sessed Taxes chargeable or to become chargeable 
under or by virtue of any Act or Acts now in force, 
and upon all Contracts of Compositions for any of 
the said Duties, a further additional Duty of two 
shillings for every twenty shillings, and at and after 
the like rate for any greater or less sum than Twenty 
shillings of the Gross Amount of all the said former 
Duties and Cumpositions respectively chargeable 
in any such Assessment under or by virtue of any 
such Act or Acts as aforesaid. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
wereagreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 


chequer and Mr. Robert Gordon do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Petitions from Warrington ;—Liverpool ;—Strad- 
bally ;—Newtown Butler ;—Seagoe ;— Mullingar ; 
—and, Ballybrittas ; praying that the Registration 
of Voters (Freland) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
ig and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

Petitions from Oran and Cloonycormican ;—Saint 
Patrick (Waterford) ;— Nicholas Bagle and others ; 
—and, Lower Mourne ; praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and orélered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair (for the 
House to resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Registration of Voters (Jreland Bill);) and which 


























A. 1840, 


“ resolve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 


Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


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


Mercurii, 20° die Maii, 1840: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Hume, 127 
Yeas, \ Mr. Edmund Roche: } K 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 431 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 1 91 

Yeas, Mr. Edmund Roche: Seer 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 375 

Noes, \ Mr. Henry Baring : } ¥ 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned :—-It was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Commerce and 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred Navigation. 
to consider of the Convention of Commerce and Na- 
vigation between Her Majesty, and the Emperor 
of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 3d, 1838; and 
also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the encourage- 
ment of British Shipping and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Tobacco Regu- 
mittee on the Tobacco Regulations Bill ; lations Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Police Rates 
reading of the Police Rates Assessment Bill ; oe 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill ; Cess (Ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- P"" 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Imprisonment 
mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) ‘ a Bil 
Bill; ene 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Frivolous Suite 
reading of the Frivolous Suits Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Rated Inhabi- 


Amendment was, to leave out from the word “That”! reading of the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; ts Evidence 


to the end of the Question, in order to add the 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Pi" 


words, “ this House will, upon this day six months, | this day. 


Mr. 


Public 
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3 VicTorRizZ. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Select 
Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had exa- 
mined the Petitions presented on the 14th and 15th 
days of this instant Ser ;.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 
(Thirtieth 
Report.) 


Copyright Bill. The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee upon the Copyright Bill, this day, was 
read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 3d:day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Juvenile The Order for the House to resolve into a Com- 
Ofienders Bill. mittee upon the Juvenile Offenders Bill, this day, 
was read, and discharged. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 27th day of this instant May, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Faversham 


ie Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Com- 
Fishery Bill, 


mittee on the Faversham Fishery Bill; and to 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was re- 
ferred ; That no person appeared in support 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 ; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Clerkenwell A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Free- 
—_— holders and Inhabitant Householders of the parish 
P of Saint Sepulchre, Middlesex, praying that the 
Clerkenwell Improvement Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the 

Select Committee on Metropolis Improvements. 


Church of Petitions from Stockton (Wilts);— Runcorn ;— 
England. Stand ;--Allhallows Staining (London) ;— Maldon ; 
—-Framfield;--and, Newton Toney; stating that 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Court of Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of 
os Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
0. 309. 
TithesCommu- Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithes Com- 
“a = mutation, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
0.310. 
Manchester Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Man- 
tole, chester Police, which were presented yesterday, be 
No. 31 1. printed. 
London, Ordered, That the Paper relative to London, 
— . Dublin, &amp;c., Railway Communication, which was 
liway - t: 
nunicaion. _ Presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 312. 
Sheriffs, &amp;c., Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriffs, 
(Scotland.) 


&amp;c., (Scotland) which was presented yesterday, be 


No. 313, 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. 


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PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Committee on the Dun- Dundalk _ 
dalk Harbour Bill be revived :—And that they Harbour Bill. 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for further and more effectually Elginshire 
repairing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads in Roads Bill. 
the County of Elgin, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cumming Bruce do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for better lighting and cleansing Hull Tmprove- 
the Town of Kingston-upon- Hull, and certain parts ™"* Bill 
of the Liberty of Trippett, within and part of the 
Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Broadley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of John Edward Venables Vernon, of Dublin and _ 
Clontarf Castle, in the county of Dublin, Esquire, i 84 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or Bil. 7 
agent, against certain parts of the Dublin and 
— Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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 to enable the Northern and Northern and 
Eastern Railway Company to abandon a portion of — 
their Line originally authorized to be made, and to “7 °"" 
alter and amend several of the Powers and Provi- 
sions of the Acts relating to the said Railway, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern 
Railway Company to abandon a portion of the Line 
originally authorized to be made, and to alter and 
amend several of the Powers and Provisions of the 
Acts relating to the said Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baines do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Land-owners of Liverpool 
Birkenhead and Tranmere, praying that they may Pecks Pill. 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool Docks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

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. 


Petitions from Dover ;—Bury (three Petitions);— Church Rates, 
Newmarket (Flint) ;—Rugby ;— Wellingborough ;— &amp;«. 
Christchurch, Southwark ;—Sudbury ;—Colyton ;— 
Kenninghall ; — Llangefni ; — Brentford ; — New 
Brentford ; -- Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ; — 
Boston ; — Masham; — and, Cullompton ; praying 
for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Church Bank; — Prestolee and Corn Laws. 
Little Lever ;— Birdwell ;— Coventry ;— Burnside 
Mills, Lochee;— Dundee, &amp;c.; — Bulkington ; -= 
Totley ;— Greenhill ;—— Hounsfield;—- Dore ;—- Norton ; 
—Mill Houses ;— Dunguvorth ;— Heely ;-- Black- 
ZZ burn ;— 








Church of 
England, 


China. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Copjright Bill. 


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burn ;— Brightside ;— Eccleshall, Bents Green and 
Little Common ; — Pontefract ; — Salford Union 
(Chairman) ;— Woolley Bridge ;— Holmfirth (two 
Petitions); — Glossop ;—and, Hollingworth; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were —— 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Dore Union; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridlington;— Bangor ;— Beaulieu ; 
—Begelly and Williamston;— Saint Dogmells ;— 
Quedgeley ;-— Quenington ;-- Wormington ;— Dow- 
deswell;—Coln Saint Aldwyn’s ;—East Peckham ; 
— Horsmonden;—- Gravesend, Milton, &amp;c.;— Yalding ; 
— Rochester ;— Titchfield ;-—Shrivenham;— Cardiff; 
—Fording Bridge ;—Sutton Saint Michael ;—Bur- 
stead ;—Quendon ;— Bradninch ;-- Tooting Graveney ; 
— Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark ;— Bampton; 
—Bleadon ;— Powich ;— Wincanton ;— Broomfield ; 
West Bergholt a Colney and Carlton ; 
Woodbastwick, Ranworth and Panxworth ;— Ful- 
mondestone and Hindolvestone ; — Manchester ; — 
Old Swan-lane, Poplar-grove and Saint Anns, West 
Derby ;— Bispham ;— Gornall ;—Antony ;—Chud- 
leigh ;—Stokhe-by- Nayland ; — Mildenhall ; — Pet- 
worth ;—Watford ;— Weston Favell ;— Overstone ;— 
West Haddon ;-- Kislingbury ;—Little Billing ;— 
Ravensthorpe, &amp;c.;—Pitsford ;— Boughton ;—Bra- 
field-on-the-Green ;—Little Houghton ;—East Had- 
don ;—Moulton;—Creaton ;—Shelton ;— Brockhall; 
— Dodford ;— Newnham ;—Badby ;—Litchborough ; 
—Stoke Bruerne ;— Pattishall;— Woodford-cum- 
Membris ;— Abington ;— Heyford ;— Allington ;— 
Bradford( Wilts);—Amesbury ;-— Westbury ;— North- 
ampton ;—Duston;—and, Pemberton; stating that the 
population of the country has outgrown the resources 
of the National Church ; and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efliciency,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Rugby ;— Newmarket (Flint) ;— 
Whitford ;—Sheffield (two Petitions) ;— Mildenhall ; 
—Fovant ;—Shrewton;— Halkin ;—Aber Castell;— 
Dinas ;—Fishguard ;--Andover (two Petitions) ;~ 
Narberth (three Petitions) ;---South Shields ;--Hands- 
worth ;—— Saint Ives, (Huntingdon) ; — Frome ; — 
Brawdy ;— Saint David’s ;— Brentford (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Cheltenham ;-- Beeston ;— Borobridge ;— 
Carlton ;-- Nottingham ; — Hucknall Torkard ;— 
Mansfield ;— Milton ;— Lancaster ;— Tintwistle ;— 
Boston ;— Haslemere ;— Godalming ;—- Staines ; — 
Birmingham ;— Langley Green ;— Kington ;—and, 
Aldershot Bentley, &amp;c.; praying the House to refuse 
their consent to any further grant of public money 
for the purposes of Church Extension,—were also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


Petitions from Rhesycae ; — and, Newmarket 
(Flint); praying that measures may be adopted for 
preventing the growth and preparation of Opium in 
British India, for transmission to China, and the 
traffic in the same by British subjects,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


Petitions from Frampton, &amp;c.;— Sheffield; — 
Angus and Mearns Synod (Moderator) ; — Ewell 
(Kent) ;— Llandefalley and Crickadarn;— Rotherfield 
Peppard ;-~Verwood ;—Chester field ;— Rotherham ; 
— Whiston;—and, Bolsterstone; praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Rupert-street, Haymarket ;—~—Book- 
binders of London (three Petitions) ;—Inhabitants 


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of London (nine Petitions); — Printers of Zondon 
\(eleven Petitions) ;— Middlesex (eleven Petitions) ; 
| — Westminster (five Petitions) ;—Spa Fields ;—Cop- 
per Plate Printers of London ;—Hatters of London; 
—Fan-street, London ;—Printers of Westminster ;— 
Pianoforte Makers of London ;— Brompton and 
Battersea; — Castle-street Finsbury ; —- William 
Fellowes and others;—Southwark (two Petitions);— 
Lambeth; — Sewers and Folders of London (two 
Petitions) ;— Poplar ;—Saint George’s, Middlesex ; 
—Lithographic Printers of London ;— Clerkenwell 
(two Petitions) ; — Blackfriars-road ; — Islington 
(three Petitions);—Compositors of London (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Edgware-road ;— Type Founders of Lon- 
don ;—New Kent-road ;—Engineers of London ;— 
Bethnal Green; — John Haddon and others ; — 
Stepney ;—Saint Clements, &amp;c.;—Ratcliff Highway 
(two Petitions) ;— Chelsea ;—Christopher Benning- 
field and others ;—Clapham ;—-G. A. Loader and 
others ;--James Goodwin and others ;—Saint Mar- 
garet’s, Westminster ;—and, Saint George’s, East ; 
praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Newport Ricts, 

bitants of Bristol, praying the House to address &amp;c. 

Her Majesty, that She may be graciously pleased 

to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, 

and to all persons incarcerated for political offences; 

and also that She will be pleased to dismiss Her 

present Ministers, and call to Her Councils Ministers 

who will pledge themselves to make Universal Suf- 

frage a Cabinet measure, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Prisoners who are now confined in political 
the Castle Gaol of the county of Chester, stating Offenders 
that they have been sentenced to jvarious terms of (Chester Gaol.) 
imprisonment, and to procure heavy bail, for having 
committed certain political offences ; complaining 
of the dietary of the prison, and of the restrictions 
under which they are placed; and praying the House 
to take their case and [those of all other political 
prisoners into consideration, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Carlisle Union;—and, Stow Union ; Poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may Amendment 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; *"" 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Strabane Union; poor Relief 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Relief (Zre- (Ireland) Act. 
land) Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alverstoke ; — Salisbury ;— and, £eclesiastical 
West Bromwich; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties a 
Duties and Revenues ‘Bill may not pass into a law, Reve °"™ 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
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Petitions from Balfron ;— John Bough ;—John Universal 
Wallace Wilson ;—and, Riggena; praying for the Sufitage, &amp;. 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments 
and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clarkston;—Presbytery of Seceders, Church 
Glasgow (Moderator and Clerk) ;— Tarbert ;— Kil- (Seotlane.) 
finan ;-- Kilmun ;— Dunoon ;-- Brechin Presbytery 
(Moderator) ;—Jslay and Ima Presbytery (Mode- 
rator) ;--and, Lochgilphead and Kilmorich; praying 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland,— were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Licentiates of the Church of Scot- 
land, and Students of Divinity within the Synod of 
Moray, praying that no alteration may be made 

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such law, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Church and 
State. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Grangemouth, pray- 

ing for the separation of Church and State, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Pilots Bill. A Petition of Masters and Owners of ships and 
vessels, residing at Margate, praying that the Pilots 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Canada (Clergy A Petition of Inhabitants of Carnew, praying the 
Reserves) Bill. House to address Her Majesty, to refuse Her Assent 
to an Act recently passed by the Legislature of 
Upper Canada, intituled, “ An Act to provide for 
the Sale of the Clergy Reserves, and for the Distri- 
bution of the Proceeds thereof,” was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Police. A Petition of William Villiers Sankey, m. A., of 
Harwood-street, Camden-town, praying the House 
not to sanction any measure for a centralization of 
Police throughout the country, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 


Petitions from Devonport and Stonehouse;—and, 
Profession. 


Arbroath; praying for the reform of the Medical Pro- 
fession by establishing it upon a sound and efficient 
legal constitution, providing for uniformity of edu- 
cation and examination of all who enter it, and con- 
ferring equal rights and privileges upon all its mem- 
bers,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


British 


_ A Petition of Fishermen of Montrose, and other 
isheries, 


places, taking notice of a convention entered into 
with the King of the French, allowing foreign ves- 
sels to fish within three miles of our coasts; and 
praying that such vessels may be restricted to a 
distance of thirty miles, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Police Rates 
Assessment 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Birmingham, praying that the Police Rates 
Assessment Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chimney 


) ; A Petition of Master Chimney Sweepers of Lon- 
Sweepers Bill. 


don and Westminster, praying that the Chimney 
Sweepers Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Wallingford; — and, Aylsham; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


County Cone Petitions from New Sarum ;—Boston ;— Walling- 

sbulary Bill. ford ;—and, Walsall; praying that the County Con- 
stabulary Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Liangerniew 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
rish of Llangerniew, in the County of Denbigh, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bagot do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Tnelosure Bill. 


Rreter Roads = An ingrossed Bill to amend the Provisions of 
the Acts relating to the Turnpike-roads leading to 
and from the City of Exeter, and for making a new 
Branch Road to communicate therewith, 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. 

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A Petition of the Winnington Salt Company, Weaver 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel Churches Bill. 
or agents, against certain parts of the Weaver 
Churches Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for sup- Exeter Water- 
plying with Water the City and County of the City works Bill. 
of Exeter, and Places adjacent thereto, 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 the Committee on the Edinburgh Edinburgh Poor 
Poor and Local Taxes Bill be revived :—And that and Local Taxes 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday 2" 
the 4th day of June next. 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee on Fisherrow 
the Fisherrow (Edinburgh) Harbour Bill; That they (Edinburgh) 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found #*bou Bill 
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 Master Mariners and Seamen of thie Merchant 
ay of Maryport, praying for an alteration of the Seamen’s Fund. 
aw relative to the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Merchant Seamen’s Fund. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of Church 
Barnstaple, praying the House to continue their aaa 
protection and encouragement to the Bishops and ‘ ' 
Clergy throughout the British colonies, and make 
provision for increasing their number, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens, Overseers and Union Worke 
Rate-payers of Warminster, praying that the Union houses Bill. 
Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Alderbury Union, Rating Stock 
praying the House to pass an Act to relieve Stock in in Trade. 
Trade from being rated to parochial assessments, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Beer-sellers of the Holborn and Fins- Sale of Beer 
bury Division of Middlesex, praying that Retailers _ 
of Beer may be placed upon the same footing as 
Licensed Victuallers, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders of Kilkeedy, praying Registration 
that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may of Voters 
; ' (freland) Bill. 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


Petitions from Andover ;—Dorking ;—and, Farn- Stage Carriages, 
ham; praying for the repeal of the tax on all Car- ** 
riages kept to be let for hire, and on persons em- 
ployed in the management thereof,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Church 
Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, praying that in the Discipline. 
event of any measure being submitted to the House 
for the improvement of Ecclesiastical Discipline, the 
House will be pleased not to interfere by any legis- 
lative enactment with the exercise of that. jurisdic- 
tion over the Clergy which the Petitioners believe 
to belong to each Bishop in his own diocese, and to 
he essential to the episcopal power and authority, and 

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to the well-being of the Church, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Political 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
Offenders, 


habitants of Bridgeton, praying for the release of 
Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, and all others incarcerated 
for political offences, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Warwick Gaol A Petition of Inhabitants of London, praying for 
the release of Messrs. Lovett and Collins from 
Warwick Gaol, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Shrewsbury 


: The Shrewsbury Cemetery Bill was read a second 
Cemetery Bill, 


time ; and committed to Mr. Slaney, and the North 
Salop List. 
Factories Act Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee 
(Third Report.) appointed to inquire into the operation of the Act for 
No.314. the Regulation of Mills and Factories; and who 
were empowered to report their Observations and 
Opinion thereupon, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them, from time to time, to 
the House ; That they had made further 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. 


Seduction, &amp;c The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bull. reading of the Seduction, &amp;c., Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


Drainage of 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Lands Bill. 


mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Oyster Fisheries The Order of the day being read, for the second 


(Scvtland) Bill, reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Settled Estates The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Drainage Bill. mittee on the Settled Estates Drainage Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Constabulary The Order of the day being read, for the second 
_ reading of the Constabulary Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Friday next. 


Borough Watch 
Rates Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Borough Watch Rates Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 
(Scotiand) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bil. roading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Parochial The Order of the day being read, for the second 
—_ reading of the Parochial Assessments Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Small Pox 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


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Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Impora. 
reading of the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill; _ tion (Treiand) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon i 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill, 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Loan Societies Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Loan Societies 
Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Jreland) of Justice 
Bill ; (Ireland) Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ejectment 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Zreland) 24 Replevin 
Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, wpon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inclosure Acts 
reading of the Inclosure Acts Amendment Bill; — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ~ 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, read Indemnity Bill 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Registration 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair 
(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee 
upon the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill); and 
which Amendment was, to leave 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 again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


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


of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Jovis, 21° die Maii, 1840. 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 301 
Yeas, UMr. Henry Baring : ee 
Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanley, ) iain 
Noes, Mr. Robert Steuart : &gt; aco 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, 








Police Rates 
Assessment 


Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 


Rated Inhabi- 
tauts Evidence 
Bill. 


Customs, &amp;c., 
Duties Bill. 


No. 315. 


Sheriffs 
(Scotland.) 


Fiesh Fruit. 


No. 316. 


Crichton 
Charities Bill, 


Quainton 
inclosure Bill. 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road Bill. 


3 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein ; 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Freshfield 
reported, That the Committeee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 


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the Committee may have leave to sit again. 


357 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cumming Bruce reported from the Committee Nairnshire 
on the Nairnshire Roads Bill; That the Resolution Roads Bill. 
of the House of the 6th day of February last had 
been complied with; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, | be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. | Amendments thereunto. 
| 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Police Rates Assessment Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| 


mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Jreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


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


The Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday the 28th day of this instant May. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill for granting 
to Her Majesty Duties of Customs, Excise and 
Assessed Taxes: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Appeals from 
the Sheriffs Depute to the Sheriffs Principal in each 
County in Scotland, from the year 1833 to the year 
1839, both inclusive. 

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


Ordered, That the Account relative to Fresh 
Fruit, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after two of the clock on Thursday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 21° die Maiti ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M® Murray yveported from the Committee 
1 on the Crichton Charities 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. 


A Petition of Thomas Chapman, of Burnham, in the 
county of Bucks, praying that the Quainton Inclo- 
sure Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on the 
Tadcaster and Halton Dial Road Bill; That the 
Resolution of the House of the 6th day of February 
last 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. 

Vou. 95. 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Winnington reported from the Committee on Ardrossan 
the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill, and to 84 Jonnston 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill, were &amp;#!wy Bil 
referred ; That no person appeared in support of the 
|said Petitions; that the Committee had inquired 
‘into the several matters required by the Standing 

Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate 

to the present application ; that the Resolution of 
the House of the 27th day of January last 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 ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Owners of lands lying along Lough Lough Foyle 
Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the counties of Zon- and Lough 
donderry and Donegal ;—and, the Marquis of Done- os a 
gal and the Earl of Belfast; praying that the Lough 
Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Hylton Jolliffe, of Pall Mall, in the Birmingham, 

county of Middlesex, Esquire, and others, praying Bristol and 
. Thames Junc- 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, tion Railwa 
2 ; eee ° . ny 

against certain parts of the Birmingham, Bristol and Bill. 
Thames Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving the Dartford and partfurd 
Crayford Creeks, in the County of Kent, and for Navigation Bill. 
making a Diversion in the Line of the said Dartford 
Creek, and other Works connected therewith, 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the ysjip and 
Islip and Stanion Road Bill; and to whom several Stanion Road 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That Bill. 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill ; and 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting certain Powers to Faversham 


the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company, was read Fishery Bill. 
the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Notice being taken that the Breviate of the Clerh- Clerkenwell 
enwell Improvement Bill, had not been laid upon Improvement 
the Table of the House before the second reading of 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the second 
‘reading of the said Bill be null and void. 
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Ordered, 


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West India 
Mails, 


Church of 
England. 


358 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | 
upon Wednesday next. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, 
—-Copy of Instructions of the Lords of the Admiralty 
for regulating an Inquiry as to the comparative ad- 
vantages afforded by the different Ports in the Chan- 
nel, as Ports for the arrival and departure of West 
India Mails. 

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


Petitions from Croydon ;—Aldenham ;— Bishop's 
Stortford ;— Brooke;—Nuneham Courteney ;— Wes- 
ton (Herts) ;—Shalford ; — Thorp, Kirby, and Wal- 
ton-in-the-Soken ;— Birch ;— Braintree (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Saint Osyth ;—Kelvedon ;--Earl’s Colne ; 
—Mount Bures;--Arkesden ; — Boxted ; — Great 
Horkesley ;—Manningtree ;--Llandilo-fawr ;— Wal- 
ton-upon- Thames ;-—Elmstead ; — Lawford ; — My- 
land ;—Great Wighorough ;—Ayton-in- Cleveland ; 
— Meltham;— Meltham Mills ; — Spofforth ; — 
Chester-le-Street ; — Llangeler ;— Kirkby Ravens- 
worth; — Kirhy Sigston; — Lexden; — Stock- 
port ;—Abberton ;— Yardley ;— Aston Upthorpe ;— 
Kibworth ; — Oadby; — Hatfield Peverel ; —Ard- 
leigh ;--Radwinter ;-—-Weeley ;— Little Budworth ; 
— Wymondham ;— Thatcham ;—Rendham ;—- Hull ; 
— Wenham Parva ;—Capel Saint Mary;— Poplar ; 
— Hempsted ;—~ Wednesbury ; —- Romford ; — Penis- 
ton; — Springfield ; — Bingley ; — Luckington ; — 
Chelmsford ;—Adel;— Colchester ;— Bethnal Green; 
—Sephton ; — Middlewick ; — Ainderby Steeple ;— 
Bishopsteignton (two Petitions) ;— Great Bardfield ; 
—Great Stanmore;— Hampton ;- —Allestree ; — Bo- 
sham ;—Llangunnor ;-—Epperstone ;-— Bequildy ;— 
Batsford ;— Orsett ;—Saint Clement Danes ;— Bot- 
ley (two Petitions) ;---Boarstall ;— Bewdley ;--Ber- 
row ;— Keighley ;— Enfield Highway;— Moreton- 
Hampstead ;— Brill ;—Melton Mowbray ;—Hamp- 
stead ;— Milton-next-Sittingbourne ;—Aymestry ;— 
Llanedy and Llandilotalybout ;--Saint John-in- Bed- 
wardine ;-- Ansley ;- West Malling ;--Bletchley and 
Fenny Stratford ;— Lostwithiel ;— Longridge ; — 
Bridstow ;— Barton Stacey (two Petitions) ;— Head- 
ley ; — Worthin ; — Laugharne ; — Hathersage ; — 
Wroughton ;—Mark ;—High Hoyland ;—East and 
Chipping Barnet ;— Pembury ;— Haverill ;— Sutton 
(Surrey) ; — Hundon ; — Wooler ; — Rochford ; — 
Amersham ;—Saint Margaret Lothbury and Saint 
Christopher-le-Stocks, London ;—Twyford (Hants) ; 
— Billingham ;— Kingswood ;-—-Alford ;-- Aldershot; 
— White Parish ;— Minsterley ;—Methley;—Arch- 
deaconry of Cornwall;— Machyorlleth ;—Ashchurch; 
— Llanthetty ;— Sutton Courtney ; — Berkley ; — 
Over ; — Llanarmon-yn-Yale; — Butleigh ; — Bir- 
mingham ;— Washington ;— Madron;— Nuneaton ;—- 
Melbourn (Cambridge) ; —- Llanina ;— Selston ; — 
Bedford;—Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Sutton Saint 
Mary ;—Hexham ;—Birmingham (four Petitions) ; 
Saint Luke, Chelsea ;-— Edgbaston ;—Llanidloes ;— 
Peckham;—Beckington with Standerwich ;-—Lyze- 
ham ;—Saint Feock;—Llanarth;— Southwark ; — 
Wortham ; — Aldbro’ ; — Oxford ; — Llantood ;-- 
Monington ;— Gloucester ;— Hatfield Broad Oak; 
—Upton;— Bolsover and Scarcliff ;— Colton; — 
Market Lavington ;-- Cheshunt ;—-Castleton ;-—Snen- 
ton ;—Colchester (three Petitions) ;— Meesden ; — 
Llanvair in Builth ;— Taddington ;— Anstey ;— Holy 
Trinity, Holborn; — Sherston and Alderton; — 
Hurst ;— Thames Ditton ;— Hoxne ; — Northenden ; 
—Compton Bishop ;— Clifton ;— Alveley ;— Saint 
Magnus-the-Martyr, &amp;c.;— East Woodhay ;— Clare 
(Suffolk) ;—Saint Dustan-in-the-West, London ;— 
Stockland, Bristol ;— Yeovilton ;—Shkilgate ;—-King- 
ston (Somerset); —- West Buckland; — Wellington 
(Somerset) ;—Ludgvon ;—and, Blewbury (two Peti- 
tions); stating that the population of the country has 
outgrown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 


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A. 1840. 


its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Uppingham ;—New Basford (two 
Petitions) ;— Wigston ;— Leicester ;— Tavistock ;— 
Syston ;— Beeralston ;— Markfield ;— Coventry ;— 
Nottingham (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Bideford;— 
Nayland ;— Upminster ;—Soham ;—Chelmsford ;— 
Saint Mary, Newington ;--New Kent-road ;—New- 
thorpe ;—Babbington;—New Basford ;— Lindfield; 
—Calverton ;— Kimberley ;— Nottingham (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Selston ;—Keppell-street, Russell-square ;— 
Woodborough ;— Hyson Green ;— Riddings ;—Cam- 
berwell ;— Fordingbridge ;— Congregational Union 
of England and Wales (Treasurer and Secretaries) ; 
Melbourn (Cambridge); — County of Chester ;— 
Cupar ;— Prescot ;—Spalding ;—.Denbigh ;—Moel- 
grove ; — Blaenywaun ; — Llanfairnantgwyn and 
Bridell ;—Cardigan;— Whitechurch;—King’s Lynn 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Gorsley ;— Ryeford ;— 
Hackney (two Petitions;— Burnham ;—Old Ford;— 
Stowmarket ;—Bethnal Green ;—Long Crendon ;— 
Kingsland ;—- Lochwinnoch;-—Aylesbury ;-- Chesham ; 
— Booth ;—Meltham;— Shipley ;— Bingley (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Cullingworth ;— eres ;— Ovenden ;-- 
Masbrough ;— Shipley ;—Eccleshill ;—Stainland ;— 
Aldwinkle ;--Devizes ;— Dundee ;--Wilsden ;—- Wilts 
and East Somerset ;— Halifax (two Petitions) ;—Al- 
lerton(two Petitions) ;--K¢pping ;-- Keighley ;--Clay- 
ton ;— Golcar ;— Portsmouth (two Petitions) ;-—- Ha- 
worth ;-- Suddleworth ;--Hebden Bridge;--Harden;-- 
Blackley ;— Warley ;—Marple Bridge; — Merthyr 
Tydvil;— Wheatley ;— Burnley ;— Manchester (three 
Petitions) ;— Southwark (three Petitions) ;—Vainor ; 
—Macelesfield (two Petitions) ;—Burnley (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Farnham (Surrey) ;— Marsden ; — Saint 
Pancras (Middlesex) ;— Rusholme-road ;—Glandwr ; 
—Nechinger-road ;— Pentonville; — Berwick, Saint 
John’s ;— Cullompton ;— Reading ;— Briercliffe ; — 
Grantham ; — Wells (Somerset); — Congleton; — 
Twynyrodyn ; — Ipswich ; — Southill; — Bedford 
(two Petitions) ;—Carlton ; — Stotfold ; — Roxton ; 
— Sandy ; — Biggleswade ; — Woburn ;— Luton ;— 
Gamlingay ;— Keysoe ;—_Blunham ;— Little Staugh- 
ton ; — Potton ;— Sharnbrook ; — Cardington ; — 
Cotton End ;— Cranfield ,— Thurleigh ;—Ampthill ; 
—Stevington ;—and, Cheadle; praying the House 
to refuse their consent to any further grant of public 
money for the purposes of Church Extension,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettering, praying 
the House immediately to take such steps as, (with 
due regard to rights of Incumbents and Patrons, 
where those rights are well proved), shall most 
speedily appropriate all the revenues which the State 
now gives to Episcopalians, to purposes civil and 
truly national, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table, 


Petitions from Lochgilphead ;—Cupar ;— Gatley ; 
——Lichfield;—and, Renfrew; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Eastwood ;-— West Camel ;— Wells 
(Somerset) ;—Sutton and Shotland;—Kilmington;— 
Crediton ;— Northlew ;—Chawleigh ;--Cullompton ; 
—— Kingsnympton ; — Holcombe Rogus ;— Bishops- 
nympton ; — Beaworthy ; — Pyworthy ;— Blacktor- 
rington ;—-and, Walton (Somerset); praying that the 
Corn Laws may not be repealed,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Breaston;—- Halifax (two Petitions) ; 
— Birmingham; —Gorsley; — Derby; — Gold Hill, 
Bucks; — Fordingbridge ;— Ovenden ;— Heptonstall 
Slack ;-- Tavistock ;—Coventry ;-- Wrington;--Lymps- 
field;--Aldwinkle;-— Congleton ;--Cheadle ;-—Ashton- 
under-Lyme ;-—Newcastle-upon- Tyne (two Petitions) ; 
— Macelesfield ;—and, Wrestlingworth ; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates, and the release of 

















John 


Corn Laws. 


Church Rates. 








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Me 


3 Vicroriz£. 


John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. 


Petitions from Selkirk Presbytery (Moderator) ; 
—Edinburgh Presbytery (Moderator) ;—Clackman- 
nan ;—Perth and Stirling Provincial Synod (Mo- 
derator);-—and, Fortingal; praying for an alteration 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scot- 


land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Chester-le-Street ;— Saxton ;— 
College. 


Beer Hackett ;—Husthwaite ;—Radwinter ;— Wey- 
hill;—Sapcote ;— Wadworth;--Gainsburgh ;—- Eden- 
hall and Longwathby ; — Meltham ;— and, Kirby 
Sigston; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Copyright Bill. Petitions from Middlesex ;— London (eleven Pe- 
titions ) ;—Rupert-street, Haymarket ;—Spitalfields; 
— Whitechapet;— Paddington ;—Counties of Buch- 
ingham, Berks and Hertford ;—Westminster (three 
Petitions) ;— Islington ;— Deptford ; —and, Saint 
Paul, Covent Garden; praying that the Copyright 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Witham Union, 
praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Church and 


Petitions from Saint Andrew’s ;—~ Errol ;—and, 
State. 


Cupar; praying that the connexion between Church 
and State may be dissolved,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

China. Petitions from Watton ;--Saint David's ;—and, 
Coventry; praying for the suppression of the growth 
and preparation of Opium in British India, for 
transmission to China, and the traffic in the same 
by British subjects,-—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on China Trade. 


Stage Carriages, Petitions from Stockport ;—Egham ;—Rugby ;— 
me and, Waltham Cross ; praying for the repeal of the 
tax on all Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on 
servants employed in the management thereof,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Ecclesiastical Petitions from Sunderland ;— Dunster ;—TIchester ; 


Dutiesand = Glastonbury ;— and, Deaneries of Hill, Gartree 

Revenues Bill. and Horncastle; praying that the Ecclesiastical 
Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Chimney Petitions from Gainsborough ;— Southampton ;— 


Sweepers Bill. and, Beccles; praying that the Chimney Sweepers 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Small Debts, A Petition of Edward Manuel, of Upper Spode, 
in the parish of Clun, Labourer, praying the House 
to pass a measure for the establishment of a good 
and uniform system of local courts for the recovery 
of Small Debts, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Pilots Bill A Petition of Masters, Owners or Part-owners of 

ships or vessels residing at Margate, and Isle-of- 

Thanet, praying that the Pilots Bill may not pass 


into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Church 
Establishment 
(Colonies, ) 


A Petition of Members of the Bath District Com- 
mittee of the Society for promoting Christian Know- 


ledge, and others, praying the House to continue 
Vox. 95. 


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359 
their protection and encouragement to the Bishops 
and Clergy throughout the British colonies, and 


make provision for increasing their number, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hemel Hempstead, Punishment 
praying that the Punishment of Death may be Death. 
abolished except in cases of Murder, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zondon, praying for Anatomy. 
an inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy Act, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Caledonian 
Council of the royal burgh of Jnverness, praying ©. 
that in any measure for the improvement of the 
Caledonian Canal, provision may be made for re- 
cognizing the right of the Petitioners and their suc- 
cessors in office to levy dues on all vessels frequent- 
ing the Canal for the purposes of loading and un- 
loading goods, in those parts thereof situated within 
the territory of the harbour of Inverness, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Caledonian Canal. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Land-holders Flour Importa- 
and Inhabitants of Kilbeggan, praying that the tion (Ireland) 
Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into” * 

a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bristol, Clifton and Sale of Beer 
their vicinities, praying that the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) (No, 2.) Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Southwark and Lambeth ;—West-Sale of Beer 
minster ;—and, London and Metropolitan Districts ; Act. 
praying that Retailers of Beer may be placed on 
the same footing as Licensed Victuallers,— were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of the Council of the borough of Col- County Con. 
chester, praying that the County Constabulary Bill ey a 
may not pass into a law, was een. and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and Shopkeepers of Lord’s Day. 
Upper Chelsea, praying for the suppression of Sun- 
day Trading, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Beer Hackett, pray- Roman Catholic 
ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, Relief Act, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Warden and Feoffees or Go- Grammar 
vernors of the Free Grammar School in Sherborne, Schools Bill. 
praying that the Grammar Schools Bill 8 | not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Alexander Kerr;—Dyers of Glas- Universal 
gow (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Saint Andrew’s ;— Sufttage, &amp;e. 
and, Workmen in the Nursery Mills, Little Govan, 

Glasgow ; praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cupar, praying that Canada (Ciergy 
the Canada (Clergy Reserves) Bill may pass into a Reserves) Bill, 
law, was Paton | and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


zz4 A Petition 





Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


Political 
Otfenders. 


Poor Law Act. 


Population, 


Education, 


Vaccination 
Bill. 


Marriages. 


Cockermouth 
Writ. 


Auswer to 
Addresses. 


Caneda 
Cowpany. 


No. 317. 





360 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Warrington, praying 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill may 


not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Congrega- 
tion of Cow-lane Chapel, Coventry, praying for the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bath, praying for the 
release of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, and all persons im- 
prisoned for Political Offences, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Guardians, Churchwardens, 
Overseers and other Rate-payers of Great Yeldham, 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Law Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice Presidents, 
Council and Secretaries of the Provincial Medical 
and Surgical Association, praying that an account 
may be taken at the approaching Census, under a 
specific head, of all persons who may be confined to 
the house by sickness or infirmity, and that the ages 
and sexes of such persons be specified therein, was 


ig and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Church 
and Congregation meeting in Cow-lane Chapel, 
Coventry, praying the House to continue to sup- 
ort Her Majesty’s Government in their plan of 
ducation, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Council of the 
Glasgow Medical Association, praying that the Vac- 
cination Bill may be extended to Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Circular addressed by the Registrar-Ge- 
neral to the Superintendent Registrars of Marriages, 
in May last. 


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 Cockermouth, in the 
room of Edward Horsman, 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 Bri- 
tain and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Jreland. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 15th 
day of April last, and the 4th, 5th, 8th, 14th, 19th 
and 20th days of this instant May, (that Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House), had been presented to Her 
Majesty; and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty, —A Copy of a Letter dated 
the 9th day of January 1840, from the Governor of 
the Canada Company to Lord John Russell, soli- 
citing the Appropriation of the Sum which now 
remains due from the Canada Company to the 
Crown to the encouragement of Emigration to 
Upper Canada, and the Answer made thereto on 
the 18th day of January. 

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


Q1° Maiz. 





A. 1840. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 
Mr. Duckworth: the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed tothe several Bills, fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to revive the Powers Thames Tone! 
given to the Thames Tunnel Company for the Pur- Bill. 
chase of certain Houses, Lands and Premises in 
the Parish of Saint John-of-Wapping: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating and main- Tunstall 
taining the Markets and Market-place in the Market Bil. 
Township of Tunstall, in the Parish of Wolstanton, 
in the County of Stafford: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Turnpike- Greenhill ana 
road from Greenhill Moor to Eckington, in the mas, 
, oad Bill, 
County of Derby: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and main- MaidenNewton 
taining several Roads leading from the Town of 4s Bill. 
Maiden Newton, in the County of Dorset, and other 
Roads communicating therewith, in the Counties 
of Somerset and Dorset: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Tithes Commu. 
Act further to explain and amend the Acts for the — — 
Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales, pi" 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Weybridge 
to enable the Rector of Weybridge, in the County Rectory Bill. 
of Surrey, for the time being, to grant building 
Leases of Lands in the said Parish belonging to the 
said Rectory ; to which the Lords desire the con- 


currence of this House :—-And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 





The Weybridge Rectory Bill was read the first Weybridge 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Rectory Bill. 


The House was moved, ‘That the Petition of Her- Reet Root 
cules Bradshaiv, relative to the manufacture of Sugar $s". 
from Beet Root, which was presented upon the 7th 
day of this instant May, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Petition of Hercules Bradshaw, 
complaining of the imposition of a duty on Sugar 
manufactured from Beet Root since he commenced 
the manufacture thereof, be referred to a Select 
Committee, to examine the matter thereof, and to 
report the same, with their Observations thereupon, 
to the House :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 
| Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tues- 
day next. 
| 
| 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Population Bill. 


for taking an account of the Population of Great 
Britain, and of the Parish Registers and Annual 
Value of assessable Property in England: And 
that Sir Henry Parnell, Mr. Solicitor General and 
Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 2 Chester Gaol. 
Return of the existing Regulations for Persons con- 
fined in Chester Gaol, whether before conviction or 
after sentence, 1. for Misdemeanors; 2. for Printing 
and Publishing Seditious Libels, or for uttering 
Seditious Words. 





The House was moved, That the Petition of 
William Roberts, praying for the investigation of 
the merits of his invention of a process for keeping 
subjects intended for anatomical purposes free from 
decomposition, which was presented upon the 3d 
day of April last, might be read; and the same 


Anatomy. 








| being read ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be referred to a Select 
|Committee, to inquire into the allegations therein 
contained, and to report the matter thereof, with 
| their Observations thereupon to the House :—And 
the 





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Crichton 
Charities Bill, 


Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Raile 


way. 


Saint Harmon 
Tnclosure Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


Church Rates. 


Corn Laws, 


3 VicToRI£. 


withdrawn. 


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 after four of the clock :—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 22° die Maiti; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


N ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Trustees 
and others Directors of the Crichton Royal 
Institution for Lunatics, at Dumfries, and for the 
better enabling them to carry on their Charitable 
Designs, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Wilsontown 
Road Bill be revived :—And that they have leave 
to sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. 


A Petition of Trustees for the highways, roads and 
bridges, in the third district of the county of Stir- 
ling, praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Earl of Belfast, praying that 
the time for presenting the Belfast and Cavehill 
Railway Rill may be enlarged, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, in 
the parish of Llanyre, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

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 Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from the Grand Junction Waterworks 
Company ;—-and, Company of Proprietors of the West 
Middlesex Waterworks; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham, Bristoland Thames 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


Petitions from Erdington ;—and, Wigan (four Pe- 
titions) ; praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
the release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Rochester-row, Westminster ; — 
Holborn ;—Monmouth-street, Westminster ;— Chis- 
well-street, Finsbury ,—Aldersgate-street, London ; 
— Helmet-row, Middlesex ;—Sumner-street, South- 
wark-bridye-road ;—Mile End New Town (two Pe- 
titions ; — Russell-street, Bermondsey ; — Milton 
Bridge ; — Farringdon ; -- Chelsea ;—Islington ;— 
Saint Mary, Whitechapel ;—Southwark (two Peti- 


tions) ;-— Walthamstow ;—— Newington ;— Hudders- 
Vor. 95. 


21°—22” Maiz. 


the said Motion was, with leave of the House, | 











361 


field ;— Great Shelford ;—Stoke-upon-Trent ;—Hol- 
lington ;— Wolstanton ;—Alton (four Petitions) ;— 
Trentham ;— Froghall ;— Ratcliff Highway (Mid- 
dlesex) ; — Whiston ; — Cheddleton; — Stanley and 
Bagnall ;— Kingsley ;—Audley ;— Chiddingstone ;— 
Bermondsey (three Petitions) ;-Bankfoot ;—- Rother- 
hithe Wood ;— Newry ;— Stockport ;— Wilne- 
cote ;—Great Torrington;— Reddish ;— Romilly ; — 
Bredbury (four Petitions) ;— Haughton ;—Cauldon- 
place (Staffordshire Potteries) ;— Tamworth ;— Dun- 
dee ;—Thetford ;--Whetley Rocks ;-- Morningside ;-- 
and, Swanston; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others, residing in the 
Aspatria District of West Cumberland, praying that 
the Corn Laws may not be repealed, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Eastnor ;—Brighton ;—Arthing- Maynooth 
worth ;— Leake ;—and, Long Sutton ; praying the Cllese. 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 


—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Shoreditch ;—London (eleven Pe- Copyright Bill. 
titions) Clerkenwell (two Petitions); — Islington 
(three Petitions) ;— Whitechapel (two Petitions) ;— 
Westminster (two Petitions) ;— Kennington-road ;— 
City-road ;— Middlesex (nine Petitions) ;— South 
wark ;—Venders of Cheap Publications ;— Essex ;— 
Metropolis ;—and, Shadwell Dock ;—praying that 
the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
Sige and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Cirencester ; — Reading ;-—Hast- Chimney 
ings ;— Oxford ;— Dublin ;— Northampton ; — and, S»eepets Bill. 
Dover; praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill 
oe | pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clare; — Elphin and Shankill ;— Registration 
and, Ennis;—praying that the Registration of Voters Creed) Bill 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, —— were — : 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Exeter Mar- Exeter _ 
ket Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Market Bill. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of Bolton, praying that Police Rates 
the Police Rates Assessment Bill may not pass into —- 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie saa 
upon the Table. 


A Petition from Roscommon, praying for the Poor Relief 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, was (Heland) Act. 
——- and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Lonsdale-north-of-the-Sands ; — Medical 
and, County of Nottingham; praymg the House, Profession. 
during the present Session, to take such steps as 
may seem best fitted for insuring an effectual mea- 
sure of Medical Reform,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Ship- New Zealand, 
owners of the city of London, praying the House to 
devise such measures as they may deem expedient 
to preserve the group of islands commonly called 
New Zealand, to Her Majesty’s Dominions, and esta- 
blish throughout the same the regular authority of 
British law, and a lawful system of colonization, 
under a distinct and sufficient Colonial Govern- 
ment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


3A A Petition 








362 


Church and 
State, &amp;c. 


Congregation of Milnathort, praying for the sepa- 
ration of Church and State, that no further grants of 
public money may be made for Church Extension, 
for the withdrawal of all monies given to Dissenters 
in Ireland, the abolition of Church Rates, and for 
the entire removal of all religious grievances, was 
gute and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Universal 


Petitions from Larkhall ;— Tillicoultry ;—and, 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Gallowgate, Glasgow ; praying for the adoption of 
Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote 
by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Launceston An ingrossed Bill for regulating the Markets, and 
Market and 


for erecting a Market-house, in the Town of Zaunces- 

_— ton, in ac Deut of Cornwall, and for paving,light- 
ing, watching, cleansing, and improving the Streets, 
Ways, and other Public Passages and Places; and 
for regulating the Police in the Parish of Saint 
Mary Magdalene, and the Hamlet of Saint Thomas- 
street, in the Borough of Launceston, in the said 
County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for regulating the Markets, and for 
erecting a Market-house in the Town of Launces- 
ton, in the County of Cornwall. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Hardinge do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


British Iron Captain Boldero reported from the Committee on 


Company Bill. the British Iron Company Bill, and to whom a Pe- 
tition against the said Bill was referred; That no 
person appeared in support 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; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Designs Copy- 


Two Petitions fi Edinb : 
right Bill. wo Petitions from Edinburgh, praying that the 


Designs Copyright Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Designs Copyright. 


Roman Catholic 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Arthingworth, pray- 
Relief Act. 


ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 


Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Stage Carriages, 
&amp;e. 


Petitions from Wallingford; — and, Lichfield; 
praying for the repeal of the tax on all Carriages 
sept to be let for hire, and on persons employed in 
the management thereof,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Sachead Petitions from Brockenhurst ;— Buxton ;— Tut- 


tington;—and, Wimbledon; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Vewcastle-upon- Tyne ;-—Northamp- 
ton ;--and, Wigan; praying the House to withhold 
all further grants of public money for the purposes 
of Church Extension,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Lough Foyle A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
—a posed, That the Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly 
Swily Deunage . . . 

Bill. Drainage 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.” 


22° Mazz. 


A Petition of Members of the United Associate | 























A. 1840. 


And the Question being a rng That the word 


“ now” stand part of the Question ; 

And the House being informed by a Member, 
that the Parties desired to withdraw the Bill :—The 
said proposed Amendment and Motion were, seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Committee on Billinghay Fen 
the Billinghay Fen Drainage Bill; That they had Drainage Bi, 
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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Bourn Union, Poor Law Act, 
praying for the amendment of the Poor Law Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of David Home, Gentleman, of York- Foreign 
street, Regent’s-park, London, praying the House not Brandy. 
to sanction any reduction of the duties on Foreign 
Brandy, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Dealers of Inland Ware. 
Kilkenny, praying that the Inland Bonding Ware- bovsing Bil 
houses Bill may be extended to Ireland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Inland Warehousing. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and In- Union Work. 


habitants of Longwood, praying that the Union bovses Bil 
Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George D. Dermott, praying for an Anatomy. 
inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Lyme Regis ;—and, Bolton ; pray- County Cou- 
ing that the County Constabulary Bill may not pass stabulary Bill 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingswinford, pray- Lord’s Day. 
ing the House to adopt measures for the better ob- 
servance of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carnbawn, Lisdrumgullion and G'o- Flour Import 


ragh ;—and, Drumbanagher ; praying that the Flour tien (Irelana) 
Importation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, _ 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carriden, praying Chureh 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- ? ee 
tronage in Scotland, was presented, and read; and ©" 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Lord Stanley, of Alderley, and Weaver _ 
Edward Davies Davenport, Esquire, Trustees of Churches Bill 
the Weaver Navigation, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Weaver Churches Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

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. ~ 

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and 
Jun 


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ta- 


1) 


ill. 


Birmingham 
and Warwick 
Junction 
(Bordesley) 
Canal Bill. 


Public 
Petitions 
(Thirty-first 
Report.) 


Farmers’ and 
General Life 
and Fire Assur- 
ance Company 
Bill. 


Sugar, &amp;e. 


Children’s 
Friend Society. 


Hampton Court 


Palace, 


‘Blofield Union, 


Rating Stock 
in Trade, 


Public Bills 
(Scotland. ) 


3 VicTorRiz. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making and maintaining a 
Navigable Cut or Canal connecting the Warwick and 
Birmingham Canal with the Birmingham Canal, 
commencing by a Junction with the Warwick and 
Birmingham Canal, in the Hamlet of Bordesley, in 
the Parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the 
County of Warwick, and terminating by a Junction 
with the Birmingham Canal, near Salford Bridge, in 
the same Parish; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 12. 1. 35. Leave out “ with the consent of.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 36. After “ parties” insert “ having 
* respectively given their consents to the same.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented on 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Farmers and 
General Life and Fire Assurance Company Bill be 
revived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Sugar and other Pro- 
duce imported into the United Kingdom, from the 


22° Maiz. 363 


Return of the Number of such Bills relating to 
Scotland as have been introduced into Parliament 
by the Law Officers of the Crown during the years 
1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838; distinguishing those 
which have passed into law, and also those which 
passed through this House; and stating the Ex- 
pense attending the preparation and further pro- 
secution of such Bills into or through Parliament, 
with the Names of the Persons to whom such Ex- 
penses have been paid, with the Amounts paid to 
each, and the authority by which, and the Funds 
out of which such Payments have been made. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Glasgow, 

Act to amend and continue the Act relating to the eb . 

Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and Ayr Rail- 

and to make a new Branch therefrom, with Amend- way Bill. 

ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 

concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Poor Clergy 

to amend an Act passed in the first year of the — 

reign of his late Majesty King George the First, ~ 

intituled, An Act for rendering more effectual Her 

late Majesty’s gracious Intentions for the Augmen- 

tation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, and 

to render valid certain Agreements which have been 

made in pursuance of the said Act, and for other 

Purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House:—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Tuesday next. 





West Indies and Mauritius, between the 5th day of 
January 1839 and the 5th day of January 1840; and 
of the parts of those Quantities re-exported. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 


House, a Copy of a Report from the Governor of 


the Cape of Good Hope to the Secretary of the 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Exeter Exeter Market 
Market Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwith- Bill. 
standing the adjournment of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday ‘ ° 


the 4th day of June next, resolve itself into the 


Colonies, relative to the Condition and Treatment |S#4 Committee. 


of the Children sent out by the Children’s Friend 


Society. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


day of May 1840, with the Number in each month. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House 
Copies of a Letter to the Poor Law Commissioners, 
accompanied with a Resolution of the Board of 
Guardians of the Blofield Union, dated the 16th 
day of October 1839 :—Of the Answer of the Poor 
Law Commissioners to the Board of Guardians of 
the Blofield Union, dated the 26th day of October 
1839 :—Of a Letter to the Poor Law Commissioners 
from the Board of Guardians of the Blofield Union, 
dated the 3d day of January 1840 :—And, of the 
Answer of the Poor Law Commissioners to the Board 


of Guardians of the Blofield Union, dated the 18th 
day of January 1840. 


Mr. For Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—Copy of a Report from the Poor Law 
Commissioners to the Marquis of Normanby, on the 
expediency of an alteration of the Law in respect 
to the Rating of Stock in Trade, dated 14th May 
1840, 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Return to an 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Persons who have visited 
the Apartments and Pictures at Hampton Court 
Palace, from the 1st day of January 1839 to the 1st 


The Order for reading a second time — Wed- Poor Law 
nesday the 10th day of June next, the Poor Law juendment 
Amendment Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Friday the 12th day of June next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Poor Law 
nesday the 10th day of June next, the Poor Law —_—— 
Commission Bill, was read and discharged. : 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday the 12th day of June next. 


? 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Tobacco Regu- 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the To- !tions Bill 
bacco Regulations Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday tte Lt . 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Grand 4° “"e!™" ) 


Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Imprisonment 
. . : fur Debt 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Im- (Ireland) Bill. 


prisonment for Debt (Jreland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Customs, &amp;c., 
reading of the Customs, &amp;c., Duties Bill ; ain a. 
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 











Order dated the 13th day of February last, for a 
Vor. 95. 


words “ upon this day six months.” 
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And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John as 07 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker: : 

Tellers for the f Mr. William Williams, 15 
Noes, Mr. Hume : = 

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 to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Monday the 1st day of June next. 


Canada 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Revenues. 


into a Committee to consider of the Hereditary and 
other Revenues, in the Provinces of Upper and 
Lower Canada, and of the Charges of the Civil Go- 
vernment thereof. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Duties and Revenues of the 
Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, over which 
the Legislatures of those Provinces have a power of 
Appropriation, shall form one Consolidated Revenue 
Fund subject to such Charges thereon as may be 
prescribed by any Act to be passed in the present 
Session of Parliament. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 


Soap Duties 


s The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ill. 


mittee on the Soap Duties Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Chimney _ The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Sweepers Bill. mittee on the Chimney Sweepers Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


the 11th day of June next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 
Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 
a Courts reading of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill; 
: Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 4th day of June next. 


Inland Ware- 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill. ) 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 4th day of June next. 


Mendicancy 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Ireland) Bill. 


reading of the Mendicancy (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Vaccination The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Vaccination Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 17th day of June next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 

Glass Duties The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Glass Duties Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
raat ; The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
5 May. 


further consideration the 13th of the Resolutions 
which, upon the 5th day of this instant May, were 








A. 1840, 


reported from the Committee of Supply, and which Pol 
Resolution was then postponed ; As 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into = 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Admiralty Court Bill; Admiralty - 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Court Bill. 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wed- | 
nesday next. Se 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall reported the Admiralty Court Admiralty 
(Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Bill; and the Report was or- —_ — 
dered to be taken into further consideration upon pay)? 


Monday the ist day of June next. -. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Commerce and 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred Navigation, 
to consider of the Convention of Commerce and 
Navigation between Her Majesty and the Emperor 
of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 3d, 1838; and 
also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the encourage- 
ment of British Shipping and Navigation ; c 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second c 
reading of the Constabulary Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 18th day of June next. | 


onstabulary 
ill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scoéland) Bill; Burghs — ” 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday (S¢°t#nd) Bill 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Royal Burgls 
reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read for the second Parociial 
reading of the Parochial Assessments Bill ; _— 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ~ 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Small Pox Prevention Bill was, according to Small Pox 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Prevention Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
17th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Imporw- 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; _ tio (Lrelana) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon ~ 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill. 
reading of the Pilots Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 1st day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Indemnity Bi. 
into a Committee upon the Indemnity Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 








The 








Police Rates 
Assessment 
Bili. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


No. 318. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bil’. 


Church Builde 
ing Bill. 


West India 
Mail Contract. 


Cambridge 
Rorough. 


Misses Fleming. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Army, &amp;e. 


3 VicToRIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Police Rates Assessment Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day bei 
mittee on the Frivolous Suits 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


ng read, for the Com- 
ill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday the 10th day of June 
next; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order for taking into further consideration, 
upon Monday next, the Report on the County Con- 
stabulary Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Thursday the 18th day of June 
next. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Mon- 
day next, the Church Building Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Contract whereby the Mails to the Wes¢ 
India Islands are to be carried by Steam Navigation. 


A Petition of John Frederick Isaacson, of Norfolk- 
street, Strand, Gentleman, praying that the Clerk in 
attencance on the Cambridge Borough Election 
Committee may be at liberty to attend the trial of 
an indictment for bribery at the said Election, and 
produce upon the said trial the short-hand writer’s 
notes of the evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee, and the papers and documents produced 
before the said Committee, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the Clerk and Short-hand Writer 
in attendance on the Committee which tried the 
merits of the Petition of Ebenezer Foster and others, 
complaining of the Return for the Borough of Cam- 
bridge be at liberty to attend the trial of the Indict- 
ment of the Queen v. Samuel Long, and to produce 
the Short-hand Writer’s notes of the evidence taken 
before the said Committee, and the documents pro- 
duced before the said Committee, marked with the 
letters A, B, C and D. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Letter from the Misses Elizabeth, Catherine 
and Jane Fleming, resigning the Pensions granted 
to them; with a Copy of the Minute of the Treasury 
thereon. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Eighth Annual Report of the Commis- 
sioners of Public Works in Ireland. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 


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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,-——Further Return to 
an Order, dated the 6th day of March last, for Re- 


turns relative to the Army (so far as relates to the 
Vou. 95. 


22°—96° Mazz. 


305 
Amounts paid in each of the years 1838 and 1839, 


for Half-pay and Retired Allowances Civil and 
Military.) 


Foreign Cotton Manufactures, Woollen Manufactures 
and Silk Manufactures, imported into the United 
Kingdom, in each of the years ending the 5th day of 
January 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840; specify- 
ing the Quantity entered for Home Consumption, 
and the Amount of Duties paid upon each :—Also, 
in respect of Cotton Goods entered for Home Con- 
sumption ; re the Quantity separately of 
Printed and Dyed Goods, White and Grey Piece 
Goods, Hosiery, Small Ware and unenumerated 
Goods, and the Amount of Duty received upon each 
description. 


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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to West India 
Mails, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Tuesday next. 








Martis, 26° die Maii; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS, 


M and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Returns of the Amount of Tonnage, outwards and 
inwards, and of the Number of Ships and Seamen, 
distinguishing British from Foreign, employed be- 
tween the United Kingdom and the following coun- 
tries, from 1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specifying 
the Amount to each country in each year :—Den- 
mark, Sweden and Norway, Hamburg, Bremen, 
Oldenburg, Mecklinburgh, Hanover, Lubeck, Prus- 
sia, Austria, France, Portugal, States of Rio-de- 
la-Plata, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, United States : 
—Of the declared Value of British and Irish Pro- 
duce and Manufactures exported from the United 
Kingdom to the above-mentioned countries, from 
1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specifying the sepa- 
rate countries to which the same were exported 
each year :—Of the Amount of Tonnage, outwards 
and inwards, and of the Number of Ships and Sea- 
men, distinguishing British from Foreign, employed 
between the United Kingdom and the following 
countries (other than the countries in the former 
Table), from 1821 to 1839, both inclusive, specify- 
ing the Amount to each country in each year :—- 
Russia, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Italy 
and Islands, Turkey, Greece, and Islands, Syrian 
Palestine, Egypt, Tripoli, Barbary and Morocco, and 
North Coast of Africa, Arabia, Sumatra and Java, 
China, Cuba and Foreign West Indies, Guatemala, 
Chili, and Peru :—Of the declared Value of British 
and Jrish Produce and Manufactures exported from 
the United Kingdom to the above-mentioned coun- 
tries, from 1821 to 1839, both inclusive ; specifying 
the separate countries to which the same were ex- 
ported in each year :—Of the Amount of Tonnage, 
outwards and inwards, and the Number of Ships 
and Seamen, distinguishing British, Colonial and 
Foreign, employed between the United Kingdom 
and the British Colonies, from 1821 to 1839, both 
inclusive, specifying the Amount to each Colony in 
each year:--And, of the declared Value of British and 
Irish Produce and Manufactures exported from the 
United Kingdom to the British Colonies, from 1821 
to 1839, both inclusive, specifying the different Co- 
lonies to which the same were exported in each year. 








Consumption in the Three years prior to the 5th day 
of July 1829; also, an Account of all Silk Goods 
imported for Home Consumption in the last Three 


| 3A3 years, 





Return to an Order dated the 12th day of March Cotton, Woollen 
last, for a Return of the Quantities and Value of 4 Sik. 


West India 
Mails. 


No. 319. 


R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in, Shipping, Ton- 


nage, [imports 
and Exports. 


An Account of all Silk Goods imported for Home Silk Goods. 





ph eer Te 














866 26° Marz. 


years, up to the 5th day of January 1840, with the 
Amount of Duty paid on each Article ; specifying, 
in both Periods, those entered by Weight and those 
entered by Value. 


East India A Return of the Sums paid to the French Govern- 
Mails. ment for the Conveyance of the East India Mails 
since the Convention has been in force. 

Marriages. 


A Copy of the Circular addressed by the Registrar 
General to the Superintendent Registrars of Mar- 
riages, in May last :——-And then he withdrew. 

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

Birmingham, A Petition of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke 

Bristol avd ,. Company, praying that they may be heard, by their 

tion Railway Counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- 

Bill. mingham, Bristol and T'hames Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

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. 


Billinghay Fen 


An ingrossed Bill for the more effectual Drainage 
Drainage Bill. 


of certain Lands, called Billinghay Fen, Billinghay 
Dales, and Walcot Fen, Walcot Dales, and North 
Kyme East Fen, and Ings, in the Parishes or Places 
of Billinghay, Walcot, Dogdike, Hart’s Grounds, 
Coningsby, Swineshead, North Kyme, and South 
Kyme, in the County of Lincoln, 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. 


Weybridge 


The Weybridge Rectory Bill was read a second 
Rectory Bill. 


time ; and committed to Captain Perceval, and the 
West Surrey List. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dublin and 
Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) Bill be revived :-—And 


Bill. that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thurs- 
day next. 
Kingston-upone Petitions from Merchants, Manufacturers, Ship- 


Hull Docks Bill. Hers of Goods, and others, of Newark-on-Trent ;— 
Nottingham ; — Thorne ;-—and, Ship and Sloop- 
owners, Shippers of Goods, and others, of Stainforth 
and Fishlake, near Thorne; praying that the King- 
ston-upon-Hull Docks Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions from the Leeds and Selby Railway Com- 
pany ;—Commissioners for regulating the Pilotage 
of the Port of Kingston-upon-Hull and of the River 
Humber ; — Copartnership Firms in Manchester; 
—Merchants, Traders and Ship-owners at King- 
ston-upon-Hull;—and, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Traders and other Inhabitants of Leeds; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
--were also presented, and read. 

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. 


British Iron 


, An ingrossed Bill for granting certain Powers to 
Company Bill t 


* the British lron Company was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass, 
Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


As r Water- 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
works Bill. 


deration the Report which, upon the 15th day of this 
instant May, was made from the Committee on the 
Ayr Waterworks Bill; printed Copies of the Bill 
having been delivered at the door upon Tuesday 








A, 1840. 


last ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from William Forbes, of Callendar, Edinburgh ang 

Land-owner on the line of the Edinburgh and Gias- — Rail 
Railway ; — and, Trustees for Turnpike-roads pi.” =) 

gow way ; a es fo Pp Bill. 
and Statute Labour-roads, in the county of Linlith- 
gow; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves,-their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Gilasgow Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Penzance Pier 
deration the Report which, upon the 18th day of = Harbour 
this instant May, was made from the Committee on =~ 
the Penzance Pier and Harbour 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Saint Har- Saint Harmon 
mon Inclosure Bill be revived :—And that they have /n¢losure Bill. 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sérood Strood Church 
Church (No. 1.) Bill be revived :--And that they (No 2.) Bill. 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday next. 


The House being informed that the Sheriffs of Corn Laws. 








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, praying the House to re- 
"ter the present Laws affecting the importation of 
oreign Corn, and to substitute a moderate fixed 





duty instead thereof, was read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Workpeople in the manufactory 
of Mr. John Wild ;—Caton ;—Haywood (twenty- 
two Petitions); —— Bradford (York) (seventy-three 
Petitions) ;—Lochgelly ;— Crimble ;—Fenton (three 
Petitions) ;—.Bagslate (two Petitions) ;— Ardwick ;-— 
Redditch ;— Stockport (four Petitions); — Fenton Vi- 
vian ;— Foley ;—Denny ; — Milns Bridge ;— Hud- 
dersfield (four Petitions) ;—~ Haddington ;—South- 
wark (four Petitions) ;—Crosland Moor ;—Bethnal 
Green ; — Morton; — Rastrick (two Petitions) ;— 
Aspely;—Upper Thong;—Smithey Place Mill;— 
Todmorton (two Petitions) ;— Alnwick ;— Kildwick ; 
—Oldham (two Petitions);— Baildon (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Cullingworth ;— Baildon Mills ;— Work- 
people employed in the manufactory of the Execu- 
trix of the late John Gorton ;— Butt-lane ;-—Wads- 








worth (two Petitions) ;—Bignall End ;—Kidsgrove; 
—Farley ;-—Langfield (two Petitions) ;—Hampres- 
ton ;—Lymm ;— Wolverhampton (five Petitions);— 
Charlestown (two Petitions) ;— Werrington ;—Mow 
Cop ;—Parr ;—Boothen; — Milton ;— Warrington 
(five Petitions) ;-- Wilmslow ;--Cotton ;--New Mills ; 
-— Cow- Bridge ;— Bucknall ;— Finsbury ;--Sowerby ; 
—Midghole (two Petitions) ;— Stockton-Heath ;— 
Biddulph ;— Stansfield (three Petitions) ; — Red- 
street, Stafford ; — Harrisehead ;— Shadwell (two 
Petitions);— Fox ;— Bermondsey (two Petitions) ;— 
Hackney-road ;—Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden and 
Ely-place ;— Nut Clough ee ; — Talk-o’- 
th’- Hill ;— Tean ;— Macclesfield (three Petitions);— 


Rocester ;—Chesterton ;—William Dadd ;— Shore- 
ditch ;— Mytholmroyd ;— Saint Pancras( Middlesex) 
(two Petitions) ;—Saint George, Hanover-square;— 





Brompton ;—Spitalfields ;— Sneinton ;—Kinross ;— 
Dungeon 


Flour Importa- 





3 VictroRizZ. 


Dungeon Mills; — Lambeth (three Petitions) ; — 
Westminster (three Petitions) ;—Mill Hill, Hendon ; 
Otley ;—Marsden ;— Keighley ;—(three Petitions) ; 
—Baaandl Slack ;—Taylor Hill ;—Cragg Val- 
ley;—Lyne Holme ;— Clayton ; — Halifax ;— Ha- 
worth ;--Bishop Thorpe;-— Heworth ;— Erringden 
(three Petitions ;)—Haxby and Wigginton ;—South- 
owram;—Ickenham ;~Rathcormac and Gortroe ;— 
Pecket Well ;—Hampstead ;— Covent Garden ;— 
Meltham ; — Saxrmundham ; — Guiseley (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Manchester; — Darnall ; — Bradfield cot 
Cumnock ;—Darlaston;— Thornton and Coalton of | 
Balgonie ;— Deighton ;— New-Mills;— East Ret- 
ford ;—Latchford ; — Lisburn ; — Sutton (York) ;— 
Pimlico ;—Kentish Town ;—Cheadle;—Cross Hills; 
—Allerton (two Petitions) ; — Midgeley ;—Simpson 
Clough ;—Fenton Culvert ;—Golcar ;— Horton ;— 
Studley ;—East and West Wemyss; — Newcasile- 
under-Lyme ;—Heptonstall ; — Hebden Bridge (two 
Petitions) ; — Netherthong ; — Denholme ; — Cross 
Lanes ;— Holme ;— Great Yarmouth ; — Holmfirth ; 
— Tong ;—Bingley (three Petitions) ;— Ling-bob ; 
— Cullingworth-gate ;— Hewnden ;—Shipley Fields ; 
—-Wilsden (four Petitions) ;--Norr ;— Swain Roid- 
lane Bottom ;—Denholme ;— Burley Wood ;--Dud- 
ley Hill; — Harecrofts; — Shay Gate ;— Hallas- 
bridge ;— Scholes ; — Cleckheaton (two Petitions) ;— 
Dalton (two Petitions) ;—Marsden ; — Kirkburton ; 
Wilsden Hill ;—Jack Royde ;-Almonbury ;--Slaith- 
waite ; — Highburton ;=-and, Kirkheaton; praying 








26° Mai. 





for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also pre- 





sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Prittlewell ;— Rayleigh ;— Great 
Stambridge ;—Canewdon ;—Rochford;— North and 
South Shoebury ;—Wigtown ;—Grand Jury of the 
county of Limerick ; — Western Division of the 
county of Cumberland; —County of Kilkenny ;— 
Abbas and Temple Combe; -- Barony of Condons 
and Clongibbons ;— Hale, Halewood, and Speke ;— 
Southchurch ;—County of Norfolk ;— Hinston ;— 
and, Wisbech Saint Mary; praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aghade ;—Manor of Acton ;— 
Tuscan-pass ;— and, Staplestown; praying that the 
Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirby Moorside;— and, Athy; 
praying for the suppression of the growth and pre- 
paration of Opium in British India, for transmission 
to China,and the traffic in the same by British sub- 
jects,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brookland ;—Ash ;—Chatham ;— 
Buckland near Dover ,— Hursley and Otterbourn ;— 
Great Shefford; — Balsham ;— Bassingbourne ;— 
Stoke-upon-Trent; — and, Mansfield Woodhouse ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llandilofawr ;—Pembrey (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Wolstanton ; — Lachford ; — Warrington 
(three Petitions) ;-——Lawton ;—Church-street, Blackh- 
friars-road ;—Goodshaw ;—Wolverhampton ; — and, 
Holywell; praying the House not to sanction any 


further grant of public money for the purposes of 


Church Extension,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alton, stating that 


the Petitioners, lamenting the evils which arise from 
the great number of Beer shops, where Beer is drunk 
on the premises, more especially on Sundays, pray 
the House to take the same into consideration, 





367 


and provide further regulations and restrictions: 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Burton-in- Kendal ;—Abergele ;— Maynooth 
Burcombe ;— Piddington and Horton ;— Oversilton College. 
and Cowsby ; -— Little Houghton; — Derby ; — 

Long Stratton ;—— Hardington Mandeville ;—Bren- 

zett ;— Brookland ; — Warnford; —- Whitehaven ; 
—and, Mansfield Woodhouse; praying the House 

not to sanction any further grant of public money 

to the Roman Catholic College of Mak, = 

were presented, and read, and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


Petitions from Dover ;—Shelton (two Petitions) ; Church Rates, 
— Burton-upon- Trent ;— Wigan ;— Wolverhampton ; ©: 
—Chester ;— Stalybridge ;-- Goodshaw ;—Lockerley ; 

— Holywell ;— Northampton ;—-and, Newcastle-on- 

Tyne ;—praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 

the release of -John Thorogood from Chelmsford 

Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 

— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockton-on-Tees, Wolviston and Ecclesiastical 
Haughton-le-Skerne ;—and, Durham; praying that Duties oe 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may Beye’ Bi 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Clergymen of the county of Woé- 

tingham, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 

law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cremore;—Croick ; —Poyntzpass ; church 
— Mountnorris ;— Clare ;-— Newtownhamilton ;—- Patronage 
Grange ;— Markethill;— Ballymena (two Petitions) ; Scotland.) 
— Cullybachey ; — Gormonys Grove ; — Dublin ;— 
Armagh (two Petitions) ;—Dervock ;—Carnmoney ; 
—Tullyallen;—and, Dundalk; praying for an al- 

teration of the law relative to Church Patronage in 
Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Dublin and Glasgow pj. 
Steam Packet Company, trading to and from the ’ 
Ports of Dublin, Glasgow and Cork, praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendations of 

the Commissioners on Pilotage in the year 1835, so 

far as relates to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Dublin and Glasgow Light-houses. 

Steam Packet Company, trading to and from the 
Ports of Glasgow, Dublin and Cork, praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendations of 
the Select Committee of 1834, on the subject of 
Light-houses, Floating-lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
so far as relates to Steam Vessels, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers and other In- Hand-loom 
habitants of Norwich, complaining of a reduction of Wevers- 
wages owing to the extensive competition between 
manufacturers ; and praying the House to secure to 
the labouring classes a just remuneration for their 
toil, and protection from unnecessary reductions 
induced by avaricious speculators, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hardington Mande- Municipal 
ville, praying that the Municipal Corporations (Ire- Cirdond) Bill 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, : 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of James M‘Causland, John Sharkey 
and Andrew Mollseed, Serjeants-at-Mace of the city 
of Londonderry, praying that provision may be made 
in the said Bill to compensate them for the loss 
they will sustain should the same pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Vor. 95. 














3A4 


Petitions 


ee 





i i 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Vaccination 
Bill; and, 
Small Pox 
Prevention Bill. 


Vaccination 
Bill. 


Window Duty. 


Metropolis 
Police Act. 


Debtor and 
Creditor. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Household 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


British 
Museum, &amp;e, 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


Marriages Act. 


Punishment 
of Death. 


Henry Vincent. 





368 


Petitions from Tenterden ;—and, Guildford; pray- | 
ing that the County Constabulary Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from London-road, Southwark ;— Saint 
Luke, Middlesex ;—Saint George-the-Martyr, South- 
wark ;—and, Moderator of the Presbytery of Irvine ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Gloucester, praying thatthe Vaccination Bill may not 
_ into a law; and, that the Small Pox Prevention 

ill may pass'into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Notting- 
ham, praying that the Vaccination Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of houses, and others of 
Littlehampton, praying that houses which are fur- 
nished for letting may be exempt from the Window 
Duty when unoccupied for any period not less than 
six months, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Romford;—and, Edmonton ; pray- 
ing for an alteration of the Metropolis Police Act, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Matland, of Seymour- 
place, Bryanston-square, Gentleman, praying for the 
amendment of the law relating to Debtor and 
Creditor, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kinghorn ;—and, New Pitsligo ; 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, 
Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leicester, praying 
for the adoption of Household Suffrage, Vote by 
Ballot and Triennial Parliaments, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of David Leahy and others, praying 
that the British Musuem and the National Gallery | 
may be open on Sundays and holidays after the | 
hours of Divine Service, was presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Vestry of 
Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, praying the House 
to pass an Act exempting Stock in Trade from being 
rated to Parochial Assessments, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Liverpool Law 
Society, praying for the amendment of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, c. 54, “ to render certain Marriages 
valid, and to alter the law with respect to certain 
voidable Marriages,” was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Electors for the north division of 
the county of Nottingham, residing at Mansfield, 
praying for the abolition of the Punishment of 

eath in all cases, except for Murder, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Metropolis, com- 
plaining of the treatment of Henry Vincent, in the 
Penitentiary at Milbank, and praying for his re- 
moval therefrom, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 








A. 1840. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coleraine, praying Registration 
that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) Bill may ¢ bea 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- ‘{"#n4) Bill. 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Postmasters and others interested Stage Carriages, 
in letting horses for hire, and Inhabitants of Liver- &amp;c. 
pool, praying for the repeal of the tax on all Car- 
riages kept to be let for hire, and on servants em- 
ployed in the management thereof, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Huddersfield, com- Mr. Feargus 
plaining of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor in O'Connor. 
the gaol of the Castle of York, and praying the 
House to address Her Majesty for his removal from 
the felons’ to the debtors’ side of the prison, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Independent Congre- Hill Coolies. 
gation, and others, of Horncastle, praying the House 
not to sanction in the slightest degree any relaxation 
of the present restrictions upon the exportation of 
the Hill Coolies from Hindostan, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Asser, praying the House to Bonded Cor. 
an Act permitting Foreign Wheat in bond to 
e manufactured into flour for exportation, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Dealers in Sugar, and Foreign Sugar. 
Grocers of the city of Edinburgh, praying for a 
reduction in the duty on Foreign Sugar was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners resident in Medical 
Whitehaven, praying for the consolidation of the Profession. 
Medical Profession mto one representative faculty, 
having full power to regulate the examination and 
government of the whole body, and conferring equal 
rights and privileges on all its members, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brenzett;— Brookland ; — and, RomanCatholic 
Moderator of the Provincial Synod of Sutherland Relief Act. 
and Caithness ; praying for the repeal of the Roman 
Catholic Relief Act,— were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


Petitions from Burslem ;—Stoke-upon-Trent ;— Chimuey _ 
Newcastle (Stafford) ;— Hanley and Shelton ;—Tun- Sveepets Bill. 
stall ;— and, Longton; praying that the Chimney 
Sweepers Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Oakham Poor Poor Law Com- 
Law Union, praying the House not to pass any law ™ssion Bill. 
which shall continue the existence of the fiend 
of Poor Law Commissioners; that the rate-payers 
of each parish shall have the power of electing a 
board of their own parishioners, who shall have 
the management of all matters relating to the relief 
of the poor within their own parishes respectively ; 
that the board in each parish shall have the power 
of appointing a paid clerk to their board, as well as 
a paid relieving officer for their parish ; and that the 
office of auditor to a Poor Law Union may be abo- 
lished, and that the board of guardians in each 
parish may be permitted to audit their own accounts, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Tithe Commu- 
Lords to the Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment tation Acts 
Bill be taken into consideration upon Thursday next. _ 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, 0 39y, 
be printed. — 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newcastle- 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of under-Lyme, 
the Petition for additional provision in the New- Blyth Mars 

castle-under-Lyme, 


&amp;c., Roads Bill. 


York 


Reg 
Vote 


Rig 
Bill 








3 VicTORIZ. 


castle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as such deviation was not contemplated 
in the original Notices, Plans and Sections; but it 
appeared to the Committee, that all the Owners and 
Occupiers of lands on the proposed deviation line 
are consenting, and that all the Owners and Occu- 
piers on the line proposed to be abandoned have 
consented to such abandonment; that both the 
abandoned line and the proposed new line are in 
the same township; viz. that of Shelton, in the 
parish of Stoke-upon-Trent ; that the expense of 
making the proposed new line is less than what 
would be required for making the line proposed to 
be abandoned, and that the levels of the proposed 
new line are superior to the abandoned line. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Rules and Regulations adopted in the 
County Gaol of York. 


York Gaol, 


Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


No. 321. 


Lord John Russell presented a Bill for the Regis- 
tration of Parliamentary Electors: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 
Right of Voting Lord John Russell presented a Bill to make 
Bill, further Provision as to certain Rights of Voting for 


No.322. Members of Parliament in England and Wales: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next ; and 
to be printed. 

Messagefrom A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
the Lords. = Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Birmingham A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Com- 
Canal Navigae pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Na- 
tions Bill. vigations to extend and alter the Line of their in- 
tended Cut or Canal from Dank’s Branch to Salford 
Bridge, and to grant further Powers to the said 
Company : 
Roxburgh A Bill, intituled, An Act for further and more 
wi Sekitk effectually repairing and maintaining several Turn- 
mu” pike-roads in the County of Roxburgh : 
Great Milton A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 


Inclosure Bill. 


the Township of Great Milton, in the County of 
Oxford : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Manor of Dronfield, in the County of Derby: 
And also, 


Dronfield 
Inclosure Bill. 


Birmingham The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
ju Derby . Act to make a further Alteration in the Line of the | P 
way and Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, and an 
ie - Approach thereto, at Tamworth, and to amend the 


Acts relating to the said Railway, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Mayor, Alderman and Citizens of 
the City of York to widen, alter and improve certain 
Streets or Thoroughfares, called Spurrier-gate and 
Coney-street, in the said City, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :-——And then the Messengers 
withdrew, 


York Improve- 
meut Bill. 


Duffryn Liynvi 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
Railway Bill, 


deration the Report which, upon the 19th day of 
this instant May, was made from the Committee 
on the Duffryn Liynvi Railway Bill; printed Copies 
of the Billi 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, 


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369 


Petitions from Salt Manufacturers and others in- Weaver 


terested in the River Weaver Navigation ;—and Rate- nen 


payers of Northwich, Witton, Leftwich and Win- 
nington; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of i Weaver Churches Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, London 
Returns of the Names of the several Examiners in Univesity: 
the London University, and of the Sums paid to 

each of them respectively, in each of the years 1838 

and 1839 :—And, of the Number of Persons ad- 

mitted to Degrees in each Faculty, in the London 
University, in each of the said years. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their Address of the 22d day of this Addresses. 
instant May, (that Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions, that the Paper therein 
mentioned might be laid before this aie, had 

been presented to Her Majesty, and that Her Ma- 

jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House 

that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Children’s 
dress to Her Majesty,— Copy of a Report from Friend Society. 
the Governor of the Cape-of-Good Hope to the Se- No. 323. 
cretary of the Colonies, relative to the Condition 

and Treatment of the Children sent out by the 

Children’s Friend Society. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address Bolton Police. 
to Her Majesty,—An Account of all Monies received 
and expended for Police purposes, in the Borough 
of Bolton, under the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vie. c. 95, specifying 
the different Heads of Expenditure, and the Amount 
actually expended under each :—And, a Return of 
all Persons appointed by the Chief Commissioner 
of Police for the Borough of Bolton, as Members 
of the Police Force employed there, since the passing 
of the Act, to the 13th day of May 1840, stating 
the Names and previous Residences and py eee 
of all such Persons, distinguishing such of them as 
have resigned or been suspended, or dismissed from 
the said Police Force, stating the causes of each such 
Resignation, Suspension or Dismissal, and showing 
the Weekly Salary paid to each Person, during his 
eriod of Service. 

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


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, Corn Impurta- 
to amend the Laws relating to the Importation of"™ 
Corn, might be read; and the same being read ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee to take into consideration 
the said Act; 


And the House hav 
twelve of the clock on 


Mercurii, 27° die Maii, 1840: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, 9 — — 
J Mr. Handley, 

l Mr. Heathcote : 


ne continued to sit till after 
ednesday morning ; 


hide 


Tellers for the Noes, 300. 


So it passed in the Negative. 





Vou. 95 





Ordered, 


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370 26°—27° Mazi. 


Court of Session Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


(Scotland.) 


Registration of 
Voters (Ireland) 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Menai Bridge. 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill, 


a Return, in columns, of the Number of Actions 
which have been commenced, and the Number which 
have been decided, in the Court of Session, on 
matters or points of form, in each year respectivel 
from the 11th day of November 1824 to the 20t 
day of March 1840; the Return to show whether 
the doubtful points arose out of Acts of Parliament 
or Acts of Sederunt of the Court, respectively; also, 
whether they were decided in the Courts of the 
Lords Ordinary, or by appeal to the Inner Houses ; 
and showing also any which were appealed from 
these to the House of Lords; also, the probable 
Average Cost to the Private Parties in each Action; 
and the Total Number of the aforesaid Actions in 
the period specified :--A Return, showing, in columns, 
the daily hours of sitting of each Division of the 
Court of Session, and each Lord Ordinary in the 
Outer House thereof, between the 20th day of May 
and the commencement of the Long Vacation in 
July next; also, the Average Number of Hours each 
Court has sat daily, and the Total Number of Days 
and Hours which each of the aforesaid Courts has 
sat in the said Session:—A Return, in columns, 
showing the Date and the Names of the Parties in 
each Cause, the hearing of which had been delayed, 
postponed or stopped in either Division of the Court 
of Session, or before any Lord Ordinary in that Court, 
in order to accommodate Counsel ; stating which 
Division and which Lord Ordinary had permitted 
this ; and the Name or Names of the Counsel who 
had been so favoured by the Court, in the course of 
the Session commencing on the 20th day of May, 
and ending with the Long Vacation in July:—And, 
a Return, in columns, showing the Number of 
Causes which have been decided by each Division 
of the Inner House, and by each Lord Ordinary in 
the Outer House of the Court of Session, between 
the 20th day of May and the Long Vacation in 
July; and also the Number of Causes which are 
left over in each of the above Courts, at the com- 
mencement of the Long Vacation 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Registration of Voters in Zreland: And that 
Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Report of Mr. William Provis, dated 
the 13th day of May 1840, to the Commissioners of 
Woods and Forests, on the Menai Bridge. 


The House was moved, That the Act 55 Geo. 3, 
c. 152, for granting to his Majesty the sum of Twenty 
thousand pounds, to be issued and applied towards 
repairing Roads between London and Holyhead, by 
Chester, and between London and Bangor, by 
Shrewsbury, might be read; and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 59 Geo.3, 
¢. 30, 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 dis- 
charging the Trustees under several Acts of the Se- 
venteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-sixth, Forty-first, 
Forty-second, Forty-seventh and Fiftieth years of 
his present Majesty, from the future Repair and 
Maintenance thereof, and for altering and repealing 
so much of the said Acts as affects the said Line of 
Road, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 59 Geo. 3, 
c. 48, to amend an Act passed in the Fifty-fifth year 
of his present Majesty, for grauting to his Majesty 
the sum of Twenty thousand pounds, towards re- 
pairing Roads between Lendon and Holyhead, by 
Chester, and between London and Bangor, by Shrews- 
bury, and for giving additional powers to the Com- 
missioners therein named to build a Bridge over the 
Menai Straits, and to make a new Road from Ban- 








A. 1840, 


gor Ferry to Holyhead, in the County of Anglesea, 
might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Will. 4, c. 21, 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 dis- 
charging 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, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for transferring to the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods and Works, and other Commissioners, 
the several powers now vested in the Commissioners 
for repairing the line of Road from Shrewsbury, in 
the county of Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in the county 
of Carnarvon, and for relieving the last-mentioned 
Commissioners from the future repair and mainte- 
nance of the said Road: And that Sir Henry 
Parnell and Mr. Robert Gordon do prepare, and 
and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Sutton Coldield 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed School. 


upon Tuesday last, That there be laid before this 

ouse, a Return of the Name of the Master of the 
Free Grammar School at Sutton Coldfield, in the 
County of Warwick, the Date of his Appointment, 
the Gross Amount of Rents received in each year, 
from the day of his Appointment to the 1st day of 
January 1840, arising from the School, Lands, Houses 
and other Property; the Name of the Person re- 
ceiving the same; aStatement of the exact Amount 
in each year, separately, of the Sum or Sums ex- 
pended in Repairs, and upon what Premises, the 
Names of the Persons occupying the said Premises, 
the Amount of Loss by bad tenants, and the Dates 
and Years of such Losses and all other Incidental 
Expenses paid out of the Trust in each year sepa- 
rately ; the exact Amount at which the Property 
occupied by the Master has been rated to the Poor, 
and the description of such Property; and the exact 
Amount in each year actually paid to or received by 
the Master of the said School as Salary, exclusive 
of the before-mentioned Payments; also, the Num- 
ber of Scholars in each separate year; distinguishing 
those who were Boarders in his house, and those 
admitted on the foundation, and the Number at the 
present time in the School ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Beet Root 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed $¥8** 


upon Thursday last, That the Petition of Hercules 
Bradshaw, complaining of the imposition of a Duty 
on Sugar manufactured from Beet Root since he 
commenced the manufacture thereof, be referred to 
a Select Committee, to examine the matter thereof, 
and to report the same, with their Observations 
thereupon, to the House ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Tobacco Regs- 
into a Committee upon the Tobacco Regulations !#tions Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker No.32#- 


resumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. John Parker reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The 





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Cess ( 
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3 VicToRIz£. 


Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Lie (Ireland) mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Jveland) Bill; 
hit. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Imprisonment 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


for Debt Bill mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Jreland) Bill ; 

(Ireland) Bil." Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

Canada The Order of the day being read, for receiving 

Revenues. 


the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of the Hereditary and other Re- 
venues in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Ca- 
nada, and of the Charges of the Civil Government 
thereof ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Parliamentary 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Burghs ., mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 

(Scotland) Billy Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Indemnity Bil. Mr. Fox Maule reported the Indemnity 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. 


Police Rates 
Assessment 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Police Rates Assessment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday the 4th day of June next. 


Frivolous Suits 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. 


mittee on the Frivolous Suits Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirty-second 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 


ici examined the Petitions presented from the 20th to 
the 22d days of this instant May, both iaclusive ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Rating Stock Ordered, That the Paper relative to Rating Stock 
ease in Trade, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
No. 325. printed. 
— —" Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Misses 
0. 326. 


Fleming, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Public Works Ordered, That the Copy of the Eighth Annual 


(Treland,) Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in 
No.327.  Treland, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 
Cotton, Woollen Ordered, That the Account relative to Cotton, 
_ Sie Woollen and Silk, which was presented upon Friday 
0. - . 


last, be printed. 


And then the House, apa Soest to sit 
till two of the clock on Wednesday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 


Vo ., 95. 


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Mercurii, 27° die Maii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 18 40, 
PRAYERS. 
OF DERED, That the Committee on the Mill 


Bay (Devon) Pier Bill have leave to sit this 


day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Mill Bay 
(Devon) Pier 
Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ship- 
pers of goods, and others, residing at Leicester, pray- 
ing thatthe Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


Petitions from Owners or Occupiers of wharfs 
and warehouses within the port of Hull ;—and, 
Wharfingers, Warehousemen, Sloop-owners, and 
others, in the said port of Kingston-upon-Hull; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

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. 


Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Aston Small 
Debts Bill. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Committee 
on the Aston Small Debts Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
no person appeared in support 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 Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that the Parties 
interested in the Parishes of Handsworth and Har- 
borne, were desirous that the provisions of the said 
Bill should not apply to the said parishes ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee, for the purpose of excluding the 
parishes of Handsworth and Harborne therein men- 
tioned from the provisions thereof, and for amending 
the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for supplying the Town of Ayr, Ayr Watere 
and Suburbs of MWewton and Wallacetown, and Wks Bill 
Places adjacent, in the County of Ayr, with Water, 
was read the third time; and an Amendment was 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Clerkenwell Improvement Bill was, according Clerkenwell 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to Improvement 
Mr. Thomas Duncombe, and the Middlesex List. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clerkenwell, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

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. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Belfast and’ 
on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom the ©avehill Ral- 
Petition of the Earl of Belfast for extending the “”* 
time for presenting the Belfast and Cavehiii Rail- 
way Bill was referred ; That the Committee do not 
recommend the House to grant the prayer of the 
Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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Dublin and 
Drogheda Rail- 
way (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol, and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Edinburgh Poor 
and Local Taxes 
Bill. 


Cheshire 
Corouers Bill. 


Port Talbot 
Harbour Bill. 


Duffryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill. 


372 


A Petition of Shareholders in the Drogheda Rail- 
way Company, and Inhabitants of Drogheda, pray- 
ing that ie Dublin and Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend Richard Nugent 
Horner, of Dungannon Glebe, in the county of 
Tyrone, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Birmingham, 
Bristol and Thames Junction Railway Bill be re- 
vived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, upon Monday next. 


A Petition of the resident Magistrates and Trea- 
surer of the burgh and regality of Canongate, pray- 
ing that provision may be made in the Edinburgh 
Poor and Local Taxes Bill to comprehend the said 
burgh within the operation of the Bill, so far as 
relates to the annuity to be levied for payment 
of the stipend of the ministers of the city of Edin- 
burgh, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
the Cheshire Coroners Bill; That the Resolution of 
the House of the 6th day of March last 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. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill (to 
compel the attendance of jurors):—And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read with blanks ; 
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. Freshfield 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Freshfield accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendments were read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth agree with the 
Committee in the said Amendments :—It passed in 
the Negative :—And the said Clause was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Mansel Talbot reported fromthe Committee on 
the Port Talbot Harbour Bill ; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
no person appeared in — of the said Petitions ; 
that the Order of the House of the 6th day of 
March last had been complied with; and 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 there- 
unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Duffryn Llynvi 
and Porth Cawl Railway Company to raise a further 
Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to 
the said Railway, and to the Bay of Porth Cawl, 


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in the County of Glamorgan, was read the third 
time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Mansel Talbot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend and continue the Act re- 
lating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Bill. 
Railway, and to make a new Branch therefrom ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1.13. After.“ Act,” insert“ and as if the 
said lands had been entered in the Schedule re- 
lative thereto.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 7. After “and” insert “the said 
Company is hereby empowered.” 

Pr.11. 1. 3. After “ by” insert “ the said re- 
“ cited Act or.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 10. Leave out from “ purpose” to 
then,” in 1.11. 

Pr. 13. 1. 18. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
: John,” in 1. 14., and insert “ in the occupation 
‘ of” 

Pr. 13, 1. 15. Leave out “ shown on the said 
plan,” and insert “the same existed at the time 
of the passing of the said recited Act.” 

Pr. 13. 1. penult. Leave out from “ of” to 
the,” in 1. ult. 

Pr. 14. 1. 1. After “ wharfs”’ leave out “thereof” 
and insert “ in connexion with the said Railway, 
“and also of the said harbour as far as shall be 
necessary for the loading and unloading vessels.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 13. After Railway” insert “quays, 
wharfs.” 

Pr. 14. 1.22. After “ harbour” insert “ as 
hereinbefore mentioned.” 

Pr.14. 1.33. After “ abridge”’ insert “ any of.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 37. Leave out from “ Fourth” to 
and,” in 1. penult. 

Pr. 15. 1. 38. After ‘ thereto” insert Clauses 
(A.) (B.) and (C.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
nothing in the said recited Act or this Act con- 
tained shall authorize or empower the said Com- 
pany to alter, deviate or interfere with the line or 
course of the private Railway now in the occupa- 
“ tion of John Taylor Gordon at the point where the 

same crosses the main line of Railway by the said 
recited Actauthorized at Peebles-street, in the pa- 
rish and town of Newton-upon-Ayr, nor shall the 
said Company be allowed to form their branch Rail- 
way to the harbour of Ayr, further west than a 
point situated five feet to the east of the eastern- 
most branch of the said private Railway as the 
same existed at the time of the passing of the 
“* said recited Act.” 

Cravuse(B.) “ And whereas the main line of the 
Railway authorized to be made by the said recited 
Act crosses the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 
or tramroad on the level, and it is expedient to 
regulate the said crossing in so far as necessar 
to provide for the safety of the public; Be it 
therefore Enacted, That the said Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company shall 
make and maintain a good and sufficient gate or 
gates across the said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway, and shallemploy good and pro- 
per persons to open and shut such gate or gates 
which shall only be shut across the Kilmarnock and 
Troon Railway at the time of the passing of the 
locomotive engine and trains of the said Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, 
and shall, if necessary, provide a residence for 
such person or persons at or near the said cross- 
ing, so that the persons, carts, carriages or loco- 
motive engines passing along such Railways shall 
not be exposed to any danger or damage from 
concussion or interference with each other; and 
any complaint for any neglect in respect of 

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erecting or maintaining the said gates, may and 
shall be made within one month after the said 
neglect to the said sheriff of the county of Ayr, 
who may summon the said Company to appear 
before him, and shall hear and decide upon such 
complaint ; and the said Company so offending, 
shall for each and every day of such neglect, 
forfeit any sum not exceeding Five pounds, to- 
gether with such costs as to the said sheriff before 
whom the conviction shall take place shall seem 
fit.” 
Ciause (C.) “ And whereas the said Company 
are by the said recited Act empowered and re- 
uired to form a branch leading from their main 
line of Railway at or near Barassie Mill to the 
town and harbour of Zroon, which branch, in so 
far as it lies between the old harbours of Zroon, 
and the store-houses at or near to the pier of the 
said harbour, may interfere with certain docks or 
other improvements which the proprietor of the 
said harbour, may hereafter be desirous to execute 
thereon; Be it therefore Enacted, That it shall 
be in the power of the proprietor of the harbour 
of Troon for the time being, and he is hereby 
authorized whenever he shall think fit to make 
such docks or any other improvements to alter, 
at his expense, the line or course of the said 
branch Railway which the said Company may, 
under the powers of the said recited Act have 
made, in so far as the same alteration may be 
necessary or expedient for the purpose of making 
such docks or improvements: Provided always, 
That it shall not be in the power of the said pro- 
_ to make any alteration on the said branch 
ailway, which would have the effect of preventing 
the said Company from having-as good and con- 
venient access to the said harbour and wharfs as 
they would have had if the line were to remain as 
laid down on the plan of the said branch Railway 
referred to in the said recited Act, and were to 
terminate as intended by the said Act at the 
store-houses on the said harbour: Provided always, 
That it shall not be in the power of the said 
Company to run any locomotive engine on an 
part of the line of Railway to the north of the 
terminus of the red line laid down on the amended 
plan referred to in the said recited Act, on the 
north side of the road leading from the town of 
Troon to the said harbour, or to enclose the said 
— of Railway so as to prevent the same 
eing crossed with horses, waggons or other car- 
riages at any place to the north of the termination 
of the said red line: Provided also, that the pro- 
prietor of the said harbour shall and he is hereby 
required to allow sufficient access to the vessels 
in the said harbour for the traffic coming by the 
said branch Railway, and shall, if necessary, adopt 
the present trains or rails on the quay thereof, for 
the admission of the carriages of the said Railway 
Company thereon, and in the event of the said 
proprietor refusing so to do on the request of the 
said Company then the said Company shall have 
power to lay down such sidings to their said Rail- 
way as may be necessary for securing access to 
the said vessels: Provided further, That no charge 
whatever shall be made by the said proprietor for 
the use of his trains or rails, or for affording such 
access as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 8. After “trackways,” insert “ shall 
be and the same.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 19. Leave out from “ Company, ”’ to 
and,” in Pr. 19. 1. 37. and insert “and they are 
hereby bound within eighteen months from the 
date of passing this Act, to carry the said 
roads across the said Railway, or to shut up or 
divert the same in manner hereinafter mentioned, 
that is to say, the said roads marked, numbers 
108, 119 and 124, of the parish of Newton, shall 
and may be carried across the said Railway, by a 

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cited Act, to be erected by the said Company, at 
or near the said road, number 119, and the said 
three roads shall communicate with each other on 
the east of the said Railway, by the road marked 
number 123, of the parish of Newton, on the said 
plans and on the west of the said Railway, by a 
new road to be laid off by the said Company pa- 
rallel and close to the said Railway, for which . 
land has been already purchased by them, and the 
said roads, numbers 2 and 6, of the parish of 
Prestwick, shall and may be carried across the 
said Railway by a bridge of the dimensions spe- 
cified in the said recited Act, to be erected by the 
said Company, at a point situated near the south 
end of the Maryburgh-pans-feu, and the said two 
roads shall communicate with each other on the 
west of the said Railway by a road twenty feet 
wide, to be laid off by the said Company, and for 
which ground shall be purchased by them ; and in 
lieu of the present lines of the said roads on the 
east of the said Railway, a new road twenty feet 
wide shall be laid off by the said Company, and 
for which ground shall be purchased by them, lead~ 
ing from the said bridge over the Railway to the 
turnpike-road from Ayr to Kilmarnock ; and the 
said roads marked numbers 20 and 88 of the pa- 
rish of Prestwick, shall and may be carried valine 
the said Railway in their present lines, by arches 
of the dimensions hereinafter mentioned, and the 
said road marked number 49, of the parish of 
Prestwick, shall and may be carried under the 
said Railway in a line deviated northwards to an 
extent not exceeding forty yards, such arches to 
be of the height of nine feet, and of the width of 
twelve feet, and to have approaches properly 
drained leading thereto, of the inclination of one 
foot in twenty feet; and the said road marked 
number 30, of the parish of Prestwick, shall and 
may be shut up, the said Company making com- 
pensation to the owners or occupiers interested 
therein for any loss or damage which they may 
sustain in consequence of the same not been car- 
ried across the said Railway, such compensation 
to be fixed in the manner provided for in the said 
recited Act and this Act in regard to other claims 
of damages; and the said road marked number 
58, of the parish of Prestwick, shall and may be 
carried under the said Railway by an arch, which 
has been already constructed at or near the line 
of the said road, of the height of ten feet and of 
the width of ten feet; and the said road marked 
number 13, of the parish of Monkton, shall and 
may be deviated and carried either on the east 
side of and parallel and close to the said Railway 
or, in the option of the said Company, along the 
north side of the field marked number 10, of the 
parish of Monkton, on the said plans, into the road 
marked number 11, of the parish of Monkton, on 
the said plans ; and the present surface crossing at 
the said road number 13, shall and may be shut 
up ; provided always that the new roads or track- 
ways to be laid off and provided by the said 
Company as hereinbefore mentioned, shall, be- 
fore being handed over to the road Trustees or 
other parties interested therein, be made in 
respect of metalling and fencing equal to the 
roads in lieu of which they shall be substituted, 
and the approaches to the said bridges or arches 
where raised, shall be fenced in a way to ensure 
the safety of the public; and in case of any dispute 
between the said Company and any person or 
corporation regarding the line or course of the 
said roads or the construction of the said bridges 
or arches or the approaches thereto, or implement 
of the provisions herein contained, the same shall 
be decided by the Sheriff of the county of 4yr; and 
the said Company are hereby empowered to take 
and use such lands and properties delineated on 
the plans and mentioned in the books of reference 
referred to in the said recited Act, as may be ne- 
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“ cessary for the construction of the works herein- 


before authorized and directed, making compen- 
sation therefore in manner provided for in the ‘said 
recited Act and this Act.” 

Pr. 23.1. 17. After “be,” insert “agreed upon or.” 


Pr. 25.1. 35. Leave out from “ expired,” to “pro- 
vided,” in 1. 36., and insert “and the compensa- 
tion payable to such superiors for loss of casual- 
ties where untaxed shall be fixed and ascertained 
with reference to the buildings which were upon 
the lands, and to the value of the said lands at 
the time the same were entered upon by the said 
Company.” 

Pr. 26. 1.8. Leave out “within such period.” 

Pr. 27.1.14. After “registered,” insert “ within 
sixty days of their respective dates, or within sixty 
days of the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 27. 1.36. After “ in,” imsert “ the said recited 
“ Act or.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 31. After “ said,” insert “ recited.” 

Pr. 32.1. 6. Leave out “ or,” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 32. After “ convicted, ” insert “or da- 
mage to which they may have been subjected. ” 

Pr. 38.1. 5. After “ thereto,” insert “and au- 
thorized to be taken by the said recited Act, or 
this Act.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 7. Leave out from “Company,” to “and” 
in |. 8, and insert “ or that less injury would be 
“ caused by the occupation of any other lands, and 
that the occupation of the same wou'd answer the 
objects of the said Company.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 31. After “ accordingly,” insert “ pro- 
vided also, that before entermg upon any such 
lands as shall be required for spoil banks, or for 
side cuttings, or for obtaining materials as afore- 
said, the said Company shall, if required by the 
owner thereof, seven days at least before the ex- 
piration of the notice, to take such lands as here- 
mbefore mentioned, find two sufficient persons who 
shall enter into a bond to such owner in a penalty 
of the amount of Fifty pounds per acre, conditioned 
for the payment of such compensation as may be- 
come payable in respect of the same in manner 
hereinafter mentioned, such sureties to be ap- 
proved of by the Sheriff of the county in which 
the said lands or any part thereof shall be situate, 
in case the parties differ about the same. ” 

Pr. 42. 1.38. After “year,” insert “and if the 
Company fail to keep such accounts, or to permit 
the inspection thereof, they shall forfeit to each 
person as aforesaid, who shall demand such ac- 
counts or either of them, and who shall be re- 
fused the inspection of the same or either of them, 
for every failure to keep such accounts, a sum of 
Thirty pounds, and for every day dyring which the 
failure to permit such inspection may continue, a 
sum of Ten pounds per day, and such penalties 
shall be recoverable as other penalties are by the 
said recited Act directed to be recovered, and 
shall be applied for the benefit of the poor of the 
parish within which any such failure shall occur.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 6. After “ authorized,” insert “and re- 
“* quired.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 35. After “ acquisition,” insert “ or 
occupation.” 

Pr. 43.1. 36. Leave out from “ Company,” to 
“-,” wia. 

Pr. 44. 1.1. After “record,” imsert “ without the 
consent of the said Company.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 18. Leave out “same.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 9. Leave out from “ the,” to “law,” in 
}. 10. 
Pr. 48.1. 12. Leave out “ the,” and insert “ any,” 
and in the same line leave out “ of” and insert “ not 
“ exceeding,’ and also in the same line after 
“ Pounds,” insert “ which may be fixed by the 
“« Sheriff of the county in which such omission or 
“ neglect shall occur. ” 
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Pr. 51. 1. 5. After “as” insert “ now intended 
“ to be.” 

Pr, 52. 1. 7. After “ Act ” insert Clause “ D.” 

Crausx(D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
all questions, suits or actions relating to that part 
of the said Railway which may for the time being 
be under the management of the joint committee 
appointed by the said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- 
nock and Ayr Railway Company, and the Glas- 
gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company, 
shall be determined, and the said part of the said 
line shall be constructed, managed and regulated 
by and according to the powers and provisions 
in the said recited Act relating to the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and this 
Act contained.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 17. After “land ” insert “ and projected 
streets. ” 

Pr. 53. 1. 24. After “lands,” insert “and pro- 
“ jected streets. ” 

Pr. 54. 1. 25. Leave out “doors,” and insert 
“ door. ” 

Pr. 54.1.30. Leave out from “ county”’ to “ and” 
in Pr, 59. 1. 1., and insert Ciause (E.) 

Cuiausg, (E.) “ And whereas by the said recited 
Act it is enacted, That in case the said Company 
thereby incorporated, should not within seven 
years from the passing of the said Act, complete 
the line of Railway to Ayr or Kilmarnock, as there- 
in mentioned, or in case the said Glasgow, Pais- 
ley and Greenock Railway Company should not 
within the same period complete the line of Rail- 
way to Greenock as therein mentioned,then and in 
either of such cases it should be lawful for either 
of the said Companies who should have completed 
their line as aforesaid to purchase upon the terms 
therein mentioned the right and interest of the 
other Company who should not have completed 
their line as aforesaid of and in the line between 
Glasgow and Paisley by the said Act vested in 
the said two Companies jointly, And whereas 
doubts may arise as to the construction of the 
said Act, so far as the same relates to the pur- 
chase by the said Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company of the right and interest of the 
said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 
way Company in the said joint line, Be it therefore 
Enacted and Declared, That in case the said Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Com- 
pany shall complete the line either to Ayr or to 
Kilmarnock within the period, and in manner in 
and by the said recited Act mentioned or provided, 
then the said Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company shell not in any event be enti- 
tled to purchase the right and interest of the said 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Company, of and in the before-mentioned line be- 
tween Glasgow and Paisley, without the full ap- 
probation and consent in writing of the said Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Com- 
pany, any thing in the said recited Act or in the 
Act incorporating the said Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway Company, or otherwise, to the 
contrary notwithstanding.” 

Pr. 60.1. 8. Leave out from “ Act” to “and” in 
1, 24, 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig 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 Commissioners of Police for the Glasgow, 


burgh of Paisley, praying that the Glasgow, Paisley 
and Greenock Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The House ease: to take into further con- Maidstone and 


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this instant May, was made from the Committee on 
the Maidstone and Biddenden Road Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Thursday last; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of John Parson, Solicitor for the 
Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, praying that the 
time for the Committee on the said Bill to make their 
Report be enlarged till Monday the 22d day of June 
next, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Stowlangtoft ;— Bishop Middle- 
ham;—and, Nayland; stating that the population 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 
National Church; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,— were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Topsham;—Brentford (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Eagle-street Chapel, Red Lion-square ;-- 
Bath ;— Osbaldeston ;— Blackburn ;—Pleasington ; 
— Billington;—Castle Cary;—and, Henfield; pray- 
ing the House to refuse their consent to any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Augustus Smith, of Ashlyns Hall, 
in the parish of Berkhampstead, in the county of 
Herts, and Benjamin Martin, of Great Berkhamp- 
stead aforesaid, the relators in the suit, The Attorney 
General v. Dupre, relative to the Free Grammar 
School of King Edward the Sixth at Berkhamp- 
stead, praying that the Grammar Schools Bill may 
be passed into a law, with such alterations therein, 
and additions thereto, as may effectually tend to 
the renovation of the said School, and of the 
other Grammar Schools in England; and that 
provision may be introduced into the said Bill, em- 
powering the Court of Chancery to deal with any 
funds belonging to the said School, applicable to 
other charitable purposes, under the same reference 
or scheme by which the foundation itself is to be 
hereafter regulated; and further to embody in such 
Bill clauses and provisions for increasing the in- 
struction to be afforded by such Schools upon more 
enlarged principles of education, and to get rid of 
the incessant delays and enormous expenses upon 
proceedings incident to proceedings in the Court of 
Chancery, and more particularly in the Master’s 
offices, relative to Grammar Schools; and that some 
provisions may be introduced into the said Bill which 
will tend effectually to secure to the suitors, in cases 
of this nature, expeditious decisions and results, 
without wasting in law expenses the funds of the 
Foundation Grammar Schools, which, under proper 
regulations and control, are capable of being ren- 
dered extensively and nationally useful and beneficial 
to the youth of the country, as seminaries for general 
as well as classical instruction, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Stockport ;— Boston (three. Peti- 
tions) ;— Handsworth ;-— Brentford (two Petitions) : 
—Old Brentford ;—Eagle-street, Red Lion-square ; 
~-and, Egham; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates ; the release of John Thorogood from Chelms- 
ford Gaol; and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newtown (Montgomery) ;— Co- 
linton (five Petitions);—Gorgie Mill, Saint Cuth- 
bert’s, Edinburgh ;—Currie (two Petitions) ;— Hep- 
tonstall (two Petitions) ;— Langfield (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Corstorphine ; — Ratho; — Slateford ;— 

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Mottram-in-Longdendale ; — Jupiter Green ;—and, 
Dundee Relief Church (Preses and Minister); pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Latchingdon ;—and, Winchester ; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 
—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Radical Club, pray- Henry Vincent. 
ing for the removal of Henry Vincent from the 
Penitentiary at Milbank, to some other prison, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from the Chairman of a Meeting of Mr, Feargus 
Inhabitants of Bradford, (York);—and, Workmen 2'C™™™ 
in the employ of Mr. Dewhirst, of Huddersfield; 
praying that an inquiry may be instituted respecting 
the Imprisonment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor in the 
Gaol of the Castle of York, with a view to his 
removal from the felons’ to the debtors’ side of the 
said prison, and be subjected to such treatment only 
as is consistent with the rules and regulations of 
the prisou,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ezeter ;--and, Ludlow; praying Foreign Sugar. 
for a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Edwardston, praying RomanCatholic 
for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, Relief Act. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates attending the Petty Hartlepool 
Sessions at Stockton-upon- Tees, complaining of the ®#lway- 
destruction of one of the southern approaches to 
that town, by the Hartlepool Railway Company, 
for which no substitute has been given, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railway Communication. 


Petitions from Abbeygormican ; — Province of Registration 
Connaught (two Petitions);— and, Saint James, (lrelend 
Wezford; praying that the Registration of Voters (No. 1. ) Bil. 
(Lreland) (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,—— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zondon, praying the Newport Riots, 
House to address Her Majesty, to grant a free 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fintona ;— Edwardston ; — and Maynooth 
Tintern Parva; praying the House not to sanction College. 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of houses and others of Window Duty. 
Bognor, praying that they may be relieved from the 
charge of the duty on Windows on such furnished 
houses as may remain unoccupied and unproductive 
for any period not less than six months, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Beckwith ;—and, Brighton ; Parochial 
praying that the Parochial Assessments Bill may not a 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and~’”* 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Stewart, praying for the adop- Universal 
tion of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and See, &amp;c. 
Vote by Ballot, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wicklow, praying Educatioy 
that the present system of National Education in (relend.) 
; 3 B4 Ireland 





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Sioa te Ss tnt! itanllcacen titi 


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Hi 
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Church 
Patronage 


(Scotland.) 


County Con- 
stavulary Bill. 


Copyright Bill. 


Emigration. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Courts of Law 
( Westininster. ) 


Sheriffs 
(Ireland.) 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland. ) 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


Post Horses, 
&amp;c. 





376 27° Maiz. A. 1840. 


Ireland may not be persisted in, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newcastle -upon- Tyne ;— and, 
Scott’s Church, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin; praying 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parochial Ministers of the Pro- 
vincial Synod of Angus and Mearns ; praying that 
no alteration may be made in such law,—were also 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Norwich;— and, Maidenhead ; 
praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Type Founders, Printers and others ; 
—Saint Bride, Fleet-street ; — London (six Peti- 
tions); —Chelsea (five Petitions) ;—and, Shoreditch ; 
praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the First Paisley Cana- 
dian Emigration Society, consisting of fifty heads 
of families residing in Paisley, stating that there 
exists extreme distress in the Highlands and islands 
of Scotland, and praying for the adoption of an 
extensive and systematic plan of Emigration, and 
that the same be carried on under the direction of 
the Government, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Horne Union (Chairman) ;— 
and, Bosmere and Claydon Union; praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attorneys and Solicitors of War- 
rington, praying for the removal of the Courts of 
Law at Westminster toa site more central and con- 
venient, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Patrichson Pike, of Dame- 
street, in the city of Dublin, Solicitor, praying that 
a law may be enacted for the effectual regulation 
of the office of Sheriff in Ireland, and the abolition 
of the present system, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Patrickson Pike, of Dame- 
street, in the city of Dublin, Solicitor, praying that 
Attornies and Solicitors in Jreland may be placed 
upon the same footing as Solicitors in England with 
oo to the stamp duty on admission, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Supply of the 
county of Nairn, praying that the Chimney Sweepers 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Shopkeepers and 
Inhabitants of Trowbridge, praying the House to 
pass a measure exempting Stock in Trade from being 
rated to Parochial Assessments, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Hoxne 
Union, praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Postmasters of Liverpool, praying 
for areduction of the duty on Post Horses and upon 





Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on persons 
employed in the management thereof, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Shipping, Shipping, Ton, 
Tonnage, Importsard Exports, which were presented ee 
yesterday, be printed. — 


No. 329, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Silk Goods, Silk Goods, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 328. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Bolton Bolton Police, 
Police, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 330, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Mauritius, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of Correspondence addressed to the 
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department re- 
lative to the introduction of Indian Labourers into 
the Mauritius; and of the Report of the Commis- 
sioners of Inquiry into the present condition of 
those already located in that Colony. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Juvenile _ 
mittee on the Juvenile Offenders Bill ; Offenders Bill 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
A proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

air ; 

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 put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Eardley Wilmot, } 35 

Yeas, { Mr. Aglionby : ’ 

Tellers for the ( General Johnson, | 

Noes, | Sir George Strickland: J ~~ 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Cravuse, N° 1, (Juvenile Offenders under a cer- 
tain age may be summarily convicted of larceny 
before two justices) read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1.8. After the word 
“* hear,” to insert the words “ and try.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted 5. 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Pryme, } 6 

Yeas, \ Sir George Strickland: . 

Tellers for the ‘&amp; Eardley Wilmot, } 29 

Noes, Mr. Edward Buller : azai 


Another Amendment proposed: After the word 
“ charge” to insert the words “ in open court.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted—— 
put, and Negatived. 

Another Amendment proposed: L. 21. To leave 
out the words “ commit him or her to the common 
“* gaol or house of correction, or to some asylum 
or penitentiary within their control and jurisdic- 
tion, there to be imprisoned for any term not 
exceeding six calendar months with or without 
hard labour, at the discretion of the said justices, 
or, if the offender shall be a male, to sentence 
“ him in addition to such imprisonment, to be once 
“ or twice privately or publicly whipped, or to be 
“ once so whipped and discharged without im- 

“ prisonment,” 





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‘ 


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“ 





Wicken 
Inclosure Bill. 


Forrest’s 
Estate Bill. 


Aston Small 
Debts Bill. 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill, 


3 VicToriz. 


“ 
“ 


prisonment,” in order to insert the words “ and 
to fine such offender any sum of money not ex- 
“ ceeding fifty shillings, and if such fine as shall 
“ be awarded by such justices shall not be paid 
“ either immediately after the conviction, or within 
such period as the said justices shall at the time 
of the conviction appoint, it shall be lawful for 
them to commit the offender to the common gaol 
or house of correction, there to be imprisoned for 
any term not exceeding three calendar months, 
unless such fine be sooner paid.” 
Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause ; 
And notice being taken that Forty Members were 
not present ; Committee counted ; and Forty Mem- 


bers not being present:—The Chairman left the 
Chair. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair :—And the House 
being 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. 


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Jovis, 28° die Maii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Thomas Wilkin, for leave to 
present an amended Petition against the 
Wichen Inclosure Bill, was offered to be presented : 
—And the said Petition was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

A Petition of Thomas Wilkin, the Owner of cer- 
tain lands and commonable rights in the parish of 
Wicken, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Wicken Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read. 

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. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


mittee, that they have Power to consider the said 
Petition. 


Mr. William Feilden reported from the Commit- 
tee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
enable the Trustees of the Will of the late Roger 
Forrest, the elder,. to make Grants in Fee and 
Leases for years at reserved Rents of certain parts 
of his trust Estates, situate in the Parish of Black- 
burn, in the County of Lancaster; 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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment :—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Feilden do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Aston Small 


Debts Bill have leave to proceed with One Selected 
Member. 


| Ordered, That the Report on the Evxeter Port 
Dues Bill be received To-morrow. 


Colonel A bercromby reported from the Committee 
on the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill; and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petitions, and 
had heard counsel in support of some of them ; and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 

Vor. 95. 


97°—28° Maiz. 


377 
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 House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Merchants, Factors and Wharfingers Kingston-upon- 
in the city of London, praying that the Kingston- Hull Docks Bill, 
upon-Hull Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the fifty- Penzance Pier 
seventh year of King George the Third, intituled, 974 Harbour 
An Act for fixing the Dues, Duties and Payments ‘ai 
for all Goods, Wares and Merchandize landed on 
or shipped from the Pier or Quay of the Town of 
Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, and on all 
Ships and Vessels resorting to the said Pier or Quay, 
or to the Harbour of Penzance, and for making and 
maintaining an additional Pier and Dock within 
the said Harbour, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pendarves do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Fisherrow 
deration the Report which, upon the 20th day of sermaeg &lt;4 
this instant May, was made from the Committee ne 
on the Fisherrow (Edinburgh) Harbour Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill 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 ingrossed. 


A Petition of David Robertson, Agent for the Edinburgh Poor 
Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of Edin- — 
burgh, and others, Promoters of the Edinburgh ~'” 

Poor and Local Taxes Bill, praying that the time 
for the Committee on the said Bill to make their 
Report be enlarged till Thursday the 18th day of 
June next, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton reported from the Committee Glasgow, 
on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill; Paisley, ae 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill Railway Bill. 
were referred ; and who were empowered to divide 
the said Bill into two Bills; That they had consi- 
dered several of the said Petitions; and had heard 
counsel in support of one of them; and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the 
Committee had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orderson Railway Bills, 
so far as the same relate to the present appli- 
cation; that the Resolution of the House of the 
27th day of January last had been complied with ; 
and that the Committee had, pursuant to the power 
given them by the House, divided the said Bill into 
two Bills ; and had examined the allegations of the 
first of the said Bills, to amend and enlarge the 
powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway, and to 
make certain new Branch Railways from the main 
line in the towns of Greenock and Port Glasgow, and 
to make other works in connexion with the said 
Railway, 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, 
and be printed. 

Mr. Tatton Egerton also reported from the Com- West Ferry 
mittee on the other of the said Bills, for improving (Renfrew and 
the Ferry between West Ferry, in the Parish of PU") 
Erskine and County of Renfrew, and Dumbarton, 
in the county of Dunbarton, called West Ferry; 





3c + That 





Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Garngad 
Road Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
under-Lyme, 
Blyth Marsh, 
&amp;c., Roads Bill, 


Strood Church 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Liebert’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Duke Sforza 
Cesarini’s 
Nat, Bill. 


Martinez’ 
Nat. Bill. 


78 98° Maii. 


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 ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders in the 
liberty of mi ge Hatton Garden and Ely-renis, 
in the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Clerkenwell 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

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 Creditors on the Turnpike-road 
leading from Glasgow to Provan Mill, by Garngad- 
hill, commonly called the Garngad Road, praying 
that the Garngad Road Bill may pass into a law, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; and to whom 
the Petition of John Purson, Solicitor for the Clerk- 
enwell Improvement Bill, praying that the time for 
the Committee on the said Bill to make their Re- 
port be enlarged till Monday the 22d day of June 
next,was referred ; That the Committee recommend 
the House to grant the prayer of the said Petition. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Mon- 
day the 22d day of June next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Mewcastle- 
under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill be re- 
vived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, upon Tuesday next. 


Ordered That the time for the Committee on the 
Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill to make their Report 
be enlarged till Tuesday the 16th day of June next. 


Mr. Mark Philips reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Alexander Liebert ; That they had exa- 
mined 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 :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, Vhat the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. George Palmer reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing His Excellency Don Lorenzo Duke 
Sforza Cesarini ; That they had examined the alle- 
gations 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 :—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


Mr. George Palmer reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
naturalizing Gregorio José Martinez del Rio ; 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, with- 
out Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third 
time. — 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 





A. 1840. 


House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


A Petition of William Worthington, of Brock- Weaver 
haust-hall, in the county of Chester, Esquire, was Churehes Bill, 


presented, and read; taking notice of the Weaver 
Churches Bill; and setting forth, That the Bill was 
read a second time only on the 19th day of May 
instant, and then referred to a Committee; that 
notice was given the next day, on the 20th, by the 
agent for the Bill at the Private Bill Office, that 
the Committee would sit on Thursday the 28th in- 





stant ; that on Friday the 22d (two days after the 
said notice had been given at the Private Bill Office) 
the Petitioner instructed his Parliamentary Agent in 
London, Mr. Macdougall, to oppose such Bill, on 
certain grounds ; that on that day, namely the 22d 





day of May, the House adjourned over till Tuesday 
the 26th, when the Petitions in opposition, praying 
to be heard by counsel and agents, were presented 
to the House, being the earliest day when they could 
be presented, in consequence of the said adjourn- 
ment of the House; that by a Resolution of the 
House the Petitioner is precluded from being heard 
on the said Petitions, by reason that they were 
not presented three clear days before the sitting of 
the Committee, unless he obtain the special leave of 
the House; and praying that under the circum- 
stances before mentioned, he may be heard before 
the said Committee, by his counsel and agents. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 





mittee to hear the said Petitioners accordingly. 





council assembled, Parliamentary Trustees of the 
River Cart, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel, against certain parts of the Clyde 
Navigation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


ley Hill;—and, Bradford (York) (five Petitions) ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


Confectioners and Inhabitants of Leicester; praying 
for a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


rough ; — Braybrock ; — Ticknall ;— Bethesda ; — 
Pentretigwyn ; — Witheybrook;— Blair Logie ;— 
Mynyddyslwyn ;— Great Torrington;— Rotherham ; 
— Llanycrwys ;—Sheffield ;—Inskip ;—Isle Abbotts; 
— Pencarvey ;— Lichfield ;— Cadoxton-juxta- Neath; 
— Bovey Tracey ;— March;—East Dereham; — 
Sway ; — Cardiff ;— Guilsborough ; — Cradley ;— 
Rugby :—Stourbridge ;— Markfield ;— Fenwick ;— 
| Carnarvon ; — Llandovery ; — Llanegrin ; — Har- 
berton Ford; — Errol ; — Chumleigh; — Foxton; 
— Chawleigh ;—Wigston;— Llwynyrhwrod ;—Bour- 
ton ;-— Thetford ; —Laugharne ;— Newmilns ;—Lei- 
cester ; — Creech Saint Michael; — Thornton; — 
Llywel ;—Appleby ;— Winchmore Hill ;— Wendling 
and Dunham ;—Jnce Blundell;—Conwil Cayo ;— 
Shipham ;--Great Oakley ;— Llanfigan ;— Tenby ; 
Thornhill ; — Berwich-upon- Tweed ; — Lanvillo ;— 
Langtree ;—Capel Evan ;— Sutton-in- Ashfield ;— 
Brawely ; —- Frithelstock ; — Shelfanger ; —- Wins- 
combe ; —Wadhurst ;— Johnston ;— Melbourne (two 
| Petitions) ; —-Rosehearty ; — Cadoxton ; — Sunning 
| Hill; —Netherton ; —Lyndhurst ; —Grundisburgh ; 
‘ —Monkleigh ; 

















A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and Clyde Navigas 
Councillors of the town of Paisley in common * Bill. 


Petitions from Newport (Isle of Wight) ;—Dud- Corn Laws. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Foreign Sugar. 


Petitions from Brosley ;—Seethrog ;— Loughbo- Church Rates. 





Chure! 
Englai 


Mayn 
Colles 


Poor 
Comr 


Bill. 


Poor 
Ame 
Bill. 


Sale 
Act. 


Sale 
(Ne 


Cor 
stat 


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Church of 
England. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Poor Law 
Commission 


Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor. 


Church Rates. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Answer to 
Address, 


3 VicrorizZ. 28° Marz. 379 


— Monkleigh ;—Boston ;—Earl Soham ;— Bittles- 
well ;— Chester ;—New Basford (two Petitions) ;-— 
Zion’s Hill;— North Shields ;— Lymington ;—-Swerne 
Minster ;—Somers Town ;--Ragland ;— Newlands ; 
—-North Bradly ; — Hemington ; —Pantycelyn ;—— 
Talgarth ; —Lumb ; — Llandefalle ; — Penal and 
Achor ;—Syston ;—Bridgeton ;—Chapmanslade ;— 
Llanvaches ; — Pontwhalby Glyn Neath ; —West- 
moreland ;— Long Parish ;— Downend ;—John Tho- 
rogood ;—Torquay ; —and, Flint; praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates, the release of John Tho- 
rogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of 
the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wisbech; --— Ilfracombe ; — and, 
Barnstaple ; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money for the purposes of 
Church Extension,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Milton, in the county 
of Hants, praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Mil- 
denhall Union, praying that the Poor Law Commis- 
sion Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Barnstiple Poor 
Law Union; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Milden- 
hall Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Consumers of Beer 
in Birmingham, praying that Licensed Retailers of 
Beer may be placed upon the same footing as 
Licensed Victuallers, was presented, and read, and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Retail Brewers of Birmingham, 
praying that the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wisbech; — and, Birmingham ; 
praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dewsbury, complain- 
ing of the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor in York 
Castle ; and praying that he may be removed from 
the felons’ to the debtors’ side of the prison, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Hurlstone, of Yeovil, com- 
plaining of the seizure of his goods for non-payment 
of Church Rates, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Templetown, prayin 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) (No. 1.) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Robinson and other Medical 
Practitioners, residing in the Upper Ward of the 
county of Renfrew, praying for the reform of the 
Medical Profession by consolidating the same into 
one representative faculty, having full power to re- 
gulate the examination and government of the whole 
body, and to confer equal rights and privileges upon 
all its members, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their Address of yesterday, (that Her 


Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
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tions that the Paper therein mentioned might be 
laid before this House) had been presented to Her 
Majesty, and that Her Majesty had commanded 


him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Mauritius. 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies of Correspondence No, 331. 
addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonial 
Department relative to the introduction of Indian 
Labourers into the Mauritius; and of the Report of 
the Commissioners of Inquiry into the present con- 
dition of those already located in that Colony. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from the Maidstone and 
Maidstone Turnpike-gate, on the Loose Road, in the Biddenden 
Parish of Maidstone, in the County of Kent, to 2004 Bill. 
Newcastle, in the Parish of Biddenden, and a Branch 
Road to the Thorn, in the Parish of Smarden, in the 
same County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edmund Filmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, Belfast Water. 
upon the 18th day of this instant May, was made — (No. 1.) « 
from the Committee on the Belfast Water-works - 

(No. 1.) Bill, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 2 Channel Islands 
Copy of the Instructions of the Lords of the Admi- Mails. 
ralty for regulating an inquiry as to the advantages 
of different Ports for the departure and arrival of the 
Channel Islands Mails. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada (Clergy 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Reserves.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Letter from Captain Pringle to 
the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 9th 
day of May 1840, relative to the extent and value 
of the Clergy Reserves in Upper Canada. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee oy RAP to Supreme Court 
inquire into the Administration of the Law in the (Seotland.) 
Supreme Court of Scotland, with a view to ascertain No. 332. 
whether the number of Judges may not be di- 
minished, have power to report their Observations 
thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. For Maule 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, and 
an Appendix. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Registry Court 
Return of the Number of Days during which the (Dublin.) 
Registry Court for the City of Dublin have sat at 
each Session, and adjournment of each Session, 
during the last Two years ; the Number of Persons 
registered each day during each Session, and ad- 
journment of each Session; the Number of Hours 
the Court sat each day; and the period of each 
Session, and adjournment of each Session, within 
which the calling once of the List the third time 
terminated, so as to distinguish those registered after 





the calling of the List from those registered during 
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380 


the calling ; also, the Number of Notices served for 
each Registry Sessions during the same period. 


ane The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
(Ireland ) Committee upon Thursday next, upon the Registra- 


(No. 1.) Bill. tion of Voters (Jreland) (No. 1.) Bill; was read, and 
discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 

the 11th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Drain- 


age of Lands Bill. 


OysterFisheries Ordered, That the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) 
(Scotland) Bill. Bil] be read a second time To-morrow. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Settled Estates © Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
Drainage Bill. next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Settled 
Estates Drainage Bill. 


Ordered, That the Borough Watch Rates Bill be 


read a second time upon Tuesday next. 


Borough Watch 
Rates Bill, 


Lenn Societies | Ordered, That the Loan Societies Bill be read a 
ili. 


second time upon Tuesday next. 


Stage Carriages 


a here Ordered, That the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill 
4 relan ill. 


be read a second time To-morrow. 


Administration 
of Justice 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Administration 
of Justice (Jreland) Bill. 


Ejectment _ Ordered, That the Ejectment and Replevin (Jre- 
Clrelend) Bill land) Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Inclosure Acts 


Ordered, That the Inclosure Acts Amendment 
Amendment 


Bill be read a second time upon Tuesday next. 


Bill. 

Admiralty Ordered, That the Admiralty Court Bill be read 
Conve Sm, the third time upon Monday next. 

Parochial 


Ordered, That the Parochial Assessments Bill be 


Assessments js 
read a second time To-morrow. 


Bill. 


— and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
cas solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 
Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 

Church Build- — Ordered, That the Church Building Bill be read 
“—— a second time To-morrow. 

Grand Jury Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
(Irelend) solve itself into a Committee upon the Grand Jury 


Cess (Jreland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Imprisonment 
for Debt (Jreland) Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Canada 
Revenues. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of the Hereditary 
and other Revenues in the Provinces of Upper and 
Lower Canada, and of the Charges of the Civil Go- 
vernment thereof, be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule accordingly reported a Resolu- 
tion, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Duties and Revenues of the 
Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, over which 
the Legislatures of those Provinces have a power of 
Appropriation, shall form one Consolidated Revenue 
Fund, subject to such Charges thereon as may be 

orescribed by any Act to be passed in the present 
Session of Parliament. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Canada Government Bill, that they 
have power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolution. 


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A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Indemnity Bill be read the Indemuity pig, 
third time To-morrow. ; 


Ordered, That the Chaplain to this House do Chaplain to 
preach before this House at Saint Margaret’s, West- preach before 
minster, To-morrow, the 29th day of this instant ay House at 
May. * Margarets, 

Til 

Mr. Edward John Stanley presented, pursuant to Chester Gaol, 
Orders,—A Return of the existing Regulations for 
Persons confined in Chester Gaol, whether before 
conviction or after sentence, 1. for Misdemeanors ; 

2. for printing and publishing Seditious Libels, or 
for uttering Seditious Words. 

A Return of the Number of Persons who have vVi- Hampton Court 
sited the Apartments and Pictures at Hampton Court Palace. 
Palace, from the ist day of January 1839 to the 1st 
day of May 1840; with the Number in each month. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Bonded Com, 
That a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire 
under what restrictions it might be expedient to 
permit Flour to be manufactured in Bond ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Huté, 7 
Yeas, Lord Viscount Sandon: f{ 
Tellers for the f Mr. Christopher, "1 
Noes, Mr. Heathcote: f 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Bribery and 
for the better prevention of Bribery and Treating in Tre#ting Bill 
the Election of Members of Parliament: And that 
Lord John Russell and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Petitions from London; — and, Dunfermline ; Oaths. 
praying that an Affirmation may be substituted in 
lieu of an Oath,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Affirmation 
to provide a general Form of Affirmation for all ®i! 
Persons believing the taking of any Oath to be for- 
bidden by the Law of God: And that Mr. Hawes, 

Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Je¥4 Trade. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Communications from British Mer- 
chants, addressed to the Board of Control or the 
Foreign Office, on the subject of the British Trade 
with Java ; with the Answers to them, from the year 
1832 to the year 1839, inclusive :--Of any Communi- 
cations on the same subject from the Foreign Office to 
the Board of Control, and from the Board of Control 
to the Directors of the East India Company; with the Bi 
Answers, during the same period :—And, of any 
Communications from British Merchants, or from 
the authorities in Sincapore or elsewhere, addressed 
to the Foreign Office, on the subject of any inter- Su 
ference with British or Native trade to the island of Se 
Sumatra, or throughout the Eastern Archipelago. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
ce. 85, “ for Marriages in England,” might be read ; 
and the same being read ; cae 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Marriages “ct 
: ie: : . Amendment 
to provide for the solemnization of Marriages in the gj, 
districts in or near which the parties reside: And 
that Mr. Langdale and Mr. Charles Lushington do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Re 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill —— 
to remove doubts with regard to the eau &gt; of “tecieed) on 


oters 


, 
. 








Timber Ships. 


Canada (Clergy 


3 VicTORIzZ. 


Voters in Ireland for the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament, and to create a tribunal of Ap- 

al: And that Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, 
Lait Viscount Morpeth, and Mr. Attorney General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. 
c. 44, to prevent until the end of the next Session 
of Parliament, Ships clearing out from a British 
North American Port, loading any part of their 
Cargo of Timber upon Deck, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider of the 
said Act. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue, extend and amend an Act of the first 
and second year of Her present Majesty, to prevent, 
until the end of the next Session of Parliament, Ships 
clearing out from a British North American Port, 
loading any part of their cargo of timber upon deck. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 
field reported, That he was directed by the Com- 
mittee to make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Freshfield accordingly reported, That he was 
directed to move, That leave be given to bring 
in a Bill to continue, extend and amend an Act 
of the first and second year of Her present Ma- 
jesty, to prevent, until the end of the next Ses- 
sion of Parliament, Ships clearing out from a Bri- 
tish North American Port loading any part of their 
Cargo of Timber upon deck :—And he moved the 
House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the 
Bill: And that Mr. Freshfield, Mr. George Palmer 
and Sir Charles Adam do prepare, and bring it in. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Reserves) Bill. to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves in the 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill. 


Tithe Commu. 
tation Acts 
Amendment 


Bill, 


Sutton Coldfield 
School, 





Province of Upper Canada, and for the Distribution 
of the Proceeds thereof: And that LordJohn Rus- 
sell, Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere and Mr. 
Vernon Smith do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 


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381 


each year separately; the exact Amount at which 
the Property occupied by the Master has been 
rated to the Poor, and the description of such Pro- 
perty ; and the exact Amount in each year actually 
paid to or received by the Master of the said School 
as Salary, exclusive of the before-mentioned Pay- 
ments; also, the Number of Scholars in each sepa- 
rate year; distinguishing those who were boarders 
in his house, and those admitted on the foundation, 
and the Number at the present time in the School ; 
And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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 after four of the clock:—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 


Veneris, 29° die Maiti ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
M R. Speaker came to the House, and at eleven The House 
o’clock proceeded, with the Members then attended _ 
present, to Saint Margaret’s Church, where they Divine Servier. 


heard Divine Service, and afterwards returned to 
the House. 





Ordered, That the Committee on the Edinburgh Edinburgh and 
and Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Bill have leave to Glasgow Rail- 
sit this day till five of the clock, during the sitting };) aetna 
of the House. 


Sir Henry Parnell presented a Bill for transferring Shrewsbury 
to the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and "4 Holyhead 
Works, and other Commissioners, the several Powers a pall 
now vested in the Commissioners for repairing the No. 383. 
Line of Road from Shrewsbury, in the County of 

Salop, to Bangor Ferry, in the County of Car- 

narvon, and for relieving the last-mentioned Com- 
missioners from the future Repair and Maintenance 

of the said Road: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

Tuesday the 16th day of June next; and to be 

printed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on Quainton 
the Quainton Inclosure Bill; and to whom a Pe- Ielosure Bill. 
tition against the said Bill was referred; That no 

person appeared in support of the said Petition ; 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 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto ; and the Amendments were 


to the Tithe Commutation Acts Amendment Bill; | read, and agreed to. 


Ordered; That the said Amendments be taken 


into consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the Day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon | on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Reso- Orders. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 


Tuesday, the 19th day of this instant May, That there | lution, which was read, as followeth : 


be laid before this House, a Return of the Name of 


Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for ad- Newcastle- 


the Master of the Free Grammar School at Sutton | ditional provision in the Newcast/e-under- Lyme, Blyth wnder-Lyme, 
Coldfield, in the County of Warwick, the Date of his | Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill, the Parties for the Bill be oe ee 


Appointment, the gross Amount of Rents received | permitted to introduce such additional provision. 
in each year, from the day of his Appointment to 


&amp;c., Roads Bill. 


The said Resolution, being read a second time, 


the 1st day of January 1840, arising from the School, | was agreed to. 


Lands, Houses and other Property; the Name of 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


the Person receiving the same; a Statement of the mittee on the said Bill ; That they have Power to 
exact Amount in each year, separately, of the Sum make provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of 
or Sums expended in Repairs, and upon what Pre- | the said Petition. 


mises, the Names of the Persons occupying the 
said Premises, the Amount of loss by bad Tenants, 


and the Dates and Years of such losses, and al 


Mr. Francis Berkeley reported from the Com- Bristol Building 
1 | mittee on the Bristol Building and Improvement aud Improve- 


other incidental Expenses paid out of the Trust in j Bill; and to whom a Petition against the said Bill want BN. 
3 ¢ 3 was 


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Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Ardrossan and 
Johnston Rail- 
way Bill. 


Belfast 
Waterworks 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Exeter Market 
Bill. 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Port Talbot 
Harbour Bill, 


Cheshire 
Coroners Bill, 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road Bill. 


382 


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 thereunto; | 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- 
merce and Manufactures at Manchester, praying 
that the Liverpool Docks Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Duke of Portland, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Ardrossan and Johnston 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Eastnor reported from the Com- 
mittee on the (re-committed) Belfast Waterworks 


29° Marz. 





(No. 1.) Bill; That they had made other 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 Market Bill; and to whom several Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of two of the said Peti- 
tions, and 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Exeter Port Dues Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


A Petition of John White, of Devonshire-place 
North, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, Surveyor, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Birmingham, 





Bristol and Thames Junction Railway Bill, was 
resented, and read. 

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 to enable the Port Talbot Com- 
pany to raise further Monies, and to amend the Acts 
relating to the same Port, was read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mansel Talbot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Appointment 
of additional Coroners for the County Palatine of 
Chester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do 
carry the Bil! to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 21st day of 
this instant May, was made from the Committee on 
the Tadcaster and Halton Dial Road Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill 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 
ingrossed. 








A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the West Stir- west Stirling. 
lingshire Roads Bill have leave to proceed with One shire Roads 
selected Member. _ 

Ordered, That the time for the said Committee to 
make their’ Report be enlarged till Monday the sth 
day of June next. 


Petitions from Henry Englefield, of Weetwood, in Clerkenwell 
the county of York, Esquire, but now residing in Improvement 
the city of Rome ;—and, Inhabitants being tenants _ 
at will and carrying on business in the several 
parishes of Saint Sepulchre, Saint Andrew, Hol- 
born, and Saint James, Clerkenwell; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, theis counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Clerkenwell 
Improvement Bill,—were presented, and read. 

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. 


A Petition of Merchants and other Inhabitants Weaver 
of Dundee, praying that the Weaver Churches Bill Ch™etes Bil. 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Weaver 
Weaver Churches Bill to make their Report be en- Churches Bill 
larged till Friday the 5th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Liverpool 
Liverpool Docks Bill to make their Report be en- Docks Bill 
larged till Monday the 15th day of June next. 


A Petition of Edward Austin, of Warwick- Austin’s _ 
place, Bedford-row, in the county of Middlesex, Patents Bill. 
Gentleman, alleging the intention of the promoters 
of Austin’s Patents Bill to suppress the use of his 
invention ; and praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, but that the same may be re-com- 
mitted, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Bowling-near-Bradford ; — Taun- Corn Laws. 

ton( five Petitions) ;— Norton Fitzpain;—Westminster 

(two Petitions) ;—Pimlico (two Petitions) ;—Beth- 
nal-green;— Duke-street, Grosvenor-square ;— Queen 

street, Grosvenor-square ; — Hampstead ; — South- 

ampton ; — Armagh ; — Manchester ; — Stansfield 

(seven Petitions) ;— Sunderland ;-—and, Heptonstall 

(two Petitions); praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presteign ;—Reading ;—and, Mo- Medical 
naghan ; praying for the reform of the Medical Pro- Profession. 
fession, by establishing it upon a sound and efficient 
legal constitution, providing for uniformity of edu- 
cation and examination of all who enter it, and con- 
ferring equal rights and privileges upon all its mem- 
bers,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hereford Union ;—and, Norman- Poor Law 
ton-on-Soar ; praying that the Poor Law Commis- Commission 
sion Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, _ 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Wilsontown Wilsontown 
Roads Bill be revived:—And that they have leave to Roads Bill. 


sit, and proceed, upon Monday the 1st day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Garngad Garngad 
Road Bill be revived:—And that they have leave Road Bill. 


to sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday the 2d day of 
June next. . 


The House proceeded to take into further con- Nairnshire 
sideration the Report which, upon the 21st day of Roads Bill. 
this instant May, was made from the Committee on 

the 





Spirit 


Men 
(Irel 


Poor 
Ame 


Bill 


Chu 
Eng 


Mi 
0’ 








Spirits. 


Mendicancy 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


Mr. Feargus 
0’Connor. 


Education 
(lreland.) 


Church Rates. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Mayncoth 
College. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


3 VicrorRiz£. 


having been delivered at the door upon Thursday last; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


ingrossed a 


Spirits from Corn, in Mountmelick, praying for the 
abolition of the drawback of Duty on Malt Spirits 
in Scotland and Ireland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
South Dublin Union, praying that the Mendicancy 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Down- 


29° Maiz. 
the Nairnshire Roads Bill; printed Copies of the Bill| A Petition of Inhabitants of Kileoman and Robin, Registration 
| praying that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) % Voters 


| (No. 1) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| 
| 


A Petition of Distillers and Manufacturers of | 





383 


Treland) 
» (No. 1) Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Pigott, of Charlemont-street, Revenue Police 
| Dublin, praying the House to institute an inquiry (!l#4.) 
Into the legality of an armed force in Jreland under 
ithe denomination of “ Revenue Police,” was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Messrs. Black and Wingate, and Designs Copy- 
others, of Glasgow, praying that the Designs Copy- "ht Bill 
right Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on De 
signs Copyright. 





ham Union, praying that the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions fromthe Deanery of Hawkesbury ;—Shir- | 


land ;— Great Witcombe; —South Mimms ;— Kings- 
wear ;— Isleworth ;— Stanstead ;— Dursley ;—Staple- 
ton ;— Maisemore ;—Portsmouth ;—Snaith ;— Wel- 


lingborough ;— and, Chipping Sodbury ; din Sh 


that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bishopwearmouth ;— Worship-street, 
Finsbury-square ;— Newark ;— and, Bolton; pray- 
ing the House to refuse their consent to any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension, — were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Halifax;— Andrew and Mary 
Gibb ;—and, Glasgow ; praying for an inquiry into 
the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’Connor in York 
Castle, and also that he may be removed from the 
felons’ to the debtors’ side of the prison,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of Do- 
namon, praying that the present system of National 
Education in Jreland may not be persisted in, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Mewcastle-upon-Tyne ;— Hebden 
Bridge (two Petitions) ;— Mossley ;— Wainsgate ;— 
Truro;—Kennoway ;—and, Greenfield, Saddleworth; 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, the 
release of John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, 
and the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Isleworth, Twickenham, Hounslow 
and Heston;—and, Fulham, Chelsea and Kensington; 
praying for an increase of duty on the importation of 
Fresh Fruit,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sazlingham and Sharrington ; -— 
and, Camberwell (two Petitions); praying the House 
not to sanction any further grant of public money 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Chester-le-Street ;— Whitburn ;— 
Pittington;— Witton Gilbert ;-- Houghton-le-Spring ; 
—Archdeaconry of Gloucester ;— Wallsend ;—and, 
the Reverend Jonas Dennis; praying that the Eccle- 
siastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Vou, 95. 


A Petition of Postmasters and others of Hunting- Stage Carriages, 
don and Alconbury, praying for the reduction of the &amp;¢- 
duty on all Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on 
|servants employed in the management thereof, was 


| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sazlingham and RomanCatholic 
arrington, praying for the repeal of the Roman Relief Act. 
Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Elders and others of the Particular Oaths. 
Baptist Church, James-street, Dunfermline, praying 
that an Affirmation may be substituted in lieu of an 


Oath, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lié 
upon the Table. 





Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee Factories Act 
appointed to inquire into the operation of the Act (Fourth Re- 
for the Regulation of Mills and Factories ; and who 
were empowered to report their Observations and 
Opinion thereupon, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them from time time, to the 
House ; That they had made further 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. 


No. 334. 


Mr. Langdale presented a Bill to provide for the Marriages Act 
Solemnization of Marriages in the Districts in or Amendment 
near which the Parties reside: And the same was \; 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second No. 335. 


time upon Thursday the 11th day of June next; and 
to be printed. 


Petitions from Reading ;—and, Lincoln ; pray- Foreign Sugar. 
ing for a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





A Petition of George Smith, of John-street, Ox- Gannal Process. 
ford-street, stating that the Petitioner is the sole 
proprietor and patentee for England, of a disco- 
very (called “the Gannal Process,”) by which 
the progress of decay in animal substances is ar- 
rested, the causes of infection or contagion in sub- 
jects reserved for anatomical purposes prevented, 
objects of natural history intended for public mu- 
seums or private collections preserved, and the ne- 
cessity of embalming superseded ; and praying for 
the appointment of a Select Committee to institute 
an inquiry into the subject, and report their Opinion 
how far the said process can be rendered conducive 
to the general health of the community, be made 
available to anatomical and scientific purposes, and 
whether the ends of public justice in this country 
will not be likely to be promoted by the applica- 
tion of the process in all cases of suspicious death, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 








3c4 A Petition 











scimeeniaict hin AR AOL 











384. 29° Mazz. 


Police Rates A Petition of Rate-payers of Manchester, praying 
aaa that the Police Rates Assessment Bill may not pass 
ill. ‘ 
into a law, was presented, andread; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Kollman’s Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on Koll- 
Patents Bill. mann’s Patents 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. 
County Cor- A Petition of the Town Council of Pontefract, 
stabulary Bill. praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
British Petitions from Stonehaven, Cowie, Crawton and 
Fisheries. 


Catterlinn ;—and, Montrose, Ferryden and Usan; 
taking notice of a Convention entered into with 
the King of the French, allowing foreign vessels to 
fish within three miles of our coasts, and praying 





that such vessels may be restricted to a distance 
of thirty miles,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating Stock 
in ‘Trade. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Battle Union, in the county of Sussex, praying the 
House to pass a law to prevent Stock in Trade and 
matters of that kind from being rated to Parochial 
Assessments or the County rate ; and also to declare | 
the principle and regulate the practice of rating 
tithes and rent-charges in lieu of tithes, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Poor Law Petitions from Jane Wright ;—and, the Battle 

Act. Union (two Petitions); praying for the amendment of 
the Poor Law Act,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Copyright Bill. Petitions from Whitechapel ;— Westminster (two 
Petitions) ; — Pimlico ; — Golden-square; — Lon- 
don (ten Petitions); — Paternoster-row ;—-Soho ;— 








Clerkenwell ;—Southwark-square ; —and, Leicester- 
square; praying that the Copyright Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Petitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
— lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
sis examined the Petitions presented on the 26th day 
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. 


Liverpes! Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on 
Borough Fund the Liverpool Borough Fund Bill; That they had 
Bill. 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. 
Union Work- 


} Ba Petitions from Horshamand Newton Saint Faith’s, 
souses Dil, 


Norfolk ;—and, Dursley ; praying that the Union 
Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Cruelty to A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 

Aniwals Act’ D)yndee, praying that the Cruelty to Animals Act 
may be extended to Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


Answer to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to 
Addresses» the House, That their several Addresses of yester- 
day (that Her Majesty, would be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that the ‘_. therein mentioned 











id. 1840. 


sented to Her Majesty, and that Her Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, that She 
will give directions accordingly. 


A Petition of Ministers, Members and Elders of Church 
the Presbyterian Church of South Shields, praying Patronage 
the House not to sanction any alteration of the law ‘S°!"4-) 
relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Canada (Clergy 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Letter from B¢#rves) 
Captain Pringle to the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, dated the 9th day of May 1840, relative ' 
to the extent and value of the Clergy Reserves in 
Upper Canada. 


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


Resolved, Tnat an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wes. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Revenue arising from Crown 
Lands in New South Wales, in each year, from the 
1st day of January 1831, up to the latest period ; 
also, of the Expenditure thereof in each year, dis- 
tinguishing how the one-third thereof, left at the 
disposal of the local Government (as referred to in 
the Governor’s Despatch of September 1837), had 
in each year been applied ; and how the remaining 
two-thirds, held at the disposal of the Home Go- 
vernment (as referred to by such Despatch), has 
been applied in each year :—And, of the Number of 
Persons who have in each year, from the 1st day of 
January 1831 up to the latest period, been provided 
with a free passage to New South Wales by the 
Home Government; also, of the Number of Persons 
who have been imported into that Colony in each 
year, under regulations of the Colonial Government. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Protestant 
an Account of all Payments from the Exchequer, Dissenters. 
or out of the Public Revenue, or by issues of Ex- 
chequer Bills, or under the authority of any Act of 
Parliament, or in any other manner, from the Public 
Monies, to any Roman Catholic or Protestant in- 
stitutions, or bodies of Persons dissenting from the 
Established Church of England and Wales, in each 
year from 1801 to 1840, both inclusive ; stating the 
Dates on which, and the Authority by which, each 
Payment was made, and for what purpose granted. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Customs. 
Return of the several Ports in the United Kingdom 
from which the Customs Revenue is remitted to 
London or Dublin, showing the Total Amount re- 
mitted from each Port in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1840, and the Number of days at 
which the Bills from each Port are drawn; also, 
whether the Revenue is remitted through the branch 
Banks of the Bank of England, or through private 
Banks; and, in the latter case, under what agreement. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Municipal 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ©*P°*"°"™™ 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Leases made by 
the Municipal Corporations named in Schedule (A.) 
of the Municipal Keform Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, 
to Aldermen, Cunidiliens, or other Members of such 
Corporations, since the year 1835, stating the Dates 
of such Leases, the nature of the Property leased, 
whether Houses, Land, &amp;c., the Term for which 
granted, the annual gross Value of the Property 
mentioned in each such Lease, the Rent reserved, 
and whether the said Leases are renewals upon the 





might be laid before this House), had been pre- 


conditions of old Leases, or new Leases upon new 
conditions ; 


Rada 
Writ. 


Sudbu 


Tran: 
of Co 


Char 
than 
his § 


Can 
Gov 
Bill. 


Car 
Gor 
Bil 





Radnor County 
Writ. 


Sudbury Writ. 


Transportation 
of Convicts. 


Chaplain 
thanked for 
his Sermon, 


Canada 
Government 
Bill. 


Canada 
Government 
Bill. 


3 VictorRIz. 


conditions ; specifying the change made in the con- 
ditions of the former and of the present Leases :— 
Copies of any general Resolutions passed since the 
year 1835 by the said Municipal Corporations re- 
specting the leasing of Borough Property, whether 
now in force or rescinded, and the Names of Alder- 
men and Councillors who voted in favour or against 
such Resolutions, if such Names were taken down 
upon a division by order of the Council :—Also the 
Amount of the Debt due by the said Corporations 
upon the 31st day of December 1839 charged upon 
the Corporation Estates, and the Amount of the 
Rents of such Estates appropriated to the Payment 
of the Interest and Principal of such Debt. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this sie as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


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 County of Radnor, in the 


room of Walter Wilkins De Winton, Esquire, de- 
ceased. 


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 Sudbury, in the room 
of Sir John Benn Walsh, Bart., who since his elec- 
tion for the said Borough, hath accepted the office 
of Steward or Bailiffof Her Majesty’s three Chiltern 
Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in 
the County of Buckingham. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Order in Council which may 
have been issued respecting the Transportation of 
Convicts to New South Wales during the present year. 


29°—30° Maii. 





Ordered, That the said Address be egg to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to the Reverend Gerrard 
Thomas Andrewes, Chaplain to this House, for the 
Sermon preached by him this day before this House, 
at Saint Margaret's, Westminster; and that he be 
desired to print the same. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the province of 
Lower Canada, praying that the Canada Govern- 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, and that the 
constitution established by the Act 31 Geo. 3, ¢. 31, 
making further provision for the Government of 
the province of Quebec, be maintained, and no altera- 
tion thereof be effected without the inhabitants of 
that province having had an opportunity of being 
heard on any Bill to be introduced into Parliament 
for that purpose, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Canada Government Bill; 








Lord John Russell, by Her Majesty’s command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty had been | 
graciously pleased to place at the disposal of Par- | 
liament, for the purposes of the Bill, Her Majesty’s | 
interests in the Territorial and other Revenues at | 
the disposal of the Crown in the Provinces of 
Upper and Lower Canada. 

Anda 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 eud 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 :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Vo. 95. 





385 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciauses, N° 1 to N°3, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 4, (Appointment of legislative coun- 
cillors) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 26. After the word 
“ no” to insert the word “ spiritual.” 

Question put, That the word “ spiritual” be 
there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, 


. 





} 20. 


Yeas, Mr. Charles Lushington : 
Tellers for the { Lord Dalmeny, } 83 
Noes, Sir Thomas Troubridge : , 


Crause, N° 4, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 5 to N° 19, agreed to. 

CraussE, N° 20, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravusss, No 21 to N° 26, agreed to. 

Criauss, N° 27, (Qualification of Electors) 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 
f Mr. John Parker, 
Mr. Tufnell: 
Tellers for the Noes,{ rattan : 
Crausss, N° 28 to N° 40, agreed to. 
Cravuss, N° 41, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 42, agreed to. 
Cause, N° 43, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 44 to N° 50, agreed to. 


Cuavuss, N° 51, (The sum of to be 
granted permanently out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the province of Canada, for defraying the ex- 
pense of services named in Schedule (A.) )——read. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, ;To fill the 
blank with Forty-five thousand pounds. 

Afterwards proposed, to fill the blank with Twenty- 
five thousand pounds. 

Question put, That the blank be filled with 
Twenty-five thousand pounds. 

The Committee divided : i ; 

. : , Mr. Hume, 

Tellers for the Y eas,{ Me William Williams: ie. 
Tellers for the Noes, a Tf _— \ 88. 

Blank filled up with Forty-five thousand pounds. 

Amendment proposed: P. 19. 1. 6. To fill the 
blank with Thirty thousand pounds. 

Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with Five 
thousand pounds. 

Question, That Five thousand pounds be there 
inserted put, and Negatived. 

Blank filled up with Thirty thousand pounds. 

Crauseg, N° 51, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuiauses, N° 56 to N° 65, agreed to. 

ScuEDULE (A.) amended, and agreed to. 

ScHEDULE (B.), agreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Tellers for the Yeas, 


} 94. 


pov. 








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


Sabbati, 30° die Maii, 1840: 


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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


3D Resolved, 











* = ——E 


Adjournment. 


Saint Harmon 
Inclosure Bill. 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill. 


Soap Duties 
Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bil), 


Mendicancy 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


Supply 
{5 May.] 


Commerce and 
Navigation, 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Tobacco Regu 
lations Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill, 


386 29°—30° Mazz. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of| 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Saint Har- 
mon Inclosure Bill have leave to sit this day, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Soap Duties Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill’ be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Mendicancy (Zreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Glass Duties Bill; 

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 13th of the Resolutions 
which, upon the 5th day of this instant May, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of the Convention of Commerce 
and Navigation between Her Majesty, and the Em- 
peror of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 3d 1838 ; 
and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the En- 
couragement of British Shipping and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Tobacco Re- 
gulations Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


A. 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second OysterFisherie, 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bit, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Zreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) % Justice 
Bill - (Ireland) Bill, 

? 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ejectment 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Lreland) 24 Replevin 
Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Assessments Bill ; aoa 

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 Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Meaus. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Church Building Bill was, according to Church Build- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a ing Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill; Cess (Ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 8! 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Imprisonment 
mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Ireland) Bill; for Debt » 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (ireland) Bul. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons in Indemnity Bill. 
the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 
themselves for Offices and Employments, and for 
extending the time limited for those purposes respec- 
tively, and for the Relief of Clerks to Attorneys and 
Solicitors, in certain cases, 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 indemnify such Persons in the 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; | 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
12th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
recding of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 12th day of June next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Frivolous Suits 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 





United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify them- 
selves for Offices and Employments, and for ex- 
tending the time limited for those purposes respec- 
tively, until the Twenty-fifth day of March One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-one, and for the 
Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors, in cer- 
tain cases. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Rated Inbabi- 
mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; _ tants Evidence 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ae. 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Grammar 
That the Petition of Augustus Smith and Benjamin Schools bill 
Martin, respecting the Berkhampstead School, which 
was presented upon Wednesday last, be ne “4 . 

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Drogh 
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Road 


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Bill. 


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Dublin and 
Drogheda Rails 
way (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


3 VicrorRiz. 


Select Committee, to examine the matter thereof, 
and report the same, with their Observations there- 
upon to the House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


99° 30° Maiz.—1° Junie. 


387 


had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and 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; and 


Tellers for the { Mr. Alston, ms a Clause was added, and Amendments were made to 
Yeas, Captain Pechell : * | the Bill. a, tes 
Tellers for the f Mr. George William Hope, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


{si Thomas Acland: } 2. 


And it appearing, upon the Report of the Division 
by the Tellers, that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent; and it being then one of the clock on Satur- 
day morning :—The House was adjourned by Mr. 
Speaker, without a Question first put, till Monday 
next. 


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Luna, 1° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M R George Evans reported from the Committee 
on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the said 
Bill were referred; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
— application ; that the Resolution of the 

ouse of the 27th day of January last had been 
complied with; and that the Committee had exa- 


ingrossed. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on Mill Bay 
(Devon) Pier Bill; and to whom se- —— Pier 
Mi, 


the Mill Bay 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had alsoheard 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. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for forming a Company to be Kollmann’s 
called “‘Kollmann’s Railway Locomotive and Carriage Patents Bill. 


Improvement Company,” and for enabling the said 
Company to purchase certain Letters Patent, was 
read the third time. * 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birmingham 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 


Junction Rail- 


mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


tituled, an Act to make a further Alteration in the *) ay, and 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


Line of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Rail- Tamworth 


Nairnshire 
Roads Bill. 


Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Exeter Market 
Bill, 


Ex ter Port 
Dues Bill, 


and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually making, re- 
pairing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads in 
the Counties of Nairn and Inverness, was read the 

ird time. 
thResolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Ship-owners, Mer- 
chants, and others, of Hedon, which was presented 
upon the 5th day of March last, be referred to the 
Committee on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks 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 Charles Frost, of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, Solicitor for the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks 
Bill, praying that the time for the sao on the 
said Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Mon- 
day the 22d day of this instant June, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Flatmen, Boatmen, Haulers, Miners 
and Labourers usually employed on the River Weaver 
Navigation, and in connection with the traffic thereof, 
praying that the Weaver Churches Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, andread; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act for removing the 
Markets held in the High and Fore-street, and other 
Places, within the City of Exeter, and for providing 
other Markets in lieu thereof, was read the third 
time ; 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. 


Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on the 
Exeter Port Dues Bill; and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill, were referred ; That they 

Vor. 95. 


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way, and an Approach thereto at 
amend the Acts relating to the said Railway; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 13. 1. 17. After “ reference” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in the said recited Acts or 
in this Act contained shall authorize or empower 
the said Company, in passing through the lands 
now in the possession of the Reverend Egerton 
Arden Bagot, or his under tenants, to make any 
deviation of the Railway, on the side on which 
Berwood Hall is situate, exceeding fifteen yards 
from the centre line of Railway as delineated in 
the map or plan thereof deposited as hereinbefore 
mentioned, without the consent of the person or 
persons entitled to the said lands for the time 
being.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Company shall, and they are hereby required, 
at their own expense to make all such culverts, 
drains, watercourses, floodgates, weirs and other 
works of such breadth, depth and dimensions as 
shall be sufficient to convey the water as clearly 
on to the lands now in the possession of the Re- 
verend Egerton Arden Bagot, as before making 
the said Railway, without obstructing the water to 
the prejudice of any of the said lands, as effectually 
as the same is now enjoyed by the said Egerton 
Arden Bagot or his under tenants; and it shall be 
lawful for the said Company, and they are hereby 
required from time to time, to make such culverts, 
watercourses, floodgates, weirs and other works 
for the purposes aforesaid, as any two or more 
Justices of the Peace for the county of Warwick 
shall from time to time judge necessary and 
appoint, in case there shall be any dispute about 
the same, and all such culverts, drains, water- 
courses, floodgates, weirs and other works shall, 
from time to time, be supported, maintained, 
cleansed and kept in good and sufficient repair by 
the said Company ; and if, at any time after Ten 
days’ notice in writing shall be given by or on 
behalf of the owners or occupiers of the said lands 
for the time being, that the said culverts, drains, 
watercourses, floodgates, weirs and other works, 


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“ or any of them, are not made, or being made are 
“‘ not cleansed, maintained and repaired accordin 
“ to the true intent and meaning of this Act, the 
“ said Company shall not proceed tomake or cleanse, 
“ maintain and repair the same, as the case may be, 
“ it shall be lawful for any person to apply for an 
“ order in writing to any two or more Justices of the 
“ Peace for the county of Warwick, from time to 
“ time, as often as there shall be occasion, and the 
“ said Justices are hereby empowered at their dis- 
“ cretion, to make and grant such orders as afore- 
“ said, enabling such persons to make or cleanse 
“ and repair such culverts, drains, watercourses, 
“ floodgates, weirs and other works accordingly, 
“ and the reasonable expense thereof, to be ascer- 
“ tained by such Justices, shall be defrayed by the 
“ said Company ; and in case of neglect or refusal 
“ to satisfy and defray such expenses for the space 
“ Five days after demand thereof made upon the 
“ said Company, such expenses may be levied and 
“ recovered by distress and sale of the goods and 
“ chattels of the said Company, in the same manner 
“ as any other costs and charges made by virtue of 
“* the said recited Act and this Act, or either of them, 
“ may be levied or recovered: Provided always, 
“ That the drainage of water off the said lands, 
“ shall be secured in the same manner as the drain- 
“‘ age of any lands is secured by the said recited 
“ Acts or this Act.” 


Pr. 14. 1. 10. Leave out “ situated” and insert 
“ situate.” 

Pr. 17.1. 2. After “ feet” insert “ unless other- 
“ wise agreed between the said Company, and the 
“ parties interested in any such last-mentioned 
* road.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 33. After “ feet” insert “ unless 
“ otherwise agreed between the said Company and 
“ the parties interested in any such last-mentioned 
* road.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 14. Leave out “ periods” and insert 
“ period.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 15. Leave out “ hereinbefore” and 
insert “ first,” and in the same line leave out “ Acts” 
and insert “ Act.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 17. Leave out from “ Undertaking” 
to “ shall,” inl. 19. 

Pr. 19. 1. 11. After “ hereby” insert “ or by 
“ the said first recited Act. 

Pr. 31. 1. 38. After “ them” insert “ or of this 
* Act.” 


Pr. 34. 1. 33. Leave out from “ Westminster” to 
“ And” in Pr. 36.1. 8. and insert Clauses(C.) and ( D.) 


Cravuse (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
all the costs, charges and expenses on the part, 
as well of the seller as the purchaser of all con- 
veyances and assurances of any lands which shall 
be purchased or taken by the said Company for 
the purposes of this or the said recited Acts, or 
any terms or interests therein, and of deducing, 
evidencing and verifying such title as the said 
Company may require to the said lands or any 
term or interest therein, and of making out and 
furnishing such abstract and such attested copies 
as the said Company may require, and all ex- 
penses whatsoever incident to the investigation, 
deduction and veritication of such title, shal! be 
exclusively borne and paid by the said Company, 
ind the said Company before entering into posses- 
sion of the lands so purchased or taken, shall 
pay the amount of such costs, charges and ex- 
penses, or in case there should be any dispute 
about the same, shall obtain such order as herein- 
after mentioned, and shall deposit for the purpose 
of paying the same in such manner as hereinafter 
mentioned, the amount of the costs, charges and 
expenses claimed by the party from whom the 
lands shall be purchased or taken: Provided 
always, That the said Company shall not be pre- 
vented from entering into the possession of the 


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lands so purchased by reason of the non-payment 
of the said costs, charges and expenses, or by 
reason of the order hereinbefore mentioned not 
having been obtained, or the deposit therein-men- 
tioned not having been made, unless the part 
from whom such lands shall have been purchased, 
shall, within Seven days after notice in writing 
for that purpose shall have been given to them by 
the said Company, deliver a bill of the said costs, 
charges and expenses to the said Company.” 

Criavuse (D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
if the said Company and the said party cannot 
agree as to the amount of such costs, charges and 
expenses, the same shall be ascertained by the 
said Court of Exchequer, and it shall be lawful 
for the said Court, on petition to be presented b 
the said Company, to order and direct that suc 
costs, charges and expenses shall be referred to 
one of the masters of the said Court, to be taxed 
in the usual manner, and such order shall be served 
on the party aforesaid, who shall be at liberty to 
proceed under the same, and after taxation of 
such costs, charges and expenses, it shall be 
lawful for the said Court to order and direct that 
the amount at which the same shall be taxed, 
together with the costs, charges and expenses at- 
tending the taxation thereof, or so much of the 
same as shall be payable by the said Company 
to the person from whom such lands shall have 
been so purchased or taken as hereinafter men- 
tioned, shall be paid to the person aforesaid, and 
the said money so deposited as aforesaid shall be 
applied under the direction of the said Court 
towards the payment thereof, so far as the same 
will extend: Provided always, That except as 
hereafter mentioned, the said Company shall not 
be at liberty to enter into the possession of the 
lands so purchased or taken, until an order shall 
have been made for the taxation of the said costs, 
charges and expenses, and the said Company shall 
have deposited the sums claimed in respect of the 
same in the Bank of England, in the name and 
with the privity of the Accountant General of the 
said Court of Exchequer, to be placed to his 
account there ex-parte “The Birmingham and 
Derby Junction Railway Company” pursuant to 
the method prescribed by the Act passed in the 
first year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for better securing monies and 
effects paid into the said Court, which sums shall 
be applied under the order of the said Court, in 
payment of the said costs, charges and expenses : 
Provided nevertheless, that if the said Company 
shall be unable to procure such order as aforesaid 
before entering upon any lands purchased by them, 
by reason of the Court of Exchequer not being 
sitting at the time the said Company shall be 
desirous of entering upon the same, then it shall 
be lawful for the said Company to enter upon the 
said lands before obtaining such order, but in such 
case their right to continue on the said lands 
shall cease after Fourteen days from the next 
meeting of the said Court until the said Company: 
shall obtain such order: Provided also, That the 
expense of determining such costs, charges and 
expenses as aforesaid, and of obtaining the order 
or orders referring the same to be taxed, shall be 
paid and borne by the said Company, unless one 
sixth of the said costs, charges and expenses 
shall be disallowed, in which case the said ex- 
penses shall be paid and borne by the person 
from whom the said lands were purchased or 
taken, and the amount thereof may then be paid 
to the said Company out of the said sum so de- 
posited by them as aforesaid, and any surplus 
shall be returned to the said Company, on appli- 
tion to the said Court, in a summary way.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 11. Leave out “ of.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 13. Leave out “ road,” and insert 
roads.” 


Pr, 45. 





3 Vicroriz. 


(G.), (H.), (1), (K.), (L.) and (M.) 


“ 


Pr. 45. 1. 8. After “Act” insert Clauses(E.), (F.), 


Crause(E.) “ And whereas Ebenezer Robins, of 
Birmingham, aforesaid, Surveyor, is the owner of 
certain land on the northern side of the Grand 
Junction Railway viaduct adjoining or contiguous 
to land on the southern side of the same viaduct, 
part whereof belongs to the said Ebenezer Ro- 
bins, and other part thereof to the said Ebenezer 
and Cornelius Robins, part of which last-men- 
tioned lands are proposed to be taken and used 
under the powers of this Act, for a Station and 
other Works for the said Birmingham and Derby 
Junction Railway, on which first-mentioned land, 
so belonging to the said Ebenezer Robins, divers 
houses have been built, and two streets have been 
formed, one called Saint James’s Place and the 
other Accommodation-road, which streets are con- 
tinued under the arches of the said viaduct of the 





Grand Junction Railway, through, and over the | 
land of the said Ebenezer and Cornelius Robins, | 
so proposed to be taken and used by the said Bir- 

mingham and Derby Junction Railway Company 

for their Station and Works ; one of which! 
streets, called Porter’s-close, passes in a direction | 
nearly parallel to the said Grand Junction Rail- 

way viaduct into Lawley-street, and the other | 
crosses the lands of the said Ebenezer Robins 
and Cornelius Robins, under an arch of the Zon- 
don and Birmingham Railway viaduct, into Law- 
ley-street aforesaid, on the southern side of the 
last-mentioned viaduct: And whereas the said 
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Com- 
pany do not intend to take for the purposes of the 
said Station and Works, the said road called Por- |, 
ter’s-close, but only to deviate the same, nor to 
take the land lying between the said Porter’s-close, 
so deviated, and the said viaduct of the Grand | 
Junction Railway, without the consent in writing | 
of the said Ebenezer Robins and Cornelius Robins, | 
their heirs or assigns: And whereas doubts may | 
exist, whether by any of the provisions of this | 
Act or the said recited Act provision is made for | 
awarding compensation to the said Ebenezer Ro- 
bins for any injury he may sustain by virtue of 
the interruption of his means of communication 
between Saint James’s-place and Accommodation- | 
road, by a road into Lawley-street, projected over | 
the lands of the said Ebenezer Robins and Cor- | 
nelius Robins, through an archway under the | 
London and Birmingham Railway: Be it there- | 
fore Enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the said | 
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Com- 
pany, without the consent in writing of the said 
Ebenezer Robins and Cornelius Robins, their | 
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said Railway, or this Act, any part of the said | “ 


street called Porter’s-close, save as hereinafter 
mentioned, in case the same street shall be de- 
viated as hereinafter provided, nor to take for 
the purposes of this Act and the said Railway, 
any portion of the pieces of land, numbered 21 and 
22 on the said plan, which shall lie between the 
said Porter’s-close when so deviated, and the said 
Grand Junction Railway viaduct.” 

Cxiause (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That it 
shall not be lawful, without the written consent 
of the said Ebenezer Robins and Cornelius Robins, 
their heirs or assigns, for the said Company, to de- 
viate the present line of the said street, called Por- 
ter’s-close, in that part thereof which lies between 
Lawley-street and Accommodation-road, toa greater 
extent northwardly that will leave 45 feet at least 
between the northern side of the said street called 
Porter’s-close, when so deviated, and the said 
Grand Junction Railway viaduct, and so that the 
said street, when deviated, shall not be in any part 
of less width than the present width thereof.” 

Cuause (G.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 


in case the said Birmingham and Derby Junc- 
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389 


tion Railway Company shall, under the power of 
this Act, take or use the said land so proposed to 
be takén and used by them for the purpose of 
a Station and other Works for their said Rail- 
way, so as to interfere with or interrupt certain 
other roads or streets laid out and projected across 
the same land, and the free passage on or through 
such roads or streets, that the said Birmingham 
and Derby Junction Railway Company shall 
make full recompense and satisfaction as well 
to the said Ebenezer Robins, for all injury and pre- 
judice which he or his houses, land and property, 
lying between the said Grand Junction Railway 
viaduct and Vaurhall-lane, may sustain or be sub- 
ject to, as also for all injury and prejudice which 
the lands of the said Ebenezer Robins and Cor- 
nelius Robins, or either of them, lying on the 
southern side of the said Grand Junction Railway 
viaduct, or the said Ebenezer Robins or Cornelius 
Robins, or either of them, may sustain or be sub- 
ject to, in consequence of such interference or 
interruption as aforesaid, or otherwise howsoever, 
in the execution of the powers of this or the said 
recited Act, such recompense and compensation 
to be ascertained and settled by the verdict of a 
jury, if required, in manner provided for by the said 
recited Act, in the case of ordinary damage to 
land-owners.” 

Cravse (H.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
in case the said Birmingham and Derby Junction 
Railway Company shall be desirous to rest or 
place any portion of their intended approach or 
road to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
on the slope of the embankment of the same, it 
shall be lawful for the said Birmingham and 
Derby Junction Railway Company so to do, pro- 
vided the same be done under the direction and 
control of the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, and that recompense be made 
to the said Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
Company for any portion of the said embankment 
or land taken or used for the purpose, such re- 
compense and the amount thereof to be ascer- 
tained in manner hereinbefore referred to.” 

Cause (1.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That the junction hereby authorized to 
be made with the said Birmingham and Glouces- 
ter Railway, and all such openings in the ledges 
or flanches of the said Birmingham and Glouces- 
ter Railway as may be necessary or convenient 
for effecting such junction, shall be made and 
effected under the direction and superintendence, 
and subject to the control of the engineer for the 
time being of the said Birmingham and Glouces- 
ter Railway Company, but at the expense of the 
said Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 
Company.” 

Cravse (K.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the 
said Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway 
Company to make any junction of their said Kail- 
way with the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway at any spot which shall be distant more 
than 30 yards, measured at right angles from the 
centre line of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way, without the consent of the said Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway Company, under their 
common seal first had and obtained.” 

Cuause (L.) Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend, or be deemed or construed to extend, to 
authorize or enable the Birmingham and Derby 
Junction Railway Company, or any other person 
or persons or company, in execution or under co- 
lour of this Act to enter upon, take, prejudice, or 
interfere (either permanently or temporarily) with 
any of the buildings, lands, grounds or works be- 
longing to the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, now or hereafter to be used 
for the purposes of the said Railway, without the 

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390 1° Junie. 


“¢ consent of the said Company, under their Com- 
* mon seal, first obtained, save and except as here- 
« inbefore expressly authorized.” 
* CLAUSE (ML) « rovided always, and be it further 
“ Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
“ extend, or be deemed or construed to extend, to 
‘ prejudice, diminish, alter or take away any of the 
“ rights, privileges, powers, franchises or authori- 
ties of or vested in the Birmingham and Glouces- 
ter Railway Company, in and by any Acts of Par- 
liament now in force relating to the said Railway 
“ Company, or otherwise howsoever, except as is 
“* expressly authorized or enacted by this present 
© At.” 
Pr. 46. 1. 27. Leave out “section” and insert 
sections.” 
Pr. 49.1.10. Leave out “ plan” and insert 
“ plans.” 
Pr. 49. 1, 34. Leave out “plan ” and insert 
plans. ” 
Pr. 52. 1.9. After “said” insert “ Birming- 
“ ham and Derby Junction Railway.” 
Pr. 56.1. 7. After “ Act” insert “ with regard 
“ to the capital thereby authorized to be raised.” 
Pr. 57. 1. 4. After “ said ” insert “ first.” 
Pr. 57.1. 5. Leave out “Acts ” and insert “ Act.” 
Pr. 62.1. 20. Leave out “more” and insert “mine.” 
Pr. 64, 1.2. Leave out “on” and insert “ in,” 
and in the same line leave out “day” and insert 
“ month.” 
Pr. 64.1. 15. Leave out “ on” and insert “in.” 
Pr. 64. 1. 16. Leave out “ day” and insert 
“ month.” 
Pr. 65. 1. 11. Leave out “ three” and insert 
one.” 
Pr. 65. 1. 15. Leave out “ fifty” and insert 
? io,” 
Pr. 67. 1.4. After “ several ” insert “ distinct.” 
Pr. 72. 1. 27. After “ shall” insert “ be. ” 


In the Schedule to the Bill. 
Pr. 78. 1s. 14., 15., and 16. After 


“ Nursery Gardens, | -- Samuel Ter- | George Bailey. George Bailey.” 
Summer - house | tius Galton. 
and Watercourse. 


insert 


“Garden - oe ditto - =| John Evans - " John Evans.” 


Pr. 78. 1s.-29., 30., 31. and 32. After 


* London and Bir- 
mingham Rail- 
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and Works. pany. | | pany.” 
insert 
“ Millpool - - |-- Samuel Ter-|-- William | -- William Ed- 
| tius Galton. Edwards. | wards.” 


Pr. 82. 1. 32. In the second column, leave out 
‘¢ Francis,” and insert “ Frances,” and in the fourth 
column, leave out “ Francis,” and insert “Frances.” 


Pr. 83. Is. 31. and 52. After 








* Pasture and Ovel |- ditto - -l- - - |- ditto.” 
insert 
“ Arable and Ovel | - ditto - -|- - - |- ditto.” 
Pr. 84, 1. 19. After 
“ Ditto - -y- ditto - -|- - «|. ditto.” 
insert 
“ Ditto - - | --Earlof Brad- | - - - | -- Earl of Brad- 
ford. ford. 
“ Township of Minworth. 
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“ Ozier Bed - ) -- Earl of Brad- | - « - | -- William Ast- 
| ford. | bury.” 
Pr. 86. 1. 2. After 
“ Ozier Bed - |- ditto - -| - - - |- - Dorothy 
| | Croxall.” 
insert 


“ Parish of Merevale, Township of Ouston, 
otherwise Ousthirne. 
* Ozier Bed - | -- William Strat-| - * - | - - William 
ford Dugdale. | Stratford Dug- 
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A. 1840. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton 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 time for the Committee on the Hartlepool 
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill to make their Rock and, 
Report be enlarged till Monday the 22d day of this" "” =. 
instant June. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating the Buildings and Bristol Building 
Party-walls within the City and County of Bristol, = — 
and for widening and improving several Streets ””" - 
within the same, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Dokile do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Thomas Troubridge reported from the Com- Royal Naval 
mittee on the Royal Naval School Incorporation School Incor 
Bill ; That the Order of the House of the 28th day "2! 
of February last had been complied with ; and 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 Amendments were read and, agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Handley reported from the Committee on the Farmers’ and 
Farmers’ and General Fire and Life Assurance Com- General Fire 
pany Bill; That they had examined the allegations °"4 ‘we Ase 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and Bill. — 
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, Handley reported from the Committee on Edinburgh Sik 
the Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company Bill; That they — Company 
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. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Wicken _ 
Wicken Inclosure Bill to make their Report be en- closure Bill. 
larged till Friday the 19th day of this instant June. 


Ordered That the time for the Committee on the Taff Vale_ 
Taff Vale Railway Bill to make their Report be Railway Bil. 
enlarged till Wednesday the 10th day of this instant 
June. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh and 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. 2.) Bn; “ow = 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill fe iii 
were referred; That they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions ; and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application; that the 
Resolution of the House of the 27th day of January 
last had been complied with; and that the Com- 
mittee 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 ; 
and be printed. 


The Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company Bill Monmouthshire 
was read a second time ;.and committed to Lord Iron and Coal 
Granville Somerset, and the Monmouth List. 


Ordered, 


Company Bill. 


Dundalk 
Harbour . 


Belfast V 
works (N 
Bill. 


County | 
stabular: 


Poor La 
Amendt 
Bill. 


Vaccine 
Bill. 


Church 
Englan 


Frene 


Mr. 
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Dundalk : 
Harbour Bill. 


Belfast Water- 
works (No. 1. 
Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Vaccination 


Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


French Claims. 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor, 


Ecclesiastical 
Daties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Rating Stock 
in Trade, 


3 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dundalk 
Harbour Bill be revived :—And that they have leave 
to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water 
the Town and Borough of Belfast, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Newark ;—and, King’s Lynn; 
praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the 
King’s Lynn Union, praying that the Poor Law 
Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lincoln ;—and, Chester; praying 
that the Vaccination Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Boston ; — Michaelstone-super- 
Avon;—and, Selattyn; stating that the population 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 
National Church, and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from South Bank, Preston ;—Brown- 
Edge ;—Saffron Walden ;— Brindle ;— Ministers 
and Messengers of the East Kent Baptist Associa- 
tion ;— Leicester ;—and, Glenfield and Ansty ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money for the extension of the Church Es- 
tablishment,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas James Barclay de Mount- 
eney, Esquire, complaining of imprisonment and 
loss of property in consequence of having been de- 
tained as a hostage by the French Government in 
1803 ; and praying the House to take his case into 
consideration, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Bridgeton, Calton and East Gallow- 
gate, Glasgow ; praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to grant the immediate liberation of Feargus 
O’ Connor, Esquire, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Feargus O’ Connor, Esquire, praying 
that he may be committed, for the remainder of the 
term of his eighteen months’ imprisonment, to the 
Queen’s Bench Prison, wasalso presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Archdeaconry of Wilts;—-Ripon; 
—Archdeaconry of Cleveland ;—Archdeaconry of 
the East Riding of Yorkshire ;— Alnwick ; —and, 
Berwick-upon- Tweed; praying that the Ecclesias- 
tical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from South Shields Union; — Over 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ; —and, Hastings Union ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for the purpose 
of relieving the inhabitants of parishes, whether 
resident or non-resident, from being rated to Paro- 
chial Assessments in respect of Stock in Trade,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

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391 


A Petition of Members of the Provincial News- Law of Libel. 
ee Society, praying for the amendment of the 

aw of Libel, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving, enlarging and Fisherrow 
maintaining the Harbour of Fisherrow, in the County (Edinburgh) 
of Edinburgh, was read the third time. iene 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Richard Jenkins reported from the Committee Shrewsbury _ 
on the Shrewsbury Cemetery Bill; That they had Cemetery Bill. 
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. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Council of the Liverpool 
Borough of Liverpool to raise Money upon Bonds, Borough Fund 
was read the third time. _ 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Belfast 
deration the agus which, upon Friday last, was Charitable 
made from the Committee on the Belfast Charitable ay ae 
Society Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
_— to; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of 7. B. Beamish and John Maher, Great Leinster 
Directors of the Great Leinster and Munster Rail- 24 Munster 
way Company, for leave to present a Petition for "3: 
leave to bring in a Bili for the amendment of the 
Act for making and maintaining the said Railway, 
by the extension or continuance for one year longer 
of the powers vested in the Petitioners for the pur- 
chase of Land, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the saint Harmon 
Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill to make their Report Iuclosure Bill. 
be enlarged till Wednesday the 10th day of this 
instant June. 


Petitions from Lowestoft ; —Mildenhall ; —Gil- Church Rates, 

dersome ;—~ Wickhambrook ;—Bilderstone ;— Hales- *«- 

worth ;— Tarporley ;—Charsfield ;—South Shields ; 

—and, Penzance and Madron ; praying for the abo- 

lition of Church Rates, the release of John Thoro- 

good from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the 
Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, and read; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Metropolis, 
praying for the removal of Henry Vincent from the 
Penitentiary at Milbank, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holt ;—and, Antony Saint Jacob ; Maynooth 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant College. 
of public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Henry Vincent. 


Petitions from Managers of the Peninsular Steam Lighthouses. 
Navigation Company ;—Directors of the Commer- 
cial Steam Packet Company ;—and, Chairman of 
the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company ; 
praying the House to carry into effect the recom- 
mendations of the Select Committee of 1834, on the 
subject of Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and 
Beacons, so far as relates to steam vessels,—were 
=" and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


3D4 Petitions 





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Pilots. 


Population 
Bill. 


No. 338. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


Tithes 
(Ireland.) 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
‘Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


China. 


Einigration, 


Lord’s Day. 


Corn Laws. 


392 


Petitions from Managers of the Peninsular Steam 
Navigation Company ;—and, Directors of the Com- 
mercial Steam Packet Company ; praying the House 
to carry into effect the recommendations of the Com- 
missioners on Pilotage in the year 1835, so far as 


Telates to Steam Vessels,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Henry Parnell presented a Bill for taking an 
account of the Population of Great Britain, and 
of the Parish Registers, and annual Value of As- 
sessable Property in England: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday the 18th day of this instant 
June; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Newtownlimavady Presbytery (Mo- 
derator and Clerk) ;—and, Saint Enoch’s; praying 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- 
tronage in Scot/and,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Diocese of Tuam, 
stating that at the period when the rent-charge was 
substituted in lieu of tithes, a large arrear of income 
was due to the incumbents of the Established 
Church, of which a very small portion has been paid 
to them out of the million loan granted by Parlia- 
ment for their relief; that the Petitioners have been 
in daily expectation of receiving some further por- 
tion out of the said million loan, together with the 
monies due by first estates; and praying that the 
collection from the first estates may be euforced 
without further delay, and that the sum of 100,0007. 
part of the one million borrowed by the Board of 
Works in Ireland, may be applied to the liquidation 
of the large arrear due to the Petitioners by persons 
not possessed of first estates, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Rural Deanery 
of Dromceliffe, praying that the present system of 
National Education in Jreland may not be persisted 
in, was’ presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Imperial Gas-Light and Coke 
Company, praying that they may be heard upon their 
former Petition (presented upon the 26th day of May 
last) before the revived Committee on the Birming- 
ham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway Bull, 
was brought up and read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Petitions from Hadleigh ;—and, Boxford ; pray- 
ing that measures may be adopted for preventing 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the North Quarter 
Emigration Glasgow Society, praying that a free 
passage may be granted them to proceed to Her 
Majesty’s Colony of Upper Canada, for the purpose 
of settling there, was presented and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying the House 
to pass a measure prohibiting the sale of Spirits on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Eastwood ;—Erringden (two Peti- 
tions); ——- Stansfield (two Petitions); -- Marshy 
Bridge ;-- Scarbottom ;—and, Gildersome; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—-were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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Petitions from Leeds ;—and, Alnwick ; praying Foreign Sugar, 
for a reduction of duty on Foreign Sugar,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
rable. 


° . East 
A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Ctuelty to Com 


Perth, praying that the Cruelty to Animals Act ae. 
may be extended to Scotland, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guestling ; — Udimore ;— Heath- Hops. 

field ;—Bechley ;— Westfield ;— Crowhurst ;—May- 

field; — Salehurst ; — Icklesham ;—- Hooe ; — Ro- 

therfield ;— Brede ;—Ninfield ;— Brightling ;— Se- 

dlescombe ;— Buzxted ;—Dallington ;— Ticehurst ;— Met 
Bodiam ;—Ewhurst ;— Burwash ;— Etchingham ;— Wa 
Peasmarsh ;-- Mountfield ;— Watlington ; — Battle ; 

—and, Northiam; praying that that portion of the 

Hop duty usually called the war duty may be re- 

pealed, —were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tiverton ;—and, Clackmannan and Medical 

Kinnross-shire Medical Association ( President) ; Profession. 7 
praying for a reform of the Medical Profession by = 
consolidating the same into one representative fa- An 
culty, having full power to regulate the examination Bil 
and government of the whole body, and conferring 

equal rights and privileges upon all its members, — 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of low lands Sewers Bil 
in the Rape of Chichester, praying that the Sewers 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Ellesmere Union, Poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill may not Commission 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- ~ 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aberdeen, pray- Her Majesty's 
ing for the dismissal of Her Majesty’s present Minis- Ministers. 
ters, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Education 
mand,—A Copy of the Sixth Report of the Commis- (Ireland.) 
sioners of National Education in Ireland, for the 
year 1839. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented,— Return to an Freemen. 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 11th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for a Return of the Number of Freemen 
or Burgesses in each of the Boroughs of England 
and Wales entitled to vote in the Election of Mem- 
bers to serve in Parliament for such Boroughs, under 
the several Registrations of the years 1836, 1837, 

1838 and 1839. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, York Gaol. 
—Copy of Rules and Regulations adopted in the 
County Gaol of York. 

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


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Copyright Bill. 
Committee, upon Wednesday next, upon the Copy- 
right Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 10th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law 
a Return of the Number and Names of the Poor — 
Law Unions in England and Wales, the Guardians ““ 
of which, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the 
Commissioners, have refused to appoint Chaplains ; 
the Date of their formation ; the Number of Inhabi- 


tants contained within such Unions; the Number of 
Inmates 





East India 
Company. 


Metropolis 
Water. 


Tithe Commue 
tation Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


3 VicTori2Z. 


Inmates of their respective Workhouses, separating 
the Classes; and the Number of Deaths which have 
occurred in such Workhouses from the formation of 
the said Unions, separating the Classes. 


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 Report made 
by the Committee appointed by their Lordships to 
consider of the Petition of the East India Company 
for relief, and to report thereon, together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee, 
with the Appendix and Index: And that Lord Sey- 
mour do carry the said Message. 


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 Report from 
the Select Committee appointed by their Londshine 
to inquire into the supply of Water to the Metropo- 
lis, and to report thereon to the House, with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee 
and the Appendix and Index: And that Lord Sey- 
mour do carry the said Message. 


The House proceeded to take into considera- 
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act further to explain and 
amend the Acts for the Commutation of Tithes in 
England and Wales; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 27. Leave out from “ amend ”’ to “ pro- 
“ vision” inl. 28. and insert “an Act for the Com- 
“ mutation of Tithes in England and Wales.” 

Pr, 4. 1. 29. After “rent ” insert “in the nature 
“ thereof. ” 

Pr. 4.1.38. Leave out “from Tithes.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 6. Leave out “in lieu of Tithe,” and 
insert “in the nature thereof, instead of Tithes. ” 

Pr. 5. J. 11. Leave out “ in lieu of Tithes. ” 

Pr. 5. 1. 23. Leave out “always” and insert 
“ also.” 

Pr. 5. 1.37. After “ Tithes” insert “ or compo- 
sition or rent as aforesaid.” 

Pr.5.L.ult. After “Rent-charge” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiause(A.) “ Provided also, and be it Enacted, 
That nothing in this Act shall extend, or be con- 
strued to extend, to annul or make void any lease 
or leases of Tithes granted before the Twenty- 
fifth day of March, and which shall end or deter- 
mine on or before the first day of January next ; 
and that in any parish or place where such lease 
or leases shall have been granted as aforesaid, no 
Tithe-payer shall be at liberty to make the appli- 
cation hereby authorized to be made, until after 
the expiration of such lease or leases respectively, 
except in respect of lands the Tithes whereof are 
** not included in such lease. ” 

Pr. 6.1. 10. Leave out “the London Gazette 
* 

Pr. 6. 1. 27. After “declaration” insert Clauses 
(B.),(C.) and (D.) 

Ciause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, that if any 
owner of lands so discharged from such liability 
shall be desirous of paying, in exoneration of such 
security, the proportion of Rent-charge to which 
the whole of such lands, whether in his own oc- 
cupation or in the occupation of any tenant, shall 
be liable, it shall be lawful for such owner to apply 
in writing to the valuer or valuers appointed to 
apportion such Rent-charge, at any time after 
they shall have subscribed the declaration re- 
quired in that behalf in the said first-recited Act, 
and before the confirmation of the apportionment, 
and to demand of such valuer or valuers a state- 
ment of the probable amount of such proportion, 
and such valuer or valuers shall, and he or they 
is or are hereby required to furnish the same ac- 
cordingly, and shall distinguish therein the pro- 
bable amount to which the whole of the lands in 
the occupation of any tenant under such owner 

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would be liable; and on receipt thereof such 
owner may cause a copy of such statement, or an 
extract of such parts thereof as shall relate to the 
lands in the occupation of any tenant, who but 
for such declaration of discharge, would be liable 
to the render or payment of Tithe in respect of such 
lands, to be served on such tenant by leaving the 
same at his usual place of above, with an under- 
taking subscribed thereto by such owner to pay 
the amount set forth in such statement in aid or 
exoneration of such security ; and in every such 
case such tenant shall thenceforward be liable to 
pay to such owner, by way of additional rent, 
such estimated proportion at the half-yearly days 
of payment fixed in the award or agreement for 
payment of Rent-charge ; and such owner shall 
be entitled to demand and recover the same as 
rent by all the usual remedies for recovery of 
rent in arrear, until the half-yearly payment fall- 
ing due next after the confirmation of the appor- 
tionment: Provided always, That it shall be law- 
ful for any such land-owner or tenant, at any 
time within six months after the date of such 
confirmation, to apply to the said Commissioners 
to take an account of the amount paid by any 
such tenant, and certify the amount of the differ- 
ence, if any, between the amount so paid and the 
amount of Rent-charge calculated as finally ap- 
portioned on such lands for the same period as 
such estimated amount has been paid, and if the 
Rent-charge finally apportioned shall be greater 
than the amount so paid it shall be lawful for 
such owner to demand and recover the difference 
accordingly ; but if such tenant shall have paid 
more than the amount of such Rent-charge, then 
it shall be lawful for such tenant, or (in case of 
his death) for his executors or administrators, to 
deduct the excess so verified as aforesaid from the 
next payment of rent accruing after the date of 
such certificate: Provided also, That in the event 
of the expiration or other sooner determination of 
the period of tenancy before the confirmation of 
the appointment, such excess shall be deemed a 
a debt due to the tenant, his executors or admi- 
nistrators, and shall be recoverable in an action of 
debt to be brought against such land-owner as 
aforesaid, or his personal representatives.” 
Cuavuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
such case the production of such certificate as 
aforesaid, or of an office copy thereof, sealed or 
stamped with the seal of the said Commissioners, 
shall be sufficient evidence of the right to recover 
or retain the amount of excess in payment which 
shall appear by such certificate to have been made 
by the land-owner or his tenant respectively.” 
Ciause (D.) “ And whereas it may happen that 
a tenant being an occupier of lands, who shall, 
by virtue of the provisions of the said first-recited 
Act, be entitled to deduct the amount of any Rent- 
charge from the rent payable by him to his land- 
lord, may be desirous of paying, in exoneration of 
such security as aforesaid, the proportion of Rent- 
charge to which the lands in his occupation shall 
be liable ; Be it Enacted, That, upon the applica- 
tion in writing of any such tenant, the valuer or 
valuers shall, in like manner as aforesaid, furnish 
to such tenant a statement of the probable amount 
of such proportion of Rent-charge as aforesaid, 
and on receipt thereof the tenant may cause a copy 
of such statement to be served on his landlord, 
by leaving the same at his usual place of abode, 
accompanied by a written notice of his intention 
to undertake the payment of such proportion of 
Rent-charge as aforesaid ; and in case the land- 
owner shall not, within Twenty-one days after 
the service of such copy and notice, undertake, 
by some writing subscribed by him, or his agent 
lawfully authorized, and served in like manner as 
aforesaid upon the tenant, to pay the amount set 
forth in such statement, it shall be lawful for the 
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tenant to undertake the payment thereof, and 
from time to time to deduct the amount paid by 
him from his rent until the period at which the 
half-yearly payment of Rent-charge to be made 
next after the confirmation of the apportionment 
shall have become due: Provided always, That 
in every such case the provisions hereinafter con- 
tained for taking accounts between the person 
who shall have given such security as aforesaid 
and the owners of lands subject to the Rent- 
charge shall be applicable to the case of every 
such land-owner from whose rental such deduc- 
tions shall have been made as aforesaid.” _ 

Pr. 6. 1. 29. Leave out “giving” and insert 
liable under.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 12. Leave out “ giving 
liable under.” 

Pr. 8. 1.5. Leave out “ giving,” and insert 
liable under.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 38. After “ fixed” insert “ for payment 
of Rent-charge.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 3. Leave out “ the.” 

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liable under.” 

Pr. 10. 1.18. Leave out “ giving,” and insert 
liable under.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 31. Leave out “ giving,” and insert 
liable under.” 

Pr ii. 1. 12. Leave out “ giving,” and insert 
liable under.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 21. After “same” insert “ against 
the lands of the said parish, subject to such Rent- 
charge in the proportions fixed in such apportion- 
ment.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 20. After “thereto”? insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That no such extraordinary charge 
shall be payable in respect of any such hop- 
grounds and market gardens during the first year, 
and only half such extraordinary charge during 
the second year, in which they shall be newly 
cultivated as such, whether such new cultivation 
shall have commenced before or after the making 
of such parochial agreement or award as afore- 
said.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 4. After “ them” insert “or this 
Act.” 


Pr. 20. 1. 10. After “ payment” insert Clauses 


(E.), (F.), (G.), (H.), (I.), (K-) and (L.) 


Cuiause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That unless 
a majority in value of the owners of lands in- 
cluded in any apportionment shall, by writing 
under their hands, request the Commissioners to 
omit the same, the instrument of apportion- 
ment shall distinguish the amount or portion of 
Rent-charge payable in respect of the several 
closes of the said lands, and such closes shall be 
laid down in the map or plan annexed to such 
apportionment: Provided always, That nothing 
in this provision contained shall apply to any 
instrument of apportionment, the valuers for ef- 


fecting which shall have been appointed previous 


to the passing of this Act; and no such last- 
mentioned instrument of apportionment shall be 
deemed invalid, if made in conformity with the 
instructions given to the valuers for making the 
same, although the amount of Rent-charge pay- 
able in respect of the several closes of land shall 
not have been distinguished therein, nor such 
closes laid down in the map or plan annexed 
thereto.” 

Criavuse (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
occupier, whose lands or goods shall be liable to 
distress in respect of any expenses chargeable 
under the said recited Acts, or either of them, or 
this Act, against any landlord or lessor of the 
lands in his occupation, shall be entitled to recover 
the amount of any such expenses, which he shall 
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time at Four per centum per annum, and may 
deduct the same from any rent or renewal fines, 
payable to such landlord or lessor; and where 
the estate of such landlord or lessor in the lands 
in respect whereof such payment shall have been 
made shall be less than an immediate estate of 
fee-simple or fee-tail, or subject by settlement to 
any uses or trusts, he shall be entitled to charge 
such amount and interest upon such estate in like 
manner and subject to the same restrictions and 
provisions as are contained in the said recited 
Acts, or any of them, in relation to owners of 
particular estates, or of estates settled to the 
same uses and trusts as the lands in respect of 
which such expenses have been incurred respec- 
tively.” 

Crause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
person as defined in the said first-recited Act, 
who is empowered under the said recited Acts, or 
any of them, or this Act, to charge upon his lands 
or Rent-charge any expenses of Commutation 
payable by him, may exercise such powers in the 
case of expenses incurred as well in respect of 
the Commutation of Tithes payable to him as the 
owner thereof as of Tithes to which any lands 
whereof he is owner are liable ; and the word 
‘lands’ shall, in the construction of the said 
Acts and of this Act, be construed to extend to 
and include any income or sum receivable by or 
accruing to such person from redeemed land-tax 
or from fines or other sums of money payable on 
the renewal of any term or estate in lands, tithes 
or Rent-charge holden of or by him to the same 
uses and upon the same trusts as the lands, 
Tithes or Rent-charge in respect of which such 
expenses of Commutation are incurred.” 

Crause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That not- 
withstanding any thing in either of the said Acts 
contained, in all cases where under the said recited 
Acts, or any of them, the said Commissioners, or 
any Assistant Commissioner may examine persons 
upon oath, and cause to be produced before them 
or him all books and other documents, as therein 
mentioned, relating to the Commutation of Tithes, 
the said Commissioners, or Assistant Commis- 
sioner, may, by summons under their or his hand 
require the attendance of and examine any party 
interested in the lands or tithes of any parish, or 
any other person, and require the production also 
of all deeds and documents in the custody or 
power of either party, and allow such portions 
only of them to be read as in their or his judg- 
ment shall be thought proper; and also that in 
all cases where under the said Acts parties in a 
feigned issue are required to produce to each other, 
and their respective attornies or counsel, at such 
time and place as any judge may order before trial, 
and also to the court and jury upon the trial of 
such issue, all deeds, books and other documents, 
as in the said Act mentioned, relating to the 
matters in issue in their respective custody or 
power, the parties shall be obliged to produce 
only such documents, and such portions of them 
only shall be inspected or read as the judge shall 
think proper, who may order the parties to dis- 
cover the documents in their possession, upon 
oath, if he shall think fit; and it shall be lawful 
for the judge, and also for the Commissioners, or 
Assistant Commissioner, in the cases aforesaid 
respectively, to direct copies or extracts to be 
taken or furnished of the same documents, at the 
expense of the person requiring the same, at the 
rate of Sixpence for every common law folio: 
Provided always, That in no case shall any person 
be compellable to produce any part of the deeds 
or documents in his possession which relate to 
the title to the property therein referred to, but 
only such parts thereof as relate to the matter 
immediately in issue; and such person may, if 
he see fit, withhold any such deeds or documents, 

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or any portion thereof, on making an oath that 
the deeds or documents, or parts thereof so with- 
held, do not relate to the matter so in issue as 
aforesaid.” 

Cuause (I.) “ And whereas in many cases Tithe- 
owners have, during the Seven years of average 
prescribed by the said first-recited Act, forborne 
to take the Tithes of lands used and occupied as 
gardens, lawns, or the like, or Compositions in 
lieu thereof, on account of such lands being of 
small extent, and the Tithes thereof being of in- 
considerable value; Be it Enacted, That where in 
such cases the Tithes of a parish or district have 
been commuted, whether bya parochial agreement 
or by a compulsory award, and it shall be shown 
to the satisfaction of the said Commisioners that 
the Rent-charge or Rent-charges specified in 
the said agreement or award has or have been 
based upon the average value of the Tithes of the 
said parish or district during the said Seven years 
of average, exclusive of any Tithes in respect of 
such gardens, lawns, or such like small holdings, 
according to the provisions of the said first-recited 
Act, and that no part of the said Rent-charge or 
Rent-charges has been agreed to be given or 
awarded in respect of the Tithes of such gardens, 
lawns or other such like small holdings, it shall 
be lawful for the said Commissioners, if the 
think fit, to order and direct that no part of the 
said Rent-charge or Rent-charges shall be appor- 
tioned upon such gardens, lawns or other such 
like small holdings.” 

CuauseE (K.) “ And whereas it hath happened 
that in cases where, during the Seven years of 
average prescribed by the said first-recited Act, 
Tithes shall not have been demanded of certain 
tenements, by reason of their small extent, or of 
the small amount of such Tithes, such tenements 
have notwithstanding been included in the ap- 
portionment of the Rent-charge for the aati, 
whereby the occupiers of such tenements have 
become liakle to have their goods distrained upon, 
and the Tithe-owner has been subjected to much 
increased difficulty and expense in the collection 
of the Rent-charge, contrary to the true intent 
and meaning of the said first-recited Act ; and it 
is therefore expedient, under certain restrictions, 
to give relief in such cases; Be it Enacted, That 
in any such case in which the apportionment shall 
have included any number of small tenements, 
exceeding in the whole One hundred, from which 
tenements no Tithe or Composition for Tithe 
shall have been demanded or taken (notwith- 
standing their liability thereto) during the period 
of Seven years next preceding Christmas in the 
year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, 
it shall be lawful for the Commissioners, and they 
are hereby authorized, if they shall see fit, upon 
the application in writing of any Ten or more of 
the owners or occupiers of such small tenements, 
or of the Tithe-owner, and after satisfactory _ 
shall have been given that no part of the Rent- 
charge has been agreed to be given or awarded 
in respect of the Tithes of such small tenements, 
to cause a new apportionment to be made of the 
said Rent-charge, and to order and direct that no 
part thereof shall be apportioned upon such small 


tenements; and the provisions in the said first-| Ch 


recited Act contained for hearing and determining 
objections to apportionments, and for rendering 
the same, or any map or plan therein referred to, 
final and conclusive, shall be and are hereby re- 
spectively made applicable to every such new ap- 
portionment ; and, subject to such provisions, 
such new apportionment shall commence and 
take effect from the half-yearly day of payment 
of the said Rent-charge which shall happen next 
before the confirmation of the same apportion- 
ment: Provided always, That no payment of 


such Rent-charge, or right to arrears thereof, 
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which shall have become due or accrued on or 
before the said half yearly day of payment, nor 
any remedy in case of non-payment, shall in any- 
wise be affected by any such new appointment.” 

Crause (L.) “ And be it Enacted, at the costs 
of and attending every such new apportionment 
shall be paid and borne by the parties making 
such application, in such proportions as the Com- 
missioners shall direct, and shall be recoverable 
in like manner as the costs of any apportionment 
under the said first-recited Act; and as to an 
part of such costs as may be borne by the Tithe- 
owner, such Tithe-owner, being an ecclesiastical 
beneficed person, may charge or assign the Rent- 
charge as a security for the re-payment of such 
costs in like manner as for the costs of the Com- 
mutation under the said Act.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 35. After “ parish” insert “ place.” 

Pr, 20. 1. 38. After “ parish” insert “ place.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 12. After “ parish” insert “ place.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 29. After “ parish” insert “ place or 
township.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 9. After “ parish” insert “ place or 
township.” 

Pr, 22. ]. 11. After “ parish” insert “ place or 
township.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 19. After “‘ parish” insert “ place.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 28. After “ parish” insert “ place.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull 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 resuming Beet Root 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Sugar. 


upon the 21st day of May last, That the Petition of 
Hercules Bradshaw, complaining of the imposition 
of a duty on Sugar manufactured from Beet Root 
since he commenced the manufacture thereof, be 
referred to a Select Committee, to examine the 
matter thereof, and to report the same, with their 
Observations thereupon, to the House ; ; 
And the Question being again proposed :--The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the fMr. O’ Connell, Lay 
Yeas, Mr. Emerson Tennent : “Tv 
Tellers for the toon Edward John ane o1 
Noes, Mr. John Parker : . 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, west India 
y of the Contract whereby the Mails to Mail Contract. 


—A Cop 
the West India Islands are to be carried by Steam 
Navigation. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs, &amp;c., 


mittee on the Customs, &amp;c., Duties Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

air ; 

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 is the opinion of this House (as the pe 

Ireland do not contribute to the Assessed Taxes) 
that, in any additional taxation that may be re- 
quired to make up the deficiency of the * tance 
of the United Kingdom, it is unjust and inexpe- 
dient to impose any Tax which will fall exclusively 
on the people of Great Britain,” instead thereof. 

And the inne being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 


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The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, | 86 
Yeas, \ Mr. John Parker : aera 

Tellers for thef Mr. Christopher, lau 
Noes, Colonel Sibthorp: iw 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 





(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Cravuse, N° 1 (An additional duty of £.5 per 
centum on the amount of all Customs and Excise 
Duties, except the Duties of Customs on Spirits and 
Corn, and the Excise Duties on Post Horses, and 
on Spirits made and distilled in the United King- 
dom)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 4. To leave out 
the words “ in the United Kingdom” in order to 
insert the words “ in England,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words “in the United 
“ Kingdom” stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 





, ‘ fSMr. Robert Gordon, 
Tellers for the Yeas,) Mr. le ie. ae 
r Captain Jones, 

Tellers for the Noes,{ rh ey 26. 


CrauseE, N° 1, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausgs, N° 4 to N° 6, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 8, (An additional duty of Ten per 
cent. on the duties of assessed taxes) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 4. 1.41. After the 
word “ force’’ to insert the words “ save and except 
** any such assessment on windows.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Captain Pechell, 
Yeas, UMr. Henry Berkeley : } ™ 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, ) $ 
Noes, UMr. John Parker: | saa 
Criause, N°8, agreed to. 
CrausE, N° 9, agreed to. 
Criause, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 11, agreed to. 


CiausE, N° 12, (Duties of Assessed Taxes re- 
duced on certain carriages kept to be let for hire 
with horses) read. 

Amendment proposed: P.6. 1. 28. To leave out 
the words “ upon all assessments made or to be 
“ made for the said year commencing.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out, stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 








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Question, That the Clause be now read 2° 





put and Negatived. 


Preamble read, and 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, 2° die Junii, 1840: 


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. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Canada Government Canada 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Government 
to; and Clauses were added, and Amendments were B!!. 
made to the Bill. No. 339. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
the 12th day of this instant June. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- GrandJuryCess 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill ; (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 Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Duties and _ 
Bill , Revenues Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

the 15th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 

the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Admiralty 
further consideration the Report on the Admiralty Court [Judge's 
Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.), Bill : on 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill. 
reading of the Pilots Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday the 12th day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration of 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill ; Voters Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 

reading of the Right of Voting Bill ; Be. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Admiralty 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill; Court Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Mendicancy 
reading of the Mendicancy (/reland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Supply 
further consideration the 13th of the Resolutions [5t" May-] 
which, upon the 5th day of May last, were reported 





Tellers for the Yeas, 


Mr. John Parker : 

Mr. Gillon, 

Mr. Hume : 
Amendment proposed: L. 44. To fill the blank 

with ‘Two pounds two shillings. 
Question put, and Negatived. 


Mr. Robert Gordon, } 69 
58. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


from the Committee of Supply; and which Resolu- 
| tion was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Commerce and 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was Naviseto™ 





Blank filled up with Three pounds. 
Cause, N° 12, as amended, agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 13 and N° 14, agreed to. 


referred to consider of the Convention of Commerce 
| and Navigation between Her Majesty and the Em- 
|peror of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 3d 1838, 
, and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the En- 


Clause offered: (House not occupied six months, couragement of British Shipping and Navigation ; 


no window tax shall be charged)——brought up, | 


and read 1°. 





Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
| day next. 


The 





Flow 
tion | 
Bill. 


Friv 
Bill. 


Flour lmportae 
tion (Ireland ) 
Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 


Oyster Fishe ries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Imprisonment The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
for Debt mittee on the Imprisonment for Debt (Zreland) Bill; 
(Ireland) Bill.“ Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Freemen of Ordered, That Lord Viscount Barrington be dis- 
Citiesand charged from any further attendance on the Select 
— Committee on Freemen of Cities and Boroughs. 
Ordered, That Mr. Irton be added to the Com- 
mittee. 
Clergy Reserves Lord John Russell presented a Bill to provide for 


(Canada) Bill. 
No. 340. 


Napoleon 
Bonaparte. 


Public Bills 
(Scotland. ) 


No. 336. 


Marriages, 


No. 341. 


Chester Gaol. 
No. 342. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill; 


upon Friday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Frivolous Suits Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1. 1. 27. Leave out from “ it” to “ and,” in 
l. 31., and insert “ relates to costs in actions of | 
“ trespass on the case.” 
Pr. 1.1. 33. Leave out “ so far.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 34. Leave out “ the same relate,” and 
insert “ relates.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 1. After “ actions” insert “ of.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L.1. Leave out “ alter,” and insert “ repeal 
part of.” 
L. 7. Leave out “ to repeal so much.” 
L. 12. Leave out from “law” to “and,” in 
1. 13. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 11th day of this instant June. 


the Sale of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of 
Upper Canada, and for the Distribution of the Pro- 
ceeds thereof: And the same was read the first 


397 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Canada Canada(Clergy 


Junii. 


(Clergy Reserves), which was presented upon Friday Reserves.) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time | last, be printed. 


No. 337. 


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, 2° die Juni; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Blofield Union. 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of a Letter 
to the Poor Law Commissioners, accompanied with 
a Resolution of the Board of Guardians of the Blo- 


field Union, dated the 16th day of October 1839:— 


Of the Answer of the Poor Law Commissioners to 
the Board of Guardians of the Blofield Union, 
dated the 26th day of October 1839 :—Of a Letter 
to the Poor Law Commissioners from the Board of 
Guardians of the Blofield Union, dated the 3d day 
of January 1840 :—And, of the Answer of the Poor 
Law Commissioners to the Board of Guardians of 
the Blofield Union, dated the 18th day of January 
1840:—And then he withdrew. 

a Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 

House, That their several Addresses of the 29th day Addresses. 
of May last, and the 1st day of this instant June, 
(that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House) had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- Transportation 
dress to Her Majesty,—A Copy of any Order in of Convicts. 
Council which may have been issued respecting the 
Transportation of Convicts to New South Wales 
during the present year. 

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


Mr. Alderman Thompson reported from the Com- New Zealand 
mittee on the New Zealand Company Bill; That Company Bill. 
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. Greene reported from the Select Committee Kingston-upon- 








time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Communications 
between the Governments of Great Britain and 
France, respecting the removal of the Remains of 
Napoleon Bonaparte from Saint Helena to France. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this aos as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Bills 
(Scot/and), which was presented upon the 22d day 
of May last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Marriages, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Chester 
Gaol, which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 

Von. 95. 





the Petition for enlarging the time for the Com- 
mittee on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill to 
make their Report, till Monday the 22d day of this 
instant June, the Committee recommend to the 
House to grant the prayer of the said Petition. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Mon- 
day the 22d day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Newcastle- Newcastle- 
under- Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill be revived: vder-Lyme, 
—And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon 4 phen 
Thursday next, with Four Members. ; 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Mon- 
day the 15th day of this instant June. 


Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 

| 3E3 Lord 








on Petitions for Private Bills ; That, in the case of Hull Docks Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, and others, of Burton- Kingston-upon- 
upon-Trent, praying that the Kingston-upon-Hull Hull Docks Bill. 








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——— 


Bedford, 
Woburn, and 
Leighton Bus- 
sard Road Bill. 


Shrewsbury 
Cemetery Bill. 


Swingfield 
Minnis 
Inclosure Bill. 


398 


Lord Charles Russell reported from the Committee 
on the Bedford, Woburn and Leighton Bussard 
Road Bill; and to whom a Petition against the said 
Bill was referred; That they had considered the 
said Petition; that the Resolution of the House of 
the 6th day of February last had been complied 
with; and 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 Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and a Clause was added to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a General Ce- 
metery in the Parish of Holy Cross and Saint Giles, 
in or near the Town of Shrewsbury, in the County 
of Salop, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Richard Jenkins do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee on 
the Swingfield Minnis Inclosure Bill; and to whom 


’ a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 


Aston Small 
Debts Bill. 


Deal and 
Walmer Water- 
works Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bills. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Exeter Port 
Dues Bill. 


they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petition, and 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 that 
the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee (except 
the Proprietor of lands assessed to the Poor Rate 
at £.285. 5s.) who dissents, and also the proprietors 
of lands assessed to the Poor Rate at £.804. 15s. 5d. 
who are neuter, and that the whole of the property 
of persons interested in the Inclosure is assessed to 
the Poor Rate at £.3,008. 12s. 11d.; 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 


ingrossed. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Committee 
on the (re-committed) Aston Small Debts Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto, pur- 
suant to the Order of the House of the 27th day of 
May last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Charles Dundas reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Deal and Walmer Waterworks Bill ; 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill was 
referred ; That no person appeared in support 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. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
London and Greenwich Railway Bills to make their 
Report, be enlarged till Monday the 22d day of this 
instant June. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railwa 


Bill to make their Report, be enlarged till Monday 
next. 


An ingrossed Bill for equalizing, defining and re- 
gulating the Petty Customs, and for facilitating the 
collection of the Quay Dues payable to the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the City and Borough 
of Exeter, and for preserving the Navigation of the 
River Eve, was read the third time. 


2 Junii. 











A. 1840. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 45.1. 14., by leaving out from the word 
“ complaint” to the word “ and” in Pr. 46. 1. 5. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir William Follett, 

Yeas, Mr. Diveti : 

Tellers for the f Lord Seymour, 

Noes, UThe Lord Advocate : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

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 Herrington 
Harrington Dock Company Bill; and, the Hercu- DockCompany; 
laneum Docks Regulation Bill, to make their Report, i 
be enlarged till Wednesday the ist day of July Regulation 
next. Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing and regulating Edinburgh sik 
a Company to be called “ The Edinburgh Silk Yarn bay Company 
Company,” and to enable the said Company to pur- 
chase certain Letters Patent, was read the third time. 

Resolved, 'That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. George Palmer reported from the Committee Austin's 
on Austin’s Patents Bill; That they had examined Patents Bill 
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 ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


A Petition of John Watson Borradaile, of Fen- 
church-street, in the city of London, Merchant, and 
Lostock Peach Wilson, of King’s Arms-yard, Cole- 
man-street, London, Merchant, denying the allega- 
tions contained in the Petition of Edward Austin, 
presented upon the 29th day of May last, (alleging 
the intention of the promoters of Austin’s Patents 
Bill to suppress the use of his invention ;) and pray- 
ing for inquiry, was presented, and read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Petition be printed :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Dundalk _ 
Dundalk Harbour Bill to make their Report, be en- Harbour Bill. 
larged till Saturday the 20th day of this instant June. 


A Petition of Edward Austin, of Warwick-place, Austin’s. 
Bedford-row, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, P****s 8": 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of Austin’s Patents 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, Tinat 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 York Improve- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ™e"t Bi! 
tituled, An Act to enable the Mayor, Aldermen and 
Citizens of the City of York, to widen, alter and 
improve certain Streets or Thoroughfares, called 
Spurrier-gate and Coney-street, in the said City ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 11.1.1. Leave out the first “ or.’ 
Pr. 38. 1. 1. Leave out “ each” and insert 
“ such.” ; 
Pr, 47. 1. 36. After “ Exchequer” insert 7 and.” 
r. 55. 





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Pr. 55. 1.11. Leave out from ‘ conveyances” to 
“ and” in pr. 57. L. 5. 
Pr. 63. 1. 2. Leave out from “ Act” to “ any” 
in 1. 4. 

Pr. 63. 1. 7. After “ Citizens” insert “ without 
“ the approbation of the Lords Commissioners of 
“ Her Majesty’s Treasury, or any three of them.” 

Pr. 66. 1.34. Leave out “ Corporation” and in- 
sert “ said council.” 

Pr. 72.1. 6. After “ oath” insert “to.” 


Pr. 73. 1. 24. Leave out “ whereof” and insert 
“ whereto.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 


Pr. 77. 1. 19. In the third column before 
“« Henry” insert “ William.” 

Pr. 79. 1. 21. Leave out “ in the.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that 
this House hath agreed to the Amendments made 


by their Lordships. 














Belfast An ingrossed Bill to amend the several Acts re- 
Cnr lating to the Belfast Charitable Society, was read 
Society Bill. " 


the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the several Acts relating 
to the Belfast Charitable Society. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Church Rates. 








Petitions from WVorwich ;— Great Yarmouth (six 
Petitions) ;—— Chelmondiston ; — Walton ; — Little 
Stonham ;—and, Otley ; praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Canada(Clergy A Petition of Inhabitants of Sunderland, praying 
Reserves) Bill. that the Canada (Clergy Reserves) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
eclesiastical © A Petition of Inhabitants of Bishopwearmouth, 
— and, praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 
evenues Bill, Bill : 
ill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Lighthouses. Petitions from Directors of the South of England 
Steam Navigation Company ;—Southampton ;—and, 
Leith ; praymg the House to carry into effect the re- 
commendations of the Select Committee of 1834, on 
the subject of Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys 
and Beacons, so far as relates to steam vessels,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


2° Junie. 








Pilots. 


Petitions from Directors of the South of England | 
Steam Navigation Company ;—Southampton;—and, | 
Leith; praymg the House to carry into effect the | 
recommendations of the Commissioners on Pilotage 
in the year 1835, so far as relates to steam vessels, | 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Reeves, late Surveyor of 
Assessed Taxes of the Western Division of Somerset, 
complaining of the inadequate amount of his re- 
tired allowance, and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Thomas Reeves, 





Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Poor of the 
Whitechapel Union, praying that the Poor Law 
Amendment Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law _ A Petition of Inhabitants of Loughborough, pray- 
i, = ang that the Poor Law Commission Bill may not 


pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 











dered to lie upon the Table. 
Von, 95. | 


399 


Petitions from Braintree ;--Thornby ;—-Elwedon ; Maynooth 
—Great and Litile Wratting ;-— Barton, Harts- College. 
horn and Chetwode ;— Winterborne Gunner ;—Slaid- 
burn ;—- Argyll Provincial Synod (Moderator) ; — 
and, Huntingdon; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynvoth, — were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial Education. 
Synod of Argyll, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures to cause the Order in Council relative to Edu- 
cation to be rescinded, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Independent Church Church of 
and Congregation worshipping in Philipp’s-street, Evsland. 
Kingsland-road, praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money for the extension 
of the Established Church, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Ardrossan and 
deration the Report which, upon the 21st day of ee aw 
May last, was made from the Committee on the ®*!v*y B! 
Ardrossan and Johnston Railway Bill; printed Co- 
pies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Thusday last; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to; and an Amendment was made to 
the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Edinburgh 
deration the Report which was yesterday made from and Glasgow 
the Committee on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Ra''w2y ,.. 

(No. 2.) Bill. 
way (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Communicants Church 
of the Presbyterian Church, and others, Inhabitants Patronage 
of Sunderland-near-the-sea, praying for an alteration (S¢!n4-) 
of the law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Church of 
habitants of Edinburgh, praying that the proposed Scotland 
measure relative to Church Benefices in Scotland ®*™*#ee* 
may not receive the sanction of the House, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Nathaniel Cave. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of all Correspondence between the 
Home Department and the Persons concerned in 
the case of Nathaniel Cave. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Malt. 
Return of the Number of Bushels of Malt on which 
the Duty has been charged, in each year from 1810 
to 1840, both years inclusive, up to the 10th day of 
April in each year, in England, Ireland and Scot- 
land, separately and together. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Harbours 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (South-eastern 
to give directions, that there be laid before this — 
House, a Copy of the Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to survey the Harbours of the South- 
Eastern Coast. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this am as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


SE4 Mr. 





400 2° Junie. A. 1840. 


Public Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee 
(Thee outh on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
eae Petitions presented from the 27th to the 29th days 


of May 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. 


Oyster Fisheries A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
(Scotland) Bilk Council of Leith, praying that the Oyster Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


British A Petition of Fishermen of Newhaven, taking 
aaa. notice of a Convention entered into with the King 
of the French, allowing vessels to fish within three 
miles of our coasts; and praying that they may 
be restricted to a distance of thirty miles, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Arrestmentof A Petition of Workmen of Glasgow, praying for 

Wages. an enactment declaring that Wages are not and 
shall not be liable to, but exempt from arrestment 
and all other legal diligence, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Feargus Petitions from William Smith, John Smith, 
O'Connor. George Smith and Robert Smith, Wool-combers, 
of Bradford, in the West Riding of the county of 
York ;--and, John Stewart ; praying that Mr. Fear- 
gus O’Connor may be removed from the felons’ to 
the debtors’ side of the prison of York Castle,--were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Affirmation Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to provide a general 
Bal. form of Affirmation for all Persons who believe the 
No, 343. taking of any Oath to be forbidden by their duty 
towards God: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Wednesday the 10th day of this instant June ; and 

to be printed. 


Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
the Lords. and Mr. Wingfield: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


Faversham A Bill, intituled An Act for granting certain 

Fisheries Bill. Powers to the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company : 

Elginshire A Bill, intituled, An Act for further and more 

Roads Bill. effectually repairing and maintaining certain Turn- 
pike-roads in the County of Elgin: 

Portsmouth. A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending and en- 

— Bridge Jarging the Powers of an Act for establishing a 


Floating Bridge or Bridges over the Harbour of 
Portsmouth, in the County of Southampton : 
Dartford A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving the Dart- 
Navigation Bill. fo7q and Crayford Creeks, in the County of Kent, 
and for making a Diversion in the line of the said 
Dartford Creek and other Works connected there- 
with : 
Exeter Wate- A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts for 
works Bill, supplying with Water the City and County of the 
City of Exeter and Places adjacent thereto : 
Northern A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Northern 
and Eastern = and Eastern Railway Company to abandon a Por- 
Railway Bill. tion of the Line originally authorized to be made, and 
to alter and amend several of the Powers and Pro- 
visions of the Acts relating to the said Railway : 
Gravesend A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend, alter and en- 
a large the Powers and Provisions ofan Act of His late 
. Majesty, for paving, cleansing, lighting, watching and 
improving the Town and Parishes of Gravesend and 
Milton, n the County of Kent; and for removing 
and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein, 
and to make further Improvements in the said Town 
and Parishes: 
Llangerniew A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the 
Inclosure Bill. Parish of Liangerniew, in the County of Denbigh : 





A Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing and River We, 
maintaining a proper and effective Watch on the Watch Bill 
River Wear, in the Port or Haven of Sunderland- 
near-the-sea, in the County of Durham: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Newcastle. 
Act for better supplying with Water the Town and %pou-Tyne 
Sounty of the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and ene 
the Borough of Gateshead, and the Places adjacent ~ 
thereto, in the Counties of Northumberland and 
Durham, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Entailed Estate; 
to enable Proprietors of Entailed Estates in Scotland (Sct!and) Bil, 
to feu or lease on long Leases, Portions of the same 
for the building of Churches and Schools, and for 
Dwelling-houses and Gardens for the Ministers and 
Masters thereof; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 


The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy of East India 
the Report from the Select Committee appointed by Company. 
their Lordships to consider of the Petition of the 
East India Company for relief, together with the 


Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index thereto : 
And also, 


The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy of Metropolis 
ihe Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
their Lordships to inquire into the Supply of Water 
to the Metropolis, together with the Minutes of 
Evidence and Appendix thereto :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Spirits, 
—-Accounts of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits 
distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland respec- 
tively ; distinguishing the Quantities produced from 
Malt and from a mixture of Malt and unmalted Grain, 
or from any other ingredient; showing also, the 
Total Quantity of each sort in the United Kingdom, 
for the year ending the 5th day of January 1840 :— 
Of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distin- 
guishing 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 the 5th day 
of January 1840 :—Showing, under separate heads, 
the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distin- 
guishing the materials from which made) imported 
into each Kingdom from each of the others respec- 
tively, and including, in the cases of England and 
Scotland, those conveyed either by Land or Sea ; 
stating also, the Rate of Duty per Gallon, and the 
Total Amount thereof in each case, and what por- 
tion of such Duty was paid on removal of the Spirits 
from Bond, and what after their arrival at the place 
of destination ; for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1840 :—Of the Total Number of Gallons 
of Proof Spirits permitted out from Distillers’ Stocks 
in England, aud the Total Number of Gallons Proof 
of British Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted 
out from Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1840; also, the 
Stocks remaining in the hands of English Distillers 
on the 5th day of January 1840:— And, of the 
Total Number of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, 
Geneva, and all other Spirits, that paid Duty in 
each Kingdom, from the 5th day of January 1839 
to the 5th day of January 1840; Rate of Duty per 
Gallon, and Amount thereof; Total Number of 
Gallons of each kind, and Total Duty thereon ; 
Total Number of Gallons of all kinds, and Total 
Duty thereon, for the United Kingdom ; showing 
the Total Number of Proof Gallons of all kinds that 
paid Duty, and Total Amount thereof, in each King- 
dom; and Total Number of Gallons, and Total 
Duty thereon, in the whole of the United Kingdom, 
from the 5th day of January 1839 to the 5th day of 
January 1840. 


A Return 





Windd 





Custon 


Com 


Lanc 


Ew 





Window Duty. 


Customs. 


Compensations 
(Scotland.) 


Land Tax. 


3 VicToRIZ. g°__ 3° 


A Return of the Duty on Windows assessed for 
the Twelve Towns in England which contribute the 
largest Amount. 


A Return of the several Ports in the United King- 
dom from which the Customs Revenue is remitted 
to London or Dublin, showing the Total Amount re- 
mitted from each Port, in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1840, and the Number of Days at 
which the Bills from each Port are drawn ; also, 
whether the Revenue is remitted through the Branch 
Banks of the Bank of England, or through Private 
Banks; and in the latter case under what Agree- 
ment. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy 
of Warrant granting Compensation Allowances to 
Richard Mackenzie and James Hope, Junior, De- 
pute Keeper of the Signet in Scotland, and to Robert 
Webster, Extractor and Assistant in the Signet 
Office. 


A Statement of the Expenses incurred under the 
Acts for the Redemption and Sale of the Land Tax, 
and for discharging the Incidental Expenses attend- 
ing the execution of those Acts, from the 5th April 
1839, to the 5th April 1840. 

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


Juniz. 401 


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


Mercurii, 3° die Junii, 1840. 


The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being a Mr. Feargus 
er O’Connor. 


ae That an humble Address be presented to 
ajesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that Mr. Feargus O’ Connor may be re- 
moved from York Castle to the Queen’s Bench 
Prison, or to some other prison where he may not 
be subjected to the treatment which he now endures: 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That an 
humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that 
She will be graciously pleased to give directions that 
Mr. Feargus O’Connor may be removed from York 
Castle to the Queen’s Bench Prison, or to some other 
prison where he may not be subjected to the treat- 
ment which he now endures:—The said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Juvenile 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Juvenile Of- Offenders Bill. 
fenders Bill. No. 344. 


Emigration, A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


posed, That it is the Opinion of this House, That in 


Railways Bill. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor. 


Henry Vincent. 


Henry Vincent, 


Great Britain and Ireland, the working classe$ are 
frequently exposed to extreme privation, from in- 
ability to procure employment :—That in several of 
the Brisish colonies the demand for labour is urgent, 
continuous and increasing, and its remuneration is 
comparatively ample, whilst the prosperity of these 
Colonies is much retarded by its inadequate supply : 





—That, under these circumstances, it is expedient 
that a free passage to those Colonies which offer the 
greatest rewards to industry should be provided by 
the State for such of the labouring classes as are dis- 
posed to emigrate thither. 

And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put :—It passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
regulating Railways: And that Lord Seymour and 
Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Men of Birmingham, praying the 
House to address Her Majesty for a remission of the 
severity of the punishment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, 
and all others incarcerated for Political Offences, or 
to grant them their freedom from further imprison- 
ment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Salford, praying the House to address 
Her Maiesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
direct that Mr. Feargus O’ Connor may receive Her 
Royal Pardon, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Journeymen Carpenters of London, 
praying for the removal of Henry Vincent from the 
Penitentiary at Milbank, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to order 
the removal of Henry Vincent from the Penitentiary 
to some other prison where he may not be subjected 
to the indignities and privations which he now 


The House, accordingly, resolved itself into the 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a County 
Return of the Banks selected by the several Grand Treasurers 


Juries in Ireland, under the Act 7 Will. 4, and 1 Vic. 
c. 54; of the Balances in Bank to the Credit of the 
County Treasurers at the periods of their largest 
and smallest Amounts between each Assizes, since 
the passing of the Act; and of the Amount of In- 
terest allowed by the Banks to the County (or the 
Treasurers), on account of such Balances:—A Re- 
turn (for. corresponding periods) of the Amount of 
such Balances which has been invested in Exchequer 
Bills; showing the Profit or Loss on the Invest- 
ments to each County, the Appropriation of the 
Profits, and the mode by which the deficiency has 
been provided for: —Also, a Return of the Amount 
annually paid to the Fee Fund by each County ; 
the per centage by which the same has been levied, 
and the causes of variation, if any, and the Ex- 
penditure thereof; distinguishing Salaries, and the 
Expenses of the Office, from Extraordinary Ex- 
penses. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 





the House this day, adjourn till To-morrow. 


Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
17th day of this instant June. 


reading of the Loan Societies Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Borough Watch Rates Bill was, according Borough Watch 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Rates Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Loan Societies 


suffers, or that Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to abridge the term of his confinement, in 


consideration of those indignities and privations ; 
Vox. 95. 


The Inclosure Acts Amendment Bill was, accord- Inclosure Acts 
ing to Order, read a second time, and committed —— 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. “"" 


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402 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Customs, &amp;c., Duties Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Customs, &amp;c., 
Daties Bill. 


ainiey , The Order of the day being read, for taking 
Facile, th into further consideration the Report on the Admi- 
Bill. 


ralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


Registration 


of Voters Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Registration of Voters Bill; = 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
mortow. 


Right of Voting 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. 


reading of the Right of Voting Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Admiralty 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Court Bill. 


reading of the Admiralty Court Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


Committees. Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 


this day, notwithstanding the adjournment of the 
House. 


Church Build- 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
ing Bill. 


Committee this day, on the Church Building Bill, 
was read; and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. The Order for the House to resolve itself this day 
into the Committee of Supply, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and 
Means. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself this day 
into the Committee of Ways and Means, was read, 
and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Registration 


Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland presented a 


Cirelend) Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Registration 
(No. 2.) Bill. of Voters in Ireland, for the Election of Members 
No. 345. to serve in Parliament: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 11th day of this instant June; 
and to be printed. 


Railways Bill. 
No. 346. 


Friday the 12th day of this instant June; and to be 
printed. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junce 
tion Railway 


Bill. 


A Petition of Edwin Ward Scadding, the Solicitor 
and Agent of Thomas Smith, of Brentford, in the 


Fulham, in the said county, Widow, the surviving 
Trustees of the will of Henry Mist, late of Fulham 
aforesaid, Esquire, deceased, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by nimself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


York Gaol. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to York Gaol, 
No. 347. 


which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock 
on Wednesday morning adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


9°. 3°__ 


Mr. Brotherton, by Order, presented a Bill for re- 
gulating Railways: And the same was read the first | _ 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 


county of Middlesex, Gentleman, and Ann Mist, of 





4° Juni. A. 1840. 
Jovis, 4° die Junii ; 

Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


ORPE RED, That the Select Committee on China Trade, 
China Trade have leave to sit this day till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 





Mr. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called in, Lighthouses, 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of the Receipt 
and Application of all Monies received as Tolls for 
Lighthouses, &amp;c., in the year ending 31st December 
1838, by the Corporation of Trinity House of Dept- 
ford Strond:—And then he withdrew. 


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











Ordered, That the Committee on the Kingston- Kingston-upon. 
-upon-Hull Docks Bill be revived :—And that they Hull Docks Bil, 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday the 12th 
day of this instant June. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sheil be added to the Com- 
mittee. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy Recovery of Aston Small 
Small Debts within part of the Parish of Aston, in Debs Bill. 
the County of Warwick, and in the adjoining Pa- 
rishes of Kingsnorton, Northfield, Handsworth and 
Harborne, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the more easy Recovery of 
Small Debts within the Parishes of Kingsnorton and 
Northfield, in the County of Worcester. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








The House proceeded to take into consider- Newcastle 
ation the Amendments made by the Lords to the ypou-tyne 
Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with pil, 
| Water the Town and County of the Town of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne, and the Borough of Gateshead, 
and the Places adjacent thereto, in the Counties of 
Northumberland and Durham; and the same were 
read, as follow: 


Pr. 59. 1. 13. After “ equity ” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That none of the enactments, clauses and 
authorities herein contained concerning or relating 
to the taking and using Water from Prestwick 
carr, aforesaid, or limiting the level below which 
the said Water shall not be taken by the said 
Company, shall give to, or vest in the proprietors 
of the mills and other works situate upon and 
near to the said Rivers Pont and Blyth, as against 
the said Bertram Osbaldeston Mitford, as such 
lord of the manor aforesaid, and the several per- 
sons entitled to right of common on the said waste 
or carr, any other estate, right, title, interest, pri- 
vilege or advantage in or to the use and enjoy- 
ment of the said Water from Prestwick carr 
aforesaid, than such proprietors of the mills and 
works aforesaid had, were possessed of or entitled 
to before the passing of this Act, any thing herein- 
before contained to the contrary thereof notwith- 
standing.” 

Pr. 134. 1. 30. After “ street” insert. “ highway 
foot-pavement.” 

Pr, 135. 1. 1. Leave out from “any” to “as” 
in 1, 2., and insert “ such street, highway, foot-pave- 
“« ment or other public way or place.” 

Pr. 135. 1. 4. After “highways” insert “ foot- 
“ pavements,” and in the same line after “other” 
insert “ public ways or.” 
Pr. 135. 1. 15. After “highways ” insert “ foot- 
“ pavements.” 
Pr. 135. 1. 16. After “other” insert “ public 
“ ways or.” 
Pr. 137. 1.16. After “ surveyor” insert Clause(B.) 
CriauseE (B.) 


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public way or place within the said borough of 
Gateshead, notice in writing within the time and 
in the manner and under the same penalties in 
case of neglect as is hereinbefore directed with 
respect to the opening, breaking up or removal of 
the stone, soil or pavement of any street, highway, 
foot-pavement or other public way or place within 
the borough of MNewcastle-upon-Tyne, shall be 
given to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Gateshead, by delivery at the 
office of their town-clerk, or to the surveyor or 
surveyors appointed under or by virtue of an Act 
passed in the Fifty-fourth year of the reign of His 
Majesty King Georgethe Third, intituled, ‘An Act 
for cleansing, lighting and otherwise improving 
certain Streets and Places within and near the 
Town and Borough of Gateshead, in the County of 
of Durham; and the said surveyor or surveyors 
shall have the same powers and authorities of re- 
instating the ground or soil, and of relaying and 
replacing any carriage-way or foot-pavement or 
other road or way, and of recovering the charges 
and expenses attending the same from the said 
Company, as are hereinbefore given to the town 
surveyor of the said borough of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne ; and such charges and expenses and any 
penalties incurred by the said Company for ne- 
glecting to give such notice, shall be settled and 
determined by any two justices of the peace act- | 
ing for the said borough of Gateshead, who are | 
hereby empowered to settle and determine the | 
same accordingly, and be levied and recovered by 
distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the 
said Company, together with the charges of such | 
distress and sale by warrant under their hands and | 
seals, and which warrant such justices are hereby | 
empowered to grant; and the said penalties shall 
be paid to the treasurer of the said borough of 
Gateshead, and be applied by him as part of the 
borough fund, and the said charges and expenses 
shall be paid to the said surveyor or surveyors.” 
Pr. 137. 1. 30. After “ renew” insert “at an 
average distance from each other, not exceeding 
in the whole, seventy yards.” 
Pr. 137. 1. 34, Leave out from “ and” to “the” in 
1. 36., and insert “the said Comapny shall keep 
their main-pipes charged with Water from eight 
o’clock in the evening until six o’clock in the morn- 
ing, and the said Company shall maintain the ex- 
isting fire-plugs within the said town or borough 
of Gateshead, case they become possessed of any 
— to which the same are affixed or belong, and.” 
r. 137. 1. 37. Leave out “immediately.” 
Pr. 137. 1. 38. Leave out “ fire-plug ” and insert 
“ fire-plugs.” 
Pr. 138. 1. 1. After “ fire” imsert “and at the 
“ several police stations within the said towns.” 
Pr. 138.1. 7. After “of” insert “ every.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bell 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. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
on the Taff Vale Railway Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had considered the other Peti- 


tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the | 


Bill ;—That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far the same relate to the present applica- 
tion ;—-That the Resolution of the House of the 27th 
day of January last had been complied with ; and 


4° Juniz. 


Cuause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That | the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
whenever the said Company shall have opened, | through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


403 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


of any street, highway, foot-pavement or other | and be printed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on the Strood Church 
Strood Church (No. 1.) Bill; and to whom a Peti- (N® 1-) Bill. 
tion against the said Bill was referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petition, and 
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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Weaver 
Weaver Churches Bill to make their Report be en- Churches Bill. 
larged till Monday the 15th day of this instant June. 

A Petition of Rate-payers of Malpas, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Wilsontown 
Wilsontown Road Bill to make their Report be en- Road Bill. 
larged till Thursday the 11th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on the West Stirling- 
(re-committed) West Stirlingshire Roads Bill; That shire Roads 
the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of Febru- i" 
ary last had been complied with ; and that they had 
made other Amendments in the said Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Royal Assent 
Black Rod: to Bills. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to seve- 
ral 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 Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent 
to the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow: 
An Act further to explain and amend the Acts for Tithe Comnu- 


the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales ; tation Acts 
S Amendment 
; Bill. 
An Act to revive the Powers given tothe Thames phames Tuunet 


Tunnel Company, for the purchase of certain Houses, Bill. 
Lands and Premises in the Parish of Saint John-of- 
Wapping : 
An Act to make a further Alteration in the Line of Birmingham 
the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, and eae _— 
y 
an Approach thereto at Tamworth, and to amend the and ‘Tamworth 
Acts relating to the said Railway : Approach Bill. 
An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Northern and 
Railway Company to abandon a Portion of the Eastem cea 
Line originally authorized to be made, and to alter “*Y Bi" 
and amend several of the Powers and Provisions of 
the Acts relating to the said Railway : 
An Act to amend and continue the Act relating Glasgow, 
to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- Paisley, Kilmar- 


way, and to make a new Branch therefrom : Tailway Bile 


An Act for improving the Dartford and Crayford Dartford 
Creeks, in the County of Kent, and for making a Navigation Bill. 
Diversion of the Line of the said Dartford Creek, 
and other Works connected therewith : 

An Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors Birmingham 
of the Birmingham Canal Navigations to extend and Canal Naviga- 
‘alter the Line of their intended Cut or Canal from ‘i Bll 


Danks Branch to Salford Bridge, and to grant fur- 





that the Committee had examined the allegations of | ther Powers to the said Company : 


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Birmingham 
and Warwick 
Junction 
(Bordesley ) 
Canal Bill. 


Portsmouth 


Bill. 


Exeter Water- 
works Bill. 


Faversham 


Fishery Bill. 


Gravesend 
Improvement 
Bill. 


ork Improve- 


ment Bill, 


Wear River 
Watch Bill. 


Tunstall 
Market Bill. 


Greenhill and 
Eckington 
Road Bill. 


Maiden Newton 


Roads Bill. 


Roxburgh and 
Selkirk Ruads 
Bill. 


Elginshire 
Roads Bill. 


Forrest’s 
Estate Bill. 


Great Milton 
Inclosure Bill, 


Dronfield 
Inclosure Bill. 


Llangerniew 


Inclosure Bill. 


Martinez’ 


Nat. bill. 


Duke Sforza 
Cesarini’s 
Nat. Bill. 
Liebert’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Edinburgh Poor 
and Local Taxes 


Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Great Leinster 


and Munster 
Railway. 


Floating Bridge of an Act for establishing a Floating Bridge or 


zens of the City of York to widen, alter and improve | 


404, 4° Junii. 


An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable 
Cut or Canal, connecting the Warwick and Bir- 
mingham Canal with the Birmingham Canal, com- 
mencing by a Junction with the Warwick and Bir- 
mingham Canal, in the Hamlet of Bordesley, in the 
Parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the County 
of Warwick, and terminating by a Junction with the 
Birmingham Canal near Salford Bridge, in the 
same Parish: 

An Act for amending and enlarging the Powers 


Bridges over the Harbour of Portsmouth, in the 
County of Southampton : 

An Act to amend the Acts for supplying with 
Water the City and County of the City of Exeter, 
and Places adjacent thereto : 

An Act for granting certain Powers to the Faver- 
sham Oyster Fishery Company : | 

An Act to amend, alter and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of an Act of His late Majesty, for paving, 
cleansing, lighting, watching and improving the Town 
and Parishes of Gravesend and Milton, in the County 
of Kent, and for removing and preventing Nuisances 
and Annoyances therein, and to make further Im- 
provements in the said Town and Parishes: 

An Act to enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Citi- 














certain Streets or Thoroughfares, called Spurrier- | 


gate and Coney-street, in the said City : 


An Act for establishing and maintaining a pro- 
oe and effective Watch on the River Wear, in the 
ort or Haven of Sunderland-near-the-sea, in the 
County of Durham : 
An Act for regulating and maintaining the Mar- 
kets and Market-place in the Township of Tunstall, | 
in the Parish of Wolstanton, in the County of} 
Stafford : 
An Act for making a Turnpike-road from Green- 
hill Moor to Eckhington, in the County of Derby : 


An Act for making and maintaining several Roads 
leading from the Town of Maiden Newton, in the 
County of Dorset, and other Roads communicating 
therewith, in the Counties of Somerset and Dorset: 

An Act for further and more effectually repair- 
ing and maintaining several Turnpike-roads in the 
County of Roxburgh: 

An Act for further and more effectually repair- 
ing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads in the 
County of Elgin: 

An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the | 
late Roger Forrest, the elder, to make Grants in Fee | 
and Leases for Years at reserved Rents, of certain | 
Parts of his Trust Estates situate in the Parish of 
Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster: 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Township of 
Great Milton, in the County of Oxford : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of 
Dronfield, in the County of Derby: 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Llangerniew, in the County of Denbigh: 

An Act for naturalizing Gregorio José Martinez 
del Rio: 

An Act for naturalizing His Excellency Don 
Lorenzo Duke Sforza Cesarini : 








An Act for naturalizing Alexander Liebert. 


A Petition of Members of the Society of Writers 








to Her Majesty’s Signet in Scotland, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against the Edinburgh Poor and Local Taxes 


Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie | 


upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Clerkenwell 
Improvement Bill be revived :—And that they have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


Mr. Compton reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 








A. 1840. 


the Petition for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Great Leinster and Munster Railway 
Bill, the Committee do not recommend the House 
to grant the prayer of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several Ad- County Con- 
dresses to Her Majesty,—Accounts (so far as they Sbulary Act, 
can be made out), of the estimated Charge to which 
each County or District of a County, which has 
adopted the provisions of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic., c. 93 
(the Constabulary Act), will be respectively subjected 
for the establishment and annual maintenance of the 
Constabulary Force :—Of the County Rate levied 
in each such County or District in each year, in the 
years ending Michaelmas 1837, 1838 and 1839, 
specifying the Rate in the pound which has been 
levied to raise the several Amounts :—And, of the 
estimated Sums which must be annually raised to 
provide for the Charges of the Constabulary Force 
in each such County or District, specifying the ad- 
ditional Rate in the pound which it will be neces- 
sary in each County or District to impose, for the 
purpose of raising the Amount which it is expected 
will be required for the object. 

Returns from each of the following Petty Sessions, Felonies, &amp;e. 

viz. Woolwich, Greenwich, Lewisham and Deptford, 
from the 1st day of January 1839 to the Ist day of 
January 1840, of the Number of Persons committed 
for Felonies, Misdemeanors, Assaults, Vagrancy, 
Default of Payment of Penalties, Riots, or any 
other Offences; distinguishing each Offence :— And, 
similar Returns from each of the Police Courts in 
Middlesex, Westminster, Surrey, the City of London, 
and the Borough of Southwark. 


_Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the County Trea- 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of surers’ Fee. 
the Amount received for the Fee Fund from the 25th Fe =“ 
day of March 1839 to the 25th day of March 1840, 
under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54, and of the Payments 
out of the same Fund, distinguishing the Sums paid 
by the Treasurer of each County, &amp;c., and the 
Amount of each Payment. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, London 
—Returns of the Names of the several Examiners University. 
in the London University, and of the Sums paid to 
each of them respectively, in each of the years 1838 
and 1839 :—And, of the Number of Persons ad- 
mitted to Degrees in each Faculty in the London 
University, in each of the said years. 

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


Petitions from Wrangle ;— Mount Pleasant ; — Hill Covlies. 

Sheffield ;—Frith Bank ;—Wisbeach (two Petitions); 
— Stamford ;— Horncastle ;— Bourn ;—Gosberton ; 
— Friskney ;— Wainfleet ;— Maltby and Alford ;— 
Leake ;—Frampton ;— and, Louth (two Petitions) ; 
praying the House not to sanction any relaxation of 
the restrictions upon the exportation of Hill Coolies 
and other natives of India to the Mauritius and the 
West Indies—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and In- Lord’s Day 
habitants of Saint Anne, Limehouse, praying for the 
suppression of Sunday Trading, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Proprietors of steam shipping, Pilots. 
trading between Dundalk and Liverpool;—Directors 
of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company ; 
— Lancaster ;—Shareholders of the Carlisle, Annan 
and Liverpool Steam Navigation Company ; —Ge- 
neral Steam Navigation Company ;—and, Committee 
of Management of the Whitehaven Steam Naviga- 
tion Company; praying that the recommendations of 
the Commissioners on Pilotage in 1835, so far as 
relates to steam vessels, may ‘be carried into effect, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions 





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Lighthouses. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


Courts of Law 
(Westminster. ) 


Prisons. 


Church of 
England. 


Tropical 
Produce. 


Corn Laws, 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway, 


Roman 
Catholics 
(lreland.) 


3 VicToRI£. 


Petitions from Members of the Committee of Ma- 
nagement of the Whitehaven Steam Navigation Com- 
pany ; —Shareholders of the Carlisle, Annan and 
Liverpool Steam Navigation Company ;— Lancaster ; 
—Directors of the British and Irish Steam Packet 
Company ;—General Steam Navigation Company ; 
—R. W. Hamilton ;—and, Proprietors of steam ship- 


ping trading between Dundalk and Liverpool ; pray- | 
ing the House to carry into effect the recommenda- | 


tions of the Select Committee of 1834, on the 
subject of Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and 
Beacons, so far as relates to steam vessels,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Hackney Union ;—and, Saint 
George-in-the-East, Middlesex, praying that the ex- 
isting law relative to Rating Stock in Trade may be 
forthwith repealed,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors and Attornies practising 
in the Isle-of-Wight, praying for the removal of the 
Courts of Law at Westminster to some more con- 
venient place, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie uponthe Table. 


A Petition of William Griggs, of Cambridge-road, 
in the parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, pray- 
ing for the abolition of the system of Solitary Con- 
finement in Prison Discipline, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Little Horkesley, 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Cricklade;—and, Shadwell; pray- 
ing the House to refuse all grants of public money 
for the extension of the Established Church,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House to take such steps as may be neces- 
sary to give bond fide tropical produce by free labour, 
whether in the British possessions or any other 
country, the preference in the home markets, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Whalley ;—Stromness ;—Hebden 
Bridge ;— Heptonstall (two Petitions) ;—John Way- 
man and others ;—Gee Cross ;— Harrington ;—-Cum- 
berland-street, &amp;c.; - -New Mills ;— Yeovil ;—Sloane 
-street ; — Princes-street, Lambeth ;—Langfield ;— 
Wellington-street, &amp;c.;—Cow-cross-street ;—Essex- 
street ;--Exmouth-street ;-—and, Shepherds Market ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hawkshead, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, praying that 
She will be graciously pleased to give directions 
to the Committee appointed by Treasury Minute to 
consider of the line of Railway between Lancaster 
and Carlisle, to include within their Report the 
Line vid Hawkshead, Langdale and Borrowdale, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Robert James M‘ Ghee, 
Minister of Harolds Cross Church, in the city of 
Dublin, stating that certain laws of a Foreign Po- 
tentate, namely, the Pope of Rome, have been set up 
and promulgated in Jreland, directly affecting all 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects both Roman 
Catholics and Protestants in that country; and pray- 

Vou. 95. 


4° Juniz. 


405 


ing for investigation, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from London ;—and, Chelmsford; pray- Chimney 
ing that the Chimney Sweepers Bill may pass into Sweepers Bill. 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





| Petitions from Withington ;— Hereford (two Peti- Church Rates. 


tions) ;— Brigg ;—Kingsutton ;—Shutford ;— Blox- 
ham ;— Hooknorton ;— Banbury ;-— Newton Notiage ; 
—and, Fownhope; praying for the abolition of 
Church Rates, the release of John Thorogood from 
Chelmsford Gaol, and the abolition of the Ecclesi- 
astical Courts, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Arundel; -- Lewes ;— and, New County Con- 
Windsor, praying that the County Constabulary Bill stabulary Bill. 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Rate-payers of the 
city and borough of Rochester, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Buttevant ;—Killegh ;—Kanturk ; Flour Importa- 
—Glanmire ;—Clonakilty ;— Bruff ;— Doneraile ;—— tion (Ireland) 
and, Cork; praying that the Flour Importation “"* 
(Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Southampton ;— Headington Union ; Poor Law Act. 
—and, Gainsborough Union ; praying for the repeal 
oramendment of the Poor Law Act,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Witham Union ; poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not Amendment 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- Bill. 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Northampton Union ;— and, Poor Law 
Saint Giles, Northampton, praying that the Poor Commissior 


Law Commission Bill may not pass into a law,— ” 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and In- Union Work- 
habitants of Saint Giles, Northampton, praying that "vss Bill. 
the Union Workhouses Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Silk Weavers and Inha- East India 
bitants of Macclesfield, praying that no further re- Produce. 
duction be made in the import duty on East India 
wrought silks, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on East India Produce. 








A Petition of Merchants, Fish-curers, Fishermen, British 
Traders, and others residing in Thurso, taking Fisheries. 
notice of a Convention entered into with the King 
of the French, allowing foreign vessels to fish 
within three miles of our coasts ; and praying that 
they may be restricted to a distance of thirty miles, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Blakeney ;—and, Fordyce; pray- Maynooth 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of College. 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Planters of Hops in the counties Hops. 
of Hereford and Worcester, praying for the repeal 
of the war duty on Hops, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
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A Petition 





406 


Political A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 

Goendon. Charter Association of Edinburgh, praying for an 
alteration of the law relative to Political Offenders, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Queen’s A Petition of Inhabitants of Linlithgow, praying 

Ministers. 


the House to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her 

resent Ministers, and to call to Her Councils, 
Ministers who will pledge themselves to make the 
principles of Universal Suffrage a Cabinet measure ; | 
to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to their fami- 











4° Juniz. 


Her Majesty by such Members of this 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


ouse as are 


Mr. George Palmer presented a Bill to continue Timber Ships 


and extend and aimend an Act of the first and second Bill. 

year of Her present Majesty, for preventing Ships No. 348, 
clearing out from a British North American Port 

loading any part of their Cargo of Timber upon 

Deck: And the same was read the first time; and 

ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 

next ; and to be printed. 


Imp! 
lies ; and to extend Her Royal Pardon to all persons . : for £ 
in these realms incarcerated for political offences, The Poor Clergy Maintenance Bill was read the He Clergy (Ire 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon first time; and ordered to be read a second time — N 
ua ’ upon Wednesday next. . 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 349, 
ign Sugar. Petiti fi Honiton ;— Kirkcaldy ;—Here- ret 
ee ids aio nee 7 Pann ‘ sane for a| _ A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and others, of Police Rates 
moieties of duty on "‘Wiaeeliein Sucar,—were pre- Birmingham, praying that the Police Rates Assess- —_ 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | ment Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
Table. read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vaccination A Petition of the President, Secretary and Trea- Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to ——_ * Col 
Bill. surer of the East York and North Lincoln Medical | the House, That their several Addresses of the 2d “res. i 
Association, praying that the Vaccination Bill may day of this ig June (that — rn tags tap 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and be graciously pleased to give directions, that the 
: : r, Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
ordered to lie upon the Table. P 5 
House) had been presented to Her Majesty ; and 
me . ‘ . |that Her Majesty had nded him to ac- 
Small Debts A Petition of Patrick O’ Flaherty, of Croom, in . nae this Hane fe She will a a Oe 
(Ireland. ) the county of Limerick, Gentleman, praying the wale ’ g 
House to pass an Act enabling magistrates at Petty y: 
Sessions ye to decide - se . yes rgpase! Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, Channel Islands 
~— edt oie a T. _—" » and read; anc’) A Copy of the Instructions of the Lords of the Ad- Mails. 
CURIE SP Se A She See. prongs for regulating an inquiry as to the advan- 
oh , ae tages of different Ports for departure and arrival of 
Pilots Bill. A Petition of Owners of British Ships in the | Channellelande Mails, P 


trade between London and the nearer ports of the | 


Continent, praying that the Pilots Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Canada(Clergy A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial 
Reserves) Bil Synod of Sutherland and Caithness, praying the 
House to give protection to Members of the Church 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall also presented, pursuant to Harbours 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Report (South-eastem 
of the Commissioners appointed to survey the Har- ny 
bours of the South-eastern Coast. 

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


The Police Rates Assessment Bill was, according Police Rates 





of Scotland residing in British America, by allotting 
to them a share in the Clergy Reserves, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland, ) 


Petitions from Cranshaws ; — and, Dalmeny ; 
praying for an alteration of the law relative to 
Church Patronage in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


‘Town Clerks 


Petitions from the Royal Burgh of Queensferry ; 
(Scotland. ) ' : 


—and, Inverkeithing (Provost); stating that no 
adequate allowance and remuneration is provided 
for the various important duties Town Clerks in 
Scotland have to perform in consequence of the 
Reform Act ; and praying the House to take their 
claims into consideration, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Jonian States, Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 


a Copy of a Memorial presented in the month of 


Angust 1839, to Her Majesty’s Secretary of State 
for the Colonial Department by the Cavaliere Mar- 
toxidi:—A Copy of any Despatch which Her Ma- 
jesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonial Depart- 
ment may have addressed to Her Majesty’s Lord 
High Commissioner to the Jonian States, relating to 
such Memorial :—And, a Copy or Extract of any 
Despatch which Her Majesty’s Lord High Commis- 
missioner may have addressed to Her Majesty’s 


Secretary of State, in answer to such Memorial of 


the Cavaliere Martozxidi. 


to Order, read a second time; and committed to a — 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday the 12th ~~ 
day of this instant June. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Customs, &amp;c., Duties Customs, &amp;c, 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Duties Bill. 
to; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in p. 3. 1. 40. by leaving out the Clause pro- 
viding for contracts made before the imposition of 
additional duties. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question heing 
put, That the said Clause stand part of the Bill; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 









| Tellers forthe ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley,\, 9, 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker : ine 
Tellers for the ( Mr. Benjamin Wood, 1 7 
Noes, | Dr. Lushington : | Bw 





So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 







The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Graud Jury Ces 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill; (Lreland) Bill. 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that 
they have power to divide the Bill into two Bills, 
one to provide for fiscal objects, and another for the 
Administration 























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Junie. 


407 


Administration of Justice :—It passed in the Nega-| mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
tive. Thursday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair: — The House accordingly resolved itself 


into the Committee ; and, after some time spent | reading of the Mendicancy (Jreland) Bill; 


therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Mendicane 
(Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


Bernal — That the Committee had gone | upon this day three months. 
e 


through t 
unto. 


Bill, and made Amendments there- 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 


Imprisonment 
for Debt. i, Unto a Committee upon the Imprisonment for Debt 
3 nA * (Treland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
NO. . 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday the 18th day of this 
instant June; andthe Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


Colonial The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Passengers Bill. Fittee on the Colonial Passengers 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 and Motion were, 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that 
they have power to regulate the intercourse between 
the East Indies and the Mauritius ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, | 79 

Yeas, Mr. John Parker: alias 

Tellers for the fMr. O’ Connell: } 4 

Noes, Mr. Warburton: sa 

So it was resolved in the Atfirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 
CrauseE, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 
Criausss, N° 2 to N°7, agreed to. 
Clauses added, pursuant to Instruction. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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. 


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


Veneris, 5° die Junii, 1840: 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Registration of 
Voters Bill, 


Metropolitan 


P +4 &gt; e . 
-" Courts cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal | mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself} upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 17th day of this stant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Settled Estates 
into a Committee upon the Settled Estates Drainage Prainage Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Lord Worsley 

reported, That the Committee had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 

Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Frivolous Suits 
reading of the Frivolous Suits Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Clergy Reserves 
reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill; (Canada) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 

day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Inclosure Acts 
into a Committee upon the Inclosure Acts Amend- — 
ment Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.’ 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- senha 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 

the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday the 16th day of this instant 

June ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Admiralty 
further consideration the Report on the Admiralty 7 ni . 
Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.,) Bill ; — 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second RightofVoting 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Admiralty 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill ; Court Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Glass Duties 
Committee this day, upon the Glass Duties Bill, was 5#!!. 
read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Witnesses’ 
Return of all Sums of Money paid by the Lords Expenses 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on ac- 
count of all Select Committees of the Houses of 
Lords and Commons, and Committees of the whole 
House, during the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839 ; 


The Metropolitan Police Courts Bill was, ac-| distinguishing the Amount of Money so expended 


for each Committee, and the Number of Witnesses, 





Von. 95. 








3F4 and 














i 
i 
} 


ee ee 


Sr 


— 


Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Aborigines, 
&amp;e. 


Bonded Corn, 


Transportation 
of Convicts, 


No. 352. 


East India 
Company. 


No. 353. 


Metropolis 
Water. 


No. 354. 
Spirits, 

No. 355. 
Window Duty. 

No. 356. 


Customs. 


No. 357. 


Adriatic. 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. 


408 4°—5° 


and the average Expense of each Witness; together 
with a List of all Select Committees which have sat 
during the same period. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2. &amp; 3. Vice. 
c. 42, to improve Prisons and Prison Discipline in 
Scotland, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
facilitate the Union of Counties for the purposes of 
Prisons, and to amend the said Act: And that Mr. 
Fox Maule and the Lord Advocate do prepare, and 
bring it it. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Persons ap- 
pointed as Protectors of the Aborigines in the Colo- 
nies and Settlements of Great Britain :—Of the 
Amount of Salary paid to each Functionary so em- 
ployed :—Also, Copies or Extracts from any De- 
spatches relating to the Kidnapping and Sale of In- 
dians by the Persons called Postholders in British 
Guiana in 1837, 1838 and 1839:—And also, Co- 
pies, Abstracts or Extracts of Judicial Proceedings 
in all cases relating to such Offences, with the Re- 
sults of such Proceedings. 

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


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 28th day of May last, that a Select Committee 
be appointed, to inquire under what restrictions it 
might be expedient to permit Flour to be manufac- 
tured in Bond, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hutt, Sir 
Robert Peel, the Earl of Darlington, Lord Viscount 
Sandon, Sir James Graham, Mr. William Miles, Sir 





Charles Douglas, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Mr. Vil- 

liers, Mr. Hawes, Colonel Wood, Sir John Seale, Mr. 

Wodehouse, Mr. Joseph Neeld and Lord Worsley ; 

with power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Transporta- 
tion of Convicts, which was presented upon Tuesday 
last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Report relative to 
the East India Company, which was communicated 
from the Lords upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Report relative 
to Metropolis Water, which was communicated from 
the Lords upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, 
which were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Window 
Duty, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Customs, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 








jesty’s Command,—Papers relating to Piracy in the 
Adriatic. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to facilitate the 
Union of Counties for the purposes of Prisons, and 
to amend an Act of last Session to improve Prisons 
and Prison Discipline in Scotland. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
— the House was told by Mr. Speaker; and 

orty Members not being present; and it being then 
a quarter of an hour before one of the clock on 
Friday morning :—The House was adjourned by 
Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till this 
day. 














Junie. A. 1840. 


Veneris, 5° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That the Committee on the Bir- Birmingham, 
mingham, Bristoland Thames Junction Railway 90 and Penite 
Bill have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, gages Ju (ab 
during the sitting of the House. Bil. 
Ordered, That the time for the said Committee 
to make their Report be enlarged till Wednesday 
next. 


The Order made upon Tuesday last, for re-com- Austin’s 
mitting Austin’s Patents Bill to the former Com- Patents Bill, 
mittee, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to Mr. 

George Palmer, and the Middlesex List. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act for enlarging Strood Churet 

the present or providing a new Workhouse for the (No. 1.) Bill. 

use of the Parish of Strood, in the County of Kent ; 

for better governing, maintaining and employing the 

Poor of the said Parish ; and also for repairing or 

rebuilding the Church and Tower of the same 

Parish, and for other Purposes relating thereto, was 

read the third time. a 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for separating the Management Ardrossan and 
of the Ardrosssan and Johnston Railway from the Johuston Rail. 
Management of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnston “*9 ®"" 
Canal; for incorporating the Proprietors thereof; 
for doubling and improving the said Railway; and 
for other Purposes relating thereto, was read the Po 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. Of 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Garngad Garngad }~ 
Road Bill be revived :—And that they have leave #4 Bill 
to sit, and proceed, upon Monday the 15th day of 
this instant June. . 


An ingrossed Bill for the Establishment and Go- Royal Naval 
vernment of the Institution called the Royal Naval ae 
School, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Rufane Donkin do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Swingjield Minnis, Swingfeld 
otherwise Folkestone Common, within the Manor, Minnis Inclo- 
Hundred and Royalty of Folkestone, in the County “ ~ 
of Kent, 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 inclosing Swingfield Minnis, 
otherwise Folkestone Common, within the Manor, 
Hundred, Barony and Royalty of Folkestone, in the 
County of Kent. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to Edinburgh 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, was read the aud Glasgow 
third time. (Non) Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. a 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
Ellesmere and Chester Canal, praying that they may Docks Bill. 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Docks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 


Ordered, 





Penitentiary 
(Milbank.) 


Mr. Feargus 
0’Connor. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Law of Libel. 


William Prow- 
ting Roberts, 


Medical 
Profession, 
Copyright Bill. 


3 VicrorIz. 


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 Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Foz Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Returns of the Number of Pri- 
soners sent to the Penitentiary in each of the last 
Five years:—Of Prisoners removed on the ground 
of Insanity, during the same period; towhat Asylums 
removed, and the time of Imprisonment in the Pe- 
nitentiary previous to such Removals :—Of Prisoners 
removed on the ground of Bad Health, during the 
same period, distinguishing the Numbers pardoned, 
and removed to the Hulks, on that ground :—Of 
Prisoners ordered for Transportation or to the Hulks, 
after Confinement in the Penitentiary, but who have 
been declared by medical certificate unfit for Trans- 
portation or Removal:— Of Deaths which have 
occured during the same period :—And, of Attend- 
ances of the Superintending Committee at the re- 
spective Meetings, during the same period. 

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


Petitions from Stalybridge ;—and, Manchester 
(Chairman of a Meeting); praying for the removal 
of Mr. Feargus O’Connor to the Queen’s Bench 
Prison, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants residing at Cummers- 
dale, near Carlisle; praying for the liberation of 
Mr. Feargus O’Connor from his imprisonment, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Ansty ;-—Leicester ;—and, Richard 
Moore, and others ; praying for an alteration of the 
law relative to Political Offenders,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Corn Millers of the King’s County 
and County of Westmeath; praying that the Flour 
Importation (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Barrington ;—Sheffield (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—Weston ;— Wisbech ;—and, Harpole; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates, the release of 
John Thorogood from Chelmsford Gaol, and the abo- 
lition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Cogswell, of Bath, Publisher, 
praying for an alteration of the law and the rules 
of prisons respecting persons convicted of libel, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Mary Roberts, of the city of Bath, 
stating that the Petitioner is the wife of William 
Prowting Roberts, of Bath, Attorney-at-Law and 
Solicitur of Her Majesty’s Courts at Westminster ; 


that her husband was convicted on a charge of 


sedition, and sentenced, among other things, to two 

years’ imprisonment in Fisherton gaol; complaining 

of the treatment he receives, and praying that his 

liberation may forthwith take place, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Lurgan;—Comber (two Petitions) ; 
—and, County of Wicklow; praying the House to 
take such steps as may seem best fitted for the en- 
suring an effectual measure of Medical Reform,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kennington; —Newsvenders and 
others ; —Saint Anne, Westminster ;—Coachmakers 
VoL. 95. 


5° Juniz. 


409 


of Marylebone ;— Bookbinders and others ;—Law 
Stationers of London ;— Glasgow ;— Cambridge ;— 
Hereford ;— Dumfries ; — York; ——Preston (Lan- 
caster) ;-- Bradford ( York);—Berwich-upon- Tweed ; 
~—Maceclesfield ;—Dundee ;— Chester field ;-—_Bolton- 
le- Moors ;-— Chester ;— Doncaster ;— Gloucester ;-- 
Kendal ;— and, Operative Printers; praying that 
the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


wark (two Petitions) ;—Southwark Bridge-road ;— 
Grey Stones, Day Houses and Banner Cross ;— 
Sheffield ;—and, Hallamshire (three Petitions); pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ton ;—Paulion ; —Usk ; — Kendal ;—Abergavenny 
— Newport (Monmouth) ;— Ross (Hereford); - 
Dundee ;— Greystones, Day Houses and Banner 
Cross ;—and, Temple Cloud; praying for a reduc- 
tion of the duty on Foreign Sugar, the produce of 
free labour,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


sumption all Coffee and Sugar, the produce of free 
labour, on the payment of such Duties asare charged 
on the produce of our Colonies, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


exempting Stock in Trade from being rated to Pa- 
rochial Assessments, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Thorington ;— Highworth ; — Horsforth ;—Nevern 
and Newport ;-—Pitchcott ;.-- Curdridge ;— Dunton ; 
—Wilmslow ;— Burbage ;-—— Fincham and Cranwich ; 
— Cuchlington, &amp;c.; — Hambledon; -- Hampsiead 
Norris ; —Hunslet ; -- Harpenden ;—Saint Mary, 
Whitechapel ;-—— Great Clacton ; —Leeds ;— Great 
Amwell ;— Kingsley ;—Mid Lavant Miles Sossy 7 ; 
—Stisted ;-—Liddington ;— Calverleu ;— Frome Sel- 
wood ;—Christow ;—Reverend William Moore and 
others ; — Burstead ; — Ambrosden ; — Colwall ; — 
Stansted Mountfitchet ;—Kirdford ;—Long Ashton; 
——Deanery of Archenfield ;—Matching ;--Deanery 
of Cranwick ;-— Brightlingsea ;--Reverend T. Leach 
Tovey, and others ;-- Crowle; Henley-upon- Thames; 
—and, Holyhead; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Middleton Cheney ;— Stalybridge 
(two Petitions) ;— Kidderminster ;-—King’s Lynn; 
— Wisbech ;-—Leicester ;— Barkby ;--Falmouth ;— 
and, Little Chapel-street, Soho; praying the House 
not to grant any portion of the public money for the 
extension of the Church Establishment,—were also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That they 
had examined the Petitions presented on 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. 





3G A Petition 


Petitions from Woodseat;—Union-street, South- Com Laws, 


Petitions from Ledbury ;— Tewkesbury ; —Camer- Foreign Sugar. 


A Petition of Merchants and Grocers of Sunder- Coffee and 
land ; praying the House to admit for Home Con- 8¥8** 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Rating Stock 
Paul, Shadwell, praying the House to pass an Act i Trade. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hook, praying the Maynooth 
House not to sanction any further grant of public College. 


Petitions from Brome ;—Berrow ;-—Sparsholt ;— Church of 
Beighton ;—Shapwicke ;—Sheffield ;— Frating-cum- Egland. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Public Petitions 








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renee eee 


British 
Museum. 


Pilots. 


Lighthouses, 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices. 


Farmers and 
General Fire 
and Life Assu- 
rance Company 
Bill. 


Ludlow Bo- 
rough Election. 


410 5° Junie. 


A Petition of Attendants in the British Museum, 
praying that the recommendation of the Select Com- 
mittee in 1836, for a revision of the salaries of that 
establishment, may be carried into effect, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Agents or Proprietors of steam 
vessels engaged in the coasting trade to and from 
the port of Leith, praying the House to carry into 
effect the recommendations of the Commissioners on 
Pilotage, in 1835, so far as relates to steam vessels, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Agents or Proprietors of steam 
Vessels engaged in the coasting trade to and from 
the port of Leith, and resident in Edinburgh, pray- 
ing the House to carry into effect the recommenda- 
tions of the Select Committee of 1834, on the subject 
of Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
so far as relates to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers of the Established Church 
of Scotland, Members of the Presbytery of Alford, 
praying that the proposed measure relative to Church 
of Scotland Benefices may pass into law, was _pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Farmers and Ge- 
neral Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity 
Company to sue and be sued in the name of the 
Manager, Chairman or any one of the Directors, or 
the Secretary of the said Company, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Scholefield do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors 
of the Borough of Ludlow, on behalf of them- 
selves and others, electors of the said Borough, 
was delivered in, and read; setting forth, That at 
the last Election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Ludlow, in the county 
of Salop, the Petitioners were Electors of and for 
the said Borough, and were respectively entitled, 
and hereby claim to have been entitled to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election of a Member for the 
said Borough; that George Gerald de Hochepied 
Larpent, Esquire, and Beriah Botfield, Esquire, 
were the Candidates at the said Election ; that at 
the close of the poll the said Beriah Botfield, Es- 

uire, was by the Mayor and Returning Officer of 
the said Borough declared to have been duly elected 
as Member to serve in Parliament for the said Bo- 
rough ; that the said Beriah Botfield, by his agents, 
friends, managers and partisans, and others on his 
behalf, was before and at the said Election, and 
previous to and during the poll at the said Election, 
guilty of bribery and corruption, and of corrupt and 
illegal practices, m order to procure his Return as a 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the 
said Borough, and by gifts and rewards, and by 
promises, agreements and securities for gifts and 
rewards, did corrupt and corruptly agree and con- 
tract with, divers persons who had or claimed to 
have a right to vote at the said Election, to give 
their votes at the said Election for the said Beriah 
Botfield, or to refuse and forbear to give their votes 
for the said George Gerald de Hochepied Larpent, 
contrary tothe freedom of Election, and in violation 
of the law; that the said Berich Botfield, by means 
of the premises, was at the time of the said Election, 
atid before and at the taking of the poll at the said 
Election, wholly disabled and incapacitated and 
meligible to be elected or returned to serve in 
Parliament at that Election, and was and is dis- 
abled and incapacitated to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough of Ludlow, and 
the Return of the said Beriah Botfield was and is 














A. 1840. 


wholly null and void ; that notice that the agents, 
friends and partisans of the said Beriah Botfield 
had committed certain illegal acts, the force and 
effect of which would disqualify the said Beriah 
Botfield from sitting in Parliament, and that all 
votes given for him would therefore be null and void, 
was duly given to the Electors of the said Borough 
of Ludlow, previous to their voting for the said 
Beriah Botfield; that notwithstanding such his 
ineligibility, the said Beriah Botfield persisted in 
being a Candidate, and certain electors, to the 
number of one hundred and upwards, who had been 
served with the said notices, did record their votes 
in favour of the said Beriah Botfield; that all such 
votes are bad and invalid, and by the law and 
custom of Parliament ought to be removed from the 
said poll; that, in consequence of the illegality 
of such votes, the said George Gerald de Hochepied 
Larpent had a majority of legal votes, and ought to 
have been returned at the said Election as duly 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough 
of Ludlow; that before, at, and during the said 
Election, the said Beriah Botfield was, by his agents, 
friends and partisans, guilty of divers acts of bribery 
and corruption, in order that he the said Beriah 
Botfield might be returned to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough; that extensive bribery and 
treating was resorted to and practised by divers 
persons on behalf of the said Beriah Botfield, at 
the said Election; that men armed with bludgeons, 
and being professed pugilists, to the number of up- 
wards of one hundred, were brought to the said Bo- 
rough by the said Beriah Botfield, to overawe the 
friends of the said George Gerald de Hochepied 
Larpent, and intimidate them from voting at the 
said Election; that the Return of the said Beriah 
Botfield for the said Borough was procured by means 
of bribery, treating, intimidation and other corrupt 
and illegal practices, and is therefore wholly null 
and void, the said Beriah Botfield being totally in- 
capacitated, and his Return by means of the aforesaid 
corrupt and illegal practices being totally invalid; 
and praying that the House will take the premises 
into consideration, and will declare that the Election 
and Return of the said Beriah Botfield was and is 
wholly null and void, and that the said George Gerald 
de Hochepied Larpent was and ought to have been 
declared duly elected to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough of Ludlow, or that the 
said Election was null and void ; and that the House 
will afford such further and other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next ; and to be printed. 








A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Small Pox _ 
Carlisle, praying that the Small Pox Prevention Bill Prevention Bill 


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons resident Vaccination 
in Sheffield; praying that the Vaccination Bill may 5!!! 


A Petition of Workers in Govan Dye Works ; Universal 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Suffrage, &amp;e. 


The Prisons (Scotland) Bill was read the first Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Petitions from Sussex (New Brunswick);— Water- Church 
borough (New Brunswich);—Portland (New Bruns- 
wick) ; — Saint John (New Brunswick) ; — and, 
District of Eake Lomond, Simonds (New Bruns- 
wick); praying the House to continue their protec- 
tion and encouragement to the Bishops and Clergy 

throughout 


Ecclesi 
Duties 
Reven' 





Lord’s 


Freem 


Mur 
Cor 
(Ire 


Cor 
Bil 





ll. 


Ecclesiastical 
Daties and — 
Revenues Bill. 


Lord’s Day- 


Freemel. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Cracow. 


Hill Coolies. 


Totnes 
Borough. 


Poor Law Act. 


3 VicrorizZ. 


throughout the British colonies, and make provision 
for increasing their number,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Archdeaconry of Salop;— and, 
Brighton; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties 
and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented ,and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath ;—Penn ;—and, Tettenhall ; 
praying the House to pass an Act for promoting the 
better observance of the Lord’s Day, and for the 
suppression of Sunday Trading,— were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen of the borough of King’s 
Lynn, stating that the franchise created by the Mu- 
nicipal Corporations Act was confined to occupiers 
paying Poors Rates and taxes, in exclusion of all 
Freemen who are not householders; and praying 
that such franchise may be extended to such Free- 


5° Juniz. 





men as now enjoy the right to vote at Elections of 
Members of Parliament, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Framfield, praying 
that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians 
of the Hereford Union, praying that the Poor Law 
Commission Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Uxbridge Union, 
praying for the insertion of a Clause in the Poor 
Law Amendment Bill allowing any person nomi- 
nated for a Guardian to have his name withdrawn 
from the list at any time before the election, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lieupon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of Arundel, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, and other 
Inhabitants of Birmingham, praying for the per- 
manent establishment of a Consul at Cracow, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Congrega- 
tion at Lynn Regis, praying the House not to sanction 
any relaxation in the restrictions upon the exportation 
of the Hill Coolies of India to the British colonies, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns to be made by the Mayor, of the Property 
and Revenues of the Corporation of the Borough of 
Totnes in the year 1830; specifying the nature 
thereof; and whether any portion has been alienated 
or sold, and if so, the Particulars thereof :— And, of 
the Debts and Liabilities of the said Corporation, 


specifying the nature thereof, and the Dates at which 
they accrued. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of all the Unions governed by 
Boards of Guardians, under the Provisions of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act in England and Wales, 
the month and year when each was first incorporated, 
the Names of Counties wherein such Unions are 
situated :—The Names of all the Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioners for England and Wales, and Date 
of Appointment of each:—And, the Date of every 
Visit paid by each Assistant Commissioner to Boards 
of Unions in England and Wales, from the 1st day 
of January 1839 to the 31st day of December 1839; 
the Name of such Visiting Commissioner, and of 
such Board visited. 

Vou. 95. 











411 


_ Ordered, That the Select Committee-appointed to China Trade. 
inquire into the grievances complained of in the Pe- No. 359. 
tition of Merchants interested in the Trade with 
China, (presented on the 24th day of March last) by 
reason of the surrender of Opium to Her Majesty’s 
Superintendent there in the month of March 1839, 
and to report their Observations thereupon to the 
House ; and to whom a Petition of Merchants in- 
terested in the Trade with China, (presented on the 
17th day of March last,) was referred ; have Power 
— report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 
Mr. John Abel Smith 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Mr. Wingfield: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Provisions Exeter Roads 
of the Acts relating to the Turnpike-roads leading Bi!!- 
to and from the City of Exeter, and for making a 
new branch Road to communicate therewith : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and Tavistock 
speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Sal! Debts 
Tavistock and other Places therein mentioned, in the 
Counties of Devon and Cornwall: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Hull Improve- 
Act for better lighting and cleansing the Town of ment Bil. 
Kingston-upon-Hull, and certain Parts of the Li- 
berty of Trippett, within and part of the Municipal 
Borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An gtoke Bruezn 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Stoke Iuclosure Bil’. 
Bruern and Hamlet of Shutlanger, otherwise Shut- 
tlehanger, in the said Parish of Stoke Bruern, in the 
County of Northampton, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Battersby’s 
to dissolve the Marriage of Ann Battersby with Ar- Divorce Bili. 
thur Battersby, her now Husband, and to enable her 
to marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Returns to an Ad- Gaols and 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of March ee 
last, for a Return of the Establishment of Offi- ee 
cers and Servants employed in each County Gaol 
and House of Correction in England and Wales 
at this present time, specifying the Number and 
Description of such Officers and Servants, the Sa- 
laries and Emoluments of each, and by whom such 
Officers and Servants are respectively appointed, 
and the Date of their Appomtment ; also stating 
whether the Provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic.c. 

56, have been carried into effect or not, and if not 
carried into effect the cause of such omission :—A 
similar Return for every Gaol and House of Correc- 
tion in each City and Borough in England and 
Wales :—A Return of the greatest Number of Per- 
sons confined (distinguishing the Number of Debt- 
ors) at any one time in each County Gaol and 
House of Correction in England and Wales, in the 
year ending Michaelmas 1839; also the average 
Number (distinguishing the Number of Debtors) 
confined during that time, and the Number of se- 
parate Cells in each Prison; distinguishing those 
belonging to Debtors :—A similar Return for every 
Gaol and House of Correction in each City and 
Borough in England and Wales:—A Return of 
the Total Expenditure for every County Gaol and 

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412 5° Junie. A. 1840. 


House of Correction in England and Wales, for the| Ordered, That the Estimate of the Amount that Miscellaneoys N 
year ending Michaelmas 1839, distinguishing the | will probably be required to defray Law Expenses, &gt; 

Amount paid for new Buildings:—Also, a Return | Grants to Scottish Universities and other Charges, ‘ cotland,) 

of the average Expense for each Prisoner per week, | formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues, 


including everything except the Expense of new | 
Buildings :—And, a similar Return for every Gaol 


and House of Correction in each City and Borough | 
in England and Wales. 


and not provided for on Her Majesty’s Civil List, 
nor on the Consolidated Fund, from 1st April 1840 R 
to 3ist March 1841, be referred to the Committee. ( 


| Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


Fisheries Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, In the C ittee.) 
(Ireland.) = —-An Account of the various Amounts expended for | (Sn Che Vansant. ; 
the encouragement of Fisheries in Ireland, in each | 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Bahama 


year since 1819, under separate heads. 


thousand five hundred and twenty pounds, be granted Islands, 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 


Table. 


Customs, &amp;c., 





Establishment of the Bahama Islands, and of the 
Lighthouses there, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty, 2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Bermudas, | 
Duties of Customs, Excise and Assessed Taxes, was, | thousand and forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 


Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 


| 8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three PrinceEayari’, 
| thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her Island. 

| Majesty, to cefray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day 

of March 1841. 


Duties Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to | 1841. 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Admiralty | The House, according to Order, proceded to take | 
aig into further consideration the Report on the Admi- | 
— ralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.,) Bill; and the 


Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Clauses 
were added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, and read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 


Clergy og The Order of the day being read, for the second 
eaeiep om reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Ways and The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
manna the Committee of Ways and Means. 
(In the Committee.) 


Timber Duties. —_ Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted 


to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, col- | 


lected and paid, an additional Duty of Customs, not 
exceeding the following Amounts, on the Timber, 
Wood, and Wood Goods, after specified, in lieu of 
the Duty imposed on all descriptions of Timber, 
Wood and Wood Goods by an Act of the present 
Session of Parliament; that is to say, on Timber, 
Wood and Wood Goods now chargeable by the 
load, containing fifty cubic feet, an additional Duty, 
the load, of 1s. 6d.; on Battens and Batten Ends, 
Deals and Deal Ends, an additional Duty equal in 
amount to the sum of 1s. 6d. upon each load of Tim- 
ber contained in 120 of such Battens, Batten Ends, 
Deals and Deal Ends respectively. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Bernal also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Grand Jury Mr. Bernal reported the Grand Jury Cess (Jre- 
Cess (Ireland) Jend) 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. 


Supply : The Order of the Day being read, for the Com- | teen thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
Estimates, mittee of Supply ; to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
referred : Ordered, That the several Estimates for Chari-| Establishment at Saint Helena, and of Pensions 
Charitable table Institutions and Miscellaneous Services in | and Allowances to the Civil and Military Officers of 


Institutions and F.o/and, for 1840-41, be referred to the Com-|the East India Company’s late Establishments in 


Miscellaneous 
Services mittee. 
(Ireland. ) 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Western Coast 
| thousand three hundred and eighty pounds, be °f Africa, 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Civil Establishments on the Western Coast of 
Africa, to the 31st day of March 184i. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Wester 
thousand and ninety-nine pounds, be granted to Avstralia. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Settle- 
ment of Western Australia, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Ecclesiastical 
thousand seven hundred and ninety pounds, be Feteblishment 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the pao 
Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British North 
American Provinces, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eigh- Indian 
teen thousand eight hundred and ninety-five pounds, ee 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Indian Department in Canada, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Governors of 
three thousand two hundred and sixy-five pounds, oe 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge °°" 
of the Salaries of the Governors, Lieutenant Go- 
ivernors and others, in Her Majesty’s West India 
Colonies, to the 3ist day of March 1841. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Heligoland. 
hundred and sixty-three pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establish- 
| ment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- Stipendiary 
| eight thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted — a 
| to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Salaries, in bee) 
| Allowances and Contingencies, of the Stipendiary 
| Justices in the West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of 
| Good Hope, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
| 11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Negro 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- Education. 

\ fray, in the year 1840, such Expenses as Her Ma- 

jesty may incur in aiding the Local Legislatures in 
| providing for the religious and moral Instruction of 
the emancipated Negro Population. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Emigration. 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray a portion of the Charge of 
the Colonial Land and Emigration Board, and the 
| Salaries of the Agents for Emigration, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four- Saint Helena 














that Island, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
14. Resolved, 





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3 Victori2#. 





14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray a part of the Charge of the 
Civil Government of Nova Scotia, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of the Repair and Maintenance of 
the Rideau Canal, in Canada, in the year 1840. 
Niger Expedi- 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
tion. one thousand two hundred and sixty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Expedition to the River Niger, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


Nova Scotia. 


Rideau Canal 
(C anada.) 


Education 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 

(Ieland-) thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue Mo- 
ney for the Advancement of Education in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

Foundling 18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 

—.) thousand four hundred and twenty-two pounds, be 

vn granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

House of 19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eigh- 

Industry. teen thousand four hundred and twenty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic De- 
partment, and the four General Hospitals attached, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

a Orphan 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 

ouse. 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan 
House, Circular-road in Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 


Westmoreland 21, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 


Lock Hospital. thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Westmoreland Lock Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

Lying-in 22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 

Heopiel, thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 


wards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in Hos- 
pital in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


Dr.Steeven’s 93, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 


5° Suni. 


413 


of Charitable Donations and Bequests in Jreland, 

to the 31st day of March 1841. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal Belfast 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Academical 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Expenses a, 
of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, to the 

31st day of March 1841. 

32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Public Build- 
thousand six hundred and forty pounds, be granted ine &amp;e- 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of Public 
Buildings, &amp;c., in the Department of the Commis- 
sioners for Public Works in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Chief Secretary 
five thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted {0 ‘he Lord 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of ““““"""™" 
the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Zre- 
land in Dublin and London, and of Her Majesty’s 
Privy Council Office in Jreland ; also, the Expense 
of Printing for the Public Offices in Jreland, and of 
Postage in the Chief Secretary’s Offices, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

34, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Household 
thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be —— aaieal 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the ; 
Salaries for the Officers and Attendants of the 
Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Paymaster of 
thousand six hundred and fifty-nine pounds, be “i'l Services. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Office of the Paymaster of Civil Services in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Proclamations, 
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted &amp;«- 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for publishing 
Proclamations and printing the Statutes in Zreland, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Protestant 
three thousand six hundred and _ sixty-one pounds, Dissenting 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense “™*™ ** 
of Non-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dis- 
senting Ministers in Ireland, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- Criminal 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Prosecutions. 
defray the Charge of Criminal Prosecutions and 





other Law Charges in Ireland, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 
39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Police 
four thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine pounds, (Publin-) 
be granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the 
Charge of the Public Offices and Metropolitan 
Police of Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 
40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Public Works. 





r thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 
Dr. Steeven’s Hospital, in Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

Fever Hospital 24. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Three 

ni House of thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to 

‘ Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 

Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

Hospital fur 25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 

Incurables. 


hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Expense of the Hospital for In- 
curables, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


RomanCatholic 26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 


College. thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of the Roman Catholic College, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

——- 27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 


hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 

wards defraying the Expense of the Royal Irish 

Academy, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

all 28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

asa hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Royal Hibernian 

Academy, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


Royal Dublin 29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 

saat thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

Charitable 30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 


Donations and hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Salary and Expenses of the Commissioners 
Vou. 95. 


Bequests, 


thousand nine hundred and seventy-two pounds, be 
| granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Board of Public Works in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Townlan 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Servey- 
defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of Ire- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Shannon Com- 
thousand six hundred and seventy-three pounds, be ™*™ 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners 
for the Improvement of the River Shannon, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

43. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Commissariat. 
hundred and six thousand nine hundred and forty- 
eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

44. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
two thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Half-Pay, Pensions and Allowances in the Commis- 

'missariat Department, to the 31st day of March 
| 1841. 





3638 45. Resolved, 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill. 


Soap Duties 
Bill. 


No. 360. 


Tobacco Regu- 
lations Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Stage Carriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Adninistration 
of Justice 


(freland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(frelaud) Bill. 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill. 


Supply 
L5 May.] 


414 5°— 6° 


45. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
six thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1841, Law Expenses, Grants to Scottish Universities, 
and other Charges formerly paid out of the Here- 
ditary Revenues, and not provided for out of Her 
Majesty’s Civil List nor out of the Consolidated 
Fund. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 

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, upon Wednesday 
next, again’ resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Colonial Passengers Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thurs- 
day the 18th day of this instant June. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
intoa Committee upon the Soap Duties Bill; and, 
after same time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday the 15th day of this instant 
June; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into further consideration the Report on the 
Tobacco Regulations 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 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Zreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 19th day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upou Friday the 
19th day of this instant June, resolve itselfinto the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (/reland) 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 19th day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence 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 13th of the Resolutions 
which, upon the 5th day of May last, were reported 
from the Committee of Supply ; and which Reso- 
lution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


Junii. A. 1840. 
The Order of the day being read, for receiving com 
the Report from the Conmsitbes to whom it on Navigation, 
referred to consider of the Convention of Commerce 
between Her Majesty, and the Emperor of Austria, 
signed at Vienna, July 3d 1840, which was pre- 
sented upon the 11th day of February in the last 
Session of Parliament ; and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, 
c. 109, for the encouragement of British Shipping 
and Navigation. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Importa 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill ; _ tion (Ireiand) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 2#!- 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Loan Societies 

reading of the Loan Societies Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; Building 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 Admiralty 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill; Cates. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Blofield Union, Blofield Union, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 361. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighthouses, Lighthouses, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 362. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the County County Con. 
Constabulary Act, which was presented yesterday, stabulary Act. 
be printed. No, 363. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Felonies, Felonies, &amp;c. 
&amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 364. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the County County Trea- 
Treasurers’ Fee Fund (Ireland), which was presented Ste Fee Fund 


‘. (Ireland.) 
yesterday, be printed. No. 365. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the London London 
University, which were presented yesterday, be University. 
printed. No. 366. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Channel Channel Islands 


Islands Mails, which was presented yesterday, be Mails. 
printed. No. 367. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Harbours Harbours 
(South-eastern Coast), which was presented yester- — 
oast, 


day, be printed. No. 368. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to West India West India 
Mails Contract, which was presented upon Monday MailsContract. 
last, be printed. No. 369. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Sabbati, 6° die Junii ; 


Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS from Halesworth ; — Idle (two Church Rates. 
Petitions) ;—Clare (Suffolk) ;—Stradbrook ;— 
Wattesfield ;—and, Lilliesleaf; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grocers and Consumers of Sugar, in Foreign Suger. 
Kidderminster, praying for a reduction of the duty 
upon Foreign Sugar the produce of free labour, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising a - oa 
. . . a estminster. 
in and near Nottingham, praying for the removal of _— 


the Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster to a 








more convenient situation, was presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 








{do 
(in 








3SVIcTORIZ. 


A Petition of Subscribers and Friends to the 
Church Missionary Association in Devonport, com- 
plaining of the compulsory attendance of British 
subjects at Idolatrous Ceremonies in India; and 
praying that the connexion of the East India Com- 
pany with the religious rites and establishments of 
the natives of India may be dissolved, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


{dolatry 
(India. ) 


A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers, 
Shippers of goods, wares and merchandize, Wharf- 
ingers, Ship and Sloop-owners, and other Persons, 
residing at Selby, praying that the Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Kingston-upon« 
Hull Docks Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Sea Coast ex- 
tending from Culdaff to Strabagy, praying the 
House to extend the same support and encourage- 
ment to the Fisheries of Ireland as is afforded to 
those of Scotland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Fisheries 
(Ireland. ) 


China. A Petition of Inhabitants of Doncaster, praying 
for the suppression of the growth and preparation 
of Opium in British India, for transmission to 
China, and for a pacific and honourable settlement 
of the present dispute with the Chinese Government, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Doncaster, pray- 
ing that the County Constabulary Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill, 


Medical A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of the 


6°— 10° Junie. 





415 


lected and paid, an additional Duty of Customs not 
exceeding the following amounts, on the Timber, 
Wood and Wood Goods, after specified, in lieu of the 
Duty imposed on all descriptions of Timber, Wood 
and Wood Goods, by an Act of the present Session 
of Parliament ; that is to say, on Timber, Wood and 
Wood Goods now chargeable by the load, contain- 
ing fifty cubic feet, an additional Duty, the load, of 
1s. 6d.; on Battens and Batten Ends, Deals and 
Deal Ends, an additional Duty equal in amount to 
the sum of 1s. 6d. upon each load of Timber con- 
tained in 120 of such Battens, Batten Ends, Deals 
and. Deal Ends respectively. 

The said Resolution, being read a second tinie, 
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. Robert Gordon do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Chester and 
Copy of the Memorial of the Promoters of the Chester te a 
and Holyhead Railway to the Treasury, together “*""*™ 
with the small outline Map. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland presented a Bill Qualification 
to remove Doubts with respect to the Qualification _ heer Bil 
of Voters, and to create a Tribunal of Appeal on ‘a. 370 ; 
matters of Law relating to the Registration of ~® - 
Voters in Ireland: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 

Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


The Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill was read Entailed Estates 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time (Scotland) Bill. 
upon Thursday next. No. 371. 





Profession. city and county of Limerick, complaining that they 
are compelled to attend quarter sessions, and give 
evidence, without any remuneration, and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Charch of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Eckington, stating 
ngland, 


that the population of the country has outgrown 
the resources of the National Church, and praying 
the House to adopt measures for increasing its 
efficiency, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Adjournment. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House, this day, adjourn till Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That all Railway Bills, the Reports on 
which might, according to the Standing Orders of 
this House, stand for further consideration on Tues- 
day next, in case the House were then sitting, shall 
(in consequence of the adjournment till Wednesday 
next) stand for consideration on that day. 


Railway Bills, 


Marriages Act The Order for reading a second time, upon Thurs- 


een day next, the Marriages Act Amendment Bill, was 
; read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 17th day of this instant June. 
Grand Jury The ingrossed Bill to abolish Grand Jury Cess in 


ag (Ireland) certain Boroughs, and to annex certain Districts to 
‘ adjoining Counties for Fiscal Purposes, and for 
certain Purposes of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction 
in Ireland, 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. Solicitor General for Ireland 


do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their 
concurrence. 


Ways and Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways 

Means 5 aud Means, a Resolution, which was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Timber Duties, 


Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty, there shall be raised, levied, col- 
VoL. 95. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Peni- Penitentiary 
tentiary (Milbank), which was presented yesterday, (Milbank.) 
be printed. No. 372. 


And then the House adjourned till Wednesday 
next. 





Mercurii, 10° die Juniz ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Sandys, from the Court of Chancery, was Court of 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Chancery. 
Return to an Order, dated the 5th day of February 
last, for Returns of the Total Amount of the Fees 
received by or on account of the Six Clerks of the 
High Court of Chancery, during the year 1838; 
distinguishing how much of such Fees was received 
on account of their Office of Six Clerks, and how 
much as Clerks of the Inrolments and Comptroller of 
the Hanaper respectively :—Of the Total Amount of 
the Fees and Sums of Money which were received 
by or became payable to each of the sworn Clerks 
of the Court of Chancery during the year 1838 ; 
distinguishing how much of such Fees was ac- 
counted for to the Six Clerks of the said Court, or 
to any other and what Persons :—Of the Number 
of Term Fees which were received by or became 
payable to each of the said sworn Clerks during the 
year 1838, and the Number of Causes in respect of 
which such Term Fees accrued :—Of the Amount 
of the Fees which were received by or became pay- 
able to each of such sworn Clerks during the year 
1838, on account of the taxation of Costs, and in 
respect of how many Bills of Costs such Fees 
became payable; specifying the ten largest Amounts 
received by each of the said sworn Clerks for any 
one Bill of Costs:—Of the Total Amount which 
was received by or became payable to each of the 
said sworn Clerks for Office Eicie during the year 
3G4 1838 :—- 








Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill 


Weybridge 
Rectory Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Kirkcudbright 
Roads Bill, 


Newcastle- 
under-Lyme, 
Blyth Marsh, 
&amp;c., Roads 
Bill. 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road Bill. 


Witnesses. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


416 


1838 :—And, similar Returns during the year 1839 | 
(so far as relates 'to the sworn Clerks of the said | 
Court) :—And then he withdrew. | 


10° Junie. 


A. 1840. 


Boldon; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties 
and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon’ the | Table. 


Table. 


Battersby’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 be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships upon 
the said Bill:—And that Mr. Freshfield do carry 
the said Message. 


A Petition of James Matthews, Vicar Choral of 
| the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, praying that a 
| clause may be inserted in the said Bill, compensating 
| him for any loss he may sustain should the said 
Bill pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Haworth ;—Markinch Universal Mr. Feargus 
Suffrage Association (Chairman of a Meeting);— ©’Comnor. 
and, Liversedge; praying the House to address Her 





Ordered, That the Committee on the Weybridge 
Rectory Bill be revived :--And that they have leave 
to sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. 


Sir Benjamin Hall reported from the Committee 
on the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction 
Railway Bill; and to whom several Petitions against 
the said Bill were referred; That they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions ; 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
that they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 
far as the same relate to the present application ; 
that the Resolution of the House of the 27th day 
of January last had been complied with ; and 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. 

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


The House was moved, That the Report which, 
upon the 15th day of May last, was made from the 
Committee on the Kirkcudbright Roads Bill, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, That other 
Amendments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee:—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, and to make their Report To- 
morrow. 


Mr. De Horsey reported from the Committee on 


the Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads | 


Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the 
said Bill were referred; That no person appeared 
in support of the said Petitions; and 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. 


Ordered, ‘That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and maintaining 
the Road from Tadcaster to Halton Dial, and for 
making and maintaining anew Road from Seacroft, 
to and into the Highway leading from Scholes to 
Barwickh-in-Elmet, all in the West Riding of the 
County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace 
for the Borough of Sunderland, stating that the 
Petitioners experience considerable difficulty in the 
execution of their Commission from the want of a 
power to compel the attendance of witnesses whose 
evidence is represented as indispensable to a due 
investigation of many of the cases which are brought 
before them ; and praying the House to remedy this 
defect in the law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whittingham ;—Sedgefield ;— Har- 
tlepool ;-—Kelloe and Shincliffe ;—Lanchester ;--and, 





Majesty, praying that She may be pleased to order, 
that Mr. Feargus O’Connor be forthwith removed 
from the castle at York to the Queen’s Bench 
Prison,— were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ayr, Newton and Wallacetown 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Universal Suffrage As- 
sociation of Joiners in Dundee (Chairman) ;—and, 
Campsie (Chairman of a Meeting); praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, requesting ‘Her to 
grant a free and unconditional pardon to Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Keighley, praying that Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor may be removed from the felons’ to the 
debtors’ side of the Castle of York, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 














Petitions from Merthyr Tydvil (Chairman of a Political 
Meeting ; — Leith (Chairman and Secretary of a Offenders. 
Meeting) ;— Robert Geddie ;—and, Allan Mac Fad- 
yen; praying the House to address Her Majesty to 
liberate all Offenders suffering imprisonment for Poli- 
tical Offences,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of certain Electors of Sudbury was suabury 
delivered in, and read :—And it appearing that the Election. 
Petitioners complained of the Election and Return 
of George Tomline, Esquire, but that they had not 
entered into the Recognizances required by the 
Act for regulating the Trial of Controverted Elec- 
tions ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 


Petitions from Oakham ;— Weston ;—-Long Pres- Church Rates. 
ton ;— Northampton ; — Kettering ;—- Hadleigh ;— 
Aldringham ;—Lazfield ;—and, Offton; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Perth, praying that Cruelty to 
the Cruelty to Animals Act may be extended to Animals Act. 
Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. « 


Petitions from Members of the Grand Order of Corn Laws. 
Modern Druids in the Manchester district ;—Ras- 
trick ;-—Lindley (five Petitions);—and, Quarmby; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law 
Wakefield Union, praying that a clause may be Amendment 
inserted in the Poor Law Amendment Bill, em- 
powering the imprisonment of the putative father 
in default of recovering arrears of payments by 
distress or by attachment of wages, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Southampton ;— Bradford ( York); sale of Beet 
—and, Liverpool; praying for the amendment of Act. 
the Sale of Beer Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions 








¢ 
s 


Church of 
England. 


Grammer 
Schools Bill. 


Lord's Day. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Lighthouses. 


Royal Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


3 VicToRIz&amp;. 


Petitions from Morton ;—Meline;—and, Saint | 
Philip and Jacob, Bristol; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
the National Church, and praying the House to 
adopt measures for increasing its efficiency,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Leighton Bussard;—and, Fetter- 
lane Chapel, London ; praying the House to refuse 
all further grants of public money for the extension 
of the Church Establishment,—-were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Inhabitants of Brewood, 
praying that the Grammar Schools Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Sedgley ;—Shareshill ;—Hartle- 
bury and Areley Kings ;---Brewood ;—Bushbury ; 
—Colwich ;--and, Wolverhampton; praying that a 
law may be passed for the suppression of all traffick- 
ing on turnpike-roads, railways and canals on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—Hubberstone ; 
—Milford Haven ;—Saint Mary’s, Tenby, &amp;c.;— 
-Stoer Assynt ;-— Deerness ;-—- Haddington ;-- Duxford; 
— Penmark ;— Beeching Stohe;—Silton;--Aberdeen; 
—Stanstead;— Kington, Bishampton and Dormston ; 
— Margate ;— Alvanley ;— Horley ;—Spelsbury ;— 
Great Smeaton, Hornby and Appleton-upon-Wiske ; 
— Hawnby ;— Hungerford ;—and, Swanage; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 


10° Junzz. 


417 


a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and 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 changed 
one of the Commissioners named in the Bill; that 
the Parties concerned had given their consent to the 
Bill to the satisfaction of the Committee (except 
the Proprietors of lands assessed to the poor rate 
assessment at £.779. 10s.), who dissent to the Bill, 
and the Proprietors of lands assessed to the poor 
rate assessment at £.20. 15s. who are neuter; and 
that the whole of the property of persons interested 
in the inclosure is assessed to the said poor rate 
assessment at £.1,903. 5s.; and that the Committee 
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; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee:—And that they have leave to 


sit, and proceed, and to make their Report, To- 
morrow. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Bridgeton, Glasgow, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her present 
Ministers, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


present Ministers, to call to Her Councils Mi- 








Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors or Owners of steam 
ships trading to and from the Port of Bristol, pray- 
ing the House to carry into effect the recommenda- 
tions of the Select Committee of 1834, on the sub- 
ject of Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and 
Beacons, so far as relates to steam vessels, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Convener of the incorporated 


nisters who will pledge themselves to make the 
principles of Universal Suffrage a Cabinet measure, 
and to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to their 
families, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Con- 
gregation of Spilsby, praying the House not to 
sanction any relaxation of the restrictions upon the 
exportation of Hill Coolies and other natives of 
India to the Mauritius and the West Indies, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham reported from the Committee Saint Harmon 
on the Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill ; and to whom closure Bill. 


Queen’s 
Ministers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Trowbridge, praying Queen’s 
the House to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her Ministers, &amp;c. 


Hill Coolies. 


trades of Perth ;—and, the Lord Provost, Magis- 
trates and Council of Edinburgh; praying that the 
Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mem- Registration 
bers of the Leeds Operative Conservative Society, of Voters 


praying that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) (yee) Bint 


Affirmation 
Bill, 


Window Tax. 


British 
Fisheries, 


Foreign Sugar. 


law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(No. 1.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of William Cristall, of Greenwich, 
praying that the Affirmation Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Lyon, Bleacher and Finisher, 
praying that windows used in factories and work- 
shops may be exempted from taxation, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Dunbeath;-—Wick ;--and, Ullapool; 
taking notice of a Convention entered into with the 


A Petition of James Knight, praying for an inquiry Lunatic 


into the treatment of patients in Lunatic Asylums, Asylums. 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


connected with the Presbyterian Chapel of Work- 
ington, praying for an alteration of the law relative 
to Church Patronage in Scot/and, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





King of the French, allowing foreign vessels to fish 
within three miles of our coasts, and praying that 
they may be restricted to a distance of rea miles, 


—were presented, und read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Grocers and Consumers of Sugar, 
in Mallow, praying the House to admit for home 
consumption all Sugar, the produce of free labour, 
on the payment of such duties as may appear just 
and reasonable, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 95. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Penrith, praying the House to adopt such measures 
as shall appear best calculated to confer upon the 
| Medical Profession a sound and efficient legal or- 
ganization, and place it under a system of govern- 
ment based upon principles which may protect the 
interests of its members and promote the public wel- 
fare, insure uniformity of education and examination 
for all who enter it, prevent illegal medical practice, 
and bestow reciprocal privileges on practitioners 
irrespectively, whether exercising their vocation in 
England, Scotland or Ireland, was presented, and 
|tead ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
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The 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and others, Church 


Patronage 


(Scotland.) 


Medical 


Profession. 





418 


Stoke Bern | The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Inclosure Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Stoke Bruern and Hamlet of Shutlanger, otherwise 
Shuttlehanger, in the said Parish of Stoke Bruern, 
in the County of Northampton; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr.1. 1.21. After “ Shuttlehanger” insert “ And 
whereas the Queen’s Most excellent Majesty, in 
right of Her Crown, is, or claims to be entitled to 
the reversion in fee-simple of the said manor of 
Stohe Bruern, as part of the honor of Grafton, 
and to part of the said open and common fields, 
common meadows, common pastures, commons 
and other commonable lands and grounds, and 
and divers inclosed lands and homesteads, ex- 
pectant on the failure of issue male of Henry Earl 
of Euston, afterwards first Duke of Grafton, under 
and by virtue of Letters Patent, bearing date the 
twenty-first day of June, in the twenty-fifth year 
of the reign of his Majesty King Charles the 
Second.” 

Pr. 1.1.24. After “ William’ insert “ Richard.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 26. Leave out “ extend” and insert 
extent.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 37, Leave out “ Member” and insert 
Members.” 

Pr. 56.1. 34. After “ this” insert “ Act.” 

And it appearing by the said Amendments, that 
Her Majesty’s interest is concerned therein ; 

Mr. Labouchere, by Her Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been 
informed thereof, gives Her consent, as far as Her 
Majesty’s interest is concerned, that the House may 
do therein as they shall think fit. 

Then the Amendments were read a second time, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cartwright 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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Paisley and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- 
sideration the Report which, upon the 28th day of 
May last, was made from the Committee on the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 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. 


Taff Vale 


i : The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
Railway Bill. 


deration the Report which, upon the 4th day of 
this instant June, was made from the Committee on 


the Taff Vale Railway Bill; printed Copies of the’ 


Bill having been delivered at the door upon Friday 
last. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Amendments be now read 
a second time:—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Friday 
next. 


— The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
Drogheda Rail-deration the Report which, upon the 1st day of this 
way Bill. instant June, was made from the Committee on the 
Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill; printed Copies 
of .he Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Thursday last; and the Amendments were read, and 
— to; and Amendments were made to the 
ill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Fox Maule 


NethentetCave, resented, pursuant to several 


Addresses to Her Majesty, —A Copy of all Corre- 
spondence between the Home Department and the 
Persons concerned, in the case of Nathaniel Cave. 





10° Juniz. 





A. 1840. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated London 
the 19th day of May last, for a Copy of the first University, 
and of the second Charter of the University of 
London; of the Minutes of the Senate of the Uni- 
versity, and of all Committees a by the 
Senate; of the Regulations made by the Senate 
for the course of Study and of Examination in 
each of the Faculties; and of the Examination 
Papers that have been set at the different Ex- 
aminations ; of the Names of the present Members 
of the Senate; of the Names of the Examiners for 
each year since the University instituted Examina- 
tions; and of the Duties attached to each Examiner- 
ship, and of the Salary attached to each ; stating 
the cases in which Members of the Senate have 
been appointed Examiner, and in which the same 
individuals hold, or have held, at the same time, 
more Examinerships than one :—Also, of the Num- 
ber of Students who have matriculated, and who 
have taken honours on matriculation, and who have 
graduated in the several Faculties, and who have 
taken honours in graduation. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Seduction, &amp;c., 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 put, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. William Miles, 


Seduction, &amp; 
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Mr. Liddell : } 
Mr. Villiers, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Hawes: 


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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 to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday the 24th day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into gale of Beer 
further consideration the Report on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill. 
(No. 2.) Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House :—And the House im- 
mediately resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N* 1, (No License to sell Beer or Cider 
by retail to be granted to any person who shall not 
be the real resident holder or occupier of the dwelling- 
house in which he shall apply to be licensed, nor 
shall any such License be granted in respect of any 
dwelling-house which shall not, with the premises 
occupied, be rated at one rating to the poor ona 
certain rate or annual value) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 10. To leave out 
the words “ Eleven pounds,” in order to insert 
the words “ Ten pounds.” 





Question put, That the words “ Eleven pounds” 
stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Pakington, } 37 
Yeas, Mr. Slaney : ™ 
Tellers for the J Mr. Alston, \ - 
Noes, UMr. Henry Aglionby : F 
Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 12. To leave out 
“ two thousand five hundred” in order to insert 
the words “ Five thousand.” 











Question, 


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Question, put, That the words proposed to be left 
out, stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Pakington, } 40 
Yeas, Mr. Slaney : : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Alston, } aoe 
Noes, \ Mr. Henry Aglionby : sine 


Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 18. To leave out 
the words “ in one rating,’ in order to insert the 
words “be rated for any holding in the parish of 
house, premises and lands.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ( Mr. Pakington, } 34 
Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton : 7 
Tellers for the { Mr. Warburton, 29 
Noes, UMr. Alston : } bia 


Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 19. To leave out 
the words “ Eight pounds” in order to insert the 
words “ Five pounds.” 

Question put, That Eight pounds stand part of 
the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Pakington, 1 
Yeas, L Mr. Goring : J #3. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Alston, 29 
Noes, Mr. Henry Aglionby : } ba 


Several Amendments made. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Pakington, 4) 
Yeas, Mr. Charles Round : } ’ 

Tellers for the § Mr. Philip Howard, 1 
Noes, L Mr. Alston : f 

Cuavuse, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuausez, N° 3, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 4, postponed. 

Crauses, N°5 and N°6, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiausss, N° 7, and N° 8, agreed to. 


CuiausE, N° 9, (Penalty on Persons licensed to 
sell Beer or Cider having Wine or Spirits or Sweets, 
&amp;c.)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5.1. 2. After the word 
“ sweets” to insert the words “ liable to duty.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
——put and Negatived. 

CiauseE, N°9, agreed to. 

Cuausez, N° 10, agreed to. 

Criausez, N° 11, postponed. 

Cravuse, N° 12, (Every person applying for a 
License to sell Beer or Cider to deposit with the 
Commissioners of Excise a certificate of good cha- 
racter, signed by six rated inhabitants of the parish, 
and certified by one of the Overseers)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 43. To leave out 
the words “ That every person applying for a 
License.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


( Mr. Benett 
Tellers for the Yeas,) Mr. Pakington : } on 
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Tellers for the Noes; bie Mies - f 43. 


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Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; ' 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Pakington, 1 
Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon : . 
Tellers for the § Lord Granville Somerset, 

Noes, Mr. Cresswell : } 
Amendment proposed: P.8. 1.15. To leave out 
the words “ or withm any city, cinque port, town, 
“ corporate, parish or place, the population of which, 
according to the last Parliamentary Census, shall 
exceed Ten thousand, or within one mile, to be 
measured by the nearest public street or path, 
from any polling place used at the last election, 
for any town having the like population, and re- 

turning a Member or Members to Parliament.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 

out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided: 

Tellers for thef Mr. Robert Gordon, } 6 

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Tellers for they Mr. Gisborne, 
Noes, Mr. Townley Parker ; 

Several Amendments made. 

Criauss, N° 15, as amended, agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 16 and N° 17, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 18. (Licenses may continue to be 
granted to persons licensed before the passing of the 
Act, whilst they continue the occupiers of the same 
house, notwithstanding the house is below the quali- 
fication required by the Act) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 9. 1. 15. After the 
words “ any person,” to insert the words “ or the 
“* widow of such person during her widowhood. ” 


Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 


The Committee divided: 


Tellers for the Yeas, { a o he, Ce } 43. 


Tellers for the Noes, { oq pot 7 \ 24, 


Cuavuss, N° 18, as amended, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 19 to N° 23, agreed to. 

Postponed Clause N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 

Postponed Clause N° 11, disagreed to. 

Postponed Clause N° 14, agreed to. 

Schedule disagreed to. 

Clause (Prohibiting the consumption of Beer on 
the premises) brought up, and read 1°. 

Question put, That the Clause be now read 2° ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas,/ 0 —" } - 


Tellers for the Noes,{ oo aa pod ee: } 29. 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


7. 








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


Jovis, 11° die Junii, 1840: 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 


field reported, That the Committee had gone through 


the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon 


Thursday the 18th day of this instant June. 


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2, stand part of the| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- gopyright Bill 
Bill,——put and Negatived. 


mittee on the Copyright Bill ; 
Cravuse, N°'13, acreed to Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
Crause, Ne 14, postponed the 24th day of this instant June, resolve itself 
Crause, N° 15, (Hours for opening and closing into the said Committee. 
houses)——-read. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Afiirmation 
Amendment proposed: P. 8. 1. 7. To leave out| reading of the Affirmation Bill; Bill. 


the words “ that no person licensed to sell Beer or} Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
“« Cider. To-morrow. 


Vou. 95. 








3H 2 The 





Timber Ships 
Bill. 


Poor Clergy 
Maintenance 


Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


Tobacco Regu- 
lations Bill. 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill. 


Commerce and 
Navigation. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


Trafalger 
Square. 


Wilsoutown 
Road Bill. 


420 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Poor Clergy Maintenance 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Tobacco Regulations Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
‘To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; 

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 to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of the Convention of Commerce 
between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Austria, 
signed at Vienna July 3d 1840, which was presented 
upon the 11th day of February, in the last Session 
of Parliament; and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, 
for the Encouragement of British Shipping and 
Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Loan Societies Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 


of the whole House, for Friday the 19th day of this 
instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Return of the Arrangements entered into between 
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the 
Committee for erecting the Nelson Monument in 
Trafalgar-square :—A\)so, a Statement of the Plan 
approved and sanctioned by the Commissioners of 
Woods and Forests for laying out the vacant space 
in front of the National Gallery, and whether it will 
be all or in part open to the public. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


10°—11° Juniz. 


The Timber Ships Bill was, according to Order, | 





A. 1840. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing, improving and Bedford 
maintaining the Road from Bedford to Ampthill, Wobum, ana 
Woburn and Leighton Bussard, with a Branch there- ee Bus- 
from, all in the County of Bedford, was read the *“2ill 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
title be, An Act for repairing, improving, and main- 
taining the Road from Bedford to Woburn, with a 
Branch therefrom, all in the County of Bedford. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alston do carry the Bill to 
tlie Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Weaver 
Weaver Churches Bill to make their Report be en- Churches Bil, 
larged till Friday the 19th day of this mstant June. 





Mr. Murray reported from the Committee on Kirkcudbright 
the (re-committed) Kirkcudbright Roads Bill; That Roads Bill, 
the Resolution of the House of the 6th day of 
February last had been complied with ; and that the 
Committee had made other Amendments to the Bill; 

and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 














A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Great Level 
of the borough of King’s Lynn, praying for the ap- of the Wash 
ean a : ‘ : ‘: nclosure, 
pointment of a Select Committee to inquire into a 
plan for inclosing and draining a considerable por- 
tion of the Great Level of the Wash, between the 
coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire, and for pre- 
serving ana improving the Outfall of the River Ouse, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Sir James Graham reported from the Committee Sint Harmon 
on the(re-committed) Saint Harmon Inclosure Bill; lclsure Bill. 
That the Parties concerned had given their consent 
) to the change of a Commissioner, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee; and that the Committee had 
made other Amendments tothe Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from South Shields; -—— Brecon ; — Foreign Sugar. 
Bridgend ;— York ;— Woodbridge ;— Whitehaven ;— 
Cardigan ;— Malmesbury ;—and, Evesham; praying 
the House to admit for home consumption all free- 
labour Sugar, on the payment of such duties as may 
appear just and reasonable,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the district of Saint Mary’s Chapel, Church of 
Lambeth ;— Oxford ;—and, Loughton; stating that 's!sn4- 
the population of the country has outgrown the re- 





sources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


till a quarter of an hour after one of the | upon the Table. 


clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till | 


this day. 





Jovis, 11° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


WN R William Miles reported from the Committee | 
on the Wilsontown Road Bill; and to whom | 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred; That | 


they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- | lomew-close ; 


tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 


Petitions from Upton ;— Bristol (three Petitions); 
—and Monkwearmouth ; praying the House to re- 
fuse all grants of public money for the extension of 
the Established Church,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyie ;— Guildford- Corn Laws- 





street, Southwark ;—Smith-street, &amp;c., Saint Pun- 
cras ;—George-street, Saint Pancras ;—Stansfield ; 
— Southwark Bridge-road ;—Josiah Sanders and 
others ;—Stangate ;—Russell-street, Bermondsey ;— 
Tooley-street ;— Peerless-row, City-road ;—Bartho- 
— Lowndes-square, &amp;c. ;--Common Car- 
riers, London ; — Westminster-road, Lambeth ; — 


Bill ;—That the Resolution of the House of the 6th | Zower Chelsea ;--John-street, Southwark; —and, 


day of February last had been complied with ; and 
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 there- 
unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


| Macclesfield; praying for the repeal of the Corn 


Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of Inha- Mr. Feargus 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | bitants of Leeds, praying the House to address Her 0’Comr 
| Majesty for the immediate liberation of Mr. Feargus 


O’ Connor, 


be ingrossed. 








Hill Coolies. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill, 


Smal] Debts. 


Quainton 
lnclusure Bill, 


Lord's Dav, 


Isaac Johnson. 


Jolin Kennedy. 


3 VicrorRiz. 


O’ Connor, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Maningham ;— and, Heckmond- 
wike; praying that Mr. Feargus O’ Connor ma 
be removed from York Castle to the Queen’s Bench 
Prison,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Paddock, praying for 
the removal of Mr. Feargus O’Connor from the fe- 
lons’ to the debtors’ side of York Castle, was also 


presented, and read and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Truro, praying the 
House not to sanction any relaxation of the restric- 
tions upon the exportation of Hill Coolies and other 
natives of India to the Mauritius and the West 
Indies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Bedworth Incorporation ;— 
Plomesgate Union ;—Christ Church, Spitalfields ;— 
and, Borwick and other places; praying that the 
Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Paisley ;—Perth;—- and, Rober- 
ton ;-—praying for the abolition of Church Rates,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Wells ;—and, Worcester; praying 
that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Teigh ;—Gravesend ;—Ballyroan ; 
—and, Doddington; praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any further grant of public money to the Ro- 
man Catholic College of Maynooth,-—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cloone, praying that 
the Registration of Voters (Jreland)(No. 1.) Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Wigan ;-- Borris Idrone ;-—Grange 
Gorman ;— Strabane ;—- Saint Paul, Dublin; — 
Tinnahely ;—and, Killmegan; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Sunderland, pray- 


11° June. 


491 


complaining of his imprisonment in Dumfries Gaol, 
and praying for inquiry, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from resident Members of the Univer- Chimney 
sity of Cambridge ;—and, Warminster ; praying that Sweepers Bill. 
the Chimney Sweepers.Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Calstock ; — Sourton ; — Broad- Rating of 
woodwidger ;-- Walkhampton ;--Sampford Spiney ;-- eran ted al 
Beerferris ;— Meavy ;— Lamerton ;— Dunterton;— Courts. 
Coryton ;—Bratton Clovelly ;-- Holsworthy ;--Buck- 
land Monuchorum ;— Thrushelton ;— Bridestowe ;— 
Bradstone and Kelly;—and, Petertavy; praying 
the House to restore the Law relative to the Rating 
of Profits as it stood previous to the decision in the 
case “ Rex v. Joddrell,” and also praying for the 
abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting at Oak- Newport Riots. 
bank Works, praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty to grant a free pardon to Frost, Williams and 
Jones, was presented, aud read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. . 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Hull Improve- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ment Bill. 
tituled, An Act for better lighting and cleansing the 
the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and certain parts 
of the Liberty of Tippett, within and part of the 
Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull ; and the 
same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 17. 1. 9. After “always ” insert “and be it 
“ further Enacted.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 19. After “ always” insert “ and be it 
“ further Enacted.” 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bethell 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 of Teigh, praying for Roman Catholic 
the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was Relief Act. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Stam- Courts of Law 
ford, praying for the removal of the Courts of Law (Westmiuster.) 
at Westminster to some more central place, was pre- 


. 











ing the House to pass a Bill for the more speedy 
recovery of Small Debts, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Land in the Parish 
of Quainton, in the County of Buckingham, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baldwin do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wolverley, praying 
the House to adopt measures for the suppression of 
trafficking on Canals on the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered ta lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Isaac Johnson, late of Stockport, 
and now a Prisoner in the Castle of Chester, com- 
plaining of the severity of the regulations of the said 
prison affecting political offenders; and praying the 
House to investigate his case, and reduce the term 
of his imprisonment, was presented, and read; and 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Dealers in Spirits, residing in Lin- sale of Spirits. 
coln, praying the House to pass a law, reducing the 
present restriction of the minimum quantity of Spirits 
to be sent out of dealers’ stocks from two gallons to 
cne gallon, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kelso, praying that Copyright Bill. 
ihe Copyright Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oxford;—and, Lincoln; praying County Con- 
that the County Constabulary Bill may not pass stabulary Bill. 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Members and Church 
others of the Scotch Church, Falstone, praying for Patronage 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage S"«"4) 








ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Kennedy, Head Master of the | 


in Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Derby, Vaccination 


a i ‘ 7 | “ s z i S i 
Grammar School of Addingham, in Cumberland, | praying that the Vaccination Bill may not pass into Bill. 
° 


Von. £5. 


343 a law, 


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a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


StageCarriages, Petitions from London and Westminster ;—and, 
&amp;e. Manchester ; praying for a reduction of the duty 

on Carriages kept to be let for hire, and on servants 
employed in the management thereof,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Medical 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Professivu. 


South Shields, praying the House to proceed forth- 
with to take such steps as may seem best fitted for 
ensuring an efficient measure of Medical Reform, 


was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Parochial A Petition of the Chairman and Vestry Clerk of 
Assessments 4 Meeting of Inhabitants of Saint James, Clerken- 
_ well, praying that the Parochial Assessments Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Poor Law Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
— Copy of a Report, dated the 13th day of February 
me 1840, with a Table, showing the Relief afforded to 
Lunatics and Idiots by the Unions and Parishes com- 
prised in the Metropolitan District, by Dr. Kay, 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioner :—Also, a Return 
of the Names of the Parishes within the said Dis- 
trict which are not in union, or under the Superin- 
tendence of Boards of Guardians established under 
the Poor Law Amendment Act, and therefore not 
included in the above Report. 


Battersby’s 


Mr. Freshfield reported, That he had carried to the 
Divorce Bill. 


Lords the Message of this House of yesterday, re- 
questing that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Battersby’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lord- 
ships had been pleased to communicate a printed 
Copy of the said Minutes of Evidence, as desired 
by this House ; and he delivered the same in at the 


Table. 
Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
the Lords, = Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment, viz. 
Nairnshire A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually 
Roads Bill, 


making, repairing and maintaining certain Turn- 
pike-roads in the Counties of Nairn and Inverness : 
Belfast Water- A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
— (No. 1.) Water the Town and Borough of Belfast : 


Liverpool 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Council of 
Korough Fund the Borough of Liverpool to raise Money upon 
=. Bonds : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Duffryn 
Liynvi and Porth Cawl Railway Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts 
relating to the said Railway, and to the Bay of 
Porth Cawl, in the County of Glamorgan: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Jonathan Warr with 
Betty 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 
Hous2: And also, 

Grant’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

Divorce Bill. to dissolve the Marriage of Alexander Grant, Es- 
quire, with Maria Theresa his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

we The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

Divorce Bill. to dissolve the Marriage of Joseph Groome Deane 
with Rachael his now Wife, and to enable him to 

marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 


Daftryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill. 


Warr’s 
Divorce Bill. 








A. 1840, 


tioned ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords desire a present Conference with Outrage upon 
this House in Committee Room No. 5. upon a the Queen, 
subject. materially affecting the safety of the Person 
of Her Majesty and the happiness of Her people : 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree to a Con- 
ference with the Lords, as desired by their Lordships: 
—And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith ; and then 
they again withdrew. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to 
manage the said Conference :—And a ~Committee 
was appointed of Lord John Russell, Sir Robert 
Peel, Lord Viscount Palmerston, Lord Stanley, Sir 
John Hobhouse, Lord Viscount Howick, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Labou- 
chere, Sir James Graham, Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr. 
Herries, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Sir Edward Sug- 
den, Mr. Macaulay, Sir George Grey, Mr. Attorney 
General, Mr. George Wilbraham, Sir Francis Bur- 
dett, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Williams Wynn, 
Mr. Sanford, Lord Ashley, Lord Seymour, Mr. Bol- 
ton Clive, Lord Viscount Mahon, Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Mr. Ellice, Sir Thomas Acland, Mr. Alston, 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Fox Maule, Lord Gran- 
ville Somerset, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord George 
Lennox, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Villiers 
Stuart, Mr. Shiel, Sir Denham Norreys, Mr. Lucas, 
Mr. Lefroy, Mr. William Smith O’Brien, and Mr. 
Bernal. 

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 a Conference, which was 
managed on the part of the Lords by His Royal 
Highness the Duke of Sussex, and that the Confer- 
ence was to acquaint this House, that the Lords, in 
consequence of the recent most atrocious and trea- 
sonable attempt on Her Majesty’s most sacred Per- 











son, had taken the same into consideration, and 
had agreed upon an Address to be presented to Her 
Majesty thereupon, to which Address the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House. 

Resolved, That the Address of the Lords com- 
municated by their Lordships at the Conference be 
now taken into consideration; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and Ioyal sub- 
jects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, 

in Parliament assembled, beg leave humbly to 
approach Your Majesty’s Throne, to express our 
horror and indignation at the late atrocious and 
treasonable attempt against Your Majesty’s sacred 
Person, and our heartfelt congratulation to Your 
Majesty and to our country on Your Majesty’s 
happy preservation from so great a danger; to ex- 
press to Your Majesty the deep concern which we 
feel at there having been found within Your Ma- 
jesty’s dominions a person capable of so flagitious 
an act; and that we make it our earnest prayer to 
Almighty God, that He will preserve to us the bless- 
ings which we enjoy under Your Majesty’s just and 
mild government, and continue to watch over a Life 
so justly dear to us. 

Then the said Address being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Lords in the said Address, to 
be presented to Her Majesty. 

And the blank therein was filled up with the words 
“ and Commons.” 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint their Lordships, that this House hath 
agreed to the Address to which the Lords desired 
the concurrence of this House, and have filled up 
the blank with the words “ and Commons.” 

Ordered, That Lord John Russell do carry the 
said Message. 


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Grant’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Deane’s 
Divorce Bill. 


War's 
Divorce Bill. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 

(No. 1.) Bill ; 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Outrage upon 
the Queen. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill, 


3 VicTorIi&amp;£. 


Grant’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 be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of the said Bill:—And that Mr. Freshfield do 
carry the said Message. 


Deane’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 be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of the said Bill:—And that Mr. Freshfield do 
carry the said Message. 


Warvr’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 be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of the said Bill :—And that Mr. Freshfield do 
carry the said Message. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
on the Registration of Voters (Jreland) (No. 1.) Bill, 

e now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “Committee on 
“ the Registration of Voters (Ireland) (No. 1.)” in 
order to insert the words “ second reading of the 
“ Registration of Voters,” 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 to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, eee 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : ; 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, } _— 

Noes, Mr. John Parker : ; 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 


(No. 1.) Bill, be now read; and the same being 
read ; 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have commanded us to acquaint this 
House, that Her Majesty has appointed To-morrow 
at two o’clock, at Buckingham Palace, to be at- 
tended with the Address of both Houses; and that 
the Lords do intend to be there at that time :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


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, 
“ it be an Instruction to the Committee that the 
have power so to alter and amend the Qualifica- 
tion of Parliamentary Electors in Jreland, as to 
enable every person otherwise qualified to register 
as a Voter, on proof of payment of poor rates, 
on a valuation of per annum for 
twelve months previous to Registration, without 
reference to the amount of his beneficial interest 
in the property out of which he seeks to register,” 
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. 

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423 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


In the Committee. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the first time ; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 
That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask 
leave to sit again ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Warburton, 


Yeas, (Sir William Somerville:  ¢ 77 
Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 313 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ‘ 


Question again proposed, That the Bill be now 
read the first time ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question proposed, 
That the Chairman do now leave the Chair :— 
Motion, 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 Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 12° die Junii, 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 
field reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progressin the Bill, and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee 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 Com- Chimney 
mittee on the Chimney Sweepers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Sweepers Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Oyster Fisheries 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 26th day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Juvenile 
further consideration the Report on the Juvenile Offenders Bill. 
Offenders Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration 
reading of the Registration of Voters (Jreland) of Voters 
(No. 2.) Bill; age 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second “rr 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration of 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill ; Voters Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Metropolitan 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; Police Courts 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Be. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Pusey reported the Settled Estates Drainage settlea Estates 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Drainage Bill. 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Frivolous Suits Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bi 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 
3H 4 


Right of Voting 
Bill. 


The 








Adaziralty 
Court [Judge’s 
Salary, &amp;c.] 
Bill, 


Admiralty 
Court Bill. 


Qualification 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Entailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Isle of Man 
Bill. 


Timber Duties 


Bill. 
f N oO. 373. 


Isle of Man 
Lill. 


No. 374. 


Nathaniel Cave. 


No. 375. 


Adjournment. 


Registry Court 
CDubiin.) 


4.24 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.), 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Qualification of Voters (Jreland) 
l 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The House was moved, That the Act 11 Geo. 3, 
c. 52, for repairing, amending and supporting the 
several Harbours and Sea-ports in the Jsle-of-Man, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 54 Geo. 
3, c. 143, “ to repeal the Duties granted by an Act 
passed in the eleventh year of his present Majesty 
for repairing, amending and supporting the several 
Harbours and Sea-ports in the Js/e-of-Man, and for 
granting new Duties in lieu thereof, and for giving 
further powers to the Commissioners appointed 
under the said Act,” might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Powers of the Commissioners appointed 
for the execution of two Acts for supporting the 


several Harbours and Sea-ports in the Jsle-of-Man: | 


And that Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill for granting 
to Her Majesty an additional Duty of Customs on 
Timber: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to extend 
the Powers of the Commissioners appointed for the 
execution of two Acts for supporting the several 
Harbours and Sea-ports in the Isle-of-Man: And 


the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be | Powers and Provisions of the Act relating to the Glas- P. 


119°—12° Junzi. 


A. 1840, 


during the last Two years; the Number of Persons 
registered each day during each Session, and ad- 
|journment of each Session; the Number of Hours 
‘the Court sat each day; and the period of each 
| Session, and adjournment of each Session, within 
| which the calling once of the List the third time 
‘terminated, so as to distinguish those registered 
‘after the calling of the List from those registered 
during the calling; also, the Number of Notices 
served for each Registry Sessions during the same 
eriod. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 





Mr. Speaker reported, That both Houses at- Queen's Answer 


tended Her Majesty this day, with their Address, to to Address, 


| gracious Answer : 


| It is with heartfelt satisfaction that I receive upon 
|the present occasion this Address from both My 
| Houses of Parliament. 

| Iam deeply sensible of the mercy of Divine Pro- 
|vidence, to whose continued protection I humbly 
|commend Myself; and I trust that, under al! trials, 
_I shall find the same consolation and support which 
| I now derive from the loyal and affectionate attach- 
ment of My Parliament and My People. 


which Her Majesty was pleased to give this most 


this instant June, was made from the Committee on 
the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill; printed Copies 
of the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Monday last ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and an Amendment was made to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





Police within the same; and also for maintaining, 
improving and regulating the Harbour of the said 
| Royal Burgh, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
| Ordered, That Mr. For Maule do carry the Bill 


| to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The House proceeded to take into further con- West stirling. 
sideration the Report which, upon the 4th day of shire RoadsBiil, 


An ingrossed Bil] for regulating the Municipal Bani Municipal 
Government and Expenses of the Royal Burgh of F —_, 
Banff, North Britain; for establishing an effective "°°" °™ 


olice and 


| An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge the Glasgow, 


aisley and 


; . F Greenock 
read a second time upon Monday next ; and to be! gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway, and to make Raijway Bill 


printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Nathaniel 


Cave, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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





Veneris, 12° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 
ILE House met. 


And then the House adjourned till five of the 
clock in the Afternoon. 


Post Meridiem. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Number of Days during which the 
Registry Court for the City of Dublin has sat at 
each Session, and adjournment of each Session, 


,certain new Branch Railways from the main Line 
|in the Towns of Greenock and Port Glasgow, and 
to establish a Ferry across the River Clyde, and to 
| make other Works in connexion with the said Rail- 
/ way, was read the third time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wallace dw carry the Bill to 
| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





‘of the Counties of Edinburgh and Lanark, by Witl- 
| sontown, into the Burgh of Lanark, with a Branch 
| towards HRavenstruther, in the said County of La- 
,nark, and for other Purposes relating thereto, was 
jread the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

| Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend certain Acts Wilsontown 
om . . . . . oH 
for making and maintaining a Road from the limits Pod Bi. 


A Petition of Alexander Henderson Macdougall, Weaver __ 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or Churches Bill. 
agent, before the Committee on the Weaver Churches 
Bill, in support of the introduction of a Clause in 
the said Bill, for electing additional Trustees from 

7 among 





Liverp 
Docks 


Dublis 
Drogh 
Railw: 
(No 


Taft 


* Railv 


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Liverpool . j 
Docks Bill Liverpool Docks Bill to make their Report be further 
enlarged till Wednesday the 1st day of July next. 


Dublin and 


Drogheda passed for making a Railway from Dublin to Drog- 
(No 2) pill, ‘eda, was read the third time. 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Taff Vale 


‘ fuilway Bill. the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Monday last, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Taff Vale Railway Bill be 
now read a second time ; 

House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

the Affirmative. 


second time, and agreed to; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 


ingrossed. 


Message from 


theLordss = Mr, Farrer: 


Rocester and 
Derby Junction 
Road Bill, 


Maidstone and 
Biddenden 
Roads Bill. 


Belfast 
Charitable 
Society Bill. 
Port Talbot 
Harbour Bill. 


Cheshire 
Coroners Bill. 


Bristol Build- 
ings and Im- 
provement Bill. 


Trafalgar 
Square, 


Canada 
Government 
Bill, 


3 VicrorRiz. 


among the payers of tonnage, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend the Acts 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. George Evans do carry the 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 


And the Question being again proposed :—The 
And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 


The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making certain Roads 
and Branches connected with the new Bridge now 
erecting over the River Dove, near the Village of 
Rocester, turnpike, with proper Deviations, Works 
and Conveniences, and new Pieces of Road con- 
nected therewith, and Approaches thereto, in the 
Counties of Derby and Stafford : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Road 
from the Maidstone Turnpike-gate, on the Loose- 





12° June. 425 


vinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Go- 
vernment of Canada; 

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 to the old Lobby, 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 156 

Yeas, { Mr. John Parker : o&lt;. 
Tellers for the { Sir George Sinclair, } 6 

Noes, Mr. Pakington : i 
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. 
Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till 
Thursday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Supply; 
Supply, several Resolutions; which were read, as 

follow : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Bahama 
thousand five hundred and twenty pounds, be !!#4* 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 

Civil Establishment of the Bahama Islands, and of 

the Lighthouses there, to the 31st day of March 

1841. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Bermudas. 
thousand and forty-nine teeny be granted to Her 

Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 

blishment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 

1841, 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Prince Ed. 
thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her ward’s Island. 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st 

day of March 1841. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten thou- Western Coast 


road, in the Parish of Maidstone, in the County of|sand three hundred and eighty _. be granted of Africa. 


Kent, to Newcastle, in the Parish of Biddenden, and 


to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 


a Branch Road to the Thorne, in the Parish of | Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, to 


Smarden, in the same County : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the several 
Acts relating to the Belfast Charitable Society : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Port 
Talbot Company to raise further Monies, and to 
amend the Acts relating to the same Port : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Appoint- 
ment of additional Coroners for the County Palatine 
of Chester: And also, 


the 31st day of March 1841. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Western 
thousand and ninety-nine pounds, be granted to Her Australia, 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Settlement 

of Western Australia, to the 31st day of March 

1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Ecclesiastical 
thousand seven hundred and ninety pounds, be a 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of pe 
the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An| Worth American Provinces, to the 31st day of March 
Act for regulating the Buildings and Party-walls | g41, 
within the City and County of Bristol, and for| 7, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen Indian 
widening and improving several Streets within the | thousand eight hundred and ninety-five pounds, be Department 


same, with Amendments; to which Amendments 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the (Canada.) 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—| Jndian Department in Canada, to the 31st day of 


And then the Messengers withdrew. 


March 184i. 
8. Resoived, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Governors 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, |three thousand two hundred and sixty-five pounds, of West India 


—A Return of the Arrangements entered into | be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 


Colonies. 


between the Commissioners of Woods and Forests | the Salaries of the Governors, Lieutenant-Governors 

and the Committee for erecting the Melson Monu-|and others, in Her Majesty’s West India Colonies, 

ment in Trafalgar-square:—&lt;Also, a Statement of the | to the 31st day of March 1841. 

Plan approved and sanctioned by the Commissioners] 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Heligoland. 
of Woods and Forests for laying out the vacant | hundred and sixty-three pounds, be granted to Her 

space in front of the National Gallery, and whether | Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 


it will be all or in part open to the Public. 


blishment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the}1841. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- Stipendiary 
eight thousand and seven hundred pounds, be ‘anne a. 
The Order of the day being read, for the third|cranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of esa Act.) 


reading of the ingrossed Bill, to reunite the Pro-| Salaries, Ailowances and Contingencies, of the Sti- 


Table. 





Vor. 95. 





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Negro 
Education, 


Emigration. 


Saint Helena. 


Nova Scotia. 


Rideau Canal 
(Canada. ) 


Niger Expedi- 
tion. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Foundling 
Hospital 
( Dublin.) 


House of 
Industry. 


Female Orphan 
House. 


Westmorland 
Lock Hospital. 


Lying-in 
Hospital. 


Dr. Steevens’ 
Hospital. 


Fever Hospital 
and House of 
Recovery. 


Hospital for 
Tneurables. 


426 12° Juniz. 


pendiary Justices in the West Indies, Mauritius and 
Cape of Good Hope, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray, in the year 1840, such Expenses as Her 
Majesty may incur in aiding the Local Legislatures 
in providing for the religious and moral Instruction 
of the emancipated Negro Population. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray a portion of the Charge 
of the Colonial Land and Emigration Board, and 
the Salaries of the Agents for Emigration, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment at Saint Helena, and of Pensions aud 
Allowances to the Civil and Military Officers of the 
East India Company’s late Establishments in that 
Island, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray a part of the Charge of the 
Civil Government of Nova Scotia, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of the Repair and Maintenance of 
the Rideau Canal in Canada, in the year 1840. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
one thousand two hundred and sixty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Expedition to the River Niger, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue 
Money for the Advancement of Education in Jre- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand four hundred and twenty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
thousand four hundred and twenty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the House of Industry in Dublin, the Lunatic De- 
partment, and the four General Hospitals attached, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan 
House, Circular-road, Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the West- 
morland Lock Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in Hospi- 
tal in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of Dr. Stee- 
vens’ Hospital in Dublin, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Fever Hospital and House of Recovery, Cork-street, 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Hospital for 
Incurables, to the 31st day of March 1841. 





A. 1840, 


26. Resolved, that a sum, not exceeding Eight Romancati li 
thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be College, 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Roman Catholic College, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal tris), 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards Academy, 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Irish Academy, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Roya) 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards Hibernian 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Hibernian Aca-4A*4emy, 
demy, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Royal Dublin 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to Society. 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Charitable 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- Donations ang 
fray the Salary and Expenses of the Commissioners 2°1"*** 
of Charitable Donations and Bequests in Ireland, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal Belfast 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted ag 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifteen Public Build. 
thousand six hundred and forty pounds, be granted 18% &amp;«. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of Public 
Buildings, &amp;c., m the Department of the Commis- 
sioners for Public Works in Jreland, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Chief Secretary 
five thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to es —_ 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of ; 
the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Jre- 
land in Dublin and London, and of Her Majesty’s 
Privy Council Office in Ireland; also, the Expense 
of Printing for the Public Offices in Jreland, and of 
Postage in the Chief Secretary’s Offices, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Household 
thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be 7 ene 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Salaries for the Officers and Attendants of the House- 
hold of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 

35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Paymaster of 
thousand six hundred and fifty-nine pounds, be “ivi! Services. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Office of the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Proclamations, 
thousand one hundred and fifty pounds, be granted ** 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for publishing 
Proclamations and printing the Statutes in Lreland, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 


37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Protestant 
three thousand six hundred and sixty-one pounds, be are ' 
eranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of eae 
Non-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissent- 
ing Ministers in Zreland, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy Criminal 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- Preset" 
fray the Charge of Criminal Prosecutions and other 
Law Charges in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Police 
four thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine pounds, be ae 
granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the 
Charge of the Public Offices and Metropolitan Po- 
lice of Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Pubiic Works 
thousand nine hundred and seventy-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Board of Public Works in Jreland, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 


41, Resolved, 





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41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand six hundred and seventy three pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners for the 
Improvement of the River Shannon, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

43. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and six thousand nine hundred and forty- 
eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 
31st day of March 1841. 

44, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
two thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Half-pay, Pensions and Allowances in the Commis- 
sariat Department, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


45. Resoived, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
six thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1841, Law Expenses, Grants to Scottish Universi- 
ties, and other Charges formerly paid out of the He- 
reditary Revenues, and not provided for out of Her 
a Civil List, nor out of the Consolidated 

und. 

The first sixteen Resolutions of the Committec, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

The seventeenth Resolution of the Committee, 
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 Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the | Mr. John Parker, 


haz, 


Yeas, J Mr. More O’ Ferrall: 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Plumptre, } -~ 
Noes, Mr. Kemble : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The eighteenth to the twenty-fifth Resolution of 


the Committee, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning. 


Sabbati, 13° die Junii, 1840. 


The twenty-sixth Resolution of the Committee 
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 Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, 


12°—13 





° Junie. 427 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on Public Petitions 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Peti- (Thirty-sixth 
tions presented from the 4th to the 6th days of “?"™ 

this instant June, 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. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Poor Law 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; Amendment 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Poor Law 
reading of the Poor Law Commission Bill ; Commission 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 3!!! 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Burghs 

Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Royal Burghs 
reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second pijots Bill. 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Railways Bill was, according to Order, read Railways Bill. 
a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Police Rates 
mittee on the Police Rates Assessment Bill; ~ Assessment 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday _ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 
reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Glass Duties 

mittee on the Glass Duties Bill ; Bill. : 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Prisons (Scotland) Bill was, according to Prisons 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- (Scotland) Bill, 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Clergy Reserves 





Yeas, U Mr. Edward John Stanley: 
Tellers for the ( Sir Robert Bateson, | 32 
Noes, Mr Bagge: aa 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The twenty-seventh to the thirty-second Reso- 
lutions of the Committee, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


The thirty-third Resolution of the Committee, 


being read a second time ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made thereunto, 


by leaving out the words, “ Twenty-five thousand and 
“ one hundred,” and inserting the words, “ Twenty- 
‘“« three thousand and six hundre@,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words 

“ Twenty-five thousand and one hundred ” stand 
part of the Resolution :--It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

And the said Resolution was agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Resolutions of the Commit- 
tee, being read a second time, were agreed to. 
VoL. 95. 


haan, 





reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; (Canada) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into fur- supply 
ther consideration the thirteenth of the Resolutions, [5 May.] 
which, upon the 5th day of May last, were reported 
from the Committee of Supply, and which Resolu- 
tion was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Importa- 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill ; es 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time ° 
upon Friday next. 








The 


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Affirmation 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


Tobacco Regue 
lations Bill. 


Commerce and 
Navigation. 


Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Canada. 


Herring Fishery. 


Fisheries 
(Scotland.) 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


Schools 
( Scotland.) 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill, 


Church of 
England. 


428 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Affirmation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee 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 third 
reading of the Tobacco Regulations Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider of a Convention of Commerce and Navi- 
gation between Her Majesty and the Emperor of 
Austria, signed at Vienna July 3d, 1838, which was 
presented upon the 11th day of February, in the last 
Session of Parliament; and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, 
c. 109, for the Encouragement of British Shipping 
and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on 
the Clyde Navigation Bill to make their Report be 
enlarged till Wednesday the 1st day of July next. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,--Papers relative to the Affairs of Canada, 
(Part 4.) 


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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Establishment of the Board of 
Commissioners for the Herring Fishery in Scotland, 
the Name and Place of Residence, and the Amount 
of Salary and Allowances paid to each, in the year 
1839. 

An Account of the various Amounts expended for 
the encouragement of Scottish Fisheries, in each 
year since i809, and the Authority under which 
the same was made. 

A Copy of the Memorial of the Promoters of the 
Chester and Holyhead Railway to the Treasury, 
together with the small Outline Map. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Proceed- 
ings taking by the Lords of the Treasury for carrying 
into effect an Act of the 1 and 2 Vic. c. 87, “ for 
facilitating the Foundation and Endowment of addi- 
tional Schools in Scotland,” showing the Schools 
endowed and the Money invested for the purpose of 
carrying the provisions of the Act into effect. 


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


A Petition of Charles Wilding, Mayor of Welsh- 
pool, praying that the County Constabulary Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Llanfechan, stating 
that the population of the country has outgrown the 
resources of the National Church ; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its efficiency, 


was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


12°—13°—-15° Juniz. 














A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Court Court of 
of Chancery, which were presented upon Wednesday Chancery, 


last, 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. 











Lune, 15° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


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 
several Acts of Parliament,—List 106; specifying 
the Particulars of the Compensation proposed to be 
granted to the there under-mentioned Person who 
belonged to the late 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 of February 1835. 

List No. 107, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to certain 
Persons reduced from the East India Company’s 
Service in England, 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 20th of March 1834. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, being the Warrants or Instru- 
ments granting any Salary or Gratuity :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—A Return of the Names and 
Number of the Assistant Poor Law Commissioners 
for England and Wales; the different Districts to 
which they have been appointed, the Date of their 
Appointment to such Districts; together with the 
Number of Visits they have paid to each of the 
Boards of Guardians within their respective Districts, 
since such Appointments :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Captain Perceval reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
enable the Rector of Weybridge, in the County 
of Surrey, for the time being, to grant building 
Leases of Lands in the said Parish belonging to 
the said Rectory; 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 Amendment: —And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain | do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill to make, improve and maintain 
certain Roads in the Counties of Stirling, Dumbar- 
ton, Lanark and Perth, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Abercromby do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Battersby’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 


Ordered, 


No. 376, 


East India 
ompany, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


Weybridge 
Rectory Bill. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill. 





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3 VictoRIz. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- | 
mittee, 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 concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel, or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before the Lords in the case of the 
said Bill, which was communicated from the Lords 
upon Thursday last, be referred to the said Select 


Committee. 
Grant’s Grant’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
Divorce Bill. gnd committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, 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 concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sei, or produce witnesses. 


Deaue’s Deane’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; 
Divorce Bill. and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said 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. 





Stint Harmon = An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the se- 
Inclosure Bille yeral Parishes of Saint Harmon, Nantmel, Llanyre 
and Llanvihangel Helygan, in the County of Rad- 
nor, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for inclosing, dividing and allotting 
certain Lands in the several Parishes of Saint Har- 
mon, Nantmel, Llanyre and Llanvihangel Helygan, 
in the County of Radnor. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barneby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bristol Build- 
ing and Im- 
provement Bill, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for regulating the Buildings and 
Party-walls within the City and County of Bristol, 
and for widening and improving several Streets 
within the same ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 25. 1. 22. Leave out “ as aforesaid” and in- 
sert “fin or adjoining to, or within four feet six 
“ inches of the nearest part of the carriage or foot- 
‘“¢ way or general line of any road, street, way, lane 
‘ or other public passage or place within the said 
“ city and county, exclusive of the sunk area.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 25. Leave out “such amount” and 
insert “ shall annex to his award a declaration of 
“ the correctness thereof in the form (or as near 
“« thereto as the circumstances of the case will per- 
“« mit,) prescribed in the Schedule of an —— 
“ in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty 


‘ 


“ 


n 


n 


‘ 


n 


voluntary and extra-judicial oaths and affidavits, 
“ and the amount specified in such award.” 


15° Juni. 429 


Money the Statute Labour in the said Stewartry, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Murray do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- West Ferry 
deration the Report which, upon the 28th day of May (Renfrew and 
last, was made from the Committee on the West — 
Ferry (Renfrew and Dumbarton) Bill; printed Copies 
of the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Thursday the 4th day of this instant June; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to Taff Vale 
the Taff Vale Railway, was read the third time. —_ Railway Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Granviile Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Rate-payers of Union Work- 
Great Dunmow, praying that the Union Work- houses Bill. 
houses Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the New- 
bury Union, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rodborough ;— Wambridge ; — church of 
Conisborough ;— West Wycombe ;— Romsey ;— Cas- England. 
ton ;— Armitage ;— Guilden Morden ;— Luton ;— 
Warmsworth ; — Wadworth ; — Islip ; — Grand- 
borough ;— Chelsea ;— Northallerton ;— Hollinwood; 
— Brodsworth;—Stowmarket ;— Chirbury ;— Alder- 
ley ;— Archdeaconry of Stafford ;— Sandhurst ;— 
Saint Neot’s (Huntingdon) ;— Layham;— Barkway ; 
—Eillel ;— Whitworth ;—Sausthorp ;—Bempton ;— 
Horndean :—- Bygrave ;-= Brighton ;— Macclesfield 
District Committee of the Society for promoting 
Christian Knowledge (Chairman) ;— Leatherhead ;— 
Clothall ;— Durnford ;—Litlington ;—Grindall ;— 
Knottingley ;—Swaffham ;— Nutfield;— Royston ;— 
Hurworth ;— Steeple Morden;—-Launcells ;— Theale 
and North-street ;— Faulkbourn ;— Saint Andrew 
Auchland ;— Witton-le-Wear ;—- Colne Engaine ;— 

Cossington ;— Knowle, Saint Giles ;— Tiverton ;— 
and, Deanery of Bedminster; stating that the popu- 
lation of the country has outgrown the resources of 
| the National Church; and praying the House toadopt 
| measures for increasing its efficiency,—were present- 
ed, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Cromer, and its Church ot 
neighbourhood, praying for an increase of the Church England, &amp;c. 
Establishment, the withdrawal of the annual Grant 
for the College of Maynooth, and the repeal of the 
Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Petersfield ;— New Windsor ; — 


King William the Fourth, for the suppression of | Llangollen and Glyndyfrdwy ;—Bishopsgate-street, 


London ;— Greenock (three Petitions) ;— Monkwear- 
mouth Shore; — Bishopwearmouth ;— Williton ; —- 





Pr. 28. 1. 26. Leave out “ them” and insert | Wrexham ;— Hastings ;— Wellingborough;—Canter- 


cal 
n 


the said Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses.” 


bury (two Petitions);— Walworth ; —-Mile End ;— 


Pr. 29. 1. 3. After “ place” insert “ exclusive | Earls Barton ;—Watchet ;—-Bristol ;— Martock ;— 


“ of the sunk area.” 


— ;— Broadway (Worcester) ;-— Warminster ; 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, | — Westbury ;— Drefach ;— Llandilofawr ;— Litile 


were agreed to. 


Chishill and Barkway ;— Saint Florence :— and, 


Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry | Sardis and Saundersfoot; praying the House to refuse 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that | all further grants of public money for the extension 
this House hath agreed to the Amendments made | of the Church Establishment,—were presented, and 


by their Lordships. 


Kirkeudbright 
Roads Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining 
certain Turnpike-roads in the Stewartry of Kirkcud- | praying that the County Constabulary Bill may not 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke-upon-T'rent ;—-and, Lichfield; County Con- 
stabulary Bill, 





bright, and the other Highways, Bridges and Ferries | pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 


therein, and for more effectually converting into | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vor. 95. 








313 Petitions 








—— 


as ee ee 


Foreign Sugar. 


Clergy Reserves 
(Canada) Bill. 


Canada (Clergy 
Reserves) Bill. Jo. Wear ;— Stockton ;— Clewe Prior ;--and, Cox- 


Church 


Establishment 


(Colonies. ) 


Lord’s Day. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor. 


430 15° Junie. 


Petitions from Market Harborough ;— Knares- | Petitions from Edinburgh (Chairman of a Meet- 


borough ;— Killarney ;—Aberdeen ;— Tralee ;— Be- 
verley ;— Shrewsbury ;—and, Chard ; praying for a 
reduction of the Duty on Sugar, the produce of free 
labour,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Bishop and Clergy of the Dio- 
cese of Elphin; praying that the Clergy Reserves 
(Canada) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Brandsby ;—Moneymore;-- Witton- 


wold; praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty to refuse Her Assent to the Act recently 
passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada, inti- 
tuled “ An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy 
Reserves, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds 
thereof,”—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint George and Saint Patrick, 
Shelburne, Nova Scotia ;— Woodstock, New Bruns- 
wick ;— Upham, New Brunswick ;— Kingston, New 
Brunswick ;—Saint John, Richmond, Cape Breton; 
—Hazlem’s Settlement, Prince Edward’s Island ;— 
Sackville ;— Sandwich ;— Stanley, &amp;c., Upper Ca- 
nada ;— Caledon and Mona ;— Hamilton, Upper 
Canada ;—Adjala, &amp;c.;— Glanford, Upper Canada ; 
—Napanee, Upper Canada;— North and South 
Easthope, &amp;c., Upper Canada; — Bytown, Upper 
Canada ;— Albion :— Tyendenaga, Upper Canada:— 
Dartmouth ,— Goderich and Colborne ;—Aylesford, 
Nova Scotia ;—Saint Peter, Lunenburgh;— George 
Town, Prince Edward’s Island ; —Falmouth, &amp;c., 
Nova Scotia ; — Sherbrooke ;—Saint John, Nova 
Scotia ;— Cornwallis and Horton, Nova Scotia ;— 
and, Rawdon and Douglas; praying the House to 


A. 1840. 


ing) ;— Letham ;— Brockdish ;—James M‘ Kinlay ; 
—and, Patricroft; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty for a free and unconditional pardon to 
Mr. Feargus O’ Connor,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Newport Riots, 
Dundee Odd Fellows’ Democratic Society, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant a free 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coates ; — Sutton (Sussex) ; — Poor Law 
Duncton ;— Barlavington ;-- Bignor ;—Slindon ;— Amendment 
Clapham (Sussex) ;—Burton;— Heyshott;— Egdean; = 
—Sutton Union ;— Bury (Sussex) ;—Fittleworth;— 
Billericay Union ;--and, Carlton Union; praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bideford ;— Bideford Union ;— Poor Law 
Wimeswold ;-- Hathern ;-—— Sheepshead ;-- Stokesley oe 
Union ;—and, Bradfield Union (Chairman); praying” * 
that the Poor Law Commission Bill may not pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from London ;— Markethill ;— Holy- Medical 
wood ; — Ballymena ; —and, Larne; praying for a Profession. 
reform of the Medical Profession, by establishing it 
upon a sound and efficient legal constitution, pro- 
viding for uniformity of education and examination 
of all who enter it, and conferring equal rights and 
privileges upon all its members,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Urray ;— Guildford ;—and, Llan- Maynooth 

















continue their protection and encouragement to the 
Bishops and Clergy throughout the British colonies, 
and make provision for increasing their number,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—and, the General 
Assembly of the Church of Scotland (two Petitions); 
praying the House to adopt measures for the better 
observance of the Lord’s Day.—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mayo, &amp;c. ;—Crosshoyne ;—Kil- 
colman ;— Ballinrobe ;— Backs ;— Ballina ;— Rath- 
duff ;—County of Mayo ;—Aughagoure ;—~Straid ; 
—Creagh and Skibbereen ;—Annagh ;—Ross, &amp;c. ; 


dogo; praying the House not to sanction any further College. 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost of the burgh of Green- Railways. 
ock, praying the House to take into consideration 
the present inexpedient and oppressive method of 
levying the mileage duty exacted from travellers by 
Railway, and to devise such measures as may enable 
the managers of these great establishments to make 
such low charges, as that the full advantage of this 
much improved means of intercourse may be put 
within the reach of all classes of the community, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railway Communication. 





and, Emlafad; praying that the Registration of 
Voters (Jreland)(No.1.) Bill may not pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Blackquarry, &amp;c. (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;-- Glasgow (three Petitions) ;-- Kilbarchan; 
—Hanley and Shelton (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
Dundee (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—and, Noiting- 
ham; praying the House to address Her Majesty, 
for the release from imprisonment of all persons 
confined for Political Offences,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Norwich (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 


A Petition of the Nobility, Clergy, Gentry and Post Oftice. 
Inhabitants of the villages situate upon and ad- 
jacent to the Turnpike-road from Leicester to Up- 
pingham, praying for the establishment of a Post 
between Leicester and Uppingham, and Uppingham 
and Stamford, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 

A Petition of Joseph Bray, of Heather, in the 
county of Leicester, Clerk, praying that the Penny 
Post from Hinckley to Market Bosworth, may be 
extended to Jbstock, a distance of four miles further, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 





—and, Irvine, &amp;c. (Chairman of a Meeting); pray- 
ing tor the removal of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor from | 
York Castle to the Queen’s Bench Prison,—were | 


= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


| praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote 


upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from George Denholm ;— Thornliebank ; Universal 


—Johnstone ; —Isaac Penn ;—and, William Cotton ; Suffrage, &amp;c. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stockport, praying | by Ballot and Annual Parliaments,—were presented, 


for the removal of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor from the 


felons’ to the debtors’ side of York Castle, was also | 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Petitions from Sunderland;--and, Kinross (Chair- China, 
Table. 


man of a Meeting); praying the House to adopt 
| measures 


| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Brd 





De 


Breaches of the 
Peace at Sea. 


Danish Claims. 


Vaccination 
Bill. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill. 


Cruelty to 
Animals Act. 


Witnesses, 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill. 


3 Vicroriz. 


measures for suppressing the growth and prepara- 
tion of Opium in British India for transmission to 
China, and the traffic in the same by British sub- 
jects,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and others, of Jifra- 
combe, praying the House to pass a Bill to enable 
Justices of the Peace to take cognizance of Breaches 
of the Peace committed on the Sea and on Tidal 
Waters, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition John Haywood, of Stepney, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying that the Report of the 
Commissioners on Danish Claims may be laid be- 
fore the House forthwith, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hertford;—County of Notting- 
ham ;—and, Gateshead ; praying that the Vaccina- 
tion Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Dracup, of Salford, complain- 
ing of delay in the business of theCourt of Chancery, 
and praying fora remedy, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Worcester ;—and, Halton Hole- 
gate; praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kinnoull, praying 
that the Cruelty to Animals Act may be extended 
to Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the bo- 
rough of Gateshead, stating that the Petitioners expe- 
rience considerable difficulty in the execution of their 
commission, from the want of a power to compel 
the attendance of Witnesses whose evidence is in- 
dispensable to a due investigation of many of the 
cases which are brought before them; and praying 
the House to remedy this defect in the law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Flatmen, Boatmen, Miners, Hawk- 
ers and Labourers employed on the River Weaver 
Navigation, praying that the Weaver Churches Bill 
may not pass into a law, was — and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Nelson, of Doctors’ Commons, 
Proctor, Agent for Ann Battersby, of Wellsbourne, 
in the county of Warwick, was presented, and read ; 
taking notice of Battersby’s Divorce Bill; and set- 
ting forth, That the said Bill has been read a second 
time, and the usual Orders have been made with re- 
ference thereto ; that at the General Session of Oyer 
and Terminer holden for the jurisdiction of the Central 
Criminal Court at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, 
on the 29th day of January 1838, the said Arthur 
Battersby (by the description of Arthur Battersby, 
otherwise called Henry Napier Disney) was con- 
victed of the crime of bigamy, and adjudged to be 
transported beyond the seas for the term of seven 
years ; that, on reference to the Office of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
it appears that the said Arthur Battersby, otherwise 
Henry Napier Disney, was, in pursuance of his sen- 
tence, transported to New South Wales, in the ship 
Portsea, which sailed for that colony on or about 
the 24th day of July 1838, and that, as he is not 
mentioned in the Return of deaths of convicts re- 


ceived at that Office, he is now in New South Wales, 
Vou. 95. 


15° Junzz. 























4, 31 


unless since dead; that the said Arthur Battersby 
being so abroad, as aforesaid, he cannot be served 
with a copy of the said Bill according to the rules 
and practice of the House ; that, on the occasion of 
the said trial and conviction ofthe said Arthur Bat- 
tersby, otherwise called Henry Napier Disney, he 
was defended by Thomas Flower, of No. 87, Hatton 
Garden, London, as his Attorney ; and praying that 
the service of the said Orders, and an official copy 
of the said Bill, upon Zhomas Flower, may be deemed 
good service, and that personal service or the said 
Arthur Battersby may be dispensed with. 

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


Mr. Bethell reported from the Committee on the Kingston-upon- 
Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill; That the Com- Hl! Docks Bill. 


mittee had instructed him to apply to the House 
for Power to send for the following Papers to be laid 
before the said Committee:—A Report made in or 
about the year 1772 to the Board of Customs, by 
Mr. Wooller, Civil Engineer, as to the means and 
expediency of constructing a legal Quay at Hull:— 
All letters to and from the Lords of the Treasury 
consequent on such Report written at the time of 
or soon after the making of such Report :— All 
Letters or other Documents by which, in or about 
the year 1774, the Lords of the Treasury con- 
sented to grant to the Dock Company or to the 
Mayor and Burgesses of Hull, for the purposes of 
such Docks, the sum of £15,000 and certain Crown 
Lands at Hull, and all Letters and Petitions from 
the Mayor and Burgesses or Dock Company at 
Hull, subsequently asking for any such grants ; and 
the Answers thereto :—A Copy of the Memorial pre- 
sented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the 
year 1839, by the Dock Company; of the Answer 
thereto, made by the Proprietors of certain Wharfs 
at Hull; of the Reply of the Dock Company, and 
of any further Papers or Documents connected 
therewith ; also, of all Memorials, Documents and 
Papers presented to the Board of Trade in the 
last or present year, relating to such Docks :— 
Also, Plan for converting the old Harbour into a 
Wet Dock, submitted tothe Dock Company on the 
28th June 1794; and also, all Resolutions entered 
into by the Dock Company thereon, and all Let- 
ters or other Communications made to or from the 
Dock Company on the same subject. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to send 
for the said Papers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Walsall, praying for Corn Laws. 


the abolition of the Corn Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land at 
Rufforth, praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed, was also presented, and read, and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Printed Papers. 


in the county of Somerset, praying the House, while 
taking such measures for securing the Privileges 
which the constitution has given them for the benefit 
of the people, not to sanction any Act which may be 
injurious to the rights of the Petitioners or interfere 
with the independence and dignity of the law and 
the due administration of justice, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Petersfield; — Drefach ;— High Church Rates. 


Wycombe, &amp;c. ;—Lymington ;—and, Chard; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Henry Vincent. 


Committee for procuring the Pardon of Frost, Wil- 
liams and Jones, praying the House to address Her 
314 Majesty, 





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Majesty, beseeching Her to grant the immediate 
discharge from prison of Henry Vincent, was pre- | 
sented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stamford ;—and, Darlington; 
raying for the repeal of the tax on all! Carriages 
het to be let for hire, and on servants employed in 
the management thereof,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— Carriages, 


t. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Wigan, praying 
the House to pass an Act to relieve Stock in Trade 
from being rated to parochial assessments, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Malt. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Dis- 
tillers from Malt only in the Elgin Collection, pray- 
ing that in the event of an additional duty being 
imposed on Malt, to allow it in the shape of draw- 
back when such Malt is converted into spirits, so as 
to place the raw Grain and Malt Distiller on an 
equal footing in regard to the proposed increased 
duty, and also to prevent, if possible, the reduction 
of duty on French Brandy, and that the additional 
duty be not exacted upon any spirits manufactured 
and upon which duty was paid, and the quantity 
sold previous to the time when such Distiller be- 
came aware that the new duties were to be imposed, 


15° Juni. 





was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Queen’s 
Ministers. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kirkfield Bank, pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty to dismiss 
Her present Ministers, was presented, and read ; 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Civil Bill Courts 


A Petition of William Patrickson Pike, of Dame- 
(Ireland. ) 


street, Dublin, praying that the present Civil Bill 
Actsin Ireland may be repealed, and reduced into one 
Act or Code, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Feargus 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
O'Connor. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Correspondence between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment, and the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle, 
respecting the treatment of Mr. I’eargus O’ Connor, 
now undergoing sentence of imprisonment in that 
Gaol for a seditious libel. 

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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Communications between the Governments of 
Great Britain and France, respecting the Removal 
of the Remains of Napoleon Bonaparte from Saint 
Helena to France. 

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


Napoleon 
Bonaparte, 


Clergy Reserves A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 

(Canada) Bill. posed, That the Order of the day for the second 
reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill be 
now read :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 





A. 1840. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for ~~ Fox Maule, r 152 
Yeas, Mr. Vernon Smith : ° es 

Tellers for the po Robert Harry Inglis, 35 
Noes, Mr. Pringle : i 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Thursday the 25th day of this instant June. 


Petitions from Archdeaconry of Lewes ;—Arch~ geclesiasticai 

deaconry of Esser ;— Hurworth-upon- Tees ;— Monk- Duties and 
heselton ;—Hart ;—Minor Canons of the Collegiate Pevenues Bil, 
Church, Westminster ;— Middleton-in- Teesdale ;— 
Senior Vicars of Lincoln Cathedral ;— Saint Helen’s 
Auckland and Staindrop;—Minor Canons of Can- 
terbury Cathedral ;—Members of the Bath Deanery 
Board of Education ;—Members of the Merston 
Deanery Board of Education ;—Dean and Chapter 
of Westminster ; -— and, Minor Canons of Saint 
George’s Chapel, Windsor; praying that the Ec- 
clesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Duties and Duties and. 
Revenues Bill. a 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cause, N° 1, agreed to. 

Ciausz, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





e 
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 Committee 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 Ways an¢ 
the Committee of Ways and Means. Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted sugar Duties. 
to Her Majesty, the several Duties of Sugar and 
Molasses now payable, or to be imposed by any 
Act to be passed in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, shall be further continued. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 








The Timber Duties Bill was, according to Order, Timber Duties 


| read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bi 





he oF 





| of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


Registration T he Order of the day being read, for the Com-| The ingrossed Bill to discontinue the Excise Tobacco Regu 
} dora mittee on the Registration of Voters (Ireland) | Survey on Tobacco, and to provide other Regulations '**"s -_ 
Ne. 1.) Bil, (No. 1.) Bill; ‘in lieu thereof was, according to Order, read the 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, | third time. 
resolve itself into the said Committee. | An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
‘the Bill, by way of Rider, (Tobacco stalks not to be 
The Order of the day being read, for the second | returned) :—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read with a blank ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; _ 
after 


Clergy Reserves 


(Canada) Bill, reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 


Glass Duties 
Bill. 


No. 357. 


Soap Duties 
Bill, 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill, 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill, 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 
Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill, 


Entuiled Estates 
(Scotland) Bill, 


3 VicToriz. 15°—16° Juni. 433 


after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported 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 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 Glass Duties Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuiavuses, N° 1 and N° 2, amended, and agreed 

to. 
Crauses, N° 3 to N° 8, agreed to. 
Crause (A.) (Reduction of allowances where pot 
containing plate glass materials shall not be filled 
at least two thirds full) brought up, and read 1°, 
2°, and added. 

Cxravuse, (B.) (Makers of plate glass desirous of 
working out the bottoms of their pots to give notice, 
and the duty to be charged on the quantity worked 
out; working out without notice, £. 50) brought 
up, read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Preamble read, and 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, 16° die Junii, 1840. 


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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday the 25th day of this 
instant June; and the Bill, as amended, to be 
printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Soap Duties 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Chimney Sweepers Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day noc, for the third 


reading of the Frivolous Suits Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill was, ac- 


cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
Vou. 95. 














mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


The Isle of Man Bill was, according to Order, q,1. of Man 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Affirmation 
reading of the Affirmation Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Comeg,,,,, 
mittee of Supply ; rs 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Commerce and 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was Navigation. 
referred to consider of the Convention of Commerce 
between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Auséria, 
signed at Vienna July 3d 1838, which was presented 
upon the 11th day of February, in the last Session 
of Parliament; and also, of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, 
for the Encouragement of British Shipping and 
Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 Geo. 4, East India 
c. 81, to consolidate and amend the Laws for Mutiny, &amp;c. 
punishing Mutiny and Desertion of Officers and ®! 
Soldiers in the service of the East India Company, 
and to authorize Soldiers and Sailors in the East 
Indies to send and receive Letters ata reduced rate 
of Postage, might be read ; and the same was read ; 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 
4, c. 61, to amend two Acts of the fifty-eighth year 
of his late Majesty for regulating the payment of 
Regimental Debts and the Distribution of the 
Effects of Officers and Soldiers dying in Service, and 
the receipt of Sums due to Soldiers; and of the 
fourth year of his present Majesty for punishing 
Mutiny and Desertion of Officers and Soldiers in 
the service of the Eust India Company, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 
4, c. 72, to extend the provisions of the East India 
Mutiny Act to the Bombay Marine, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate and amend the Laws for punishing 
Mutiny and Desertion of Officers and Soldiers in 
the service of the East India Company, and for 
providing for the Observance of Discipline in the 
Indian Navy, and to amend the Laws for regulating 
the payment of Regimental Debts and the Distri- 
bution of the Effects of Officers and Soldiers dying 
in Service: And that Sir John Hobhouse and Mr. 
Clay do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Court of Session 
upon the 26th day of May last, that there be laid (Scotland) 
before this House, a Return, in columns, of the 
Number of Actions which have been commenced, and 
the Number which have been decided, in the Court 
of Session, on matters or points of form, in each 
year respectively, from the 11th day of November 
1824 to the 20th day of March 1840; the Return 
to show whether the doubtful points arose out of 
Acts of Parliament or Acts of Sederunt of the 
Court, respectively ; also, whether they were de- 
cided in the Courts of the Lords Ordinary, or by 
appeal to the Inner Houses; and showing, also, any 
which were appealed from these to the House of 
Lords ; also, the probable average cost to the private 
Parties in each Action; and the Total Number of 
the aforesaid Actions in the period specified :—Re- 
turn, showing, in columns, the daily Hours of sitting 
of each Division of the Court of Session, and each 

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Court of Session 


(Seotland.) 


East India 
Mutiny, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


No.378. 


Freemen. 


No. 379. 


Fisheries 
(Treland.) 
No. 380. 
Fisheries 
(Scotland.) 
No. 380, 


Herring Fishery. 


No. 380. 


Trafalgar 
Square. 


No. 381. 


Schools 


(Scotland. ) 
No. 382. 


434 


Lord Ordinary in the Outer House thereof, between 
the 20th day of May and the commencement of the 
Long Vacation in July next; also, the average 
Number of Hours each Court has sat daily, and the 
Total Number of Days and Hours which each of 
the aforesaid Courts has sat in the said Session :— 
Return, in columns, showing the Date and the 
Names of the Parties in each Cause, the hearing of 
which had been delayed, postponed or stopped in 
either Division of the Court of Session, or before 
any Lord Ordinary in that Court, in order to accom- 
modate Counsel ; stating which Division, and which 
Lord Ordinary had permitted this; and the Name 
or Names of the Counsel who had been so favoured 
by the Court, in the course of the Session com- 
mencing on the 20th day of May, and ending with 
the Long Vacation in July: —And a Return, in 
columns, showing the Number of Causes which 
have been decided by each Division of the Inner 
House, and by each Lord Ordinary in the Outer 
House of the Court of Session, between the 20th 
day of May and the Long Vacation in July; and, 
also, the Miakae of Causes which are left over in 
each of the above Courts, at the commencement of 
the Long Vacation, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return showing, in Columns, the daily Hours of 
Sitting of each Division of the Court of Session, 
and each Lord Ordinary in the Outer House thereof, 
between the 20th day of May and the commence- 
ment of the Long Vacation in July next; also, the 
average Number of Hours each Court has sat daily, 
and the Total Number of Days and Hours which 
each of the aforesaid Courts has sat in the said 
Session :—And, a Return, in Columns, showing the 
Number of Causes which have been decided by 
each Division of the Inner House, and by each 
Lord Ordinary in the Outer House of the Court of 
Session, between the 20th day of May and the 
Long Vacation in July; and, also, the Number of 
Causes which are left over in each of the above 
Courts, at the commencement of the Long Vacation. 


Sir John Hobhouse presented a Bill to consoli- 
date and amend the Laws for punishing Mutiny 
and Desertion of Officers and Soldiers in the Service 
of the East India Company, and for providing for 
the Observance of discipline in the Indian Navy, 
and to amend the Laws for regulating the Payment 
of Regimental Debts, and the Distribution of the 
Effects of Officers and Soldiers dying in Service : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Freemen, 
which was presented upon the 1st day of this in- 
stant June, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Fisheries 
(Ireland), which was presented upon the 5th day of 
this instant June, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Fisheries 
(Scotland), which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Herring 
Fishery, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Trafalgar- 
square, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Schools 
(Scotland), which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


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


15°—16°—17° Junii. 





A. 1840. 


Martis, 16° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1849. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment, 
Speaker, it —— 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 


Chu 
put, till To-morrow. 


Eng 








Mercurii, 17° die Junii ; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Law 

p Commissioners, was called in, and at the bar Amendment 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of a Report, — 
dated 13th February 1840, with a Table, showing 
the Relief afforded to Lunatics and Idiots by the 
Unions and Parishes comprised in the Metropolitan 
district, by Dr. Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commis- 
sioner :-—-Also,a Return of the Names of the Parishes 
within the said district which are not in union, or 
under the superintendence of Boards of Guardians 
established under the Poor Law Amendment Act, 
and therefore not included in the above Report :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Hartlepool Hartlepool _ 
Dock and Railway Bill have leave to sit this day Dock and Ral 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House.“ ~ 


Warr’s Divorce was read a second time, and com- Warr's 
mitted to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. Divorce Bill 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- I 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill, and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel, or produce witnesses. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John nay 
Nelson, of Doctors’ Commons, Proctor, Agent for Pit? - 
Ann Battersby, of Wellsbourne, in the county of 
Warwick, praying that, in the case of Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill, service of the Order of the House, and 
leaving a copy of the Bill with Thomas Flower, 

Agent for Arthur Battersby, be deemed good ser- 
vice, which was presented upon Monday last, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, that the said John 
Nelson attended at the door ; he was called in, and 
at the bar, gave the House an account of the allega- 
tions contained in his Petition:—And then he was 
directed to withdraw. 

Ordered, That service of the Order of the House 
upon Mr. Thomas Flower, Agent for Arthur Bat- 
tersby, and leaving an attested copy of the said 
Bill with him, be deemed good service of the same 
upon the said Arthur Battersby. 













Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Weaver 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Churches Bill 
the Petition of Alexander Henderson Macdougall, 
the Committee recommend the House to grant leave 
to the Committee on the Weaver Churches Bill to 
entertain the Clause proposed by the Parties to 
whom the Petitioner is agent. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the said 
Committee, That they have Power to receive a Clause 
accordingly. 














An ingrossed Bill for improving the Ferry between West Ferry ; 
West Ferry, in the Parish of Erskine and County of sented 
Renfrew, and Dumbarton, in the County of Dum- . 
















Bill. 
barton, 





3 VicroriIz. 





barton, called West Ferry, 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 improving the Ferry between 
West Ferry, in the Parish of Erskine and County 
of Renfrew, and Dumbarton, in the County of 
Dumbarton, called West Ferry. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wallace do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Monmouth ;—Redbourn ; —Abbots 
Langley ;—Great Tey ;—Coggeshall ;—Stanway ;— 
Sarratt ; — Malpas ;— Saint Martin, Ludgate ;— 
Saint Albans (three Petitions) ;—Sherburn ;--New- 
port (Monmouth) ; — Rickmansworth ; — Ridge ;— 
Charminster and Stratton;—Sibdon ;—and, Dinas ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Greenwich ;— Woolwich ;—Dept- 
ford ;-— Macclesfield (two Petitions) ;—Quorndon ;— 
Chalford ;— Sheepshed (two Petitions);— Lindley ; 
—Stroud (four Petitions) ;—Loughborough (three 
Petitions) ;— Yeovil ;—Keighley ; — Oxted ; — Cul- 
lingworth ;— Gildersome ;—Lymington ;—-Clavering ; 
—- Leicester ;-- Wysall ;-- Wrexham ;--Kirby Stephen, 
&amp;e. ; — Painswick ; — Walsoken ; — Rotherham ;— 
Winchmore Hill ;—Batley ;— Horsforth ;— Finsbu- 
ry-square, London;—Greenock ;— Bingley ;— Wood- 
house ;—Leake ;— Pen-y-brin ;— Kegworth ; — Bar- 
row-upon-Soar ;~- Wakefield ;- Rhos;—- Wimeswould; 
— Halifax ;— Redditch ;— Wallsend ;— Shoreditch ; 
-— Yarm ;—Shildon ;—- West Auckland ;— Royston ;— 

Therfield ;— Long Sutton (two Petitions) ;—Ki/sby; 
—and, Penrith; praying the House to withhold all 


Church of 
England. 


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17° Junie. ‘ 





435 


and Flour for exportation, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Bonded 
Corn. 


Sir Eardley Wilmot reported from the Select Com- Grammar 
mittee on the Grammar Schools Bill; That they So! Bill. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found No-383. 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 

and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration, upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of Joseph Curtis, Surgeon to the North Veccination ; 
District of the parish of Saint Pancras, and Regis- a 
trar of Births and Deaths for the district of Camden Bills. 
Town, praying that provision may be made in the 
Vaccination ; and, Small Pox Prevention Bills, so as 

to induce medical men to promote Vaccination to 

the utmost, and that their conduct in so doing may 

be placed under the superintendence of some person 
acquainted with the subject of Vaccination and able 

fully to appreciate the value of any information it 

may be desirable from time to time to obtain from 

them, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Wisbech, Small Pox. 
praying that inoculation for the Small Pox ma 

in future be deemed a misdemeanor, was senate, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from London ;— Essex and Hertford ; Vaccination; 
-—John M‘Millan;— Brentford ;--James Beding- pace a me 
Jield;—and, Manchester; praying that the Vacci- Bills. 

nation Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the 

Small Pox Prevention Bill may pass into law,— 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
































further grants of public money for the purposes of 
Church Extension,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stroud, praying the 
House not to sanction any relaxation of the restric- 
tions upon the importation of Hill Coolies from Hin- 
dostan to the British Colonies, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Council of the Vaccination 
British Medical Association, praying that the Vac- Bill. 
cination Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hill Coolies. 





A Petition of the Corporation of Southampton, Jersey and 
stating that that town has been subject for many Suersey- 
years to serious annoyance and inconvenience in con- 
sequence of the discretionary power vested in the 
legal courts of Jersey and Guernsey as to the punish- 
ment of crime, no criminal laws existing in those 
islands, and the punishment of offences of the most 
atrocious description resting entirely with the fiat of 
the Judges; that convicts and vagrants who arelikely 
to become chargeable in the islands of Jersey and 
Guernsey, are banished for a term of years, and of 
course conveyed to neighbouring ports, thereby oc- 
casioning the expense of maintaining a larger police 
than would otherwise be required, increasing the 
amount already paid under the head of casual relief 
to the poor, and augmenting the heavy annual ex- 
penditure of that borough ; and praying the House 
to adopt measures for relief of the grievances com- 
plained of, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hartismere Union ;—Plymouth;— 
Devonport and Stoke Damerel ;—and, Saint Mary, 
Whitechapel; praying that the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Hud- 
dersfield Union, praying that Provision may be made 
in the said Bill, empowering the imprisonment of 
putative fathers in default of recovering from them 
arrears of payments by distress, or by attachment 
of wages, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sutton Bonnington, 
praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilkenny ;— North Shields ; — 
and, Plymouth; praying the House to admit for 
home consumption Foreign Sugar, on payment of 
such duties as may appear just and reasonable,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Trinidad, Proprietors, 
Merchants and Mortgagees, and others interested in 
Sugar Plantations in the said Island, praying the 
House not to sanction any measure which shall 
permit the importation into the United Kingdom of 
Sugar the produce of foreign countries, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Plymouth, praying the House to pass 


an Act allowing the manufacture of Foreign Wheat 
Von. 95. 


Foreign Sugar, 


Petitions from William Johnston ;—Molindinan ; Political 

— Manchester Universal Suffrage Association, (Chair- Offenders. 
man); — Glasgow, (two Petitions); — Cheltenham, 
(Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of a Meeting); 
—and, Newton Mearnes; praying the House to ad- 
dress Her Majesty to liberate Mr. Feargus O’ Connor 
and other Political Offenders who at present suffer 
imprisonment, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 




















A_ Petition of Inhabitants of Lancaster, praying Idolatry 
the House to prohibit the interference of British (India.) 
functionaries in the management of Idolatrous Ob- 
servances in India, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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Bonded Corn. 








Petitions 





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4.36 17° Junie. 


Petitions from Eastcombs ;— Middlesbrough ;— 
Bradford ( Wilts) ;—and, Sutton Saint Mary; pray- 
ing for the abolition of Church Rates,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church Rates, 


Church and A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 

— habitants of Gorbals, praying for the separation of 
Church and State, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Universal Petitions from Andrew Campbell ;— Westmuir ;— 

Suffrage, &amp;c. 


and, Airdrie; praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, 
--were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Maltand Spirits A Petition of Distillers of Ireland, praying for an 

(Ireland.) alteration of the present system of Malt Drawbacks, 
and mode of levying Duties on Irish Spirits im- 
ported into England, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Medical Petitions from Saint Margaret’s and Saint John’s, 
Profession. Westminster ;—Edward Atkinson ;— Robert Mur- 
ray and others ;—and, Antrim ; praying the House 
to pass a Bill for the consolidation of the Medical 
Profession into one representative faculty, with 
power to regulate the examination and govern- 
ment of the whole body, and to confer equal rights 
and privileges upon all its members, — were pre- 





sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridport, praying 
nena the House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, | 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon, 
the Table. 


Health of Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
sem, inquire into the circumstances affecting the health 
No. 384. of the Inhabitants of large Towns and populous Dis- 
tricts, with a view to improved sanatory regulations 
for their benefit, have Power to report their Ob- 
servations thereupon to the House, together with 

the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 
Mr. Slaney reported from the said Select Com- 





mittee; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House, together with the Mi- 
nutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

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


Pilots. Petitions from Liverpool ;—and, Chairman of the 








Saint George Steam Packet Company ; praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendations of the 
Commissioners on Pilotage in 1835, so far as relate 
to steam vessels,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Lighthouses. A Petition of the Chairman of the Saint George 
Steam Packet Company, praying the House to 
carry into effect the recommendations of the Select 
Committee of 1834, on the subject of Lighthouses, 
Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, so far as _re- 
late to steam vessels, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


China, Petitions from Bacton;~—and, Stroud; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
growth and preparation of Opium in British India, 
for transmission to China, and the traffic in the 
same by British subjects,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Spirits A Petition jof Grocers of Kilkenny, praying that 
(ireland. ) the Act prohibiting the sale of Spirits by Grocers 





in Ireland may be repealed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A. 1840. 


_ Petitions from Coatbridge (Chairman of a Meet- Queen's 
ing) ;—and, Campsie; praying the House to address Ministers, 
Her Majesty to dismiss Her present Ministers, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Registered Electors of Dublin, Registration 
praying that in any Bill which may pass the House °f Votes 
on the subject of the Registry of Voters in Jreland, °""'"*)- 
provision be made to prevent the interference of the 
Executive Government in matters relating to the 
elective franchise, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Letter-press Printers of Limerick, Copyright Bit, 
praying that the Copyright Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the North and Courts of Law 
South Shields Law Society, praying for the removal (Westminster.) 
of the Courts of Law at Westminster to some more M 
convenient place, was presented, and read; and 0 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of West Calder, praying Church 
for an alteration of the law relative to Church Pa- Patronage 
tronage in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and tl.) 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Special Committee Church of 
appointed by the Land-holders, Commissioners of a 
Supply and Justices of the Peace of the county of 1 
Aberdeen, in general meeting assembled, praying ' 
that the proposed measure relative to Church of 
Scotland Benefices may receive the sanction of the 


House, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the East India Company, praying Colonial 
that the Colonial Passengers Bill may not pass into Passengers Bill, 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Potts, of Bath, Druggist, Wiliam Pots. 
praying for the liberation of William Potts,a prisoner 
confined in Fisherton Gaol, for Sedition, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Birmingham, 
deration the Report which, upon the 10th day of a and 
i . : hames Junc- 
this instant June, was made from the Committee on jj, Railway 
the Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Rail- Bill. 
way 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Revenue and 
Return of the Cities and Towns in the United Taxes. 
Kingdom from which the Customs and Excise Re- 
venues, Assessed and Land Taxes, and all other 
Taxes, are remitted to London or Dublin, showing 
the Total Amount remitted from each City or Town, 
in the year ended the 5th day of January 1840, 
and the Number of Days at which the Bills from 
each City or Town are drawn; and also, whether 
the said Revenues and Taxes are remitted through 
the Branch Banks of the Bank of Enyland, or 
through Private Banks, and, in the latter case, 
under what agreement ; also, whether any or what 
gratuitous facilities are afforded by the Branch 
Banks or Private Banks for the collection of the said 
Revenues and Taxes. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented British Guiana. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of the Earl of Aberdeen’s 
Despatches 





Answer to 
Addresses. 


Mr. Feargus 
O’Counor. 


Ludlow Bo- 
rough Election. 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


Inclosure Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill. 


Isle of Man 
Bill. 


Affirmation Bill. 


Vaccination 
Bill, 


3 VicTOoRIZ. 


Despatches to the Governor of British Guiana, dated 
the 1st day of March 1835, relative to the provision 
of a Civil List for that Colony :—And, of any Des- 
patches addressed by Lord John Russell to the Go- 
vernor of British Guiana relative to the provision 
of a Civil List ; together with any Correspondence 
that may have arisen thereon. 

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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 4th and 
15th days of this instant June (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers thereiu mentioned might be laid before 
this House) had been presented to Her Majesty, 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions ac- 
cordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Return to an Address 
to Her Majesty, dated the 15th day of this instant 
June, for a Copy of the Correspondence between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment, and the Visiting Magistrates of York Castle, 
respecting the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, 
now undergoing sentence of imprisonment in that 
Gaol for a Seditious Libel. 

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


Mr. Speaker informed the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the surety to the Petition of 
Charles Bosworth and William Davies, respecting 
the Election for the Borough of Ludlow was un- 
objectionable. 


Oréered, That the Shrewsbury and Holyhead 
Road Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Inclosure Acts 
Amendment Bill be taken into further consideration 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of 
Ways and Means be received To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Rated In- 
habitants Evidence Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Isle of Man 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Affirmation Bill be read a 
second time upon Friday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee on the Vaccination Bill, be now read; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ Vaccination,” 
in order to insert the words “Small Pox Preven- 
“ tion,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ Vaccination,” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, fSir James Graham, 


|! 1 
UMr. Lucas: f a6. 
Tellers for the Noes, a ae ; } 39. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee on the Vaccination Bill be now read; and 
the same being read ; 

Vot. 95. 


17° Junez. 








437 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cravuse, N° 1, (Poor Law Commissioners to con- 
— with their medical officers for Vaccination)—-— 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 10. To leave out 
“* medical officers of their,” and insert “ any one or 
“ more legally qualified medical practitioner or 
“ practitioners within the.” 

Question, That the words “ medical officers of 
“ their,” stand part of the Clause :—-Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment proposed: L. 10. After the word 
“ respectively,” to insert the words “ or with any 


- legally qualified medical practitioner.” 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellers for the Noes, 


n 
n 


n 
n 





“ec 
“ 


Question put, That those words be there in- 
Mr. Burroughes : 
persons” to leave out the words “ who may come 
muneration to be paid therefor to such officers, 
CuiauseE, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 
the Laws for the Relief of the Poor, shall conform 
following words : “ Provided always, That nothing 
“ Poor, and not forming part of any union.” 


serted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Mr. Wakley, \ 33. 
‘Sir James Graham, }24 
Mr. Lucas: ‘ 
Amendment proposed: L. 11. After the word 
to them for that purpose,” and to insert the words 
inhabitants of such unions who have not been 
previously successfully vaccinated, and the re- 
shall be in proportion to the number of such per- 
sons whom such officers may successfully vacci- 
nate :’—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Crause, N° 2, postponed. 

Crause, N° 8, (Guardians and overseers, and 
all other officers engaged in the administration of 
to the regulations which may from time to time be 
issued by the Poor Law Commissioners) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 5. To add the 
“ herein contained shall extend to any parish or 
parishes having any local Act for the administra- 
tion of the Laws relating to the Relief of the 
Question put, That those words be there added ; 
The Committee divided : ne 
Tellers for the Yeas, {x Sonjomn Halt, 


Sir James Graham: ¢ ™ 
Tellers for the Noes, (Mr a. } 51, 


Ciause, N° 3, agreed to. 
Cuavuses, N° 4 to N° 6, agreed to. 


Ciavuss, N° 7, (Copy of contracts to be sent to 
the Poor Law Commissioners, who may annul the 
same, if the terms shall appear to them to be un- 
reasonable or insufficient)——-read. 

Question put, That the Clause stand part of the 
Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Sir James Graham, } 40 
Mr. Nicholl: ‘ 
Mr. Wakley, } 7 
Mr. French: ; 


CravuseE, N° 7, agreed to. 

CravusE, N° 8, amended, and agreed to. 
CxausE, N° 9, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 10, (Unqualified persons inoculating 


to be subject to one month’s imprisonment) 
read. 


‘Amendment proposed: P. 3. 19. To leave out 


from the word “ person” to the word “ who,” in 
lL. $3. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ 


Tellers for the Noes, 








| 3K 3 


Question, 





Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Borough Watch 


Rates Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Marriages Act 
Amendment 


Bill. 


Poor Clergy 
Maintenance 
Bill. 


Juvenile 


Offenders Bill. 


Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


438 


Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and Negatived. 
Amendment proposed: L. 21. After the word 
“ shall,” to leave out all the words to “ shall,” in 
1, 24. 
Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and Negatived. 


Several Amendments made. 

Crause, N° 10, as amended, agreed to. 
Curause, N° 11, disagreed to. 

CuavseE, N° 12, agreed to. 

Postponed Clause N° 2, disagreed to. 
ScHEDULE, disagreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








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 second 
reading of the Parochial Assessments 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 three 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, 
withdrawn. 

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 Wednesday next. 


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


Jovis, 18° die Junii, 1840: 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Borough Watch Rates 
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 upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day the 1st day of July next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Marriages Act Amendment Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
toa Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
the ist day of July next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Clergy Maintenance 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 on the Juvenile 
Offenders Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


17°—18° Junie. 


A. 1840. 


mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Proposals by the Sub-Committee of 
Chapters, for a Bill, to be substituted for the Ec- 
clesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill; with Observa- 
tions and Tabular Statements, intended to show the 
comparative merits of the two measures. 

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


the Borough of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, 
was delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners are electors of the Borough of Sudbury, 
and had and have, and claim to have had, a right to 
vote in the Election of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said Borough ; that a vacancy having 
occurred in the Representation of the said Borough, 
the Election of a Member to supply the vacancy 
was by the Mayor and Returning Officer of the 
said Borough appointed to be held on Friday, the 
fifth day of June instant; that on the said fifth 
day of June instant, after due proclamation had 
been made in the manner directed by law, George 
Tomline, Esquire, was nominated and seconded 
as a fit and proper person to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough; that, immediately after the 
said nomination of the said George Tomline, one 
John Purr, who was and is duly qualified as an 
elector of the said Borough of Sudbury, and one 
James Saxby, who also was and is duly qualified as an 
elector of the said Borough, respectively nominated 
and seconded John Bagshaw, Esquire, of Wimpole- 
street, in the parish of Marylebone, in the county 
of Middlesex, as a Candidate to represent the said 
Borough in Parliament ; that, notwithstanding the 
nomination of the said John Bagshaw by the said 
John Purr and James Saxby, the Mayor and Re- 
turning Officer of the said Borough of Sudbury, 
without taking a show of hands from the electors 
then assembled, or putting to them the names of the 
said George Tomline and John Bagshaw for their 
choice and approval of one of them, declared the 
said George Tomline duly elected as a Member to 
serve in Parliament for the said Borough of Sud- 
bury ; that the Election and Return of the said George 
Tomline for the said Borough of Sudbury, so made 
by the said Mayor and Returning Officer, was and 
is wholly null and void ; and praying the House to 
take the premises into their consideration, and de= 
clare the said Election and Return of the said 
George Tomline wholly null and void, and that the 
said George Tomline was not duly elected, and ought 
not to have been returned, and to give to the Peti- 
tioners such further and other relief as to the House 
may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 10th to 
the 12th days of this instant June, 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. 


























Ordered, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply, 


Public Petitions 
( Thirty-seventh 








eans, 


&gt; &gt; 


oS 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ecclesiastical 


uties and 


D 
Revenues Bill, 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of Sudbury Bo. 
rough Election, 










Report.) 












Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 

No. 385. 
Napoleon 
Bonaparte. 

No. 386. 


Caledonian 
Canal. 


No. 387. 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


London 
University. 


Garngad 
Road Bill. 


Wicken 
Inclosure Bill, 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


3 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Napoleon 
Bonaparte, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 


clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Jovis, 18° die Juniti ; 
Anno 3° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
O RDERED, That the Select Committee ap- 


pointed with a view to consider and report to 
this House what steps it is advisable to take with 
respect to the present state of the Caledonian Canal, 
have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Mr. Robert Steuart reported from the said Select 
Committee ; and to whom the Correspondence on 
the subject of the said Canal, which was presented 
upon the 24th day of January, and the 23d day of 
March last, was referred ; That they had considered 
the matters to them referred; and 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 Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill was 
read a second time; and committed to Sir Henry 
Parnell, and the North Wales List. 


Mr. Hughes, from the University of London, was 
called in, and at the bar presented—Further Return 
to an Order, dated the 26th day of May last, for 
Returns of the Names of the several Examiners 
in the London University, and of the Sums paid 
to each of them respectively, in each of the years 
1838 and 1839 :—And of the Number of Persons 
admitted to Degrees in each Faculty, in the London 
University, in each of the said years :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That that said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Garngad 
Road Bill be revived :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


Lord Viscount Eastnor reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Wicken Inclosure Bill; and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and 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 Com- 
mittee; 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 ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the | 


Weaver Churches Bill to make their Report be further 
enlarged, till Friday the 26th day of this instant June. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge some 
of the Provisions of the Act relating to the Bir- 
mingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway, 
and to authorize the Company to raise a further Sum 

Vor, 95. 


17°—18° Juniz. 

















439 


of Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wallace do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Ballycastle;—and, Stirling ; pray- Medical 
ing the House to pass a Bill for the consolidation Profession. 
of the Medical Profession into one representative 
faculty, having full power to regulate the examin- 
ation and government of the whole body, and to 
confer equal rights and privileges upon all its mem- 
bers,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders and other Inhabitant House- Foreign Sugar 
holders of Norwich, praying for a reduction of the 
duty on Sugar, the produce of free labour, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the Northern Pro- Maynooth 
testant Association ; — Wellcombe ; — Oldham; —©*!lese- 
Northiam ;—Churchill ;—and, Islington; praying 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- 
lic money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wellcombe, praying Municipal 
that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill may Corporations 
F ‘ (Ireland) Bili. 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Redenhall, &amp;c.; -—— Aston Abbots ; Church of 
— West Hackney ; — Belton ; — Chiswick ; ~“a" 
Didsbury ; stating that the population of the coun- 
try has outgrown the resources of the national Church, 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sandon;—- Bridport (two Petitions) ; 
— Fulbourn ;-- Whitchurch (Hereford) ;--Newcastle- 
5 toatl — Beulah Chapel, Commercial - road, 

iddlesex ; — Monkwearmouth ; — Ballasthills ; — 
Philladelphia ;-- Lumley ;— Sunderland ;—Notting- 
ham;--Long Preston ;— Chatinshaugh ;— Walsall ; 
—and, Witney; praying the House to refuse their 
consent to any grant of public money for the pur- 
poses of Church Extension,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee, praying that Cruelty to 
the Cruelty to Animals Act may be extended to Animals Act. 
Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hatters of London in the employ Copyright Bill. 
of Messrs. Wilson ;—Workmen in the employ of 
Bowler and Son, Southwark ;—London (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Cheltenham ;—Ipswich ;— Cupar, Fife;—- 
Leamington; — Wigan ; — Warwick ;— Halifax ;— 
Aberdeen ;— Middlesex (two Petitions) ;--Manches- 
ter ;— Oxford ;—and, Leeds (two Petitions); praying 
that the Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of William Prowting Roberts, \ately William Prow- 
of Bath, Gentleman, stating that on the 11th day ting Roberts. 
of March last, at the assizes at Salisbury, he was con- 
victed, in conjunction with Messrs. Potts and Car- 
rier, on a charge of conspiracy, and sentenced to 
two years’ imprisonment in L%sherton Gaol; com- 
plaining of his treatment in the said Gaol, and 
praying for relief, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of William Frederick Rock, of Wal- Corporation of 
brook, in the city of London, Card-maker and London. 
3K 4 Wholesale 


FIRS een ten: 











440 


Wholesale Stationer, complaining of his having been 
sued in the Lord Mayor’s Court by the Chamberlain 
of the Corporation of London, for carrying on trade in 
the said city without becoming a freeman thereof; 
and praying the House to pass an Act abolishing all 
rights of exclusive trading within the said city, was 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Poor Law A Petition of James Duberly, of Great Staugh- 
—_rce ton, praying that provision may be made in the Poor 


Law Amendment Bill, for preventing allotments of 
land of small value from being separately assessed 
in the parish rate books, ani that wherever such 
allotments exist, either one tenant may be rated for 
the whole, or if more than one tenant be rated a 
minimum of value may be established below which 
no portion of land shall be separately assessed, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Royal Burghs Petitions from Aberbrothwick ;—and, Perth, pray- 
(Scotland) Bill. ino that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill, may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Provost of Dunbar, praying that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law, was also 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Members of a Convention assem- 
bled in London, for promoting the abolition of 
Slavery and the Slave Trade ;—and, Chairman of the 
British India Society; praying the House not to 
sanction any relaxation of the restrictions placed 
on the exportation of the Hill Coolies from Hindos- 
tan to the colonies,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hill Coolies. 


County Con- A Petition of Commissioners of Police and other 

stabulary Bill. Tnhabitants of Warrington, praying that provision 
may be made in the County Constabulary Bill to 
exempt from the operation of the Act of last session 
relative to county and district constables such towns 
and places as have local Police Acts, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chureh of Petitions from Kelso ;—and, Edinburgh; praying 
Sections the House to give their sanction to the proposed 
enenhces, 


measure for the settlement of the question relative 
to Church Benefices in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Railways Bill, A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company, praying that the Railways Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Outrage on A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, praying 

the Queen. that no advantage may be takes of the recent out- 
rage upon Her Majesty, to curtail the privilege hi- 
therto enjoyed by all classes of looking at their 
Sovereign Ruler, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hartburn ; — Simonburn ;—and, 
Etherley; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and 
Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,-—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Church Rates. Petitions from Bervie ;—Truro;— Long Pres- 


ton;--and, Skipton; praying for the abolition of 


Church Rates,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


British 
Fisheries. 


A Petition of Fishermen of Helmsdale, taking notice 
of a convention entered into with the King of the 
French, allowing foreign vessels to fish within three 
miles of our coasts; and praying that they may be 
restricted to a distance of thirty miles, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


18° Juniz. 








A. 1840. 


_ A Petition of Fruit Growers and others interested Fresh Fruit 
in the cultivation and sale of Fruit, of Sittingbourne, 
praying for an increase of the duty upon foreign 

Fresh Fruit, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Masters and Owners, or part Own- Pilots Bill, 
ers of ships or vessels, of Margate, praying that the 
Pilots Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Kent Law Society, Courts of Lay 
praying for the removal of the Courts of Law at (Westminster,) 
Westminster to a more convenient situation, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Clonenagh and Clonaheen ;—and, ¥ducation 
Rural Deanery of Corkavarkine, praying that the (Treland,) 
present system of National Education in Zreland 
may not be persisted in,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Whitchurch, com- Idolatry 
plaining of the compulsory attendance of British (India.) 
subjects upon Idolatrous Ceremonies in India; and 
praying for the complete dissolution of the East 
India Company’s connexion with the religious rites 
of the natives, was presented, and read ; and ordered tu 
to lie upon the Table. 


P 


Two Petitions from Alstonefield, and other places; Poor Law 
—and, Chairman, &amp;c. of the Board of Guardians of Amendment 
the Shardlow Union; praying that the Poor Law ®# 
Amendment Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cotton-street, Paise Queen's 
ley, praying the House to address Her Majesty to Ministers. 
dismiss Her present Ministers, and to call to Her 
Councils Ministers who will pledge themselves to 
make the principles of Universal Suffrage a Cabinet 
measure, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Mil- Union Work. 
ton Union, praying that the Union Workhouses Bill »°%¢s Bil. 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Margate and Lighthouses. 
London Steam Packet Company, praying the House 
to carry into effect the recommendations of the 
Select Committee of 1834, on the subject of Light- 
houses, Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, so far 
as relate to steam vessels, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Willoughby ; — and, Spilsby ; Chimney _ 
praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill may pass Sweepers Bill 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— Municipal 
A Return of the Number of Appeals to the Com- Corporationse 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, under the 
Act 5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, c. 76, s. 66; distinguishing by 
whom made, the Claims made to the Town Council, 
and the Amount of Compensation claimed in each 
case; the determination of the Town Council thereon ; 
and the Order made by the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury in each case of Appeal. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Imports 
—-Accounts of the Total declared Value, and the ~ ona 
Total official Value, of all the Exports from Great 
Britain and from Ireland, respectively, to France ; 
and of the Total official Value of all the Imports from 
France into Great Britain and into Ireland, respec- 
tively, in each year, from 1781 to 1813, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing, in the Account of Exports, 

under 





Public Income 
and Expendi- 


ture. 


Poor Rates 
Assessment, 


Vaccination 


No. 388. 





3 VictoriZ. 


under the separate heads of Great Britain and 
Ireland, British Produce and Manufactures, and 
Trish Produce and Manufactures from Foreign and 
Colonial Merchandize :—Of the Total Quantities 


United Kingdom to France, in each year, from 1814 | 
to 1839, both inclusive; distinguishing British and | 
Trish Produce and Manufactures from Foreign and | 
Colonial Merchandize ; and further distinguishing | 
the Quantity and Value of each Article so exported, | 
of which the declared Value shail have amounted, 
in any one year, to the sum of £.3,000, or upwards ; 
together with a summary of the several Total 
Amounts of Value for each year:—And, of the 
Total Quantities, and the declared or official Value, 
as the case may be (so far as the same can be made 
out), of all the Imports from France, into the United 
Kingdom, in each year, from 1814 to 1839, both in- | 
clusive ; distinguishing the Quantity and Value of | 
each Article so imported, of which the declared or 
official Value, as the case may be, shall have 
amounted, in any one year, to the sum of £.3,000 
or upwards; together with a Summary of the several 
Total Amounts of Value for each year. 

An Account of the Public Income and Expendi- 
ture of the United Kingdom, in the years ending 
the 5th day of January 1838, 1839 and 1840; dis- 
tinguishing the actual Payments for the Expenses 
incurred in the collection and management of the 
Revenue ; for the Charges of the Public Debt (the 
terminable Annuities being alsovalued by Estimate) ; 
for the Expenses of the Civil Government ; the Al- 
lowances to the Royal Family, and to his Royal 
Highness Prince Leopold (now King of the Belgians); 
the Establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire- 
land; the Experises of the Two Houses of Parlia- 
ment, and the Civil Departments ; the other Pensions 
on the Consolidated Fund, or the Gross Revenue, 
and the Civil List; also, the Payments for the Ad- 
ministration of Justice; Diplomatic Expenses ; and 
the Payments on account of the Sums voted for the 
Army, Navy and Ordnance Services :—Also, Public 
Works, Bounties, Post Office, the Quarantine and 
Warehousing Establishments; and all other Pay- 
ments not coming under any of the foregoing heads ; 
with an Appendix, showing the several items com- 
posing each head of the Account. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from each Parish within the limits of the | 
Metropolitan Volice, in the Counties of Kené and | 
Surrey, of the Value upon which the last Assess- 
ment for the Relief of the Poor was made. 





Sir James Graham reported the Vaccination Bill ; 


18° Junze. 


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441 


|“ imprisoned in the common gaol or house of cor- 
|“ rection for any term not exceeding three months.” 
| Pr. 6. 1. 26. Leave out from “ And” inclusive 


|to “ And” in Pr. 7. 1. 28. 
and declared Value of all the Exports from the | 


Pr. 8. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Ireland” to the 
end of the Bill. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
a the Amendments following were made to the 
ill: 
Pr. 1. 1. 20. Leave out from “ persons” to 


unions or parishes respectively : Provided always, 
That it shall be a condition of every such contract, 
that the amount of the remuneration to be re- 
ceived under the same, shall depend on the num- 
ber of persons who not having been previously 
successfully vaccinated shall be successfully vacci- 
nated by such medical officers or practitioners re- 
spectively so contracting.” 

Pr, 2. |. 17. After “ officers” insert “ or prac- 
titioners.”’ 

Pr. 2. 1.18. Leave out from “ overseers” to 
from,” in ]. 23. 

Pr, 2. 1. 24. After the second “ time” insert 
of the number of persons successfully vaccinated 
“ by them respectively, and.” 

Pr. 2. 1. ult. Leave out from “ require” to “ And” 
in Pr. 3.1. 83. 

Pr. 3. 1.33. Leave out from “ And ” inclusive 
to “and” in Pr. 4. 1. 1. 

Pr. 4. 1.7. Leave out from “ Commissioners ™ 
to “That” in 1. 19., and insert “ And be it Enacted.” 

Pr. 4, 1.37. Leave out “ persons,” and insert 
“ practitioners.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 5. Leave out “ persons,” and insert 
“ practitioners.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 15. Leave out “ persons,” and insert 
“ practitioners.” 

Pr. 5. 1.17. Leave out “ persons,” and insert 
“* practitioners.” 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


“ 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Timber Daties 


into a Committee upon the Timber Duties Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Ireshfield reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





And” in 1]. 21., and insert “ resident in such - 


Bill. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 


and Mr. Brougham: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 


| 
and the Amendments were read, as follow: ) ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


Pr. 1. 1.19. After “ respectively” insert “ or 
“ with any legally qualified medical practitioner or 
“ practitioners.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 21. Leave out from “ purpose” to “and” 
in Pr. 2. 1. 3. 

Pr. 4. 1. 5. After “ and” insert “ may alter 
“ the same from time to time, subject to the like 
“ approbation and.” 


| 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 25th day of March One thou- 

of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors in certain cases : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to Her Ma- 


sand eight hundred and forty-one, and for the Relief 


the Lords. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to indemnify such Indemnity Bil. 


Customs, &amp;e., 


Pr.5. 1.37. Leave out from “ person” to “who.” | jesty, Duties of Customs, Excise and Assessed Taxes: Duties Bull. 


Pr. 6. 1. 2. Leave out from “ shall” to “ shall’ | 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for equalizing, defining 


Exeter Port 


in 1. 9., and insert “ from and after the passing | and regulating the Petty Customs, and for facilitat- Dues Bill. 


“* of this Act produce or attempt to produce in 


“ any person by inoculation with variolous matter, payable to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 


“ or by wilful exposure to variolous matter, or to any 
“ matter, article or thing impregnated with vario- 
* Jous matter, or wilfully by any other means what- 
** soever, produce the disease of small-pox in any 
“ person in England, Wales or Ireland.” 5 
Pr. 6. 1.10. Leave out from “ be’ to “ And” in 
. 26., and insert “ guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
shall be liable to be proceeded against, and con- 
* victed summarily before any two or more Justices 
of the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled, and 


n 


n 


a) 
nn 


‘ 


n“ 


Vou. 95. 


| ing the Collection thereof, and of the Quay Dues 


_ the City and Borough of Exeter, and for preserving 
| the Navigation of the River Exe: 
| Drainage of certain Lands called Billinghay Fen, 
Billinghay Dales and Walcot Fen, Walcot Dales 
'and Worth Kyme, East Fen and Ings, in the Pa- 
|rishes or Places of Billinghay, Walcot, Dogdike, 
| Harts Grounds, Coningsby, Swineshead, North Kyme 
| and South Kyme, in the County of Lincoln : 
| A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and main- 


for every such offence shall upon conviction be| taining the Road from Tadcaster to Halton Dial, 
% } 


3L+ and 


| 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Billinghay Fen 


Drainage Bill. 


Tadcaster and 
Halton Dial 
Road Biil, 








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442 


and for making and maintaining a new Road from | 
Seacroft to and into the Highway leading from | 
Scholes to Barwich-in- Elmet, all in the West Riding | 
of the County of York: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing a General | 
Cemetery Bill. Cemetery in the Parish of Holy Cross and Saint | 
Giles, in or near the Town of Shrewsbury, in the | 
County of Salop: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving, enlarging | 
and maintaining the Harbour of Fisherrow, in the | 
County of Edinburgh : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the 
fifty-seventh year of King George the Third, inti-| 
tuled, An Act for fixing the Dues, Duties and Pay- 
ments for all Goods, Wares and Merchandize 
landed on or shipped from the Pier or Quay of the 
Town of Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, and 
on all Ships and Vessels resorting to the said Pier 
or Quay, or to the Harbour of Penzance, and for 
making and maintaining an additional Pier and 
Dock within the said Harbour: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating the Mar- 
kets, and for erecting a Market-house in the Town 
iL. of Launceston, in the County of Cornwall! : 

Royal Naval A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Establishment 
School Incorpo- and Government of the Institution called ‘“ The 
sanesionaaas Yoyal Naval School :” 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy Re- 
covery of Small Debts within the Parishes of Kings- 
norton and Northfield, in the County of Worcester : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, imtituled, An Act to 
explain and amend an Act made and passed in the 
second and third years of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act for the 
better ordering of Prisons,” with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for granting certain Powers to the British Iron 
Company, 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 
(No. 1.) Bills Act to amend an Act for enlarging the present or 


Shrewsbury 


Fisherrow 
(Edinburgh ) 
Harbour Bill. 


Penzance Pier 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Launceston 
Market and 
improvement 


Aston Small 


Debts Bill. 


Prisons Bill. 


British Iron 
Company Bill. 


Strood Church 


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providing a new Workhouse for the use of the Pa- 
rish of Strood, in the County of Kent; for better | 
governing, maintaming and employing the Poor of | 
the said Parish; and also for repairing or rebuilding | 
the Church and Tower of the same Parish, and for | 
other Purpuses relating thereto, with Amendments ; | 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 

currence of this House: And also, | 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | 
for making further Provision for the Confinement 
and Maintenance of Insane Prisoners; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this Heuse: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to vest certain Parts of the Lands and Estates 
comprised in the Deed of Entail executed by the 
deceased Alexander Humilton, of Pencaitland, on 
the Thirty-first day of January One thousand seven | 


Insane Prisoners 
Bill. 


Lady Ruthven’s 
Estate Bill. 


hundred and forty-seven, now in the possession of |! 
Mary Hamilton Campbell Lady Ruthven, as Heiress | 
of Entail thereof, in Trustees, in Trust to sell the | 
same and apply the Proceeds, and also certain Sums | 
arising from Sales of parts of the said Lands under 
the Authority of an Act of Parliament passed to 
that eflect, towards the Payment of the Debts af- 
fecting the Lands and Barony of Winton, also in 
the possession of the said Lady Ruthven, as Heiress 
of Entail thereof, so as that the said Lands and 
Barony of Winton, free and disburthened of Debt, 
may descend along with the Estate of Pencaitland 
to the same Heirs of Entail; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
Rectory, Cha- for separating the impropriate Rectories of Farn- 
pels, de., Bill. ham, Frensham, Elsted, Scale and Bentley, in the 


Farnham 





A. 1849, 


Counties of Surrey and Southampton, from the 
Archdeaconry of Surrey, and for better endowing 
the Benefices of the same Parishes respectively, 
and certain new Benefices within the respective 
Parishes of Farnham and Frensham, and for an- 
nexing to the Archdeaconry of Surrey, in leu 
thereof, a Prebend in the Cathedral Church of Win- 
chester, and for other Purposes ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Warringto, 
to enable the Trustees of Boteler’s Free Grammar School Estat 
School at Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, _ 
to effect a Sale to John Wright, Esquire, of an 
Estate called the Arrowe Estate, in Arrowe, in the 
County of Chester, and also to sell, exchange and 
lease certain other Estates belonging to the said 
School, and also for the general Management of the 
said School, and for other Purposes; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: Andalso, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Stauiey’s 
to enable the Trustees of the Estates of Walter Charity Esta 
Stanley, Esquire, deceased, togrant Building Leases; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy Grant's 
of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before their Piverce Bil, 
Lordships on Grant’s Divorce Bill: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy War's 
of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before their Vivorce Bil 
Lordships on Warr’s Divorce Bill: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy Deane’s 
of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before their Piverce Bill, 
Lordships on Deane’s Divorce Bill: And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Stanley’s Charity Estate Bill was read the first Stanley's 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. — Estat: 
lil, 
Farnham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill was read Farnham 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. a on 
t » &amp;C., Hil, 
Warrington School Estate Bill was read the first Warrington 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. a Estat 
il. 


Lady Ruthven’s Estate Bill was read the first Lady Ruthven’: 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Estate Bill. 


The Insane Prisoners Bill was read the first time ; Insane Prisoner” 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday Bill. 
the 26th day of this instant June. Ne, 389. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the War's _ 
Evidence communicated from the Lords in the case Diveree Bil. 
of Warr’s Divorce Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the Grant's 
Evidence communicated from the Lords in the case Divorce Bill. 
of Grant’s Divorce Bill, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the Deene’s _ 
Evidence communicated from the Lords in the case Piveree Bill. 
of Deane’s Divorce Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, Mail Stean 


ac a oO Doskats 
/—A Return showing the Number of Mail Steam Packets, 


Packets on the Liverpool and Kingstown, Holyhead 
and Kingstown, Milford and Waterford, and Port 


| Patrick and Donaghadee Stations, the Expenses 


incurred in Building and Outfit, and Repairs of the 
Vessels, and the Expenses of the Establishments, 
and the Total Disbursements, and the Receipts and 
Passages, &amp;c., and the Totals of such Charge, from 
the 3ist day of December 1838 to the 1st day of 
January 1840, and for the quarter ending the 1st 
day of April 1840:—Also, the Amount paid by 
Government for the Contract for conveying the day 
Mail from Liverpool to Kingstown. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Canada 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading om 
of the ingrossed Bill to re-unite the Provinces of *'* 


Upper 


Po 
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Police Rates 
Assessment 
Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary. 


County Con- 


stabuiary Bill. 


3 Victoriz. 


Upper aud Lower Canada, and for the Government 
of Canada: —The House resumed the said adjourned 
Proceeding ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
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, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Police Rates Assess- 
ment Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Cravuses, N° 1 to N° 3, agreed to. 
Ciause, N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 
CriavusE, N° 5, agreed to. 
Criausss (A.), (B.) and (C.), added. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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. 


A Petition of the Lord Lieutenant and Chairman 
of the Quarter Sessions for the western division of 
the county of Sussex, in Quarter Sessions assembled, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Pe- 
titioners have taken into their serious consideration 
the provisions of the Act for the establishment of 
County and District Constables, passed in the 
second and third years of Her present Majesty’s 
reign, and are of opinion that the system of Police 
Force, as proposed to be established by the above- 
mentioned Act, would unnecessarily impose a heavy 
and perpetual expense upon that county, and, fur- 
ther, would be defective in many essential particu- 
lars ; and praying that means be devised to improve 
the present system of appointing and remune- 
rating Common Law Peace Officers, with a view 
to render them more efficient. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the County 
Constabulary Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to 
a Committee of the whole House. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That this House will, immediately, 
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 
“ the Bill be committed to a Select Committee,” in- 
stead 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 to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. For Maule, : ee 

Yeas, (Mr. John Parker : f 205. 

Tellers for the{Sir Edward Knatchbull, a9 

Noes, UMr. Darby : } “ 

So it was resolVed in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausz, N° 1, disagreed to. 

Crauses, N° 2 and N° 3, agreed to. 


Ciause, N°4, (Justices to lay a police rate) 
read. 


Vou. 95. 








18°—19° Juniz. 44.3 


Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 7. After the word 
thereof” to insert “ and all towns of ten thou- 
sand inhabitants and upwards, desirous of being 
exempted, having local Acts of Parliament for 
establishing and maintaining a police.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
put, and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 4, agreed to. 

Criausss, N° 5 to N° 10, agreed to. 

Cuausz, N° 11, (Superannuation fund to be 
provided for constables) ——read. 
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the 
Bill ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mir ay —— \90. 


Tellers for the Noes, General Johnson, has. 


“ 
“ 
“ 





Mr. Hector : 
Crause, N° 12, agreed to. 


CiavusE N° 13, (Station-houses and strong-rooms 
to he provided) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6. 1. 36. To leave out 
the words “and upon such plan as shall be approved 
“ by one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of 
“ State.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Wyse, V 50 

Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon: ior 

Tellers for the { The Earl of Lincoln, } 40 





Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : 
Several Amendments made. 
Cuiausz, N° 13, as amended, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 14, agreed to. 
Crausg, N° 15, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 16, agreed to. 


Cuavusss, N° 17 and N° 18, amended, and agreed 
to. 
CiauseE N° 19, agreed to. 


Criause, N° 20, amended, and 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 Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 19° die Junii, 1840: 

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 Committee 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 Constabulary 


reading of the Constabulary Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Population Bill was, according to Order, Population Bill. 


read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Imprisonment 


further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Zreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Colonial 


Passengers Bill. 


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 receiving Sale of Beer 
” (No. 2.) Bill. 


the Report on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


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44.4, 


Timber Ships 


Bill The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
LPL 


mittee on the Timber Ships Bill ; 
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 
Clrelund) reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill, (No. 2.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Registration The Order of the day being read, for the second 


of Voters Bill. reading of the Registration of Voters Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Owners of Settled 
Estates to defray the Expense of draining the 
same by way of Mortgage was, according to Order, 
read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pusey do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Settled Estates 
Drainage Bill, 


Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Bill. reading of the Right of Voting Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 
Poor Law The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Amendment reading of the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; 
Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 29th day of this instant June. 
— The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Commision — reading of the Poor Law Commission Bill ; 
Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 29th day of this instant June. 
Prisons 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


( Scotland) Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 
Bill. 


Commerce and 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
Navigation. 


the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of a Convention of Commerce and 
Navigation between Her Majesty and the Emperor 
of Austria, signed at Vienna July 3d 1840, which 
was presented upon the 11th day of February in the 
last Session of Parliament; and also, of the Act 
6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the Encouragement of British 
Shipping and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Inclosure Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Inclosure 
Acts Amendment Bill :—The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House:—And the 
House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Edward 
Knatchbull reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Sir Edward Knatchbull reported the Bill accord- 
ingly ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


Ways and 
Means ; 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, a Resolution, which was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty, the several Duties on Sugar and 
Molasses now payable, or to be imposed by any Act 


Sugar Duties. 


18°—19° Junzz. 





A. 1840. 


to be passed in the present Session of Parliament, 
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. Robert Gordon do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Is 
mittee on the Isle of Man Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


le of Man 
ill, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Juvenile 
further consideration the Report on the Juvenile Offenders Bill, | 
Offenders Bill; 

Ordered, That Report be taken into further consi- 
deration, upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a_ Bill Rating Stock 
to exempt Stock in Trade and other Personal Pro- i Trade Bill 
perty from liability to be rated to the Relief of the 
Poor: 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 Masters in 
for making provision as to the office of Master in Chancery Bill. 
Chancery, in certain cases: And that Mr. Attorney 
General and Mr. Lynch do prepare, and bring 
it In. 

The House was moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Drainage 

‘ill. 4, c. 57, to empower Landed Proprietors in (1eland) Bill. 


| Ireland to smk, embank, and remove Obstructions 


in Rivers, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to promote the Drainage of Lands and Improve- 
ment of Navigation in Ireland; And that Lord 
Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland 
and Mr. Lynch do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Arms (Ireland) 
to continue for a limited time the several Acts re- Bi 
lating to the importation and keeping of Arms and 
Gunpowder in Jreland: And that Lord Viscount 
Morpeth and Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Isle of Man. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, An Account of the Sums borrowed and now 
owing by the Commissioners of the Harbours and 
Sea Ports in the Isle of Man:—A Statement of the 
Amount of Rates and Duties received by them an- 
nually, during each of the last five years :—Also, a 
statement of the Amount expended by them, during 
each of the last five years, in maintaining and re- 
pairing the said Harbours and Sea Ports. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Paper. 
Account of the Sums repaid to Paper-makers in 
each year since 1827, on account of Paper damaged 
or destroyed by fire or Shipwreck. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Malt. 
an Account of the Sums repaid to Maltsters in each 


year since 1827, on account of Malt destroyed or 
damaged by fire. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to exempt Rating Stock 
Stock in Trade and other Personal Property from in Trade Bill 
liability to be rated to the Relief of the Poor: And No. 390. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time, upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. ; 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill for making — — 
Provision as to the Office of Master in Chancery, in oo : 
certain cases: And the same was read the first No-391- 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Lord 








Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 
No. 392. 


Chester and 

Holyhead 

Railway. 
No. 393. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 

No. 394. 


Mr. Feargus 
o’Connor. 
No. 395. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Customs, &amp;e., 
Daties Bili. 


Indemnity Bill. 


Doffryn Llynvi 
Railway Bill. 


Port Talbot 
Bill, 


Penzance Pier 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Fisherrow 
(Edinburgh) 
Harbour Bill. 


Launceston 
Market and 

mprovement 
Bill. 


3 VicToRIz&amp;. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to con- 
tinue for a limited time the several Acts relating to 
the Importation and keeping of Arms and Gun- 
powder in Ireland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Chester 


and Holyhead Railway, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mr. Fear- 


gus O'Connor, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 


Veneris, 19° die Juniz; 
Anno 3° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her 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 Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Creat Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned; and that the Lords, thereby au- 
thorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills : Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act for granting to Her Majesty Duties of 
Customs, Excise and Assessed Taxes: 

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 





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the Twenty-tifth day of March One thousand eight 
hundred and forty-one, and for the Relief of Clerks | 
to Attornies and Solicitors, in certain cases : 

An Act to enable the Duffryn Llynvi and Porth | 
Cawl Railway Company to raise a further Sum of | 
Money, and to amend the Acts relating to the said 
Railway, and to the Bay of Porth Cawl, in the | 
County of Glamorgan : 

An Act to enable the Port Talbot Company to 
raise further Monies, and to amend the Acts relating 
to the same Port : 

An Act to amend an Act of the Fifty-seventh 
year of King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for fixing the Dues, Duties and Payments of all 
Goods, Wares and Merchandize landed on or 
shipped from the Pier or Quay of the Town of 
Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, and on all 





Ships and Vessels resorting to the said Pier or Quay, 
or to the Harbour of Penzance, and for making and 
maintaining an additional Pier and Dock within the 
said Harbour :” 

An Act for improving, enlarging and maintaining 
the Harbour of Fisherrow, in the County of Edin- 
burgh: 

An Act for regulating the Markets and for erect- 
ing a Market-house in the Town of Launceston, in 
the County of Cornwall: 





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445 


An Act for equalizing, defining and regulating the Exeter Port 
Petty Customs, and for facilitating the collection Dues Bill. 
thereof, and of the Quay Dues payable to the 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the City and 
Borough of Exeter, and for preserving the Naviga- 
tion of the River Eze: 

An Act for better lighting and cleansing the Town Hull Improve- 
of Kingston-upon-Hull, and certain Parts of the ment Bill. 
Liberty of Trappet, within and part of the Muni- 
cipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull : 

An Act for regulating the Buildings and Party- Bristol Building 
walls within the City and County of Bristol, and 24 Improve- 


for widening and improving several Streets within ™™* 3". 
the same : 


An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Newcastle- 
and County of the Town of Newcastle-upon- Tyne upon-Tyne 
and Borough of Gateshead, and the Places adjacent Wat™wor'* 


; ; Bill. 
thereto, in the Counties of Northumberland and 
Durham: 


An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Belfast Water- 

and Borough of Belfast: = (No. 1.) 
ill, 

An Act for establishing a general Cemetery in Shrewsbury 
the Parish of Holy Cross and Saint Giles, in or Cemetery Bill. 
— the Town of Shrewsbury, in the County of 

alop: 

in Act to authorize the Appointment of addi- Cheshire — 
tional Coroners for the County Palatine of Chester ; Coroners Bill. 


An Act for the Establishment and Government Royal Naval 


of the Institution called “The Royal Naval School.” S&lt;lee! tussr- 


An Act for the more effectual Drainage of certain Billiaghay Fen 

Lands called Billinghay Fen, Billinghay Dales P™nse Bill. 
and Walcot Fen, Walcot Dales and North Kyme, 
East Fen and Ings, in the Parishes or Places of 
Billinghay, Walcot, Dogdike, Harts Grounds, Co- 
ningsby, Swineshead, North Kyme and South Kyme, 
in the County of Lincoln: 


An Act to enable the Council of the Borough of Liverpool 
Liverpool to raise Money upon Bonds : — Fund 

An Act to amend the several Acts relating to the Belfast 
Belfast Charitable Society : Socees ak. 

An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery Tavistock 
of Small Debts within the Town of Tavistock and Small Debts 
other Places, in the Counties of Devon and Corn- ®#!- 
wall: 

An Act for the more easy Recovery of Small Aston Small 
Debts within the Parishes of Kingsnorton and Debts Bill. 
Northfield, in the County of Worcester : 

An Act to amend the Provisions of the Acts re- pyeter Roads 
lating to the Turnpike-roads leading to and from Bill. 
the City of Exeter, and for making a new Branch 
Road to communicate therewith : 


An Act for more effectually making, repairing Nairnshire 


| and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads in_ the Roads Bill. 


Counties of Nairn and Inverness : 

An Act for making certain Roads and Branches Rocester and 
connected with the New Bridge now erecting over Derby Junction 
the River Dove, near the Village of Rocester, turn= 804 Bill. 
pike, with proper Deviations, Works and Conveni- 
ences, and new pieces of Road connected therewith, 
and Approaches thereto, in the Counties of Derby 
and Stafford: 

An Act for repairing the Road from the Maid- Maidstone 
stone Turnpike-gate on the Loose Road, in the Parish game 
of Maidstone, in the County of Kent, to Newcastle, . 
in the Parish of Biddenden, and a Branch Road to 
The Thorn, in the Parish of Smarden, in the same 
County : 

An Act for repairing and maintaining the Road Tadcaster and 
from Tadcaster to Halton Dial, and for making and a 
maintaining a new Road from Seacroft to and into ®°*¢ &gt;" 
the Highway leading from Scholes to Barwick-in- 

Elmet, all in the West Riding of the County of 
York: 
An Act to enable the Rector of Weybridge, in Weybridge 


‘the County of Surrey, for the time being, to grant Rectory Bill. 


Building Leases of Lands in the said Parish belong- 
ing to the said Rectory: 


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446 


Stoke Bruern An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Stoke 

Inclosure Bill. Bryern and Hamlet of Shutlanger otherwise Shuttle- 
hanger, in the said Parish of Stoke Bruern, in the 
County of Northampton. 


A Petition of the Midland Counties Railway 
Company, for leave to present a Petitionfor leave to 
bring in a Bill for raising a further sum of Money 
for the completion of the said Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Midland Coun- 
ties Railway. 


Hartlepool 
Dock and Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Pease reported from the Committee on the 
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill; and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present ap- 
plication; That the Resolution of the House of the 
27th day of January last 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 ; 
and be printed. 

Shrewsbury 


and Holyhead 
Road Bill, 


Notice being taken that the Shrewsbury and 
Holyhead Road Bill contains Clauses of a private 
nature, requiring a compliance with the Standing 
Orders ; 

The House was moved, That tke Order made 
yesterday, that the said Bill be committed to Sir 
Henry Parnell and the North Wales List, might be 
read ; and the same heing read; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they do examine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of 
a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 

Wicken 


, An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
Inclosure Bill. j - 


rish of Wicken, in the County of Cambridge, 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. 


Deal and Wale The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
mer Waterworks deration the Report which, upon the 2d day of this 
instant June, was made from the Committee on the 
Deal and Walmer Waterworks Bill; printed Copies 
of the Bill 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 

ingrossed. 
Railways. Petitions from Chester;—and, London; stating, 
That the Petitioners have heard with much interest 
and satisfaction that the Commissioners appointed by 
Government to inquire into the most eligible direction 
for a Railway Communication between London and 
Dublin, have reported in favour of a Line in exten- 
sion of the Chester and Crewe Railway, from the 
city of Chester to Holyhead; that the Petitioners 
are informed that the Standing Orders of the House 
would, unless modified, place the most serious im- 
pediments in the way of the said Undertaking, by 
requiring a whole year’s notice to be given of the 
application to Parliament for a Bill to carry the 
same into execution, and also by requiring a deposit 
to be made in the Exchequer of a sum amount- 
ing to £10 per cent. of the capital requisite for the 
completion of the Works, prior to such application ; 
and that the Bill cannot ve introduced mto Par- 
liament before the year 1842; and that few, if 
any, of the land-owners on the proposed Line of 
Railway would be found to object to the formation 


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A. 1840. 


thereof; and praying that under the special cir- 
stances of the case the House will modify or relax 
the Standing Orders, so as to allow of the Bill 
being introduced into Parliament in the next Ses- 
sion,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. ' 

Ordered, That the Petitions be printed. 


Mr. Bethell reported from the Committee on the Kingston-u 
Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill; That the Com- Hull Dock: Bill 
mittee had instructed him to apply to the House for 
Power to send for the following Papers, to be laid 
before the Committee: viz. 

Resolutions of the Trinity House at Hull, passed 
on the 5th of January 1839 and _— April 1840, re- 
lating to the Docks. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to send 
for the said Papers. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
To-morrow, notwithstanding any adjournment of the 
House. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee to make 
their Report be further enlarged till Monday the 
29th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Lefroy reported from the Committee on the Dundalk 
Dundalk Harbour Bill; That they had examined Harbour Bill, 
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 Committee on the Clerkenwell Clerkenwell 
improvement Bill have leave to makea special Report. ~ ‘_lrcns 
Mr. Thomas Duncombe reported from the said * 
Committee; and to whom several Petitions against 
the said Bill were referred; That they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said 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. 
Mr. Thomas Duncombe further reported, That it 
appeared to the Committee that the Funds provided 
by the Bill will not be sufficient to complete the 
proposed Improvements, without the aid of an ad- 
ditional sum of £.25,000 from some other source ; 
and it is hoped that this assistance may be obtained 
from the General Fund for Metropolitan Improve- 
ments. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 


and be printed. 


Petitions from Newport (Isle of Wight) ;— and, Foreign Sugar. 
Wolverhampton ; praying for a reduction of Duty 
upon Sugar, the produce of free labour,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chittlehampton ; — Lambeth ; — Ciurch of 
Long Buckby ;— Stoke Poges;— and, Clapham Evgland. 
(Surrey); stating that the population of the country 
has outgrown the resources of the National Church ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing its efficiency,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Richmond (Surrey) ;—New Mal- 
ton;— Hunslet ;— Ossett ;-- Haworth ;-- Crowborough 
— Keighley ;— Fulham-road ;— Plaistow ;— Bram- 
ley; — Romney-street, Westminster ; — Fareham ; — 
Meldreth;—and, Edinburgh; praying the House not 
to sanction any further grant of public money for the 
purposes of Church Extension,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridge of Teith;—Auchtermuchty ; Church and 
— Portobello ;—Urr ;—Newburgh ;—Perth ;—Mo- §** 
nivaird and Strowan ;—.Dunning ;— Hamilton Pres- 
bytery (Moderator) ;— Saint Ninian’s Presbytery 
(Moderator) ;—Almond Bank ;— Puathstruie;— Wig- 
town ;— Dumfries ;—and, Kirkintulloch; praying 
for the separation of the Church from the State,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition 











Ido 
(in 


on. 
jill. 





3 VicTorRIZ. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Farnham, in the 
county of Surrey, complaining of the compulsory 
attendance of British subjects upon Idolatrous Ser- 
vices in India; and praying for the dissolution of 
the East India Company’s connection with the reli- 
gious rites of the natives, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Courts of Law A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Hud- 
(Westminster. ) dersfield, praying for the removal of the Courts of 
Law and Equity, at Westminster to a more conve- 
. nient situation, was presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Residents in the Metropolis, com- 
plaining of the continuance of the tax upon coals 
entering the port of Zondon ; and praying that the 
conservancy of the River Thames may be placed in 
the hands of Parliamentary Commissioners, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Thames Embankment. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Derby Junc- 
tion Railway Company, praying that the Railways 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


+ gigi and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Secretaries and Officers of the 
Carnatic and Tanjore Commissions, complaining of 
the inadequate amount of their retiring allowances ; 
and praying for relief, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 
Dwygyfylchi, praying that provision may be made 
in the Poor Law Amendment Bill, that each pa- 
rish may conduct the management of its own pau- 
pers in a separate board, subject only to the in- 
— of an auditor appointed by the Poor Law 

ommissioners, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Woolwich, praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Members and Friends of the South 
London Protestant Association ;—and, Burton Ag- 
nes ; praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money to the Roman Catholic Col- 
lege of Maynooth,——-were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Idolatry 
(India. 


River Thames, 


Railways Bill. 


Carnatic and 
Tanjore Com- 
missions. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Maynooth 
College. 


East India 
Produce. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a 
Meeting of Operative Silk Weavers, of Leigh, pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further reduc- 
tion of the duty on East India and other wrought 
silk goods, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on East India Produce. 


A Petition of Managing Directors of the Swansea 
and Liverpool Steam Packet Company, praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendations of 
the Select Committee of 1834, on the subject of 
Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
so far as relate to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lighthouses. 


Pilots. A Petition of Managing Directors of the Swansea 


and Liverpool Steam Packet Company, praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendations of 
the Commissioners on Pilotage in 1835, so far as 
relate to steam vessels, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Tralee, praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Sea Coast, ex- 
tending from Glenarm to Ballycastle, praying the 


House to extend the same support and encourage- 
VoL. 99. 


Corn Laws. 


Fisheries 
(Ireland. ) 


19° Junie. 








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447 


ment to the Fisheries of Jreland as is afforded to 
those of Scotland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Traders and Railways 
other Inhabitants of 7'ralee, praying that an extended (tees 
and comprehensive system of Railways in Ireland 
may be adopted, under the direction of the Govern- 


ment, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of the China. 
Total Abstinence Society of Cupar, Fife, praying for 
the suppression of the Opium trade with China, 
and that no steps be taken to compel the Chinese 
Government to indemnify the owners of the Opium 
seized, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. “ 
A Petition of Land-holders of Blackrath, praying Registration 
that the Registration of Voters (Ireland) (No. 1.) : Voters (Ire~ 
. : and) (No, 1.) 
Bill may not pass into a law; was presented, and piu), 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Lowden, Hand-loom Weaver, Mr. Feargus 
of Great Horton, praying the House to address Her 9°C™ 
Majesty to direct the removal of Mr. Feargus 
O’Connor from the Castle of York to the Queen’s 
Bench prison, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Five Petitions from Boston, praying the House Hill Coolies. 
not to sanction any relaxation in the restrictions 
upon the exportation of the Hill Coolies of India 
to the British Colonies,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ipswich ;—- Tewkesbury ;—Bury Church Rates. 
Saint Edmund’s (two Petitions);— Wakefield ;— 
Lechlade ; — Plaistow ; —Ware ; — Stratton Saint 
Margaret’s ;— Haworth ;-— Keighley ;—Bramley ;— 
Warminster ;—and, Therfield; praying for the abo- 
lition of Church Rates,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Individuals formerly Constables Dublin Police 
in the late Police Force, in the city of Dublin ;— 
and, Dismissed Watchmen, of the said city ; com- 
plaining of their dismissal, upon the appointment of 
the new Police, without any compensation, and pray- 
ing for relief,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Vintners and Spirit Dealers of the Spirit Dealers 
city of Dublin, complaining that their trade has been (elu¢.) 
injured in consequence of the restrictions placed on 
it from time to time by legislative enactments, parti- 
cularly by the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, and 6 and 7, 

Wiil. 4; and praying for relief, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Westbury, praying Rating Stock 
the House to pass an Act abolishing the Rating Trade. 
Stock in Trade to the relief of the poor and other 
parochial rates, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of Ma- window ‘Tax. 
chynlleth, praying for the repeal of the Window Tax, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Saint Mary, Saint ministers’ 
John, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Munchin, in the Money 
city of Limerick, praying that they may be relieved cid 
in future from the tax, called “ Ministers’ Money” or 
“ Poundage,” and that compensation be ween to 
the incumbent who may lose thereby, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Land-holders Flour Importa- 
and other Inhabitants of Ader, praying that the Flour em (Irelana ) 
Importation (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, ~"” 

3L4 was 








Chimney 
Sweepers Bill. 


British Iron 
Company Bill. 


William 
Forsyth. 


Londonderry 
City Election. 


Punishment 
of Death. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Lord’s Day. 


Licensed 
Victuallers 


(Ireland.) 


Medical 
Profession. 





448 19° Junii. 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Fenton ;—Nayland ;—and, Ash- 
bourn; praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for granting certain Powers to the 
British Iron Company ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 9. 1.1. After “ Company ” insert “ at the 
“ time when such claim or demand or cause of suit 
“ against the said Company arose.” 
r. 35. 1, 32. After “court ” insert “ for relief.” 
Pr. 43. 1. 23. Leave out “ right” and insert 
“ rights.” 
he said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer 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 William Forsyth, of the township 
of Bertie, in the district of Niagara, in the province 
of Upper Canada, Yeoman, complaining of his pro- 
perty in Upper Canada having been entered upon 

y an armed force of soldiers and demolished, in 
the year 1827, and praying for redress; was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Horner, of the city of Lon- 
donderry, complaining of the non-payment of an 
award due to him for the attendance of himself and 
daughters as witnesses before the Select Committee 
on the Londonderry City Election in 1833, and pray- 
ing for redress, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saffron Walden, 
aor for the abolition of the Punishment of 
eath in all cases, except for treason and murder, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Market 
Gardeners and Growers of Fruit, in the parish of 
Harston, praying for an increase of the Duty upon 
the importation of Foreign Fresh Fruit, was present- 
ed, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kidderminster, pray- 
ing for the suppression ofall trafficking on Turnpike- 
roads, Railways and Canals on the Lord’s Day, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of Ireland, 
praying that they may be entitled to hold a license 
to sell tea and coffee, in like manner as the Licensed 
Victuallers of England and Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy and other In- 
habitants of Portglenone, stating that the Petition- 
ers have learned, that the Apothecaries Company in 
freland have commenced legal proceedings against 
many well qualified Medical B 
North of Ireland; that the Petitioners have had every 
reason to be satisfied with the manner in which the 
Medical gentlemen of that town and neighbourhood 
have conducted that part of their professional business 
relating to the compounding and dispensing of medi- 
cines; that many of these Medical gentlemen have 
resided for years in that town and neighbourhood, 
and have been allowed hitherto to follow their pro- 
fessional avocations undisturbed; and praying the 


ractitioners in the | 


A. 1840. 


House to pass an Act retaining to them those rights 
and privileges conferred on them by the different 
universities and colleges from which they hold their 
degrees in Medicine and diplomas in Surgery and 
Pharmacy, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Edmondbyers ;— Gateshead Fell ; Ecclesiasticai 
—Felton;—and, Tanfield; praying that the Ecclesias- Duties and 
tical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into Revenues Bil, 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Thirty-eight 
examined the Petitions presented on the 15th day of Pet) 
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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Protestant 
Return of the Totals of all Sums of Money issued Dissenting 
from the Treasury on account of the Civil List, ex- Mivisters 
cepting that of Her present Majesty, or Hereditary 
Revenues, or of Votes of this House, or from any 
other source, if any, for the use of Protestant Dis- 
senting Ministers in Jreland, for Non-conforming, 
Seceding, and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in 
Ireland, for the support ofthe Seceding Ministers in 
Ulster; also for paying Allowances to Protestant 
Dissenting Ministers in England, from the first 
Date of such Payment to the present period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, RegiumDonun, 
a Return of the Total Amount of the Regium Donum 
distributed to Dissenting Clergy, from the Date of 
the Grant to the present period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Maynooth 
an Account of the Total Amount voted by this House College. 
for Maynooth College, from the earliest grant to the 
present period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Roman Catholic 
Return of the Total amount paid to Roman Catholic ©!«rsy- 
Bishops and Clergy; distinguishing Payments out 
of the Consolidated Fund, from theearliest Payment 
to the present period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Dissenting and 
Return of the Total Amount of Allowances and —— Catholic 
Drawbacks on Building Materials for Dissenting ~”?** 
and Roman Catholic Chapels. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence Population Bill 
taken in Session 1830, before the Select Committee (183°) 
on the Population Bill, be re-printed. No. 396. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Fisherton, &amp;c., 
Return, stating the Treatment, before and after con- &amp;*°!* 
viction, of Persons confined in Fisherton Gaol, 1st, 
for Misdemeanor ; 2d. for printing and publishing 
Seditious Libels, or for uttering Seditious Words, or 
for attending Seditious Meetings :—and, Similar Re- 
turns from the Gaols of Jichester and Wilton, in the 
County of Somerset, from 1833 to the present time. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Gaols and — 
upon the 3d day of March last, for presenting to —* 
Her Majesty an humble Address that She would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that there be 
laid before this House, a Return of the Establish- 
ment of Officers and Servants employed in each 
County Gaol and House of Correction in England 
and Wales at this present time, specifying the Num- 
ber and description of such Officers and Servants, 
the Salaries and Emoluments of each, and by whom 
such Officers and Servants are respectively appointed, 
|and the Date of their Appointment; also stating 
| whether the provisions of the Act 2 and 8 Vic., c. 56, 
| have been carried into effect or not, and if not carried 
into 


























Adjournment. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 

(No. 1.) Bill. 


3 VicToRIz. 


into effect the cause of such omission :—a Similar 
Return for every Gaol and House of Correction in 
each City and Borough in England and Wales :— 
A Return of the greatest Number of Persons confined 
(distinguishing the Number of Debtors) at any one 
time in each County Gaol and House of Correction 
in Englandand Wales, in the year ending Michael- 
mas 1839; also the average Number (distinguishing 
the Number of Debtors) at any one time in each 
County Gaol and House of Correction in England 
and Wales in the the year ending Michaelmas 1839 ; 
also the average Number(distinguishing the Number 
of Debtors) confined during thet time, and the Num- 
ber of separate cells in each Prison; distinguishing 
those belonging to Debtors :—A similar Return for 
every Gaol and House of Correction in each City and 
Borough in England and Wales :— A Return of the 
Total Expenditure for every County Gaol and House 
of Correction in England and Wales, for the year 
ending Michaelmas 1839, distinguishing the Amount 
paid for new Buildings :—Also, a Return of the ave- 
rage Expense foreach Prisoner per week, including 
everything except the Expense of new Buildings :— 
And, similar Return for every Gaol and House of 
Correction in each City and Borough in England and 
Wales, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, that no Returns 
had been received from the following Prisons, viz. 
Borough Gaol, Barnstaple ;—House of Correction, 
Little Dean, Gloucestershire ;—Borough Gaol and 
House of Correction, Ipswich ;— City Gaol and 
House of Correction, Lichfield;— Borough Gaol, 
Ludlow ;—and, Debtors’ Gaol, Dover ; 

Ordered, That Returns, so far as relate to the 
said Prisons, be laid before this House forthwith. 


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 Registration of Voters 
(Ireland) (No. 1.) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuiause, N° 1, (After the first day of November, 
no person shall have the right of voting for any 
place in Jreland, unless registered according to this 
Act)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1. 7. After “ That,” 
to insert the words “in making the Register of 
“ Voters for any county, city, town or borough, 

under the provisions of this Act, the name of 
every person who, when such Register shall be 
made, shall be registered as a Voter for such 
county, city, town or borough, shall be placed 
and retained upon such Register so long as his 
right of voting as such registered Elector would 
continue under the present law, unless he shall 
have lost his qualification since he was so re- 
gistered, or unless he shall have become personally 
disqualified as such Voter, or have died; or unless 
his registry was effected by fradulent personation ; 
and that from and after the completion of such 
Register of Voters.” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 

The Committee divided : 


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Tellers for they Mr. Edward John Stanley, |. 596 
Yeas, L Mr. John Parker: : ae 
Tellers for the f Mr. Henry Baring, \ 289 
Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle: J -°* 


Several Amendments made. 
Cuause, N° 1, as amended, 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 ; 
Vo. 95, 








19°—.20° Juniz. 4.49 


Sabbati, 20° die Junii, 1840: 


Mr.Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Freshfield 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ Monday,’ and 
inserting the word “ Thursday,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ Monday,” stand part of the Question :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

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 Stage Carriages 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administration 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Ireland) of Justice 
Bill ; (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 Ejectment 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) ad Replevin 
Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


S 


mittee on the Loan Societies Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ig Societies 
ul. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Admiralty 
reading of the Admiralty Court [Judge’s Salary, Cov = 
&amp;e.], Bill ; — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Admiralty 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill; Court Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Qualification 
reading of the Qualification of Voters (Ireland) Bill; pr nee Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second — 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Parliamentary 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; Burs"s 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, (Seetend) Bin. 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Royal Burghs 
reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill, 
reading of the Pilots Bull; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railways Bal. 
mittee on the Railways 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 Right of Voting 
reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


3M The 


(Scotland) Bill. 





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Inland Ware- 
housing Bill. 


Supply 
[5 May.] 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill. 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants’ Evidence 


Bill. 


Affirmation Bill. 


Borough Watch 
Rates Bill. 


Ways and 


Means. 


Supply. 


Timber Duties 
Bill. 


Police Rates 
Assessment 


Bill. 


450 19°—20°—22° Junie. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the Reso- 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply ; and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Flour Importation (Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Chimney Sweepers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they have power to receive a Clause, 
that any Churchwarden, Overseer or other Officer, 
in and for any parish, township or union, or any per- 
son rated or assessed, or liable to be rated or as- 
sessed as aforesaid, shall not be disabled or prevented 
from giving evidence on any trial, appeal or other 
proceeding, by reason only of his being a party to 
such trial, appeal or other proceeding, or of his 
being liable to costs in respect thereof, when he 
shall be only a nominal party to such trial, appeal 
or other proceeding, and shall be only liable to con- 
tribute to such costs in common with other the rate- 
payers of such parish, township or union. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; 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 an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Affirmation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Mr. Pryme reported the Borough Watch Rates 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Timber Duties 
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. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Police Rates Assess- 
ment Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to ; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, 





A. 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration of 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill; Voters Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ri 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill; Bi 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 


’ of Voting 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Roscommon 
to empower the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to annex Townlands gil), 
certain Townlands to the County of Roscommon: 

And that Mr. French and Mr. Morgan John O’ Con- 
nell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Burr have leave of absence Leave of 
for a month, on urgent business. Absence, 
Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill for granting Sugar Duties 
to Her Majesty certain Duties on Sugar imported Bill. 
into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and forty: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Rigby Wason, Esquire, John Ash- Metropolis 
ton Yates, Esquire, and Richard Rushton Preston, Tmprovements 
Esquire, praymg that the Select Committee on 
Metropolis Improvements be instructed to take 
into consideration that portion of the line of street 
recommended by the Select Committee of 1832, 
which lies between Brewer-street and Strutton- 
ground, and respecting which they have undergone 
much trouble and expense ; and to consider of the 
expediency of allocating the sum of £.25,000, to- 
wards carrying such plan into effect, was presented 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Metropolis Improvements. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Registry Registry Cout 
Court (Dublin), which was presented upon Friday (Dublin.) 
last, be printed. No. 397. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Imports Imports and 
and Exports (France), which were presented yester- Exports 
day, be printed. —* 
’ No. 398, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure, which was presented yes- and Expendi- 
terday, be printed. — 
No. 399. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Mail Steam Mail Steam 
Packets, which was presented yesterday, be printed. P ome ™ 
0.400. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
Fishery Board, which was presented upon the 19th Fishery Board. 
day of May last, be printed. No. 380. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till One of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Luna, 22° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


IR John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Midland Coun- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That “@* 8" 
in the case of the Petition for leave to present a 
Petition for leave to bring in the Midland Counties 
Railway Bill, the Committee recommend that leave 
be given. 
Ordered, That leave be given to presenta Petition, 
as desired. 
A Petition of the Midland Counties Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for raising a 
further sum of Money for the completion of the 
said Railway, was accordingly presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, 





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nmouthshire 
os and Coal 
Company Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich é 


Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Sta- 
tion Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station Bill. 


Strood Church 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


Warrington 
School Estate 
Bill, 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No 1.) Bill 


Church of 
England, 


4 Vicroriz£. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Monmouth- 
shire Iron and Coal Company Bill be revived: —And 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Com- 
mittee on the London and Greenwich Railway Bill ; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions ; and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill;—That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application ;—That the Re- 
solution of the House of the 27th day of January 
last 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; 
and be printed. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported from the Com- 
mittee on the London and Greenwich Railway 
Station Bill; and to whom several Petitions against 
the said Bill were referred ; That they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions ; 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
—That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 
far as the same relate to the present application ; 
—That the Resolution of the House of the 27th day 
of January last 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; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill to make their Report be further en- 
larged till Wednesday the 1st day of July next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend an Act for enlarging the 
present or providing a new Workhouse for the use 
of the Parish of Strood, in the County of Kent; 
for better governing, maintaining and employing 
the Poor of the said Parish ; and also for repairing 
or rebuilding the Church and Tower of the same 
Parish, and for other Purposes relating thereto; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 7. 1. ult. After “ Act” insert “ and for the 
purpose of enabling any such creditor or annuitant 
to recover any money due to him as aforesaid, all 
the powers and provisions of the said recited Act, 
shall continue and be in full force and operation.” 

Pr. 8. 1.18. Leave out “ said.” 

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 Warrington School Estate Bill was read a 
second time; and committed to Mr. Ireland Black- 
burne, and the South Lancaster List. 


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Petitions from Duncannon;—and, Saint Mary-le- 
bone ; praying that the Registration of Voters (Jre- 
land) (No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Clifton Dartmouth Hardness ;~ 
Devonport ;---Drewsteignton;—Clun ;-—Nettlestead;-- 
and, Sydenham ; stating that the population of the 
country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church ; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasing its efficiency,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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22° wunie. 451 


Petitions from Fremington ; — Tawton ; — and, 
Muddiford; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money for the extension of 
the Church of England,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Yarcombe, praying Maynooth 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- ©ollese- 
lic money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Totnes ;— Ecclesiastica 
the Reverend Henry Athins;—Muggleswick ;—and, Duties and 
Blanchard ; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties ®°’°™ _— 
and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Alverstoke ;—and, South Bersted; Poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may Aiendment 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and =~ 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Jenner, Doctor of Medicine, Vaccination. 
and the Reverend George Charles Jenner, Clerk, 
was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners are nephews of the late Doctor Edward 
Jenner ; that they are of the respective ages of 
seventy-three and seventy-one years; that they both 
very materially assisted Doctor Jenner in the inves- 
tigation and the practice of Vaccination ; that they 
expended nearly the whole of their property in pro- 
moting the object of Doctor Jenner’s discovery ; 
that Doctor Jenner would have been a much richer 
man if he had kept Vaccination secret, and not 
divulged the practice of it for the benefit of mankind ; 
that Doctor Jenner, by his will, left Doctor Henry 
Jenner only an annuity of twenty-six guineas, and 
the Reverend George Charles Jenner a legacy of 
twenty pounds; that, under these circumstances, 
the Petitioners humbly submit to the consideration 
of the House their case, trusting that their services, 
(and for the sake of the memory of a man who 
conferred the greatest benefit upon the human race 
that, under Divine Providence, was ever conferred 
upon it,) will not be passed over. 

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


Petitions from Bristol;— Manchester ;—- Newcastle- Foreign Sugar. 
upon- Tyne ;— West Bromwich; — and, Bewdley ; 
praying for a reduction of the duty on Sugar, the 
produce of free labour,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;— and, the Managing Pilots. 
Director of the city of Dublin Steam Packet Com- 
pany, praying the House to carry into effect the re- 
commendations of the Commissioners on Pilotage 
in 1835, so far as relate to Steam vessels,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of Steam Lighthouses. 
shipping of Aberdeen, praying the House to carry 
into effect the recommendations of the Select Com- 
mittee of 1834, on the subject of Lighthouses, 
Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, so far as relate 
to Steam Vessels, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost and Baillies of the city Cruelty to 
of Aberdeen, Justices of the Peace for the said city Animals Act. 
and liberties thereof, praying that the Cruelty to 
Animals Act may be extended to Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aberdeen, praying Church Patron- 
the House not to sanction any alteration in the law *8¢ (Scetlan¢.) 
of Church Patronage in Scotland, but provide that 
the Members of the Church of Scotland may be 
allowed to support their own ministers, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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Medical 
Profession. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Political 


Offenders. 


China. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation, 


4.52 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Church 
of Scotland of Aberdeen, praying the House not to 
sanction any alteration in the law of Church Pa- 
tronage in Scotland, and particularly not to sanction 
any veto on the part of the people of a parish in the 
settlement of a minister, if not based on reason- 
able and well founded objections, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parochial Ministers within the bounds 
of the Presbytery of Strathbogie, and constituting 
the majority thereof; stating that the Petitioners 
find that they are actually suspended, and may be 
deprived of legal offices established by law, because 
there is a judgment of the Supreme Court pro- 
nounced against them, which they are willing and 
ready to obey; and praying the House to apply 
such legislative remedy as the nature of the case 


22° Junie. 





requires, and to pass some Statute by which the Pe- 
titioners, who are acting in obedience to a decree of 
the Supreme Court, may be protected in the dis- 
charge of their statutary duty,and the Church Courts 
be restrained from punishing or depriving parties 
of offices held under the laws of the country, for 
obeying the decree of the Supreme Courts, which 
gives effect to the Statutes of the realm, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners resident in 
Manchester, praying the House to adopt measures 
for the protection of the public from the practice of 
uneducated Practitioners and unqualified Druggists, 
and to establish such laws as may secure a uni- 
formity in medical education and practice through- 
out the British Empire, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons, practising 
as general Medical Practitioners in Drogheda, com- 
plainng of the conduct of the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Apothecaries Hall in Jreland, in having 
taken legal proceedings against many of their me- 
dical brethren, for the recovery from each of fines 
to the amount of Forty pounds sterling ; and praying 
the House to take their case into consideration, and 
pass an Act protective of their just rights and pri- 
vileges, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Magistrates, Clergymen and Inha- 
bitants of the county of the town of Drogheda, pray- 
ing the House to pass an Act, retaining to Medical 
Practitioners the rights and privileges conferred on 
them by the different Universities and Colleges from 
which they hold their degrees in medicine, and di- 
plomas in surgery and pharmacy, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Tailors’ Dundee 
Democratic Association, praying for the adoption 
of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote 
by Ballot, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Biggar ;—and, Carlisle (Chairman 
of a Meeting); praying the House to address Her 
Majesty for the liberation of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor 
and other persons confined for Political Offences,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen; — and, Wishawtown ; 
praying for the Suppression of the Opium Trade with 
China, and thereby avert a war with that country, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. ox Maule presented,—Further Return to an 
Order, dated the 21st day of January last, for a 
Return of the Number of Notices of Meetings that 
have been received by the Tithe Commissioners, as 
well as of Agreements and Apportionments whether 
confirmed or rejected, or still under the consideration 


























A. 1840. 


of the Diocesan or otherwise waiting confirmation jn 
each of the several Counties of England and Wales. 
A Return of the Names of the te and other yy 

Officers of the following Regiments of Militia in 
England and Wales; the Dates of their several Com- 
missions ; distinguishing those who have served in 
the Household Brigade, the Line, or Royal Navy ; 
together with the Rank obtained by them in ary of 
the above Services, and whether on Half-pay at this 
time, or holding Commissions in any Yeomanry Re- 
giment, if so, the Date of such Commission; these 
Returns to be signed by the Colonel or Field Officer, 
or Senior Otlicer of the Regiment in England or 
Wales, and by the Adjutant of each Regiment :— 
Cornwall, Devon (East), Flint, Hants (North), 
Hants (South), Isle of Wight, Kent (East), Kent 
(West), Lancaster, Leicester, Nottingham, Rutland, 
Somerset (1st), Somerset (2d), Stafford, York, (1st, 
West Riding), Chester, Devon (North), Dorset. 


Officers and Servants employed in each County 
Gaol and House of Correction in England and 
IVales at this present time, specifying the Number 
and Description of such Officers and Servants, the 
Salaries and Emoluments of each, and by whom 
such Officers and Servants are respectively ap- 
pointed, and the Date of their Appointment ; also 
stating whether the Provisions of the Act 2&amp;3 Vic. 
c. 56, have been carried into effect or not, and if not 
carried into effect the cause of such omission :— 
A similar Return for every Gaol and House of Cor- 
rection in each City and Borough in England and 
Wales :—A Return of the greatest Number of Per- 
sons confined (distinguishing the Number of Debt- 
ors) at any one time in each County Gaol and House 
of Correction in England and Wales, in the year 
ending Michaelmas 1839; also the Average Number 
(distinguishing the Number of Debtors) confined 
during that time, and the Number of separate Cells 
in each Prison; distinguishing those belonging to 
Debtors :—-A Similar Return for every Gaol and 
House of Correction in each City and Borough in 
England and Wales :—A Return of the Total Ex- 
penditure for every County Gaol and House of Cor- 
rection in England and Wales, for the year ending 
Michaelmas 1839, distinguishing the Amount paid 
for new Buildings :-—Also, a Return of the Average 
Expense for each Prisoner per week, including every- 
thing except the Expense of new Buildings :—And, 
a Similar Return for every Gaol and House of Cor- 
rection in each City and Borough in England and 
Wales. 

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


to the County of Roscommon: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Cucklington and other places ;— 
and, Fazeley; praying the House to pass an Act for 
the better observance of the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Seven Incorporated Trades of 
Aberdeen ;—and, the Merchants House of Glasgow ; 
praying that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Abbeylara, praying 
that the present system of National Education in 
Treland may not be persisted in, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Carpet Weavers of Leeds, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her pre- 
sent Ministers, and call to Her Councils Ministers 











who 


ilitia. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Further Return Gaols and 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day Houses of Cur. 
of March last, for Returns of the Establishment of 


Mr. French presented a Bill to empower the Lord Roscommon 
Lieutenant of Jreland to annex certain Townlands Tow"lands 


No. 402. 


Lord’s Day. 


Royal Burghis 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland.} 


Queen’s 
Ministers. 








4 Vicroriz. 


who will pledge themselves to make Universal Suf- 
frage a cabinet measure ; and also to release all per- 
sons confined for political offences, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners, of Charle- 
ville, praying that the Vaccination Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Vaccination 
Bill. 





Flour Importa- 
tion (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Two Petitions from Clonmel, praying that the 
Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Report of the Commissioners for the 
Investigation of Danish Claims, on the Claims in re- 
spect of the Seizure of Ships and Goods afloat. 


Danish Claims. 


Canada. 


No. 403. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence relative to the 
Affairs of Canada (Part 5.) 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,--a Copy of a Memorial 
presented in the month of August 1839, to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonial Depart- 
ment, by the Cavaliere Martoxidi:—And, a Copy 
of any Despatch which Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for the Colonial Department may have 
addressed to Her Majesty’s Lord High Commis- 
sioner to the Jonian States, relating to such Me- 
morial; and a Copy or Extract of any Despatch 
which Her Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner may 
have addressed to Her Majesty’s Secretary of State, 
in answer to such Memorial of the Cavaliere Mar- 
toxidi. 

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


Tonian States. 


No. 401. 


British 
Museum. 


Ordered, Vhat there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Name of each Person employed in the 
British Museum, specifying the Office or Offices 
each holds, and the Duties belonging to it, and whe- 
ther any Officer of the Museum paid thereunder 


92° Juniz. 








holds any and what other situation conferring 
Emolument, or entailing Duties; the Date of his 
present Appointment in the British Museum, by 
whom it was made, the Salary attached to it, and 
the tenure on which it is held, stating whether it is 
held yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, or during plea- 
sure or good behaviour, an whether any Vacation 
is allowed, and whether the Salary is withheld dur- 
ing temporary absence from illness or other cause : 
—And, a Comparative Return of the Duties and Sa- 
laries, Claims to Apartments, or Emoluments, of any 
Person employed in the British Museum, on the 1st 
day of June 1837, and on the 1st day of June 1840 ; 
stating also whether any Board has been constituted 
from the heads of each department, or others, for 
the purpose of consulting on matters relating to the 
internal Arrangements of the Museum, and whether 
such Board has made any Reports, and at what 
times, to the Trustees. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 


ow Mr. Duckworth ; 
Mr. Speaker, 
i, The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
oo A Bill, intituled, An Act for supplying the Town 
ome" of Ayr and Suburbs of Newton and Wallacetown and 
Places adjacent, in the County of Ayr, with Water : 
Bedford, A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing, improving 


Woburn, and 
Leighton Bus- 
sard Road Bill. 


and maintaining the Road from Bedford to Woburn, 
with a Branch therefrom, all in the County of Bed- 
ford: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for establishing and regulating a Company to 
be called “The Edinburgh Silk Yarn Company,” 
and to enable the said Company to purchase certain 
Voi. 95. 


Edinburgh Silk 
Yarn Company 
Bill, 











453 


Letters Patent, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Doddington 
to discharge the Advowson of the Rectory of Dod- Rectory Bill. 
dington, otherwise Dornington, with the Chapels of 
March and Benwich, from Rent-charges, and Por- 
tions charged by Settlements affecting the same ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Mowbray’s 
for extending the Powers of Sale and Exchange con- Fstate Bill. 
tained in the Will of George Isaac Mowbray, Meakion, 
deceased, and for other Purposes; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House:— And then 
the Messengers withdrew, 


_ The Doddington Rectory Bill was read the first Doddington 
time, and ordered to be read a second time. Rectory Bill. - 


Mowbray’s Estate Bill was read the first time, Mowbray’s 
and ordered to be read a second time. Estate Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to extend to the British Colo- Colonial 
nies in the West Indies an Act passed in the fifth Passevsers Bill. 
and sixth year of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, for regulating the Carriage of passengers in 
Merchant Vessels, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 
An Amendment was proposed to. be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 7. 1. 18. by leaving out the words, “And 
“¢ whereas it is expedient that provision be made for 
regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant 
vessels from the territories in the possession of 
“ the East India Company to.” 
And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill; 
The House divided: 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Yeas, LMr. Robert Steuart : 
Tellerstor thee Dr. Lushington, 
Noes, UMr. Hawes: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Then other 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. 


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4 
j 258. 


The ingrossed Bill tomake Provision for the Judge, Admiralty 
Registrar, and Marshal of the High Court of Admi- Court [Judge’s 
ralty of England, was, according to Order, read the — om 
third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 29. by inserting after the word 
“ Treland,” the words “ Provided always, That any 
such Judge, after the present Parliament, shall, 
during his continuance in office as Judge, be in- 
capable of being elected or sitting as a Member 
of the House of Commons.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted :—It was resolved in the Affirm- 
ative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Moore O’ Ferrall do carry the 
Bill to to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third Flour Importa- 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of yoy (Ule") 
an Act relating to the Importation of Corn as pro-  ~ 
hibits the Importation into Jreland of Wheat-meal, 
Wheat-flour, and Oat-meal ; 

And a Motion being made, and Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time; 

The Amendments followmg 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 ; 


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Ecclesiastical 
ee mittee on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 


Soap Duties 
Bill. 


454 22°—93° Junie. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 7 
Yeas, \ Mr. John Parker : 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Bateson, } 9 


9. 
Noes, Colonel Conolly : “i 
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. 


Arms (Ireland) The Arms (Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. read a second time; and committed toa Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


Timber Duties 


pa The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty an 


additional Duty of Customs on Timber was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sugar Daties The Sugar Duties Bill was, according to Order, 


Bill. read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 

Police Rates The ingrossed Bill for the more equal Assessment 

Assessment 


Bill. of Police Rates in Manchester, Birmingham and 
Bolton, and to make better Provision for the Police 
in Birmingham, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Billdo pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for the more equal Assessment of Police 
Rates in Manchester, Birmingham and Bolton, and 
to make better Provision for the Police in Birming- 
ham for one year, and to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 23° die Junii, 1840: 

The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


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 on the Soap Duties 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


Frivolous Suits § The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Bill. 


reading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An 
Act to alter an Act of the forty-third year of the 
reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Act to avoid 
trifling and frivolous Suits in Law in Her Majesty’s 
Courts in Westminster, and to repeal so much of an 
Act of the twenty-second and twenty-third year of 
the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, 
An Act for laying Impositions on Proceedings at 
Law, as relates to Costs in Personal Actions, and 
to make further Provisions in lieu thereof; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third | 


time :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Thurs- 
day next. 


Entailed Estates. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 


(Scotland) Bill. rittee on the Entailed Estates (Scotland ) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


East India The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Mutiny, &amp;c., = 


Bill. reading of the East India Mutiny, &amp;c., Bill ; 








day. 








closure of Open and Arable Fields in England and 











A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Clergy 
into a Committee upon the Poor Clergy Mainte- aaa 
nance Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.” 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church Build. 


mittee on the Church Building Bill ; ing Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- County Con. 
mittee on the County Constabulary Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Imprisonment 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- fr Debt 
ment for Debt (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Sale of Beer 
Report on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill; (Mo. 2.) Bill, 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Report be now received : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢Lord Viscount Sandon, \ 54 
Yeas, \ Mr. William Smith O’ Brien : 7 


Tellers for the Mr. Pakington, } 47 
Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : 25 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Timber Ships 


into a Committee upon the Timber Ships Bill ; and, ®!" 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Richard Hodgson reported, That 


the Committee 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 second Registration 


reading of the Registration of Voters (Zreland) er 
(No. 2.) Bill; (Ireland) 


(No. 2.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to extend the Powers and Inclosure Acts 
Provisions of the several Acts relating to the In- Amen" 
Wales was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Ciause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider, (The powers of the second 


recited Act to extend to this Act.) 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being proposed, That the said Clause be now brought 


up :—&lt;aAnd a Debate arising thereupon ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 


\the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
| withdrawn. 


And the Question being put, That the said Clause 
be now brought up :—It was resolved in the Affirm- 
ative. 

The said Clause was accordingly brought up, and 
added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Estcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The 





stabulary Bill, 





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on a CO wt 


Isle of Man 
Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


Masters in 
Chancery Bill. 


Registration 
of ion 
Ireland 
tN. 1.) Bill. 


Stage Carriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ejectment 
and Replevin 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Admiralty 
Court Bill. 


Qualification 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Rated Inhabi- 
tants Evidence 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Supply. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill. 


4 Victroriz. 29°__93° Junie. 455 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Isle of Man Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Rating Stock in Trade Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Masters in Chancery Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Registration of Voters (Zreland) 
(No. 1.) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (Zreland) 
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 
reading of the Ejectment and Replevin (Jreland) 
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 
reading of the Admiralty Court Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Qualification of Voters (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Mr. Nicholl reported the Rated Inhabitants Evi- 
dence Bill; and the Amendment was read, as fol- 
loweth ; 

At the end of the Bill add Ciauss (A.) 

CuavuseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That no 
churchwarden, overseer or other officer in and for 
any parish, township or union, or any person 
rated or assessed or liable to be rated or assessed 
as aforesaid, shall be disabled or prevented from 
giving evidence on any trial, appeal or other pro- 
ceeding by reason only of his being a party to such 
trial, appeal or other proceeding, or of his bein 
liable to costs in respect thereof, when he shall be 
only a nominal party to such trial, appeal or other 
proceeding, and shall be only liable to contribute 
to such costs in common with other the rate-payers 
of such parish, township or union.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

VoL, 95. 








The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 

reading of the Right of Voting Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Troops in India. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Minute in Council of the Governor-Gen eral of 
India, respecting the issue of Pay to Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in India, dated May the 7th 1834: 
—A Copy of any Warrant dated subsequently to 
the 1st day of January 1840, for regulating the 
issue of Pay to Her Majesty’s Troops serving in the 
Territories of the East India Company :—Also, of 
any Instructions upon the same subject which have 
been forwarded since the above date by the Direc- 
tors of the East India Company or the Secretary- 
at-War, to the Civil or Military Authorities in India: 
—A Statement, showing the Quantity of pure 
Silver in the Rupee coined by the East India Com- 
pany, and the Value thereof at the present market 
price of Silver :—And, a Statement, showing what 
changes, if any, were made by a Warrant of his late 
Majesty, dated the 20th day of March 1837, in the 
Rates of Pay ag ore by previous Warrants to be 
received by his Majesty’s Troops when serving at 
Home or Abroad :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Mr. Alston and Lord Viscount ponded Cora. 
Ingestre be added to the Select Committee on 
Bonded Corn. 


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, 23° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 18 40, 


PRAYERS. 


R. Berthon, from the Trinity House, was called Pilotage. 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Receipt and Appropriation of the Pilot’s 
Fund of the Corporation of Trinity House, of Dept- 


ford Strond, in the year ending 31st December 


1839 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on Austin’s Patents Austin’s _ 
Bill be revived :—And that they have leave to sit, Patents Bill. 
and proceed, upon Thursday next, with One selected 


&amp; | Member ; and to make their Report the same day. 


Lady Ruthven’s Estate Bill was read a second Lady Ruthven’s 
time; and committed to Sir Thomas Hepburn, and Estate Bill. 
the South Scotland List. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Midland Coun- 
for Private Bills, have leave to sit, and proceed, To- ties Railway. 
morrow, upon the Petition for leave to bring in the 


Midland Counties Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and other Harrington 
Inhabitants of Liverpool, praying that the Harring- Deck Compan 
ton Dock Company Bill may pass into a law, was ~"” 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Vice Presidents and Secretary Chester and 
of the Chamber of Commerce of Dublin, statin $s mo 
that the Commissioners appointed by the Lords of ree 
the Treasury have reported, That the intercourse 
between Great Britain and Ireland would be facili- 
tated greatly by improvements in the Harbour of 
Holyhead, and by constructing a Railway from 

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Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


Mill Bay 
(Devon) Pier 
Bill. 


Edinburgh Silk 
Yarn Company 
Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Tobacco Regu- 


iations Bill. 


456 


thence to Chester and Bangor to Holyhead; and\ 


23° Junii. 





A, 1840. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for forming a Company Kollmann’s 


praying that the said line of communication may be | to be called “ Kollmann’s Railway Locomotive and Patents Bill 


undertaken as a national work, or that if it be! Carriage Improvement Company,’ 


deemed inexpedient to complete it at the public cost, | 
or in the same manner as the present Holyhead | 
Road, that assistance may be given to individuals or | 
public companies, by relaxing the Standing Orders | 
of the House,-to commence the Railway without! 
delay, was presented, and read ; and ordered to| 
lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the promoters of the proposed Railway from 
Chester to Holyhead be allowed to bring in a Bill in 
the next Session of Parliament for carrying the 
same into effect, on giving Notices and depositing 
Plans and Sections, as required by the Standing 
Orders relating to other Bills of the Second Class 
except Railways; and that the Standing Order re- 
quiring a portion of the capital to be deposited in 
the Exchequer prior to the application to Parliament, 
be dispensed with ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 





Tellers for the { Lord Robert Grosvenor, \ 14 
Yeas, Mr. John Jervis : Be 
Tellers for the § Mr. Estcourt, } 120 
Noes, UMr. Greene: ical 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 1st day of 
this instant June, was made from the Committee 
on the Mill Bay (Devon) Pier Bill; printed Copies 
of the Bill having been delivered at the door upon 
Tuesday the 2d day of this mstant June ; and the 


? 


and for enabling 
the said Company to purchase certain Letters 
Patent : 

A Bill intituled, An Act to enable the Farmers’ Farmers’ ang 
and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Geveral Fire 
Annuity Company to sue and be sued in the name es: eal 
of the Manager, Chairman or any one of the Di- Bill, * 
rectors or the Secretary of the said Company : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Marine Marine 
Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the name ae ; 
of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman for the time ~™?*"Y Bil: 
being of the said Company: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Saint Harmon 
Act for inclosing, dividing and allotting certain Ielosure Bilt, 
Lands in the several Parishes of Saint Harmon, 

Nanimel, Llanyre and Llanvihangel Helygan, in the 

County of Radnor, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 

this House :—-And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land and Corn Laws, 
other Inhabitants of Barking and other places, 

praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 17th and 444resses. 
18th days of this instant June, (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to 
acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 





Amendments were read, and agreed to; and a Clause 
was added, and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for establishing and regulating a 
Company to be called “ The Edinburgh Silk Yarn 
Company,” and to enable the said Company to pur- 
chase certain Letters Patent; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 19. |. 7. Leave out from “ successors” to 
* to” mi. 21. 

Pr. 19.1. 15. Leave out from “ directors” to 
“ as” inl. 16. 

Pr. 19. 1. 20. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ and” in Pr. 20. |. 18. 
Pr. 20. 1. 29. Leave out from ‘ books’ to 
and” in 1. 35. 
Pr. 21. 1.12. After “ share” insert “ Provided 
always, That every person executing any such 
transfer as aforesaid, shall be deemed a proprietor 
and shall continue liable as such, until a memorial 
of his having ceased to be a proprietor shall 
have been duly enrolled in the manner prescribed 
by this Act, and shall not thereby be in any 
manner released from any liability to which every 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- British Guiana, 

dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of the No. 404. 
Earl of Aberdeen’s A em to the Governor of 
British Guiana, dated 1st March 1835, relative to 
the Provision of a Civil List for that Colony :— 
And, of any Despatches addressed by Lord John 
Russell to the Governor of British Guiana relative 
to the Provision of a Civil List ; together with any 
Correspondence that may have arisen thereon. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Rajah of 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Sttsrah. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
| House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence and 
Papers relating to, and explanatory of, the Deposi- 
tion of the Rajah of Sattarah, and the Appointment 
of his Brother as his Successor. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Penishinest 
for taking away the Punishment of Death, in certain ° Death 9" 
cases, and substituting other Punishments in lieu 








such person has become liable while he continued 
to be such proprietor.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the Bill 
to tue Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 





thereof: And that Mr. Kelly and Dr. Lushington 
ido prepare, and bring it in. 
| 
| Petitions from Drumsheeran ;—- Trory ;— Innis- Maynooth 
\macsaint ; — York ;— Lancaster ;— Southwark ; — College. 
|Members of the Protestant Association ;— All Can- 
nings and Etchelhampton ;—Hamsterley ;— Deane ; 
|.—Lowton ;— Meifod ;— Bradford ( Wilts) ;—Quen- 
ington ;— West Alvington;—Saint Arvans; —Hamer- 
‘ ingham-cum-Scrafield ; — Asgarby ;— Dunkirk; — 
Newton and Torksey ;—Stoke Golding ; —Tunstall; 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- —Jlton ;— Penzance ;— Colsterworth, &amp;c.;— Man- 


ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


chester and Salford;—Sandford Orcas ;— Chepstow ; 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to discontinue the Excise — Durnford ;— Ensham ;— Framfield ;--and, Pem- 


Survey on Tobacco, and to provide other Regulations 'berton: praying the House not to sanction any 


in lieu thereof : 


further grant of public money to the Roman Ca- 
tholic 


M 








4, VicTorix. 


tholic College of Maynooth,--were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is the opinion of this House, that, after the 
Grant for the current year, no further payment of 
public money be made to the Roman Catholic Col- 
lege of Maynooth; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Maynooth 
Colleges 


Tellers for thej Mr. Plumptre, 1 40 
Yeas, \Sir Robert Harry Inglis: Jf ~~ 
Tellers for the( Mr. Ward, } 191 
Noes, UMr. Morgan JohnO’ Connell:J ~~" 


So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying that She will be graciously 
pleased to direct a Commission to be sent to the 
Jonian Islands to inquire into and report upon all 
grievances against the government of those Islands 
that may be laid before it. 


lonian Islands. 


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


Mercurii, 24° die Junii, 1840: 


The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House ,a 
Return of the Name of the Master of the Free Gram- | 
mar School at Sutton Coldfield, in the County of | 
Warwick, the Date of his Appointment, the exact 
Amount of Rents received in each year, from the 
day of his Appointment to the 1st day of January 
1840, arising from the School Lands, Houses, and 
other Property ; a Statement of the exact Amount 
in each year, separately, of the Sum or Sums ex-| 
pended in Repairs and all other incidental Expenses | 
paid out of the Trust in each year separately : — | 
Also, the Number of Scholars in each separate year ; | 
distinguishing those who were Boarders in his House | 
and those admitted on the foundation, and the Num- 
ber in the School on the 1st day of this instant June. 


Sutton Coldfield 
Schvol, 











Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
enable Canal Companies to carry Goods upon Ca- 
nals: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Finch, Mr. Rick- 
ford, and Mr. Freshfield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Goods on 
Canals Bill. 


Civil BillCourts The House was moved, That the Act 6 and 7 
(Ireland) Bill. Will. 4, c. 75, to extend the Jurisdiction and regu- 
late the Proceedings of the Civil Bill Courts in Jre- 
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. Emerson Tennent 
and Mr. Litton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
to provide for keeping the Peace on Canals and Na- 
vigable Rivers: And that Mr For Maule and Mr. 
Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Canal Police 
Bill, 


Masters in 


95°— 94° Juniz. 


mittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill ; 





457 


Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do ee the 


Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ; to 
which Amendment this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to explain and amend an Act Borough Watch 


of the second and third years of Her present Ma- Rates Bill. 
jesty, for more equally assessing and levying Watch 


Rates in certain Boroughs, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baines do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, iutituled, An Act to Poor Clergy 

amend an Act passed in the first year of the reign _— 
of his late Majesty King George the First, intituled,~ * 
“ An Act for rendering more effectual Her late Ma- 
jesty’s gracious intentions for the Augmentation of 
the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy,” and to render 
valid certain Agreements which have been made in 
pursuance of the said Act, and for other Purposes, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, ‘That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Sale of Beer 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed yes- (No. 3.) Bill. 
terday, That the Report on the Sale of Beer Bill be 
now received ; 

Ordered, That Debate be further adjourned till 
Wednesday the 8th day of July next. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Timber Ships Bill ; Timber Ships 

and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Isle of Man 
into a Committee upon the Isle of Man Bill; and, il. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. For Maule reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 





The ingrossed Bill to improve the Practice and ex- Admiralty 
| tend the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty Court Bill. 
‘of England, was, according to Order, read the third 
| time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. More O’ Ferrall do carry the 
| Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


| Mr. Greene presented a Bill to enable Canal Com- Goods on 
| panies to carry Goods upon Canals: And the same Canals Bill. 
' was read the first time; and ordered to be read a No.405, 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself, second time upon Monday next; and to be 
into a Committee upon the Masters in Chancery printed. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker | , 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon re-| Mr. Kelly presented a Bill for taking away the punishment 
orted, That the Committee had gone through the Punishment of Death, in certain cases, and substi- of Death Bill. 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | tuting other Punishments in lieu thereof: And the No. 406, 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. | same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
/a second time upon Wednesday the 1st day of July 
The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to re-| next; and to be printed. 
move Doubts as to the Competency of Persons, being | 
rated Inhabitants of any Parish, to give Evidence in| Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill to amend civ pitt Coarts 
certain cases, was, according to Order, read the third | an Act of the sixth and seventh year of His late (Ireland) Bill. 
time. | Majesty for the Regulation of the Civil Bill Courts No, 407. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment,|in Jrefand: And the same was read the first 
do pass. | time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Voi. 95. 3.N Wednesday 


Chancery Bill. 


Rated [nhabi- 
tants Evidence 
ill, 




















if 
‘ 
j 
; 
a 





458 Q5°—24° 95° Junie. A. 1840. 


Wednesday the ist day of July next; and to be 
printed. 


Public Petitions Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Select 
=" Committee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- 
sans amined the Petitions presented from the 17th to the | 
19th days of this instant June, 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. 
Foreign Wine. Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, | 
—An Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign 
Wine imported ; of the Quantities upon which Duty 
has been paid for Home Consumption, the Rate of 
Duty, and the Quantities exported; also the Quan- 
tities retained for Home Consumption after deduct- 
ing the amount exported, subsequent to the payment 





of Duty, for the year ended the 5th day of January 
1840, distinguishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spa- 
nish, Madeira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian and | 
other sorts, together with the Quantities of each sort | 
remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 1840, | 
distinguishing London from the country. 


Spirits. An Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 
Rum, Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, Colonial, 
or Jersey Spirits imported ; of the Quantities upon 
which Duty has been paid for Home Consumption ; 
the Quantities exported, and the Quantities shipped 
as Stores, and used by the Navy, for the year ended 
the 5th day of January 1840, together with the 
Quantities remaining in Bond on the 5th day of Jan- 
uary 1840, distinguishing London from the country. | 


Shannon River A Return showing the Expenditure ofthe Sum of | 








Mercuriti, 24° die Junii; 
&gt;] 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


' . House met; and being counted by Mr, Adjournment, 
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, 25° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victories Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


M * Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India 
the East India Company, was called in ; and Company. 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—1. An Account of the 
Receipts and Disbursements of the Home Treasury of 
the East India Company, from the 1st May 1839 to 
the 30th April 1840 :—2. Estimate of the Receipts 
and Disbursements of the Home Treasury of the East 
India Company, from the 1st May 1840 to the 30th 
April 1841 :—3. An Account of the Debts and Credits 
in Eagland of the Government of India on the 1st 
May 1840 :—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 1840: 
—5. An Account of new or increased Salaries, Esta- 


Commission. Fifty thousand pounds voted for the Expenses of the | blishments or Pensions payable in Great Britain, 


Commissioners for the Improvement of the River | granted or created between 1st May 1839 and 1st 
Shannon, previous to the passing of the Act for the | May 1840 :—6. Allowances, Compensations, Remu- 
Improvement of that River during the last Session of | nerations and Superannuations granted to Officers 





Parliament ; stating the Name of every Person em- | 
ployed who received more than One hundred pounds 
as Salary or Pay. 

Menai Bridge, _ A Copy ofa Report of Mr. William Provis, dated 
the 13th day of May 1840, to the Commissioners 





of Woods and Forests, on the Menai Bridge. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | 


Table. 'C 


| 
GalwayCounty. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
Copies of a Memorial addressed by the Grand Jury | 
of the County of Galway, at Spring Assizes 1840, | 
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; with his Excel- | 
lency’s Reply thereto :—And, of any Communica- | 
tion addressed by order of the Lord Lieutenant to | 
the Magistrates of said County, relative to such | 
Memorial ; and of any Report made by them to his | 
Excellency. 


and Servants of the East India Company under the 
93d Section of the Act 53 Geo. 3,c. 155, between 
1 May 1839 and 1 May 1840:—7. Compensations 
granted between the 1st May 1839 and the 1st Ma 

1840, under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, s. 7; viz. 
To reduced Officers and Servants of the East India 
Company in England, and to their Widows and 
hildren :—8. To a Commander and Officers of the 
Company’s Maritime Service, in the form of An- 
nuities :—9. To the Maritime Service, in the form 
of Gratuities to those who have served less than 
Ten years, computed according to Rank and Ser- 
vice :—10. To the Families of deceased Officers: of 
the Company’s Maritime Service, in the form of 
Annuities :—11. To the Secretaries and others em- 
ployed under the Commissioners in England for 
investigating the Claims on his late Highness Ameer 
Sing, formerly Rajah of Tanjore :—And then he 


Grain (Trelund.) 


Tithe Commu. Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithe Com- | 

tation. mutation, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 408. 

Militia. Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Militia, | 
No, 409. which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


| withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | — That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Account of the Grain exported from Jreland in each | ““ ~* 
year from 1820 to 1839 (both inclusive), distinguish- | . ; ee 
ing the different species of Grain, and the Countries | The House proceeded * take inte fanther cones  seaeaiene 

eng s hee : | deration the Report which, upon the 19th day of ™P 
to which it has been exported. pore ? so = Bl 

| this instant June, was made from the Committee on 

| the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill ; and the Amend- 
| ments were read, and agreed to; and a Clause was 
, added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit | Mr. George Palmer reported from the Committee Austin’s 
till half an hour after one of the clock on! on the (re-committed) Austin’s Patents Bill ; and Patents Bil. 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. | to whom the Petition of Edward Austin against the 

said Bill was referred ; That no person appeared in 

support of the said Petition; and that they had 

made other Amendments to the Bill; and the 

Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 





A Motion 





Mill Bay 


Bill. 


Kingston-upon- 


Hull Docks Bill. Kjngston-upon-Hull Docks Bill; That during the 


Midlaud 
Counties 
Railway. 


4 Vicrori#. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 


in Mili Bay, in the Port of Plymouth, in the County | 
of Devon, be now read the third time; | 

Sir George Grey, by Her ‘Majesty’s command, | 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of tH Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think 
fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Grey do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Bethell yo ag from the Committee on the 


sitting of the said Committee on Tuesday, a Quorum 
of the Selected Members was found not to be pre- 
sent; that the Chairman suspended the proceedings 
of the Committee, and at the expiration of an hour 
from such suspension, a Quorum of Selected Mem- 
bers not being present, the Committee adjourned 
till the next day at twelve of the clock ; and also, 
that a sufficient number of Members to form a 
Committee had not attended this day ; 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
be revived :—And that they have leave to sit, and 
proceed, To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report be further enlarged 
till Monday the 6th day of July next. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Midland Counties 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with; but it appeared to the Committee 
that the present application is limited to obtaining 
power to raise a further sum of money not exceeding 
200,0001., to enable the Company to discharge 
certain liabilities which they have incurred, and to 
enable them to effect the completion of the entire 


25° Junie. 





459 


works of greater magnitude than had been con- 


(Deven) Pier for erecting and maintaining a Pierand other Works templated. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


the north and south banks of the River Thames, 
between Vauxhall Bridge and London Bridge, pray- 
ing the House to refuse their sanction to the mea- 
sure for the Embankment of the River Thames on 
both sides between Vauxhall and London Bridges, 
as proposed by the Corporation of the city of 
London,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Thames Embankment. 


Petitions from Deanery of Harting ; 
(three Petitions) ; — Marston ; — Llangranog’ and 
Llandissilio Gogo; — Eastington ; — and, Chester ; 
stating that the population of the country ‘has out- 


praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and #€ad; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. : 

Petitions from Ingham ;—Doldflley, &amp;c. ;—and, 
Over ; praying the House not to sanction any further 
grant of public money for the purposes of Church 
Extension,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Taunton ;— Gloucester ;— Swansea; 
— Hull ; —Skipton ; — London (four Petitions) ; — 
Dudley ; — Enniscorthy ; -- Bradford (York); — 
Portsmouth ; — Pembroke; — Durham ; —Cork ; — 
Waterford ;-- Redditch ;— Oldbury ;— Birmingham ; 
— Dursley ;--Stourport ;— Abingdon; -- Maidstone ; 
—Rochdale ; — Trowbridge ;—Sheffield ; —Hay ;-— 
Warminster ; — Lancaster ; — Liverpool ;-—-Shepton 
Mallet ; — Calne; — Dalkeith, &amp;c. ; — Wigan; — 
Devizes ;-—- Penzance ;—Peterhead ;-—Darlington ;— 
Chippenham ;—and, New Sarum; praying for a 
reduction of duty on Sugar the produce of free 
labour,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





line of Railway, which they hope to be enabled to 
open to the public at the end of the present month ; 
that it further appeared to the Committee, that the | 
necessity for the present application was not known | 
to the Company until a very recent period, inasmuch 
as in November last they caused revised estimates 


to be carefully prepared of the works then remain- | 


ing to be executed, the result of which estimates 
satisfied the Company at that period, that it would 
not be necessary to apply in the present Session of 
Parliament for the power they now seek to obtain; 
that by the experience they have since had in the 
working of those portions of the lme which have 
been opened to the public, namely, from Nottingham 


of the public require much greater and far more 
expensive accommodation than they had before anti- 
cipated, and that the Company will not be able to 
continue the working of the line with a due regard 


to raise the sum required for providing more com- 


modious stations, station-rooms and warehouses tive faculty, having full power to regulate the exa- 


throughout the line, and also the additional stock 
of carriages and engines, and various other matters 
connected with the carrying establishment which 
experience has shown they will require; that it 
also appeared to the Committee that in addition 
to the sources of expense above enumerated the 
general expenses of the formation and completion 


of the line of Railway have, since the commence- | 


ment of the present Session of Parliament, increased 

to a degree far beyond what had been before anti- 

cipated, and that such increase has arisen not from 

any error in the estimates, but from the necessity 

which experience has shown to exist for executing 
Vox. 95. 








Two Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers Thames 
of and others interested in the frontage wharfs on Embankment, 


— Bristol Church of 


ngland. 


grown the resources of the National Clfurch, and _ 


Foreign Sugar. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Operative Workmen Houses of 


of Limerick and its vicinity, praying that Ballysimon Parliament. 


marble may be used in the erection of the new 
Houses of Parliament, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


| 
| 


Union, praying for the amendment of the Poor 
| Law Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
| lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Guardians of the Easingwold Poor Law Act. 


| Petitions from the Chairman of the Thingoe Poor Law 
to Derby, and trom Nottingham and Derby to| Union ;— Bristol ;—and, Orsett Union ; praying that Amendment 
Leicester, they find that the convenience and safety | the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a *" 


bsguttinnges presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Richard Bythell ;—and, Carrick- Medical 
to those objects, unless they be enabled immediately | fergus; praying the House to pass an Act consoli- Profession. 


'dating the Medical Profession into one representa- 


/Mination and government of the whole body, and 
conferring equal rights and privileges upon all its 
'members,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Polish Emigrants residing in Lon- 
| don;— Alexander Kezewshki and others ; ~- and, 
Theophil Pietraszewshi ; stating that many of the 
| Polish Refugees who had previously received their 
‘support from the Literary Association of the Friends 
‘of Poland, were not included in the list that the 
| Government required from that society of the names 
of all the Refugees residing then in Great Britain ; 
3.N 2 and 


Polish 
Refugees. 


































































































































































































































Ruiiways Bill, 


Witnesses, 


Metropolis 
Improvement. 


No. 410. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Metropolis 
Police Act. 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


460 25° Junie. 


and praying that all the Refugees still residing in| 
Great Britain, whose names were either erased from, 
or not admitted at the time to the list for payment, 
may be put upon the list,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 

Petitions fromthe Edinburghand Glasgow Railway 
Company :— Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Company ;—and, Newcastle-wpon- Tyne and | 
Carlisle Railway Company ; praying that the Rail-| 
ways Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the 
Peace in and for the town and county of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, stating that the Petitioners experience 
considerable difficulty in the execution of their com- 
mission, from the want of a power to compel the 
attendance of Witnesses, whose evidence is indis- 
pensable to a due investigation of many of the cases 
which are brought before them; and praying the 
House to remedy this defect in the law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to take into consideration the several Plans for the 
Improvement of the Metropolis, concerning which 
Reports were made to this House in the years 1836, 
1887, 1838 and 1839, together with any other 
plans for the same object, which they may deem 
deserving of consideration, and to report their 
Opinion as to the expediency of adopting any of 
the said Improvements; and also, as to the best 
means of carrying the same into effect, have Power 
to report their Observations and Opinion thereupon ; 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, from time to time to the House. 

Sir Matthew Wood reported fiom the said Select 
Committee; and to whom several Petitions 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. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and 
Vestrymen of Saint George, Hanover-square, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Parochial Assessments 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Liverpool, pray- 
ing that the proposed clause relative to the rating 
of property in the occupation of corporate bodies, 
whether the interest of the said bodies corporate 
therein be or be not a beneficial interest, may not 
be permitted to form part of the Parochial Assess- 
ments Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Webb Woollgar, Auditor of 
Accounts within the Lewes Union, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
the parish of Hayes, praying for the amendment of 
the i etropolis Police Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the Metro- 
polis, and other places, praying that the Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Staines, praying the| 
House to prohibit the interference of British func- 
tionaries in the management of Idolatrous Obser- 








A. 1840. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Chimney 
Bankers of the city of Glasgow and its vicinity, Seepers Bill, 
praying that the Chimney Sweepers Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deacon of the Incorporation Royal Burghs 
of Hammermen of Perth ;—and, Deacon of the (Scvtland) Bi, 
Wright Incorporation of Perth; praying that the 
Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ennishowen, praying Fiskeries 
that the Fisheries in Jreland may be placed on the (Ireland.) 
same footing as the Fisheries in Scotland, with 
regard to the time and mode of fishing, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lieupon the Table. 


Petitions from Shediac ;—Saint Patrick ;—Saint Church 
Stephen ;--Hampton ; — Greenwich ;— Westfield ;— ee 
Sackville; — Carleton ;— King’s Clear ;-- Miramichi; ae 
—Bathurst ; — Springfield ; — Burton ;-—Mauger- 
ville; — Norton, all n New Brunswick ;—— and, 
Rustico, in Prince Edward’s Island; praying the 
House to extend their protection and encourage- 
ment to the Bishops and Clergy throughout the 
British coionies, and make provision for increasing 
their number,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Montrose ;—and, Paisley, praying Church and 
for the separation of Church and State,—were pre- 5 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas English, of Kingston-upon- Inland Ware- 
Hull, praying that the Inland Warehousing Bill bevsing Bil. 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Inland 
Warehousing. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Harmon 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Mlsure Bill 
intituled, An Act for inclosing, dividing and allotting 
certain Lands in the several Parishes of Saint Har- 
mon, Nantmel, Llanyre and Llanvihangel Helygan, 
in the County of Radnor ; and the same were read, 
as follow: 

Pr. 33. 1. 31. Leave out from “ manor” to “ it,” 
in 1, 32. 

Pr. 34. 1. 30. Leave out “ or place.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were 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. 


A Petition of Merchants and Ship-owners of Brazilian 
Arbroath, complaining of loss during the insurrec- ©!#™ 
tion at Pura, Brazil, in 1835, by the seizure and 
destruction of the brig “ Clio,” of Montrose, and 
praying for a speedy arrangement and payment of 
their claims, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dublin, praying the China, 
Hcuse to take measures to prevent the continuance 











of hostilities with China, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Littleborough ;— Whitworth and Corn Laws. 
| Healey ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
| —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


; the Table. 


A Petition of Bishops and other Members of the Caneda 
Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Montreal, in the — 
province of Lower Canada, praying the House not 





vances in India, was presented, and read; and or-| to sanction any alteration in the Government of Ca- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 





| nada, as settled by the Act 31 Geo. 3, c. 31, was 
presented, 





0" 


as 


Mr, Feargus 
O'Connor. 


Pelitical 
Offenders. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Courts of Law 
(Westminster. ) 


Medical 
Charities 
(Irelaud.) 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


County Con- 


stabulary Act, 


Queen’s 
Ministers, 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Pilots, 


Lighthouses, 


4. VicToRIz. 


able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Trowbridge. praying 
the House to address Her Majesty for the liberation 
of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor from his imprisonment in 
York Castle, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Paisley, praying 
for the removal of Mr. Feargus O’Connor to the 
Queen’s Bench Prison, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the North Quarter 
Universal Suffrage Association, Glasgow, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty for the release 
from imprisonment of all persons convicted of Po- 
litical Offences, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow (Chairman of a Meeting); 
— William Johnston (two Petitions) ;--and, William 
Bullock; praymg for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Vote by Ballot and Annual Parliaments, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in the Metropolis, praying that the Courts of Law 
at Westminster may be removed to a more central 
situation, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Governors and Sub- 
scribers of the Cork General Dispensary and Humane 
Society, praying the House to enact measures for 
the support of the Medical Charities in Zreland, out 
of the iates to be levied under the Poor Law Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Tahie. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Staffordshire 
Gas Light Company, praying that the Rating Stock 
im Trade Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Guardians of the Poor Law Union 
of Northwich, praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Agriculturists of Billingham, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the County Constabulary Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of the burgh of Anderston, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty for the dismissal of Her 
present Ministers, and to call to Her Councils Min- 
isters who will pledge themselves to make Universal 
Suffrage a Cabinet measure, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon tbe Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Salop ;—and, | 


Archdeaconry of Dorset ; praying that the Ecclesi- 
astical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; aad ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of steam vessels at the 
Port of Glasgow; praying the House to carry into 
effect the recommendations of the Commissioners on 
Pilotage in 1835, so far as relate to steam vessels, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of steam vessels at the 
Port of Glasgow, praying the House to carry into 


D5° Junie. 


— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the, 




















461 


Lights, Buoys and Beacons, so far as relate to steam 


vessels, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Braunston ;--Over and Tarporley ;-— Church Rates. 
and, Garstang ; praying for the abolition of Church 


Rates,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Further Return to mr. Feargus 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 15th day of 0’Connor. 
this mstant June, for a Copy of the Correspondence 
between Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, and the Visiting Magistrates of 
York Castle, respecting the Treatment of Mr. Feargus 
O’Connor, now undergoing sentence of Imprison- 
ment in that Gaol for a Seditious Libel. 

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


Resolved, That this House will, T.-morrow, re- Seduction, &amp;c., 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Seduction, Bili. 
&amp;e. Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Copyright Bill. 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Copyright Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Grammar Schools Grammar 
Bill be taken into further consideration upon Mon- Schools Bill. 
day next. 


Resolved, That this House will,*upon Wednesday Parochial 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Pa- Assessments 
: : Bill. 

rochial Assessments Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Vaccination Bill Vaccination 
be taken into further consideration To-morrow. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Constabulary Bill be read a Constabulary 
second time upon Wednesday next. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Juvenile Of- Juvenile 
fenders Bill be taken into further consideration upon Ofenders Bill. 
Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Ways and 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means, Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Supply. 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Masters in Mesters in _ 
Chancery Bill be received To-morrow. Chancery Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Isle of Man Bill Iste of Man 
be received To-morrow. Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Turnpike 
authorize Trustees or Commissioners of Turnpike- ?tsts Bill. 
roads to appoint Meetings for executing their Trusts 
in certain cases: And that Mr. Edward Buller and 
Mr. Strutt, do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Clergy Reserves 
mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; (Canada) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sugar Duties 
into a Committee upon the Sugar Duties Bill. Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Cuiause, N° 1. (Continuance of present Duties 
till Fifth day of July 1841) read. 
Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 





effect the recommendations of the Select Committee | to add the following words “ except only the duty 
of 1834, on the subject of Lighthouses, Floating |“‘ now payable on Foreign Sugar, upon which a 


Vou. 95. 


‘4 


3N3 “ duty 











pre eines eae 


‘ Se 


; 
i 
t 
- 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


No. 411. 


Railways Bill. 
No. 412, 


_ ments thereunto. 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill. 


462 Q5° Juniz. 


&lt; 
&lt; duty shall be charged of One pound fourteen shil- , 
‘ lings for every one hundred weight.” | 
Question put, That those words be there inserted; | 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the Mr. Thornely, 


Yeas, Mr. Ewart : } ai 
Tellers for the f Mr. Tufnell, 122 
Noes, USir Thomas Troubridge : } % 


Crause, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 
Several Clauses amended, arid agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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 County Constabulary Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Cuiause, N° 21, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuause N° 22, (Number of Superintendents may 
be altered by the Justices) read, 

Several Amendments made. 

Question, That Clause, N° 22, as.amended, stand 
part of the Bill put, and Negatived. 

Crauses, N° 23 and N°” 24, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 25, amended, and agreed to. 

Several Clauses brought up; read 1°, 2°, and 
added. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 











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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railways Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itseif 
into a Committee upon the Chimney Sweepers Bill. 





(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. | 
Preamble postponed. 
Criauses, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 
Criausss, N°3 and N° 4, amended, and agreed to, 
Ciause, N° 5. (Regulating construction of, 
Chimneys) read. 
Amendment proposed: P.2. 1, 18. At the end of 
the line, after “ and,” to insert “ shall if practical be.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : | 
Mr. Handley, I 1.| 
r 94. 








Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Elliot: 


&lt; f Sooe J Mr. Fox Maule, 
Tellers for the Noe: Sir. George Grey: J 


Crause, N° 5, agreed to. 
Ciavses, N°6, to N° 12, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








A. 1840. 


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


Veneris, 26° die Junii, 1840: 


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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Frivolous Suits 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon ®l!. 
Monday last, That the Bill from the Lords, intituled, 
An Act to alter an Act of the forty-third year of the 
reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Act to avoid 
triflmg and frivolous Suits in Law in Her Majesty’s 
Courts in Westminster, and to repeal so much of an 
Act of the twenty-second and twenty-third year of 
the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An 
Act for laying Impositions on Proceedings at Law, as 
relates to Costs in Personal Actions, and to make 
further Provisions in lieu thereof, be now read the 
third time ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly read the third time ; and 
the Amendment following was made to the Bill : 

At the end of the Bill, add,— 

“« Provided always that nothing herein contained 
shall extend to or be construed to extend to 
deprive any plaintiffs of costs in any action or 
actions brought for a trespass or trespasses over 
any lands, commons, wastes, closes, woods, plan- 
tations or enclosures, or for entering into any 
dwellings, out-buildings or premises, in respect of 
which any notice not to trespass thereon or therein 
shall have been previously served by or on behalf 
of the owner or occupier of the land trespassed 
over, upon, or left at the last reputed or known 
place of abode of the defendant or defendants in 
such action or actions.” 

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 Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Arms (Ireland) 
into a Committee upon the Arms (Ireland) Bill ; Bil. 
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 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Glass Duties 
into further consideration the Report on the Glass Bill. 
Duties Bill; and the Amendments were read, and, 
with Amendments to several of them, 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 Com- Population Bil: 
mitee on the Population Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Prisons 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Metropolitan 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; — Coutts 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 8" 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The 





Cot 
Na 


Commerce and 
Navigation. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


No. 413. 


Supply 
[5 May-] 


Church Build- 
ing Bill, 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Stage Carriages 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Administration 
of Justice 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


Timber Shi ps 
Bill. 


ill. 


Caledonian 
Canal Bill, 


is 


4 Vicroriz. Q5°— 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was 
referred to consider of a Convention of Commerce 
and Navigation between Her Majesty and the Em- 
peror of Austria, signed at Vienna July the 3d 1838, 
which was presented upon the 11th day of February, 
in the last Session of Parliament; and also, of the 
Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the encouragement of Bri- 
tish Shipping and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day the 3d day of July 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. Aglionby reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto, 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Aglionby reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the Resolu- 
tions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday the 3d day of 
July next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Biil ; 

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 on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Stage Carriages (Lreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Justice (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 Com- 
mittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend an Act 
of the first and second year of Her present Majesty, 
for preventing Ships clearing out from a British 
North American Port loading any part of their 
Cargo of Timber upon Deck, was, according to Or- 
der, read the chird time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to continue until the first day of May, One 
thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and to extend 
and amend an Act of the first and second year of 
Her present Majesty, for preventing Ships clearing 
out from a British North American Port loading 
any part of their Cargo of Timber upon Deck. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize and empower the Lords Commissioners of 
the Treasury to grant a Lease of the Caledonian Ca- 
nal for a term of years, and to regulate the future 
management thereof: And that Mr. Robert Steuart 
and Mr. Horsman do prepare, and bring it in. 

Vou. 95. 


-26° Juniz. 


463 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro~ Troops in India. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of a Minute in Council of the Governor General of 
India, respecting the issue of Pay to Her Majesty’s 
Troops serving in India, dated May the 7th, 1834 :-~ 
Copy of any Warrant, dated subsequently to the 1st 
day of January 1840, for regulating the issue of pay 
to Her Majesty’s Troops serving in the territories of 
the East India Company :—Also, of any Instruc- 
tions upon the same subject which have been for- 
warded, since the above date, by the Directors of the 
East India Company, or the Secretary at War, to the 
Civil or Military Authorities in India:—A State- 
ment, showing the Quantity of Pure Silver in the 
Rupee coined by the East India Company, and the 
Value thereof at the present Market Price of Silver:: 
—And, a Statement, showing what Changes, if any, 
were made by a Warrant of His late Majesty, dated 
the 20th day of March 1837, in the rates of Pay 
appointed by previous Warrants to be received by 
His Majesty’s Troops when serving at home or 
abroad :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Notices of 
That a Ballot take place for priority of Notices of Motions. 
Motions every day immediately after the Ballot for 
Public Petitions :—It passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill to authorize Tumpike 
Trustees or Commissioners of Turnpike-roads to Trusts Bill. 
appoint Meetings for executing their Trusts in cer- No. 414. 
tain cases: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Municipal Municipal 
Corporations, which was presented upon the 18th Corporations. 
day of this instant June, be printed. No. 418. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreign Wine. 
Wine, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be No. 416. 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Spirits, spirits. 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 416. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Shannon shannon River 
River Commission, which was presented upon Tues~ Commission. 
day last, be printed. No. 417. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Menai Menai Bridge. 


Bridge, which was presented upon Tuesday last, No. 418. 
be printed. 


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





Veneris, 26° die Juniz ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- Poor Law 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- Amendment 
sented,—Returns to an Order, dated the 21st day of Act, 
February last, for Returns of all Workhouses and 
Buildings erected or purchased or hired, and con- 
verted into Union Workhouses, under the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, with the Costs of erecting, 
purchasing, hiring and converting the same into 
Workhouses, and of the several Principal Sums 
borrowed for those Purposes, and from whom, and 
at what Rate of Interest, and of all Sums of Money 
now due for Principal and Interest upon such Prin- 
cipal Sums respectively, and of the Expenses at- 
tending the borrowing thereof :—Of the Amount of 
all Sums Annually levied under the denomination 
of Poor Rate: and also, the Amount of the Sums 
paid for the actual Reiief and Maintenance of the 
Poor in each Union, including and distinguishing in 
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Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Mowbray’s 
Estate Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Weaver 


Charches Bill, 


464 


and Out of door Relief:—Of the Amount of Sa- 
laries, and the Law Expenses, and Incidental Charges, 
in each Union:—Of the Salaries, Expenses and 
other Charges for Commissioners, with the Name of 
each Assistant Commissioner and Officers belonging 
to the Establishment at Somerset House, and the 
Travelling Expenses incurred by each of them; 
such and each of these Returns to commence from 
the passing of the Act, up to the 1st day of January 
last, distinguishing each year:—And, of the Number 
and Names of the Unions to which no Order has 
been sent for withholding Out of door Relief to the 
Able-bodied Poor; stating the Date of the formation 
and the Population of such Unions, from the 
passing of the Act up to the 1st day of January 
last :—And then he withdrew. 

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





Mr. Bethell reported from the Committee on the 
Siametae Docks Bill; That he was in- 
structed by the Committee to apply to the House 
for Power to send for John Agars, to give Evidence 
before the said Committee. 

Ordered, That John Agars do attend the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, “ An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Ann Battersby with Arthur 
Battersby her now Husband, and to enable her to 
marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned;” That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, as to the Marriage of the Parties, the 
Adultery charged as the ground for dissolving the 
Marriage, the Verdict at Law and the Sentence of 
Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and upon Evi- 
dence satisfactory to the Committee, found the same 
and the other allegations to be true; and that they 
saw no reason to suspect collusion between the 
Parties ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mowbray’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Lambton, and the North 
Durham List. 


An ingrossed Bill for opening a Street to Clerken- 
well Green, in the County of Middlesex, in continua- 
tion of the new Street from Farringdon-street, in 
the City of London, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
on the Weaver Churches Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions; and 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 a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, 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 consider- 
‘“‘ ation upon this day six months” instead thereof. 


26° Junie. 





A. 1840. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 

posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Tatton Egerton, 
Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: Jf 

Tellers for thef Mr. George Wilbraham, } ,; 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley: { °° ‘* 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time. 
The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
to Clause N° 7, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

The Amendment to Clause No. 7, which was, 
After the words “ passing ofthis Act,” to insert the 
words “as also all the costs and expenses of the 
“ Trustees of the River Weaver, and the rate-payers 
“ of the county of Chester, in opposing the same, ” 
being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Amendment:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


pany 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. 


Salvage Company,” and for enabling the said Com- 
pany to purchase certain Letters Patent, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for forming and establishing a 
Company to be called “‘ The General Salvage Com- 
pany,” and for enabling the said Company to pur- 
chase certain Letters Patent. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


lution, which was read, as followeth : 


mitted to proceed with their Bill, upon inserting 
forthwith a Notice in the Zondun Gazette, and in 
some newspaper published in each of the counties 
through which the Railway passes, and upon a 
Clause being introduced in the Bill, providing that 
no money shall be raised except with the consent of 
a general meeting of Shareholders specially convened 
for that purpose; and that the Committee on the 
Bill do examine in the first place how far such Order 
has been complied with, and do report the same to 
the House on the Report of the Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


report their Observations and Opinion thereupon to 
the House; and who were empowered to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from 
time to time; That they had made further Progress 
in the matters to them referred; and had directed 
him to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 





and be printed. 
A Message 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Com- Monmouthshire 


mittee on the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Com- 10" and Coal 
Company Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for forming and establishing a Austin’s 
Company to be called “The Deep Sea and General Patents Bill 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Reso- Orders; 


Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Midland Coun- 
Midland Counties Railway Bill, the Parties be per- ties Railway- 


Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee Factories Act 
appointed to mquire into the operation of the Act (Fifth Report) 
for the Regulation of Mills and Factories, and to No. 419. 


Mess 
the L 


West 
shire 
Bill. 


Wicl 
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Message from 
the Lords. 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 


Bill. 


Jaclosure Bill. 


Quainton - 
Jnclosure Bill. 


Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


Woodhouse’s 
Estate Bill. 


Bacon’s 
Estate Bill. 


Angerstein’s 


Estate Bill. 


Prisoners for 
Libel, &amp;e, 


4, VicToRiz. 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 

Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make, alter, improve 
and maintain certain Roads in the Counties of Stir- 
ling, Dumbarton, Lanark and Perth: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Parish of Wicken, in the County of Cambridge: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 


26° Junie. 


a) 
405 
Comforts, Place and Hours allowed for Exercise, 
Confinement whether solitary or not, whether em- 
ployed or not in Menial Offices, or other Particulars, 
in such Prisons as those Prisoners are confined :— 
3. Exceptions to this Treatment in the cases of any 
particular Prisoners :—And, 4. Comparative Treat- 
ment of Persons confined for Misdemeanor, before 
and after Conviction or Sentence. 
Ordered, That the said Address be 


Her Majesty by such Members of this 
of Her M 


resented to 
ouse as are 
ajesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





the Parish of Quainton, in the County of Bucking- 
ham: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to alter and amend certain Acts forsmaking 
and maintaining a Road from the limite of the 
Counties of Edinburgh and Lanark, by Wilsontown, 
into the Burgh of Lanark, with a Branch towards 
Ravenstruther, in the said County of Lanark, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto, 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 enabling the Trustees of the Will of David 
Woodhouse, Gent!eman, deceased, to sell Heredita- 
ments thereby devised, and other Hereditaments 
subsequently conveyed to them, situate in the Pa- 
rishes of Erith and Ashover, in the County of Derby, 
and to lay out the Money arising therefrom in the 
purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the same 
uses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Trustees of the Marriage Articles of 
Thomas Bacon, Esquire, to grant a new Lease to 


Richard Hill and Anthony Hill, Esquires, of an 


Return, stating the Treatment, before and after Con- 
viction, of Persons confined in Fisherton Gaol, 1st, 
for Misdemeanor ; 2d, for printing and publishing 
seditious Libels, or for uttering seditious Words, or 
for attending seditious Meetings :—And, similar 
Returns from the Gaols of Ilchester and Wilton, in 
the County of Somerset, from 1833 to the present 
time (so far relates to the Gaols of Jlchester and 
Wilton). 

‘ en That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


The Annual Report of the Commissioners of Educa- 
tion in Ireland, for the year 1839. 

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





Tron-furnace and Works and Mines, Privileges and 
Hereditaments held therewith, ,called “ Plymouth 
Works, in the Parish of Merthyr Tydvill, in the 
County of Glamorgan” ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to authorize the Sale of a Mansion-house purchased 


under the Trusts of the Will of the late John Julius 
Angerstein, Esquire, deceased, and to authorize 
Leases to be made of the sume, and also of certain 
Lands devised by the said Will; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then the 


Messengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return from each Gaol and House of Cor- 
rection in the United Kingdom, stating,—1. The 
Name and Designation of every Person confined for 
Charges for printing and publishing seditious or 
blasphemous Libels, or for uttering seditious Words, 


or for attending any seditious Meetings, or for con- 
spiring to cause such Meetings to be held, or for any 
Offence of a political nature, from the 1st day of 
January 1839 to the 1st day of June 1840 ; also the 
nature of the Charge and Offence, and where com- 
mitted ; the Date of Committal or Imprisonment ; 
whether bailed before Trial or not; when the Bill 
was found or ignored, or Information filed; whether 
otherwise disposed of, without Trial (as, for instance, 
by turning King’s Evidence ;) whether acquitted or 
convicted; what Sentence and when; how disposed 
of after the Sentence; the Term of Sentence suf- 
fered, and whether any alleviation of the Sentence 
as to Term of Imprisonment or nature of the 
Treatment, was made; and whether remaining in 
Confinement on the 1st day of June 1840 :—2. The 
Treatment, before and after Conviction or Sentence, 
of that Class of Prisoners, as to Dietary, Clothing, 
Bedding, Hours of locking up and of opening Cells, 
use of Candles, Firing, Pens, Ink and Paper, Cor- 
respondence with Friends, Visiting of Friends, use 


of the Cities, and Counties of the Towns in Ireland, 
of which the Valuation under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 
4, c. 84, has been completed, specifying the Name 
of each Barony or Half-Barony, the Acreable con- 
tents and the Valuation thereof; stating also the 
Sum ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury War- 
rant of Spring Assizes 1839, for each such biens 
or Half-barony, and the rate per centum which such 
Sum bears to the Valuation ; also, the Sum ordered 
to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Sum- 
mer Assizes 1839, for each such Barony or Half- 
barony, and the rate per centum which such Sum 
bears to the Valuation; stating, also, the rate per 
centum which the entire Sum levied by the Grand 
Warrant at both Assizes in 1839 bears to the Valu- 
ation :—And, stating the Name and Acreable con- 
tents of each such County, County of a City, and 
County of a Town, the Annual Value thereof, ac- 
cording to the Valuation under the said Act, the 


per Acre of such Valuation, and the rate which the 
cost bears to each £.100 of the Valuation. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 


Amount of the Expense of such Valuation, the Cost. 








Vox. 95. 





of their own Money to better their Dietary or| 


Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,—Returns to an Or- Fisherton, &amp;e., 
der dated the 19th day of this instant June, for a Gaols. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- Education 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— (Ireland.) 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, pursuant to Valuation 
Orders,—Returns of the several Counties, Counties (Ireland.) 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- Sugar, &amp;c. 


der,—An Account of the Quantities of Sugar and 
other Produce imported into the United Kingdom, 
from the West Indies and Mauritius, between the 
5th day of January 1839, and the 5th day of January 
1840; and of the parts of those Quantities re- 
exported. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Parochial Com- 
mittee of the parish of Saint Marylebone, 
other Inhabitants of the said parish, praying that 
the Registration of Voters (Ireland) (No. 1.) Bill, 
may not pass into a law, but that in lieu thereof, 
a Bill may be passed which shall secure to the 
people of Great Britain and the people of Ireland, 
a full, fair and free Representation, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon tne Table. 

30 The 


Registration 


n f of Voters 
and 0 (Ireland ) 


(No. 1.) Bill. 





466 


The House, according to Order, resolved into a 
Committee upon the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 


Ciause, N°. 2, amended and agreed to. 


Cuavse, No. 3, (That no person shall be regis- 
tered under the Act as a voter for any county or 
town in Ireland, in any year, in respect of his 
estate or interest in any lands, tenements, or he- 
reditament, unless he shall have been in the actual 
possession thereof, or in the receipt of the rents, 
issues and profits thereof, for his own use, as the 
case may require, for six calendar months next 
previous to in such year.)——read. 

Amendment proposed : To fill the blank with the 
words, “the twentieth day of July.” 

Afterwards proposed, to fill the blank with the 
words, “his registry.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with the 
words, “ the twentieth day of July ;” 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremanile, 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


}ars. 


Yeas, Ll Mr. Henry Baring : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, } 2”1 
Noes, Mr. John Parker: os 


An Amendment made. 
Crause, N°. 3, as amended, agreed to. 
To report Progress, and to ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fresh- 
field reported, That the Committee had made fur- 
ther Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sitagain. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Adjournment. — Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


OysterFisheries The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Tnsane 
Prisoners Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Insane Prisoners Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Royal Burghs 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. ( 


reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Pilots Bill, The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 


(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Inland Waree ‘The Order of the day being read, for the second 


housing Bill. reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Affirmation 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Affirmation Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Bill. 


26°—27° Juniz. 





A. 1840. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Entailed Estates 
into a Committee upon the Entailed Estates (Sco¢- (Scotland) Biy, 
land) Bill. 


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


Sabbati, 27° die Junii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. At- 
torney General reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Glas 
Bill. 


Chu 
Bill 


of } 
The East India Mutiny, &amp;c., Bill was, accord- East India (Se 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed Mutiny, &amp;,, 
to a Committee of the whole House for Friday “"* 


next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Seduction, &amp;., 
a Committee upon the Seduction, &amp;c., Bill; and, Bil. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed No. 420, 
the Chair; and Mr. Estcourt reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Estcourt reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Mi 
(Se 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Vaccination 
into further consideration the Report on the Vacci- Bill. 1 
nation Bill. y 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and , 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Meaus. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Attorney General reported the Masters in Masters in 
Chancery Bill ; and the Amendments were read, Chancery Bill 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Isle of Man 

the Report on the Jsle of Man Bill; = 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported the Suger Duties 
Sugar Duties 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. 





‘ 

Sir George Grey reported the Chimney Sweepers Chimney _ 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Sweepers bill 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported the Arms (Zre- Arms ({reland) 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Bil 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 





The 

















4. Vicroriz. 26°—27°—29° Junii. 467 


The ingrossed Bill to impose upon Broad or | January 1839, 5th day of July 1839 and 5th day of 
Spread Glass the same Duties of Excise that are | January 1840:—Of the Amount of Post Horse 
payable upon German Sheet Glass was, according | Duty in the Excise Collections on the Line of the 
to Order, read the third time. London and Birmingham Railway, so far as the 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Collection of Lichfield extends beyond the Town of 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to | Birmingham, during the six months ending the 5th 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. day of January 1838, 5th day of July 1838, 5th 

day of January 1839, 5th day of July 1839 and 5th 

church Building The Order of the day being read, for the Com-/day of January 1840:—And, of the Mileage and 
Bill, mittee on the Church Building Bill ; Composition for Duties on Railway Carriages and 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday | on Stage Carriages respectively, in the years ending 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. the Sth day of January 1837, 5th day of January 

1838, 5th day of January 1839 and 5th day of Ja- tt 


Glass Duties 


PRT ANTS 
Re fesrrees eee 


peeves: 


pan see Saree 


ERLE ROBIE 


Registration 
of Electors 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Madhouses 


(Scotland) Bills §9, to regulate Madhouses in Scotland, might be 


Doddington 
Rectory Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Tenby Corpos 


ration. 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


Post Horse 
uties, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | nuary 1840. 


to amend the law relating to the Registration of 
Parliamentary Electors in Scotland, and to exclude 


from the Register Persons claiming on Nominal or | and ordered to be read a second time. 


Fictitious Qualification: And that the Lord Advo- 
cate, Lord John Russell and Mr. Fox Maule do 


prepare, and bring it in. 
The House was moved, That the Act 55 Geo. 3, 


read; and the same was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 


ordered to be read a second time. 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Woodhouse’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; Woodhouse’s 
Estate Bill. 


Bacon’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and Bacon’s 
Estate Bill. 


Angerstein’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; Angerstein’s 
Estate Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Midland Coun- 


4,c.34, for altering and amending an Act passed | of the Petition for the Midland Counties Railway tics Railway 
in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his late Ma-| Bill, which was this " made from the Select “ 


jesty, intituled, “ An Act to regulate Madhouses in | Committee on Standing 
Bills, might be read; and the same being read ; 


Scotland,” might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 


rders relative to Private 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


to amend the said Acts: And that the Lord Advo- | for granting further Powers to the Midland Counties 














cate and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Doddington Rectory Bill was read a second 
time; and committed to Mr. Eaton, and the Cam- 
bridge List. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Liverpool Docks Bill; That the Com- 
mittee had instructed him to move the House for 
power to send for such persons, papers or records as 
may be found necessary to explain and elucidate a 
Return made to this House “of Vessels with Cargoes 
from Foreign Ports, which reported at the Custom 
House at Liverpool, from 5th January to 5th July 
1837, also at the London, Saint Katharine and 
West India Docks.” 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns, (to be made by the Mayor,) of the Propert 
and Revenues of the Corporation of the Boroug 
of Tenby, in the years 1835 and 1839 respectively ; 
specifying the nature thereof, and whether any por- 
tion has been alienated or sold ; and, if so, the par- 
ticulars thereof: —Of the Debts and Liabilities of 
the said Corporation ; specifying the nature thereof, 
the Names of the Creditors, the nature of the secu- 
rity, and the Dates at which they were contracted : 
—And, Copies of any Memorials addressed to the 
Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, 
praying that permission to borrow Money may not 
be granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Tenby. 





The Order for taking into further consideration 
upon Monday next the Report from the Select Com- 
mittee on the Grammar Schools Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House for Monday next. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the annual Produce of the Post Horse 


Duties, distinguishing the same by Counties, for | 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1839 and) 


the 5th day of January 1840; showing also the 
the Increase or Decrease thereof :—Of the Gross 
Receipt of the Duty on Post Horses in the London 
District, during the six months ending the 5th day 


of January 1838, 5th day of July 1838, 5th day of 


Vot. 95. 











Railway Company: And that Mr. William Evans 
and Mr. Packe do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the fr, Feargus 


Manchester Universal Suffrage Association, praying O’Connor. 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant a free 

pardon to Mr. Feargus O’Connor, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Horton, Piddington, Church of 


Hackleton and Preston Deanery, stating that the Pns'4. 
population of the country has outgrown the re- 
sources of the National Church, and praying the 
House to adopt measures for increasing its effi- 
ciency, was — and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the 


able. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the East fast India 


India Company, which were presented yesterday, Company. 
be printed. 


No. 421. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Mr. Fear- Mr. Feargus 


gus O’Connor, which was presented yesterday, be ’Counor. 
printed. 


No. 422. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
tilla quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 29° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 

R. Finch reported from the Committee on Clyde Naviga- 
M the Clyde Navigation Bill ; and to whom se- tion Bill. 
veral Petitions against the said Bill, together with 
the Proceedings and Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Clyde Navigation Bill 
in the Session of 1836, were referred; That tirey had 
considered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel 
in support of several of them, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee 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. 
302 The 


















































Dundalk 
Harbour Bill. 


Monmouthshire 
Tron and Coal 
Company Bill, 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Midland Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


General 
Committee of 
Elections. 


Foreign Sugar. 


Canal Police 
bill. 


No, 423. 


468 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 19th day of this 
instant June, was made from the Committee on the 
Dundalk Harbour 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Monmouthshire 
Iron and Coal Company to sue and be sued in the 
name of any one of their Directors or their Secretary, 
and to raise money for carrying on their Works, was 
read the third time, 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Pollen do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Friday last, That this House doth agree with 
the Committee (on the Weaver Churches Bill) in 
the Amendment made by the Committee to Clause, 
N° 7; and which Amendment was, after the words 
“ passing of this Act,” to insert the words “ as also 
“ all the costs and expenses of the trustees of the 
“ River Weaver, and the rate-payers of the County 
“ of Chester, in opposing the same.” 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Jervis, - 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley:{ °~* 

Tellers for thef Mr Cholmondeley, } 70 


Noes, L Sir Philip Egerton : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Bill, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be in- 
grossed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the ” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- 
“ mittee on the Bill be laid before this House,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

he House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for sa | Sir Philip Egerton, lies 

Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton: _ 

Tellers for they Mr. George Wilbraham, \ 

Noes, | Lord Robert Grosvenor: J — 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. William Evans presented a Bill for granting 
futher Powers to the Midland Counties Railway 
Company: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the General Committee of Elec- 
tions have leave to sit this day, during the sitting 
of the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Foreign Sugar refined in Bond, from 
the 25th day of June 1839, to the 25th day of June 
1840. 


Mr. For Maule presented a Bill to provide for 
keeping the Peace on Canals and Navigable Rivers: 
And the same was read the first time: and ordered 


24° Juniz. 








A. 1840. 


to be read a second time upon Friday next; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Speaker informed the House, That he had re- sudbury Bo. 
ceived a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- rough Election, 
zances, stating that the surety to the Petition of 
John Purr and others, respecting the Election for 
the Borough of Sudbury, was unobjectionable. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wilson : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend to the British Colouial 


Colonies in the West Indies an Act passed in the Passengers Bil, 


fifth and sixth year of His late Majesty King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, for regulating the Carriage of Pas- 
sengers in Merchant Vessels : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to Her Timber Duties 
Majesty an additional Duty of Customs on Timber : Bill. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to incorporate the Trus- Crichton 
tees and others, Directors of the Crichton Royal In- Charities Bil, 
stitution for Lunatics, at Dumfries, and for the better 
enabling them to carry on their Charitable Designs: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Episcopal 

make certain Provisions and Regulations in respect Church 


to the exercise, within England and Ireland, of their eee 


Office by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in Scotland ; and also to extend 
such Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and 
Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the 
United States of America; and also, to make fur- 
ther Regulations in respect to Bishops and Clergy 
other than those of the United Church of England 
and Ireland; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Gravenor's 
to enable Richard Gravenor and John Wood, the Estate Bill. 
Committees of the Estate of Robert Gravenor, a Lu- 
natic, to make Conveyances for carrying into exe- 
cution a partition or division of Lands and Tene- 
ments directed by a decree of the High Court of 
Chancery; to which the Lords desire the concur- 


rence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Mr. For Maule presented, pursuant to Order,— Totnes 
Returns of the Property and Revenues of the Cor- Bs" 
poration of the Borough of Totnes, in the year 
1830; specifying the nature thereof; and whether 
any Portion has been alienated or sold, and if so, 
the Particulars thereof :—And, of the Debts and 
Liabilities of the said Corporation, specifying the 
Nature thereof, and the Dates at which they 
accrued. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 19th day Fisherton, &amp;c., 
of this instant June, fora Return stating the Treat- Gacls. 
ment, before and after Conviction, of Persons con- 
fined in Fisherton Gaol, 1st, for Misdemeanor ; 
2d, for printing and publishing seditious Libels, or 
for uttering seditious Words, or for attending sedi- 
tious Meetings:—And, similar Returns from the 
Gaols of Ilchester and Wilton, in the County of So- 
merset, from 1833 to the present time (so far as re- 
lates to Fisherton Gaol.) 


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


The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty Sugar Duties 
certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Bi!l- 
Kingdom, for the service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for granting to Her Majesty, until 
the Fifth day of July, One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-one, certain Duties on Sugar imported 
into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty. 

Ordered, 











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ill. 


4, VicToRIz&amp;. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Chimney The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of Chimney 
Sweepers Bille Syeepers and Chimnies, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. For Maule do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Ecclesiastical Petitions from Minor Canons of Durham Cathe- 
Dutiesand = dral ;—Archdeaconry of Richmond ;-— Birtley ;— 
Revenues Bill. ce 3 
and, Archdeaconry of Chichester ; praying that the 
Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
mea The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Revenues Bill, Mittee on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 
ill ; 
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 
“‘ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
representing that this eae, before proceeding 
to pass any Bill for the regulation of Cathedral 
establishments, desires to receive further informa- 
tion as to the duties and general purposes which 
are contemplated by the Statutes of the respective 
Foundations, and which the capitular Clergy, in 
conformity therewith, may beneficially discharge ; 
and humbly praying, that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to authorize and direct the 
Visitors of the Cathedral and Collegiate Churches 
respectively, and the Bishops of the Dioceses 
wherein they are situate, after consultation with 
the members of their several Chapters, to lay 
before Her Majesty such plans as may in their 
judgments be best calculated to render each of 
those Churches ‘ most conducive to the efficiency 
of the Established Church,’ and to ‘ providing 
for the Cure of Souls,’”’ 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 to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, Yaar 


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Yeas, Mr. John Parker: 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Pusey, 48 
Noes, Mr. Acland: } ‘ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Cause, N® 3, amended, and agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 4, (That in the chapter of the Ca- 
thedral Church of Durham six canonries shall be 
suppressed )——read. 

Amendment proposed: To insert after the word 
“* Durham” the words “ not more than five canonries 
“ shall be suppressed.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Liddell, 


; Yeas, Lord Viscount Dungannon :f *. 
fellers for thef Mr. Lambton, \ 80 
Noes, LMr. Tufnell: j ‘ 


Several Amendments made. 
Crause, N°4, as amended, agreed to. 


. Crause, N° 5, (That in the Chapters of the 
Cathedral Churches of Canterbury and Winchester 


eight canonries shall be suppressed) ——read. 
Amendment proposed: To leave out the word 
“ Canterbury.” 
Vou. 95. 





29°—30° Juniz. 469 


Question put, That the word “ Canterbury,” stand 
part of the Clause; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Robert Gordon, 95 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker: is 

Tellers for the { Lord Viscount Dungannon, 
Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: 

Several Amendments made. 

Crause, N° 5,as amended, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 6, (That in the Chapter of the Ca- 
thedral Churches of Ely, Eveter and Worcester four 
canonries shall be suppressed )——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanle 


27. 


bw 


y 
Yeas, Sir Harry Verney: " sina 
Tellers for thef Sir William Follett, \ 34 
Noes, Mr. Acland: J ; 


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 Junii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
ress in the Bill ; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee 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 Poor Law 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; Amendment 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time }! 
upon this day three months. 


The Poor Law Commission Bill was, according Seer Rew 
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 second Roscommon 
reading of the Roscommon Townlands Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Soap Duties 
further consideration the Report on the Soap Duties Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. | 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration 
reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) of Voters 
No. 2) Bill : (Ireland) ; 
(No. 2.) Bill ; _ (No. 2.) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Qualification 
reading of the Qualification of Voters (Ireland) "| be , 
Bill ; ( re and) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Registration of 
reading of the Registration of Voters Bill; Voters Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Right of Voting 
reading of the Right of Voting Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Goods on Canals Bill was, according to Goods on 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Canals Dill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
8th day of July next. 


303 The 


Townlands Bill. 


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470 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Juvenile 
Offenders Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bull; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill. 


Clergy Reserves 
(Canada) Bill. 


Prisons 


(Scot!and) Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Zreland)- Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Rating Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
in Trade Bill. mittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


InsanePrisoners The Insane Prisoners Bill was, according to 


Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 
Atrmation The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ul, 


reading of the Affirmation Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Entailed Estates Mr. Fox Maule reported the Entailed Estates 
(Scotland) Bill ( Seo¢dand) Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 2. 1.37. After “ possession ”’ insert “ grant- 
ing such feu or lease.” 
Pr. 2. ls. 39. and ult. Leave out “ granting such 
“ feu or lease.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


“ 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means, mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Isle of Man Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Isle of Man 
Bill, 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Arms (Ireland) 


The ingrossed Bill to continue for a limited time 
Bill. 


the several Acts relating to the Importation and 
keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for one year and from 
thence until the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament the several Acts relating to the Impor- 
tation and keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in 
Treland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 

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


Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


Grammar 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Schools Bill. 


mittee on the Grammar Schools Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


29°—30° Juniz. 


A. 1840. 


Committee appointed to take into consideration the 
several Plans for the Improvement of the Metropo- 
lis, concerning which Reports were made to this 
House in the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; to- 
gether with any other Plans for the same object 
which they may deem deserving of consideration, 
and to report their Opinion as to the expediency of 
adopting any of the said Improvements; and also, 
as to the best means of carrying the same into effect, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 
Vic. c. 80, to empower the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
and Buildings, to raise a Sum of Money for making 
additional Thoroughfares in the Metropolis, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Build- 
ings to make additional Thoroughfares in the Me- 
tropolis: And that Mr. Edward John Stanley and 
Mr. Robert Steuart, do prepare and bring it in. 


and the Stafford List. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Amend- 
ments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to explain and amend an Act made and passed in 
the second and third years of the reign of Her present 
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act for the 
better ordering of Prisons;” and the same were read, 
as follow : 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by the Commons, as far as Pr. 2.1. 9. 


The Lords agree to the Amendment made by the 
Commons in Pr. 2. |. 9, with the following Amend- 
ment ; 

Leave out from “ whereas” to the end of the 
Amendment, and insert “ it is expedient that in 
“ every Gaol, House of Correction, Bridewell and 
“ Penitentiary in England and Wales, a further 
“‘ subdivision he made of prisoners convicted and 
“ not sentenced to hard labour.” 

The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the 
Commons in Pr. 2. 1. 15, with the following Amend- 
ment : 

Leaveout “or to persons suffering imprisonment 
“* upon such convictions as aforesaid.” 


The Lords agree to the rest of the Amendments 
made by the Commons, with the following Amend- 
ments to CLausz A, added to the said Bill: 

L.2. Leave out from “debtors” to “may” in 1.4. 

L. 11. Leave out from “ therein” to the second 
as” in |. 18. 

L. ult. At the end of the Clause add “ and that 
“ in every Gaol, House of Correction, Bridewell and 
Penitentiary in England and Wales, prisoners con- 
victed of misdemeanors, and not sentenced to 
* hard labour, shall be divided into at least two 
divisions, one of which shall be called the first 
division, and that separate rules and regulations 
“ shall be made for each division, and that the rules 
“ enacted by the said Act of the last Session of 
“ Parliament, shall not apply to the said first di- 
vision, and that whenever any person convicted of 
“ misdemeanor shall be sentenced to imprison- 
“ ment without hard labour it shall be lawful for 
“ the Court or Judge before whom such person 
“ shall have been tried, to order, if such Court or 
“ Judge shall think fit, that such person shall be 
“ confined with the prisoners of the said first di- 
vision, and no prisoner respecting whom no such 
“ order shall be made, shall be confined with the 








“ prisoners of the said first division.” ‘ 
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il, 





The House was moved, That the Report which, Metropolis 
upon Thursday last, was made from the Select — 


_— ment 


Stanley’s Charity Estate Bill was read a second Stanley's 
time ; and committed to Lord Viscount Ingestre, Charity Estate 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Prisons Bill, 





Episcopal 

Church 

(Scotland) Bill. 
No. 424. 


Gravenor’s 
Estate Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Enlargement 
and Station Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 


Queen’s 
Ministers. 


Sunday Baking. 


Chimney 
Sweepers Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


No. 425. 


Fisherton, &amp;e. 
Gaols. 


No. 426. 


Education 
{Treland.) 


No. 427. 





&gt; 


4. VicTorRiz. 


The Lords agree to the Amendments made by 
the Commons in the Title of the said Bill. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, | printed. 


were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fox Maule do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The Episcopal Church (Scotland) Bill, was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Gravenor’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, praying that the London and Greenwich 
Railway, and the London and Greenwich Railway 
Station Bills may be referred back to the Committee, 
with an Instruction to consolidate the same with the 
London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill introduced by the Petitioners, and to 
include under the powers of the Bill so consolidated 
all the property contained in the Schedule of the 
Bill introduced by the Petitioners, so as to provide 
adequate Station-room for the accommodation of 
and to be under the control and management of the 
Petitioners, and of the South Eastern Railway and 
the London and Brighton Railway Companies, and 
also to insert proper provisions in the said Bill for 
compensating the Petitioners fortheir present Station, 
of the use of which they will be deprived by the 
said Bills as they now stand, and for preventing any 
infraction of the agreement entered into between 
them and the Greenwich Railway Company, and 
also for vesting in the Petitioners the powers given 
to the London and Greenwich Railway Company by 
the said Bills, in the event of the provisions thereof 
not being fulfilled within two years from the expira- 
tion of the present Session of Parliament, or with 
such other instruction, for the purpose of effectually 
carrying out the recommendation of the Select Com- 
mittee on Railways, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Cambridge 
Union, praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Joseph Stockdale, praying the 
House to address Her Majesty for the dismissal of 
Her present Ministers, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers and Elders, Members of 
the Scottish Presbytery in London, praying for the 
Suppression of Baking on the Lord’s Day, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from IJslington;—and, Harrow; pray- 
ing that the Chimney Sweepers Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
to the Poor Law Amendment Act, which were pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Fisherton, 
&amp;c. Gaols, which were presented upon Friday last, 
and this day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Annual Report of 
the Commissioners of Education (Jreland), which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. ° 


99°—30° Juniz. 


(Ireland), which were presented upon Friday last, be Yo 
0. 


471. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Valuation Valuation 


428. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Sugar, &amp;c., Sugar, &amp;e. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 429. 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 


a xed of an hour after one of the clock 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 30° die Junii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE House proceeded to take into consideration Wilsontown 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the 204 Bill. 
Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend certain 
Acts for making and maintaining a Road from the 
Limits of the Counties of Edinburgh, and Lanark, 
by Wilsontown, into the Burgh of Lanark, with a 
Branch towards Ravenstruther, in the said Count 
of Lanark, and for other Purposes relating thereto; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 14. 1. 3. Leave out from “ be” to “ suffi- 
“ cient” in |. 5. 

Pr, 14. 1. 12. Leave out from “ when” to “ the” 
in |. 14. 

Pr. 14. 1. 18. Leave out “ them” and insert 
“ the said Trustees.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Home Drummond 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 for better supplying with Water Deal and 

the Town and Borough of Deal, and the Neigh- Walmer Water- 
bourhood thereof, in the County of Kent, was read “** Bil! 
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. George Wilbraham do carry 

the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Garngad 
Garngad Road Bill to make their Report be en- Road Bill. 
larged till Monday the 6th day of July next. 


A Petition of Merchants, Fish-curers and Inha- Weaver 
bitants of Wick, praying that the Weaver Churches Churches Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Army. 
mand,—Supplemental Estimate of the Charge which No, 430. 
will probably be incurred in carrying into effect the 
recommendations of the Commission of Naval and 
Military Inquiry applicable to the Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Land Forces, from the 1st July 1840, to 
the 3ist March 1841. 

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


Sir Hussey Vivian presented, by Her Majesty’s Ordnance. 
Command,—Supplementary Estimate of the Office 
of Ordnance, for the year 1840-41. 

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


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of East India 
Bombay, stating that, as the law now stands, if a Shipping. 
country ship in a British port in India, and owned 
there by British subjects, be sent to any port in 
Great britain, manned as usual by natives of British 
India, and consequently entitled as in all British 
colonies to be considered as British subjects, the 
owners of such a vessel would at present be obliged, 
on her departure from England, besides her original 
crew of native Lascars, to put on board in addition 
a crew of British European seamen, to the extent 


No. 431. 





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of four men for every 00 tons the vessel is regis- 
tered at ; that these European seamen again cannot 
be discharged in India, unless employment be found 
for them in ships there, which, however, these sea- 
men cannot be compelled to accept, and in case of 
such other employment for them not being procured 
or the men refusing to take such when offered, the 
owners must send back these sailors to England, as 
passengers, at a very heavy expense, and must main- 
tain them in India until provided for as aforesaid ; 
and praying for relief, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on East India 
Produce. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford (Chairman 
ofa Meeting) ;— Middleton(Chairman of a Meeting); 
—and, Failsworth (Chairman of a Meeting); pray- 
ing the House not to reduce in any form the Duties 
on East India and other Foreign Wrought Silk 
Goods,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on East India Produce. 


East India 
Produce, 


Rating Stock 


Petitions from the Leeds New Gas Company ;— 
in Trade Bill. 


Leeds Gas Light Company ;—Leamington Priors 
Gas Light and Coke Company (Clerk) ;—Ashton- 
under-Lyne Gas Light Company (Directors) ;— 
Warrington Gas Light and Coke Company ;— 
Bocking ;—Rural Deanery of Westham ;—and, Pro- 
prietors of Stalybridge Gas Works ; praying that the 
Rating Stock in Trade Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vaccination Petitions from the President of the Council of 

Bill. the Glasgow Medical Association ;—and, Leeds ; 
praying that the Vaccination Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from James Mills ;— Margaret Macfar- 
lane ;—James Bennett ;—-James Anderson ;—Da- 
niel Macgregor ;—Thomas Hood ;—James Mont- 
gomerie ;— Edward M‘Ewan;—John Gorrie ;— 
John M‘Kerrow and others ;—and, Paisley ; pray- 
ing for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual 
Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal 


Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Political 


Petitions from David Pilmore and others ;— 
Offenders, &amp;c. 


Kelvin-street, Glasgow ;— Robert George Gammage; 
— Northampton ;—Calton and Mile End;—and, 
Kinross (Chairman of a Meeting); praying the 
House to address Her Majesty to release from im- 
prisonment all persons convicted for Political Of- 
fences, to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to their 
native country, to dismiss Her present Ministers, and 
to call to Her Councils men who will make Univer- 
sal Suffrage a Cabinet measure,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


30° Junie. 


A. 1840. 


Petitions from Shawley ;—and, Dublin; praying Maynooth 
the House not to sanction any further grant of pub- College. 
lic money to the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth,—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Parwich ;— Walworth ;— Rother- Wdolatry 
hithe ; — Chesham ; — Chester ;— and, Flaunden ; (™4.) 
complaining of the compulsory attendance of Bri- 
tish subjects at Idolatrous Ceremonies in India; and 
praying that the connexion of the East India Com- 
pany with the religious rites and establishments of 
the natives of India may be dissolved,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sandon ;— Wetley Rocks ;— Ip- Lord’s Day. 
stones ;— Forfar Presbytery (Moderator) ;—South- 

wark ;—Brighton ;—and, Dunnichen Kirk Session 
(Moderator) ; praying the House to adopt measures 

for promoting the better observance of the Lord’s 
Day,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dromore ;— Lisburn (two Peti- Medical 
tions) ;— Moira (two Petitions); — Bristol ; — and, Pfs! 
George Yarnold; praying for the reform of the Me- 
dical Profession by consolidating it into one repre- 
sentative faculty, with power to regulate the exa- 
mination of the whole body, and conferring equal 
rights and privileges upon all its members,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Crowfield; — Lockwood ;—Leices- Church Rates, 
ter (ten Petitions) ; — Skirton ; — Barkby ;—Whit- 
church (Salop) ; — Oadby ; — Tixall;— Rugeley ;— 
Kilby ;—Ebbw Vale ; — Holt ;—Countesthorpe ;— 
Shearsby ;— Knochendo ;—Glenfield and Austry;— 
Yeovil ;—Mowsly ;— Great Wigston; — Broughton 
Astley ;— Oldham (two Petitions) ;-- Battle ;— Thed- 
dingworth ; — Daventry ; — Sheepshead ;—Newton 
Saint Petrock ;— Southwick; — Bruntingthorpe ;—. 
Blandford Forum ;--Gwernogle;--Diss ;—- Whetstone 
(two Petitions) ;— Flechney ;— Burton Overy ;-- 
Naunton ;— Cross Inn ;— Guiting Power;—Arnsby; 
— Narborough ;—Keystone ;— Eye ;— Costessey ;— 
Sirhowey lron-works ;— Derby ;— Rendham ;— Tat- 
tenhall ,—Ipswich ;--and, Walthamstow; praying for 
the abolition of Church Rates,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Northampton ;—and, Calton and Queen's Mi- 
Mile End; praying the House to address Her Ma- "isters. 
jesty to dismiss Her present Ministers,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Political 

Otfenders. 
Joseph Crabtree ;—Richard White ;—and, William 
Shellard ; now under sentence of imprisonment for 
Political Offences, severally stating their cases ; and 
praying for a mitigation of their punishment,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the Petitions be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Hulme and 
Chor!ton-upon-Medlock Universal Suffrage Associa- 
tion, praying the House to address Her Majesty, 
for the liberation of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor from his 
imprisonment, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr, Feargus 
O'Connor. 


Copyright Bill. Petitions from Limehouse ;— Middlesex (four Pe- 
titions) ;— London (two Petitions) ;—Stepney (two 
Petitions) ;— Shadwell ; — Stirling ;—Stranraer ;— 
and, Mile End; praying that the Copyright Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from George Morse Bartlett and Charles | S 
Bolwell ;— William Edwards ;—Henry Vincent ;— | 


A Petition of the Preses of the Total Abstinence China. 
ociety of Leslie, Fifeshire, praying for the sup- 
pression of the Opium Trade, and thus avert a war 
| between this country and China, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Brighton, and of Business of the 
i “ ° ‘ : rage Hoase. 
other Persons in the immediate vicinity of that place, 
suggesting a mode for conducting the Business of 
the House, and praying the House to consider the 
same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newton and Tortesey;— Winter- Roman Catholic 
borne Gunner ;—Saxton ;—Stuston ;—Braisworth ; Relief Act. 
—Rotherfield Peppard ;— Thornby ;--Weyhill ;— 
Edenhale and Longwathby ;— Deane ;-—Stoer As- 
synt ; -— Kington, Dormston and .Bishampton ;— 
Duxford ;—Barcombe ; —Spelsbury ;—Llandefalley 
and Crickadarn ;— Stoke Golding ; —- Soulby; — 
Slaidburn ; — Great and Little Wratting ;— Ver- 
wood ;— Gainsburgh ;—Members and Friends of the 
Protestant Association ;—and, Liverpool; praying 
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for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act,— 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Brasilian A Petition of Merchants, in Leith, omg. That 

Claims. the British merchants, resident at Para, Brazil, 
suffered severe losses by the Revolution in the said 
city and province, in 1835; that until the present 
time the British sufferers have received no remu- 
neration for such losses; that their losses were 
entirely to be attributed to want of protection, and 
inactivity of the Brazilian Government ; and pray- 
ing the House to direct such investigation to be 
made as to substantiate the claims of these sufferers, 
and that according to international law, due remu- 
neration should be paid by the Brazilian Govern- 
ment, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


West India A Petition of West India Planters and Merchants, 
Colonies. residing at Liverpool, praying the House to take 
into early consideration the most effectual as well 
as safe measures for the encouragement of im- 
migration into our West India Colonies, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Relief A Petition of Clergy of the Diocese of Elphin, 

Gani ae praying for the amendment of the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


HolyScriptures. A Petition of James William Rowion, of the pa- 
rish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, inthe county 
of Middlesex, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty, that She will be pleased to command the 
assembling of a council for the purpose of deli- 
berating upon the variable interpretations of Scrip- 
ture, and for the purpose of inquiring into the cause 
of schism in religious matters, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Jesuits, &amp;e. A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, of 
Black Rock, in the county of Dublin, Baronet, pray- 
ing for the expulsion of the order of Jesuits from 
every portion of the British Dominions, the with- 
drawal of the grant to Maynooth College, and the 
repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Railways Bul. A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 

Railway Company, praying that the Railways Bill 


30° Junie. 473 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bonhill, praying for Church 
an alteration of the law relative to Church Patronage Patronage 
in Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered ee 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Consumers of Sugar, in the town of Foreign Sugar, 
Skibbereen, praying the House to admit for Home 
Consumption all Sugar the produce of free labour, 
on the payment of such duties as may appear just 
and reasonable, was vresented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates of the counties of Dub- Drunkenness. 
lin and Wicklow, and residing near Bray, praying 
for the repeal of the law empowering magistrates to 
fine or imprison any person convicted of Drunken- 
ness, and enact one in its place, empowering magis- 
trates to provide stocks, according to the ancient 
system, and put all such Drunkards into them 
for not exceeding twelve hours, which would be a 
punishment much more efficient for such offenders, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Derby and its vici- British _ 
nity, stating that the Petitioners being convinced Cmttution. 
that the permanent prosperity of the empire is at 
stake, implore the House to re-set the British Con- 
stitution upon exclusively Protestant principles, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Waintfleet AljChimney 
Saints and Wainfleet Saint Mary, praying that the S*eePes Bill. 
Chimney Sweepers Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Deacon of the Shoe-maker In- Royal Burghs 
corporation of Perth, praying that the Royal Burghs (S&lt;*tland) Bill. 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 

—” and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Poor of the Poor Law 
Incorporated Union of Samford, praying that the Amendment 
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Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into a 
law, was as and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Yiewsley ;— William M‘Cutchon ; Corn Laws. 





may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
me ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Con- 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Poor of the 
stabulary Act, 


Ormskirk Union, praying for the repeal of the County 
Constabulary Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Fast Indian A Petition of the Chairman of the British India 

Laboarers. Society, stating that the Petitioner observes that 
notice has been given in the House of a motion for 
the appointment of a Select Committee “ to investi- 
gate if it be in accordance with humanity, justice 
and good policy, to sanction by legislative enact- 
ments the immigration of Labourers from the East 
Indies and other parts of the world into the Colonies 
and possessions of Great Britain;” that from the 
knowledge which the Petitioner possesses of the con- 
dition and character of the people, he is convinced 
that it is nof. in accordance with humanity, justice 
and good policy to sanction by legislative enact- 
ments or otherwise, such immigration ; and praying 
that such an investigation may be made, being satis- 
fied that it will tend to elicit the truth, and to dispel 
the lamentable ignorance that at present prevails 
regarding the state of the Indian population, the 
causes of their poverty and wretchedness, and the 
results to them of emigration from their native land, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

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—and, John Russell, Shoe-maker, of Glasgow; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lichfield;—and South Shields ; Ecclesiastical 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Duties and 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and Revenues Bill. 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Fortieth 
examined the Petitions presented from the 22d to _— 
the 26th days of this instant June, 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. 


Angerstein’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Angerstein’s 
and committed to Mr. Wolverley Attwood, and the Estate Bill. 
Middlesex List. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Hartlepool 
deration the Report which, upon the 19th day of Rock and. 
this instant June, was made from the Committee on *™""Y _ 
the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been 1 Pst at the 
door upon Tuesday last; and the Amendments 





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London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bills. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Station 
Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Glasgow Poor 
Rates Bill. 


Frivolous Suits 
Bill. 


Inclusure Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Ardrossan 
and Johnston 
Railway Bill. 


474 


were read, and agreed lo: und a Clause was added; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany ;— and, the London and Brighton Railway 
Company ; praying that the London and Greenwich 
Railway Bill; and, London and Greenwich Railway 
Station Bill, brought in by the London and Green- 
wich Railway Company, may not pass into a law, 
but that the London and Greenwich Railway En- 
largement and Station Bill, brought in by the Zon- 
don and Croydon Railway Company, may be sub- 
stituted, were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 22d day of 
this instant June, was made from the Committee on 
the London and Greenwich Railway Bill; printed 
Copies of the Bill having been delivered at the door 
upon Friday last. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 


30° Junie. 





words, “ Bill be re-committed,” 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 Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill 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, 





The House proceeded to take into further consi- 
deration the Report which, upon the 22d day of this 
instant June, was made from the Committee on the 
London and Greenwich Railway Station Bill; 
printed Copies of the Bill 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. 


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 explaining, altering and amending the mode | 


of Assessment for the Maintenance of the Poor 


within the City of Glasgow, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to alter | 


an Act of the forty-third year of the reign of Queen 
Elizabeth, intituled, An Act to avoid trifling and 
frivolous Suits in Law in Her Majesty’s Courts in 
Westminster, and to repeal so much of an Act of 
the twenty-second and twenty-third year of the 
reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An 
Act for laying Impositions on Proceedings at Law, 
as relates to Costs in Personal Actions, and to make 
further Provisions in lieu thereof, without any 
Amendment: And also, 





‘rhe Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to extend the Powers and Provisions of the | 
several Acts relating to the Inclosure of Open and | 
Arable Fields in England and Wales, 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 


A. 1840. 


Glasgow, Paisley and Johnston Canal; for incor- 
porating the Proprietors thereof; for doubling and 
improving the said Railway, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Ruckle 
to effect a Sale of an Estate in the Parishes of Tong Estate 


and Shiffnal, in the County of Salop, called Ruck- 
ley Grange, and for applymg the Purchase-money 
in discharge of Incumbrances, and other Purposes; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 





¥ Grange 
Bill. 


The Lords request, That this House will be Factories, 


pleased to communicate to their Lordships a Copy 
of the Reports from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the present Session, to inquire into 
the operation of the Act for the Regulation of Mills 
and Factories ; together with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence taken before the Committee, and Appendix 
thereto: And also, 


The Lords request, That this House will be China Trade 


pleased to communicate to their Lordships a Copy 
of the Report from the Select Committee appointed 
by this House in the present Session, to inquire into 
the Grievances complained of in the Petition of 
Merchants interested in the Trade with China, by 
reason of the surrender of Opium to Her Majesty’s 
Superintendent there, in the month of March 1839 ; 
together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
the Committee, and the Appendix and Index there- 
to :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
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. 


Petitions from Hordley ;— Broxbourne ;—Hun- Church of 
dred of Taverham (Norfolk); —Claverdon;— An- Ensland. 


dover ;—Buckden ;-—Bourton-on-the-Hill ;—More- 
ton-in-the-Marsh ;— Maidstone ;— South Molton ;— 
Members of the Society for promoting Christian 
Knowledge ;— Deanery of Tyndaethwy ;—Sion Col- 


i lege, London ;— Archdeaconry of Barnstaple ;— 


University of Oxford ;—Cheadle ;— Bristol ;— Dun- 
stable ;—- Chobham ; ——- Chepstow ; —and, Codicote ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Derby ;—Astwood ;— Harpenden ; 
— Oldham ;— Greenock ;—W heathampstead ;—Cam- 
bridge ;—Lickwood ;— Poultry Chapel, London ;— 
Haverhill ; — Craven-street Chapel, Middlesex ; — 
Costessey ;—Llangeler ;—Ross (Hereford) ;—Read- 
ing ; — Bethersden ; — London, (two Petitions) ;-- 
Walthamstow ; —— Trinity Chapel, Southwark ; — 
Little Prescott-street Chapel, London ;— Walworth; 
— London and Westminster (Members of the Baptist 
Board) ;—and, Kingsbridge; praying the House aot 
to sanction any further grant of public money for the 
purposes of Church Extension,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Church 
posed, That on Wednesday the 15th day of July Bs" 


next, this House will resolve itself into a Committee 
of the whole House, to consider of the following 
Address to Her Majesty, that is to say, That an 
humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, pray- 
ing that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to 


| take into consideration the deficiency which exists 


in the number of places of worship belonging to the 
Established Church when compared with the in- 
creased and increasing population of the country, 


Act for separating the Management of the Ardrossan | the inadequate provision therein for the accomoda- 


tion of the poorer classes in large towns, and the 
insufficient 


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4. Vicroriz. 30° Juntt.—1°—2° Juli. 475 
insufficient endowment thereof in other places, as| inform you that itis not my intention to defend my 
such facts have been severally set forth in the Re-| said Election and Return. 

ports of the late Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; to 
assure Her Majesty, that this House is deeply im- your obedient servant, 
pressed with a just sense of the many blessings George Tomline. 
which this country, by the favour of Divine Provi-| To the Right honourable the Speaker ; 
dence, has long enjoyed, and with the conviction, of the House of Commons. 
that the religious and moral habits of the people 
are the most sure and firm foundation of national} Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- Liverpool 
prosperity ; to state to Her Majesty the opinion of| mittee on the Liverpool Docks Bill; That he was Docks Bill. 
this House, that no altered distribution of the Re-| instructed to move the House, that Mr. Charles 

venues of the Established Church could remove the | Knox, Mr. Thomas Gray and Mr. Isaac Shaw, Sur- 

existing and augmenting evil, arising from the no-| veyors of Customs at the Port of Zondon, be ordered 

torious fact, than an addition of more than six} to attend the said Committee on Friday next, at 

million souls has been made to the population of | Twelve of the clock. 

England and Wales since the commencement of the| Ordered, That Mr. Charles Knox, Mr. Thomas 

present century, and that the rate of this increase} Gray and Mr. Isaac Shaw do attend the said 

is rapidly progressive ; that the grants made by the | Committee accordingly. 

wisdom of Parliament, on the recommendation of j 
the Crown, in 1818 and 1824, have been inadequate| Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to pro- prainage : 
to supply the national wants; and that, though| mote the Drainage of Lands and Improvement of (ireland) Bill. ' 
private and local liberality has been largely mani-| Navigation in Ireland; And the same was read the No, 4932, q 
fested in aid of particular districts, the greatest] first time; and ordered to be read a second time | 


I have the honour to be, . 


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wants exist where there are the least means to meet 
and relieve them ; to assure Her Majesty that this 
House, feeling that God has entrusted to this nation 
unexampled resources, is satisfied that it is the duty 
of the Government to employ an adequate portion 
of the wealth of the nation to relieve the spiritual 
destitution of large masses of the people by whose 
labour that wealth has been enlarged ; and humbl 

to represent to Her Majesty, that this House will 
cheerfully make good such measures as Her Majesty 
may be pleased to recommend, in order to provide 
for Her people in England and Wales further and 
full means of religious worship and instruction in 


the Established Church. 


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


Mercurii, 1° die Julii, 1840: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 





Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 149 


Yeas, Mr. Gally Knight : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Baines, } 168 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


New South = Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Wales, &amp;c. Bill. fo» the Government of New South Wales and Van 








Diemen’s Land, for a time to be limited: And that 
Lord John Russell and Mr. Vernon Smith do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Grammar The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
‘chools Bill. into a Committee upon the Grammar Schools Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Freshfield reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Sudbury Bo» Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 

"ush Election. yeceived a Letter from George Tomline, Esquire, 
who is returned a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Sudbury, stating 
that he the said George Tomline did not intend to 
defend his Return for the said Borough. 


And the said Letter was read, as followeth ; 


House of Commons, 30th June 1840. 
Sir, 

A Petition having been presented, on the seven- 
teenth day of June, against my Election and Return 
as Member for the Borough of Sudbury, I beg to 

Vou. 95. 


upon Monday next; and to 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. 








Mercuri, 1° die Juli ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


"i. to House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present; yetit 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, 2° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


A® ingrossed Bill toenable the Hartlepool Dock HYartlepoo! 
and Railway Company to raise a further Dock and Rail- 

Sum of Money for completing their Undertaking, }7} Guang 
and enlarging the Time for completing the same, and * 
for amending the Acts relating thereto, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Liddell do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on War's 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve Divorce Bill, 
the Marriage of Jonathan Warr with Betty his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned ; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill as to the mar- 
riage of the parties, the adultery charged as the 
ground for dissolving the marriage, and the sentence 
of divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, upon 
evidence satisfactory to the Committee, found the 
same and the other allegations to be true ; and they 
saw no reason to suspect collusion between the par- 
ties; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; the 
Committee, however, felt it necessary to report to 
the House, that no evidence had been offered by 
the Petitioner of an action for damages having been 
brought against the person supposed to have been 
guilty of adultery, but, in order to excuse the ab- 
sence of such proceeding, proof was adduced which 

3P2 satisfied 














Grant’s 
Divorce Bill. 





, 
476 
satisfied the Committee of the fact, that, from the 
period of the separation of the parties, upon the first 
charge of adultery, in the year 1827, until the year 
1839, the Petitioner was not in circumstances to 
enable him to bear the expense of such proceeding ; 
that, within that period his wife had criminally as- 
sociated with two other persons, and, in the year 
1831, had been prosecuted for bigamy at the ex- 
pense of the County of Lancaster, his own pecuniary 
means not enabling him to undertake the prosecu- 
tion ; the Petitioner, however, having by industry 
and frugality materially improved his circumstances, 
he took the earliest opportunity in his power of in- 
stituting a suit for a divorce, upon the ground of 
adultery, in the Ecclesiastical Court, and obtained 
a definitive sentence therein, as stated in the Pream- 
ble; but, whether the facts so proved entitle the 
Petitioner to be relieved from the operation of the 
Standing Order which requires that an action for 
damages should be brought, and a judgment had 
thereupon, is a question which the Committee had 
no power to decide, and they submitted the same 
to the consideration of the House; and the Amend- 
ments were read as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1, 24. Leave out “ an illegitimate” and in- 
sert “a.” 

Pr. 1.1.25. Leave out “ July ” and insert Jan- 
uary.” 

Pr, 2.1. 9. Leave out from “child” to “That” 
in 1. 10. 

Pr. 2.1.16. After “ Bolton” insert “and during 
“« such connexion was delivered of another child.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, | 
were agreed to. | 


2 Julri. 


A. 1840, 


Edinburgh, as it is supposed, to return to England; 
that the Petitioner’s solicitor, in consequence of 
such information, again called at the Convent at 
Hammersmith, to inquire of Mr. Kelly the present 
place of abode in England of Mrs. Grant; but Mr. 
Kelly declined to see him, or any one else, on Mrs, 
Grant’s business; that the Petitioner’s solicitor, 
on Tuesday last, the thirtieth day of June, wrote and 
delivered to Mr. James Molyneux Taylor, who has 
acted as the solicitor for Mrs. Grant throughout the 
proceedings, a letter, in which they requested him 
to inform them the present place of abode of Mrs. 
Grant, in order that they might serve her with a Copy 
of the Bill and Order; that no answer to such letter, 
nor any other communication, has been received 
from Mr. Taylor; and praying that the delivery of 
the said Order, and of an official Copy of the said 
Bill, to the said Mr. James Molyneux Taylor, may be 
deemed as effectual notice to the said Maria Theresa 
Grant, as if the said documents had been served 
upon her personally. 

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


ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as nothing was contained in the notices, with re- 
gard to the amendment of the Aci relating to the 
Saint Alban’s Trust; but the promoters of the Bill 
stated to the Committee that it was their intention 
to abandon all such part of the Bill as affected the 
said Saint Alban’s Trust. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read third time To- 


} 

| 

morrow. | 
} 


A Petition of Alexander Grant, of Carnonsie | 


House, by Turriff, in the county of Banff, Esquire, 
was presented, and read, setting forth, That a 
Bill to dissolve the marriage of the Petitioner with 
Maria Theresa his now wife, was read a second 


time on the thirteenth day of June last, and the | 


usual Order was made thereupon; that a Copy 
of the Bill in the House of Lords, for the same 
purpose, was served upon the said Maria Theresa 
Grant, on the twenty-third day of March last, at 
Sussex-place, Hammersmith, at the House of Miss 
Moore, where the said Maria Theresa Grant was 


then residing; that evidence was given in sup- 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


| 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Shrewsbury 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of aud Holyhead 
the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill, the Stand- *#4 Bill. 


The Ruckley Grange Estate Bill was read the Ruckley Grange 
Estate Bill, 


Lord John Russell presented, by Her Majesty’s Ecclesiastical 


Command,—Tables A. and B., showing the present Duties and 


jand future Number of Stalls in each Chapter in 
| England and Wales; the Number to be suppressed, 
,and the Order of Suppression ; and of the present 
Incomes of Deans and Canons in each Chapter in 
| England ; their future Incomes under the general 
| operation of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues 
Bill, and the further effect of Clauses 21 and 55. 

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


Revenues. 


No, 438. 


| A Petition of Merchants and Salt Manufacturers weaver 


port of the said Bill, on behalf of the Petitioner, at; of Liverpool, stating that a surplus of Fifteen thou- Navigation 


the bar of the House of Lords, on the seventh and 
ninth days of April last, but the said Maria Theresa 
Grant did not, by herself or her agents, appear to or 
offer any opposition to the said Bill; that the Peti- 
tioner’s solicitor, on the twenty-second of June 
last, attended at the house of Miss Moore, in Sus- 
sex-place, aforesaid, in order to serve a copy of the 
Bill now pending in the House, and a copy of the 
aforesaid Order, on the said Maria Theresa Grant, 
but he found the said Miss Moore had removed to 
Victoria-road, Kensington, whither he accordingly 
proceeded ; that he there saw Miss Moore, who in- 


| 


| sand pounds per annum or thereabouts, arising 
| from the rates and duties payable in respect of the 
navigation of the River Weaver, in the county of 
Chester, has been annually paid over to the treasurer 
| of the said county by the trustees of the said navi- 
gation, after satisfying all debts contracted on ac- 
count of the same; that the principal part of this 
sum is derived from tolls arising from coals used in 
the manufacture of salt, and from the salt so pro- 

duced; and praying that such articles may be freed 
from this impost except so far as may be necessary 
|for keeping the said navigation in repair, was pre- 





formed him that Mrs. Grant had quitted her house | sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
about a fortnight before she herself left Sussex-place, 
and that Mrs. Grant had informed her (Miss Moore); A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
that she intended to proceed to Edinburgh, to reside | posed, That the ingrossed Bill to authorize the 
in the Convent of Saint Margaret's at that place,! Trustees of the River Weaver, in the County of 
but Miss Moore referred the solicitor to Mr. Kelly, | Chester, to apply part of the Funds arising from the 
the priest at the convent of Hammersmith, for fur-| Rates and Duties payable in respect of the Naviga- 
ther information : that he accordingly called on Mr. | tion of the said River, for the erecting and endowing 
,one or more Church or Churches, for the accom- 


Kelly, who informed him that he had received a let- | ; 
ter from Mrs. Grant, but was not authorized tocom-| modation of the Watermen, Hawlers and others, 


municate her place of residence, and that he therefore | employed upon the said River, and connected with 
the traffic thereof, be now read the third time ; 

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 


should decline to do so; that the Petitioner caused 
inquiries to be made in Edinburgh, and is informed 
and believes that Mrs. Grant was not admitted into 
the Convent there, and that she thereupon quitted | 





Weaver 
Churches Bul- 











head 


alige 


il. 





4, VicToRIz. 


River Weaver words “a Select Committee be eens to inquire 
e 


n 


nxn nan wn 


into the state of the River Weaver and Weston 
Canal, and of the quantity and description of 
traffic thereon; also, of the amount of tonnage 





2° Julii. 477 


A Copy of the Report of the Commissioners for Danish Claims. 


| 
| the investigation of Danish Claims, on the Claims 


in respect of the Seizure of Ships and Goods afloat. 
An Account of the Grain exported from Ireland Grain 


collected, and the application thereof, with the view | in each year, from 1820 to 1839 (both inclusive), (Ireland.) 


to ascertain what reduction of toll can be made, 
for the benefit of the public, and to report thereon 


“ to the House; and that the Weaver Churches Bill 
“ be not proceeded with until the Committee has 
“ made its Report,” 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 ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the S Mr. John Jervis,. 1151 
Yeas, | Mr. George Wilbraham: f°” 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Philip Egerton, Leos 
Noes, \UMr. Tatton Egerton: — 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being again proposed, That the 


words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


put, That this House do now adjourn ; 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. John Jervis, 74 
Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe : } ; 

Tellers for the f Sir Philip Egerton, wee 
Noes, LMr. Tatton Lgerton: } _— 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :--And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question; 


The House divided: 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Sir Philip Egerton, 1.001 
Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton: i 
Tellers for the f Mr. Thornely, 1 _— 

Noes, UMr. Hawes: aii 


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. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill, be adjourned till To- 
morrow ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ To-morrow,” 
in order to add the words “ Monday next,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ To-morrow” stand part of the Question :--The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 





| 


distinguishing the different species of Grain, and 
the Countries to which it has been exported. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Major 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a Edgeworth. 
Treasury Minute granting a special retired Allow- 
ance to Major Edgeworth, late Governor of the 
House of Industry in Dublin. 

Ordered That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Miscellaneous 
Estimates, 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—An Estimate of the Amount required No. 434. 
to be voted for the Purchase of Property required British 
for the Purposes of the British Museum. Museum, 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted ‘Trafalgar 
in the year 1840, to complete the laying out the 84" 
Area of Trafalgar-square 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Post Office 
defray the Charge of erecting a new Post Office in (Aberdeen.) 
the city of Aberdeen. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, in National 
the year 1840, for the Purchase of Pictures for the 5 
National Gallery. 

An Estimate of the probable Amount of the Law Shannon 
Expenses incurred in carrying into execution the Navigation 
Purposes of the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 61, for the Im- 
provement of the Navigation of the River Shannon. 

An Estimate of the further Amount that will Canada. 
probably be required to defray the Expenses of the No.434.—2. 
Service in the Canadas, consequent upon the late 
Insurrection in those Provinces. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted on China. 
account of the Expenses of the Expedition to China. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Sir Giffin Wilson : — 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to Her Ma- Sugar Duties 
jesty, until the Fifth day of July One thousand eight Bi. 
hundred and Forty-one, certam Duties on Sugar 
imported into the United Kingdom, for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to impose upon Broad Glass Duties 
or Spread Glass the same Duties of Excise that Bill. 
are payable upon German Sheet Glass: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and main- Kirkcudbright 
taining certain Turnpike-roads in the Stewartry of Roads Bill. 
Kirkcudbright, and the other Highways, Bridges 
and Ferries therein, and for more effectually con- 
verting into Money the Statute Labour in the said 
Stewartry: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made Rated Inhabi- 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to tants Evicence 
remove Doubts as to the Competency of Persons 
being Rated Inhabitants of any Parish to give Evi- 
dence in certain cases, without any Amendment: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Shuttleworth's 
for vesting certain parts of the Estates devised by Pstate Bull. 
| the Will of Robert Shuttleworth, Esquire, deceased, 
in Trustees for Sale, and for authorizing Grants in 





Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the | Fee, and Building Leases for long Terms of Years, of 


third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- | the Residue of the same Estates, and for other Pur- 
morrow. 


poses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders,|_ The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Gregson’s 
—A Return of the Number of Bushels of Malt on | for empowering the Tenant for Life, under the Will Estate Bill. 
which the Duty has been charged, in each year, | of Anthony Gregson, Esquire, deceased, and the 
from 1810 to 1840, both years inclusive, up to the | Trustees of the same Will, to sell and exchange 
10th day of Aprilin each year, in England, Ireland | certain Freehold Estates, situate in the County of 


and Scotland separately and together. 
Vor. 95. 








| Northumberland, and in the Town and Borough of 
j 3P3 Berwich- 


Se ee tegen 


478 


Berwick-upon- Tweed, and certain Tithes respectively 
devised by such Will, and also to grant mining and 
other Leases of the said Estates, in the County of 
Northumberland, and of certain other Freehold 
Estates, devised by the same Will, situate in the 
County Palatine of Durham, and to grant building, 
repairing and other Leases of the said Estates, in the 
Counties of Northumberland and Durham, and 
Town and Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—-And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Gregson’s 


Gregson’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
Estate Bill. 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Shuttleworth’s 


Shuttleworth’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
Estate Bill, 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bacon’s 


Bacon’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
Estate Bill. 


committed to Mr. John Henry Vivian, and the 
South Wales List. 


Navy. 


Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, by Her Majesty’s 
No. 435. 


command,—Supplementary Estimate of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Navy for the year 1840-41. 

Ordered, That the said Estimate do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
Yeomanry. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Troops or Corps 
or Regiments of Effective Yeomanry of Great Bri- 
tain and Jreland, according to the last Muster Roll ; 
stating the date of that Muster, and distinguishing 
the Number of Officers and Men in each Corps or 
Regiment, and the Expense of each Corps in 1839 ; 
showing the manne: in which the Sums voted for 
Great Britain and Jreland in that year were ex- 
pended. 

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


Leave of 


Ordered, That Mr. Hope Johnston have leave of 
ysence. 


absence for three weeks on urgent business. 


Drainage of 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
Lands Bill. 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Drain- 
age of Lands Bill. 


Marriages Act 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Mar- 
riages Act Amendment Bill. 


Punishment of 


Ordered, That the Punishment of Death Bill 
Death Bill. 


be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Civil Bill Courts ~~ Ordered, That the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Bill be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 
Copyright Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Copy- 


right Bill. 


Paruchial 
Assessments 


Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Paro- 
chial Assessments Bill. 


Constabulary 


on Ordered, That the Constabulary Bill be read a 
iil, 


second time upon Wednesday next. 


Loan Societies = Ordered, That the Report on the Loan Societies 
sill, Bill be taken into further consideration upon Mon- 


day next. 


Turnpike 


Ordered, That the Turnpike Trusts Bill be read 
Trusts Bill. 


a second time To-morrow. 


2° 3° Juli. 





A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Seduction, &amp;c., Seduction, &amp;¢,, 
Bill be taken into further consideration upon Wed- Bill. 
nesday next. 


Ordered, That the Vaccination Bill be read the Vaccination 
third time upon Monday next. Bia. 


Ordered, That the Roscommon Townlands Bill era 
be read a second time upon Wednesday next. en 


Ordered, That the Report on the Juvenile Of- Juvenile 
fenders Bill be taken into further consideration upon Offenders Bill, 
Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Affirmation Bill be read a AGirmation 
second time upon Wednesday next. ” 


Ordered, That the Entailed Estates (Scotland) EntailedEstates 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. (Scotland) Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Ways ana 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Supply. 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-Church 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Church Build- 4!!4ing Bil. 
ing Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Registration 

mittee on the Registration of Voters (Jreland) % Voters 
; (Ireland) 

(No. 1.) Bill; (No. 1.) Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have power to make provision for defining 
the Qualification entitling Persons in Ireland to 
register ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

a _. Mr. O’ Connell, 1 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Henry Grattan: f 162. 
Mr. Litton, , 
Mr. Shaw : yan. 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


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


Veneris, 3° die Julii, 1840: 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into County Con- 
further consideration the Report on the County ‘tbulery Bill 
Constabulary Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Railways Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Population Bill. 
mittee on the Population Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Metropolitan 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; ceave Come 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday vais 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second OysterFisheries 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Biil be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for making Provision as to the Masters in 
Office of Master in Chancery in certain cases, was, Chancery Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Resolved, 











4. VicToRiz£. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Lynch do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Registration 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


uf Voters reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) 
(ro. 2.) pil. (No. 2.) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Qualification 
of Voters 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | 
reading of the Qualification of Voters (Ireland) 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Registration of 


The Order of the day being read for the second 


Voters Bill. yeading of the Registration of Voters Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. reading of the Right of Voting Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 
Clergy Reserves The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


(Canada) Bill. mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Prisons 


P The Order of the day being read, for the Com-: 
(Scotland) Bill. ' 


mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt — 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill ; 


9°— 3° Juliz. 





Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


Rating Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


in Trade Bill. yittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Grammar 


Mr. George Hope reported the Grammar Schools 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


Schools Bill. 








Navy. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Return of the Names of all Mates in the Royal 
Navy, showing the year and month in which they 


passed their examination for the rank of Lieutenant. 


Garngad 


ree ll Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
0a ih. 


mittee on the Garngad Road Bill, and to whom two 





Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 

they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 

titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 

Bill; That the Resolution of the House of the 6th day 

of February last had been complied with; and 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Caledonian 
Canal Bill, 

No. 436. 


Mr. Robert Steuart presented a Bill to authorize 
the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury to 
grant a Lease of the Caledonian Canal for a Term of 
Years,and to regulate the future Management there- 
of: And the same was read the first time; and ordered 


to be read a second time, upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Herculaneum Ordered, That ihe time for the Committee on the 
at Herculaneum Docks Regulation ;—and, Harrington 
rington Dock Dock Company Bills to make their Report be fur- 


Company Bills. ther enlarged till Wednesday next. 








Vou. 95. 


479 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Liverpool 
Liverpool Docks Bill to make their Report be fur- Docks Bill. 
ther enlarged till Wednesday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Inclosure Acts 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ~_c 
tituled, An Act to extend the Powers and Provisions 
of the several Acts relating to the Inlosure of Open 
and Arable Fields in England and Wales; and the 
same were read as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. ult. Leave out from “ boundaries” to 
“ any” in Pr. 4.1. 1. and insert “ sever,” and in 
Pr. 4. 1. 1. leave out “formerly part of” and insert 
“ from.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 2. After “ parish” insert “manor, 
** hamlet or district to which it may have been re- 
“« puted to belong.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. After “parish” insert “ manor, 
“ hamlet or district.” 

Pr. 4.1.4. Leave out “ part” and insert “land.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 6. Leave out ‘ parochial” and in the 
same line leave out from the first ‘‘purposes ” to 
“ belong” in 1. 9., and in 1. 9. after “ parish ” insert 
« manor, hamlet or district.” 

Pr. 4.1.11. In Crause (A.) added by way of 
Rider to the Bill : 


Line penult. After “ herein ” insert “ last.” 


Line ult. At the end of the Clause add Cause (A). 
Criause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That this 
Act shall be construed as one with the said 
secondly above recited Act.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Estcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


ce 
“ 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the entire Quantity of Home-made 
Spirits in Stock on the 15th day of May 1840, 
chargeable with the additional Duty of 4d. per Gal- 
lon, in England, Scotland and Ireland ; distinguish- 
the Quantity in each Country. 


Spirits. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Select Com- Railway 
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of Com- ae “gg 
munication by Railways; and to whom several Peti- port,) 
tions were referred ; and who were empowered to No, 437. 
report their Opinon and Observations thereupon, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, from time to time, to the House ; That 
they had made further Progress in the matters to 
them referred; and had directed him to report 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wevern and New- Maynooth 
port, praying the House to withdraw every kind of ata 
public support from the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mevern and Newport, Roman Catkolic 
praying for the repeal of, the Roman Catholic Relief Relief Act. 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Cork, pray- Medical 
ing the House during the present Session, to pass Profession. 
into law an extensive measure of Medical Re- 
form, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


No. 425. 




























































































Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


































































































Sugar Duties 
Bill. 
































Veneris, 3° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victoriz Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of 
the Names of all the Unions governed by Boards of 
Guardians, under the Provisions of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act in England and Wales, the Month 
and Year when each was first incorporated, the 
Names of Counties wherein such Unions are situated : 
—The Names of all the Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioners for England and Wales, and Date of 
Appointment of each:—The Date of every Visit 
aes by each Assistant Commissioner to Boards of 

nions in England and Wales, from the 1st day of 
January 1839 to the 31st day of December 1839 ; 
the Name of such Visiting Commissioner, and of 
such Board visited. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 21st day 
of February last, for Returns of all Workhouses and 
Buildings erected or purchased or hired, and con- 
verted into Union Workhouses, under the Poor Law 
Amendment Act, with the Costs of erecting, pur- 
chasing, hiring and converting the same into Work- 
houses, and of the several Principal Sums borrowed 
for those Purposes, and from whom, and at what 
Rate of Interest, and of all Sums of Money now 
due for Principal and Interest upon such Principal 
Sums respectively, and of the Expenses attending 
the borrowing thereof :—Of the Amount of all Sums 
annually levied under the Denomination of Poor 
Rate; and also, the Amount of the Sums paid for 
the actual Relief and Maintenance of the Poor in 
each Union, including and distinguishing In and Out- 
of-door Relief:—Of the Amount of Salaries, and 
the Law Expenses, and Incidental Charges in each 
Union: — Of the Salaries, Expenses and other 
Charges for Commissioners, with Name of each 
Assistant Commissioner and Officers belonging to 
the Establishment at Somerset-house, and the Travel- 
ling Expenses incurred by each of them; such and 
each of these Returns to commence from the passing 
of the Act, up to the 1st day cf January last, dis- 
tinguishing each year:—Of the Number and Names 
of the Unions to which no Order has been sent for 
withholding Out of door Relief to the able bodied 
Poor; stating the Date of the formation, and the 
Population of such Unions, from the passing of the 
Act up to the 1st day of January last, (so far as 
relates to the Salaries, Expenses and other Charges 
for Commissioners) :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the last be printed. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of 
the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to several 
Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the im- 
mediate 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 beirg returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jestys Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission 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 granting to Her Majesty, until the 
Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-one, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the 


3° Jultz. 


A, 1840. 


United Kingdom, for the service of the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty : 


An Act for granting to Her Majesty an ad- Timber Duties 
ill, 





ditional Duty of Customs on Timber : 

An Act to impose upon Broad or Spread Glass Glass Daties 
the same Duties of Excise that are payable upon Bill. 
German Sheet Glass : 

An Act to discontinue the Excise Survey on To- Tobacco Regu. 
bacco, and to provide other Regulations in lieu tions Bilt 
thereof : 

An Act to amend an Act passed in the first year Poor Clergy 
of the reign of His late Majesty King George the entrance 
First, intituled “ An Act for rendering more effectual 

Her late Majesty’s gracious Intentions for the Aug- 
mentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy ; 

and to render valid certain Agreements which have 

been made in pursuance of the said Act, and for 

other Purposes” : 

An Act to amend the Act for the better ordering Prisons Bill. 
of Prisons: 

An Act to repeal part of an Act of the forty- Frivolous Suits. 

third year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, ®#'- 
“ An Act to avoid trifling and frivolous Suits in 
Law in Her Majesty’s Courts in Westminster,” and 
of an Act of the twenty second and twenty-third 
year of the reign of King Charles the Second, in- 
tituled, “ An Act for laying Impositions on Proceed- 
ings at Law, and to make further Provisions in lieu 
thereof” : 

An Act to extend to the British Colonies in the Colonial 
West Indies an Act passed in the fifth and sixth Passengers Bill, 
year of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
for regulating the Carriage of Passengers in Mer- 
chant Vessels : 

An Act to remove Doubts as to the Competency Rated Inhati- 
of Persons being Rated Inhabitants of any Parish, tn's Evidence 
to give Evidence in certain cases : = 

An Act to continue to the First day of August Vagrants 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, and Removal Bil. 
from thence to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, two Acts relating to the Removal of 

Poor Persons born in Scotland and Ireland and 
chargeable to Parishes in England: 

An Act to amend an Act for enlarging the present Strood Church 
or providing a new Workhouse for the use of the (No. 1.) Bill. 
Parish of Strood, in the County of Kent, for better 
governing, maintaining and employing the Poor of 

the said Parish, and also for repairing or rebuilding 

the Church and ‘Tower of the same Parish, and for 

other Purposes relating thereto : 

An Act for supplying the Town of Ayr and Ayr Water- 
Suburbs of Newton and Wallacetown, and Places w°rss Bill. 
adjacent, in the County of Ayr, with Water : 


An Act for explaining, altering and amending the Glasgow Poor 
mode of Assessment for the Maintenance of the Rate Bill 
Poor within the City of Glasgow : 

An Act for enabling the Marine Insurance Com- Marine 
pany to sue and be sued in the name of the Chair- oo on 
man or Deputy Chairman, for the time being, of the ~°"?* “"" 
said Company : 

An Act to incorporate the Trustees and others, Crichton 
Directors of the Crichton Royal Institution for Charities Bill 
Lunatics at Dumfries, and for the better enabling 
them to carry on their Charitable Designs: 


An Act for granting certain Powers to the British British Tron 
Iron Company : Company Bill. 


An Act to enable “The Farmers’ and General Farmers’ — 
Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity — pm 
Company” to sue and be sued in the name of the rance Company 
Manager, Chairman or any one of the Directors or Bill. 
the Secretary of the said Company: "7 

An Act for establishing and regulating a Com- a 
pany to be called “The Edinburgh Silk Yarn Com- 431), 
pany,” and to enable the said Company to purchase 
certain Letters Patent: ; 

An Act for forming a Company to be called oe, 
“ Kollman’s Railway Locomotive and Carriage Im- 
provement Company,” and for enabling the said 





Company to purchase certain Letters Patent: ™ 
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Bedford, 
Wobum, an 
Leighton Bus- 


sard Road Bill, therefrom, all in the County of Bedford: 


West Stirling- 
shire Roads 
Bill. 


Kirkcudbright 
Roads Bill. 


Wilsontown 
Road Bill. 


Saint Harmon 
Inclosure Bill. 


Quainton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Wicken 
Inclosure Bill. 


Battersby’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Farnham 
Rectory, 
Chapels, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Deane’s 


Divorce Bill, 


Warr’s 
Divorce Bill, 


4 Vicroriz. 3° Juliz. 481 


An Act for repairing, improving and maintaining 
the Road from Bedford to Woburn, with a Branch 


An Act to make, alter, improve and maintain 
certain Roads in the Counties of Stirling, Dum- 
barton, Lanark and Perth: 

An Act for making and maintaining certain Turn- 
pike-roads in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and 
the other Highways, Bridges and Ferries therein, 
and for more effectually converting into Money the 
Statute Labour in the said Stewartry : 

An Act to alter and amend certain Acts for making 
and maintaining a Road from the limits of the 
Counties of Edinburgh and Lanark, by Wilsontown, 
into the Burgh of Lanark, with a Branch towards 
Ravenstruther, in the said County of Lanark, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto : 

An Act for inclosing, dividing and allotting certain 
Lands in the several Parishes of Saint Harmon, 
Nantmel, Lianyre and Llanvihangel Helygan, in 
the County of Radnor: 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Quainton, in the County of Buckingham: 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Wicken, in the County of Cambridge : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Ann Battersby 
with Arthur Battersby, her now Husband, and to 
enable her to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Farnham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c. 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 


his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes therein mentioned, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield 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 con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Grant's 
Alexander Grant, Esquire, praying that the service Divorce Bill. 
of the Orders of the House in the case of Grant’s 
Divorce Bill, and leaving a Copy of the Bill with 
Mr. James Molyneux Taylor, the Solicitor of Mrs. 
Grant, be deemed good service, which was presented 
yesterday, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed that Mr. Walley 
Bolton and Mr. Edward John Jennings attended 
at the door; they were severally called in, and at 
the bar gave the House an account of the allegations 
contained in the said Petition: —And then they were 
directed to withdraw. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That, in the case of Grant’s Divorce Bill 
personal service upon Mrs. Maria Theresa Grant 
of a Copy of the Bill and the Orders of the House 
be dispensed with, and that service of the same upon 
her agent, Mr. James Molyneux Taylor, be deemed 
good service ; 

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, “ Mr. James Molyneux Taylor do attend this 
“‘ House upon Monday next,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 





“now” stand part of the Question :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being again proposed, 
That the Bill be now read a second time :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, 61 
Yeas, Mr. John Jervis: } : 
Tellers for theJ Mr. Goulburn, 187 
Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis : . 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed to Mr. Kemble, and the West Surrey 
List. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of Joseph Groome Deane with Rachael, 
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and 
for other Purposes therein mentioned ; That the 
had examined the allegations of the Bill as to the 


Marriage of the Parties, the adultery charged as the 
igs for dissolving the Marriage, the Verdict at 

aw, and the Sentence of Divorce in the Ecclesi- 
astical Court, and, upon evidence satisfactory to the 
Committee, found the same and the other allega- 
tions to be true; and they saw no reason to suspect 
collusion between the Parties; and that the Com- : f 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railway Bills. 
him to report the same, without Amendment :—- | Returns of the Number of Railway Bills brought 


And the Bill was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill to | time, and the Amount of Capital authorized to be 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House raised by such Acts; distinguishing the Names of 


hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


_The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to | which to alterations of Railways previously autho- 
dissolve the Marriage of Jonathan Warr with Betty, | rized :—Also, of the Number of Railway Plans de- 


Voi. 95. 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That, in the case of Grant’s Divorce Bill 
personal service upon Mrs. Maria Theresa Grant of 
a Copy of the Bill and the Orders of the House be 
dispensed with, and that service of the same upon 
her agent, Mr. James Molyneux Taylor, be deemed 
good service. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wilson : — 

r. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Police Rates 
Act for the more equal Assessment of Police Rates Assessment 
in Manchester, Birmingham and Bolton, and to~'~ 
make better Provision for the Police in Birming- 
ham, for one year, and to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament, without any Amendment : 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Lord Douglas's 
for vesting certain Parts of the Entailed Estates of Fst Pill 
Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas, lying in the 
County of Forfar, in Trustees for the purpose of 
feuing the same; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That Captain Wemyss have leave of Leeve of 
absence for a month, on account of illness in his “&gt;%*"°* 
family,—Sir Thomas Hepburn, a month, on account 
of illness in his family,—Mr. Walter Campbell, a 
month, on account of illness in his family,—and, 

Mr. Collier, a month, on urgent business. 


into Parliament in each year since the year 1830, 
and the Number of Railway Acts passed during that 


the Railways to which such Acts respectively relate, 
and which of them relate to new Railways, and 











3Q posited 














Adjournment. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Affirmation 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Daties and 
Revenues Bill, 


482 


posited in the Private Bill Office since the making 
of the Standing Order requiring them to be so 
deposited on or before the Ist day of — and 
also, since the making of the Standing Order re- 
uiring £.10 per cent. of the proposed capital to be 
deposited prior to the application to Parliament ; 
distinguishing the Names of the Railways to which 
such Plans relate, and whether they relate to new 
Undertakings or Amendments already authorized. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill be 
now read :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the Weaver Churches Bill; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Affirmation Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 15th day of this instant July. 


Petitions from the Dean and Chapter of Ely ; 
—George Barnes, Clerk, p.p.;—and, the Arch- 
deacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Win- 
chester; praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties 
and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Duties 
and Revenues Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cravuset, N° 7, (Two Canonries suppressed in the 
chapters of the cathedral churches of Bristol, 
Chester, &amp;c.) read. 

Amendment proposed: After “‘ Chester” to in- 
sert “ Ely.” 

Question put, That “ Ely,” be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

} 30. 





Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, 


Yeas, Lord Dalmeny : 
Tellers for the hg Viscount — 18 
Noes, Mr. Harcourt Vernon: ; 


Criavuse, N° 7, as amended, agreed to. 

Cxiavusss, N° 8 and N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 10, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 11, (That in the collegiate church 
of Southwell the Canonries now vacant and all the 
other Canonries, as vacancies occur, except the 
Canonry now held by the Archdeacon of Nottingham, 
shall be suppressed)——read. 

Amendment proposed: L, 24. After the words 

“ the Canonries,” to insert the words “ as vacancies 

“ occur, except the Canonry now held by the Arch- 

deacon of Nottingham, shall be suppressed until 

only four remain, and that such Canons shall be 
residentiaries.”” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 


serted ; 
The Committee divided: 
Li 
} 54, 


cc 


“ 


39 


sThe Earl of Lincoln, 
UMr. Gladstone : 


Tellersforthe N oes, Me Robe Gordon: 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Another Amendment proposed: L. 25. After the 
word “ occur” to leave out out the words “except 
“ the Canonry now held by the Archdeacon of 
“ Nottingham.” 


3°—4° Suliz. 





A. 1840. 


Question, That those words stand part of the 
Clause— —pnt, and Negatived. 

Another Amendment proposed: At the end of the 
Clause, to insert the words, “ and that out of the 
“ endowments belonging to the said collegiate 
“ church, better provision be made by the like 
“ authority for the Cure of Souls in the parishes 
*“ now in the patronage of the said church, and of 
“ the Prebendaries of the said church.” 
Question, That those words be there added 
put, and Negatived. 

Crause, N° 11, as amended, agreed to. 


Ciavuss, N* 12, (Suppression of Canonries in 
Welsh Chapters) read. 

An Amendment made. 

Question, That Clause, N° 12, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill——put, and Negatived. 


Cause, N° 13, (No new appointment to be made 
to any prebend, dignity or office, not residentiary, 
in any cathedral or collegiate church) read. 
Amendment proposed: To leave out the words 
nor to any prebend, dignity or office, not residen- 
“ tiary, in any cathedral or collegiate church in 
“ England.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, { = pi weg 


Tellers for the Noes, tae John Parker, 














“ 


86. 
Sir Thomas Acland + 16. 

An Amendment made. 

Amendment proposed: Afterthe word “ England” 

to insert the words “ which new appointment shall 

“ carry title to the possession of any estate or emolu- 

“ ment previously held by the same, but that such 

“ new appointments may be made, provided that they 

“ shall not confer such title to such possession.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted 

put, and Negatived. 

Ciavusg, N° 13, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 14, agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 15 to N° 19, amended, and agreed 





to. 
Cravse, N° 20, disagreed to. 


Crause, N° 21, (Average annual income of Deans 
and Canons) read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Amendment proposed : To leave out all the words 
from “ Three thousand pounds,” to the end of the 
Clause. 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 
} 53. 
}os. 


Mr. Tufnell, 
Mr. John Parker : 
Sir George Clerk 

Tellers for the Noes,{ Sie. Giatitene: 

CiausE, N° 21, as amended, agreed to. 

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

Sabbati, 4° die Julii, 1840: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 








Tellers for the Yeas,{ 





ferred to consider of a Convention of Commerce 
and Navigation between Her Majesty, and the Em- 
peror of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 3d 1838, 
which was presented upon the 11th day of February 
in the last Session of Parliament; and also, of the 








Act 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Commerce and 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- Navigation. 





4 Vicroriz. 


Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 109, for the Encouragement of 
British Shipping and Navigation ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Supply The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
[5 May-] further consideration the Thirteenth of the Reso- 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 
Parliamentary = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bugis a) Bill mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
(Seon Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Royal Burghs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


Pilots Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Pilots Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Right of Voting The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Right of Voting (Scotland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


Inland Wares = The Order of the day being read, for the second 


housing Bill. yeading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Fast India The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Mutiny, &amp;c., 


pn mittee on the East India Mutiny, &amp;c., Bill; 
, Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Canal Police The Canal Police Bill was, according to Order, 

Bill. read asecond time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 

Poor Law 


aw The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
—_— mittee on the Poor Law Commission Bill ; 

; Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Insane The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Prisoners Bill. aittee on the Insane Prisoners Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Isle of Man 


a The ingrossed Bill to extend the Powers of the 


Commissioners appointed for the execution of two 
Acts for supporting the several Harbours and Sea- 
ports in 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. 


Reongel The Episcopal Church (Scotland) Bill was, ac- 
aoe a) Bill cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


Tumpike Trusts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Turnpike Trusts Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Entailed Estates 


i t The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
(Scotland) Bill. 


enable Proprietors of Entailed Estates in Scotland 
to feu or lease on Long Leases Portions of the same 


for the Building of Churches and Schools, and for 
Vou. 95, 





3° —4° Juliz. 483 


Dwelling Houses and Gardens for the Ministers and 
Masters thereof, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do — 
rdered, 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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee 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 Com- Church Build- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; ing Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Expenses of 
to inquire into the Sums paid by the Treasury on a 
account of Select Committees of the Two Houses ; 
of Parliament ; and to report upon the best method 
of checking needless expenditure in the inquiries 
which take place before such Committees. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Trafalgar 
to inquire into the Plan sanctioned by the Commis- *4"**¢- 
sioners of the Woods and Forests for laying out the 
vacant space in J'rafalgar-square, in front of the 
National Gallery. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Reso- Orderss 
lution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury 
Holyhead Road Bill, the Parties be permitted to and Huynead 
proceed with their Bill, with the exception of such ance 
part as relates to the Saint Alban’s Trust; and 
that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in the 
first place, how far such Order has been complied 
with, and do report the same to the House on the 
Report of the Bull. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Sewers Sewers Bill. 
Bill have Power to report their Opinion thereupon 
to the House. 

Mr. Christopher reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That the Committee having considered 
the clauses of the Bill, and the possible inconve- 
nience of the extensive alterations proposed therein, 
are of Opinion, that the principal difficulties in the 
present law are those which present themselves at 
the commencement of new works, and the uncer- 
tainty with respect to the definition of new and old 
works ; and the Committee not being prepared to 
mature the alterations which may be necessary in 
the present law, recommend that the subject should 
be brought under the consideration of Parliament 
at an early period of the next Session. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on the Kingston-upon- 
Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill; That the Com- Hull DocksBill. 
mittee had instructed him to apply to the House to 
order the attendance of Mr. Joseph Gee to give 








Evidence before the said Committee. 
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Ordered, That Mr. Joseph Gee do attend the 
Committee on the said Bill upon Monday next at 
twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report be further enlarged 
till Friday next. 


Dundalk 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating, preserving, im- 
Harbour Bill. 8 8 8: p 4 


proving and maintaining the River, Port and Har- 
bour of Dundalk, in the County of Louth, in Ireland, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Redington do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Gravenor’s 


Gravenor’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
Estate Bill, 


and committed to Lord Worsley, and the Lincoln 
(Parts of Kesteven) List. 


Stanley’s The Order made upon Monday last, for commit- 
+a Estate ting Stanley’s Charity Estate Bill to Lord Viscount 
” Ingestre, and the Stafford List, was read, and dis- 
charged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Lord 
Viscount Ingestre, and the South Stafford List. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Vice Chairman of the Board 
of Guardians of the Morpeth Union, praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr, Feargus 
O’Connor. 


A Petition of Members of the East London De- 
mocratic Association, of Bethnal Green, praying the 
House to address Her Majesty to grant a free par- 
don to Mr. Feargus O’ Connor, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newport Riots, 
&amp;e 


A Petition of Robert Dykes and John Roberson, 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to grant 
a free pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, and to 
release from imprisonment Mr. Feargus O’ Connor 
and all persons confined for political offences, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Universal 


A Petition of Thomas Galt, Cotton-street, Paisley, 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote 
by Ballot and Annual Parliaments, and also praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant a free 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones, and to release 
from imprisonment all persons confined for political 
offences, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Chapelry of 
England. 


Billinge, praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of public money for the purposes of 
Church Extension, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Gaols and 
Houses of 
Correction. 


No. 438. 


Malt, 
No. 439. 
Danish Claims, 
Na, 440. 


Grain 
(lreland.) 


No. 441. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns rela- 
tive to Gaols and Houses of Correction, which were 
presented upon the 5th and 22d days of June last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Malt, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Danish 
Claims, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Grain (Jre- 
land), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


till a quarter of an hour before one of the’ 


clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 


3° — 4° 


6° Julie. A. 1840. 


Luna, 6° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Henry William Richard Farnham 
Westgarth Halsey, of Henley Park, in the Rectory, 
county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that the Farn- 5ipels, &amp;, 
ham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill may not pass intoa ~ 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Weaver 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of Churches Bill, 
the ingrossed Bill to authorize the Trustees of the 
River Weaver, in the County of Chester, to apply 
part of the Funds arising from the Rates and Duties 
_ in respect of the Navigation of the said 

iver, for the erecting and endowing one or more 
Church or Churches for the accommodation of the 
Watermen, Hawlers and others, employed upon the 
said River, and connected with the Traffic thereof : 

—The House resumed the said adjourned Proceed- 
ing. 

“An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (for the appointment of 
ten additional Trustees) :—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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. John Jervis, 72 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley : } , 

Tellers for thef Sir Philip Egerton, hh 40 

Noes, Mr. Tatton Egerton : , 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider, (subjecting the Naviga- 
tion to Poor’s Rates):—And the said Clause was 
brought up, and read the first time; and, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Bill do pass : 

The House divided : 





1 
i 


181. 


The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby . 
Tellers for the{ Sir Philip Egerton, 
Yeas, 1 Mr. Tatton Egerton : 
Tellers for thef Lord Robert aie. 9 
Noes, Mr. George Wilbraham : a 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill was Shrewsbury 
read a second time; and committed to Mr. Owen and Holyhead 
Stanley and the North Wales List. 7 


_ Lord Douglas’s Estate Bill was read the first Lord Douglas's 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Estate Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- Newcastle- 
deration the Report which, upon the 10th day of under-Lyme, 
June last, was made from the Committee on the gy ‘ 
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Blyth Marsh, &amp;c., Roads Bill. 

Bill; printed Copies of the Bill having been delivered 
at the door upon Monday the 15th day of June 
last; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
| be ingrossed. 





The Midland Counties Railway Bill was read a Midland Coun- 
second time; and committed to Mr. Packe, and the a Railway 


South Leicester List. i 


Shuttleworth’s: Estate Bill was read a second Shuttleworth’s 
time; and committed to Mr. Greene and the North Estate Bill. 
Lancaster List. 





Mr. 








Lady Ruthven’s 
ame Bill. 


. the possession of the said Lady Ruthven, as Heiress 


Ardrossan and 
Johnston 
Railway Bill. 


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Mr. Lockhart reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, “ An Act to 
vest certain Parts of the Lands and Estates com- 
prised in the Deed of Entail executed by the de- 
ceased Alexander Hamilton, of Pencaitland, on the 
Thirty-first day of January One thousand seven 
hundred and Forty-seven, now in the possession of 
Mary Hamilton Campbell Lady Ruthven, as Heiress 
of Entail thereof, in Trustees in Trust to sell the 
same and apply the Proceeds, and also certain Sums 
arising from Sales of Parts of the said Lands under 
the authority of an Act of Parliament passed to 
that effect, towards the Payment of the Debts 
affecting the Lands and Barony of Winton, also in 





of Entail thereof, so as that the said Lands and 
Barony of Winton, free and disburthened of Debt, 
may descend along with the Estate of Pencaitland 
to the same Heirs of Entail;” Thatthey 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 Com- 
mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 25. 1. 4. Leave out “ the preceding Heir.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 5. Leave out “ Campbell’’ and insert 
“ Hamilton, the maker of the said entail of the 
“ Lands and Barony of Winton.” 

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 separating the Management 
of the Ardrossan and Johnston Railway from the 
Management of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnston 
Canal, for incorporating the Proprietors thereof, 
for doubling and improving the said Railway, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto ; and the same 
were read, as follow: 


Pr. 11.1. 5. After “ mistake” insert Clause (A.) 


Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Company in improving the said Railway and 
Branches shall have full power and authority to 
deviate the said lines delineated on the Maps 
or Plans so deposited as aforesaid: Provided 
always, that no such deviation shall extend to a 
greater distance than One hundred yards, and 
that in passing through any city or town, no such 
deviation shall extend to a greater distance than 
ten yards from the line so delineated upon the 
said Plans, nor shall such deviation extend into 
the lands or property of any person whose name 
is not mentioned in the said Books of Reference, 
unless with the consent of the person whose lands 
are affected by such deviation, or unless the name 


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485 


any right or interest therein, that the granter of 
the said feu or conveyance was not at the time 
of granting the same capacitated or capable by 
completing titles in his person to capacitate him- 
self to execute the said deed, under or by virtue 
of the said recited Acts or of this Act: Provided 
always, That nothing herein contained shall be 
held to interfere with or bar the claims of su- 
periors under whom the granter of the said feu 
= — held or might have held the said 
ands.” 


Pr. 80. Is. 36. and 37. After “ borrowed” insert 
Clause (C.) 


Criause (C.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That no person to whom any such mort- 
gage, assignment or conveyance shall be made 
or transferred shall, by reason thereof, be deemed 
a proprietor of any share, or shall be capable of 
acting or voting as such at, or taking any part in 
the proceedings of any meeting of the oa Com- 

any.” 

Pr. 130.1. 27. After “‘ whereas” insert “ several 
short branches have been formed leading from 
adjoining coal and mineral fields to the said Rail- 
way, which have contributed in a considerable 
degree to the trade of the said Railway and.” 


Pr. 130. 1. 33. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
into” in 1. 35. 

Pr. 131. 1. 7. After “ continue” insert “ to 
maintain and use such branches, and also to 
make.” 

Pr. 131. 1. 8. Leave out from “ branches” to 
and” in |. 12. and insert “ leading from any ad- 
joining coal or mineral field to the said Railway 
and Branches: Provided, that no such branch so 
to be made, with consent of the owners and occu- 
piers of such adjoining coal or mineral field, shall 
exceed half a mile in length.” 

Pr. 181. ls. 15. and 16. Leave out “ considered” 
and insert “ taken to be a.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart 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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&amp; 


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instant July, was made from the Committee on the 
Garngad Road Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





of such person shall have been omitted by mistake, 
and the fact that such omission proceeded from 
mistake shall have been certified in manner 
hereinbefore provided for in cases of uninten- 
tional errors, in the said Book of Reference.” 


Pr. 30. 1.13. After “ sale” insert Clause (B.) 


Cravuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in all 
cases where the said Company have already pur- 


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any, or the infeftment following thereupon, shall 


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Sasines, such feu or conveyance shall be deemed 
and taken to be a valid and indefeasible right and 


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accordingly remain thereafter in the free and 


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chased or shall hereafter purchase a part only of 
the lands belonging to any proprietor, and pos- 
sessed by him under the same titles, and the feu 
or conveyance thereof in favour of the said Com- 


ave been duly recorded in a public Register of 


title to the said lands, and the said Company shall 


undisturbed possession thereof subject only to the 
provisions and conditions contained in the said 
feu or conveyance, unless it shall be shown by 
the person or corporation claiming the same or 





mar School at Warrington, in the County of Lan- 
caster, to effect a Sale to John Wright, Esquire, of 
an Estate called the Arrowe Estate, in Arrowe, in 
the County of Chester, and also to sell, exchange 
and lease certain other Estates belonging to the said 
School, and also for the general Management of the 
said School, 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 satis- 
faction of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made an Amend- 
ment thereunto; and the same was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Pr. 21. 1. 15. After “ sixteen Trustees” insert 
‘“‘ the majority of whom shall be resident within the 
“ said parishes, or within fifteen miles of the town 
“ of Warrington.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 





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The House proceeded to take into further consi- Garngad 
deration the Report which, upon the 2d day of this Road Bill. 


Mr. Ireland Blackburne reported from the Com- Warrington 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An School Estate 
Act to enable the Trustees of Boteler’s Free Gram- 2". 








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486 6° Juliz. 


RuckleyGrange _ The Ruckley Grange Estate Bill was read a second 
Estate Bill. time; and committed to Mr. Robert Clive, and the 
South Salop List. 


Leave of Ordered, That Sir Gilbert Heathcote have leave 


anpumen of absence for a fortnight, on account of ill health. 
Designs Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
Copyright. 


to inquire into the expediency of extending Copy- 
No.442, right of Designs have Power to report their 
Opinion thereupon to the House; together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Emerson Tennent reported from the said Select 
Committee; and to whom several Petitions were 
referred; That they had come to a Resolution, 
which they had directed him to report to the House, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them;—And the Resolution of the Com- 
mittee was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That it is expedient to extend Copy- 
right of Designs. 

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


Bast umber Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
and Writ. 


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 Eastern Division of 
the County of Cumberland, in the room of Francis 
Aglionby, Esquire, deceased. 


Message from § A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
the Lords. and Mr. Wingfield: 
Mr. Speaker, 


Mill &lt;o The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
—— ‘Act for erecting and maintaining a Pier and other 


Works in Mill Bay, in the Port of Plymouth, in 
the County of Devon, without any Amendment : 


And also, 

War's The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

Divorce Bill. v7 this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Jonathan Warr, with Betty, 
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes therein mentioned, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

Traftord’s 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Edward William Traf- 
ford, Esquire, with Louisa, 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, 

Close’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
Divorce Bill. to dissolve the Marriage of James Close, with Louisa, 
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Bishop of The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to 
mer — enable the Prebendary of the Prebend of Halliwell 
bary) oie and Finsbury, within the Cathedral Church of Saint 
Bill. Paul, London, to sell to the Mayor and Commonalty 
and Citizens of the City of London, the Prebendal 


Divorce Bill. 























A. 1840. : 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Military Opera. 


received from the Earl of Auckland the following "S ™ India. 
Letter, in return to the Thanks of this House, com- 
municated to his Lordship by Mr. Speaker, in obe- 

dience to their Order of the 6th day of February 

1840. 


Sir, Calcutta, May 4th 1840. 

I received your Letter of the 6th of February last, 
transmitting to me the Resolutions of the House of 
Commons upon the late military operations to the 
Westward of the Indus. 

Your Letter, and the Resolutions of the House of 
Commons, have been published in General Orders, 
and the separate Resolutions have been communi- 
cated to the several Officers who have been parti- 
cularly named for this high honour. 

I am confident that this unanimous approbation 
of the House of Commons will be received with a 
sense of grateful exultation by all to whom it has 
been directed ; and I request that you will submit to 
the House the warmth of feeling with which I 
would acknowledge my share of this distinction. 

In conclusion, I have particularly to thank you, 
Sir, for the honourable and obliging terms with 
which you have communicated to me the Resolutions 
of the House. 

I am your faithful and 
obedient servant, 
Auckland. 
The Right honourable the Speaker 
of the House of Commons. 


nominations, of Bishops Stortford, praying for the 
abolition of Church Rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Abingdon Gas Light and Coke Rating Stock 
Company, praying that the Rating Stock in Trade i Trade Bill. 
Bill, may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Record _ 
—a Return of all the Expenditure, in detail, of the Commission. 
late Record Commission since the date of the last 
Returns ; together with a Return of the various 
Sums otherwise expended within the last year, on 
the Custody or Repairs of the Public Records. 

An Account of all Payments from the Exchequer Protestant 
or out of the Public Revenue, or by issues of Ex- Dissenter. 
chequer Bills, or under the authority of any Act of 
Parliament, or in any other manner, from the Public 
Monies, to any Roman Catholic or Protestant In- 
stitutions, or bodies of Persons dissenting from the 
Established Church in England and Wales, in each 
year from 1801 to 1840, both inclusive ; stating the 
dates on which, and the authority by which, each 





Estate, the Purchase Monies to be paid to the Go- 
vernors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, and to be 
applied to the Endowment of Churches and Chapels 
in and near the Metropolis; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—-And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Trefford’s 


Divorce Bill. Trafford’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Close’s Close’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; and 
Divorce Bill. ord2red to be read a second time. 


Bishop of Car- ‘Tne Bishop of Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) 

lisle’s CPreben- Es . a : ; 

dery of Fins- state Bill was read the first time ; and ordered to 

bury) Estate be read a second time. 

Bill. 

Sudbury Bo- Mr. Speaker informed the House, That a Notice, 

rough Election. that it was not the intention of George Tomiine, 
Esquire, to defend his Election or Return for the 
Borough of Sudbury, had been inserted in the last 
London Gazette. 


payment was made, and for what purpose granted. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Pensions 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A List of (Civil List.) 
all Pensions granted between the 20th day of June 
1839 and the 20th day of June 1840, and charged 
upon the Civil List. 

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

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Witnesses’ 
Order,—a Return of all Sums of Money paid by the E*pens* 
Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on 
account of all Select Committees of the Houses of 
Lords and Commons, and Committees of the whole 
House, during the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and -1839; 
distinguishing the Amount of Money so expended 
for each Committee, and the Number of Witnesses, 
and the average Expense of each Witness ; together 
with a List of all Select Committees which have sat 
during the same period. 

Ordered, That the said Return be referred to the 
Select Committee on Expenses of Select Committees. 











Mr. 


A Petition of Persons of different religious de- Church Rates. 


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4, VicToriz. 6°—7° 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 26th 
day of June last, and the 2d day of this instant July, 
(that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House), had been pre- 
sented to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, that She 
will give directions accordingly. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Justices of the Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to several 
Peace. Addresses to Her Majesty, —A Return of the 
Names, Addresses and Residences of Justices of 
the Peace, Ministers of the Established Church, 
now in the Commission of the Peace in the several 
Counties in England and Wales, distinguishing the 
Divisions or Districts in which they act, with the 
Dates of their appointment; also, distinguishing 
such who act as Chairmen of any Quarter or Petty 
Sessions, and who act as Visiting Magistrates in 
Gaols. 

An Account of the Sums borrowed and now owing 
by the Commissioners of the Harbours and Sea- 
ports in the Isle of Man:—A Statement of the 
Amount of Rates and Duties received by them an- 
nually, during each of the last Five years :—Also, 
a Statement of the Amount expended by them, 
during each of the last Five years, in maintaining 
and repairing the said Harbours and Sea-ports. 

Mr. Foz Maule also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Copies of a Memorial addressed by the Grand 
Jury of the County of Galway, at Spring Assizes 
1840, to the Lord Lieutenant of Zreland ; with his Ex- 
cellency’s Reply thereto :—And, of any Communica- 
tion addressed by order of the Lord Lieutenant to 
the Magistrates of said County, relative to such 
Memorial, and of any Report made by them to his 
Excellency. 

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


Isle of Man. 


Galway 
County. 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee upon the Registration of Voters (Zre- 
land) (No. 1.) Bill, upon Thursday next, was read, 
and discharged. 


Clergy Reserves 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Canada) Bill. rl 


mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Commerce and 
Navigation, 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of a Convention of 
Commerce and Navigation between Her Majesty 
and the Emperor of Austria, signed at Vienna, July 
3d 1838, which was presented upon the 11th day of 
February in the last Session of Parliament; and 
also of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c.109, for the Encourage- 
ment of British Shipping and Navigation, a Reso- 
lution, which was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty to carry into effect certain sti- 

ulations contained in a Treaty of Commerce and 
eskeatien between Her Majesty and the Emperor 
of Austria, and to empower Her Majesty to declare, 
by Order in Council, that Ports which are the most 
natural and convenient Shipping Ports of States 
within whose dominions they are not situated, may 
in certain cases be considered, for all purposes of 
trade with Her Majesty’s dominions, as the National 
Ports of such States:—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Labouchereand Mr. Sheil do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Petitions from the Dean and Chapter of the Cathe- 
dral Church of Saint Peter, in Exeter ;—Lay Vicars 


Juliz. 4B7 


of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, in Exeter ;— 
and, Inhabitants of the city of Exeter ; praying that 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 


-and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Duties Duties and 
and Revenues Bill. en 


(In the Committee.) 
Ciavse, N° 22, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciause, N° 23, agreed to. 
Crausss, Ne 24and N° 25, amended, and agreed 
to. 
Ciause, N® 26, postponed. 
CrauseE, N® 27, disagreed to. 
Crause, N° 28, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuavusss, N° 29 to N° 31, disagreed to. 
Criausss, N° 32 to N° 34, postponed. 
Craust, N° 35, (Separate patronage of Members 
of Chapters to be vested in the Bishops) read. 
Several Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed: To leave out the Proviso, 
“ That the Benefices in the Patronage of the Pre- 
“« bendaries of the Collegiate Church of Southwell 
“ shall be vested partly in the Bishop of Ripon, and 
“ partly in the Bishop of Manchester.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ Nr — ty 77. 


The Earl of niga 17 
Colonel Rolleston : i 


Ciavusz, N° 35, agreed to. 
CrauseE, N° 36, amended, and agreed to. 


Crause, N° 37, (Exercise of patronage of Chap- 
ters) read. 
Several Amendments made. 
Question, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill put, and agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 38 and N° 39, amended, and agreed 





Tellers for the Noes, 








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, 7° die Julii, 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit 
again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into goap Duties 
further consideration the Report on the Soap Duties Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage 
reading of the Drainage (Ireland) Bill ; (freland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Loan Societies 
further consideration the Report on the Loan So- Bill. 
cieties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 





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Bill. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to ex- 
tend the Practice of Vaccination, was, according to 
Order, read the third time; and the Amendments 
following were made to the Bill : 

Pr. 5.1.10. Leave out from “the” to “ mak- 
“ ing” in line 17. 

Pr. 6.1.10. In the Amendment made on Re- 
port leave out “Three Months” and insert “ One 
“ Month.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir James Graham 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. 











County Cone The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
stabulary Bill. into further consideration the Report on the County 
Constabulary Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to; and a Clause was added; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill; 


Railways Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | 


consideration upon Thursday next. 


Population 


Bog The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ill. 


mittee on the Population Bill; __ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Police Courts mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill; 

Bil. Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Prisons The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Prisons (Scot/and) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Grammar | The ingrossed Bill for improving the condition 
Schools Bil. and extending the benefits of Grammar Schools, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Governors to audit ac- 
counts yearly, and the same to be open for public 
inspection in certain cases.) 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now brought up: 
—It passed in the Negative. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Caledonian 


i The Caledonian Canal Bill was, according to Or- 
Canal Bill. 


der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 
Pilots Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Inland Waree = The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill. — yeading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 





Jultz. A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Canal Police 
into a Committee upon the Canal Police Bill; 3. 
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 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for che Com- InsanePrisouers 

mittee on the Insane Prisoners Bill ; Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Episcopal 
into a Committee upon the Episcopal Church (Sco¢- Church 
land) Bill; and, after some spent therein, Mr. (Scotland) Bill 


| Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Estcourt re- 


ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Turnpike 
reading of the Turnpike Trusts Bill; Trusts Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 








| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 

| Resolved, ‘That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

| solve itself into the said Committee. 


| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
| mittee of Supply ; 
| Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


| solve itself into the said Committee. 


_ The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church Build. 
| mittee on the Church Building Bill; ing Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

| resolve itself into the said Committee. 
| 
| The House “was moved, That the Order made Expenses of 
upon Friday last, that a Select Committee be ap- Select Com- 
pointed to inquire into the Sums paid by the Trea- ™“* 
sury on account of Select Committees of the two 
Houses of Parliament; and to report upon the best 
method of checking needless Expenditure in the in- 
quiries which take place before such Committees, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Greene, Sir 
James Graham, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Hume, 
|Sir George Clerk, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Hawes, Lord 
| Stanley, Mr. Sanford, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. 
| Estcourt, Mr. John Parker, Sir Denham Norreys, 
'Mr. Slaney and Sir George Grey; with Power to 
| send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





The House was moved, That the Order made upon Trafalgar 
Friday last, that a Select Committee be appointed Square. 
to inquire into the Plan sanctioned by the Com- 
missioners of Woods and Forests for laying out 
the vacant space in Trafalgar-square, in front of the 
— Gallery, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Gally Knight, 

Sir James Graham, Mr. Loch, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Pendarves, Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Mr. 7 Mr. Henry Hope, Mr. Edward 
John Stanley, Mr. Protheroe, Sir Charles Lemon, 
Sir Stratford Canning, Mr. Redington and Sir 
Charles Douglas ; with Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





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rliamentary 
sane Bill. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Newgate Gaol 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


No. 443. 


Parliamentary 
Boroughs Bill. 


No. 444. 


New South 
Wales, &amp;c. 
Bill. 


No, 445. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill, 


No. 446. 


West India 
Relief Bill. 


Newgate Gaol 
Dublin) Bill. 


No. 447. 


4. Victroriz. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Anne, c. 20, 
for rendering the Proceedings upon Writs of Man- 
damus, and Informations in the nature of a Quo 
Warranto, more speedy and effectual; and for the 
more easy trying and determining the Rights of 
Offices and Franchises in Corporations and Bo- 
roughs, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Dndaved, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal so much of the said Act as prevents the 
re-election of Mayors of Parliamentary Boroughs, 
and otherannual Returning Officers: And that Mr. 
George Hope and Sir William Follett do prepare, | 
and bring it in. 

The House was moved, That the Act 10 Geo. 4, | 
c. 56, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to | 
Friendly Societies, might be read; and the same | 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to explain and amend the Acts relating to Friendly 
Societies: And that Mr. Robert Gordon and Mr. 
Tufnell do prepare, and bring it in. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for vesting the Lagan Navigation in the Commis- 
sioners of Public Works in Ireland: And that Lord 
Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Solicitor General for Jre- 
land and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for vacating the Contract between John North 
and the Commissioners for rebuilding the Goal of 
Newgate, in Dublin, and indemnifying the said 
John North in consequence thereof: And that Mr. 
Solicitor General for ZJreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for vest- 
ing the Lagan Navigation in the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


6°—7° Julie. 








Mr. George Hope presented a Bill to repeal so 
much of an Act of the ninth of Anne as prevents 
the re-election of Mayors of Parliamentary Boroughs, 
and other annual Returning Officers: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to make fur- 
ther provision for the Government of Vew South 
Wales and Van Diemen’s Land: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to explain 
and amend the Acts relating to Friendly Societies : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 


to be read a second time upon Thursday next; and 
to be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 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 G'uiana and 
Saint Lucie, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Will. 4, c. 51, 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, 
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. Robert Gordon 
and Mr. Tufnell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Solicitor-General for Ireland, presented a 
Bill for vacating the Contract between John North 


and the Commissioners for rebuilding the Gaol of 
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489 


Newgate, in Dublin, and indemnifying the said John 
North in consequence thereof: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time, upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to amend West India 
two Acts of his late Majesty King William the Relief Bill. 
Fourth, for the Relief of certain of Her Majesty’s No. 448. 
Colonies and Plantations in the West Indies: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time, upon Thursday next ; and to be 
printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Mates (Royal 
the 2d day of this instant July, That there be laid Navy.) 
before this House, a Return of the Names of all 
Mates in the Royal Navy, showing the year and 
month in which they passed their Examination for 
the rank of Lieutenant, might be read; and the 
same being read; ~ 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Mates (Royal 
Return of the Names of all Mates of the Royal Nay.) 
Navy, showing the year and month in which they 
passed their Dinvsiiadine for the rank of Lieutenant. 


Ordered, That the Return of the Names of all the Poor Law 
Unions governed by Boards of Guardians under the — 
provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act, which” 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 435. 


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, 7° die Juli; 


Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 





PRAYERS. 


QRDERE D, That a Message be sent to the Trafford’s 
Lords, to request that their Lordships will be Divorce Bill. 

pleased to communicate to this House, a Copy of 

the Minutes of the Evidence taken before their 

Lordships in the case of Trafford’s Divorce Bill: 


—And that Mr. Freshfield do carry the said Mes- 
sage. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to Close’s 
request, that their Lordships will be pleased to Divorce Bill. 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Close’s Divorce Bill :-—And that Mr. Fresh- 
field do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, Thames 
Bankers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the Me- Embankment. 
tropolis, praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for the Embankment of the River Thames, 
which does not embrace the formation of a quay or 
terrace of communication between Southwark Bridge 
and Hungerford Market for the accommodation of the 
public at large, was presented, and read; and re- 


ferred to the Select Committee on Zhames Em- 
bankment. 


The Order made upon Friday last, for committing Gravenor’s 
Gravenor’s Estate Bill to Lord Worsley, and the Estate Bill. 
Lincoln (Parts of Kesteven) List, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Lord 
Worsley, and the Lincoln (Parts of Lindsey) List. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railway Bills. 
posed, That in any application to Parliament, in the 
next Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
any Railway, recommended by Government Com- 
missioners, such of the Standing Orders only as 
relate to Bills of the second class, except Railways, 


3R be 








Railway Bills, 


490 


be considered applicable thereto :—And the said 
Motion was, with ess of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That in any application to Parliament, in the 
next Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
any Railway already recommended by Government 
Commissioners, the Notices be given in the months 
of October or November in lieu of the months of 
February or Marchi, and the deposits of Plans and 
Sections be made on or before the thirtieth day of 
November instead of the first day of March ; 

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 Select Committee on 
Private Business to inquire whether it be fitting 
that, in any application to Parliament in the next 
Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
any Railway already recommended by Government 
Commissioners, the Notices be given in the months 
of October or November, in lieu of the months of 
February or March, and the deposits of Plans 
and Sections be made on or before the thirtieth 
day of November instead of the first day of 
March, and to report their Opinion thereupon to 
the House,” 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 to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Lord Robert Grosvenor, 

Yeas, Mr. Owen Stanley : 
Tellers for the{ Mr. Greene, 

Noes, Mr. Freshfield : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words “ it 
be an Instruction to the Select Committee on 
Private Business to inquire whether it be fitting 
that in any application to Parliament, in the next 
Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
any Railway already recommended by Govern- 
ment Commissioners, the Notices be given in the 
months of October or November, in lieu of the 
months of February or March, and the deposits 
of Plans and Sections be made on or before the 
thirtieth day of November instead of the first 
day of March, and to report their Opinion there- 
upon to the House,” be added instead thereof :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Private Business to inquire whether 
it be fitting that in any application to Parliament, in 
the next Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making any Railway already recommended by Go- 
vernment Commissioners, the Notices be given in 
the months of October or November, in lieu of the 
months of February or March, and the deposits of 
Plans and Sections be made on or before the thir- 
tieth day of November instead of the first day of 
March, and io report their Opinion thereupon to the 
House. 


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Ordered, That the Petitions from Chester ;—and, 
London ; complaining of the operation of the Stand- 
ing Order of the House, requiring a whole year’s 
notice to be given of the application to Parliament, 
fer carrying Railway Bills into effect, and also of 
the Standing Order requiring a deposit of £.10 per 
cent. on the capital; and praying that the said 
Standing Orders may be modified, which were pre- 
sented upon the 19th day of June last, be referred 
to the said Select Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Vice Presidents 
and Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of 
Dublin, relative to a proposed Railway between 
Chester and Holyhead, which was presented upon 
the 23d day of June last, be referred to the said 
Select Committee. 


7° Julit. 








A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the First Report of the Committee 
appointed by the Lords of the Treasury, in pur- 
suance of Addresses of this House of the 12th, 
14th and 20th days of August 1839 ; and a Report 
from Rear-Admiral Sir James Gordon and Captain 
Beachey to the Lords of the Admiralty, relative to 
the best means of communicating between London 
and Dublin, and the relative capabilities of the Ports 
of Holyhead, Ormes Bay and Porthdynllaen, which 
were presented upon the 15th day of April last; 
and also the Second Report of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Lords of the Treasury in pursuance 
of Addresses of this House of the 12th, 14th and 
20th days of August 1839, respecting Railway Com- 
munication between London, Dublin, Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, which was presented upon the 18th 
day of May last; also the Memorial of the Pro- 
moters of the Chester and Holyhead Railway to 
the Treasury, together with the small Outline Map 
which was presented upon the 12th day of June 
last, be referred to the said Select Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into further consi- 


Clyde Navigae 


deration the Report which, upon the 19th day of Bill 


this instant June, was made from the Committee on 
the Clyde Navigation Bill ; printed Copies of the 
Bill having been delivered at the door upon Thurs- 
day last; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
(enabling the Trustees to appoint Committees) :— 
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. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


WWoodhouse’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Mr. Hurt, and the South Derby 
List. 


Gregson’s Estate Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to Mr. Richard Hodgson, and the 
North Northumberland List. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Midland 
Counties Railway Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, 
and to make their Report on Thursday next. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Harrington Dock Company Bill; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred; That they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions, and 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 Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lord Viscount Sandon reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Herculaneum Docks Regulation Bill ; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 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 


ingrossed. 


A Bill from the Lords intituled, An Act to enable 
the Trustees of Boteler’s Free Grammar School at 
Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, to = 

a Sale 


Woodhouse’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gregson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Midland Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill. 


Harrington 
Dock Company 
ill. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Regula- 
tion Bill. 


Warrinztou 
School Estate 
Bill. 











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Lady Ruthven’s 


Estate Bill. 


Letters Patent. 
No. 449. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 
Bill. 


No. 450. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


Church of 
England. 


4 Vicroriz. 


a Sale to John Wright, Esquire, of an Estate called 
the Arrowe Estate, in Arrowe, in the County of 
Chester, and also to sell, exchange and lease certain 
other Estates belonging to the said School, and 
also for the general Management of the said School, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment this House doth desire 
the concurrence of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to vest 
certain parts of the Lands and Estates comprised 
in the deed of Entail executed by the deceased Alexr- 
ander Hamilton, of Pencaitland, on the thirty-first 
day of January One thousand seven hundred and 
Forty-seven, nowin the possession of Mary Hamilton 
Campbell Lady Ruthven, as Heiress of Entail thereof, 
in Trustees, in Trust to sell the same and apply the 
proceeds, and also certain Sums arising from Sales 
of Parts of the said Lands, under the authority of 
an Act of Parliament passed to that effect, towards 
the Payment of the Debts affecting the Lands and 
Barony of Winton also in the possession of the 
said Lady Ruthven, as Heiress of Entail thereof, so 
as that the said Lands and Barony of Winton, free 
and disburthened of Debt, may descend, along with 
the Estate of Pencaitland, to the’same Heirs of 
Entail, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. . 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart 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 con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minute of the 
Lords of the Committee of Pies Council for Trade, 
dated the 4th November 1834, on granting Letters 
Patent, which was presented upon the 25th day of 
May 1837, be re-printed. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to 
make additional Thoroughfares in the Metropolis: 
And the same was read the first time ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of a 
Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Petitions from Maldon ;— Directors of the Ludlow 
Union Gas Company ;—Bolton Gas Light and Coke 
Company ;—Trustees and Directors of the Sunder- 
land Gas Light Company ;—Barnsley Gas Light 
Company ;—and, Congleton Gas Light Company ; 
praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Grendon, &amp;c.;—and, Hilborough ; 
stating that the population of the country has out- 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Edinburgh United Associate 
Synod (Moderator) ;—Bradford (York) ;—Kirkby 
Malham;—W est Riding of Yorkshire (two Petitions) ; 
— Wimborne Minster ;— Aberystwyth ; —Barnolds- 
wich ;—and, Stoke Holy Cross; praying the House 

Vor, 95. 


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not to sanction any further grant of public money 
for the purposes of Church extension,—were also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Bonded Cor. 
Manufactures of Greenock, praying the House to 
pass an Act permitting foreign Wheat in Bond to be 
ground and baked for exportation, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Bonded Corn. 





Petitions from John M‘Millan ;— Castledawson Medical 
(two Petitions); —Belfast (Chairman and Secretary Profession. 
of a Meeting) ;— Blairgourie ;—and, Cockermouth, 
Workington, Maryport, and, Keswick ;—praying for 
the adoption of an effectual measure of Medical 
Reform,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgwater;—and, Bideford ; Foreign Sugar. 
praying for a reduction of the Duty on Sugar the 
produce of free labour,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Finsbury ;— London(five Petitions); Copyright Bill. 

— Kirkby Lonsdale ;— Bath ;— Kilmarnock ; -- 
Nenagh ;— Enniskillen ;— Belfast ;— Aylesbury ;— 
Middlesex (three Petitions) ;— Wick ;— Inverness ;— 
Westminster ;— Yarmouth ;—Lincoln ;—Shachelwell ; 
—Barbican ;— Poplar ; —Limehouse ;—The Metro- 
polis;—and, Stepney; praying that the Copyright 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wokingham Union ;—Headington Poor Law 
Union ;—and, William Busfield Ferrand ; praying ee 
for the amendment of the Poor Law Act,— were - 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich ;—Caton;—Quernmore ; Poor Law 
— Claughton ;— Poulton, &amp;c. ;—Heysham ;— Nether Amendment 
Kellet ;— Borwick ;— Halton ;— Over Kellet ; — ” 
Rochford Union;—Hexham Union (Chairman) ;— 
Slyne-with- Hest; — Bolton-by-the-Sands;— Swaff- 
ham Union ;—and, Deptford (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ; praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Dean of Guild of the Incor- Royal Burghs 


praying that the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Congregation China. 
meeting in Shakespeare-walk, Commercial-road, pray- 
ing for the suppression of the growth and preparation 
of Opium in British India, for transmission to China, 
and the traffic in the same by British subjects, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


India Planters and Merchants of the city of Glasgow, 
praying the House to take into consideration the 
most effectual, as well as the safest and speediest 
measures for the encouragement of Emigration, from 
all countries where the climate will permit, into our 
West India Colonies, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Boatmen navigating the Z’rent and Lord’s Day. 
Mersey Canal ;— Kidsgrove ;— and, Stone (Staf- 
ford) ; praying the House to adopt measures for pro- 
moting the better observance of the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





3R2 Petitions 





PR, 


poration of Guildry of the royal burgh of Ayr, (Scotland) Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Association of West Sugar Colonies. 


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Goods on 
Canals Bill. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


Brazilian 
Claims. 


Roberts, Potts 
and Carrier. 


Queen’s 
Ministers, &amp;c. 


Mr. Feargus 
O’Connor. 


Political 
Offenders. 


492 


Petitions from Buckland Hollow and Cromford ; 
—Cavendish Bridge, &amp;c.;—Manchester and Leeds 
Railway Company ;—and, Stourport; praying that 
the Goods on Canals Bill may not pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and others of the 
county of Carnarvon, stating that the Petitioners 
have been for some years past actively engaged, at 
considerable expense, in endeavouring to discover 
and carry into effect the best means of improving 
the communication between London and Dublin ; 
and, after various diligent inquiries and a mature 
consideration of the project in its different relations, 
have adopted the opinion, that decidedly the best 
plan for realizing that great object is the construction 
of a new Pier and Breakwater at Port Dynllaen in 
CarnarvonBay, and the formation of a Railway com- 
munication therewith; and praying the House to refer 
this Petition to the consideration of a Select Com- 
mittee for the purpose of impartial inquiry, and for 
securing to the public, as originally proposed by the 
House, the best line of Railway for communicating 
between London and Dublin, and the best Port, 
both as a Packet-Station and Asylum Harbour, 
in concurrence with such Railway, together with 
the best means of carrying the same into execution, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Petitions from Greenock;—and, Dundee (two Pe- 
titions); complaining of the losses the Petitioners 
sustained during the revolution in the city and pro- 
vince of Para, Brazil, in the year 1835; and pray- 
ing for an immediate investigation and adjustment 
of their claims,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the city of Bath, praying for an inquiry 
into the circumstances connected with the trial and 
conviction of Roberts, Potts and Carrier, charged 
with sedition, at the last Wiltshire Assizes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bishop Auckland (two Petitions) ; 
— Chapel-row (two Petitions) ;—South Church (two 
Petitions) ;— New Shildon (two Petitions);— Dun- 


fermline (Chairman of a Meeting and Committee) ;— 


and, Nottingham (Chairman of a Meeting); praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, to dismiss Her 
present Ministers, and call to Her councils ministers 
who will pledge themselves to make the principles of 
Universal Suftrage a Cabinet measure ; that She will 
be pleased to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to 
their families, and extend Her pardon to all persons 
incarcerated for Political Offences,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Rochdale, praying that all Reports in 
reference to the treatment of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor 
now a prisoner in York Castle, be laid before this 
House, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Plymouth, praying 
for the removal of Mr. Feargus O’ Connor from the 
Castle of York to the Queen’s Bench Prison, was 


aiso presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Shotts Working Man’s Association, praying the 
House to address Her Majesty to liberate Mr. 
FeargusO’ Connor, and all other persons confined for 
Political Offences, or so to mitigate their imprison- 
ment, as to place them on a footing with debtors, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


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A. 1840. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Saint Andrew’s, praying for an alteration 
in the treatment of persons confined for Political 
Offences, by allowing them to have free intercourse 
with their friends, an unshackled correspondence, 
with the use of books and writing materials, was 


also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
Limerick, praying that a fixed remuneration be Witnesses, 


established for the attendance of Medical Witnesses 
in Coroners’ courts, and that such be made payable 
without the intervention of presenting sessions, and 
immediately upon being fiated by the Grand Juries 
of the respective counties in which the attendance 
shall be required ; and, also that an alteration may be 
made in the Grand Jury Act extending the power 
of remuneration to cases of misdemeanor as well as 
of felony, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Leeds and Selby Railway Com- Railways Bill, 


pany ;—the Grand Junction Railway Company ;— 
the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway 
Company ;—the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany;—-and, the London and Croydon Railway 
Company ; praying that the Railways Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers of the city of Licensed 


Dublin, praying for an inquiry into the conduct of * 
Her Majesty’s Officers of Excise in Jreland, in levy- 
ing from the Licensed Victuallers there, selling Tea, 
upwards of 70,000 /. a year more than is payable by 
a like number of fellow traders in England or Scot- 
land, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Nathaniel Eden, of Kites-nest, Postage. 


Worcestershire, praying the House to carry out the 
principle of the Penny Postage by a delivery of 
letters and newspapers free of charge, to make it 
legal to serve notices, to make demands for payment 
of rates, taxes, notes and debts, and to serve an 

written document through the Post Office that by 
law requires personal service, and that all business 
connected with the Post Office be closed on Sundays, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered ¢o lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmain;—Stradbaily ;— Timogue ; Education 
— Killeshin ;— Banagh ;— Carlow ;—Cloydagh ;— (Ireland.) 


Ballyroan ;— Fenagh;— Moyne ;— Kiltennel ;— Dy- 
sart-Enos ; — Maryborough ;— Wells and Leighlin 
Bridge ;— Kilranalagh ;— Clonmore;— Hacketstown ; 
— Nurney ;— Staplestown ;— Aghold ;— and, Ra- 
thasbuck; praying that the present system of Na- 
tional Education in Ireland may not be persisted in, 


—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Edmund Kelly, of Doory Lodge, voor Relief | 
and Samuel Moore, of Kilmalady, praying for the (ireland) Ac 


amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) Act, 


was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 


lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had ¢ 
examined the Petitions presented from the 29th day 
of June last to the 3d day of this instant July, 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. 


Petitions from Partich;—Saint Andrew’s;—and, 
Dry-gate Toll District, near Glasgow ; praying for 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, 

and 





(Ireland. ) 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c- 


New port Riots. 


Prince Ed- 
ward’s Island. 


4 VicToriz. 


and Annual Parliaments, the dismissal of Her 


-Majesty’s present Ministers, the free pardon of 


Frost, Williams and Jones, and the liberation of all 
persons incarcerated for Political Offences,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


Petitions from Newport (Monmouth);—and, Mon- 
trose (Chairman of a Meeting); praying the House 
to address Her Majesty, to grant a free pardon to 
Frost, Williams and Jones,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the House of Assembly of Prince 
Edward's Island, was presented, and read; setting 
forth ; That, since that Colony became a place of 
abode for British subjects, it has laboured under a 
grievance which has every year been increasing in 
magnitude, and results from the land having been 
granted to individuals in townships of twenty thou- 
sand acres, along with many disadvantages, one 
principal evil flowed from the terms of these grants, 
and from the indulgences extended to the grantees 
by men in power, and this evil was, that the majority 
of the agriculturists were kept under thraldom by 
the grantees and their assigns, and the chief means 
of their so doing was by the exaction of a rent, 
which bore so hard on the individual entering on the 
forest to clear it away, and there raise a living for 
his family, that he was plunged into debt, from 
which, in many instances, he was never able to get 
free, and which at all times ‘vas a most serious 
burden and discouragement; the Petitioners further 
submit that, at different times since 1795, the colony 
has applied for redress, by forwarding statements to 
the Colonial Office; and, in 1802, a remedy was 
pointed out by the late Lord Hobart, namely, the 
establishment of a Court of Escheat, but this 
measure, which would have been efficient for remov- 
ing the evils complained of, was defeated through 
the ignorance of the mass of the people, in regard 
to the way in which such offer should have been 
made effectual, and through the misrepresentation 
of the grantees and their agents; that, at different 
times since 1802, the matter has been moved in the 
House of Assembly; but as, since 1832, the exaction 
of rents has been increasing in rigour, the whole 
Colony has been in perpetual agitation, for which 








no remedy can be found but the removal of the 
principal grievance; when the Petitioners make this 
statement it behoves them to prove it; and, without 
building on the various representations of the House 
of Assembly to the Colonial Department, supported 
by examinations, and all contained in the Copies 
of the Journals of the House of Assembly trans- 
mitted to the Colonial Office, the Petitioners crave 
leave to refer to an authority which, it is presumed, 
will not be disputed, namely, the Report of the 
Right honourable the Earl of Durham, and the 





evidence taken before the Commissioners who ac- 


companied that nobleman ; had a Court of Escheat |: 


been established, then the grantees and their re- | 
presentatives must have lost their claim on the | 
lands of the colony, and have received a compen- 
sation for any outlay they had made; and the 


7° Jultz. 493 


such land in that island when valued by juries, or 
when exposed to public sale for non-payment of 
taxes, as appears from the Returns in the Report by 
the Earl of Durham; the Petitioners submit that 
the Surveyor General of that island has valued the 
Crown Land at twenty shillings per acre; but, while 
the Petitioners cannot herein enter into all the 
circumstances which would prove his valuation to 
be incorrect, they may briefly state that it is refuted 
by the sales above referred to, and by the fact of 
his having been obliged to give to one officer of the 
army, land bordering on the town of George Town, 
at ten shillings per acre, as being, from its locality, 
double the value of the generality of Crown Lands 
in the island; as the Crown has the right to escheat 
all the townships, the Petitioners most earnestly 
request that the House will be pleased so far to exer- 
cise their constitutional influence with Her Majesty’s 
Ministers, that they may be led to give instructions 
to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor that it 
is the determination of the Crown to recommend to 
his Excellency the Bill, a Copy of which has been 
forwarded to the Colonial Office, and to which the 
Petitioners beg to refer, or else to compel the 
grantees and their assigns to demand only such 
price as the Report by the Earl of Durham shall 
warrant, or such rents as shall correspond thereto 
at fifteen years’ purchase; the Petitioners submit, 
that the above are the only real remedies for the 
grievance herein complained of, for the penal tax 
proposed by the Earl of Durham will not relieve 
those who are at present under rent, and who com- 
prise three-fourths of the population; the Petitioners 
further submit, that this, hike the other colonies, 
has suffered great disadvantages from the opposition 
of the Legislative Council to reforms proposed by the 
Assembly, but that, in this respect, the Petitioners 
have suffered what no other colony has suffered for 
the last hundred years; for the Council, composed 
chiefly of the heirs and representatives, and agents 
of the grantees, has not only opposed those reforms, 
but has done the country the far greater injury of 
endeavouring to frustrate that amelioration in regard 
to the tenure of land which the circumstances of the 
Colony imperiously require ; and praying the House 
to take measures for the removal of the heavy griev- 
ances affecting the agricultural interest in that 
colony, in regard to the tenure of land. 

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


Petitions from Jnnerwick ; — Southend; — and, Church of 
Jura; praying that the proposed measure relative Scotland 
to Church of Scotland Benefices may receive the Berefce 
sanction of the House, with such modifications in 
point of expression and detail as may most effect- 
ually carry its principles into operation,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burton-upon- Trent ;—and, Lich- tdolatry 
field; praying the House to prohibit the interfer- India.) 
euce of British functionaries in the management of 
Idolatrous Observances in Jndia,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





eet ot Se zh ts cs oo ome kara se” Date a a 


OATES HPAL OVOTMIT 


A Petition of Designers of Patterns for the pur- Designs Copy- 
people of the Colony did not doubt that the Crown, | poses of printing on woven fabrics, residing in Lon- right Bill. 
when aware of the real state of the island, would | don, praying that the Designs Copyright Bill may 
not, as landlord, have imposed on them inequitable | pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
conditions; during the past eight years repeated | dered to lie upon the Table. 
applications for a Court of Escheat have been re- | 
jected by the Colonial Ministers; and as alast| A Petition of Inhabitants of Newbury, praying Punishment 
measure for doing away with agitation by alleviating | the House to pass a Bill for the abolition of the of Death. 
this weighty grievance, the Petitioners have passed | Punishment of Death, except in cases of murder, 
a Bill for purchasing within ten years the forfeited | was presented, and read ; aud ordered to lie upon 
claims of the grantees of townships and their repre- | the Table. 
sentatives, at a price which is fully as high as the | 
agriculturists, by their utmost exertions can, within Petitions from Wotson;—- Lancaster (six Petitions) ; Church Rates. 
that period, make good, and higher than the average | --Cowling Hill ;— Ipswich (four Petitions) ;--Leeds ; 
price of land in a wilderness state in the neighbour- | —Llandilofawr ;— Newport (Isle of Wight);—Cran- 
ing colonies, and higher than the average price of | ford ;—Shalfleet;— Cuckfield;— Ashburton ;—Lram- 

Vor. 95. 3R8 lingham ; 





Highways. 


Combe 
Common, 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland.) 


494 


lingham ; — Boxford ; — Sutton ; — Ringmore ; — 
Christow ; — Elswick ;--Stowmarket ;—Naseby ;— 
Caton ;—Sowerby ;— Wilsden (York) ;— Warton ;— 
Rothersthorpe;— Beith ;-—— Ravensthorpe;—Aldham ; 
—Kislingbury ;— Farsley ;—Chapel Fold ;--Sutton- 
in-Craven ;—Shipley ;—Forton ;— Cosby ;— Hors- 
forth ;—Cratfield ;--Halifax ;-— Barton Mills ;— 
Tunstall ;— Bury Saint Edmund's (three Petitions); 
— Bingley ;— Gildersome ;—Cullingworth; —Glems- 
ford ;— Wetherden ;— Hadleigh (Suffolk) ;— Bath ; 
—Llandowror ;—Saint Clear’s ;—Horham ;— Wat- 
tisham ;-——East Bergholt ;—Bradford (York) (two 
Petitions) ;—Wellington (Salop);-- Stoke Ash;— 
Cockermouth ;— Plymouth ;— Ossett ; — Rawdon ;— 
Falmouth ; —Waldringfield; — Kirkham ;— Ingle- 
white ;— Rotherham ; — Ashwood ;— Keighley ; -— 
Wellow and Yarmouth;— Marston ;—Polemoor ;— 
Resolven ; —Leighton Bussard ;— Forton ;—Huns- 
let ;—Salendine Nook ;--West Riding of Yorkshire 
(Baptist Association) ; — Stanningley;—Appleton- 
within- Widness ;—- Watford ;--Modbury ;-—Sheffield; 
— Meltham ;— Beccles (two Petitions);—New Al- 
resford ;— Clipstone ;— Barnoldswick ;—Paulton ;— 
Occold ;--and, Aberystwyth ; praying for the aboli- 
tion of Church Rates,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Dorking Union, 
praying for a legislative enactment by which Boards 
of Guardians may have the entire control of the 
Highways, so that they may render the labour of 
the poor who are frequently chargeable to the Union 
more productive to the Rate-payers and advan- 
tageous to the Highways, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Jones and other Agricultural 
Labourers and Inhabitants of the parish of Combe, 
in the county of Hants, stating that there is an ex- 
tensive Common in the said parish, on which the 
inhabitants have from time immemorial exercised 
rights to estovers, not only without any interruption 
from, but with the perfect sanction of the owners 
and occupiers of the several farms in the said parish, 
who from time to time, until recently, gratuitously 
conveyed from the said Common to the cottages of 
the inhabitants, such furze and wood as in exercise 
of the said rights had been severed from the said 
Common; that about the month of February last, 
an owner and occupier of a farm in the said parish 
wishing, as the Petitioners believe, to possess him- 
self of all rights on the said Common, and to dis- 
possess the Petitioners and the inhabitants of the 
said parish of their rights to estovers, caused se- 
veral of the Petitioners to be summoned to a petty 
sessions at Andover, on a charge of cutting under- 


wood belonging to him; that the magistrates, | 


after hearing the evidence adduced by the Peti- 
tioners, dismissed the complaint, but did not 
award any costs to the Petitioners, notwithstanding 
they had been put to a heavy expense; and the 
Petitioners believe that the magistrates were of 
opinion they had no power to award costs in such a 
case; that a separate action has been commenced 
against four of the Petitioners by the owner and oc- 
cupier of the farm alluded to, for the purpose, as it 
is asserted, of trying their rights to estovers on the 
said Common, the expenses of defending which ac- 
tions. whether successful or not, will on account of 
the number of witnesses, the searching court rolls 
and ootaiming copies thereof, be much greater than 
the Petitioners, even should they sell every article 


of their furniture, will be able to meet ; and praying 


the House, to amend the law so as to enable persons 
situated as the Petitioners to defend actions in forma 


pauperis, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Burgh and Parochial School-| 


masters of the Presbytery of Stirling, praying the 


7° Sulit. 





A. 1840. 


House to repeal so much of the Act 43 Geo. 3, 
c. 54, s. 21,as deprives the Parochial Schoolmasters 
of Scotland of the right of appeal from the sentence 
of a Presbytery, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Atherstone Union wor, 
Union, praying that the Union Workhouses Bill may houses Bil, | 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and C 
ordered to lie upon the Table. E 

Petitions from Otterburn ;—and, Falkirk ; pray- Church ang E 
ing for the separation of the Church from the State, State. ' 
--were presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon 
the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Mr. Farrer ; the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Admiralty 
Act to make provision for the Judge, Registrar and — [Judge's 
Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty in England, 3,” a 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of the House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Taff Vale 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the Zaff Vale Railway Bill, 
Railway, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Clerkenwell 
Act for opening a Street to Clerkenwell Green, in Improvement 
the County of Middlesex, in continuation of the new Bl! 
Street from Farringdon-street, in the City of Lon- 
don, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dubtin and 
Act to alter and amend the Acts passed for making Drogheda Rail. 
a Railway from Dublin to Drogheda, with Amend- 5°} aah 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the  ~ 
concurrence of this House : And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Wialley’s 
for enabling the Revocation ofa Term of Ninety-nine Estate Bill. 
Years and the Trusts thereof, affecting the Settled 
Estate of John Whalley, Esquire ; to which the Lords 
| desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Earl of Scarbo- 
to enable the Right honourable John Savile Lumley — is Estate 
Earl of Scarborough, to grant Leases of Coal Mines," * 
and other Mines and Minerals and Quarries, under 
the Estates in the County of York, comprised in or 
subject to the uses of an Indenture of Appointment 
‘and Release of the twenty-eight day of May, One 
|thousand eight hundred and Twelve, and to make 
_Conveyances in Fee, or Demises for long Terms of 
| Years, of the same Estates, for building, repairing, 
| or otherwise improving the same, under yearly Rents 














or other Reservations tespectively, and to grant the 
‘Right and Privilege of making, laying down, and 
| using way leaves, Railroads, or other Roads through 
_or over any of the said Estates, under yearly or other 
Rents or Reservations; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: -And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable William Chambers, Esquire, and others, 
to grant Mining, Building, and other Leases of cer- 
tain Estates in the Counties of Carmarthen and Gla- 
morgan, devised by the Will of Sir John Stepney, 
Baronet, deceased ; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy of Trafford’s ? 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken by their Lordships P'"* ” 
/upon the second reading of the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to dissolve the Marriage of Edward William 
| Trafford, Esquire, with Louisa, his now wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned, pursuant to the Message of the 
| House of this day: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House, a Copy Close’s 


Chambers’s 
Estate Bill. 








of the Minutes of Evidence taken before their Lord- Divorce Bill. 
ships upon the second reading of the Bill, intituled, 
| An 








Whalley ’s 
Estate Bill. 


Chambers’s 
Estate Bill. 


Earl of Scarbo- 
rough’s Estate 
Bill. 


New Zealand. 


Church Rates. 


Thames 
Embankment. 


Miscellaneous 
ayments 
(Scotland.)} 


4 Vicroriz. 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Close with 
Louisa, his now wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes therein mentioned, 
pursuant to the Message of the House of this day: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. _ 


Whalley’s Estate Bill was read the first time, 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Chambers’s Estate Bill was read the first time, 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Earl of Scarborough’s Estate Bill was read 
he first time and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the statements contained in the Peti- 
tion of the Merchants, Bankers and Ship-owners of 
the City of Zondon, which was presented upon the 
22d day of May last, respecting the colonization of 
New Zealand. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated upon 
Thursday next. 


A Motion having been made and seconded, That 
leave be given to bring in a Bill to relieve Dissenters 
from the Established Church of England from the 
payment of Church Rates; 

Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to 
the proceedings of the House on Monday the 11th 
day of February last. 

The House was moved, That the entry in the 
Journal of the House of the 11th day of February 
last, upon a Motion relative to Church Rates, might 
be read; and the same was read as followeth: 


“A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
relieve from the payment of Church Rates that 
portion of Her Majesty's subjects who consci- 
entiously dissent from the rites or doctrines of 
the Established Church ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 62 

Yeas, Mr. Wynn Ellis: : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Edward John Stanley, \, 7 

Noes, LMr. John Parker: | aera 
So it passed in the Negative.” 


Whereupon Mr. Speaker stated to the House, 
that, in his opinion, the Motion now made was in 
substance the same as that upon which a Question 
having been put had passed in the Negative in this 

resent Session; and that therefore, according to 

the Rules of the House, it was not competent for 
him té propose a Question upon the Motion now 
made. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to consider the Petition of the 
Corporation of London relative to the Embankment 
of the River Thames, that they do consider and 
report their Opinion, whether the formation of 
a Terrace or Quay along the banks of the river 
from Southwark Bridge to Hungerford Market, 
would facilitate the convenience of public Com- 
munication, and contribute greatly as well to the 
embellishment of the Metropolis as to the health, 
comfort and recreation of its inhabitants, especially 
those who are engaged in sedentary employments, 
and too often reside in close and crowded and un- 
wholesome apartments :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns specifying the Items of Charge included 
under the head of Miscellaneous Payments, in the 
Accounts of the Crown Agents in Scotland for the 
years 1837 and 1838, as stated in the Return to the 
Address of this House of the 11th day of April 

VoL. 95. 





7° Julie. 495 


1839, ordered to be printed 18th March 1840 :--Of 
the Heads of Charge stated in the Miscellaneous 
Services, Scotland, of 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838, 
paid to the Solicitors for the conduct of Public Bills : 
—Of the Amount of Charge during the same years 
paid to other parties concerned in the preparation of 
Public Bills; stating in what public Accounts pre- 
sented to Parliament the Amount of these last 
Charges has appeared :—Of the Gross and Net Re- 
venue or Income from the Crown Lands or Heredi- 
tary Revenues of Scotland, for the years 1835, 1836, 
1837 and 1838; with a statement of all the Pay- 
ments made out of the same in Scotland, by whose 
Authority such Payments were made, and the Par- 
ties to whom, and the Amount received by each :— 
Of all Sums paid in Scotland by the Queen’s Re- 
membrancer, or any other Public Officer, during the 
years 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838, not included in 
the Finance Accounts of these years, as paid on be- 
half of the Civil Establishment of Scotland ; stating 
these in columns ; the Amount of each Payment; 
the object for which, the Party to whom, and the 
Authority on which the respective Payments were 
made :— Of the Amount of Salaries paid to the 
Queen’s Remembrancer, Auditor, or other Officer 
of the Exchequer in Scotland, and of Fees or other 
Emoluments received by them, with the Expenses 
incurred in their respective Offices during the years 
1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838 :—And, Of the Number 
ofsuch Bills relating to Scotland as have been in- 
troduced into Parliament by any Member of the Go- 
vernment, or by any one in conjunction with a Mem- 
ber of the Government during the years 1835, 1836, 
1837, 1838 and 1839, not including the Bills, of 
which a Return has been already made to this 
House, introduced into Parliament by the Law Offi- 
cers of the Crown during the years 1835, 1836, 
1837 and 1838; distinguishing those which have 
passed into law, and also those which passed 
through this House; and stating the Expense at- 
tending the preparation and further prosecution of 
such Bills into or through Parliament, with the 
Names of the Persons to whom such Expenses have 
been paid, with the Amounts paid to each, and the 
Authority by which, and the Funds out of which 
such payments have been made. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Houses of 
posed, That the Petition of Inhabitants and Opera- Parliament. 
tive Workmen of Limerick, and its vicinity, praying 
that Ballysimon marble may be used in the erec- 
tion of the new Houses of Parliament, which was 
presented upon the 25th day of June last, be re- 
ferred to the Commissioners of Woods and Works : 

—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Apothecaries 
to prevent Suits being instituted, and to stay Pro- Hall Dublin) 
ceedings for a limited time in certain Actions com- "”* 
menced by the Governor and Company of the Apo- 
thecaries Hall of the City of Dublin: And that Mr. 

O’ Connell and Mr. Warburton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Population 


for taking an Account of the Population of Jre- (Ireland) Bill. 


land : And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and Mr. So- 
licitor General for Jreland do prepare, and bring itin. 


The House was moved, That the Act 7 Geo. 4, Prisons __ 
c. 74, for consolidating and amending the Laws (Ireland) Bill. 
relating to Prisons 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 Lord Viscount 
Morpeth and Mr. Solicitor General for Lreland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Insolvent 
Geo. 4, c. 59, for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Pebtors 
Ireland, might be read ; and the same was read. 

3R4 The 


(Ireland) Bill, 


ores aes 





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Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Assessed Taxes 
Composition 
Bill. 


Episcopal 
Church 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Apothecaries 
Hall ( Dublin) 
Bill. 


No. 451. 





496 7°—8° Julie. A. 1840. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 1 and2 Governor and Company of the Apothecaries Hall 
Will. 4, c. 31, to improve the Administration of of the City of Dublin: And the same was read the 
Justice in Ireland, might be read; and the same first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
being read ; ‘upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill’ 
to continue and amend the Laws for the Relief of | Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for taking Population 
Insolvent Debtors in Jreland: And that Mr. Solici-' an Account of the Population of Ireland: And the (teland) Bin, 
tor General for Jreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth same was read the first time ; and orderedto be read No. 452, 
do prepare, and bring it in. a second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill, Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend ie 
to amend the Law relating to Court Houses in Jre-|an Act of the seventh year of King George the (reland) Bit, 
land : And that Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland and | Fourth, for consolidating and amending the Laws No. 453. 
Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. | relating to Prisons in Jreland: And the same was 

|read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 

The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 

ill. . 55, for facilitating the Appointment of. 

Sheriff in Salen and the an effectaal auditand| Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland presented a Bill eedboont 
assing of their Accounts, and for the more speedy to continue and amend the Laws for the Relief of (Ireland) Bill, 

“wees. and Recovery of Fines, Fees, Forfeitures, | Insolvent Debtors in Ireland: And the same was No. 454 

Recognizances, Penalties and Deodands; and to | read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second —— 

abolish certain Offices in the Court of a in | time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 

freland; and to amend the Laws relating to Grants | ' 

in Custodiam and Recovery of Debts in Ireland; and | Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to continue for Some Taxes 

to amend an Act of the second and third years of |@ limited time Compositions for the Assessed Taxes: — 

his present Majesty, for transferring the powers and , And the same was read the first time ; and ordered We. 0s 

duties of the Commissioners of Public Accounts in | to be read a second time upon Thursday next; and — 

Ireland, to the Commissioners for auditing the Pub- | to be printed. 

lic Accounts of Great Britain, might be read; and - , 

the same being read ; Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland presented a Bill Court of . 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill! to amend an Act of the fifth and sixth years of his (ireleed) Bill 
to amend the said Act: And that Mr. Solicitor Ge- | late Majesty King William the Fourth, for facili- No. 456 
neral for Jreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do | tating the Appointment of Sheriffs in Lreland, and ee 
prepare, and bring it in. _ the more effectual Audit and passing of their Ac- 

| counts ; and for the speedy Return and Recovery 

The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5} of Fines, Forfeitures, Recognizances, Penalties and 
Will. 4, c. 54, to continue for Five years from the Deodands; and to abolish certain Offices in the 
fifth day of April One thousand eight hundred and | Court of Exchequer in Ireland ; and to amend the 
Thirty-five, and to amend the Acts for authorizing a | Laws relating to Grants in Custodiam and Reco- 
Composition for Assessed Taxes, might be read ; | covery of Debts in Ireland ; and to amend an Act 
and the same was read. — |of the second and third years of his present Ma- 

‘The House was also moved, That the Act 2and 3 jesty, for transferring the Powers" and Duties of 
Vic., c. 35, to continue for one year Compositions | Commissioners of Public Accounts in Lreland to the 
for Assessed Taxes, and to alter the period for the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts of 
expiration of Game Certificates, and for granting Great Britain: And the same was read the first 
Licenses to deal in Game, might be read; and the time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
same being read ; Friday next ; and to be printed. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue the said Acts: And that Mr. Robert | 
Gordon and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do 
prepare, and bring it in. 












Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Chargeable Letters 
passing through the General Post, inwards and 
outwards, during the periods of four weeks each, 
ending respectively the 4th day of January, the 1st 


Postage. 









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






Mercurii, 8° die Julii, 1840: 
The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to | 
make certain Provisions and Regulations in respect 
to the exercise, within Exgland and Ireland, of their 
Office by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church im Scotland; and also to extend 
such Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and 
Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the 
United States of America; and also to make further 
Regulations in respect to Bishops and Clergy other | 
than those of the United Church of England and | 
Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third , 
time ; and the Amendment following was made to 
the Bill: 
Pr. 5.1. 18, After “ or” insert “ be subject.” 
R&gt;solved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 
ass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to | 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath | 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence | 
of their Lordships. | 
Mr. Warburton presented a Bill to prevent Suits | 
being instituted, and to stay Proceedings for a | 
limited time in certains Actions commenced by the | 


| 





‘day of February, the 29th day of February, the 


28th day of March, the 25th day of April, the 23d 


| day of May and the 20th day of June 1840 ; distin- 


guishing the paid, unpaid and stamped Letters, with 
a Return of the Number of Letters, as near as it 
can be estimated, for the corresponding periods of 
1839, distinguishing, if possible, the paid from the 
unpaid Letters :--Of the Number of Letters for the 
London District Post, exclusive of all General Post 


Letters, during the periods of Four weeks each, 


ending respectively the 4th day of January, the Ist 
day of February, the 29th day of February, the 
28th day of March, the 25th day of April, the 23d 
day of May and the 20th day of June 1840; dis- 
tinguishing the paid, unpaid and stamped Letters ; 
with a Return of the Number of Letters, as near as 
it can be estimated, for the corresponding periods of 


| 1839:-—-And,a Comparative Statement of the Number 


of Letters delivered in the United Kingdom in the 
weeks ending respectively the 24th day of November 
the 22d day of December 1839, and the 23d day of 
February, the 22d day of March, the 26th day of 
April, the 22d day of May and the 21st day of June 
1840. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- Clergy, 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider (Cad) 


of 


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4, Vicroriz. 7° —8° Julie. 497 

of authorizing annual Payments out of the Conso-| The House proceeded to take into consideration Dublin and 
lidated Fund to the Thies of the Church of Eng-| the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Reiter 
land and to the Clergy of the Church of Sco¢land | intituled, An Act toalter and amend the Acts passed (No. 2.) Bill. 


Pr. 9. 1. 23. After ‘‘ rotation” insert “ which ; 
Record Ordered, That the Return relative to the Record | “ of them” ‘and in the same line after “ shall”’ i 
Commission. Commission, which was presented yesterday, be | msert “ so. pE ate | i 
No. 457. printed. Pr.12.1.19. After “ objection ” insert Clause (A.) ; 
Protestant Ordered, That the Return relative to Protestant | ., CiausE _. Pepin poem a +g od af i 
Dissenters. | Dissenters, which was presented yesterday, be| ,, a gasp ~ oo enews a A ayo i 
xa. pnt : eae ee | 
Civil List Ordered, That the Paper relative to Civil List | ¢ cana Act: BE it further Enacted, that in case 
Pensions. Pensions, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | « any damage shall be done to any such oyster-bed q 
ia And then the House, having continued to sit |“ by the said Railway or the construction thereof, af 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the|“ the owner or owners of every such bed which i 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned |“ shall be so damaged, shall be entitled to all the 4 
till this day. “ same remedies and compensation for any such } 
“* damage as he would be entitled to under this Act i 
at semen eee “ and the said recited Acts or any of them, if the i 
* es 3s. Fg. “ word ‘land’ had by the said first-recited Act : 
Mercurii, 8° die Juli; “ been expressly te. Poe to and included such 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. “ oyster-beds.” : 
Pr. 17. 1. 15. After “ up” insert “ and not- 
Toff Vale PRAYERS. _ | withstanding any thing in the said recited Acts 
Railway Bill. ‘ee y Sane tercange &gt; —~ “ ——— “ or either of them to the contrary.” 
the Amendments made the Lords to the Pr, 20.1.37. Leave out “ or” and insert “ and.” 
Bill, intituled, An Act to poset Acts relating to Pr. 22. 1. 22. Leave out “ rights” and insert 
pe rap Vale Railway ; and the same were read, |“ right.” 
as follow : Pr. 24. |. ult. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
a 11. 1. 2. After “ and” insert “ verified by |“ And” in Pr. 26. 1. 37., and insert Clause (B.) 
** the solemn declaration in writing.” 


in Canada; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

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








Pr, 21. 1. 37. After “on” insert “ the” and in 
the same line leave out “ the parties” and insert 
“ such summons.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 4. After “ accordingly” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That if it shall appear to the said 
Justices, from such inquiry before them, that the 
lands of any other person not summoned before 
them, and which the said Company may be au- 
thorized to take or use, would be more suitable 
to be occupied by the said Company than the 
lands of any person who may have been so sum- 
moned as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said 
Justices to adjourn such inquiry, and to summon 
such other person to appear before them at any 
time, not being more than fourteen days nor less 
than seven days from the service of such summons 
on such owner or his agent, and on the hearing 
of such last-mentioned summons, to determine 
finally which lands the said Company shall occupy, 
the quantity thereof being fully adequate for the 
purposes mentioned in their notice.” 

Pr. 28.1. penult. After “be” insert “ ascertained 
and,” and in the same line leave out from “ as 
sessed” to “ in,” in 1. ult., and in 1. ult. leave 
out from “ manner” to “ provided” in Pr. 29.1. 1., 
and insert “ hereinbefore.” 

Pr. 29.1. 2. Leave out “ for the summoning of 
“ Juries” and insert “ in case of compensation for 
“ the temporary occupation of lands.” 

Pr. 43.1.7. After “ bridges” insert “ or tunnels.” 

Pr. 43.1.8. Leave out “ and” and in the same 
line after “ inclinations” insert “ and with such 
“ fences.” 

Pr. 56.1. penult. After “ Company” insert “ or 


“ the occupiers for the time being of the Dowlais 
“ Tron Works.” 


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The said Amendments, being read a second time, | ‘ 


were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hutchins do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 


agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 
Von. 95. 














for making a Railway from Dublin to Drogheda ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 8. 1.13. Leave out “ said’” 

Pr. 8. 1. 20. After “ vacancy” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 8.1. 26. Leave out “ but” and insert “ then 
“ and.” 

Pr. 9.1.18. Leave out from “ by” to “ directors” 
in |. 21., and insert “ lot amongst the.” 


Crause (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
before entering on any lands required for spoil- 
banks or for side cuttings, or for obtaining ma- 
terials for the construction or repair of the said 
Railway, the said Company shall give six weeks’ 
notice of their intention to enter upon the same, 
to the owners and occupiers thereof, and before 
entering upon any lands required for any of the 
other purposes hereinbefore mentioned, the said 
Company shall give ten days’ notice of such their 
intention to the said owners and occupiers, and 
in either case the said Company shall, if required, 
at any time during their occupation, separate and 
set apart the said lands by sufficient railings and 
fencines from the other lands adjoining thereto : 
Provided always, That if the said lands are re- 
quired for any of the purposes in respect of which 
a notice of six weeks is hereinbefore provided, it 
shall be in the power of the owner of the lands 
therein referred to, within ten days after service 
of such notice, to object to the said Company 
making use thereof, on the ground that other 
lands lying contiguous thereto might be more 
beneficially occupied for such purpose by the 
said Company, or that such other lands might 
equally answer the objects of the said Company, 
and with less injury to the owner of such lands 
than the injury which would be caused to the 
owner of the lands originally proposed to be 
taken, and in such case if the said Company shall 
refuse to occupy such other lands in lieu of the 
lands referred to by them in the said notice, it 
shall be lawful for any two Justices of the district 
where the said lands wholly or in part lie, on the 
application of the said owner or of the said Com- 
pany, to summon the said Company and the 
owner of such other lands or the owner of any 
other lands which the said Company may be au- 
thorized to use, and which may be suitable to be 
used for the purposes referred to in the before- 
mentioned notice, to appear before them at any 


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Herculaneum 
Docks Regula- 
tion Bill. 


Harrington 
Dock Company 
Bill. 


Mowbray’s 
Estate Bill. 


Doddington 
Rectory Bill, 


498 


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than seven days from the service of such sum- 
mons on the said Company and on such owner 
“ or his agent, and on hearing of the parties or their 
“ agents vivd voce, and their witnesses (if any), but 
“ without reducing the evidence of such witnesses 
“ into writing, or in case of the non-appearance of 
any such parties after such summons, to determine 
summarily which of the said lands shall be 
occupied by the said Company for such purposes 
as aforesaid, and to authorize the said Company 
to occupy the same accordingly: Provided always, 
that if it shall appear to the said Justices from 
such inquiry before them, that the lands of any 
other person not summoned before them, and 
which the said Company may be authorized to 
take or use, would be more suitable to be occupied 
by the said Company than the lands of any 
person who may have been so summoned as afore- 
said, it shall be lawful for the said Justices to ad- 
journ such inquiry, and to summon such other 
person to appear before them at any time, not 
being more than fourteen days nor less than seven 
days from the service of such summons on such 
owner or his agent, and on hearing such person 
or his agent and witnesses as before mentioned, 
to determine finally which lands the said Com- 
pany shall occupy, the quantity thereof being fully 
adequate for the purposes mentioned in their notice : 
Provided also, that for such purposes, and to the 
effect hereinbefore mentioned, special power and 
jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the said Justices.” 

Pr, 28. 1.38. Leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 32. After “shares” insert “ and to such 
“ new shares.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Evans 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 regulating certain intended 
Docks at Liverpool, to be called The Herculaneum 
Decks, and exempting Vessels frequenting the 
same, and their Cargoes, from a portion of the Tolls 
and Duties payable to the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Docks, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Sandon do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Harrington Dock Company 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
extending the Powers of Sale and Exchange con- 
tained in the Will of George Isaac Mowbray, 
Esquire, deceased, 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 that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same without Amendment :—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Acland do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to discharge 
the Advowson of the Rectory of Doddington, other- 
wise Dornington, with the Chapels of March and 
Benwick from Rent-charges, and Portions charged 
by Settlements affecting the same; 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 


8° Juli. 


A. 1840. 


the Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment :—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Acland do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Licensed Victuallers resident in the gare of pg 
places therein named, praying the House totake the Ac. 
whole case of the Question of the Sale of Beer, and 
the licensing of Public-houses, into consideration, 
and pass an Act that will secure property embarked 
in public-houses, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Odiham;— and, Southmolton ; Church of 
stating that the population of the country has out- England, 
grown the resources of the National Church; and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efliciency,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ministers and Delegates connected 
with the Durham and Northumberland Association 
of Ministers and Churches ;—and, Reading ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of 
public money for the — of Church Extension, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of Church Rates. 
Protestant Dissenters of Northgate-street Chapel, 
Bury Saint Edmunds, praying the House to pass 
an Act exempting from Church Rates all who dissent 
from the Established Church, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Towie ;—and, Cairney ; praying Church of 
the House to give their sanction to the proposed Scotland 
measure respecting the admission of Ministers to B™**** 
Benefices in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of London, praying for Mr. Cleave. 
the remission of the fine on Mr. Cleave, and the 
heavy bail required for his good behaviour for two 
years, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Halifax ;—Gorbals-of-Glasgow ; Political 
—Lochee (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—and, Vale of Mifenders. 
Leven; praying the House to address Her Majesty 
to release all persons confined for Political Offences, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition.of Ann Carrier, Wife of William WitliamCarricr. 
Carrier, confined in Devizes Gaol for sedition, pray- 
ing the House to address Her Majesty for the miti- 
gation of his punishment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow (Chairman and Secretary Newport Riots, 

of a Meeting) ;—and, West Kilbride; praying the &amp;c. 

House to address Her Majesty to restore poor 

Williams and Jones to their families, and to extend 

Her pardon to Mr. Feargus O’Connor, and all other 

persons incarcerated for Political Offences,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions from Greenock ; — Liverpool ; — and, Sugar Colouies. 

Northampton ; complaining that, since the abolition 
of slavery in the West Indies, a sufficient quantity 
of labour cannot be obtained from the emancipated 
slaves; and praying the House to adopt measures to 
encourage the emigration of free labourers to the 
West Indies and British Guiana,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition 





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East India 
Produce. 


China. 


Idolatry 
(India-) 


Education. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill, 


Poor Law 
Commission 


Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Poor Law 
Act. 


Copyright Bill, 


Corn Laws, 


Railways Bill. 


4, VicTorIiz. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of the city of 
Norwich, praying the House not to sanction any 
reduction of the duty on the importation of East 
India manufactured ink Goods, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on East 
India Produce. 


Petitions from Culmstock ;—and, Rochester ; pray- 
ing for the suppression of the Opium trade, and the 
adoption of measures for an amicable adjustment, 
of the differences existing with China,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bowdon and 
Altringham Church Missionary Association, com- 
plaining of the compulsory attendance of British 
subjects at Idolatrous Ceremonies in Jndia; and 
praying for the dissolution of the company’s con- 
nexion with the religious rites and establishments of 
the natives, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Pro- 
testant Association, praying the House to refuse 
their sanction to the proceedings of the Committee 
of Council with regard to Education, and to with- 
hold any grant of money to be applied under their 
superintendence, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wakefield Gas Light Company ; 
— Chesterfield Gas Light Company ;—and, Preston 
Gas Company; praying that the Rating Stock in 
Trade Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of 
the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Ips- 
wich Union, praying that the Poor Law Commis- 
sion Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


‘A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the [ps- 
wich Union, praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
Bill, may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Parishioners of the 
parish of Saint Clement, in the borough of Ipswich, 
praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Act, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Sheffield ;— Worcester ;—- Wolver- 
humpton;—and, Females employed in the manufac- 
ture of books, praying that the Copyright Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wilmslow ; — Poynton; — and, 
Camden Town ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, 
in the town of Bridgnorth, praying that the Corn 
Laws may not be repealed, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Company ;—London and Brighton Railway Com- 
pany ;— North Union Railway Company ;— and 
Great Western Railway Company, praying that the 
Railways Bill may uot pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Vor. 95. 


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499 


Petitions from Abingdon ;—Common Carriers ;— 
Worcester ;—and, Birmingham ;—praying that the 
Goods on Canals Bill may not pass into a law,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Council of the royal burgh of 
the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of fen 
lands, and Inhabitants of Lakenheath, praying for 
an inquiry into the merits of the proposed under- 
taking for recovering from the sea and embanking 
a large tract of land, called The Wash, below King’s 
Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, and improving the 
outfall of the waters of the Great Level of the Fens, 
without laying any tax upon lands or navigation, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Bradfield 
Union, praying that the Union Workhouses Bill 


on | pass into a law, was —- and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Carter, of Birmingham 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Midland Counties Railway Bill was read a second 
time on Monday the 6th day of this instant July, 
and, according to the Standing Orders of the House, 
the Committee thereon could not sit without Seven 
days’ notice thereof being given; that the Petitioner 
is the solicitor to the Birmingham and Derby Junc- 
tion Railway Company, and received instruction 
from them to oppose the said Bill, for the purpose 
of endeavouring to introduce Clauses therein for 
the protection of the interests of the said last-men- 
tioned Company, by placing the said Midland 
Counties Railway Company on the same footing 
with regard to the restrictions in reference to their 
mode of charging as the said Birmingham and 
Derby Junction Railway Company; that the Peti- 
tioner only heard on the afternoon of Wednesday 
the 8th that, by a Resolution of the House of the 
7th, the Committee on the said Bill has permission 
to sit and proceed on the 9th instant, without being 
required to give the said notice of seven days, 
thereby precluding the Petitioner from preparing 
and presenting any Petition on the part of the said 
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Com- 
pany, that their interests may be protected; and 
praying the House that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, but that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel, agents and witnesse , 
on the part of tne Birmingham and Derby Junction 
Railway Company, against the preamble of the said 
Bill, and such of the Clauses thereof as affect 
their interests, or that such Clauses may be in- 
troduced therein for their protection, was presented, 
and read. 

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 Peti- 
tion, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have the Power, under the circum- 
stances set forth in the said Petition, to admit the 
Petitioner to be heard, pursuant to the prayer of his 
Petition. 


A Petition of the President, Vice President and 
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, and Manu- 
factures at Manchester, praying that Foreign Sugar 
and Coffee may be admitted for consumption into 
Great Britain upon equal terms with British Colo- 
nial Sugar and Coffee, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

382 A Petition 





Goods on 
Canals Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Royal Burghs 
| aan praying that (Scotland) Bill. 


Great Level 
of The Wash 
Inclosure. 


Union Work- 
houses Bill. 


. Midland Coun 


ties Railway 
Bill. 


Foreign and 
Colonial Sug ar 
and Coffee. 


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Foreign Sugar. 


Bread. 


Portland Roads, 


New South 
Wales. 


Copjright Bill, 


Juvenile 
Offenders Bill, 


Seduction, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Goods on 
Canals Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


500 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 
Confectioners and others, of Ipswich, praying for 
a reduction of the Duty upon Sugar the produce 
of free labour, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Hill, of Upper a 
street, stating that he has discovered a method for 
the more economical manufacture of Bread by a 
combination of other farinaceous materials with a 

ortion of wheaten flour ; and praying for an inquiry 
into the merits of the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Alexander Lamb, of Cumberland- 
place, Kew ; stating the want of a harbour of refuge 
on some part of the coast between Portsmouth and 
Plymouth, and suggesting the addition of a break- 
water to the natural boundaries of Portland Roads, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Bankers 
and Traders of the city of London, and others inter- 
ested in the prosperity of the Colonies of Australia, 
stating that the Petitioners have observed with the 
deepest concern and affliction, that the funds arising 
from the sale of Waste Lands, and which funds were, 
by regulations in 1831, to be devoted solely to the 
promotion of spontaneous emigration, has been pro- 
posed to be applied (and which the Petitioners be- 
lieve has been since applied) to defray the charge 
for police and gaols, which until the year 1835 were 
always borne by the British Treasury; and praying 
the House to remedy the evils complained of, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Copyright Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Juvenile Of- 
fenders Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Seduction, 
&amp;e., Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Goods on Canals Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Liverpool Docks Bill to make their Report be fur- 
ther enlarged till Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Edward Stanley have leave of 
absence for a month, on account of ill health,—-and, 
Sir George Rose a month, on account of ill health. 


A Petition of Henry Archer, Esquire, praying 
the House not to relax or suspend any of their 
Standing Orders, in favour of the proposed Chester 
and Holyhead Railway, but to refer to the Select 
Committee on private Business the various docu- 
ments lying upon the Table of the House upon 
the subject of the best means of improving the com- 
munication between London and Dublin, with an 
instruction to the said Committee to report their 
opinion thereupon to the House, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Private Business. 


8° Julie. 


4A. 1840 


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill to give effect to —_— 
a Treaty between Great Britian and Austria, for the Navigation Bi 
Promotion of Commercial Intercourse between the No, 40 
two Countries, and to enable Her Majesty to make % 
Regulations as to the Admission of Foreign Vessels 

into Ports of the United Kingdom: And the same 

was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 

second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to the County 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—-Copy of Or- Treasurers 
ders in Council, appointing Supplemental Rules for ‘{*eland.) 
better auditing the Accounts of aan of Coun- 
ties in Ireland. 

Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, by Her Ma- PublicRecoris, 
jesty’s Command,—Copy of the First Report of the 
Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming gate of Beer 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed (No. 2.) Bill. 
upon the 22d day of June last, That the Report 
on the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill be now received ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

Mr. Pakington accordingly reported the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
(That no license be granted for the Sale of Beer by 
retail to be drunk on the premises except to persons 
already licensed) :—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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Lord Viscount Sandon, 

Yeas, (Lord Viscount Barrington . ” 
Tellers for the { Mr. Pakington, 
Noes, LMr. Sanford : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Drainage ot 
a Committee upon the Drainage of Lands Bill. Lands Bill. 


} 91. 








(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph, 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 





Cravse, N° 2, (After map of land proposed to be 
drained shall have been approved, it shall be lawful . 
for such proprietors as hereinafter mentioned, of at 
least two-thirds in quantity of the lands included 
in such map, with such consents as hereinafter re- 
quired, to drain such lands) — read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 14. To leave out 
the words “ two-thirds in quantity,” in order to 
insert the words “ of two-thirds in value and num- 
“ ber of owners and lessees for a term originally 
“ created for twenty-one years.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out, stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ( Mr. Handley, - 
Yeas, Mr. Pryme: } aie 
Tellers for the f Lord Granville Somerset 16 
Noes, Mr. Darby: 
Crause, N°2, agreed to. , 
Cuiavuses, N° 3 to N° 9, amended, and agreed to. \ 


Cxauses, N° 10 and N° 11, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravse, N° 13, agreed to. 





CLAUSES, 





4 VicrToRiz£. 


Cravuses, N°14 and N° 15, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Crausss, N° 16 to N° 20, agreed to. 

Cuavusezs, N° 21 to N° 23, amended, and agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 24, (That if it shall be necessary for 
making or improving the outfall of any low lands, 
er for the purpose of carrying off the water from 
any lands to be drained, or from any drain to be 
made, scoured out or enlarged under the authority 


of this Act, to make, scour out, widen, deepen, | j, 





straighten or enlarge any river or drain, &amp;c.) 
read. 


Amendment proposed: P. 11. 1. 5. To leave out 
the words “ to make.” 


Question put, That the words “to make” stand 
part of the Clause ; 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, oi Lamhe , \ 28. 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. Day : } 18. 


Cravuse, N° 24, agreed to. * 

Crausez, N° 25, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 26 to N° 29, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 30, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 31, disagreed to. 

Crause, N° 32, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauszgs, N° 33 to N° 38, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 39, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuause, N° 40, agreed to. : 

Crause, N° 42, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciausss, N° 43 to N° 49, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N°’ 50 to N° 52, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 53 to N° 57, agreed to. 

Cause, N° 58, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 59 to N° 62, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 63 to N° 65, amended, and agreed tu. 
Crause, N° 66, agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 67, postponed. 

Cuiausgs, N° 68 to Ne 72, amended, and agreed to. 
CuiavuseEs, N° 73 to N° 76, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 77, amended, and agreed to. 
Criavuses, N° 78 to N* 80, agreed to. 

Cuiavuszs, N° 81 to N° 84, amended, and agreed to. 
Criavuses, N° 85 to N° 87, agreed to. 


Cravusss, N°ss and N° 89, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Crause, N° 99, agreed to. 

Crauses, N* 91 and N° 92, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Cuause, N° 93, (This Act not to extend to cer- 
tain districts) read. 

Several Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause, 
to add the words, “ or to affect, alter, abridge or 


“sé 





“ cognizance or management of any Commissioners 


of Sewers acting, or who may hereafter act, in 

and for any County in England or Wales.” 
Question put, That those words be there added ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {we Law Hodges, 


Yeas, Mr. Addams Williams: { - 
Tellers for the a Handley, \ as 
Noes, Mr. Lynch: . oe 


Cravse, N° 93, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 94, agreed to. 

Clause offered: (Trustees under private Acts may 
adopt the provisions of this Act) brought up, 
read 1°, 2, and added. 

Von. 95. 





8° Julie. 


501 
| Postponed Clause, N° 67, disagreed to. 
‘Preamble read, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Lord Wors- 


| ley reported, That the Committee had gone through 
| the Bill, and made Amendments thereuiito. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


to a Committee upon the Marriages Act Amend- 
ment Bill; and, after same time spent therein, Mr. 
| Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme re- 

ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Punishment of Death Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pryme re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Pryme reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


reading of the Constabulary Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 








interfere with any lands or limits under the view, | 





for Private Bills have leave to sit, and proceed, To- 


| more, for the purpose of taking into consideration 


| the Metropolis Improvement Bill. 


{ 


|'Tenements or Hereditaments subject to Trusts for 
| Charitable Purposes, for other Lands, Tenements or 
| — might be read ; and the same being 
| read ; 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
|to authorize the compounding and commuting of 
| Charges on Freehold or Copyhold Property for 
| Charitable Purposes, and to extend the Provisions 
| of the said Act: And that Mr. Baldwin and Mr. 
| Mackinnon do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Marriages Act 
Amendment 


No. 461. 


Puniskment of 
Death Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself yecome 
into a Committee upon the Parochial Assessments 35)" 


ill. 
No. 462. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second a 
ill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


eans, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Metropolis 
Tmprovement 


Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 — 
Geo. 4, c. 92, to authorize the Exchange of Lands, ; 


ands Ex. 
hange Bill. 


| Ordered, That Sir Frederick Trench and Mr, Thames 


| mittee on Thames Embankment. 

| And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
| 
| 


| 
' 


We 
wn 
wy 


: | Alderman Humphery be added to the Select Com. E™benknient: 


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Army Prize 
Money. 


Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Midland Coun- 
ties Railway 
Bill, 


Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill. 














Farnham 
Rectory, 
Chapels, &amp;c., 
Bill. 






























































Private 
Business 
(Second Re- 
port.) 


No. 463, 





















































































































































Jovis, 9° die Julit ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


N R. Fasson, from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, | 

was called in, and at the bar presented, pur- | 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— | 
An Account of Unclaimed Army Prize Money (for- | 
merly made by the Deputy Treasurer of the Royal | 
Hospital at Chelsea) from the 18th day of January 
1809 to the 31st day of December, 1839:—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Kingston- 
upon-Hull Docks Bill have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the 
Midland Counties Railway Bill, and to whom a Peti- 
tion against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
considered the said Petition ;—that the Order of the 
House of the 26th day of June last had been complied 
with; and that they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present applica- 
tion ;—that the Resolution of the House of the 27th 
day of January last, had been complied with; and 


9° Juli, 


bers were used as having been in attendance upon 





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. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for further deepening and im- 
proving the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour 
of Glasgow, and for constructing a Wet Dock in 
connection with the said River and Harbour, 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 Mr. Finch do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Robert Bury, Esquire, of Bentley, 
in the county of Southampton ;—and, Henry Wil- 
liam Richard Westgarth Halsey, of Henley Park, 
in the county of Surrey, Esquire ; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Farnham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners 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. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to consider whether any and what 
Improvement can be adopted in the mode of con- 
ducting Private Business ; and who were empowered 
to report their Observations and Opinion thereupon 
from time to time to the House; That they had 
made further Progress in the matters to them re- 
ferred, and had come to several Resolutions, which 
they had directed him to report to the House ; and 
the Resolutions of the Committee were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That previous to the Session of 1839, 
the constitution and practice of Committees on Pri- 
vate Bills were so ill calculated to procure due in- 
vestigation of the subjects referred to them, or to 
lead to equitable decisions thereon, as to have drawn 
forth reiterated complaints, to the discredit of Com- 
mittees, and the disparagement of their proceedings. 

2. Resolved, That such evils were mainly attri- 
butable to a system of canvass, by which, in op- 
posed Private Bills, the attendance of Members was 
procured to vote upon questions without having 
heard the evidence, or understood the case; and 
in unopposed Private Bills, the names of Mem- 





A. 1840, 


Committees from which they had been altogether 
absent. That such practice had the effect of caus- 
ing Members to sanction or to appear to sanction 
proceedings of which they had no cognizance, and 
in unopposed Private Bills, of consigning to the 
promoters of the Bill without sufficient check the 
framing of provisions by which the rights and pro- 
perty of absent parties and of the public might, and 
in all probability would, be materially affected. 

3. Resolved, That to avert similar evils the House 
of Lords long since resorted to a system by which 
all unopposed Private Bills are subjected to the vi- 
gilant and uniform investigation and correction of 
the Chairman of their Lordships’ Committees, and 
in the Session of 1838 adopted the plan of entrust- 
ing each opposed Private Bill to a Committee of 
Five Lords, named in each case by a Committee 
of Selection for that purpose. 

4. Resolved, That it appears from the concurrent 
testimony of the witnesses examined, that the sys- 
tem adopted by the House of Lords for constituting 
Committees on opposed Private Bills has been suc- 
cessful in averting the evils previously attendant on 
the committal of such Bills, and that the adoption 
by this House, in the last Session of Parliament, 
of a plan so far similar as regards the constitution 
of a Committee of Selection, and the appointment 
by that Committee of disinterested Members on 
Committees on Private Bills, has had the effect 
of abating, in great degree, practices which had 
excited general complaint and reprobation; and 
that therefore this plan ought, so far as regards 
opposed Private Bills, not being Divorce Bills, to 
be persevered in. 

5. Resolved, That as there are conflicting opinions 
in regard to the advantage derived from the service 
on Committees on opposed Private Bills of Mem- 
bers having local knowledge of the matters to which 
such Bills refer, or whose constituents are interested 
therein, it would be inexpedient, without further ex- 
perience, so far to assimilate the system of this 





House to that adopted in the House of Lords as to 
convert such Committees, into purely judicial bo- 
dies, and by consequence to exclude therefrom all 
Members that have local knowledge, or whose con- 
stituents are locally interested. 

6. Resolved, That great difficulty has arisen in 
procuring the attendance of disinterested Members 
on Committees on unopposed Private Bills; and 
that although this difficulty has hitherto been in 
great measure met by the voluntary personal attend- 
ance of the Members of the Committee of Selection 
on such Committees as a temporary expedient, it 
appears that they will not be able, nor could they 
be expected, to continue to give such attendance. 

7. Resolved, That in order to secure a due atten- 
tion to the details of unopposed Private Bills, it 
would be expedient to adopt in this House a system 
analogous to that adopted by the House of Lords, 
and for this purpose to appoint an individual Mem- 
ber, to whose uniform scrutinizing examination every 
unopposed Private Bill, not being a Divorce Bill, 
should be submitted, who should also be the Chair- 
man of the Committee on every such Bill, and who, 
together with the two or more Members ordered to 
bring in the Bill, should constitute the Committee 
on such Bill; and that such Chairman, and one at 
least of such Members, should be the Quorum re- 
quired to be present during the whole time that the 
Bill is in progress through such Committee. 

8. Resolved, That the Chairman of the Commit- 
tee of Supply, in consequence of his familiarity with 
the practice of The House, and the Orders and Pro- 
ceedings thereof, appears to be the individual Mem- 
ber to whom the House might most satisfactorily 
confide this duty. That he should be empowered, 
however, at any period of the investigation or pro- 
ceeding of the Committee of an unopposed Private 
Bill, to report to the House (if he should think fit to 











do 


4. VicToRiz. 


do so) his opinion that such Bill should be with- 

drawn from the Committee on unopposed Private 

Bills, and be treated as an opposed Private Bill. 

That to facilitate his endeavours in every case tho- | 
roughly to investigate, and in many cases to sub- 

mit corrections of the numerous Private Bills 

which would be laid before him, it would be 

expedient that he should receive the assistance of 
the officer appointed to prepare the Breviates of 
Private Bills. That for services so important and 

onerous, the additional compensation to be made to 

such Chairman must be a matter for the judgment 

of the House; but it has appeared to this Committee 

that an additional salary of £.500 a year would be 

an adequate remuneration for the additional duties 

to be imposed on the Chairman of the Committee 

of Supply; and that in the case of the future ap- 

pointment of another individual to this office, his 

whole salary should be £.1,500 a year. 

9. Resolved, That the permission usually granted 
to agents to fix the first Sittings of Committees on 
Private Bills, without reference to the convenience 
of Members, occasions an impediment to the punc- 
tual and satisfactory course of business, and inju- 
riously affects the interests of those who are suitors 
to this House for Private Bills ; that, therefore, it is 
expedient that the first Sittings of all Committees 
on Private Bills should be, as formerly, fixed under 
the authority of the House, and that every postpone- 
ment of any such first Sitting should be permitted 
only under the sanction of a similar control. But as 
the Committee of Selection have facilities for as- 
certaining what arrangements are calculated to meet 
the convenience of all parties, it is expedient that 
the Committee of Selection should be empowered 
to appoint the time for holding the first Sitting of 
every Committee on a Private Bill, but in the case 
of unopposed Private Bills, after communication 
with the Members ordered to bring in the Bill; and 
that no postponement of such first Sitting should take 
place unless such postponement and the duration of 
it be sanctioned by the Committee of Selection. 

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


Newcastle- An ingrossed Bill for improving the Roads leading 
ere from NMewcastle-under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from 
ke, Roads Bill. Cliff Bank to Shelton, from Fenton to Hem-Heath, 
and from Shelton to Newcastle-under-Lyme ; and 
for making and completing certain new Pieces of 
Road to communicate therewith, all in the County 
of Stafford, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Edward Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
——— The ingrossed Bill to enable the Harrington 
pire ©°™P2°Y Dock Company to sue and be sued in the name of 


any Member or Officer of the said Company, and to 
exempt all Vessels using the Docks belonging to the 
said Company, and all Goods shipped or discharged 
therein or on the Estate of the said Company from 
the Payment of certain Rates, Tolls, or Duties to the 
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, was, according to 
Order, read the third time ; and an ingrossed Clause 
was added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of William Carpenter, Governor of the 
City Marshalsea, Dublin, praying that provision 
may be made in the Imprisonment for Debt ( Jreland) 
Bill, to compensate him for the loss he will sustain 
should the said Bill pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Kidderminster Gas Light and 
Coke Company, praying that the Rating Stock in 
Trade Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill, 





Voi. 95. 


503 


A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Railways Bil. 
Company, praying that the Railways Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Inland Ware- 
to consider the practicability and expediency of ex- housing: 
tending to Inland Towns the privilege of warehousing No. 464. 
goods, and the regulationsand restrictions with which 
such ameasure, if practicable,should be accompanied, 
in order to give effectual security to the Revenue, 
and to afford equal advantage to the trading inter- 
ests in different parts of the country, have Power 
to report their Opinion thereupon to the House, to- 
gether with the Minutes of the Evidence taken be- 
fore them. 

Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the said Select 
Commitee ; and to whom several Petitions were re- 
ferred ; 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, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That the privilege of having bonding 
warehouses may be conceded to inland towns, under 
due restrictions and regulations, with advantage to 
trade, and safety to the Revenue. 

2. Resolved, That the Bill now before Parlia- 
ment on this subject, is well calculated to effect this 
object. They are, however, of opinion, that the last 
Clause should be so altered as to give a power to the 
Treasury to take into consideration losses caused 
by accident. 

3. Resolved, That the Board of Treasury should 
be obliged by law, to lay before Parliament, an- 
nually, within Six weeks after the commencement 
of each Session, an account of the inland towns to 
which the privilege of bonding goods shall have 
been conceded within the preceding Twelve months, 
and the restrictions and conditions, if any, with 
which the privilege has in each case been granted, 
together with a list of the officers of Revenue ap 
pointed for the execution of the bonding system, 
with the amount of salaries and other expenses 
likely to be annually incurred in regard to each of 
such towns, by the adoption of this system therein. 

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


Petitions from Brighton ;—and, Stone; praying Poor Law 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass aaa 
into a law,—were presented and read ; and ordered ~*" 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Canal Carriers, praying that the Goods on 
Goods on Canals Bill may not pass into a law, was ©*#!s Bill. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Byers-green, pray- Ecclesiastical 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill Duties and__ 
: } , Revenues Bill. 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Freemen of 
inquire into the operation of the Municipal Reform ee &gt; 
Act on the privileges and private property of the N = 
Freemen of Cities and Boroughs in £ngland and N° 465 
Wales, and to report their Observations thereupon 
to the House, have Power to report the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Hodgson Hinde reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had directed him to make a Re- 
port 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 Merchants, Ship-owners, Millers, Bonded Corn, 
Biscuit Bakers and others, Inhabitants of Greenock, 
praying the House to pass an Act to permit Foreign 
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Church of 
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Church 
Patronage 
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Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Medical 
Witnesses. 


Universal 
Suffrage. 





504 


Wheat to be manufactured into Flour and Biscuit for 
exportation, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wandell and La- 
mington, praying that the proposed measure respect- 
ing Church Benefices in Scotland may receive the 
sanction of the House, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and Parishion- 
ers of the Congregation of Ryan, praying the House to 
take the case of Church Patronage in Scotland into 
consideration, and give the people of Scotland pro- 
tection in the settlement of their Ministers, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consider- 
ation the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act for opening a Street to Clerk- 
enwell Green, in the County of Middlesex, in conti- 
nuation of the New Street from Farringdon-street, in 
the City of London; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 24, 1. 22. After the second “street” insert 
“ Caroline-court.” 

Pr. 100. 1. 32. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 

Criause (A.) “ And whereas the line of the said 
“« intended Street will pass near the Chapel of Saint 
“ Peter, Saffron Hill, and it may be expedient to 
make provision for an entrance from the said 
“ Street towards the said Chapel, Be it therefore 
“ further Enacted, that it shall be lawful for 
the said Commissioners, and they are hereby re- 
quired, so soon as the ground contiguous to the 
said Chapel shall have been purchased and cleared 
for the purpose of building thereon, to give notice 
to the incumbent Minister of the said Chapel, 
offering to sell to such incumbent Ministerso much 
land between the said Chapel and the said in- 
tended Street, not exceeding Seventy feet frontage, 
as the said incumbent Minister shall think pro- 
per, and in case the said incumbent Minister 
shall, within the space of three calendar months 
after such notice, signify his desire in writing to 
purchase the said frontage or any part thereof, 
the said Commissioners shall, and they are here- 
by required to convey the same to the said incum- 
bent Minister for such price or sum, and upon 
such terms or conditions as shall be mutually 
agreed upon, or as in case of dispute shall be set- 
tled and determined by two practical Surveyors, 
one to be appointed by the said Commissioners, 
and the other by the said incumbent Minister, or 
as settled and determined by their Umpire in case 
of difference between them, such Umpire to be 
appointed by the said two Surveyors, before they 
proceed in the matters referred to them; and the 
same shall become vested in such incumbent Mi- 
nister and his successors incumbent Ministers of 
the said Chapel for ever, in trust, to go along with 
and to be holden with the said Chapel.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 10. Leave out from “ street” to “and” 
in |. 12. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to, 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do carry 
the Bill tothe Lords, and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing within 
the county of Kilkenny, complaining of the present 
state of the law as regards remuneration to Medical 


9° Juli. 








Witnesses in Coroners’ Courts ; and praying that the 
power of remuneration may be extended to cases of 
misdemeanor as well as of felony, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Malcolm, Weaver, West Kil- 





A. 1840. 


A Petition of Joseph M‘Garry, late Messenger to Joseph - 
the Honourable Board of Excise in Ireland, com- Garry. 
plaining of his services having been discontinued 
under the new arrangement of the establishment, 
thereby leaving him unprovided for ; and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie Posi 
upon the Table. - 


A Petition of Broad Silk Weavers of the city of East India 
Dublin, praying the House not to sanction any Produce. 
reduction in the duty on the importation of East 
India Wrought Silks, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on East India 


Produce. Chi 
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A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting assembled Political Ex 
at Barrhead, praying the House to address Her Ma- Offenders, } 


jesty for a remission of the sentence on all persons 
confined for Political Offences, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Liverpool Liverpool 
Docks Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow, cks Bill. 
with One Selected Member. 


A Petition of the Principal, Fellows and Scholars Thames th 
of Jesus College, in Oxford, of Queen Elizabeth's Embankment, 
Foundation, praving the House not to sanction any 
measure for the Embankment of the River Thames 
on both sides, between Vauxhall and London Bridges, 
in the manner proposed by the Corporation of the 
City of London, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Thames Embank- 
ment. 

Petitions from Wombourn ;-—Islington ;—Broad- Lord's Day. ( 
way, Westminster ;—and, Trysall ; praying the House R 
to adopt measures for promoting the better ob- : 
servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. E 


Petitions from Twyning ;—and, Durnford; pray- Roman Catholic 
ing for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Retief Act. 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sellack ; — and, Eaton Socon ; Church of 
stating that the population of the country has out- England. 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efliciency,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the Association 
of the Ministers and Messengers representing the 
Baptist Churches in the counties of Nottingham 
and Derby, assembled at Nottingham, praying the 
House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money for the purposes of Church Extension, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wavendon, praying Maynooth 
the House not to sanction any further grant of public College. 
money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Edward Morton and Francis Walsh ; short-hand 
—and, Solicitors and Attornies ; praying for an in- a to the 
quiry into the department of the Short-hand Writer “°"** 
to the House,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the United Asso- Canada (Clergy 
ciate Synod of the Secession Church, Scotland, Rest***) 
praying the House to pass an Act, determining the 
application of the Clergy Reserves in Canada to 
educational and other public purposes, was_pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Timothy Trangott Triebner, sug- Postage. 


bride, praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, | gesting improvements in the new system of Postage, 
Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was pre-| and praying for their adoption, was presented, and 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 











4 VictToriz. 


A Petition of Thomas David G. Cook, praying 
for an investigation of the Prison at Lewes, and for 
copies of the old rules and regulations of 1836, and 
other documents, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George F. Mowlds, Thomas Paul, 
William Creery, Thomas Wilson and William M‘Con- 
key, stating that on the union of the Dublin 
Post Office with that of Zondon, they ceased to hold 
office ; and praying the House to take their case 
into consideration, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Baldwin presented a Bill to extend the Pro- 
visions of an Act of the first and second years of 
his Majesty King George the Fourth, relating to the 
Exchange of Lands subject to Trusts for Charitable 
Purposes, so as to authorize the Extinguishment of 
Charges on Freehold Property for Charitable Pur- 
poses, by Purchase or otherwise: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 19th day of August next ; 
and to be printed. 


Lewes Prison. 


Post Office 
( Dublin.) 


Charitable 
nds : 
Exchange Bill. 


No. 466. 


Coroners 


A Petition of Coroners of the King’s County, 
(Ireland. ) 


praying that the remuneration payable to the Co- 
roners of Ireland may be increased, either by a fixed 
salary, subject to the control of the going Judge of 
Assize, or by an increased allowance per inquest, 
and the adjournments thereof, together with an 
allowance per mile to defray their travelling expenses, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and 
Station Bill to make their Report, be further enlarged 
till Monday the 20th day of this instant July. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a List of Applications for Grants out of the 
£.30,000 voted for Education in the year 1839 ; 
specifying the object of each Application, and the 
Date thereof; the Amount stated to be subscribed 
in each case by Private Parties, and the Number of 
Scholars proposed to be provided for ; distinguishing 
the Applications made through the National Society, 
the British and Foreign Society, and those made by 
other Parties:—A List of Applications made and 
withdrawn, stating the Parties applying :—A List 
of Applications still under consideration:—And, a 
Detailed Account of the manner in which the Sum 
of £.30,000 voted for Education in the last Session 
of Parliament has been expended ; and what Money, 
if any, still remains unemployed and applicable to 
the purposes of the Grant. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
largement and 
Station Bill. 


Education. 


Message from 


the Lords and Mr. Wingfield : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Austin’s A Bill, intituled, An Act for forming and esta- 
Patents Bill. blishing a Company, to be called “ The General 
Salvage Company,” and for enabling the said Com- 
any to purchase certain Letters Patent: 
3 and A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
hom: a Water the Town and Borough of Deal, and the 
"neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Kent: And 
also, 
ney Rationale The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to vest 

certain parts of the Lands and Estates comprised 

in the Deed of Entail executed by the deceased 

Alexander Hamilton, of Pencaitland, on the Thirty- 

first day of January One thousand seven hundred 

and Forty-seven, now in the possession of Mary 
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505 


Hamilton Campbell Lady Ruthven, as Heiress of 
Entail thereof, in Trustees, in trust to sell the same, 
and apply the Proceeds, and also certain Sums 
arising from Sales of Parts of the said Lands, under 
the authority of an Act of Parliament passed to that 
effect, towards the Payment of the Debts affecting 
the Lands and Barony of Winton, also in the pos- 
session of the said Lady Ruthven, as Heiress of 
Entail thereof, so as that the said Lands and Barony 
of Winton, free and disburdened of Debt, may descend 
along with the Estate of Pencaitland to the same 
Heirs of Entail, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Warrington 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to Schoo! Estate 
enable the Trustees of Boteler’s Free Grammar 5! 
School at Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, 
to effect a sale to John Wright, Esquire, of an 
Estate, called the Arrowe Estate, in Arrowe, in the 
County of Chester, and also to sell, exchange and 
lease certain other Estates belonging to the said 
School, and also for the general management of the 
said School, and for other Purposes, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An yartlepool 
Act to enable the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Dock and 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money for com- B#!way Bil. 
pleting their Undertaking, and enlarging the Time 
for completing the same, and for amending the Acts 
relating thereto, 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 Glasgow, 
Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions Esis'ey, and 
of the Act relating to the Glasgow, Paisley and Railway Bill. 
Greenock Railway, and to make certain new Branch 
Railways from the main Line in the Towns of 
Greenock and Port Glasgow, and to establish a Ferry 
across the River Clyde, and to make other Works 
in connexion with the said Railway, 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 Birmingham 
Act to amend and enlarge some of the Provisions of Bristol and 
the Act relating to the Birmingham, Bristol and ites 
Thames Junction Railway, and to authorize the Bill. 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money for the 
Purposes of the said Undertaking, 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 Banff Municipal 
Act for regulating the Municipal Government and —— = 
Expenses of the Royal Burgh of Banff, North Bri- °°" 
tain ; for establishing an effective Police within the 
same ; and also for maintaining, improving and re- 
gulating the Harbour of the said Royal Burgh, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Duties and Duties and 
Revenues Bill. Revenues Bill. 

t No. 467. 
(In the Committee.) 

Postponed Criause, N° 26 (Provision for Arch- 
deaconries not duly endowed) read. 

Amendment proposed, at the end of the Clause, 
to add the following Proviso: “ Provided that the 
“ Canonry or Canonries, or portion of a Canonry 
or Canonries, which, under the provisions of this 
Act, shall be annexed or appropriated as a pro- 
vision for Archdeacons, shall be in addition to the 
number of Canonries of which the Chapters of the 
several Cathedral Churches in England are by 
this Act to consist.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 
The Committee divided : 





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Postponed Ciavse, N° 32, agreed to. 

Postponed Cravses, N° 33 and N° 34, agreed to. 

Cravse, N° 40, amended, and agreed to. 

CuauseE, N° 41, agreed to. 

Cuauseg, N° 42, disagreed to. 

Cuavusz, N° 43, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuavuse, Ne 44, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 45 (Profits of suppressed Canonries 
to be paid to, and their estates vested in, the Com- 
missioners) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, } 48 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell : F 
Tellers for the f Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \,, 
Noes, Mr. Acland: | hes 


Crauses, N°46 and N° 47, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Crause, N° 48, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 49, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 50, agreed to. 

Cuiausz, N° 51, disagreed to. 

Cuiauses, N° 52 to N° 54, agreed to. 


Cuause, N° 55 (Augmentation of smaller Dignities 
from surplus revenues of the larger Dignities)—— 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed : To add the following Pro- 
viso at the end of the Clause, “ Provided neverthe- 
“ less, that, before such fixed annual sums as afore- 
said (being any portion of the revenues of the 
larger Deaneries and Canonries) shall be paid to 
the holders of the smaller Deaneries and Canonries 
respectively, consideration shall first be had, in 
the manner hereinafter provided, to the local 
parochial exigencies of the Dioceses from which 
such revenues are respectively derived.” 


Question put, That the Proviso be there added ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, { oq yon, } 15 


_ J Mr. John Parker, } ‘ 
Tellers for the Noes, Sir Charles Adam : 50. 
Cxiauses, N° 55, as amended, agreed to. 


Cuause, N° 56 (Property to form a common 
Fund for augmentation of poor Benefices generally, 
unless urgent cause shown for exclusive appropria- 
tion) read. . 

Amendment proposed: P. 30. Is. 13 and 14. To 
leave out the words “ due regard being had to the 
“ spiritual wants of other Dioceses.” 


Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause put, and agreed to. 
Amendment proposed : To add the following Pro- 
viso, “ Provided also, That, subject to the appro- 
“ bation of the Crown, the said Commissioners be 
authorized to retain any Canonry, the suppression 
of which is otherwise provided for by this Act, 
subject to such appropriation of any part of its 
revenues as the said Commissioners may propose, 
if the retention of such Canonry be deemed by 
them in an especial manner conducive to the 
efficiency of the Established Church, or to the 
making additional provision for the cure of souls.” 
Question, That those words be there added 
put, and Negatived. 











Criause, N° 56, agreed to. 

Cxiavuss, N° 57, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiaust, N° 58, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 59 and N° 60, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Crausgs, N° 61 to N° 63, agreed to. 











acca N¢ 64 (Saving of existing interests) —— 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 32. ls.17 and 18. After 
the words “ who was in possession on the ” to insert 
the words “ day of the passing of this Act.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 16 


Yeas, Mr. Acland : 
Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, ga 
Noes, Mr. Tufnell : } x 


Several Amendments made. 
CrausE, N° 64, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravusss, N° 65 to N° 69, agreed to. 


to. 

Crauszs, N° 72 and N° 73, agreed to. 

Crauses (A.) and (B.) added. 

Cause (C.) (Seven Canonries to be suppressed 
at Winchester) read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph 
by paragraph. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out “ seven,” and 
insert “ eight.” 

Question put, That “ eight” stand part of the 
Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


' Mr. John Parker 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Tufnell: . 75 


Tellers for the Noes,{ Mi etion gy } 15. 


Ciause (C.), as amended, agreed to. 
Crauses (D.) (Two Canonries of E/y annexed to 


new Professorships in the University of Cambridge) 
read 1°; and, by leave, withdrawn. 


Cuiavusss (E.) and (F.) read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Clause, instead of Ctaust N° 27 (Provision for 
the Parish of Southwell) read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Clause (Prebends of Chumleigh)——read 1°, 2°, 
and added. 

Clause (For renewal of Leases by Lessees of 
Lands, being the property of any vacant Canonry, 
&amp;c.)——brought up, and read 1°. 

Question, That the Clause be now read 2°—— 
put, and Negatived. 


ScHEDULE added. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 














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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday. next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Clergy 
into a Committee to consider of authorizing annual (Canada.) 


Payments out of the Consolidated Fund to the 


Clergy of the Church of England, and to the Clergy 
of the Church of Scotland in Canada. 


(In the Committee.) 
Resolved, That provision be made, out of the 


Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the payment of such Sums 
as may be necessary to make good the deficiency of 
the Fund to be created by an Act of the present 

Session of Parliament for the Sale of the Clergy 


Reserves in the Province of Upper Canada. 
Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the _ Chair ; and Mr. John 


| Parker reported, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 
The 


Ciauses, N°70 and N° 71, amended, and agreed 








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4. Vicroriz. 
Clergy Reserves The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Canada) Bill. Fy ittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Oyster Fisteries The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scoland) Bill. reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Law Commission Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That it be an Instruction to the 
Committee, that they have Power to introduce a 
Clause authorizing the Boards of Guardians, if they 
shall see fit, to administer relief to widows with 
families, without compelling them to come into the 
workhouse, although such widows shall not reside 


within the Union in which they have a legal settle- 
ment ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 10° die Julii, 1840: 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the; Mr. Burroughes, } 34 

Yeas, Mr. Wolverley Attwood : siete 

Tellers for thee Mr. John Parker, } 60 

Noes, Mr. Robert Gordon: ieee 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 
(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausez, N° 1 (Poor Law Commissioners to be 
continued} read. 

An Amendment made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add the following Proviso: “ Provided always, 
“ That such Assistant Commissioners shall not, after 
“ the thirty-first day of March One thousund eight 


“ hundred and Forty-one, exceed the number of 
The Committee divided : 
} 11. 
Tellers for thef Mr. John Parker, 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 


“ nine.” 
Tellers for thef Colonel Sibthorp, 
\ 61. 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley : 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Poor Law 
Commission 
Bill. 





Question put, That those words be there added ; 
Yeas, Mr. Richard Hodgson: 
Crausez, N° 1, agreed to. 


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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill ;. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Parliamentary Burghs (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, 


the 26th day of August next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Burghs 


(Scutland) Bill. 


Royal Burghs 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. 


reading of the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday, the 26th day of August next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Soap Duties 
Bill ; 

Vor. 95. 


Soap Du'ies 
Bill, 


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507 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage _ 
reading of the Drainage (Ire/and) Bill; (Ireland) Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Loan Societies 
further consideration the Report on the Loan So- Bill. 
cieties Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Railways Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Population Bill. 
mittee on the Population Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Metropolitan 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; — saaeas 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday  ~ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Prisons 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) 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 Imprisonment 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- m4 a _ 
ment for Debt (Ireland) Bill ; seen tans 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into iturther 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Caledonian 
mittee on the Caledonian Canal Bill; Canal Bull, 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Cenal Police 
the Report on the Canal Police Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Iwene 
mittee on the Insane Prisoners Bill ; Prinmers Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second lurnpike 
reading of the Turnpike Trusts Bill ; Trusts Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second lagan Naviga- 
reading of the Lagan Navigation Bill ; tion Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parliamentary 
reading of the Parliamentary Boroughs Bill ; Boroughs Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second New South — 
reading of the New South Wales, &amp;c., Bill; Wales, écc., Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Friendly 
reading of the Friendly Societies Bill ; Societies SS. 
Ordered, That the bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Newgate Gaol 
reading of the Newgate Gaol (Dublin) Bill; (Dubin) Bult. 


3T2 + Ordered, 








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West India 
Relief Bill, 


New Zealand, 


Assessed Taxes 
Composition 
Biii. 


Juvenile 
Otfeuders Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Thames 
Embankment. 


Militia 


Kstimates. 


Grand Jury 
Cess (Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Toll on Lime 


Bill. 


Queen’s Bench 
Prison. 


508 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the West India Relief Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the Statements contained in the Peti- 
tion of the Merchants, Bankers and Ship-owners of 
the City of London, which was presented upon the 


22d day of May last, respecting the Colonization | 


of New Zealand, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Lord Eliot, Mr. 
Labouchere, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Vernon 
Smith, Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Robert 
Steuart, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Hindley, Captain Bol- 
dero, Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. Briscoe, Sir William 
Somerville, and Mr. George William Hope, with 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Juvenile 
Offenders Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to alter and amend the Laws 
relating to the Sale of Beer, 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. Pakington do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Kemble be added to the Select 
Committee on Thames Embankment. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the Disem- 
bodied Militia of Great Britain and Ireland for 
a year, to the 31st day of March 1841 ; 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
provide for the Applotment and Levy of Grand 
Jury Cess in certain cases in Jreland: And that 
Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland and Lord Viscount 
Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and explain the General Turnpike Acts, 


so far as relates to the Toll payable on Carriages or | 


Horses laden with Lime for the Improvement of 
land: And that Mr. Sanford and Mr. Bramston 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Persons confined within 
the Walls of the Prison of the Queen’s Bench, or 
within any Rules, Liberties or Precincts thereof, at 
the end of each successive quarter of the several 


years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, | 


1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840; distinguishing those 


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A. 1840. 


confinement for Political Offences and Fines; toge- 
ther with the length of time during which each such 
Person was or has been so in confinement. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tithe Commu. 
Return of all Agreements for the Commutation of tation. 
Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of January 1840 
to the 1st day of July 1840. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Turmpike Acts 
to continue, for a limited period, the Local Turnpike oo 
Acts in Great Britain which expire with this or the” 
ensuing Session of Parliament: And that Mr. Fox 


Maule and the Lord Advocate do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Feargus O’ Connor, Esquire, Bar- Mr. Feargus 
rister-at-Law, and now a Prisoner at the felons’ side 2" 
of York Castle, praying the House to present an 
humble Address to Her Majesty, that Her Majesty 
may be graciously pleased to appoint a Commission 
to examine into and report upon the allegations 
contained in his Petition, presented to the House on 
the 1st day of June last, and that the said Commis- 
sion examine witnesses on the spot, and in the pre- 
sence of the Petitioner, who, if necessary, shall have 
the assistance of his legal adviser, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. ' 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat and 
Returns of the Average Prices of Wheat and Oats 02 (Ireland.) 
per barrel, calculated upon the Returns advertised 
in the Dublin Gazette, for the years ending respec- 
tively on the Ist day of May 1835, 1836, 1837, 

1838, 1839 and 1840 :—Of the Average Prices of 
Wheat and Oats per barrel, calculated on the same 
Returns, for the period of Ten years immediately 
preceding the 1st day of May 1840, viz. from the 
1st day of May 1831 to the 1st day of May 1840, 
both inclusive :—And, of the Average Prices of 
Wheat and Oats per barrel, calculated on the same 
Returns, for the period of Six years immediately 
preceding the 1st day of May 1840, viz. from the 


ist day of May 1835 to the 1st day of May 1840, 
both inclusive. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland presented a Grand Jury 
Bill to provide for the Applotment and Levy of Grand Cess (Iveta) 
Jury Cess in certain cases in Ireland: And the same ( i oon 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Nv-468. 
second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland presented a Court Houses 
Bill to amend the Law relating to Court Houses in (Ireland) Bil. 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time; No. 469. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next; and to be printed. 


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





Veneris, 10° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Committee on the Liver- Liverpooi 
pool Docks Bill have leave to sit this day till Vocks Bill. 
| five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 








|  Trafford’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; Trafford’s 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce Divorce Bill. 
| Bills. 

| Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 


| nesses for the said Bill; and also, that they do hear 


confined under process for Debt from those-under | counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
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Close’s _ 
Divorce Bill. 


Hartlepool 
Dock aud 
Railway Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


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the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun-|new Branch Railways from the main line in the 


sel or produce witnesses. 


Towns of Greenock and Port Glasgow, and to 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the| establish a Ferry across the River Clyde, and to 
Evidence taken before the Lords in the case of | make other Works in connexion with the said Rail- 


the said Bill, which was communicated from the 


Lords upon Tuesday last, be referred to the said 
Select Committee. 


Close’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; and 
committed to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before the Lords in the case of 
the said Bill, which was communicated from the 
Lords upon Tuesday last, be referred to the said 
Select Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Hartlepool Dock and 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money 
for completing their Undertaking, and enlarging the 
Time for completing the same, and for amending the 
Acts relating thereto; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 9.1. 14. After “ shall” insert “ hereafter.” 
Pr. 9.1.15. After “ of” insert “ being elected 
“- 

Pr. 40. 1.16. After “highway” insert Clause (A.) 

Ciavse (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend or be construed to extend to prevent any 
person or persons from proceeding by indictment 
or otherwise against the said Company, or against 
any of their officers, servants or workmen in re- 
spect of any works of the said Company, as a 
public or private nuisance, or from bringing any 
action or actions against the said Company, or 
any of their officers, servants or workmen, for any 
injury sustained by reason of any such works.” 

Pr. 45.1. 18. After “‘ them” insert Clause (B.) 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained, shall extend or be construed 
to extend, to take away, impeach, abridge, restrain, 
alter, prejudice or affect any right or title which 
the Most noble William Harry Duke of Cleveland, 
or his heirs, or any person may have to any right, 
title, interest, franchise, royalty or jurisdiction 
claimed by Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, 
in any manner whatsoever.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene 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. Robert Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 
case of the Metropolis Improvement Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as that the notices of the intended application were 


sent by the Post to Twenty-seven Parties dispersed | 


in various parts of the Kingdom; but it appeared to 
the Committee that Twenty-three of such Parties 
had replied to such notices, and of the remaining 
Parties three were lease-holders and only one a 
freeholder. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of the Act relating to the Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway, and to make certain 


Vor. 95. 


way; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 51. 1. 24. After “offence” insert Clause (A.) 

Ciavuse (A.) “ And whereas it is by the said 
recited Act Enacted, That the Bridges over East 
Stewart-street and Saint Andrew’s-street in the 
East parish of Greenock, and county of Renfrew, 
shall be of such construction as to admit of the 
same being raised to a height of twenty feet, and 
the part of the said bridges so to be raised shall 
not be of less width than fifteen feet, and the 
said Company are by the said recited Act required, 
after twenty-four hours’ notice to that effect from 
Messieurs Scott, Sinclair and Company, to raise 
the said bridges or either of them, so as to admit. of 
the passage of such bulky articles underneath the 








same, as may require such increased space to be 
afforded them, and it is provided that the Messieurs 
Scott, Sinclair and Company shall, as to the time 
of giving the said notice, and requiring the said 
bridges or either of them to be raised as afore- 
said, in all things consult the convenience of the 
said Company, so as not to impede the traffic on 
the said Railway, and the said Company shall 
not be required to keep open the said bridges, or 
either of them, at any time for any longer period 
than fifteen minutes: And whereas arrangements 
have been made with the said Messieurs Scott, Sin- 
clair and Company and the said Railway Company, 
and it is therefore expedient that the said recited 
provisions should be repealed, and other provisions 
enacted in lieu thereof: BE it therefore Enacted, 
that the same shall be and are hereby repealed 
accordingly.” 


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Pr. 54. 1.19. After “ Railway” insert Clause (B.) 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
the said Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
Company shall, at their own expense, light and 
keep duly lighted at all proper times, the arch- 
ways for carrying the said Railway over Under- 
wood-street and Stony Brae in the Town of Pais- 
ley, and shall also properly pave and maintain in 
good order and condition the pavements of the 
footpaths under the arches over the said street 
and brae respectively.” 

Pr. 57.1. 11. After “lane” insert “ and that in 
crossing the street called Robert-street, near Port 
Glasgow, it shall not be necessary to construct the 
said arch over the same, at a greater height than 
thirteen feet from the surface of the said street 
called Robert-street.” 


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Pr. 74.1.24. After “confirmed” insert Clause(C.) 

CuauseE (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
all questions, suits or actions relating to that part 
of the said Railway which may for the time being 
be under the management of the joint Committee 
appointed by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company and the Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway Company, shall be 
determined, and the said part of the said line shall 
be constructed, managed and regulated by, and 
according to the powers and provisions in the said 

recited Act relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, 

|“ Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and an Act passed 
| in the present Session of Parliament, intituled, 
‘An Act to amend and continue the Act relating 
to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway, and to make a new Branch therefrom.’” 

In the First Schedule to the Bill; in the first 
and second column : 

Pe. o6.. ls., 16., 37. 38. 19., 2., S1., 2%. 93 
and 24, Leave out 
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Treasurer and Coun- 
cillors of Greenock, 


as Trustees of the Har- 
bours of Greenock.” 


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Bantf Municipal 
Police and 
Harbour Bill, 


510 


In the Title of the Bill : 
L. 5. Leave out from “ Glasgow” to “ and” in 
1. penult. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr, Wallace 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 regulating the Municipal Go- 


vernment and Expenses of the Royal Burgh of 


Banff, North Britain; for establishing an effective 
Police within the same; and also for maintaining, 
improving and regulating the Harbour of the said 
Royal Burgh; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 19. 1. 34. In the interlineation: L. 5. After 

time” insert “and any person acting in the con- 
trary shall forfeit a penalty of fifty pounds for 
such offence, to be recovered as hereinafter 
“ directed.” 

Pr, 21. 1. 24. Leave out from ‘“ office” to 
“ And,” in 1, 29. 

Pr. 27.1. 23. Leave out “is” and insert “ are.” 

Pr. 31.1. 12. Leave out “rate” and insert “ roll.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 38. Leave out “ for the same” interlined. 

Pr. 37. 1. penult. Leave out “ his” and insert 


“ 
“ 
“ 


“ their.” 


Pr. 37.1. ult. Leave out “he” and insert “ they.” 
Pr. 43. 1. 21. Leave out “ his” and insert 


“ their.” 


Pr. 43, 1. 23. Leave out “ he ” and insert “ they.” 
Pr. 44. 1. 3. Leave out “ him” and insert 


“ them.” 


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interlined. 


Pr. 44. 1. 29. 
their.” 

Pr. 44, 1. 29. Leave out “he” and insert “ they.” 
Pr. 44. 1. 33. Leave out “ his” and insert 


Leave out “ his” and insert 


“ their.” 


Pr. 48. 1. 9. Leave out “ third” and insert 


“ fourth.” 


Pr. 58. |. 5. After “ corps” insert “ or other 
person or persons in Her Majesty’s service.” 
r. 60. 1. 11. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 60. 1, 24. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 


Pr. 61. 


25. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 61. 


34. Leave out from “ things” to “ in,” 


Pr. 60. 1. 30. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 60. 1. penult. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 61.1. 6. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 61.1. 9. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 14. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 
Pr. 61, 1.18. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 

1. 

l. 


in 1. 38. 


Pr. 62.1.9. Leave out “ Magistrate or.” 

Pr. 67. 1.8. After “ made” insert “ after notice 
to remove the same.” 

Pr. 71.1. 3. After “ aforesaid” insert “ or by 
letter addressed to him or her, and sent through 


“ the Post Office.” 


Pr. 78.1, 15. Leave out “ streets, roads.” 
Pr. 78. 1. ult. Leave out “ streets, roads.” 
Pr. 83. 1. 3. After “ also” insert “ with consent | 
of the proprietors.” | 


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Pr. 85.1. 25. Leave out “ the” and insert “ any,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ water’ to 
“ for” in 1, 26. 


Pr. 86. 1. 30. Leave out “ of such Commis- 
sioners.”’ 

Pr 87.1. 14. Leave out from “ water” to 
shali” inl. 15, 

Pr. 92. 1. 13. Leave out “ fifty” and insert 
two hundred.” 

Pr. 93. 1, 2. Leave out “ fifty’ and insert 
two hundred.” 

Pr. 112. 1.28. After “ traders” insert “ trustees.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 9. Fill up the blank with “ ten.” 

Pr. 176. 1. 34. Leave out “ or Dean of Guild” 


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Pr, 177. 1. 4. Leave out “or Dean of Guild” 
interlined. 

Pr. 182. 1. 28. After “ Banff” insert “ nor 
shall any such order, rule, bye-law or regulation, 
(to which a penalty shall be attached) come into 
operation until it shall have been confirmed b 
the said Sheriff, and the said Sheriff shall not 


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laws or regulations is hung up in the office of the 
Town Clerk of Banff, open to the inspection of 
all persons without the payment of any fees; and 
any person conceiving that he will be aggrieved 


Sheriff, but not so as to allow of more than one 


Town Clerk, previous to the day appointed for 
taking such order, rule, bye-law or regulation 
into consideration.” 


Pr. 186. l. 16. Leave out from “ except” to 


this Act,” and in]. 17, after “shall” insert “ from 
their obvious meaning and context.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wallace do carry the Bill tc 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- 


spect the Journals of the House of Lords with rela- (Renfrew and 


tion to any Proceedings upon the West Ferry 
(Renfrew and Dumbarton) Bill, and to make Report 
thereof to the House. 

And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Wallace, 
Mr. Oswald, Mr. Loch, Lord James Stuart, Mr. 
Gillon, Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Houstoun :—And 
they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Mr. Sanford presented a Bill to amend and explain 
the General Turnpike Acts, so far as relates to the 
Toll payable on Carriages or Horses laden with Lime 
for the Improvement of Land: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be a read a second 
time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from the Cambridge Gas Light and Coke Rating Stock 
Company ;—Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Col- in Trade Bill. 


chester ;—and, Maidstone Gas Light and Coke Com- 


| pany ; praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill 
|may not pass into a law, asit now stands,—were 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. . 
able. 


confirm any such order, rule, bye-law or regulation, 
unless notice of the application for such confirm- 
ation shall have been given in one or more news- 
papers circulating in the said burgh, at least one 
calendar month before such confirmation, which 
notice shall specify the day and hour when such 
confirmation is to be given, and shall also intimate 
that a copy of the proposed orders, rules, bye- 


thereby may be heard thereon before the said 


of one party present, being heard on the same 
matter of objection, nor shall any party be entitled 
to be heard, unless three days’ notice in writing 
shall have been given and lodged with the said 


wherein” in |. 17., and insert “ those parts of 


West Ferry 


Dumbarton) 
Bill. 


Toll on Lime 
Bill. 


No. 471. 


A Petition of Ministers and Members of the Con- Idolatry 
gregation of Bayswater Episcopal Chapel, pray- (India.) 


ing that immediate and effectual steps be taken to 
dissolve all connexion between the British Govern- 
ment in Jndia, and the Idolatrous Rites and Esta- 
blishments of the natives, who are subject to British 
rule, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the United Asso- Church Rates. 


ciate Synod of the Secession Church in Scotland, 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Two 





East 
Prod 





Edu 
(Irel 


Uni 
Suf 





East India 
P roduces 


Education 
(Irel and. ) 


Universal 


Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Grammar 
Schools Bill. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Cracow. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Act. 


Metropolis 
Police Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices. 


4, VictoriZ. 


Two Petitions from Glasgow; praying the House 
not to sanction any reduction in the duty on the 
importation of East India Silk Manufactured Goods, 
—were presented, and read ; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on East India Produce. 


Petitions from Carnew ;—and, Shillelagh; pray- 
ing that the present system of National Education 
in Ireland may not be persisted in, but that en- 
couragement and assistance may be afforded to the 
Schools connected with the Church Education So- 
ciety for Lreland,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Confectioners of Glasgow, praying 
for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Par- 
liaments, Vote by Ballot, the abolition of the Pro- 
perty Qualification in the Members, with a proper 
distribution of electoral districts, and providing for 
their due remuneration while in Parliament, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Huntingdon, praying 
that the Grammar Schools Bill may pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting as- 
sembled at Dalston, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to remit the punishment of all persons 
confined for Political Offences, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Merchants of 
Kingston-upon-Hull, complaining that the commerce 
of this country with the Republic of Cracow has 
been destroyed through the occupation of Cracow 
yy foreign troops; and praying the House to address 

er Majesty for the permanent establishment of a 
British consul there, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of 
the Poor, and Parishioners of Saint Mary Abbotts, 
Kensington, praying that a Clause may be inserted 
in the Parochial Assessments Bill to preserve to 
them the powers given by a local Act of Faison, 
7 Geo. 4, c. 113, sec. 9, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of Saint Mary Abbots, 
Kensington, praying for the amendment of the Poor 
Law Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land in 
the parish of Enfield, complaining of the expense 
of the Police Force being defrayed out of the Poor’s 
Rates ; and praying that a Police Rate may be sub- 
stituted, which shall be assessed upon lands in the 
proportion of one half relatively with the rate charged 
upon household and other property, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the 
parish of Guilsfield, praying that provision may be 
made in the Poor Law Amendment Bill, that such 
_—, as are not included in any Union shall 

ave their accounts audited by the Poor Law Com- 


missioners, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parish of 
Whitekirk and Tyninghame, praying that the pro- 
posed measure relative to Church of Scotland Bene- 
fices, may receive the sanction of the House, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Vou. 95. 


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511 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their Address of yesterday, (that Her Addresses. 
Majesty would .be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions that the Paper therein mentioned might be 
laid before this House) had been presented to Her 
Majesty, and that Her Majesty had commanded him 
to acquaint this House that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Ad- Education. 

dress to Her Majesty,—A List of Applications for wo 470 
Grants out of the £. 30,000 voted for Education in 
the year 1839; specifying the Object of each ap- 
plication, and the Date thereof; the Amount stated 
to be subscribed in each case by Private Par- 
ties, and the Number of Scholars proposed to be 
provided for ; distinguishing the Applications made 
through the National Society, the British and Fo- 
reign Society, and those made by other Parties :— 
A List of Applications made and withdrawn, stating 
the Parties applying :—A list of Applications still 
under Consideration :—And, a detailed Account of 
the Manner in which the sum of £.30,000, voted for 
Education in the last Session of Parliament, has been 
expended ; and what Money, if any, still remains 
unemployed and applicable to the Purposes of 
the Grant. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alva, praying the Queen's 
House to address Her Majesty to dismiss Her pre- Ministers, &amp;c. 
sent Ministers, and to grant a free pardon to all 
persons confined for Political Offences, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kinver ;—and, Armitage, praying Lord’s Day. 
the House to adopt measures for promoting the better 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, County Con- 
of Maidstone, praying that the County Constabu- stabulary Bill. 
lary Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Goods on 
Wilts and Berks Canal Navigation, praying that Canals Bill. 
the Goods on Canals Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Hull and Selby Railway Com- Railways Bill. 
pany ;—and, the Chester and Birkenhead Railway 
Company; praying that the Railways Bill may not 
pass into a law, were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Printers and Book-binders of Zi- Copyright Bill. 
verpool, praying that the Copyright Bill may not 
pass into a law, was — and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Darlaston ;—and, Raynham; pray- Maynooth 
ing the House not to sanction any further grant of College. 
public money to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Edinburgh Trades- Royal Burghs 
men’s Association, praying that a Clause may be (Scotland) Bill. 
inserted in the Royal Burghs (Scotland) Bill, to pre- 
clude Dissenters from the established Church from 
voting as councillors upon any {question connected 
with her patronage, maintenance or representation, 


in general assemblies, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend George Sandby, Education. 


Rector of All Saints with Saint Nicholas, South 


374 Elmham, 





































































Garngad 
Road Bill. 


Ludlow Ro- 
rough Election. 


Jonded Corn. 


No. 472. 


Birmingham, 
Bristol and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 





512 10° Julie. A. 1840, 


Elmham, stating that the annual Parliamentary 

Grants for promoting Public Education, are by no 

means sufficient ; and praying the House to pass an 

Act for levying local rates in aid of the same, was 

= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend an Act 
assed in the third year of the reign of his Majesty 

King George the Fourth, and the Acts therein re- 
cited, so far as the same relate to the Road to Pro- 
van Mill, commonly called the Garngad Road, 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. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Letter signed ‘ James Coppock,” Agent 
for the Petitioners against the Return of Beriah Bot- 
field, Esquire, for the Borough of Ludlow, stating that 
it was not intended to proceed with the Petition. 

And the said Letter was read, as followeth : 


Sir, 3, Cleveland-row, 9 July, 1840. 
As Agent for the Petitioners against the Return of 
Beriah Botfield, Esquire, for the Borough of Lud- 
low, and in compliance with the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. 
c. 38, I hereby give you notice that it is not intended 
to proceed with the Petition. | 
I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your very obedient servant, 
James Coppock. 
The Right honourable the Speaker 
of the House of Commons. 


Ordered, That the Order made upon the 5th day 
of June last, for referring the Petition of the there 
under-signed Electors of the Borough of Ludlow, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Borough, to the General Committee of 
Elections, be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire under what restrictions it might be expedient 
to permit Flour to be manufactured in Bond, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. Hutt reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; That having been stopped in their investi- 
gation by an objection in point of form taken by 
some members of the Committee to the nature of the 
Evidence which was offered to it; and the lateness 
of the Session not permitting a reference to the House 
for the purpose of varying the terms of the reference, 


Pr. 54. 1. 24. After “and” insert “ of.” 
Pr. 54. 1. penult. After “ Companies’ 
respectively.” 
Pr. 54. Is. 35. and 36. Leave out “aforesaid” 
and insert “ therein mentioned.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 26. After “ thereto” insert Clause (A.) 
Cravse (A.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
“ Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
“ extend to alter, diminish or take away, or in any 
manner to prejudice the rights, privileges, powers, 
and authorities or any of them vested m the Great 
Western Railway Company, by virtue of all or 
any of the Acts relating to the said last-mentioned 
Railway, but saving and reserving to the said 
Great Western Railway Company all their rights, 
privileges, authorities and franchises, in like man- 
ner as if this Act had not been passed.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Muntz 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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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wales. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of Correspondence between the Colo- 
nial Department and the Treasury, including Copy 
of a Despatch from the Governor of New South 
Wales, and the Reply thereto of the Secretary of 
State, dated the 28th day of June 1840, relative to 
the Finances of the Colony, and the application of 
Land Sales to Police and Gaols. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Mr. Wingfield: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Edinburgh and 
Act to amend the Act relating to the Edinburgh Glaseow Rai 
and Glasgow Railway, with Amendments ; to which ve sins 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Lord Vaux of 
for the continuance of certain Powers contained in — 
the Settlement on the Marriage of Charles Mostyn, es 
Esquire, now deceased, and for authorizing the In- 
vestment of the Monies to arise under the Powers of 
Sale and Exchange contained in such Settlement in 
the Purchase of Estates in Jre/and, as wellas in 
England and Wales; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 





the Committee have only to report the Evidence 
taken before them to the House. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend and enlarge some of the 
Provisions of the Act relating to the Birmingham, 
Bristol and Thames Junction Railway, and to au- 
thorize the Company to raise a further Sum of Mo- 
ney for the Purposes of the said Undertaking ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 18. 1.33. Leave out from “ Company”’ to “and” 
in Pr. 19. 1. 35. 

Pr. 30.1. 38. Leave out “ Counter” and insert 
“ Counters.” 
Pr. 36. |. 29. Leave out “ nine’ 
six.” 


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Lord Vaux of Harrowden’s Estate Bill, was read Lord Vaux of 
| the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Harrowdens 
Estate Bill, 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lower Canada. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of the Commission- 
ers appointed to investigate the Claims of certain 
Loyal Inhabitants of Lower Canada, for losses sus- 
tained by them during the late Disturbances in that 
Province, the Salaries received by them, and the 
Amount of their contingent Expenses. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
| of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 











and insert | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Iron, &amp;c- 


Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron imported 


Pr. 39.1. penult. Leave out from “ otherwise” to | into and exported from the United Kingdom in the 


« And” in Pr. 47. 1. 32. 


Pr. 53. 1. 10. Leave out “hereby ” and insert 


year 1839; distinguishing the several sorts of Iron, 
and the Countries from which imported, and to 





“ thereby” and in Is. 10. and 11. leave out from | which exported :— Of the Quantity of British Tron 


“ authorized” to “‘to’”’ in |. 16. 


(including unwrought Steel) exported in ~~ 
? 


French Claims. 


Supply ; 


Political 
Offenders. 


Estimates, &amp;c, 
referred ; 
Army, 


4 VictorRiz. 


1839, distinguishing the Countries to which ex- 
ported :—And, of the Quantity of British Hardware 
and Cutlery exported in the year 1839, distiguishing 
the Countries to which exported, and the declared 
Value thereof. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Monies awarded and paid by 
the Commissioners for Claims on France, under the 
Conventions of the 20th day of November 1815, and 
April 1819, or under or by virtue of any Order or 
Minute of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majes- 
ty’s Treasury to the following Canadian Establish- 
ments: 1. Les Administratices de l’Hépital Général 
de Quebec; 2. Les Filles de la Congregation de 
Notre Dame de la Ville Marie en Canada; 3. Les 
Religieuses de ? Hotel Dieu de Saint Joseph de Mon- 
rte en Canada; 4. Les Sceurs Administratices de 
Hopital Général de Montreal en Canada; 5. Les 
Supérieures et Religieuses de ? Hotel Dieu de Que- 
bec; 6. Les Supérieures Directeurs et Professeurs 
du Séminaire de Quebec, or any other similar Esta- 
blishment in Canada, distinguishing the Capital 
from Interest and compound Interest accrued there- 
on, up to the period of payment. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply 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 
“« Whereas, in the month of July last, two respect- 
“ able working men, named William Lovett and 
“ John Collins, were convicted of publishing a 
“ Seditious Libel, and for the said offence were 
“* sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in Warwick 
“‘ Gaol; and whereas a large number of persons 
“ have since been convicted of offences of a similar 
“ character, and the greatest portion of those per- 
“sons, contrary to custom, are, as well as the 
above-mentioned William Lovett and John Collins, 
placed on the criminal side of the gaols to which 
they have been respectively sent, and are there 
treated after the manner of persons convicted of 
the most heinous and detestable crimes; it is the 
opinion of this House, that such mode of carry- 
ing out sentences of imprisonment for Political 
Offences, being as uncalled for as unprecedented, 
ought to be Sentinal and that no greater 
“ restraint should be imposed or degradation in- 
“ flicted upon this class of offenders, than their safe 
““ custody requires, and long usage sanctions,” in- 
stead 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 Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 11° die Julii, 1840: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the (Mr. Fox Maule, 1 7 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker: J . 

Tellers for the fMr. T'homas Duncombe, 
Noes, Mr. D’ Israeli: 


1 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the Supplemental Estimate of the 
Charge which will probably be incurred in carrying 

OL. 95. 


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513 


into effect the Recommendations of the Commission 
of Naval and Military Inquiry, applicable to the 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, as shown 
in the Report of the said Commissioners, dated 26th 
March 1840, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Supplementary Estimate of Ordnance. 
the Office of Ordnance for the year 1840-41, be 
referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the several Estimates for Mis- Miscellaneous 
cellaneous Services, which were presented upon the Services. 
2d day of this instant July, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the further Amount Canada. 
that will probably be required to defray the Expenses 
of the Service in the Canadas, consequent upon the 
late Insurrection in those Provinces, be referred to 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Sum required China. 
to be voted on account of the Expenses of the ex- 
pedition to China, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Supplementary Estimate of Navy. 
Her Majesty’s Navy for the year 1840-41, be re- 
ferred to the Committee. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into supply 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the ae L5 May.] 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply ; and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself East India 
into a Committee upon the East India Mutiny, &amp;c., —~ ne 
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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third County Con- 
reading of the County Constabulary Bill; nabelery EUs 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pilots Bill 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Inland Ware- 

reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill; housing Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; Building Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Population (Zreland) Bill was, according to Population — 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Prisons (Ireland) Bill was, according to Prisons _ 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Insulvent 
reading of the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill ; acne ” 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ‘ele24) Bill. 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Court of 
reading of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill ; ec 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time “"!™") 
upon Monday next. 


3 U The 








514 


10°—1 
Commerce and 


merc The Order of the day being read, for the second 
— reading of the Commerce and Navigation Bill ; 
- Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 
Parochial The Order of the day being read, for taking 
aa ™e™s into further consideration the Report on the Paro- 
. chial Assessments Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


Ways and 
Means 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Clergy Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee to whom 
(Canada) it. was referred to consider of authorizing annual 
Payments out of the Consolidated Fund to the 
Clergy of the Church of England, and to the Clergy 
of the Church of Scotland, in Canada, a Resolution, 
which was read, as followeth: 
Resolved, That provision be made out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the payment of such sums 
as may be necessary to make good the deficiency 
of the Fund to be created by an Act of the present 
Session of Parliament for the Sale of the Clergy 
Reserves in the Province of Upper Canada. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill, that 
they have Power to make provision therein, pursuant 


1° Julzz. A. 1840. 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


yesterday, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the Disem- 
bodied Militia of Great Britain and Ireland for a 
year, to the 31st day of March 1841, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Macaulay, 
Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord Viscount Howick, Sir 
Henry Hardinge, Sir Henry Parnell, Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Fox Maule, Colonel Gore Langton, Mr. 
| Hume, Colonel Perceval, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Robert 
Gordon, Mr. More O’ Ferrall, Mr. Hawes, Mr. John 
Parker, and all Colonels of Militia. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, 





a Copy of the Report of the Council of the Statis- 
tical Society of London, upon the best mode of 


The Friendly Societies Bill was, according to Friendly 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Scieties Bill, 


The Newgate Gaol (Dublin) Bill, was, according Newgate Gaol 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Dublin) Bit 


The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill was, ac- aommel Taxes 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- p;/'Poston 


The House was moved, That the Order made Militia 
Estimates, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Population. 


to the said Resolution. 


Clergy Reserves 
(Canada) Bil. mittee on the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Poor Law 
Commission 


agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thurs- 


day next. 


Drainage 
‘\ } . . . 
(ireland; Bill. yeading of the Drainage (Zreland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Caledonian 


Canal Bill. mittee on the Caledonian Canal Bill; 


_ Mr. Fox Maule reported the Poor Law Commis- 
Bill, sion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | 


taking the Census of the United Kingdom in 1841, 
which has been submitted to the Secretary of State 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- for the Home Department :—It passed in the Nega- 


tive. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Vie, Joint Stock 
c. 96, to amend until the end of the next Session of a 
Parliament the Law relative to Legal Proceedings ° 
by certain Joint Stock Banking Companies, against 
their own Members, and by such Members against 
the Companies, 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 Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Robert Gordon do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4Church 
Will. 4, c. 87, to alter and amend the Laws relating (uP°h) pin, 
to the Temporalities of the Church in Jreland, might 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| be read ; and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 4 and 5 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday| Will. 4, c. 90, to amend an Act made in the third 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Canal Police 


Bill. Report on the Canal Police Bill; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 


day next. 


Insane Prisoners 


Will. mittee on the Insane Prisoners Bill; 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


and fourth year of the reign of his present Ma- 
jesty, intituled, An Act to alter and amend the Laws 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the | relating to the Temporalities of the Church of Jre- 


land, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 99, to amend two Acts passed respec- 
tively in the third and fourth, and in the fourth and 
fifth years of his present Majesty for altering and 
amending the Laws relating to the Temporalities of 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday|the Church of Jreland, might be read; and the 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Turnpike 
Trusts Bill. 


of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Lagan Naviga- 
ion SO. reading of the Lagan Navigation Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Parliamentary 
Boroughs Bill, 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Parliamentary Boroughs Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 


same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 


The Turnpike Trusts Bill was, according to Order, |amend the said Acts: And that Lord Viscount Mor- 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee | peth and Dr. Stock do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Liverpool Liverpool 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | Docks Bill have leave to sit this day, notwithstand- Docks Bill. 


ing the adjournment of the House. ; 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, with One Selected Member. 

















Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Joint Stock 
Bill to continue an Act of the first and second years Banking Com- 


of Her present Majesty, relating to Legal Proceed- poe Be. 
ings No. 473. 




















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Railway 
Communication 
(Fifth Report. 


No. 474. 


County 
Treasurers 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 475. 


Army Prize 
Money. 


No. 476. 


Chambers’s 
Estate Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
Jargement and 
Station Bill. 


Standing 
Orders, 


Whalley’s 
Estate Bill, 


Edinburgh 
aud Glasgow 
ailwa 


y 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


4 VicrToriz. 


ings by certain Joint Stock Banking Companies 
against their own Members, and by such Members 
against the Companies : And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Select Committee 


) appointed to inquire into the state of Communica- 


tion by Railways, and who were empowered to 
report their Observations thereupon, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from 
time to time to the House; That they had received 
several Returns relating to the matters to them re- 
ferred ; and had directed him to report the same to 
the House. 

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


Ordered, That the Papers relative to County 
Treasurers (Ireland), which were presented upon 
Wednesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Army 
Prize Money, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after two of the clock 


on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 13° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
HAMBERS’s Estate Bill was read a second 


time ; and committed to Mr. Morris, and the 
South Wales List. 


Mr. Law Hodges reported from the Committee 
on the London and Greenwich Railway Enlarge- 
ment and Station Bill; and to whom several Pe- 
titions against the said Bill, and the Reports of the 
Committees on the South Eastern Railway Bill, in the 
Session of 1836, and on the London and Brighton 
Railway Bills in the Sessions of 1836 and 1837, were 
severally referred ; That the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill ; 
but that having selected the Bills proposed by the 
London and Greenwich Railway Company to effect 
the purposes proposed by the Bill, the Committee 
did not proceed with the consideration thereof. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Thursday next, with One Selected 
Member, and to make their Report upon Friday 
next, 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders relative to Private Bills, have leave to sit this 


day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Whalley’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 


and committed to Mr. Divett, and the South Devon 
List. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Act relating to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3.1. 36. After “lands” insert “as may be 
*“ hereafter entered on.” 

Pr. 4,1. 5. After “ engine” insert “ on or from 
“ lands taken under the powers hereby granted.” 

Pr. 4.1.11. Leave out from “ way” to “ any” 


in 1. 13., and insert “ affect the decision of.’’ 
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10°—11°—13° Juliz. 515 


Pr. 4. 1. 17. Leave out “ passing of this Act,” 
and insert “ ninth day of April One thousand eight 
“* hundred and forty.” 

; hs 4.1.18. Leave out from “such” to “action,” 
in 1. 19. 


Pe 4.1. 20. After “ proceeding” insert “ shall 
“ e. ? 

Pr, 4. 1. 23. After “ passed” insert “ but with- 
out prejudice to the exercise by the Company, of 
any powers granted by this Act after the passing 
“ thereof.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 29. Leave out “they” and in the same 
line leave out from “ not” to the second “ the” in 
]. 31., and insert “ delineated on the Plans, or 
“ mentioned in the Books of Reference referred to 
ee 

Pr. 20. 1. 23. After “ provided” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
when any purchase or compensation money pay- 
able by the said Company shall have been con- 
signed in any of the chartered Banks of Scotland, 
and shall by order of the Court of Session be 
directed to be laid out in the purchase of other 
lands as in the said recited Act is mentioned, it 
shall not be necessary to engross or repeat ver- 
batim, in any of the titles of the new lands which 
shall be purchased in lieu and place of those 
taken, used or injured by the said Company, the 
conditions and provisions of the entail or other 
investiture of the said old lands, or to mention 
specifically the uses, trusts, intents and purposes 
to, for and upon which the said new vat are to 
be held, but it shall be sufficient to state the dates 
of executing and recording the deed or deeds con- 
taining the provisions and conditions subject to 
which, or the uses, trusts, intents and purposes, 
to, for and upon which the said old lands were 
held, and to declare that the said new lands shall 
be held subject to the same provisions and con- 
ditions, and to, for and upon the like uses, trusts, 
intents and purposes, and to record the title con- 
taining such general Reference in the register of 
taillies, sasines or other proper record, according 
to the circumstances, which the keepers of the 
said records are hereby authorized and required to 
do without a special order to that effect: Provided 
always, that upon the first occasion of completing 
titles to the said entailed estates, by service or 
otherwise, the lands acquired to the estates under 
this Act may be introduced into the titles so then 
completed, after which they shall descend re- 
gularly as part and portion of the entailed estate.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 34. After “ Act” insert Clause (B.) 

CrauseE (B.) “ And whereas it is by the said 
recited Act amongst other things enacted, that 
all contracts and agreements made and entered 
into, by and between the said Company and any 
other person whomsoever relating to any act, 
matter or thing to be done or performed in the 
execution of any of the powers of that Act, shall 
be reduced into writing, and signed and sealed by 
the parties thereto: And whereas it is not ne- 
cessary according to the law of Scotland, for the 
validity of contracts or agreements, that the same 
“ should be sealed by the parties thereto: BE it 
therefore Enacted, that so much of the said recited 
Act as enacts or implies that any contract or 
agreements made and entered into by ahd between 
the said Company and any other person whom- 
soever, shall be sealed by the parties thereto, shall 
be and the same is hereby repealed.” 

Pr, 23. 1. 14. After “ party” insert “ or if no 
such further period shall be so fixed, then the 
said money shall be payable at or at any time 
after the expiration of twelve months from the 
period heretofore appointed for payment of the 
same, upon such notice, and in like manner as is 
provided by the said recited Act, with respect to 
the payment of money borrowed, where no time 
is fixed for the payment thereof.” 


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Earl of Scarboe 
rough’s Estate 
Bill, 


Angerstein’s 
Estate Bill. 


West Ferry 
(Renfrew and 
Dumbarton) 
Bill. 


“* West Ferry 
Bill.” 


516 


Pr. 28. 1. 21. After “ Act” insert “ Provided 
always, that the parties having any such claims, 
‘ shall be bound within three months after the final 
“ decision of such suits or actions, to deliver to the 
said Company a statement in writing of the amount 
and particulars thereof, and if the same shall not 
be settled by the Company, to proceed within 
three months thereafter to have the same legally 
constituted, otherwise the said claims shall lapse 
and be extinguished.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald 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 Earl of Scarborough’s Estate Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed to Mr. John Henry 
Lowther, and the West Riding of York List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to authorize 
the sale of a Mansion-house purchased under the 
Trusts of the Will of the late John Julius Anger- 
stein, Esquire, deceased, and to authorize Leases to 
be made of the same, and also of certain Lands 
devised by the said Will; 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 Amendment:—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Wallace reported from the Committee ap- 
ointed to inspect the Journals of the House of 
Savd with relation to any Proceedings upon the 
West Ferry, (Renfrew and Dumbarton) 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 there- 
upon ; and the same were read, as follow: 


“ Die Veneris, 10° Julij, 1840. 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the 
Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for improving the Ferry between 
West Ferry, in the parish of Erskine, and county 
of Renfrew and Dumbarton, in the county of Dum- 
barton, called “ The West Ferry” ; that the Com- 
mittee had met and considered the said Bill, and 
had inquired how far the Standing Orders of the 
House relating to Bills for making and maintaining 
any Ferry or Pier have been complied with on this 
Bill; and had found that all the said Orders in so 
far as they are applicable to this Bill, have been 
complied with thereon, except in the following par- 
ticular, viz. That the notices of the Bill, which, ac- 
cording to the Standing Orders of the House should 
have been affixed on the church door of the parishes 
affected by the Bill twice in the month of October 
and twice inthe month of November last, were af- 
fixed once only in the month of October; but it was 
proved to the Committee that such notices were af- 
fixed on the church doors, six times in the months 
of November and December last; and it was stated 
to the Committee that such omission arose through 
inadvertence ; the Committee had further to report, 
that a draft of the proposed Bill was submitted to 
a meeting of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (who are 
empowered by the Bill to take a lease of the said 
Ferry, and to make certain works connected there- 
with), which meeting was held specially for that 
purpose on the 30th of May last; and which, it 


13° Juliz. 





A. 1840. 


was proved to the Committee, was called by ad- 
vertisement, inserted for four consecutive weeks in 
the newspaper, intituled, ‘ The Greenock Advertiser,’ 
of the 1st, 8th, 15th and 22d of May last (the same 
being a newspaper for the county of Renfrew, in 
which county alone the new works are proposed to 
be made), and it appears that such meeting was held 
on a period not earlier than seven days after the 
last insertion of the said advertisement, and that at 
the said meeting the draft of the Bill, so submitted 
to the Proprietors of the said Railway then present, 
was unanimously approved of; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same to the House, with several Amend- 
ments ; which Report being read by the Clerk ; 

“ Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the 
Table. 

“ Then the Amendments made by the Committee 
to the said Biil, were read by the Clerk, as follow; 
viz. 

“ Pr. 1.1.1. Leave out from ‘ whereas’ to ‘ an’ 
in 1, 13. 

“L, 22. Leave out from ‘ Railway’ to ‘And’ in 
1, 27., and in 1. 27. leave out from ‘ whereas’ to 
‘ but’, in Pr. 2.1. 31. and insert ‘it would be of great 
‘public advantage if a convenient, safe and im- 
‘ proved communication by means of steam boats or 
‘other proper vessels or boats or rafts were esta- 
‘blished and maintained by the Railway Company 
‘in connexion with the said Railway, and with the 
‘ Turnpike-road from Glasgow to Greenock, for pas- 
‘sengers, goods, wares, merchandize, carriages, 
‘horses and cattle across the River Clyde, between 
‘a point in the western part of the parish of Erskine 
‘in the county of Renfrew and Dumbarton, in the 
‘county of Dumbarton, with all necessary quays, 
‘piers, jetties, wharfs and other landing places, 
‘ stations and works connected therewith.’ 

“ Pr. 3. 1. 3. Leave out from ‘same’ to ‘ And’ 
in P. 4, |. 10. and insert ‘ that all the powers, au- 
‘ thorities, provisions, directions, payments, remedies, 
‘ regulations, exemptions, restrictions, matters and 
‘things contained in the said recited Act, shall be 
‘extended and construed to extend to this Act in 
‘ reference to the purchase, sale and conveyance of 
‘the Ferry hereinafter mentioned, belonging to the 
‘ Right honourable Charles Lord Blantyre, and of 
‘the land required for the pier, works and stations 
‘hereby authorized to be made, and to the assess- 
‘ment, recovery and re-investment of the price 
‘thereof, and shall operate and be in force for such 
‘ purpose as fully and effectually, to all intents and 
‘ purposes, as if the same were repeated and re- 
‘ enacted in this Act’; and also insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.), (C.), (D.), (E.), (F.) and (G.) 

“ Crause (A.) ‘And beit further Enacted, That 
‘it shall and may be lawful for the said Company, 
‘and they are hereby authorized and empowered to 
‘establish, keep and maintain an improved Ferry, 
‘by one or more steam or other boats, barge or 
‘ barges, float or floats, raft or rafts or such other 
‘vessels or vessel as shall be sufficient and proper 
‘for the conveyance of carriages, horses, cattle, 
‘ goods, wares, merchandize and other portable ar- 
‘ ticles and foot passengers over and across the River 
‘ Clyde between the said parish of Erskine, at or 
‘near to the place called West Ferry, or at or near 
‘ to the place called East Lang Bank or East Bank, 
‘in the said parish of Erskine, in the county of 
‘ Renfrew, and Dumbarton, in the county of Dum- 
‘ barton, and to let such steam boats or other boats, 
‘ barges, floats, rafts or vessels, for hire, and to erect 
‘and build a Ferry-house and proper offices for the 
‘ habitation and use of the person having the care 
‘and management of the said Ferry so to be esta- 
‘blished as aforesaid, and for the convenience of 
‘ persons using the same, and to make, construct 
‘and keep in repair, at or near the said place called 
‘ West Ferry or East Lang Bank or East Bank 
‘aforesaid, a good and substantial pier, wharf or 

‘ other 























4 VictoRiz. 


‘ other landing place, and proper causeways for the 
‘ said Ferry, and also to make and maintain a proper 
‘and convenient approach road or other communi- 
‘cation from the said pier, wharf or landing place 
‘ to the main line of the said Glasgow, Paisley and 
‘ Greenock Railway, and to the Glasgow and 
* Greenock Turnuike-road, and from time to time to 
‘do or cause to be done all other things necessary, 
‘ establishing, maintaining, regulating and managi 
‘the said improved Ferry, and making the same as 
‘ useful and advantageous to the public as may be, 
‘and all persons with carriages, horses, cattle, 
‘ goods, wares, merchandize and other portable ar- 
‘ ticles, and all foot passengers shall have free liberty 
‘ to pass over the said Ferry so to be established as 
‘aforesaid, upon payment of the respective tolls 
‘hereinafter granted without any hinderance or in- 
‘ terruption, of or by any person or persons whom- 
* soever.’ 

“ CxiauseE (B.) ‘ And whereas Plans and Sections 
‘ describing the lines and levels of the proposed piers 
‘ and other works connected with the said Ferry, at 
‘ West Ferry and East Lang Bank or East Bank, 
‘in the parish of Erskine and county of Renfrew, 
‘and the lands upon or through which the same 
‘are intended to be carried or made, together with 
‘ Books of Reference thereto, containing the names 
‘ of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed 
‘ lessees, and occupiers of such lands have been de- 
‘ posited with the Sheriff Clerk of the county of 
‘ Renfrew: BE it therefore Enacted, that the said 
‘ Plans, Sections and Books of Reference shali 
‘ remain with, and be kept by the said Sheriff Clerk 
‘in all time coming, and all persons interested in 
‘ any manner therein shall have liberty at all reason- 
‘ able times to inspect or make extracts or copies of 
‘the said Plans, booties and Books of Reference, 
‘ paying to the said Sheriff Clerk for every inspec- 
‘tion, the sum of One shilling, and for copies or 
‘ extracts from the said Books of Reference after the 
‘rate of Six-pence for every One hundred words ; 
‘and the said Plans, Sections and Books of Refer- 
“ence so deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk, or 
‘true copies thereof, or of so much thereof respec- 
‘tively as shall relate to any matter which may be 
‘ in question certified by the said Sheriff Clerk, shall 
‘ be, and are hereby declared to be good evidence in 
‘ all courts of law, and elsewhere.’ 

“ CuauseE (C.) ‘And be it further Enacted, That 
‘the said Company, in making the said pier, wharf 
‘or landing place, and other works hereby autho- 
‘ rized to be made, shall have full power to deviate 
‘from the lines delineated on the Plans deposited 
“as hereinbefore mentioned, with such deviations in 
‘the Sections as may be necessary in consequence 
‘thereof: Provided always, that no such deviation 
‘shall extend to a greater distance than One 
‘hundred yards, nor into any lands not described 
‘on the said Plans, nor into the property of any 
‘ person whose name is not mentioned in the said 
‘ Books of Reference, except with the consent of 
‘ the said person in writing first had and obtained : 
‘ Provided always, nevertheless, That it shall not be 
‘lawful for the said Company, unless with the con- 
‘ sent in writing of the said Lord Blantyre, his heirs 
‘or successors, to take any land belonging to the 
‘said Lord Blantyre, for the purposes of the said 
‘ station, pier or works, except to the north of the 
‘line of the said Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
‘ Railway, and between the west side of the new 
‘ Ferry-house and gardens, and the barn immediately 
‘on the west of the old Ferry-house, and only so 
‘much of the ground within the said limits shall 
‘be taken as may be necessary for the purposes 
‘ aforesaid, and such ground when required, shall be 
‘applied to the said purposes and to none other, 
‘ unless with such consent as aforesaid.’ 

“ Criause (D.) ‘And be it further Enacted, That 
‘it shall not be lawful for the said Company to take 


“ or use any land in the said county of Renfrew, and 
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13° Julie. 517 


‘ parish of Erskine, belonging to Lieutenant-General 
‘ Darroch, for the purposes of the said Ferry or 
‘ works, without the consent in writing of the said 
‘ Lieutenant-General Darroch, or the heirs succeed- 
‘ing to him in the said lands.’ 

“Crause (E.) ‘ And be it further Enacted, That 
in case the works hereby authorized to be made 
‘shall not have been a and completed (unless 


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ng,| ‘ prevented by inevitable accident), within the space 


‘ of five years, to be computed from the passing of 
‘ this Act, then, from and after the expiration of the 
‘said term of five years, all the powers, authorities 
‘and privileges given by this and the said recited 
‘ Act in relation thereto, shall cease and determine, 
‘ save only and except as to so much (if any) of the 
‘ said works as shall have been completed within 
‘the said term; and the Sheriff of the county in 
‘ which the same are situate, is hereby authorized 
‘and required at any time before the expiration of 
‘the said term of five years, or within six months 
‘next after the expiration thereof, to grant a cer- 
‘ tificate of such completion upon the evidence of 
‘two or more credible witnesses to be adduced 
‘ before such Sheriff for that purpose.’ 

“ Crauss (F.) ‘ And whereas it is enacted by the 
‘ said recited Act, that none of the operations of the 
‘said Company shall interfere with, injure or affect 
‘ the Ferries or rights of Ferries of Lord Blantyre : 
‘And whereas it is expedient that the said recited 
‘ provision should be repealed, and other provisions 
‘ enacted in lieu thereof: BE it therefore enacted, 
‘ that the same shall be, and the same is accordingly 
‘hereby repealed, but in so far only as may he re- 
: wink for the purposes of this Act.’ 

“ CuiausE (G.) ‘ And be it further Enacted, That 
‘the said Company shall, and they are hereby em- 
‘ powered to purchase from and make such satis- 
‘ faction and compensation to the owner of the Ferry 
‘ called West Ferry, his heirs and successors, for the 
‘Ferry belonging to him or them, across the said 
‘ River Clyde, to and from Dumbarton, called West 
‘ Ferry, in lieu whereof the said improved commu- 
‘nication is hereby authorized to be established, as 
‘may be mutually agreed upon, and in case the 
‘ same shall not be settled by private agreement, as 
‘may be ascertained and settled by the verdict of 
‘a jury, in the same manner as the price of any 
‘lands to be taken in pursuance of the said recited 
‘ Act, is directed to be settled in case of dispute 
‘ about the value thereof.’ 

“ Pr, 4. 1. 16. Leave out from ‘ Dumbarton’ to 
‘ to’ in 1, 20. 

“L. 7. Leave out ‘ carts.’ 

“TL, 24. Leave out from ‘ offence’ to ‘ Pro- 
‘ vided’ in 1. 35. and insert ‘ Provided always, That 
‘no such rule, bye-law or order which shall be made 
‘by the said Company under the authority of this 
‘ Act, shall have any operation or effect until the 
‘same shall have been approved of by one of the 
‘ said Sheriffs, but every such rule, bye-law or order 
‘when approved of as aforesaid, shall be binding 
‘ and conclusive upon all persons whomsoever.’ 

“ Pr. 6.1.8. Leave out from ‘ defaced’ to ‘ And,’ 
in Pr. 7. 1. 13. 

“ Pr, 7. 1. 14. Leave out from ‘ that’ to ‘ it’ in 
1, 20. 

“ Ls. 23. and 24. Leave out from ‘ Company’ 
to ‘or’ in 1. 30. 

“ L. 31. Leave out ‘ his or.’ 

“ L. 32. Leave out ‘ carts.’ 

“ Pr, 8. 1. 9. Leave out from ‘ of’ to ‘ or’ in 
1, 11. and insert ‘ this Act.’ 

“ Ls. 26. and 27. Leave out from ‘ Company’ 
to ‘ And’ in 1. 31. 

“ Pr. 10. 1. 9. Leave out from ‘ Company’ to 
‘to’ in |. 13. 

“ L. 20. Leave out from ‘ Company’ to ‘ to’ in 
1, 24, 
“ L. 29. Leave out ‘ carts.’ 
“ L. 38. Leave out ‘ carts.’ 
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Erskine 
(Western) and 
Dumbarton 
Ferry Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


Act. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


518 


“ Pr, 11. 1. 15. Leave out from ‘ passenger’ to 
‘ And’ in 1. 20, and insert ‘ in any other manner 
‘ than such as shall be settled by the laws of the 
* Company.’ 

“ L. 22. Leave out from ‘ authorized’ to ‘ to’ in 
1. 26. 

“ L. 27. Leave out ‘ place, called West.’ 
L. 29. Leave out ‘ carts and similar.’ 
L. 30. Leave out ‘ carts or.’ 
Pr. 12. 1. 2. Leave out ¢ carts.’ 

“ L.25. Leave out from ‘table’ to ‘ And,’ in Pr. 
13. 1. 24. 7 

“ Pr. 13. 1.34. Leave out from ‘ until to ‘ the’ 
in 1. 36. and insert ‘ the purchase of the said right 
‘ of Ferry shall have been duly made and completed 
‘ between.’ 

“Pr. 17. 1s. 11. and 12. Leave out from ‘ Com- 
‘ pany’ to ‘ And,’ in I. 13. 

« LL. 21. Leave out ‘ or person aforesaid.’ 

“ Pr. 18. 1. 1. Leave out from ‘ Company’ to 
‘ Provided’ in 1. 3. 

“ L. 9. Leave out from ‘Company’ to the first 
‘or in]. 13. 

“ L. 25. Leave out from ‘ imprisonment’ to ¢ in’ 
in |. 27, 

“ Pr. 19. 1. 24. Leave out from ‘ defrayed’ to 
‘ And,’ in 1. 30. and insert ‘ by the said Company 
‘ out of the money received or to be received by them 
‘ under the authority of the said recited Act.’ 

“ Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into further consideration on this day three months.” 


“ 
“ 
“ 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Bill, which, upon the 28th day of Februar 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing an improved Ferry between the 
western part of the parish of Erskine, in the county 
of Renfrew, and Dumbarton, in the county of Dum- 
barton: And that Lord James Stuart and Mr. Wallace 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Freemen of the borough of Berwick- 
upon- Tweed, stating that there are in the said bo- 
rough about four hundred and forty freemen, upwards 
of two-fifths of whom are disfranchised by the opera- 
tion of the Municipal Corporations Act, and are 
consequently deprived of any voice or influence in 
the choice of persons to manage a landed estate, 
producing an annual income of upwards of 8,000/., 
to which the resident freemen are beneficially en- 
titled ; and praying that so much of the said Act as 
precludes freemen, as such, from the right to be en- 
rolled as burgesses under the same, may be repealed, 
and that the right to vote at Municipal Elections 
may be conferred on the freemen and burgesses of 
all cities, boroughs and towns corporate within the 
operation of the same Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Martin-in-the- 
Fields and Saint Anne, Westminster, praying that 
provision may be made in the Metropolis Improve- 
ment Bill for opening a more convenient thorough- 
fare from the end of Coventry-street to the junction 
of Newport-street and Long Acre, was presented, and 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on Me- 
tropolis Improvement. 


Petitions from Lambeth ; — Bethnal Green; — 
Jumble Hole;— Folly ;—Knightsbride;—and, Broad- 
way, Westminster ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


13° Juliz. 














A. 1840, 


A Petition of Clergy of the rural deanery of Church 


Tegengle, in the diocese of Saint Asaph, praying 
that the two dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor 
may not be united, and that no portion of the Church 
income in North Wales may be appropriated to any 
other part of the kingdom, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Establishment 
(Wales, ) 


Petitions from Selkirk;— North Uist ;— Minto; ~-- Church of 


Portree ;—and, Keig; praying that the proposed 
measure relative to Church of Scotland Benefices 
may receive the sanction of the House, — were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Keanlochbervie;--and, Eddrachillis; 
praying that che said proposed measure may not 
receive the sanction of the House,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Scotland | 


Benefices, 


A Petition of James Methuen, Fisherman, in Leith, British 
taking notice of a Convention entered into with the Fisheries. 


the King of the French, allowing foreign vessels to 
fish within three miles of our coasts; and praying 
the House to refuse to give effect to the said Con- 
vention, so that the valuable fisheries of Scotland 
may be protected from foreign aggression, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Goding and Charles Goding, 
of the New Lion Brewery, Belvidere-road, Lambeth, 
Brewers, praying the House to refuse their sanction 
to the plan proposed by the Corporation of London 
for embanking the River Thames on both sides 
thereof from London Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, or 
to any plan which may affect the Petitioners, with- 
out due regard being paid to their rights and inter- 
ests, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Thames Embankment. 


Thames 


Embankment. 


Mr. Ord reported from the General Committee Controverted 
of Elections ; That in compliance with the 34th Elections. 


section of the Act under which they are appointed, 
they have to report to the House the Minutes of 
their Proceedings ; and, in doing so, they beg to 
call the attention of the House to the Report of the 
Committee on Controverted Elections, presented to 
the House on the 19th day of March last:— 

“In conformity with the recommendation of that 
Report, the Committee have given directions to their 
Clerk to keep a book, in which he shall enter all 
Notices issued by order of the Committee, with the 
date and manner in which they have been served 
by the Messenger, who has been ordered to make 
a Report to that effect to the Clerk attending the 
General Committee of Elections, on the day following 
that on which any such Notices may have been 
given to him for delivery ; but the Committee would 
strongly urge upon the House, with the view of 
further securing the regular service of notices, the 
adopting and enforcing the regulations on this sub- 
ject suggested in the same Report; viz. ‘ That the 
Messenger, whose duty it is to serve notices, should 
be required to keep a book, in which he is to enter 
all orders and notices, with the names of parties to 
whom they are addressed, the subject-matter to 
which they refer, and the manner in which he has 
served them on the parties ;’ and also, ‘ that the 
House should make an order that every Election 
Petition should have endorsed thereon the name of 
the agent or other person to whom, and the place 
where, the notices for the parties petitioning are to 
be served.’ 

“The Committee also feel it their duty to call the 
attention of the House to what has appeared to them 
an omission in the Act of last Session, and to which 
their attention has been directed by parties who 
have appeared before them. 


“ The 


No. 477. 

















East India 
Produce. 


Harbours of 
Refuge. 


Stanley’s 
Charity Estate 
Bill. 


Lord Douglas's 
Estate Bill, 


Militia 
Estimates, 


N 0. 478. 


Standing 
rders ; 


4, VicroRiz: 


‘“‘ The House is aware that certain grounds of dis- 
qualification from serving on Election Committees 
are specified in the above Act, which apply equally 
to the Six Members forming the Select Committee 
and to the Chairman, who is chosen by the Chair- 
man’s Panel from their own body. In the case of 
the Six Members, a special provision is made for 
enabling the parties to urge any objections against 
their appointment, on the ground of their being so 
disqualified ; but in the case of the Chairman, no 
—— is given to the parties of urging a similar 
objection before the Chairman’s Panel, although, 
through inadvertence, it is possible that a Chairman 
so disqualified might be selected.” 


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


Petitions from Paisley ;— and, Individuals em- 
ployed in the Silk Factory, John-street, Bridgeton ; 
praying the House not to sanction any reduction 
of the duty upon the importation of East India 
Wrought Silk Goods,—were presented, and read ; 


and referredto the Select Committee on East India 
Produce. 


A Petition of Henry Barrett, of New Park Walk, 
Lambeth, stating that the Petitioner has devised and 
suggested plans for the construction of Harbours of 
Refuge, upon a principle that would prevent the 
formation of bars, or obstructions at the entrances 
to harbours, and secure a safe ingress and egress, 
in all winds and weather, and at all times of the 
tides; and praying the House to appoint a Com- 
mittee for the purpose of examining his proposed 
plans, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on 
Stanley’s Charity Estate Bill ; That they had examin- 
ed 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 there- 
unto; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 35. 1. 19. After “ this Act ” insert “ and this 
“ said recited Act of the fifty-ninth year of the reign 
“ of his Majesty King George the Third.” , 

Pr. 35. 1. 21. Leave out “ of,” and insert “ to.” 

Pr. 35. 1.24. Leave out “ copy,” and insert 
“* copies.” 

he said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 


Lord Douglas’s Estate Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed to Mr. George William Hope, 
and the North Scotland List. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the 
Disembodied Militia of Great Britain and Ireland, 
for a year, to the 31st day of March 1841; That 
they had prepared the said Estimates accordingly, 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

And a Motion being made, That the said Report 
be referred to the Committee of Supply ; 

Mr. Macaulay, by Her Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, a Re- 
solution; which was read, as followeth: 

Vou. 95, 


13° Juli. 


519 


Resolved, That in the case of the Metropolis Metropolis 
Improvement Bill, the Parties be permitted to pro- — 
ceed with their Bill. ; 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilwinning, praying Political 
the House to address Her Majesty to liberate al] Offenders. 
persons confined for seditious offences, to recal 
Frost, Williams and Jones, and to amend the laws 
relating to imprisonment, was presented. and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
the town and neighbourhood of Charleville, praying Witnesses. 
the House to make such an alteration in the Grand 





Jury (Jreland) Act as shall extend the power of 
remuneration of Medical Witnesses in cases of mis- 
demeanor as well as of felony, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of Church of 
Saint Peter’s, Walworth, stating that the population ©°8!"¢- 
of the country has outgrown the resources of the 
National Church; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for increasing its efficiency, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Stamford and Saint Martin’s Rating Stock 
Gas-Light and Coke Company ;—and, the Bristol i» Trade Bill. 
Gas-Light Company; praying that the Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wallace presented a Bill for establishing an Erskine - 
improved Ferry between the Western Part of the —— 
Parish of Erskine, in the County of Renfrew, and Ferry Bill. 
Dumbarton, in the County of Dumbarton: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Goods on 
Committee, upon Wednesday next, upon the Goods ©!s Ba. 
on Canals Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Convener of the Royal Burghs 
Trades, the Collector and other Members of the (Scotland) Bill. 
Trades House of Glasgow, praying that the Royal 
‘Burghs (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Glenpark and Mil- Church 
lerston, praying for an alteration of the law re- (Secthath) 
lative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was pre- , 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Stroud, Medical 
praying the House to adopt such measures as shall sommes 
appear best calculated to confer upon the Medical 
Profession a sound and efficient legal organization, 
and place it under a system of government based 
upon principles which may protect the intexests of 
its members and promote the public welfare, insure 
uniformity of education and examination for all who 
enter it, prevent illegal medical practice, and bestow 
reciprocal privileges on practitioners irrespectively, 
whether exercising their vocation in England, Scot- 
land or Ireland, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Stroud, Vaccination 
praying that the Vaccination Bill may not pass into Bill. 

a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Guardians of the Poor of the Tam- Poor Law Act. 
worth Union ;—and, the President and Secretary of 








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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Copyright Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Sugar Colonies. 


French Claims. 


Queen’s Mes- 
sage respecting 
a Regency ; 


Address 
thereupon. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 





520 13° Juli. A. 1840. 


the North of England Medical Association, praying 
for the amendment of the Poor Law Act,—were 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Bedford Union, 
praying that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dublin;—and, Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s; praying that the Copyright Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kellistown;— and, Baltinglass ; 
praying that the present system of national Educa- 
tion in Jreland may not be persisted in,—were 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Sugar Refiners, Merchants, Grocers, 
and others residing in Glasgow, praying the House 
to authorize, under due regulations, the free immigra- 
tion of labourers into the Sugar Colonies in the 
West Indies and the Mauritius, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Copy of a Treasury Minute, dated the 4th day 
of J a 1839, relative to the Appropriation and Dis- 
tribution of the Balance of the Fund for indemnify- 


ing the Claims of British Subjects for Losses in 
France. 


Lord John Russell ee the House, That 
he had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 
signed by Her Majesty ; and he presented the same 
to the House; and it was read by Mr. Speaker (all 
the Members of the House being uncovered); and is 
as followeth: 


Victoria R. 

The uncertainty of human life, and a deep sense 
of My duty to My people, render it incumbent upon 
Me to recommend to you to consider contingencies 
which may hereafter take place, and to make such 
provision as will, in any event, secure the exercise of 
the Royal Authority. 

I shall be prepared to concur with you in those 
measures which may appear best calculated to 
maintain unimpaired the power and dignity of The 
Crown, and thereby to strengthen the securities 
which protect the rights and liberties of My people. 

VLR. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble 
Address be presented to Her Majesty, to return to 
Her Majesty the thanks of this House, for Her 
Majesty's most gracious Message, and to assure 
Her Majesty, that, under a full conviction of Her 
Majesty's beneficent intentions, this House will 
with the least possible delay apply itself to the dis- 
cussion of the high and important object which 
Her Majesty has been pleased to propose to its 
consideration, and will proceed to provide such 
measures as may appear best calculatec to maintain 
unimpaired the power and dignity of the Crown, 
and thereby to strengthen the securities which pro- 
tect the rights and liberties of the people. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to continue for One year, and from thence until 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
several Acts relating to the Importation and keeping 





of Arms and Gunpowder in Jreland, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Episcopal 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to make Church 
certain Provisions and Regulations in respect to the (S°°t!#=4) Bil. 
exercise within England and Ireland, of their Office 
by the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Epis- 
copal Church in Scotland; and also to extend such 
Provisions and Regulations to the Bishops and 
Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the 
United States of America; and also to make further 
Regulations in respect to Bishops and Clergy other 
than those of the United Church of England and 
Ireland, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Timber Ships 
Act to continue until the first day of May One Bil. 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, and to ex- 
tend and amend an Act of the first and second year 
of Her present Majesty for preventing Ships clearing 
out from a British North American Port loading 
any part of their cargo of Timber upon Deck, 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 Borough Watch 
Act to explain and amend an Act of the second Rates Bill, 
and third years of Her present Majesty, for more 
equally assessing and levying Watch Rates in certain 
Boroughs, 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 Church 
for better enforcing Church Discipline ; to which Discipline Bill 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Dake of 
to enable the Trustees of the Will of the late Duke Bridgewater's 
of Bridgewater to make Conveyances in Fee or =**¢ Bil 
Demises for Long Terms of Years of Parts of his 
Trust Estates in the Counties of Lancaster and 
Chester, for building on and improving the same, 
and to grant Leases of Coal and other Mines, and 
of Waste Lands; and also for removing Doubts as 
to the right of nominating a Minister to the Church 
or Chapel lately erected by the Right honourable 
Lord Francis Egerton on part of the said Trust 
Estates ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased Designs 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the CoPytish™ 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the present Session of Parliament to in- 
quire into the expediency of extending Copyright 
of Designs, together with the Minutes of Evidence 
taken before the Committee, and the Appendix and 
Index thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased Health of 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 7" 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in the present Session of Parliament to 
inquire into the circumstances affecting the Health 
of the Inhabitants of large Towns and populous 
Districts, with a view to improved Sanatory Regu- 
lations for their benefit, together with the Minutes 
of Evidence taken before the Committee and the 
Appendix and Index thereto :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an answer 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. 


Sui 


The Church Discipline Bill was read the first Church __ 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Discipline Bill 
Thursday next. No. 479. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- Criminal 
mand,—Tables showing the Number of Criminal fenders 








Offenders 








4 VicToRiz. 


Offenders committed for Trial or bailed for appear- 
ance at the Assizes and Sessions in each County in 
England and Wales, in the year 1839, and the 
result of the proceedings. 

Survey of Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Further Return 

Ireland. to an Order dated the 6th day of February last, for 
a Statement of the progress which has been made 
in the Ordnance Survey and Townland Valuation of 
Ireland respectively, since their commencement ; with 
an Estimate of the time that will be required to 
complete such Survey and such Valuation :— Also, an 
Abstract, arranged according to Baronies, of the 
Valuation of the Lands and Houses of the several 
Parishes in each of the Counties, Counties of Cities 
and Counties of Towns which have been surveyed 
and valued in pursuance of the Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 62 
and subsequent Acts; stating specifically the con- 
tents of each Parish in statute acres, and the gross 
Valuation of the Land therein; the Number of 
Houses in each Parish, and their gross Valuation: 
—Also, the Amount of County Cess collected in 
each Parish, during the year ended at Summer As- 
sizes 1839; the above particulars to be brought out 
in Totals for each County, County of a City and 
County of a Town. 


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





Yeomanry. Mr. Macaulay presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number of 
Troops or Corps or Regiments of effective Yeo- 
manury of Great Britain and Ireland, according to 
the last Muster Roll; stating the date of that 
Muster, and distinguishing the Number of Officers 
and Men in each Corps or Regiment, and the Ex- 
pense of each Corps in 1839 ; showing the manner 
in which the Sums voted for Great Britain and 
Ireland in that year were expended. 

Ordered, Thatthe said Return do lie upon the Table. 

















Supply; The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
sum, not exceeding One hundred and one thousand 
seven hundred and forty-eight pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Wages for 
Two thousand additional Men for Her Majesty’s 
Fleet for ten months, to the 31st day of March 
1841, and for the increase of Pay to Naval Officers 
and to Marine Officers on shore, as recommended 
by the Naval and Military Commission, for nine 
months, to the 31st day of March 1841 :—Motion, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

British 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
Museum. nine thousand nine hundred and fifty-three pounds, 

be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the British Museum, for the year ending Lady 


Wages to Sea- 
men, &amp;c. 


13°— 14° Juli. 521 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal Regiment 
thousand one hundred and forty-seven pounds, be ° Artillery, &amp;c. 
granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the ad- 
ditional Expenses consequent upon the Naval and 
Military Commission applicable to Her Majesty’s 
Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Royal En- 
gineers, from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 
otion made, and Question proposed, That a Civil Contin- 

sum, not exceeding Seventy thousand pounds, be 8°"** 
granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neces- 
sary to defray the Charge for Civil Contingencies, 
to the 31st day of March 1841 ; 

Whereupon it was proposed to reduce the grant 
by the sum of Three thousand five hundred and 


,| Seventy-nine pounds ten shillings, being the sum 


paid to Dr. Bowring. 

Question put, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
six thousand four hundred and twenty pounds ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the sum necessary to defray the Charge for Civil 
Contingencies to the 31st day of March 1841 ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ¢ Colonel Sibthorp, 66 
Yeas, { wr. D' Israeli: } : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 5 8 
Noes, Mr. Robert Gordon: : ae 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge 
for Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Martis, 14° die Julii, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 

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 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Soap Duties 
take into further consideration the Report on the Bi) 
Soap Duties 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 Order of the day being read, for taking into Loan Societies 
further consideration the Report on the Loan So- Bi! 











Day 1841. 
Naval and 2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
Military two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
Inquiry Com- % 


siahes, to defray the Charge which will probably be in- 
curred in carrying into effect the recommendations 
of the Commission of Naval and Military Inquiry, 


applicable to the Officers of Her Majesty’s Land | 


Forces, from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 31st 
day of March 1841. 


Defences at 3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 

Gibraltar. thousand seven hundred and eighty-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, towards improving the 
Defences at Gibraltar, and for the erection of Ball 
and Fives Courts in certain Barracks in Great 
Britain, for the year 1840-41. 

Libraries, &amp;c. 


ae 4. Resolved, ‘That a sum, not exceeding Four 
Military Con hundred and thirty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
P* jesty, for defraying the Expenses of the formation 

of Libraries and Regimental and Female Schools, 


for the Ordnance Military Corps, for the year 
1840-41. 


Vor. 95. 


cieties Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


he House, according to Order, resolved itself Population Bill, 
into a Committee upon the Population Bill; and, No. 480. 
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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next ; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Come Prisons 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


Imprisonment { 
for Debt _ further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
(Ireland) Bill. ent for Debt (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


New South The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Wales, &amp;c., Bill. reading of the New South Wales, &amp;c., Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


West India The West India Relief, &amp;c., Bill was, according 
Relief, &amp;c., Bill. to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Juvenile The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
Offenders Bill. into further consideration the Report on the Juvenile 
Offenders 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. 


Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Cess (Ireland) yeading of the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) (No. 2.) 
(No. 2.) Bill. Bill ; ° 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Court Houses The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Ireland) Bill. yeading of the Court Houses (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 


day. 
Supply The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
[5 May.] further consideration the Thirteenth of the Resolu- 


tions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Friday next. 


Eest India Mr. Bernal reported the East India Mutiny, &amp;c., 
_ ke, 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. 
Population — The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Population (Jreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Prisons The House, according to Order resolved itselfinto 


(Ireland) Bill. 4 Committee upon the Prisons (Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuiauses, N° 1, to N° 3, agreed to. 

Ciause N° 4, (Separate confinement not be 
deemed solitary confinement)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. Is. 34. and 35. To 
leave out the words, “ to be chosen as hereinafter 
“ provided.” 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, 
That the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave 
to sit again ; 

The Committee d ivided : 


Tellers for the ¢ Colonel Perceval, a 19 
Yeas, Mr. Holmes: : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Robert Gordon, 99 
Noes, Mr. John Parker : oo 


Crausg, N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiause, N° 5, agreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 























A. 1840. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 


ss 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the co 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. Bil 
Ordered That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 
The Order of the day being read, for the second Iusolvent 
reading of the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill; a ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time‘ —_— Jo 
this day. Be 
p3 
The Order of the day being read, for the second Court of 
reading of the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill ; ee 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ‘U¢!2n4) Bill L 
this day. " 
The Order of the day being read, for taking into Parochial P 
further consideration the Report on the Parochial [eae ( 


Assessments Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage 
reading of the Drainage (Zrelund) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Caledonian 
mittee on the Caledonian Canal Bill ; Canal Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike Trusts Bill ; T'sts Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker reported, 

That the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read 
the third time upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Lagan Naviga- 
reading of the Lagan Navigation Bill; tion Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Parliamentary 
a Committee upon the Parliamentary Boroughs Bill; Borus!s Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pringle reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Friendly _ 
into a Committee upon the Friendly Societies Bill ; Societies Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker reported, 

That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Newgate Gaol 
into a Committee upon the Newgate Gaol (Dublin) (Dublin) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 481. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration, upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 





The 











Assessed Taxes 
Composition 
Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banking Com- 
panies Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence, 


Poddle River 
(Dublin) Bill. 


New Zealand. 


New South 
Wales, &amp;c., 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bribery Pree 
vention Bill, 


No. 482. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Lower Canada. 


No. 483, 


Justices of the 
eace, 


No. 484, 


4 VicrorRi£. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself; 
into a Committee upon the Assessed Taxes Compo-| 
sition Bill; 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 this day. 


The Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill was, | 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted toa Committee of the whole House, for this 


day. 


Ordered, That Mr. Godson, have leave to go the 
Circuit. 


The Select Committee on the Poddle River (Dub- 
lin) Bill, was nominated of Mr. Solicitor-General for 
Ireland, Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord Brabazon, | 
Mr. George Evans, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. | 
James Grattan, Sir Ralph Howard, Mr. O’ Connell, 
Mr. Hutton, Mr. Archbold and Mr. More O’Fer- 
rall, together with Five Members to be named by 
the Committee of Selection. 

Ordered, That Five by the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Monday next. 





Ordered, That Mr. Hutt be discharged from any 
further attendance on the Select Committee on New 
Zealand. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Howick and Mr. 
Hawes, be added to the Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 
83, to provide for the Administration of Justice in 
New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for 
the more effectual Government thereof, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto, 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 Lord John Rus- 
selland Sir George Grey do prepare, and bring it in. | 








Lord John Russell presented a Bill for the Pre- 
vention of Bribery at Elections : And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday, the 27th day of this instant 
July; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of Presentations by Patrons to Parishes 
within the Church of Scotland, and of Cases in 
which the Veto has been exercised, between August 
1834 and April 1840. 


13°—14° Juli. 523 


Martis, 14° die Juli; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
1. E Erskine (Western) and Dumbarton Ferry Erskine 


A Bill was, according to Order, read a second (Western) and 
time; and committed to Mr. Oswald, and the South Sue Bill, 
Scotland List. 


A Petition of Coroners of the county of Louth, Coroners 
praying the House to take the case of the Coroners (!el@nd.) 
of Ireland into consideration, and amend the existing 
laws in reference to their remuneration, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Alexander Forsyth, Percussion 
L.L.D., Minister of Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, stating Lock. 
that the Petitioner was the first to discover the 
Percussion Lock, and successfully to reduce to 
org its principle; that he was employed by 

ord Moira, Master General of the Ordnence, to 
adapt the use thereof to the public service, and that 
he has received no adequate remuneration for the 
same; and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Forty-second 
Petitions presented from the 6th to the 10th days ®*P°) 
of this instant July, 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. 


Sir Matthew Wood reported froin the Select Com- Metropolis 
mittee appointed to take into consideration the (Goat ie. 
several Plans for the Improvement of the Metro- port.) 
— concerning which Reports were made to this wo, 4g5, 

ouse in the years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; * 
together with any other Plans for the same objects, 
which they may deem deserving of consideration, and 
to report their Opinion as to the expediency of adopt- 
ing any of the said improvements, and also as to the 
best means of carrying the same into effect; and 
to whom several Petitions were referred ; and who 
were empowered to report their Observations and 
Opinion thereupon, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them from time to time 
to the House; That they had made further Pro- 
gress in the matters to them referred ; and had di- 
rected 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 the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Report of the 


Commissioners appointed in Lower Canada, under ‘able the Trustees of the Estates of Walter Stanley, — Estate 


an Ordnance of 1 Vic. c. 7, to inquire into the | Esquire, deceased, to grant Building Leases, was 
read the third time. 


the Names of Persons who claimed Compensation | 


Losses sustained during the late Rebellion: also of 


before the said Commissioners, and the Amount of 
their Claims, which was presented upon the 11th, 
day of June, in the last Session of Parliament, be | 
printed. | 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Justices of | 
the Peace, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit | 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the | 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till | 
this day. 





Von. 95. 


The Duke of Bridgewater’s Estate Bill was read Duke of 


the first time; and ordered to be read a second Bridgewater's 
dees Estate Bill. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to en-Stanley’s 


Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Viscount Jngestre do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that 
this House hath agreed to the same, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments this House doth 
desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bilt to amend and enlarge the London and 
Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating Greenwich 
to the London and Greenwich Railway, was read ®*!ay Bill 
the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (imposing a penalty upon 
the Company in case of not widening the Railway 

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London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Sta- 
tion Bill. 


Linen, &amp;c. 
Manufactures 
(Ireland.) 


Post Office. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies. 


5Q4. 14° Juliz. 


in two years):—And the said Clause was brought | 


up, and twice read with a blank ; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Law Hodges reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Law Hodges accordingly reported 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. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wolverley Attwood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concur- 
rence. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and 
Greenwich Railway Company to provide a Station 
in the Parish of Saint Olave, in the Borough of 
Southwark, and County of Surrey, was read the third 
time; and an ingrossed Clause was added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider (imposing a penalty 
on the Company if surface of station not provided 
in eighteen months):—And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read with blanks ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Law Hodges 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Law Hodges accordingly reported 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. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wolverley Attwood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 
Will. 4, c. 27, tocontinue and amend certain Regu- 
lations for the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in 
Ireland, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 and 2 
Vic., c. 52, to continue for Five years, and from 
thence until the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, an Act of the fifth and sixth years of 
his late Majesty for the Regulation of the Linen and 
Hempen Manufactures in Jreland, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of the said 
Acts. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the gross and net Revenue of the 
General Post Office, for the years ending the 5th 
day of July 1839 and the 5th day of July 1840 re- 
spectively :—And, of the gross and net Revenue 
of the General Post Office, for each of the months 
ending the 10th day of January 1839, the 10th day 
of January 1840 and the 10th day of July 1840, 
respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Statement of the times and places when the sum of 
£.2,501. 10s. 5d. entered in the Civil Contingencies 
for 1839, was applied in distressed Districts in Jre- 
land, stating by whom administered :-~A Return of 
the Titles of the several Bills and Proceedings 
under authority of the Church Commissioners, 
stating the amount of Charges for each Bill, the 
object of the proceeding, and the result of each 
suit, for which the sum of £. 2,000 is charged in the 





A. 1840. 


Civil Contingencies for 1839:—And, a Statement 
of the Salary and Emoluments of the Marshal of 
the Queen’s Bench Prison in the year ending the 
30th day of June 1839, showing the authority 
under which the sum of £.1,875. 9s. 5d. was ad- 
vanced by the Treasury to that Officer, as charged 
in the Civil Contingencies for 1839. 


Account of the several Amounts paid in each of the 
years 1838 and 1839, for Half-pay and Retired Al- 
lowances, Civil and Military; distinguishing the 
Amount under separate heads and Departments. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Louth Writ, 
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 
Louth, in the room of Henry Chester, Esquire, who, 
since his election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty's three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Ecclesiastical 
Archdeaconry of Stow, praying that the Ecclesias- Duties and 
tical Duties and Revenues Bill may not pass into 


a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from W. S. Mitchell, and others ;—and, Church of 
Aberdeen (three Petitions); praying the House to — 
refuse their sanction to the proposed measure rela- ‘ 
tive to Church of Scotland Benefices,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Fintray;—and, Turriff; praying Church 
for an altera.ion of the law relative to Church Pa- ama 
tronage in Scotland,—were presented, and read ¢ re 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deaneries of Lympne and Cha- Rating Stock 


praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Clarkson, of Bradford, At- Mr. Feargus 
torney at Law, complaining of the refusal of the 9°" 
visiting Magistrates of York Castle, to admit the 
Petitioner to visit Mr. Feargus O’ Connor on profes- 
sional business; and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read ; end ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Ashtor-under-Lyne, praying the House 
to address Her Majesty to order the removal of Mr. 
Feargus O’ Connor from York Castle, to the Queen’s 
Bench prison, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Staley Bridge, pray- Inland Ware- 


ing that the Inland Warehousing Bill may pass housing Bill 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ironmasters of Dudley, praying that Goods on ; 
the Goods on Canals Bill may not pass into a law, ©*!s Bil 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Guild- Poor Law 
ford Union, praying that the Poor Law Amend- —* 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, ° 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Committee of Fruit Fresh Fruit. 
Growers, of the Eastern Division of the County of 








Kent, 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, An Half Pay, &amp;c, 


Revenues Bill, 


ring ;—and, Lewes, Pevensey and South Malling; * Trade Bill, 











weet oe eS 








4 Victoriz. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Post Office. 


Sugar Colonies. 


Metropolis 
Improvernent 
Bill. 


Major Handley. 


Sheriffs 
(Scotland. ) 


Malt, 


Paper. 


Foreign Sugar. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Canada 
Government 
Bill. 


Swingfield 
Minnis 
Inclosure Bill. 


Vaccination 
Bill, 


Iuland Ware- 
housing, 


Kent, praying for an increase of duty upon the im- 
portation of Foreign Fresh Fruit, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Ludlow Poor Law 
Union, and others, Inhabitants and Rate-payers of 
the several parishes forming the said Union, praying 
that provision may be made in the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Bill, for reducing the number of Assistant 
Commissioners, was presented, and read, and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lowick, praying for 
the establishment of a Post Office in that Parish, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sugar Refiners, Grocers and others, 
residing in the city of Glasgow, praying the House 
to authorize, under due regulation, a free immigra- 
tion of labourers into the Sugar Colonies in the West 
Indies and the Mauritius, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Metropolis Improvement Bill 
be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies of all the Papers 
laid before the Lord Chancellor by the authorities of 
the County of Lincoln, having reference to certain 
differences which took place between Major Hand- 
ley and the Reverend W. Waters, Magistrates. 

Mr. For Maule also presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,—A Return of the Number of Appeals from the 
Sheriffs Depute to the Sheriffs Principal, in each 
County in Scotland, from the year 1833 to the year 
1839, both inclusive. 


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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- 
ders,—An Account of the Sums repaid to Maltsters 
in each year since 1827, on Account of Malt de- 
stroyed or damaged by Fire. 

An Account of the Sees repaid to Paper-makers, 
in each year since 1827, on account of Paper da- 
maged or destroyed by Fire or Shipwreck. 

An Account of all Foreign Sugar refined in Bond, 
from the 25th day of June 1839 to the 25th day of 
June 1840. 


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


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 re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower 
Canada, and for the Government of Cunada, 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 inclosing Swingfield Minnis, otherwise 
Folkestone Common, within the Manor, Hundred, 
Barony and Royalty of Folkestone, in the County 
of Kent, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to ex- 
tend the Practice of Vaccination, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee appointed in the 
present Session of Parliament to consider the prac- 
ticability and expediency of extending to Inland 
Towns the privilege of Warehousing Goods, and the 


regulations and restrictions with which such a mea~ 
Vor. 95. 


14° Sulec. 


525 


sure, if practicable, should be accompanied, in order 
to give effectual security to the Revenue, and to 
afford equal advantage to the trading interests in 
different parts of the country :—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. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, British 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- Museum, &amp;c. 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to recom- 
mend to the Trustees of the British Museum, and 
to the Trustees of the National Gallery, that those 
places be opened for the admission of the public, on 
Sundays, after Divine Service, at such hours as the 
houses of licensed victuallers, of sellers of beer, and 
of gin-shops, are now legally open to the public ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ; Mr. Hume, 44 
Yeas, Mr. Hamilton: } P 

Tellers for the ( Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Noes, UMr. Goulburn : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


1 
; 82. 


deration the Report which, upon the 9th day of this ties Railway 
instant July, was made from the Committee on the ®! 
Midland Counties Railway Bill; printed Copies of the 

Bill 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. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Canada 
Lords to the Canada Government Bill be taken into — 
consideration To-morrow. ° 


Ordered, That the said Amendments, be printed. No, 486. 


request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- cee, 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of 

the Evidence taken before the Select Committee 

appointed by their Lordships in the present Session 

of Parliament, to consider of the Bill, intituled, 

“An Act for facilitating the Administration of 

Justice,” together with an Index thereto:—And 

that Mr. Lynch do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Galway Galway 
County, which was presented upon the 6th day of County. 
this instant July, be printed. No, 487. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Yeomanry, Yeomanry. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 488, 


Ordered, That the further Return relative to the Suvey, of 


. Trelan’, 
Survey of Ireland, which was presented yesterday, "No. 489. 
be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Immigration 
proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to haan 
investigate if it be in accordance with humanity, 
justice and good policy to sanction, by legislative 
enactments, the Immigration of Labourers, from the 
East Indies and other parts of the world, into the 
Colonies and Possessions of Great Britian ; 


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 after four of the clock:—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 





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The House proceeded to take into further consi- Midland Coan- 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Administration 


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A. 1840, 


“eo ~ | Mr. John Henry Vivian reported from the Com- Bacon’s 
Mercurii, 15° die Juli ; | mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An =stte Bil. 
a . Act to enable the Trustees of the Marriage Articles 
Anno 4° Victories Regine, 1840. | of Thomas Bacon, Esquire, to grant a om Lease to 

PRAYERS. | Richard Hill and Anthony Hill, Esquires, of an 
Farnham QRDERED, That the Committee on the Farn-| Iron Furnace and Works, and Mines, Privileges 
Rectory, Cha- ham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill have leave to sit | and Hereditaments held therewith, called Plymouth 
eae a day till five of the clock, during the sitting of | Works, in the Parish of Merthyr Tydvil, in the 





Swingfield 
Minnis 
Inclosure Bill. 


the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Swingfield Minnis, 
otherwise Folkestone Common, within the Manor, 
Hundred, Barony and Royalty of Folkestone, in 
the County of Kent; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 1. 1.3. Leave out from “ Folkestone” to 
* in” in 1. 5. 

Pr. 1. 1. 11. Leave out “ three.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 15. After “lord” insert “ paramount.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 6. Leave out “ or lady.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 7. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line, after “ barony,” insert “ and royalty.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 22. After “ the ” insert “ person being 
“ or claiming to be.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 23. After “lord” insert “ paramount.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 14. After the second “ the” insert 
“ person being or claiming to be,” and in the 
same line after “ lord ”’ insert “ paramount.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 25. After the first “‘ the” imsert “ per- 
“ son being or claiming to be,” and in the same 
line after “lord” insert “ paramount.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 19. Leave out “ take ” and insert 
“ make.” 


County of Glamorgan; 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 Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed{him to report the same, without 
Amendment :— And the Bill 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 acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Charles Mills, Esquire, Clerk of the Charles Mills, 








Pr. 26, 1. 32. After “law ” insert “ or by stating | 


“ acase for the opinion of one of Her Majesty’s 
“ Courts of Law at Westminster.” 
Pr. 49. 1. 21. After the first “ the ” insert “ per- 
“ son being or claiming to be,” and in the same 
line after “ lord ” insert “ paramount.” 
Pr. 54. 1. 20. After “ as” insert “ being or 
“ claiming to be,” and in the same line after 
“ lord ” insert “ paramount.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 22. After “ as” insert “ being or 
“ claiming to be.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 23. After “lord” insert “ paramount.” 
Pr. 64. 1. 23. After “ as” insert “ being or 
“ claiming to be,” and in the same line after 
“ lord” insert “ paramount,” and also in the same 
line after “ the’ insert “ said.” 
Pr. 96. 1. ult. After “law ” insert “ or by stating 
“ acase for the opinion of one of Her Majesty’s 
“ Courts of Law at Westminster.” 
Pr. 98. 1. 37. After “the ” insert “ person being 
“ or claiming to be.” 
Pr. 98. 1.38. After “lord” insert “ paramount.” 
Pr. 99. ls. 5.and 6. After “interest’’ insert “ as 
‘ such lord paramount of the said manor, hundred, 
‘ barony and royalty, nor to defeat, lessen, pre- 
‘ judice or affect his right, title or interest.” 
” Pr. 99. 1. 10. Leave out “ in” and insert “ of.” 
Pr. 99. 1. 12. After “ forfeitures’ insert “ free 
“* chace, free warren.” 
Pr. 99. 1. 26. After the first “the ” insert “ per- 
“ son being or claiming to be,” and in the same 
line after “ lord” insert “ paramount.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to, 
Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


~~ aA 8 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- | 


ships. 


Midland Coun- 
ties Railway 

Bill. sor gt 
the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Juries, Errors and Essoigns of Her Majesty’s Court 
of Common Pleas in Ireland, complaining of the 
inadequacy of his salary; and praying that he may 
be placed on a footing with the general clerks of 
the other courts in Jreland, and_ that his salary 
may be raised to the sum of 5001. per annum, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Tavistock ;—and, Belfast ; praying Punishment 
that the Punishment of Death Bill may pass into a of Death Bill 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Jpswich Gas-Light Company, Rating Stock 
praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill may in Trade Bill. 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lambeth ;— and, London (three Copyright Bill 
Petitions); praying that the Copyright Bill may not 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bandon, praying the Medical 
House to make such alteration in the Grand J ury Witnesses. 
Act as shall extend the power of remuneration of 
Medical Witnesses to cases of misdemeanor as well 
as of felony, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Erskine Erskine 
(Western) and Dumbarton Ferry Bill have leave to (Weste™) 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow —— 

? . Ferry Bill. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the United Asso- Jewish Civil 
ciate Synod of the Secession Church, praying for Disabilities. 
the removal of the civil disabilities affecting the Jews, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Timber Ships 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bill. 
tituled, An Act to continue until the First day of 
May One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, 
and to extend and amend an Act of the first and 
second year of Her present Majesty, for preventing 
Ships clearing out from a British North American 
Port loading any part of their Cargo of Timber upon 
Deck ; and the same was read, as followeth : 





In the title of the Bill : 
L. 1. Leave out from “ Act” to “ for” in 1. 4. 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. George Palmer do carry the 


An ingrossed Bill for granting further Powers to | a “ best — and —— them, that this 
the Midland Counties Railway Company, was read | ouse hath agreed to the Amendment made by 


| their Lordships. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on Gravenor’s 


Ordered, That Mr. Packe do carry the Bill to the | the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable Estate Bill. 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


| Richard Gravenor and John Wood, the Committees 
of 





























Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


Apothecaries 
Hall (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices. 


China. 


Customs, 


Army. 
No. 491. 


Education, 


4 VicToriz. 


of the Estate of Robert Gravenor, a Lunatic, to 
make Conveyances for carrying into execution a par- 
tition or division of Lands and Tenements directed 
by a Decree of the High Court of wy! That 
they had examined the allegations of the 
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 Amendment :—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Estcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Petition of Hannah Ingrey, complaining of the 
conduct of the Board of Guardians of the Caxton and 
Arrington Union towards herself and her husband, 
and praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Shelton, Burslem, 
Newcastle and neighbouring Associations of the 
Church Missionary Association, praying the House 
to prohibit the interference of British functionaries 
in the management of Idolatrous Ceremonies in 
India, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries of Dundalk; praying 
that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of the 
Apothecaries of Ireland, praying the House to pass 
an Act consolidating the Medical Profession into 
one representative faculty, having full power to 
regulate the examination and government of the 
whole body, and conferring equal rights and pri- 
vileges upon all its Members, was presented, and 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Torthorwald, praying 
that the proposed measure relative to Church of 
Scotland Benefices may receive the sanction of the 
House, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tavistock, stating 
that the Petitioners, deprecating the war with China, 
pray the House to adopt measures to prevent the 
same, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the several Acts re- 
lating to the Duties of Customs might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of the said 
Acts. 


Mr. Macaulay presented, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand, —Explanatory Statement of particulars of 
the Supplemental Estimate of £.22,000 for Army 
Services, to carry into effect the recommendation of 
the Commissioners of Naval and Military Inquiry, 
for nine months, from the 1st day of July 1840 to 
the 31st March 1841. 

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


Resolved, Tnat an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copy or Extract of the Minutes of the Com- 
mittee of Privy Council for Education of the 4th 
day of January and the 15th day of July 1840. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this oun as are 


of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council. 
VoL. 95. 


15° Juliz. 527 


ill, and | 


~~? 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ecclesiastical 
Return of the Names of the Ecclesiastical Com- ames 
missioners for Jreland, who have attended each of § ; 
the meetings of the Board held during the years 
1838, 1839 and 1840, respectively, distinguishing 
the unpaid from the paid Commissioners. 





| Petitions from Vauzhall-row, Surrey ;—Union- Com Laws. 
| street, Southwark ;—and, Carshalton; praying for 


_ the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
|to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wels. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of 

New South Wales, dated the 9th day of December 
1839, inclosing his Minute addressed to the Legis- 
lative Council on the subject of Public Education 
within the Colony; together with a Copy of any 
Answer which may have been returned thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased W!** 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Correspondence between the Secretary of 
State for the Colonial Department and the Governor 
of New South Wales, in the years 1834 and 1835, 
on the subject of the Appropriation of the Revenue 
arising from the Crown Lands in that Colony. 

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


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Billto amend Church __ 
three Acts of his late Majesty for altering and Cirelond) Bill 
amending the Laws relating to the Temporalities of , 
the Church in Ireland: And the same was read 0-492 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 





time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Juvenile Offenders Bill be Juvenile _ 
read the third time To-morrow. Offenders Bill. 


Ordered, That the Grand Jury Cess (Zreland) Grand Jury 
(No. 2.) Bill be read a second time To-morrow. ( No. Oy BIL 

Ordered, That the Court Houses (Jreland) Bill a ~_— 
be read a second time To-morrow. (leelend) BM. 


Ordered, That the East India Mutiny, &amp;c., Bill Past India 
be read the third To-morrow. “iat 


Bill. 
Ordered, That the Insolvent Debtors (Zreland) Insolvent 
Bill be read a second time To-morrow. Debtors 


(Treland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Court of 
Bill be read a second time To-morrow. Creat) Bat, 

Ordered, That the Report on the Parochial As- Parochial 
sessments Bill be taken into further consideration — 
To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Caledonian 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Caledonian Cra! Bill. 
Canal Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Parliamentary Parliamentary 
Boroughs Bill be received To-morrow. Boroughs Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Friendly So- Friendly _ 
cieties Bill be received To-morrow. Societies Bill, 


Ordered, That the Report on the Assessed Taxes Assessed Taxes 


Composition Bill be received To-morrow. aw 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Joint Stock 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Joint Stock ——a 
Banking Companies Bill. ; . 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Canada 
take into consideration the Amendments made by fere™™e™™ 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to re-unite 
the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and 

3x4 for 











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: 








Linen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 
(freland.) Bill. 


Ordnance. 


No. 493. 


Affirmation Bil 





528 


read, as follow: 
Pr. 1. 1.15. Leave out from “legislation” to 
“ Be,” in |. 21. 
Pr. 2. 1. 5. Leave out “ six,” and insert “ fifteen.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 25. Leave out from “ shall” to “ the,” 
in 1. 26., and insert “‘ continue and remain in force 
“ until.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 30. After “ aforesaid” insert “ and 
shall be repealed on, from and after such day.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 37. Leave out from “ determined” to 
and,” in Pr. 4. 1. 17. 
Pr. 7. 1. 24. After the second “ or” insert “ be 
convicted of.” 
Pr. 25. J. 11. Leave out “ so.” 


“ 


‘ 


wn 


Pr. 45. 1. 18. Leave out “ ministers,” and insert 


“ clergy.” 


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 


15° Juli. 


for the Government of Canada; and the same were | 





A. 1840. 


further consideration the Report on the Seduction, 2". 
&amp;e., Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


Act Amendment Bill:—The Bill was re-committed* 
to a Committee of the whole House:—And the 
House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


CravuseE, N° 1 (Certificates not to be granted, but 
in certain cases, for marriage out of the district 
where the parties dwell) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 4. To leave out 
from the word “ that” to the end of the Clause. 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into Seduction, &amp;¢, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Marriages Act 
further consideration the Report on the Marriages Scotia 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of the Act 5 and 6 
Will. 4, c. 27, to continue and amend certain Regu- 
lations for the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in 
Ireland; and also, the Act 1 and 2 Vice., c. 52, to 
continue for Five Years, and from thence until the 
end of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act 
of the fifth and sixth years of his late Majesty for 
the Regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manuv- 
factures in Irelund; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Solicitor General for Ireland reported, That he was 
directed by the Committee to make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland accordingly re- 
ported, That he was directed by the Committee to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill forthe more effectual prevention of Frauds and 
Abuses committed by Weavers, Sewers and other 
persons employed in the Linen, Hempen, Union, 
Cotton, Silk and Woollen Manufactures jin Zreland, 
and for the better payment of their Wages :—And 
he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Solicitor General for JLreland, Mr. 
Labouchere and Sir Robert Ferguson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 














Sir Hussey Vivian presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—Explanatory Statement of Retirements 
of Officers from the Ordnance Military Corps, as re- 
commended by the Commission of Navaland Military 
Inquiry, from 1st July 1840 to 31st March 1841. 











Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Affirmation 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 week.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
now ” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the néw Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tollarc £ ._. { Mr. Hawes, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ yy, og i 49. 
i £ reshfield, . \ 43. 
Mr. Serjeant Jackson: § 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 


wn 


Tellers for the Noes 


time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 


House, for Wednesday next. 


Rape, &amp;c.,) 











Question put, That the words proposed to be 


left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 


Several Amendments made. 

Ciavse, N° 1, as amended, agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 2 to N° 6, agreed to. 
ScHEDULE, disagreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Serjeant 


Talfourd reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 


nesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Punishment of 


into a Committee upon the Punishment of Death Death Bil. 
Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 


graph. 


Question, That the Preamble be postponed—— 


put, and Negatived. 


Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4, agreed to. 
Paragraph 5 (12 Geo. 3. c. 24. s. 1.) (setting 


on fire or destroying any of Her Majesty’s Ships or 
Vessels of war, or any of Her Majesty’s arsenals, 
magazines, dock-yards, &amp;c.) 


read. 
Question put, That this paragraph stand part of 





the Preamble ; 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, = = ; } 48. 
bias ; Mr. Fox Maule, 
Setiere Ser Oe Boe, Mr. Serjeant Rinne _ 


Paragraph 6, agreed to. 

Paragraph 7, (9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 15, 16, 17, 
read. 

Question put, That this paragraph stand part of 





the Preamble ; 


The Committee divided : 


ia aac Mr. Kelly, a 

Tellers for the Yeas, Dr. Lushington : f 50. 
aciieans . Mr. Fox Maule, } = 

Tellers for the Noes, Sir Charles Grey : 25. 


Paragraphs 8 to 12, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Crause, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 
CiausgE, N° 2, agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 4, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 5, amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 




















Ky 


Act 








Constabulary 
Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Supply. 


Soap Duties 
Bill. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


West India 
Relief Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


4 Victrori&amp;. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


15°—16° Juli. 


529 


Lord John Russell presented, pursuant to an Education, 


reported, That the Committee had gone through the | Address to HerMajesty,—Extracts fromthe Minutes No. 495. 


Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


of the Committee of Council on Education, of 4th 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- | day of January 1840 and 25th day of July 1840. 


nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Constabulary Bill ; 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Reverend Alez- Percussion 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time} gpder Forsyth, u...p., relative to his invention of Leck. 


upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 


nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, wpon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Soap Duties 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 on the Loan So- 
cieties Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House :—And the House imme- 
diately resolved itself into the Committee. 


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


Jovis, 16° die Juliit, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Law 
Hodges reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the West India Relief Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. John Abel Smith 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 Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


The Metropolis Improvement Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to 


the Percussion Lock, which was presented yesterday, No. 496. 
be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return rela- sherigs 


g ! tive to Sheriffs (Scotland hich w ted (Scotland. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- | yesterday, be ao " dL and), which was presented (Scotland. 


No. 497. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, malt. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 498. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Paper, Paper. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 499, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreign Sugar. 
Sugar, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 500. 


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





Jovis, 16° die Juli ; 
Anno, 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS, 
‘i Bishop of Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Fins- Bishop of 


bury) Estate Bill was read a second time. tie 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being of Finsbury) 
proposed, That the Bill be committed ; Estate Bill. 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
* upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added :—It passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the Bill be 
committed ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Kemble, L es 
Yeas, Mr. Greene : | 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wakley, a ‘“ 
Noes, Mr. Thomas Duncombe: J ~** 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to Mr. 
Kemble, and the Middlesex List. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Shuttleworth’s 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting Estate Bill. 








Mr. Edward John Stanley, Sir Matthew Wood, Sir 
Robert Peel, Mr. Herries, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Clay, 
Mr. Pendarves, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. John Abel 
Smith, Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. Robert Steuart, 
Lord Viscount Lowther, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Bar- 
nard, Mr. Planta, Mr. Kemble and Mr. Alderman 
Humphery:—And any Members who may be ap- 
pointed by the Committee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to 
the House, That their several Addresses of the 10th 
and 13th days of this instant July, and of this day, 
(that Her Majesty, would be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this tao had been pre- 
sented to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had 
commanded him to acquaint this House, that She 
will give directions accordingly. 

Vou. 95. 





certain Parts of the Estates devised by the Will of 
Robert Shuttleworth, Esquire, deceased, in Trustees 
for Sale, and fer authorizing Grants in Fee, and 
Building Leases for long Terms of Years, of the 
Residue of the same Estates, 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 that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment :-—And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, 'That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Oswald reported from the Committee on the Erskine 
Erskine (Western) and Dumbarton Ferry Bill; That har 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and Yery — 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the "— 

3 Y r. 








Ra EERE SINE TA TT 
a ONT A Ss AR RPT I TTS 


sate Sana: hg a PAREN OLIN I IEE LLL EIEIO 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


Clergy Reserves 


(Canada) Bill. 
No. 497. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


No. 498. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Masters in 
Chancery Bill. 


Stanley’s 
Charity Estate 
Bil!. 


Administration 
of Justice Bill. 


Administration 
of Justice Bill. 


530 


Mr. Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- | the present Session of Parliament, to consider of the 


mittee on the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and that a Clause 
had been inserted in the Bill, in compliance with the 
Resolution of the House of the 6th day of February 
last; and that the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Land-owners and others of the county of Carnarvon, 
praying for the appointment of a Select Committee 
for inquiring into the best line of Railway for com- 
municating between London and Dublin, and the 
best Port, both as to a Packet-Station and Asylum 
Harbour, in concurrence with such Railway, together 
with the best means of carrying the same into execu- 
tion, which was presented upon the 7th day of this 
instant July, might be read; and the same bemg 
read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be referred to a Select 
Committee :—- And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Clergy Reserves (Ca- 
nada) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George Grey 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Sir George Grey reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Petitions from Netherwitton;—and, the Reverend 
Thomas Hill Lowe, Dean of Exeter; praying that 
the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Ecclesiastical 
Duties and Revenues Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—And 
the House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Fox Maule 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule reported the Bill accordingly; 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. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Mr. Senior : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making Provision as to the Office of Master 
in Chancery, mm certain cases, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 
enable the Trustees of the Estates of Walter Stanley, 
Esquire, deceased, to grant Building Leases, with- 
out any Amendment: And aiso, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for facilitating the Administration of Justice; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House a Copy of 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the 
Select Committee appointed by their Lordships in 


16° Jultz. 








A. 1840, 


Bill, intituled, An Act for facilitating the Adminis- 
tration of Justice, together with an Index thereto, 
pursuant to the Message of this House of Tuesday 
last :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Administration of Justice Bill was read the Administration 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time ° Justice Bill, 


upon Thursday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


No. 499, 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of Evi- No. 500, 


dence in relation to the said Bill, which was com- 
municated from the Lords this day, be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, Postage, 
—Returns of the Number of Chargeable Letters No.501 


passing through the General Post, Inwards and Out- 
wards, during the Periods of Four Weeks each, 
ending respectively the 4th day of January, the 1st 
day of February, the 29th day of February, the 
28th day of March, the 25th day of April, the 23d 
day of May and the 20th day of June 1840, dis- 
tinguishing the Paid, Unpaid and Stamped Letters; 
with a Return of the Number of Letters, as near as 
it can be estimated, for the corresponding Periods 
of 1839, distinguishing, if possible, the Paid from 
the Unpaid Letters:—Of the Number of Letters 
for the London District Post, exclusive of all Ge- 
neral Post Letters, during the Periods of Four Weeks 
each, ending respectively the 4th day of January, 
the 1st day of February, the 29th day of February, 
the 28th day of March, the 25th day of April, the 
23d day of May, and the 20th day of June 1840, 
distinguishing the Paid, Unpaid and Stamped 
Letters; with a Return of the Number of Letters, 
as near as it can be estimated, for the corresponding 
Periods of 1839 :—And¢, a Comparative Statement of 
the Number of Letters delivered in the United King- 
dom in the Weeks ending respectively the 24th day of 
November, the 22d day of December 1839, and the 
23d day of February, the 22d day of March, the 
26th day of April, the 22d day of May and the 21st 
day of June 1840. 

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


Petitions from Oldham ;—-and, the Chairman of a County Con- 
Meeting of Commissioners for regulating, paving Stabulary Bill. 


and improving the town of Brighton; praying that 
the County Constabulary Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Act for the Esta- County Con- 


blishment of County and District Constables, was, *&gt;u! 


according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (Justices in Kent, Essex, 
Hertfordshire and Surrey, not having qualification 
within the parts of the county not within the Metro- 
politan Police Districts, not to have any voice in 
the determination of any question relative to the exe- 
cution of the first-mentioned Act):—And the said 
Clause was brought up; and read the first time :— 
And, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider, (Powers given by any 
local Act to levy rates in Towns containing more 
than Thirty thousand Inhabitants to continue) :-— 
And the said Clause was brought up; and twice 
read, and amended; and read the third time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Clause be added to the Bill, by way 
of Rider ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, } 20 
Yeas, Captain Pechell : siti 
Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 4G 
Noes, \ Mr. Edward John Stanley: J : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


yo 


Another 


ary Bill. 





East India 
Mutiny, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Custcms Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 
ill, 


4 Vicrori2. 


Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added | 
to the Bill, by way of Rider, (Nothing in this Act 
contained to extend to any Borough, Town or Place, 
containing more than Thirty thousand Inhabitants): 
—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 3 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 
¢ Captain Pechell, 90 

General Johnson : } = 
Mr. Fox Maule, i 37 
Mr. Bernal: ° 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 17. 1. 4., by inserting after the word 
“ Constable,’ the words “ and where no Chief 
“ Constable shall have been appointed, the Clerk of 
“ the Justices.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted :—Jt passed in the Negative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 18. 1. 25., by mserting after the 
word “ appointed,” the words “ and it shall be 
“ jawful for the Justices in Petty Sessions assembled, 
in all cases where no Chief Constable for the 
whole County shall have been appointed, to no- 
minate and appoint one or more Chief Constables 
for the purposes 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. 20. 1. 37., by leaving out from the 
word “ enabled” to the word “ That,” in Pr. 22.1.8. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellers for the Noes, 


ce 
it 
“ 
“ 


16°—17°? Juliz. 





posed to be left out stand part of the Bill:—It was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

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 consolidate and amend the 
Laws for punishing Mutiny and Desertion of Officers 
and Soldiers in the service of the East India Com- 
pany, and for providing for the observance of Disci- 
pline in the Indian Navy, and to amend the Laws for 
regulating the payment of Regimental Debts, and 
the distribution of the effects of Officers and Soldiers 
dying in service, 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 Cemmittee, to consider of the several Acts 
relating to the Duties of Customs; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Bernal reported, That he was directed by 
the Committee to make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal accordingly reported, That he was 
directed by the Committee to move, That leave 
be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts re- 
lating to the Customs :—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Bernal, Mr. Labouchereand Mr. Ro- 
bert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have Power to make provision 
therein for procuring returns of Persons liable to 
serve in the Militia. 





Vou. 95, 


531 


Ordered, That it be Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have Power to extend certain provisions 
of the Bill to the City of Zondon and the Liberties 
thereof. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausr, N° 1, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 2, (Queen in Council may define Di- 
visions for which Police Courts are established)—— 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. ls. 8. and 9. To 
leave out “twenty-seven” and insert “twenty-two.” 

Question, That “ twenty-seven ” stand part of the 
Clause——put, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Crausgs, N° 3 to N° 5, agreed to. 


Crause, Ne 6, (Any two Justices in Petty Ses- 
sions shall have all the powers which any one Ma- 
gistrate of the Police Courts has while sitting in one 
of the said Courts) ——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3.1. 13. To leave out 
the words “ and that at every Police Court at which 
“ the regular attendance of a Police Magistrate shall 
“ have been ordered by Her Majesty, as hereinbefore 
“ provided, the Police Magistrate, while present at 
“ such Court, shall actas the sole Magistrate thereof.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Lord Seymour, } 51 

Yeas, L Mr. Tufnell : aa 

Tellers for the f Colonel Thomas Wood, \ 29 


Noes, \ Mr. Kemble : 
Several Amendments made. 
Question, That C1r.ause N° 6, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill——put, and agreed to. 
Criausss, N° 7 to N° 10, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 11, amended, and agreed to. 
ScHEDULE amended, and agreed to. 


Crausge, (Militia Ballotting Lists to be made out 
by Police Constables)——brought up; and read 
1°, 2°, and added. 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 


9° 


2°, paragraph by para~ 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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


Veneris, 17° die Julii, 1840: 


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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second OysterFisheries 
reading of the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Saturday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Rating Stock 
mittee on the Rating Stock in ‘Trade Bill; in Trade 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 Railways Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Toll on Lime Bill was, according to Order, Toll on Lime 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next, 
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532 16°—17° Julit. 


Pilots’ Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Pilots Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


this day. 


Inland Ware- 


a We The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill, j 


reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read asecond time 
upon Monday next. 


Church Build- The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
&gt;". mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Commerce end The Commerce and Navigation Bill was, accord- 

Navigation Bill. ino to Order, read a second time ; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday 
next. 


Poor Law The Order of the day being read, for the third 
_— reading of the Poor Law Commission Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


Canal Police The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
Bil. the Report on the Canal Police Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


InsanePrisoners The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Insane Priscners Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


ered - The Church Discipline Bill was, according to Or- 
*serpune =""* der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(lreland) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


Population — The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Population (Zreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Prisons The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
(Ireland) Bill. the Report on the Prisons (Jreland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Turnpike The ingrossed Bill to authorize Trustees or Com- 
‘Trusts Bill. missioners of Turnpike-roads to appoint Meetings 
for executing their Trusis, in certain cases, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Edward Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lagan Naviga- 


sgt The Lagan Navigation Bill was, according to Or- 
tion Dull, 


der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Newgate Gaol 


ate Gi The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
(Dublin) Bill. i 


further consideration the Report on the Newgate 
Gaol ( Dublin) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


Juvenile The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Offenders Bill. reading of the ingrossed Bill to authorize the Sum- 
mary Conviction of Juvenile Offenders in certain 

cases of Larceny and Misdemeanor ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 

put, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 





A, 1840. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Fox Maule, } vi. 
1 


a oe Parker: 
eneral Johnson, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. John Fielden: | 16. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize the Summary Con- 
viction of Juvenile Offenders in certain cases of 
Larceny. 

Ordered, That Sir Eardley Wilmot do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) (No. 2.) Bill was, Grana Jury 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Cess (Ireland) 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this (N% 2+) Bilt, 
day. 


The Court Houses (Ireland) Bill was, according to Court Houses 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Insolvent Debtors (Jreland) Bill was, ac- tysoivent 
cording to Order, read a second’ time; and com- Debtors 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this “¢!"4) Bill. 
day. 


The Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill was, ac- Court of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- —— ; 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this (!¢!#"4) Bil. 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Parochial 
further consideration the Report on the Parochial Assessments 
Assessments Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Caledonian 
into a Committee upon the Caledonian Canal Bill ; Can! 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 this day. 


Mr. George Hope reported the Parliamentary Parliamentary 
Boroughs Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Berougtis Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Friendly Societies Bill ; Friendly _ 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Societies Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Assessed Taxes Com- Assessed Taxes 
position 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 Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banking Companies —— 
Bill ; panies ul, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Seduction, e+ 
further consideration the Report on the Seduction, Bill. 
&amp;e. Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Seep Duties 
reading of the Soap Duties Bill ; _ 





Ordered, 


He 


Mex 


Half Pay, &amp;c. 


Army. 
No. 502. 


Berkhampstead 
School. 


Bank of 
Ireland Bill. 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor. 


4, VicTORIZE. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time | 
upon Monday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 14th day of this instant July, That there 
be laid before this House, an Account of the several 
Aniounts paid in each of the years 1838 and 1839, 
for Half Pay and Retired Allowances, Civil and 
Military ; distinguishing the Amount, under separate 
Heads and Departments, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Army, 


which was presented upon the 22d day of May last, 
be printed. 


The House was moved, ‘That the Order made 
upon the 7th day of May last, That there be laid 
before this House, a Return of the Names of the 
present Master and Usher of the Free Grammar 
School, called Dean Incent’s, in the Town of Berk- 
hampstead, in the County of Hertford, the Date of 
their Appointments, the Amount of annual Salary 
received by them, from the day of such Appointment 
up to the 1st day of January 1840; the Number of 
Scholars in each year, distinguishing those that were 
Boarders, and those admitted on the Foundation :— 
Also, the Number of Months in each year that the 
present Master has resided in the School-house 
since his Appointment, and whether residing there 
now or not :—In case no Usher has been appointed 
for some years past, how his Salary has been appro- 
priated, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to regulate the Repayment of certain Sums ad- 
vanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank 
of Ireland for the Public Service: And that Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Robert Gor- 
don do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, That She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Examinations, Reports or other Papers 
received from any Inspector of Prisons or other 
person, with regard to the treatment of Mr. Feargus 
O’Connor in York Castle:— Also, of any Corre- 
spondence that has passed between Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor and any Inspector of Prisons, or any 
Visiting Justice, on the same subject :—And also, 
for any Medical Certificates, Affidavits, or Corre- 
spondence sent tc the Home Office by Dr. Thomp- 
son, and by Messrs. Jeagoe and Cooper, Surgeons, 
with the Dates thereof; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


T ellers for the f Mr. Aglionby, 1 _ 
Yeas, U Mr. Wakley: = 
Tellers for the f Mr. Fox Maule, 1 


Noes, \ Mr. Edward John Stanley :) 38, 


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 Friday morning:—The House was ad- 


journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till this day. 











Vor. 95. 


16°—-17° Julie. 


533 


Veneris, 17° die Juli; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


HE House was moved, That the Report which, Private 
upon the 9th day of this instant July, was made Business. 


from the Select Committee appointed to consider 
whether any and what Improvement can be adopted 
in the mode of conducting Private Business, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

1. Resolved, That all Private Bills, not being 
Divorce Bills, after having been read a second 
time, and committed, shall be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


2. Resolved, That every opposed Private Bill, 
not being. a Divorce Bill, shall be referred by the 
Committee of Selection to the Speaker’s List of 
that County or Division of the County to which the 
Bill specially relates, and to*such Number of 
Selected Members as may be required by the Order 
of this House, and that Five Members be the num- 
ber to constitute a Quorum of a Committee on such 


Bill. 


3. Resolved, That every unopposed Private Bill, 
not being a Divorce Bill, and which shall have 
originated in this House, shall be referred by the 
Committee of Selection to the Chairman of the 
Committee of Ways and Means, together with the 
Members ordered to prepare and bring in the Bill; 
and every unopposed Private Bill, not being a 
Divorce Bill, which shall have been brought from 
the House of Lords, shall be referred by the Com- 
mittee of Selection to the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means, together with not less 
than two other Members to be named by the Com- 
mittee of Selection ; and that the Chairman of the 
Committee of Ways and Means shall be the Chair- 
man of the Committee on every unopposed Private 
Bill; and that such Chairman and one of such 
other Members shall be the Quorum required to be 
present during the whole progress of the Bill through 
such Committee. 


4. Resolved, That the Breviates of all Private 
Bills, as amended in Committee, shall be submitted 
to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, previous to the Reports of such Bills being 
taken into consideration by the House. 


5. Resolved, That the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means shall be at liberty, at 
any period after an unopposed Private Bill shall 
have been so referred to him and such other Mem- 
bers as aforesaid, and before the Report of such Bill, 
to report his Opinion to the House (if he shall think 
fit), that such Bill should be treated as an opposed. 
Private Bill; in which case such Bill shall be again 
referred to the Committee of Selection, and shall be 
dealt with by them as an opposed Private Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be Standing 
Orders of this House. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
No X., regulating the practice of the House with 
regard to Private Bills, might be read; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That there be Seven clear days between 
the second reading of every Private Bill and the 
sitting of the Committee thereupon. 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 
pealed. 


Resolved, That there be Seven clear days be- 
tween the second reading of every Private Bill 
and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, and 
that, subject to this regulation, the time for holding 
the first sitting of every Committee on a Private 
Bill, not being a Divorce Bill, shall be fixed by the 
Committee of Selection, but in the case of unop- 
posed Private Bills, after communication with the 
the Members who are to form the Committee on 

3x3 such 








ee 


seman te nanan hI 


ea a a aE 


Mates (Royal 
Navy.) 


Private 
Business 


(Third Report.) be 


No, 503, 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railwey 
Enlargement 
and Station Bill. 





534, 17° Juliz. A. 1840. 


such Bill; and no postponement of such first sitting January last had been complied with; and that 
shall take place, unless such postponement, and they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
the duration of it, shall have been sanctioned by | found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Committee of Selection. the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
Order of this House. and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Thirteenth 


Standing Order, regulating the practice of the) Mr. Darby reported from the Committee on the Famham 


House with regard to Private Bills, might be read ;' Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for separating 
and the same was read, as followeth: — |the Impropriate Rectories of Farnham, Frensham, 

Resolved, That five Members be the number to} Elsted, Scale and Bentley, in the Counties of Surrey 
constitute a Committee on a Bill; and that the | and Southampton, from the Archdeaconry of Surrey, 
names of the Members attending each Committee | and for better endowing the Benefices of the same 
be entered by the Clerk on the Minutes of the | parishesrespectively, and certain new Benefices within 
Committee ; and if any Division shall take place | the respective Parishes of Farnham and Frensham, 
in the Committee, the Clerk do take down the | and forannexing tothe Archdeaconry of Surrey,in lieu 
names of Members voting in any such Division, | thereof, a Prebend in the Cathedral Church of Win- 
distinguishing on which side of the Question they chester, and for other Purposes ; and to whom several 
respectively vote; and that such Lists be given in | Petitionsagainst the said Bill werereferred; That they 
with the Report to the House. : had heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 

Ordered, Vhat the said Standing Orderbe repealed. | had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; and that 

Resolved, That the names of the Members at- | they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
tending each Committee be entered by the Clerk | found the same to be true; and that the Parties con- 
on the Minutes of the Committee; and if any | cerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the satis- 
Division shall take place in the Committee, the | faction of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
Clerk do take down the names of Members voting | had gone through the Buiil, and made Amendments 
in any such Division, distinguishing on which side | thereunto; and the same were read, as follow : 
of the Question they respectively vote; and that Pr. 2. 1. 16. After “ Thirty” leave out “ one” 
such Lists be given in with the Report to the House. | and insert “ two.” 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be a Standing | Pr. 2. 1.17. After “ and ” leave out “ forty- 
Order of this House. |“ eieht ” and insert “ twenty-six.” 

aap Pr. 2. 1. 18. After “ pounds” insert “ one shil- 

Mr. More O’ Ferrall presented, pursuant to Order, | « Jing and sixpence.” 
~—A Return of the Names of all Mates of the Royal | Pr. 4. 1. 16. After “ thirty” leave out “ one” 
Navy, showing the year and month in which they | and insert “ two.’ 
passed their examination for the rank of Lieutenant. Pr. 4. 1.17. Leave out “ six pounds” and in- 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the | cert “« one pounds seventeen shillings.” 


yp 
lable. Pr. 5. 1.16. Leave out “one” and insert 
x ia bl = . . | &lt;¢ a oF 
Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to | 7 ee ; 
consider whether any and what Improvement can | Pr. 5. 1.17. Leave out “ eight” and insert 
. de of : = Ra. | ae. 
adopted in the mode of conducting Private Busi- | “i : ” " : 
ness, and who were empowered to report their Ob- Pr. Sai 1. 36. Leave out “ one ” and insert 
‘ ee . ° “ec 1” 
servations and Opinion thereupon from time to time ig 
e . £ Q~ (&lt;4 : ? : * 
to the House, have power to report the Minutes of Pr.5. 1. 37. Leave out “ four” and insert 











the Evidence taken before them. | six.” 7 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select| _Pr. 6. 1. 2. After “‘ thousand ”’ leave out “ four”’ 
Committee, and who were instructed to inquire | and insert “ two. - : 
whether it be fitting that in any application to Pr. 6. 1, 15. Leave out “ one ” and insert 
Parliament, in the next Session, for leave to bring |‘* “Wo. : ; 
in a Bill for making any Railway already recom-|_—Pr. 6. 1. 16. After “ and ” leave out “ six” and 


mended by Government Commissioners, the Notices | sSert “ fifteen.” a . 

be given in the months of October or November | Pr. 6. 1. 17. After “ pounds ” insert “ nineteen 
in lieu of the months of February or March, and | shillings. a - ™ 
the deposits of Plans and Sections be made on or | Pr. 21. 1,39. After “of” leave out “ Farnham. 
before the thirtieth day of November instead of | Pr. 21. Ll. ult. Leave out “ Elsted” and in the 
the first day of March, and to report their Opinion | same line after “ Seale” insert “ and an agreement 
thereupon to the House; and to whom the Peti- |“ for Elsted is now in progress, and compulsory 
tions from the Merchants and others of the city |“ commutation for Farnham has been proceeded 
of London and of Chester, and of the Chamber of |“ with, but the award is not yet perfected.” 
Commerce of Dublin, together with the Report of the | Pr. 24, 1.18. After “ expedient” insert “ and 

| 


Commissioners upon the competing Lines of Railway | « has been proposed by and between the said Charles 
Communication and Packet Stations between Lon-!« Riehard Lord Bishop of Winchester and the said 
donand Dublin and London and Edinburgh, together | « Samuel Wilberforce.” 

with the Memorial of the Promoters of the Chester Pr. 25. 1. 38. After “ expedient ” insert “ and 
and Holyhead Railway tothe Treasury, were referred; | « path been further proposed between and by the 


Phat they had considered the several matters to|« said Charles Richard Lord Bishop of Winchester 
them referred, and had directed him to make a |« 


' and the said Samuel Wilberforce.” 


Report thereof to the House, together wiih the | . . 
2 3 ig &gt; - OF . av 66 | 9 ” ““ Se 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. | Pr. 26. 1. 6. After “ Surrey ” insert “ but inas 


| 66 sevens . es . . ees : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | much as the several objects and purposes aforesaid 
ard be printed ' cannot be effected without the aid and authority 
aie “ of Parliament; and whereas it is expedient that 
Mr. Darby reported from the Committee on |“ compensation should be made to Henry Halsey 
the (re-committed) London and Greenwich Railway |“ 2nd Robert Bury, lessees, as aforesaid ; therefore 


we . . ° | - a iis catia as . - nd ~ 1a 
Enlargement and Station Bill; and to whom several |“ your Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful subjects 


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Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That | “ the said Charles Richard Lord Bishop of Win- 

they had inquired into the several matters required “ chester and Samuel Wilberforce Archdeacon of 

by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as |“ Surrey, Do most humbly beseech Your Majesty, 

the same relate to the present application; That |“ That it may be Enacted, aad.” 

the Resolution of the House of the 27th day of Pr. 26. 1. 7. After “ it” leave out “ or 
r. 36. 


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Pr. 26. 1. 26. Leave out “ Archdeaconry ”” and | “ 


insert “ Archdeacon.” | ¢ 


Pr. 27. 1.37. After “ he” leave out “ should ”’ | “ 


and insert “ would.” “&lt; 
Pr. 29. 1. 21. After “ the ” leave out “ lessors ”’ | “ 
and insert “ lessor.” &amp;&lt; 


and insert “ with.” é 


and insert “ benefice.” ' 


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sert “ rent-charce.”’ | “ 
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Pr. 35. 1. 7. After “ Badshot” leave out “and” | “ 


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Pr. 39. 1. 8. After “the” insert “ said.” - 
Pr. 39. 1. 9. Leave out “ rent-charges,” and in- 


Pr. 39. 1.10. After “ the” leave out “ said ” 


and insert “ other.” | 


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Pr. 43. 1. 15. After “ passed ” insert Clause (A.)| . 

Crause (A.) “ And be it further Enacted, That | “ 
the rent-charge which shall be apportioned under | “ 
the provisions of this Act, as and by way of in- | “ 
creased endowment for the said vicarage of Farn-| “ 
ham, and the rent-charge which shall be appor- | “ 
tioned under the provisions of this Act, as and by | “ 
way of increased endowment for the said perpetual | “ 
curacy of Frensham, and the rent-charge which 
shall be apportioned under the provisions of this 
Act, as and by way of endowment for each of the 
perpetual curacies of Wrecklesham-with-the-Bourn, 
Badshot-with-RunfoldTithing, Tilfordand Churt, 
and Pitfold respectively, shall respectively be 
charged with and be liable to bear and pay all 
the Parliamentary, parochial, county and other 
rates, charges and assessments which shall or 
ought to be payable in respect of such apportioned 
rent-charge respectively in exoneration of every 
other part of the revenues of the impropriate 
rectory or parsonage of which such apportioned 
rent-charge did previously to the making of such 
apportionment form part, and for ever after such 
apporuonments respectively shall have been made, 
the person or persons to whom every such portion 
of rent-charge shall for the time being be payable, 
shall be deemed the owner or owners thereof, and 
all the rents and charges to which each such 
portion of rent-charge shall be liable shall be 
recoverable in the same or the like manner in all 
respects as is in that behalf prescribed in and by 


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of the reign of King Wiliiam the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act for the Commutation of Tithes ‘ 
in England and Wales, ” ; 
Pr. 45. 1. 32. After “ of” insert “ the.” ® 
Pr. 46. 1. 3. After “ or” leave out “ a.” 
Pr. 46. 1. 5. After “ annexed ” leave out “ in ” 


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Pr. 49.1. 3. After “ Act” insert Clause (B.) : 

Criause (B.) “ And for assessing the compen- 
sation to which the said Henry William Richard 
Westgarth Halsey shall be entitled in respect of 
the loss and damage which he shall sustain by 
reason of his being deprived of the usual and 
accustomed expectation of renewal of the lives in 
his said lease; be it further Enacted, That the ‘ 
Lord Bishop of Wiuchester for the time being, ; 
the Archdeacon of Surrey for the time being, 
and the incumbent for the time being of the bene- 
fice of Farnham aforesaid, and they are hereby 
required within twenty-one days after notice in 
writing to be given by the said lessee, his heirs, 
executors, administrators and assigns, to appoint 
one competent person to act as valuer for assessing 
the compensation aforesaid, and the said lessee, 
so giving notice as aforesaid shall appoint one |. 
other competent person for the like purpose, and ‘ 
such two valuers before they proceed to act, 
shall appoint another competent person to act as 
umpire in case of any difference of opinion 
between the said two valuers: Provided always, | ‘ 
That it shall be lawful for the parties so respec- | “ 
tively authorized to appoint one competent person | “ 


only to be the sole valuer between them respec- | “ 
Vot. 95. 


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tively, if they shall think proper and agree thereon, 
and the said two valuers so appointed in case of 
any such difference of opinion as aforesaid or the 
said two valuers and the said umpire (or such sole 
valuer as the case may be) shall and they or he 
are and is hereby authorized and empowered 
forthwith to proceed to ascertain and determine 
the loss or injury which may in their judgment, 
accrue to the said lessee by reason of his being 
deprived of the usual and accustomed expectation 
of renewal of the lives in his said lease, and to 
assess and fix the amount of compensation to be 
paid as an equivalent for the loss and injury so 
ascertained and determined, and such valuation 
shall be made out in duplicates in writing, and 
specifying the amount of compensation assessed 
and fixed, with such other particulars as shall be 
deemed requisite, and any duplicate as aforesaid 
signed by the said valuers, or by the said valuers 
and the said umpire, or by the sole valuer, as the 
vase may be, shall be admitted as evidence of the 
amount of the compensation to be paid to such 
lessee as aforesaid, in all courts.” 

Pr. 54, 1.18. After “ being” leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 54. 1.16. After “ Act”? msert Clauses (C.) 


and (D.) 


Crause (C.) “And for assessing the compen- 
sation to which the said Robert Bury shall be en- 
titled in respect of the loss and damage which he 
shall sustain by reason of his being deprived of 
the usual and accustomed expectation of renewal 
of the lives in his said lease: Be it further En- 
acted, That the Lord Bishop of Winchester for the 
time being, the Archdeacon of Surrey for the time 
being, and the incumbent for the time being of 
the Benefice of Bentley, aforesaid, and they are 
hereby required, within Twenty-one days after 
notice in writing, to be given to them by the 
said lessee, his heirs, executors, administrators or 
assigns, to appoint one competent person to act as 
valuer for assessing the compensation aforesaid, 
and the said lessee so giving notice as aforesaid 
shall appoint one other competent person for the 
like purpose, and such two valuers, before they 
proceed to act, shall appoint another competent 
person to act as umpire, in case of any ditierence 
of opinion between the said two valuers: Provided 
always, that it shall be lawful for the parties so 
respectively authorized to appoint one competent 
person only to be the sole valuer between them 
respectively, if they shall think proper and agree 
thereon ; and the said two valuers, so appointed, 
in case of any such diflerence of opinion as afore- 
said, or the said two valuers and the said umpire, 
or such sole valuer, as the case may be, shall, and 
they or he are and is hereby authorized and em- 
powered forthwith to proceed to ascertain and de- 
termine the loss or injury which may in their judg- 
ment accrue to the said lessee by reason of his 
being deprived of the usual and accustomed ex- 
pectation of renewal of the lives in his said lease, 
and to assess and fix the amount of compensation 
to be paid as an equivalent for the loss and injury 
so ascertained and determined, and such valuation 
shall be made out in duplicates in writing, speci- 
fying the amount of compensation so assessed and 
fixed, with such other particulars as shall be 
deemed requisite ; and any duplicate as aforesaid, 
signed by the said valuers, or by the said valuers 
and the said umpire, or by the said sole valuer, as 
the case may be, shall be admitted as evidence of 
the amount of the compensation to be paid to such 
lessee as aforesaid, in all courts.” 


Cravuse (D.) “ Provided always, and be it fur- 
ther Enacted, That every valuer and umpire to be 
appointed as aforesaid, before he shall be capable 
of acting in the business of such valuation, shall 
make and subscribe before one of Her Majesty’s 
Justices of the Peace for the county of Surrey, a 

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do solemnly and sin- | 
cerely declare, That I will faithfully, impar- | 
tially and honestly, according to the best of | 
my skill and judgment, execute the several | 
powers and duties of a valuer [or an umpire | 
as the case may be], under an Act passed in | 
the Third and Fourth years of the Reign of | 
Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled [here 
set forth the title of this Act] according to 
equity and good conscience, and without 
favour or affection, or prejudice or malice 
to any person or persons whomsoever.’ ” 


Pr. 54. 1. 20. After “ Act” insert “ or the pay- 
“‘ ment of any compensation which may become 
“ payable by virtue of this Act.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 36. After “ respectively ” insert “and 
“ for the payment of the compensations aforesaid.” 

Pr. 57. 1. 19. After “ surplus ” leave out “ of” 
and insert “ if.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 23. After “ the” leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 20. After “case” leave out “of” and 
insert “ the.” 

Pr. 87. 1. 5. After “ deposited ” insert “ and the 
Registrar shall be entitled to the sum of Five 
shillings and no more for depositing any such 
deed or instrument in writing as aforesaid, and 
to the sum of One shilling and no more for allow- 
ing any such search or mspection as aforesaid, | 
and to the sum of Eight-pence and no more for 
every law folio of seventy-two words in any office 
copy to be made and to be certified as aforesaid ;” 
also insert Clauses (E.) and (F.) 

CriauseE (E.) “ Saving always to the Queen’s | 
“ Most Excellent Majesty, Her heirs and suc- | 
** cessors, and to all and every other persons and | 
person, bodies politic and corporate, his, her and 
their heirs, successors, executors and adminis- 
trators respectively, (except the said Lord Bishop 
of Winchester and his successors, and the said 
Samuel Wilberforce and his successors, and the 
present and future Incumbents of the several 
benefices with cure of souls of Farnham and | 
Frensham), all such estate, right, title, interest, 
claim, and demand of, in, to or out of the said 
Archdeaconry of Surrey, and the said prebend or 
canonry which is intended to be annexed to the | 
said Archdeaconry of Surrey by virtue of this Act, | 
and to the said Impropriate Rectories or Par- | 
sonages of Farnham, Frensham, Elsted, Seale, and | 
Bentley, and the revenues thereof, and to the said 
Vicarage of Farnham, and to the said perpetual 
Curacies of Frensham, Elsted, Seale and Bentley | 
respectively, and to the patronage and income of 
the same benefices respectively, and other the | 
premises as they or any of them had before the | 
passing of this Act, or could or might have had, | 
held or enjoyed in case this Act had not been | 
passed.” | 

Criavse (F.) “ And be it further Enacted, That | 
this Act shall be printed by the several printers | 
to the Queen’s Most Exceilent Majesty, duly | 
authorized to print the Statutes of the United | 
Kingdom, and a copy thereof so printed by any | 
of them shall be admitted as evidence thereof by | 
all Judges, Justices and others.” | 
And a Motion being made, and the Question | 
being proposed, That the said Amendments be now | 
read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” | 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee | 
“ on the Bill be laid before this House,” instead | 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- | 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 





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*. solemn declaration in the form or to the effect fol- | 


A. 1840. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the sSir Robert Harry Inglis, 

Yeas, \Mr. Darby : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Aglionby, 1 
Noes, Mr. John Jervis : J 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be now read 
a second time. 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 26. ]. 6., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 26. 1. 6., the next Amendment, which was, 
after the word “ Surrey,” to insert the words “ but 
“ inasmuch as the several objects and purposes 
aforesaid cannot be effected without the aid and 
authority of Parliament: And whereas jit is ex- 
pedient that compensation should be made to 
Henry Halsey and Robert Bury, lessees, as afore- 
said, therefore your Majesty’s most loyal and 
dutiful subjects the said Charles Richard Lord 
Bishop of Winchester, and Samuel Wilberforce, 
Archdeacon of Surrey, do most humbly beseech 
your Majesty, That it may be Enacted; And,” 
being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said Amendment, by leaving out the words “ And 
“ whereas it is expedient that compensation should 
“ be made to ji Halsey and Robert Bury, 
“ lessees, as aforesaid. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
said Amendment:—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


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Yeas, Sir Charles Grey : + inate 
Tellers for thefSir Robert Harry Inglis, ,. 
Noes, (Lord Granville Somerset: { ~”” 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
said Amendment ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House do now adjourn ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the {Mr. Warburton, 

Yeas, Mr. Easthope : 

Tellers for the {Mr. Edward John Stanley, 

Noes, \Sir George Grey: J 
So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
said Amendment :—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
ing put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 


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being 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 


The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the &gt; Mr. Hume, 1 58 
Yeas, Mr. Easthope : Mas 
Tellers for the bo Robert Harry Inglis, .. 
Noes, Colonel Sibthorp : eT 


And the numbers being equal, Mr. Speaker de- 
clared himself with the Yeas. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


Lord Ashley reported from the Select Committee Factories Act 
f the Act (Sixth Repo) 
for the Regulation of Mills and Factories, and to No. 504. 
|report their Observations and Opinion thereupon to 


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the House ; and who were empowered to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from 
time to time; That they had made further Progress 
in the matters to them referred ; and had come toa 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report 
to the House, together with the Minutes of Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

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


Customs Bill. 
No. 506. 


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill to amend the 
Laws relating to the Customs: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Tumpike Acts Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to continue, for 
Continuance = q limited time, the Local ge og Acts for Great 
om. Britain which expire with this or the ensuing 


Session of Parliament: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Treasurers of 
Counties. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Abstracts of the Accounts 
of the several Treasurers of the Counties of Enyland 
and Wales for the year ending Michaelmas 1839. 

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


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Mr. Weales’ Report to the Poor Law Com- 
missioners on the Comparative State of Pauperism, 
in the Parishes of Birmingham and Aston. 


West Surrey Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
Writ. "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 Western Division of 
the County of Surrey, in the room of the Honourable 
George John Perceval, now Lord Arden, a Peer of 
the United Kingdom. 


East India 


oes Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
ipping. 


next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
Laws regulating the Trade of Ships built, and trad- 
ing, within the limits of the East India Company’s 
Charter. 


PublicRecords. Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—a Copy of 
Rules and Regulations made by the Master of the 
Rolls for the management of the Public Record 
Office for the Admission of Persons to the use of 
the Records, Calendars and Indexes, and the Amount 
of Fees to be paid for the same, and for Copies of 
Records. 


Lighthouses, An Account of all Monies received and applied 
Butlin. by the Corporation for preserving and improving the 
Port of Dublin, on account of Lighthouses, for the 
year ending the 31stday of December 1839. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
— Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


a Return of the Number of Stamps issued to the 
several Newspapers in England, Scotland and Wales, 
from the ist day of April to the 30th day of June 
1840, inclusive, specifying each Newspaper by name, 
and the Number of Stamps issued each Month 
during that period to each Newspaper :— And, a 
similar Return for Ireland. 
Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Returns. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 
Vou. 95. 


17°—18° Julie. 


537 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Pro= Supply. 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 

of Supply 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 further 

into certain disclosures made to the Committee 

on Mills and Factories, by Mr. Stuart, Inspector Factories. 
of Factories, on the 23d day of June last, and by 

Mr. Beal, Superintendent of Factories, the day 
following; as to their employment in other matters 

than those assigned to them by the authority of 
Parliament; and to ascertain how far the In- 

“‘ spectors and Superintendents of Factories have 

“ been employed by the Government in the capacity 

of political spies,” 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 to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. For Maule, 113 
Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: } . 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Fielden, } 11 


Noes, Mr. D’ Israeli : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

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

Sabbati, 18° die Julit, 1840: 

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, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third Poor Law 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to continue the Poor —— 
Law Commission ; or 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Wolverley Attwood, 
Yeas, Mr. Grimsditch : J 
Tellers for thes Mr. John Parker, 71 

Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley: } - 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the third time:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Tues- 
day next. 


1 10. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Supply. 
Report from the Committee of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Prisons 
mittee on the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into supply 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the ang [5 May.] 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


The Drainage (Zreland) Bill was, according to Drainage * 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Se- (Ireland) Bill. 
lect Committee. 





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PTE TA AE ~ MER OEE ——~——-— 


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Church 
Temporalities 
(Ireland) Bill, 


West India 
Relief Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


Railways Bill. 


Pilots Bill. 


Canal Police 
Bill. 


Insane Prisoners 
Bill. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Prisons 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Newgate Gaol 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Cess (Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill, 


538 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Mr. Bernal reported the West India Relief 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 Com- 
mittee 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 Com- 
mittee on the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road 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 on the Railways 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Pilots Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Canal Police Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Insane Prisoners 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 on the Imprison- 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Prisons (Jreland) Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
a Clause was added ; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report on the Vew- 
gate Gaol (Dublin) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

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 Com-| for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Death (Ireland) 
mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) (No. 2.); cases, in Ireland, and substituting other Punish- _ 


Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, -esolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court Houses (/reland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Zreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





17°—18° Julai. 



























A. 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill; Exchequer 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve ‘'"*!#"4) Bil. 
itself into the said Committee. 





Mr. John Parker reported the Caledonian Canal Caledonian 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Canal Bill, 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act Parliamentar Ha 
of the ninth of Anne as prevents the re-election Boroughs Bill, (M 
of Mayors of Parliamentary Boroughs, and other as 
annual Returning Officers, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. oe 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Bil 


Ordered, That Mr. George Hope do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to explain and amend the Acts Friendly 
relating to Friendly Societies was, according to Societies Bill. 
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 continue, for a limited time, Assessed Taxes . 
Compositions for the Assessed Taxes, was, according Composition 
to Order, read the third time. —_ 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue Compositions for As- 
sessed Taxes, until the Fifth day of April One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-two. 
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 Small Tene- 
for improving the Dwellings of the Working Classes: men's Bill. 
And that Mr. Slaney and Mr. Tufnell do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, Insolvent 
c. 73, to provide for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors (ladin) Bill 
in the East Indies, until the First day of March ; 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-three, might 
be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 47, to continue, until the First day of 
March One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-nine, 
and from thence to the end of the then next Session 
of Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent 
Debtors in India, 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 Seymour 
and Mr. Clay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed standing Orders 
to revise the Standing Orders of this House. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


Revision. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill punishment of 





ments in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Kelly and Dr. 
Lushington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Hurt reported from the Committee on the Woodhouse's 
Bill from the Lords, intitulea, An Act for enabling Estate Bill. 
the Trustees of the Will of David Woodhouse, Gen- 
tleman, deceased, to sell Hereditaments thereby 
devised, and other Hereditaments subsequently con- 
veyed to them, situate in the Parishes of Erith and 4 
Ashover, in the County of Derby, and to lay out the 
Money arising therefrom in the Purchase of other 
Estates, to be settled to the same uses; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and — 

the 














Lord Vaux of 
Harrowden 
(Mostyn’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Slave Bounties. 


Sugar. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(India) Bill. 


No. 506. 


Punishment of 


Dea 
ill 
No. 507. 


Small Tene- 
ments Bill. 


No, 508, 


4 Vicroriz. 


the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the same, to the satis- 
faction of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment :—-And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hurt do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Lord Vaux of Harrowden (Mostyn’s), Estate Bill 
was read a second time; and committed to Mr. 
Vernon Harcourt, and the Ozford List. 


A Petition of Commissioners named in a Bill 
depending in Parliament, called the Clerkenwell 
Improvement Bill, praying that provision may be 
made in the Metropolis Improvement Bill for 
granting a sum of money for opening a street to 
Clerkenwell Green, in continuation of the new street 
from Farringdon-street out of the funds provided 
or to be provided by Parliament for opening addi 
tional thoroughfares in the Metropolis, was _pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Metropolis Improvement Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Copy of the 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of 
Venezuela, for the abolition of the Slave Trade, 
signed at Caracas, March 15, 1839, which was pre- 
sented upon the 26th day of March 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 authorizing the payment of Bounties on the 
Capture of Slaves ; 

ord Viscount Palmerston, by Her Majesty’s 
command, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 Vic. c. 57, 
to impose certain Duties of Excise on Sugar made 
from Beet Root in the United Kingdom, might be 


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539 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this Court of 


day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of ole 


imposing Stamp Duties in lieu of certain Fees now fsalary to 
payable in the Office of the Second Remembrancer Second Remem- 
of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and of autho- 
rizing the payment of a Salary to the said Second 
Remembrancer out of the Consolidated Fund of the 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Her Majesty’s com- 

mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 

having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends 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 two of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Sabbati, 18° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


F gpg ye of the High Sheriff and Fore- Grand Jury 
man of the Grand Jury of the county of Laws (Ireland.) 
Carlow, praying for the amendment of the law rela- 

tive to Grand Juries in Ireland, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Enfield, Tottenham, Edmonton, fresh Fruit. 

Cheshunt and Waltham Abbey ;— Bermondsey, Ro- 
therhithe, Deptford, Camberwell, Peckham, Green- 
wich and Lewisham ;—Stoke Newington, Hackney, 
Bow, Bromley and Bethnal Green ;— Hammersmith, 
Chiswick, Turnham Green and Shepherd’s Bush ;— 
and, Richmond, Mortlake, Barnes, Kingston and 
Kew; praying for an increase of duty upon the 
importation of Foreign Fresh Fruit,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Blaby Poor Law 
Union, praying for the amendment of the Poor Amendment 
Law Act, was presented, and read; and ordered 4 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Board of General west Stirling- 








read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
present Session of Parliament, c. 17, for granting to 
Her Majesty Duties of Customs, Excise and As- 
sessed Taxes, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 


Commissioners of Police for the city of Glasgow, shire Roads 
praying that the West Stirlingshire Roads Bill may 

not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Municipal 





Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of charging 
the same Duty on Sugar manufactured from Pota- 
toes, or any other material, as is now charged on 
Beet-root Sugar. 


Lord Seymour presented a Bill to continue the 
several Acts relating to Insolvent Debtors in India: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Kelly presented a Bill for abolishing the 


th (Ireland : : i i 
Bi") Punishment of Death in certain cases, in Ireland, 


and substituting other Punishments in lieu thereof: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Wednesday next ; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Slaney presented a Bill for improving the 
Dwellings of the Working Classes: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Friday, the 31st day of this instant 
July; and to be printed. 

Vor, 95. 








Limerick Citizens Club, praying that the Municipal Corporations 
Corporations Jreland Bill may pass into a law, was (Ieland) Bill 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions from the Pontefract Gas Light Com- yrating stock 
pany ;—and, the Birmingham Gas Light Company ; in Trade Bill. 
praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Church Missionary Idolatry 
Society of Frodsham, praying the House to prohibit (India.) 
the interference of British functionaries in the ma- 
nagement of Idolatrous Observances in India, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, New Zealand. 
Ship-owners and others of Glasgow, praying the 
House to adopt measures to preserve Mew Zealand 
from foreign aggression, and to establish British 
law and authority in the same, exclusive of all other 
powers, and independent of New South Wales, was 
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resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 
Apothecaries Petitions from the Galecay Medical Association ; 
poy (Dublin) _ and, the Governor and Company of the Apothe- 
“i caries Hall of Ireland; praying that the Apotheca- 
ries Hall (Dublin) Bill may not pass into a law,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
Table. 


Com Laws, Petitions from Bridgeton ;—and, Glasgow (two 
Petitions) ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Peckham A Petition of Freeholders of Peckham, in the 

(Surrey) county of Surrey, stating that two Commons, con- 

Common, -f YY) g 


taining near six acres, and portions of a larger one, 
within the liberty of Peckham, have within a few 

ears been inclosed by various persons without any 
egal authority so to do, who have appropriated the 
land so inclosed to their own private purposes ; and 
praying that such Commons and other grounds so 
inclosed, may be again thrown open, and further en- 
croachments on the remaining Commons prevented, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
Emigration. A Petition of Inhabitants of Glasgow and its vi- 
cinity, praying the House to grant them such assist- 
ance as will enable them to become Settlers in Up- 
per Canada, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Church A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Quivor, pray- 
(Seated) ing for an alteration of the law, relative to Church 


Patronage in Scotland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church Rates, 


. A Petition of the President, Vice-Presidents, and 
Ce 


other Directors of the Glasgow Association for Pro- 
moting Religious Liberty, praying the House to 
abolish Church Rates, to refuse any Parliamentary 
grant for Church Extension, and to adopt the earliest 
practicable measure for the entire severance of the 
Church from the State, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


East India 
Produce. 


A Petition of Silk Weavers, of Glasgow, praying 
the House not to allow any further reduction of duty 
on East India Silk manufactured goods, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Brazilian A Petition of Merchants of Glasgow, trading to the 
Claims. : age ae . 5 rs 
city of Para, in Brazil, complaining of the losses 
they sustained during the Revolution at Para, in 
the year 1835, and praying that an immediate inves- 
tigation and adjustment of their claims may take 
place, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Copyright Bill. Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 


Copyright Bill may not pass into a law,—-were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Afirmation Bill. A Petition of Inhabitants of Glasgow, praying 


thar the Affirmation Bill may pass into a law, was 


—- and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Designs Copy- A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 


right Bill. others of Glasgow, praying that the Designs Copy- 
right Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Naples. A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of 


Glasgow, stating that the Petitioners feel deeply in- 


18° Jultz. 











A. 1840. 


terested in the result of the treaty of commerce now 
pending between Her Majesty’s Government and 
that of the King of Naples, and that the Petitioners 
fully expect the greatest advantage from extending 
the commercial intercourse of Great Britain with 
that Kingdon, being fully persuaded that the admis- 
sion of the produce of the two Sicilies into the 
United Kingdom at a more moderate rate of duty, 
will not only cause a more extensive interchange 
with that country, but by affording a ready vent for 
their produce, enable them to become much larger 
consumers of British manufactures, particularly as 
it is hoped that His Majesty the King of Naples, 
will reciprocate these concessions, by a correspond- 
ing reduction of duties payable there on iron and 
other articles of export from Great Britain; and 
praying the House to recommend to Her Majesty’s 
Government the adoption of the policy thus sub- 
mitted to their notice, and which the Petitioners 
consider indispensably necessary in order to protect 
British commerce from the declared and manifest 
hostile policy which other countries have adopted 
against the commercial interest of Great Britain, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several New South 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of Correspond- W2les- 
ence between the Secretary of State for the Colonial No. 509, 
Department and the Governor of New South Wales, 
in the years 1834 and 1835, on the subject of the 
Appropriation of the Revenue arising from the Crown 
Lands in that Colony :-—and, Copies of Correspon- 
dence between the Colonial Department and the 
Treasury, including Copy of a Despatch from the 
Governor of New South Wales, and the Reply thereto 
of the Secretary of State, dated the 28th day of June 
1840, relative to the Finances of the Colony, and the 
Application of Land Sales to Police and Gaols. 


A Return (so far as can be supplied from the Re- Crown Lands 
cords in the Colonial Office,) showing the Total Pe 
Quantity of Crown Land or of Land subject to the No-510. 
disposal of the Crown, or of Commissioners ap- 
pointed under Act of Parliament, which has been 
sold in each of the Colonies of Great Britain during 
each year since the 1st day of January 1831; with 
the Amount of Money (in Sterling) derived from 
such Sales, and the purposes to which such Receipts 
have been applied, and specifying whether such 
Land has been sold by Auction or at a fixed price ; 
together with the Amount contracted to be paid for 
such Land, which is now due on instalment or out- 
standing :—Also, a Return of the Total Quantity of 
Land granted gratuitously, or in reward of Services, 
and if granted conditionally, stating the Conditions, 
in each of the Colonies of Great Britain, during 
each year since the 1st day of January 1831; speci- 
fying in particular the Lands granted to Colonial or 
other Public Officers, Civil, Military, or belonging 
to the East India Company ; and stating the Extent 
and Description of the Land granted to each such 
Officer, the Name of the Officer, the Grounds upon 
which such Grant has in each case been made, and 
the Authority by which such Land has been granted. 


Returns of the Revenue arising from Crown Lands aan South 
in New South Wales, in each year, from the 1st day "°* 





of January 1831, up to the latest period; also, of No-511. 
the Expenditure thereof in each year, distinguishing 
how the one-third thereof, left at the disposal of the 
Local Government (as referred to in the Governor’s 
Despatch of September 1837), had in each year been 
applied ; and how the remaining two-thirds, held at 
the disposal of the Home Government (as referred 
to by such Despatch), has been applied in each year: 
—And, of the ether of Persons who have in each 
year, from the 1st day of January 1831, up to the 
latest Period, been pxovided with a free Passage to 
New South Wales by the Home Government ; also, 
of the Number of Persons who have been imported 





into 











Parot 


(Sco 


Jnsa’ 
Bill. 


4, VicToRIz£. 


into that Colony in each year, under regulations of | 
the Colonial Government. 

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


Parochial A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Quivox, pray- 
ae a.) ing for an alteration of the law regulating Parochial 
sco td 


Schools in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


{nsanePrisoners The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Bill. into a Committee upon the Insane Prisoners 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 

London and Ordered, That the Report on the London and 

Greenwich Greenwich Railway Enlargement and Station Bill 

rae bl be taken into further consideration upon Tuesday 

Station Bill. next. 

Erskine Ordered, That the Report on the Erskine (Western) 


(Western) and and Dumbarton Ferry Bill be taken into further 


fem Bill. consideration upon Monday next. 

Canal Police Mr. Bernal reported the Canal Police Bill; and 

Bill. the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the An.endments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 

Osster Fisheries i H j a 
Gotland) Bill The Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill was, ac 


cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


18° Julie. 





mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Tuesday next. 


Drainage 


: The Select Committee on the Drainage (Zreland) 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Bill, was nominated of Lord Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 
Solicitor General for Ireland, Mr. John Young, Mr. 
More O’ Ferrall, Sir William Somerville, Sir Robert 
Ferguson, Colonel Perceval, Sir Denham Norreys, 
Mr. Wyse, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Mr. Lynch, Mr. John 
Ellis, Mr. Barry, Mr. Phillpotts and Mr. William 
Roche. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





(Dele) oan The ingrossed Bill for vacating the Contract be- 


tween John North and the Commissioners for re- 





building the Gaol of Newgate in Dublin, and indem- 
nifying the said John North in consequence thereof, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for vacating any Presentment for rebuild- 
ing the Gaol of Newgate, in .Dublin, and vacating 
any Contract between the Commissioners for rebuild- 
ing the said Gaol and the Contractor. 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland, 


do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors (Jre- 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- 
ported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Pilots Bill, _ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
No, 512. into a Committee upon the Pilots Bill; and, after 
Vou. 95, 





541 


some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize the Commissioners Caledonian 
of Her Majesty’s Treasury to grant a Lease of the Canal Bill. 
Caledonian Canal for a Term of Years, and to recu- 
late the future Management thereof, 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 sugar. 
into a Committee, to consider of charging the same 
Duty on Sugar manufactured from Potatoes or any 
other material, as is now charged on Beet Root 
Sugar. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Duty of Excise now payable 
on Sugar made from Beet Root shall be charged on 
Sugar manufactured from any materials whatever. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Imprisonment 

further consideration the Report on the Imprison- for Debt __ 
ment for Debt (Jreland) Bill :—The Bill was re- (“*eland) Bil. 
committed to a Committee of the whole House :— 
And the House immediately 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend two Acts of his late West India 
Majesty, King William the Fourth, for the Relief Relief Bill. 
of certain of Her Majesty’s Colonies and Plantations 
in the West Indies, 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 Court of 
into a Committee, to consider of imposing Stamp Exchequer 
Duties in lieu of certain Fees now payable in the sad 
Office of the Second Remembrancer of the Court second Remem- 
of Exchequer in Jreland, and of authorizing the brancer.] 
payment of a Salary to the said Second Remem- 
brancer out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Salary payable to the 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, out of the Fees charged in the said 
Court, shall henceforth be paid out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland. 


2. Resolved, Thatin order to make good to the said 
Consolidated Fund, the charge of the said Salary to 
the Second Remembrancer of the Court of Ex- 


323 chequer, 





Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Slave Bounties. 


542 18° Juli. A. 1840, 


chequer, the following Duties of Stamps shall be 
levied in Ireland (that is to say): 


A Scuepute of the Duties of Stamps which are to be paid 
and payable for and in respect of the First Sheet or Piece 
of Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, upon which the several 
Instruments, matters and things, hereinbefore mentioned, 
relating to the Business of the Office of Second Remem- 
brancer of the Exchequer in Ireland, shall be respectively 
written or printed, and which Duties shall be payable over 
and above any other Duties payable by Law on the like 


Proceedings. 
Summons. 
On every summons which shall actually issueon | £. 8. d. 
a reference or any other proceedings - -| -13 - 
Certificates. 
On every certificate, except certificates on the 
foot of bills of costs - - - - -| - 6 6 


On every certificate at the foot of any bill of 
costs : 

Where the amount as furnished or claimed 

by such bill shall not exceed the sum of 

£.50 - - - - - - - -10 6 
Where such amount shall exceed the sum of 
£.50 for every sum of £.10, or fractional 

part of £.10 above £.50 an additional 


sum of - - - - - - -| - 3 - 
Recognizances. 

Any recognizance taken or acknowledged for each 

cognizor ss = - - - . - -| - 6 6G 
Reports. 

Any report under interlocutory order - eo} 2°) = 
Under decretal order pronounced in a short cause} 2 2 = 
Under decretal order pronounced in a long cause | 3 3 = 


Notices. 
Any notice, advertisement, or posting, to sell 
lands, pursuant to any decree to set lands, pur- 
suant to any order or decree- -  - “| £3 








Leases and Deeds. 

| lease and any counterpart thereof, where | 

the usual printed form will suffice - 2] 

Any other deed where the usual printed form will | 
suffice - us - - - - 


-| -10 - 
the contract is of so special a nature that a 
special re-conveyance shall be prepared and 
ingrossed - - -_ + - = —) £ % = 
Any other contract of such special nature -| 22 - 


Any deed executed in the name of any party in 
a cause refusing or declining to execute such | 
deed, or residing out of the jurisdiction of the 
Court, for each person so declining or refusing, | 
or residing beyond such jurisdiction  - - 5 - 


| 

Any lease, and any counterpart thereof, where | 
| 

| 

| 

| 

Any deed of any other sort 2 2 


For signing any answer as guardian of any minor 

or infirm person -10 6 
Any approbation for the sale or transfer of stock | - 10 6 
Any petition signed and approved of as guardian | 

of any minor or other person - 6 6 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Court Houses ( Ire/and) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That 
the Committee had gone througli the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the 
Payment of Bounties on the Capture of Slaves. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five pounds shall 
be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for every 
Slave found in any Vessel captured or detained 











under the Provisions of the Convention with Vene- 
zuela for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

2. Resolved, That compensation may be allowed 
out of the said Consolidated Fund, for Costs or 
Damages awarded against any Officer for seizure or 
detention of Vessels, or for the Seizor’s Costs, under 
the said Convention. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Corumittee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was, according Turnpike Acts 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a coutiananee 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 8! 


The House was moved, That the Order made Standing Orders 
yesterday, that a Select Committee be appointed to Revision. 
revise the Standing Orders of this House, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Estcourt, 

Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Greene, Sir 
James Graham, Lord Stanley, Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Mr. Freshfield, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Wilson 
Patten, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Loch and Mr. Morgan 
John O’ Connell; with Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Court of 
making further provisions in relation to certain Chancery — 
Offices in the Court of Chancery in Ireland: And ei 
that Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland and Lord 
Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Postage Bill. 
the regulation of the Duties on Postage: And that 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Robert 
Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 7 &amp; 8 Will. 3, Notice of 
c. 25, for the further regulating Elections of Mem- Elections Bill 
bers to serve in Parliament, and for the preventing 
irregular Proceedings of Sheriffs and other Officers 
in the electing and returning such Members, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
define the Notice of Elections of Members ‘to serve 
in Parliament: And that Mr. Tufnell and Mr. 
Robert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic, Slave Trade 
c. 102, to revive and continue until Six months after Z*eties Bill 
the commencement of the next Session of Parlia- 
ment, and to amend, an Act for authorizing Her 
Majesty to carry into immediate execution by Orders 
in Council, any Treaties made for the Suppression 
of the Slave Trade, 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 Lord Viscount 
Palmerston and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. Fisheries Bill 
c. 96, to authorize Her Majesty until Six months 
after the commencement of the next Session of 
Parliament, to carry into effect a Convention between 
Her Majesty and the King of the French, relative 
to the Fisheries on the Coasts of the British Islands 
and of France, 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 Lord Viscount 

Palmerston 














Vac 
Bill. 


Cori 
Ex 
(Ir 


Ir 


“—~Q@0Q0 








Vaccination 
Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bille 


Postage Bill. 
No. 513. 


Bank of 
Ireland Bill. 


No, 514. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No, 515. 


Bank of 
Treland, 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland.) 


Slave Vessels, 


4 VicTorRiZ. 


Palmerston and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Amend- 
ments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to extend the Practice of Vaccination; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 6. 1. 10. In the Amendment made by the 
Commons, leave out “ guilty of a misdemeanor 
“‘ and shall be.” ; 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
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 Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
for the Regulation of the Duties on Postage: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer‘presented a Bill 
to regulate the Re-payment of certain Sums advanced 
by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Jre- 
land for the Public Service: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland presented a Bill 
for making further Provisions in relation to certain 
Offices in the Court of Chancery in Ireland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Circulation of the Bank of Ireland 
on Two days in each month, from 1836 to 1840; 
distinguishing the same into large Notes, smal! 
Notes and Post Bills :—And, of the Average Agegre- 
gate Amount of all Public Monies in the hands of 
the Bank of Ireland, each year from 1836 to 1840 


inclusive; distinguishing the United Balances to the |. 


credit of the Treasury and of Suitors in Chancery 
and Exchequer. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of making provision out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the payment of the Salaries of the 
Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court in 
Ireland, and for providing for the payment of other 
Expenses connected with that Court ; 

lat Viscount Morpeth, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resoived, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid ‘before this 
House, a Return of Slave Vessels brought before 
the several Courts of Mixed Commission for Adju- 
dication, since the 1st day of January 1839, to the 
latest date to which the same can be prepared; dis- 
tinguishing the Flag under which each Vessel was 
seized, the Name of the capturing Ship, and the 

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543 


| Commander thereof, the Amount of registered 


Tonnage of each Vessel, as well as the Amount by 
the old and present Admeasurement ; and, if Slaves 
on board, stating the Number at the time of Seizure, 
and the date of the decretal part of the Sentence, 
whether Forfeiture or Restitution, with the Amount 
of the Proceeds of Sale, as far as the same can be 
made out, or of Costs awarded ; and distinguishing 
the Expenses of Condemnation and breaking up of 
each Vessel, and the Proportion remaining for Dis- 
tribution to the Captors. 

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


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented a Bill to Slave Trade 
continue an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to Treaties Bill. 
carry into immediate execution, by Orders in Council, No. 516. 


any Treaties for the suppression of the Slave Trade: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented a Bill to Fisheries Bill. 
No. 517. 


continue, for a limited time, an Act of the last 
Session of Parliament, for carrying into effect a 
Convention between Her Majesty and the King of 
the French, relative to the Fisheries on the Coasts 
of the British Islands and of France: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented a Bill for the Linen, &amp;c., 
more effectual Prevention of Frauds and Abuses Manufactures 


committed by Weavers, Sewers and other Persons (Ireland) 


employed in the Linen, Hempen, Union, Cotton, Silk No. 518. 


and Woollen Manufactures in Jreland, and for the 
better Payment of their Wages: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented a Bill to define the Notice of 


Notice of Elections of Members to serve in Parlia- Elections Bill. 


ment: And the same was read the first time; and No. 519, 


ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 














Luna, 20° die Julti ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Postage (Poor 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the Law Commis. 
n. 


bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Further Return 
to an Order, dated the 27th day of February last, for 
Returns of the Total Amount of Expenses incurred 
by the Boards of Guardians in England and Wales 
for Correspondence with the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, or Assistant Commissioners, between the 
10th day of January and the 20th day of February 
1840 :—Of Copies of any Orders or Circulars sent 
by the Poor Law Commissioners to the Boards of 
Guardians in England and Wales relative to the 
Postage of Letters :—And, of Copies of any Answers 
or Resolutions received from the Boards of Guard- 
ians relative to the same. 


sion. ) 


A Return of the Number and Names of the Poor Law 
Poor Law Unions in England and Wales, the Amendment 
Guardians of which, notwithstanding the remon-4*- 


strances of the Commissioners, have refused to ap- 
point Chaplains ; the Date of their Formation; the 
Number of Inhabitants contained within such Unions; 
the Number of Inmates of their respective Work- 
houses, separating the Classes; the Number of 
Deaths which have occurred in such Workhouses, 

324 from 








ebincticict ean oto oal 


Bill. 


eins REE pnt 
OER 20 SOE 














Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


Grant’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Ruckley 
Grange Estate 
Bill. 


Farnham 
Rectory, Cha- 
pels, &amp;c., Bill. 


Famham 
Rectory, Cha- 
pels, &amp;c., Bill, 





544 


from the formation of the said Unions, separating 
the Classes:—And then he withdrew. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Shrewsbury and Holyhead 
Road Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Lord Seymour 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
Grant’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, as to the Marriage of the 
Parties, the Adultery charged as the ground for dis- 
solving the Marriage, the Verdict at Law and the 
Sentence of Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, 
upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, found 
the same and the other allegations to be true; and 
they saw no reason to suspect collusion between the 
Parties; and that the Commitiee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 


The Earl of Darlington reported from the Commit- 
tee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
effect a Sale of an Estate in the Parishes of Ton 
and Shiffnal, in the County of Salop, called Ruckley 
Grange, and for applying the Purchase Money in 
discharge of Incumbrances, and other Purposes; ‘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 Bili, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Darlington do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


A Petition of Samuel Huckvale, of Chipping 
Norton, Yeoman, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against the Farnham 
Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 


Amendment made by the Committee to the Farn- | 


ham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill, and which Amend- 
ment of the Committee was, in Pr. 26. 1. 6., after 
the word “ Surrey” to insert the words “ but inas- 
“‘ much as the several objects and purposes afore- 
said cannot be effected without the aid and autho- 
rity of Parliament; and whereas it is expedient 
that compensation should be made to Henry 
Halsey and Robert Bury, lessees, as aforesaid, 
therefore your Majesty’s most loyal and dutiful 
“ subjects, the said Charles Richard Lord Bishop 
“ of Winchester, and Samuel Wilberforce Arch- 
‘ deacon of Surrey, do most humbly beseech your 
Majesty, That it may be enacted, And;” and which 
proposed Amendment to the Amendment of the 
Committee was, to leave out the words “ And 
“ whereas it is expedient that compensation should 
“ be made to Henry Halsey and Robert Bury, 
** lessees, as aforesaid.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
said Amendment :—The House resumed the said 
adjourned Debate. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be further adjourned :— 


20° Jultz. 


A. 1840, 


And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the said Amend- 
ment; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Denison, 81 
Yeas, Mr. Easthope : } ‘ 
Tellers for the f Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 79 
Noes, Mr. Acland: | ae 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the said Amendment was agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Gregson’s Estate Gregson’. 
Bill be revived :—And that they have leave to sit, Estate Bil, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Erskine 
into further consideration the Report which, upon (Western) 
Thursday last, was made from the Cnmeaition on the i 
Erskine (Western) and Dumbarton Ferry Bill; “°~ 
printed Copies of the Bill having been delivered at 
the door upon the same day ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, b® 

| ingrossed. 

| 

| Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ecclesiastical 

|to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ema 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the several Canonries, Prebends, 

| Dignities and other Offices now vacant in the several 
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in England and 
Wales, and of any other Preferment which, under 

j= Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill, it is 

| proposed to suppress ; specifying the day and year 

'when the same severally became vacant, together 

| with the Amount received on account of each such 

| Preferment by the Treasurer of Queen Anne’s 

Bounty. 


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








| Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, Iron, &amp;e. 
| —Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron im- 
| ported into and exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year 1839; distinguishing the several sorts of 
Iron, and the Countries from which imported, and to 
which exported :—Of the Quantity of British Iron 
(including Unwrought Steel) exported in the year 
1839, distinguishing the Countries to which ex- 
ported :— And, of the Quantity of British Hard- 
ware and Cutlery exported in the year 1839, dis- 
tinguishing the Countries to which exported, and 
the declared Value thereof. 


Copy of a Treasury Minute, dated the 4th day of French Claims. 
July 1839, relative to the Appropriation and Distri- 
bution of the Balance of the Fund for indemnifying 
the Claims of British subjects for Losses in France. 


Mr. Robert Gordon aiso presented, pursuant to Court teats 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a (Scotland) 
Warrant granting Compensation Allowances to James 
Denham and others, Assistant Clerks in the Outer 
House of the Court of Session, Scotland, year to 
ist January i840. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- Prisons. 
mand,—Copy of the Fifth Report of the Inspectors 
appointed 











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Message from 
the Lords. 


Newcastle- 
under-Lyme, 
Blyth Marsh, 
&amp;c., Roads 
Bill. 


Hereford 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Exeter Market 
Bill. 


Dundalk 
Harbour Bill. 


Infant Felons 
Bill. 


Blenheim 
Palace Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Mechanics’ 
Institutions. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 


Revenues Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill. 


4 Vicroriz£. 


appointed under the Provisions of the Act 5 &amp; 
6 Will. 4, c. 38, to visit the different Prisons 
of Great Britain, Part III (Southern and Western 
District,) Part IV (Scotland, Northumberland and 
Durham.) 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Senior: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for improving the Roads leading from Mew- 
castle-under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from Cliff Bank 
to Shelton, from Fenton to Hem Heath, and from 
Shelton to Newcastle-under-Lyme, and for making 
and completing certain new Pieces of Road to com- 
municate therewith, all in the County of Stafford, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend and render more effectual, so far as 
relates to the Lord Scudamore’s Charity Monies, the 
Provisions of an Act passed in the fourteenth year 
of the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, 
for improving the City of Hereford, and for other 
Purposes connected with the said City, 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 alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of an Act for removing the Markets held 
in the High and Fore-street, and other Places, 
within the City of Exeter, and for providing other 
Markets in lieu thereof, 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 regulating, preserving, improving and main- 
taining the River, Port and Harbour of Dundalk, in 
the County of Louth, in Ireland, with Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the Care and Education of Infants who may be 
convicted of Felony; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House : And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for repairing Blenheim Palace ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chichester, praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Chi- 
chester Mechanics’ Institution, praying that Me- 
chanics’ Institutions may be exempted from all taxes 
and rates, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Joseph Holden Pott, | 


Chancellor of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, 











20° Julie. 545 


ships in the University of Cambridge :)—And the 
said Clause was brought up, and twice read. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto in 1. 4., by leaving out the word “ two” and 
inserting the word “ four” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the word “ two” 
stand part of the Clause ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Sir George Grey, } 60 
Yeas, { Mr. Sheil : F 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Goulburn, 26 
Noes, Sir Thomas Fremantle : } a 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then an Amendment was made to the Clause. 

And the said Clause, as amended, 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, (Act not to affect the 
patronage of Archdeacons) :—And the said Clause 
was brought up; and twice read, and amended; 
and read the third time, and agreed to, to be made 
part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 


Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider, (Patrons may collate 
persons duly qualified to any Office, Prebend or 
Dignity, in any Cathedral or Collegiate Church, 
provided always that the estates, &amp;c., vested in any 
such Office, Prebend or Dignity, shall go and be 
applied according to the Provisions of the 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 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 15 
Yeas, \ Mr. Acland : | pao 
Tellers for thef Mr Fox Maule, 4 5 
Noes, Mr. Edward John Stanley: J °° 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Then another ingrossed Clause was added, by way 
of Rider; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 37. 1. 23., by leaving out from the 
word “ pounds” to the word “ And” in Pr. 38.1. 5. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill:—It was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill in Pr. 56. 1. 26. by inserting after the 
word “ Act” the words “ Provided always, That 
“ the Commissioners be required to select a suf- 
ficient portion of the real property, whether ap- 
pertaining to the corporate estates of the Chapters, 
or to the separate estates of the deans and other 


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| « dignitaries belonging thereto, as shali be equal 


in Exeter, praying that the Ecclesiastical Duties | “ according to the present valuation thereof, to the 


and Revenues Bill may not pass into a law, was | “ 


eS and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


The ingrossed Bill to carry into effect, with certain 
Modifications, the Fourth Report of the Commis- 
sioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (the patronage of the two 
first vacant Canonries in the Cathedral Church of 
Ely, to belong to Her Majesty; no person eligible 
or qualified to hold either of the said Canonries, 


except a person holding one of certain Professor- 
Vot. 95. 





roviding incomes as proposed in the Bill, for the 
 sentay Canons and other Officers of the Ca- 
thedrals, according to the reduced number con- 
templated to remain ; and also for the necessary 
repairs of the fabric, and other expenses attendant 
“ thereon :—And as each Cathedral Establishment 
shall be reduced to the contemplated number of 
“ Officers, the said Estates shall be conveyed to the 
Deans and Chapters thereof, and left as entirely 
in their uncontrolled management as their estates 
now are, the net rents being divided in the same 
proportions as stipulated in this Bill, according 
to their proceeds, whether the same be more or 
“ less than the present value.” 
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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. 71. 1. 7. by inserting after “‘ Henry 
“ Hart Milman” the words “nor any Dean in 
“ possession at the time of the passing of this 
Act.” 

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

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Acland, \ 

Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: 

Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John eas ” 

Noes, Mr. For Maule: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


8. 
6. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Clergy Re- 
serves (Canada) Bill:—The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House :—And the 
House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


Clergy Reserves 
(Canada) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Ciause, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 


Ciause, N°2 (That the proceeds of all past sales 
of such Reserves, invested under the authority of the 
Act 8 Geo. 4, shall be subject to such orders as the 
Governor in Council shall make for investing in any 
public securities within the Province of Canada) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 15. After the 
words “ That the” to insert the following words, 
“ monies to arise from, or to be produced by, any 
sale or sales of the said Clergy Reserves, under 
the provisions of this Act, shall be paid over to 
such officer or officers of Her Majesty’s Revenue 
“ in the Province as Her Majesty shall be pleased 
“ to appoint to receive the same, and shall by such 
officer or officers be invested in the Public Funds 
“ of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
“ Treland, in such manner and form as Her Majesty 
shall be pleased to direct.” 


Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
‘ei 


Tellers for the Yeas, - poet ' 
Mr. Robert Gordon, } ‘ 
Mr. Vernon Smith: - 
Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 3, agreed to. 


Criauses, N° 4 and N° 5, amended, and agreed 
to. 





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Tellers for the Noes, 


Ciausg, N° 6, agreed to. 


CrauseE, N° 7 (Residue of fund to be allotted to 
other religious bodies) ——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1.39. To leave out 
the words “applied by,” for the purpose of inserting 
the words “ at the disposal of.” ; 

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 (Guarantee of the sum of £.7,580 
to the Church of Scotland, to be made good from 
the Consolidated Fund) read. 

An Amendment made. 

Question, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 








20°.—21° Julie. 








A. 1840. 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, 46 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker: } . 

Tellers for the s Mr. Hume, } 9 
Noes, | Mr. Charles Lushington : : 

Crauszs, N° 9 to N° 12, agreed to. 


Preamble read: Amendment proposed: P.1.1.4.To 
leave out the words “ for the maintenance of Religion 
“and the advancement of Christian knowledge 
“ within the said Province.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Preamble put, 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 Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 21° die Julii, 1840: 


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 upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Population Bill, 
further consideration the Report on the Population 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ioan Societies 
the Report on the Loan Societies Bill ; Biil. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Metropolitan 
the Report on the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; Pelice Courts 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Rating Stock 
mittee on the Rating Stock im Trade Bill; in Trade Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Toll on Lime 
into a Committee upon the Toll on Lime Bill ; and, Bill. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. John Parker reported, That the 
Committee 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 second Inland Ware- 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; housing Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com= Church Build. 
mittee on the Church Building Bill; ing Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Commerce and 
mittee on the Commerce and Navigation Bill; — 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-~* 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Charch _ 
mittee on the Church Discipline Bill ; Discipline Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Population 





mittee on the Population (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The 


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4, VicToriz. 


Lagan Navige The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
tion Bill. mittee on the Lagan Navigation Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Parochial The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
Assessments further consideration the Report on the Parochial 
Bill. Assessments Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Joint Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Banking Com mittee on the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill ; 

panies Bill Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Soap Duties The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Bill. reading of the Soap Duties Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


East India The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

Shipping. into a Committee, to consider the Laws regulating 
the Trade of Ships built and trading within the limits 
of the East India a Charter; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair ; and Mr. John Parker reported, That he was 
directed by the Committee to make a Motion. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. John Parker accordingly reported, That he 
was directed to move, That leave be given to brin 
in a Bill further to regulate the Trade of Ships built 
and trading within the limits of the East India 
Company’s Charter:—And he moved the House 
accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. John Parker, Mr. Clay and Lord Sey- 
mour do prepare, and bring it in. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Supply The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
[5 May.] further consideration the Thirteenth of the Reso- 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
reported from the Committee of Supply ; and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Thursday next. 


ou - The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill was, 
(looted) Ba according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
* mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 


Thursday next. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


(Irelend) - The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the seventh 


year of King George the Fourth, for consolidating 
and amending the Laws relating to Prisons in Jre- 
land, 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. 


even _ The Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill was, accord- 
(Indiay pill, mg to Order, read a second time; and committed 


to a Committee of the whole House, for Thursday 
next. 


Tosane Prisoners The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
‘ the Report on the Insane Prisoners Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 
Vox. 95. 


20°—21° Julie. 547 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for keeping the Canal Police 
Peace on Canals and Navigable Rivers, was, ac- Bill. 
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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- Insolvent 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill ; ttrelend) Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, esolve ‘ ; 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to whom Sugar. 
it was referred to consider of charging the same 
Duty on Sugar manufactured from Potatoes or any 
other material as is now charged on Beet-root Sugar, 
a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Duty of Excise now payable 
on Sugar made from Beet Root, shall be charged on 
— manufactured from any materials whatever. 

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. Bernal, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Imprisonment for Debt Imprisonment 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were 1ead, and (ireland) Bill. 
agreed to; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Court of 

the Report from the Comino, to whom it was crcl 
referred to consider of imposing Stamp Duties in [salary to 
lieu of certain Fees now payable in the Office of the Second Remem- 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer °c] 

in Ireland, and of authorizing the payment of a 

Salary to the said Second Remembrancer out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 

Britain and Ireland ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Court Houses 
the Report on the Court Houses (Ireland) Bill ; — ‘!eland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee, to Slave Bounties. 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the 
payment of Bounties on the Capture of Slaves, 
several Resolutions; which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five pounds shall 
be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for every 
Slave found in any Vessel captured or detained 
under the provisions of the Convention with Vene- 
zuela for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

2. Resolved, That Compensation may be allowed 
out of the Consolidated Fund for Costs or Damages 
awarded against any Officer for seizure or detention 
of Vessels, or for the Seizor’s costs, under the said 
Convention. 

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, Lord Viscount 
Palmerston and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court of 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill;  Fxcteaver, 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Insolvent 
the Committee, to consider of making provision out of (ireland) 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of [salaries of 


Great Britain and Ireland, for the payment of the Commissioners 
Salaries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent ©! 








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Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Fisheries Bill. 


Linen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 
Treland) Bill. 


Notice of 
Elections Bill. 


Appeals ( Priv 
Council. ) . 


for the incidental expenses of the Court and of the 


pose of holding the said Court. 


548 


20°—2 1 


Debtors Court in Zreland, and for providing for the 
payment of other Expenses connected with that 
Court. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Provision be made out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland for the Salaries of the Commis- 
sioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court in Jreland, 


Circuit, and for providing a Court-house for the pur- 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Slave Trade Treaties Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Fisheries Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Jreland) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this 
day. 


The Notice of Elections Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns showing the Number of Appeals 
and Petitions for liberty to appeal, or for other mat- 
ters which were pending and undisposed of before 
the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the 
15th day of February 1837; the respective Times 
when such Appeals or Petitions were entered or 
lodged in the Council Office, or referred to the Ju- 
dicial Committee; the Names of the Appellants 
and Respondents and Petitioners, the Dates of the 
Judgments or Orders appealed from, the Courts by 
which pronounced, the Times when the respective 
Appeal Cases of the Appellant and Respondent in 
each Cause were lodged, the Times when the same 
were ready for hearing, the respective Times when 
the same were heard, distinguishing the Causes 
which were heard in part any day, and stating 
when the hearing of such part-heard Causes was 
resumed, and when the hearing concluded, the day 
on which the Judgment of the Judicial Committee 
was pronounced in each Cause, the Names of the 
Members of the Judicial Committee present when 
each Cause was heard :—And, showing the Number 
of Appeals and Petitions for liberty to appeal, or 
for other matters, which have been entered, lodged, 
or referred, since the 15th day of February 1837 ; 
the respective times when such Appeals or Petitions 
were entered or lodged in the Council Office or re- 
ferred to the Judicial Committee, the Names of the 
Appellants and Respondents and Petitioners, the 
Dates of the Judgments or Orders appealed from, 
the Courts by which pronounced, the Times when 
the respective pod. Cases of the Appellant and 
Respondent in each Cause were lodged, the Times 
when the same were heard, distinguishing the Causes | 
which were heard in part any day, and stating when | 
the hearing of such part-heard Causes was resumed, 
and when the hearmg concluded, and the day on 
which the Judgment of the Judicial Committee was 
pronounced in each Cause, the Names of the Members 
of the Judicial Committee present when each Cause 
was heard. 
































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© Julie. A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the said Address be pesca to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve Coal Duties 
itself into a Committee to consider of continuing for (/°ndon.) 
a further term the Duties now levied on Coal im- 
ported into the Port of London, or brought into the 
River Thames, within the liberty of the said City, 


and certain other Duties and Charges. shre 
and 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, Metropolis Be 


to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, ae 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to (No 2.) Bill. 
make a new Street from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, 

to Long Acre, and for making and completing other 
Improvements in the Metropolis: And that Mr. Ed- 

ward John Stanley and Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- ( 
chequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to Tumpike Acts 
continue for a limited time the several Acts for re- Continuance 
=, the Turnpike-roads in Ireland: And that 'e!é) Bill 

ord Viscount Morpeth, and Mr. Solicitor General 
for Ireland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Clay presented a Bill further to regulate the fast India 
Trade of Ships built and trading within the limits of Shipping Bill, 
the East India Company’s Charter: And the same No.520, 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time, upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


at he et et Oo’ 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to conti-Tumpike Acts 
nue for a limited time the several Acts for regulating Continuance 
the Turnpike-roads in Ireland: And the same was (tela4) Bil. 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time this day. 


Blenheim Palace Bill was read the first time, and Blenheim 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. Palace Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 521. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this Court of 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of Chancery 
providing Superannuations and Compensations to !*!#"4) 
certain Officers of the Court of Chancery in Ireland; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth, by Her, Majesty’s com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Clergymen of the Established ag 
Church, residing in the vicinity of Maidstone, pray-'" *™*° *™ 
ing that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That the Return relative to Mates (Royal Mates (Royal 
Navy), which was presented upon Friday last, be N4+s-) 
printed. No, 522. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Public Re- Public Records. 
cords, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 523. 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Light- Lighthouses 


houses (Ireland), which was presented upon Friday (lrelan¢. ; ‘ 
last, be printed. No. 524. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Newspa- Newspaper 
per Stamps, which were presented upon Friday last, Stemps 
be printed. No. 525: 
And then the House, having continued to sit 

till two of the clock on Thursday morning, 

adjourned till this day. 

















4 Vicroriz. 


Martis, 21° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840, 


PRAYERS. 


Committees. QRDER ED, That all Committees have leave 


to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Shrewsbury Sir Henry Parnell reported the Shrewsbury and 
and Helybeed Holyhead Road Bill; and the Amendments were 
Road Bill, read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed; and read the third time upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Priso! 


n  ___—— A Petition of the Guildry Incorporation of Dundee, 
(Scotland) Bill. pr 


aying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Convener, Deacons and Re- 
manent Members of the Nine Incorporated Trades of 
Dundee, praying the House not to sanction the in- 
troduction of a Clause into the said Bill, repealing 
the power given them by the Act 2 &amp;3 Vic., of 
reserving an extended area for Gaol accommoda- 
tion, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Poot lawCom- A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 

= Rate-payers and Inhabitants of Saint Leonard, 

Amendment Soreditch, praying that the Poor Law Commission ; 

Bills and, Poor,Law Amendment Bills, may not pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


French Claims, A Petition of James Ferguson Saunders, stating 
that the Petitioner’s family was possessed of. an 
estate and property in the island of Mauritius, 
which estate and property the French Government 
had contracted to purchase, and upon which the 
sum of Two hundred thousand francs was due to 
the family of the Petitioner at the capture of the 
colony, and which sum was duly paid by the French 
to the British Government, and that the Govern- 
ment refuses the Petitioner and his family the pay- 
ment of the debt due to them; and praying for 
the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire 
into the circumstances of the case, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Queen’s Petitions from Cumnock ;— Gorbals ;—Loughbo- 

Ministerss rough ;—and, Shettlestone; praying the House to 
address Her Majesty to dismiss Her present Minis- 
ters, and to call to Her Councils Ministers who 
will pledge themselves to make Universal Suffrage a 
Cabinet measure,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal Petitions from Operatives in the employment of 

Suffrage, &amp;e. Hendry, Houldsworth and Sons ;— Dillychip ;— 
John Murdoch ;—and, Anderston ; praying for the 
adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments 
and Vote by Ballot,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Linen, &amp;c., Petitions from Strabane ;-- and, Londonderry ; 

Crates praying that the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Jreland) 
teland) Bill. Bill : 

ill may pass into a law,—were , ee and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Political A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Inha- 
Offenders. &amp;. hitants of Partick, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to grant a full and free pardon to Mr. 
Feargus O'Connor, and all others incarcerated for 
Political Offences, to restore Frost, Williams and 
Jones to their families, and to dismiss Her present 
Ministers, and call to Her Councils men who will 
pledge themselves to make Universal Suffrage a 


Cabinet measure, and the law of the land, was 
Vou. 95. 





21° Julie. 549 


ngage and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Saint Leonard, Shoreditch (Chair- Parochial 
man of a Meeting) ;—and, Saint Pancras (two Peti- —" 
tions); praying that the Parochial Assessments Bill” 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ash (Surrey) and other places ;— Poor Law 
Farnborough, &amp;c. ;—Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ;— Amendment 
Paddington ;—and, Bury (Lancaster) ; praying that a 
the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Todmorden ;— Leiston ;—Westle- Poor Law 

ton ;— Halesworth ; —Shenstead ;— Wangford ; — Amendment 
Saint George-the-Martyr; Southwark ;— Weyhill ; 4“ 
—Saint Paul, Covent Garden; — Wenhaston ; — 
Saint Margarets, Ipswich ; — Scammonden, Hud- 
dersfield; — Wrentham ; —Rochdale ;—James Can- 
nell;—and, Quorndon; praying for the repeal or 
amendment of the Poor Law Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petitionof Vestrymenof Saint Pancras (Church- Poor Law 
warden, Chairman and Vestry Clerk), praying that Commission 
the Poor law Commission Bill may not pass into ~' 


a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Poor Law 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Commission 
upon Friday last, That the ingrossed Bill to con- 8! 
tinue the Poor Law Commission for a time to be 
limited, be now read the third time:—The House 
resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the Question being again 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 three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “now,” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby, 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers forthe s Mr. Fox Maule, Lea 
Yeas, Mr. John Parker : | an 
Tellers for thef Mr. Grimsditch, 16 
Noes, Mr. Wolverley Attwood : } ‘ 


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. 2. 1. 9., by leaving out the word “ De- 
“ cember,” and inserting the word “ August,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ December” stand part of the Bill :—The said 


proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act to continue the Poor Law Commission 
until the Thirty-first day of December One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-one. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Insane Prisoners InsanePrisoners 

Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow: Pill. 
Pr. 3. 1.15. After “and” insert “ if it shall not 
“ appear that he or she is possessed of sufficient 
“« property which can be applied to his or her main- 
“ tenance, it shall be lawful for such two Justices 
“* by order under their hands to direct the overseers 
4A3 er 








Postage Bill. 


Benk of 
Ireland Bill. 


550 


ée 


“ 


“ 


“c 


of the parish where they adjudge him or her to 
be lawfully settled, or in case such parish be com- 
prised in a union declared by the Poor Law Com- 


Q1° Juliz. 





A. 1840. 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Imprisonmen 


Process in Civil Actions, except in certain cases, = Debt 
for extending the Remedies of Creditors against ¢ reland) Bill, 


missioners, or shall be under the management of 
a Board of Guardians established by the Poor 
Law Commissioners, then the Guardians of such 
union, or of such parish (as the case may be) to 
pay on behalf of such parish, in the case of any 
person removed under this Act, all reasonable 
charges for inquiry into such person’s insanity, and 
for conveying him or her to such County Lunatic 
Asylum or receptacle for insane persons, and to 
pay such weekly sum as they or ary two Justices 
shall, by writing under their hands, from time to 
time direct for his or her maintenance in such 
asylum or receptacle in which he or she shall be 
confined, and in the case of any person removed 
under any former Act relating to insane prisoners, 
to pay such weekly sum as they or any two such 
Justices as aforesaid, shall by writing under their 
hands from time to time direct for his or her main- 
tenance in the asylum or receptacle in which he 
or she is confined, and when the place of settle- 
ment cannot be ascertained, such order shall be 
made upon the Treasurer of the county, city, 
borough or place where such person shall have 
been imprisoned, but.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 37, After “ person” insert “ and also 
to make the like order or orders for the payment 
of such person’s maintenance, and of the other 
charges above mentioned.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 22. After “ proper” insert “ and shall 
and may also award, such further satisfaction to 
the party injured, or such costs to either of the 
parties as they shall judge reasonable and proper.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 36. After “ repealed ” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuavuss (A.) “ And whereas by the said last- 
mentioned Act it was among other things enacted, 
that it should be lawful for two Justices of the 
Peace of the county where any person should be 
kept in custody as an insane person by order of 
any court or by His Majesty’s order subsequent 
thereunto, to inquire into and ascertain the settle- 
ment and circumstances of such insane person, 
and to make order for the payment of such weekly 
sum for his or her maintenance as one of His Ma- 
jesty’s Principal Secretaries of State should by 
writing under his hand from time to time direct : 
And whereas it is expedient that so much of the 
said Act as relates to such direction to be given 
by such Secretary of State should be repealed, 
and other provisions made in the place thereof ; 
be it therefore Enacted, That so much of the said 
Act as relates to such directions to be given by 
such Secretary of State, shall be and the same is 
hereby repealed, and that it shall be lawful for 
such two Justices by order under their hands to 
direct the overseers of the parish in which they 
shall adjudge such insane person as last afore- 
said to be legally settled, or in case such parish 
shall be comprised in a union declared to the Poor 

Law Commissioners or shall be under the manage- 

ment of a Board of Guardians established by the 

Poor Law Commissioners then the Guardians of 

such union or parish, as the case may be, to pay 

such weekly sum for the maintenance of such 
“* person as they or any such two Justices shall by 
“ writing under their hands direct.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


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The Postage Bill was, according to Order, read 
asecond time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Monday next. 


The Bank of Ireland Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 





the Property of Debtors, and for the further Amend- 
ment of the Law and the better Advancement of 
Justice in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for [reland 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their 
concurrence. 


of making provision out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, for the Payment of the Salaries of the Com- 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court in Jre- 
land, and for providing for the payment of other 
Expenses connected with that Court, a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That provision be made out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland for the Salaries of the 
Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court in 
Ireland, for the incidental Expenses of the Court, 
and of the Circuit, and for providing a Court-house 
for the purpose of holding the said Court. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Jreland) Bill, 
that they have Power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


into a Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors (Jre- 
land) Bill; 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. 


follow : 


any two Justices of the Peace for the City of Lon- 
don and the liberties thereof, having jurisdiction 
within the City of London and the liberties 
thereof, shall within the said City of London and 
the liberties thereof have.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Court” to “ And” 
in l. 39. and insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That after the 

assing of this Act all Proceedings within the 

Tetropolitan Police district relating to the serving 
of notices and the procuring and making out of 
the returns of the persons liable to serve in the 
Militia, and the preparing and making out of the 
lists of the persons liable to be balloted for the 
Militia, and all other things by an Act of the 
forty-second year of the reign of King George the 
*¢ third, intituled, ‘ An Act for amending the Laws 
“ relating to the Militia in England, and for aug- 
menting the Militia,’ or by any other Act relating 
to the Militia, directed to be done by the High 
and other Constables for the time being, shall be 
done within the said district by the Constables of 
the Metropolitan Police Force, or by such of them 
as shall be from time to time specially appoint- 
ed for that purpose by the Commissioners of 
Police.” 


Pr. 8.1. ult. Leave out “ every common informer” 
and insert “ any person.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 3. Leave out “ inhabitant of” and in- 
sert “ person within.” 

Pr. 9.1. 8. Leave out “ such.” 

Pr. 9.1.17. After “ before” insert “ any.” 


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Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland reported from Insolvent 
the Committee to whom it was referred to eee 
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The House, according to Order, resolved inal etemt 
‘ebtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Metropolitan Police Metropolitan 
Courts Bill; and the Amendments were read as Police Cours 


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In the Schedule to the Bill : 

Pr. 10. 1. 15. After “ Court” insert “ or at the 
“ Petty Sessions Court, as the case may be.” 

Pr. 11. 1, 1. After “ Court” insert “ or at the 
“« Petty Sessions Court, as the case may be.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to; and the Amendments following, 
were made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 6. Ils. 6 &amp; 7. After “ established” insert 
“ within the Metropolitan Police District.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 22. After “ pounds” insert Clauses 
(B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.) 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, that all 
persons who may think themselves aggrieved by 
any presentment or proceeding of any Leet Jury 
or Court Leet for any hundred or manor within 
the Metropolitan Police district, or of any person 
or persons appointed at any such Court Leet, with 
respect to examining or regulating, seizing, break- 
ing or destroying any weights, balances or mea- 
sures, may within Fourteen days next after such 
presentment or proceeding, appeal to any one of 
“ the Magistrates of the Metropolitan Police Courts, 
“ first giving Seven days’ notice in writing of such 
“ intention to appeal, and of the grounds and nature 
“* thereof, to the Steward of the Court, or to such 
“ other party against whom the complaint is in- 
“ tended to be made, and forthwith, after such 
“ notice, entering into a recognizance before one of 
“ the said Magistrates conditioned to try the appeal, 
“ and abide the order and award.of the Court 
“ thereon; and the Magistrate attending at the 
“ Court to which the appeal shall be brought, shall 
“ appoint a time for the hearing of such appeal ; 
“ and the Magistrate by whom the appeal shall be 
“ heard, may, if he see cause, mitigate any penalty 
“ or forfeiture, and may order any money to be re- 
“ turned which may have been levied in pursuance 
of such presentment or proceeding, and may also 
order any such further satisfaction to be made to 
the party injured as he shall judge reasonable, 
and may also order such costs to be paid to the 
party aggrieved by the party aggressing as he 
“ shall think reasonable; and it shall not be lawful 
to distrain or proceed in any manner for the re- 
covery of any fine or amerciament imposed by 
any such Court Leet, or assessed by any such 
jury against which notice of such appeal shall 
have been given, until after the judgment or order 
of the Magistrate upon the appeal, and then 
only for so much as shall be allowed upon such 
“ appeal.” 

CravuseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That after 
“ the passing of this Act, none of the Police Ma- 
gistrates within the Metropolitan Police district 
shall be required to go upon any deserted lands, 
tenements or hereditaments for the purpose of 
viewing the same, or affixing any notices thereon, 
“ or of putting the landlord or landlords, lessor or 
lessors, into the possession thereof, under the pro- 
visions of an Act passed in the eleventh year of 





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“ like Notices as under the said Acts, or either of 


them, are required to be affixed by two Justices 
of the Peace; and upon the return of the warrant, 
and upon proof being given, to the satisfaction of 
the Magistrate before whom the warrant shall be 
returned, that it has been duly executed, and 
that neither the tenant, nor any person on his 
or her behalf, has appeared, and paid the rent 
im arrear, and that there is not sufficient distress 
upon the premises, it shall be lawful for such 
Magistrate to issue his warrant to a Constable 
of the Metropolitan Police Force, requiring him 
to put the landlord or lessor into the possession 
of the premises; and every Constable to whom 
any such warrant shall be directed shall duly 
execute and return the same, subject to the 
provisions contained in an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, ‘ An Act for fur- 
ther improving the Police in and near the Me- 
tropolis,’ as to the execution of warrants directed 
to constables of the Metropolitan Police Force, 
and upon the execution of such second warrant, 
the lease of the premises to such tenant as to any 
demise therein contained only, shall thenceforth 
“ be void.’ ” 

Cxiavuse (D.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, 
That the men belonging to the Horse and Foot 
Patrol formerly acting under the authority of the 
“ Chief Magistrate of the Public Office in Bow- 
street or to the Thames Police, but now belonging 
to the Metropolitan Police Force, shall be en- 
titled when completely disabled by bodily injury, 
or worn out by length of service to receive such 
superannuation allowances as shall be directed by 
one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of 
State, which allowances shall be paid out of the 
sums which by an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament, intituled, ‘ An Act for further improving 
the Police in and near the Metropolis’ are autho- 
“ rized to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund, 
for the payment of superannuation allowances to 
the Surveyors and Constables therein specified.” 

Crause(E.) “ And be it Enacted, That any Two 
“« Justices of the Peace for the City of London and 

the liberties thereof, having jeeiaictionn within the 
“ city of London and the liberties thereof, shall 
“ within the said city of London and the liberties 
thereof, have all the powers, privileges and duties 
which any Two Justices of the Peace having ju- 
risdiction within the Metropolitan Police district 
have within the Metropolitan Police district by 
“ virtue of this Act.” 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
To-morrow. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance (Jreland) Bill Turnpike Acts 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and Continuance 







the reign of King George the Second, intituled,| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike Acts 
‘ An Act for the more effectual securing the Pay- | mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; Continuance 


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or of an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of 
the reign of King George the Third, for altering 
the last-recited Act, but that in every case within 
the Metropolitan Police district in which by the 
said Acts, or either of them, two Justices are 
“ authorized to put the landlord or lessor into the 
possession of such deserted premises, it shall be 
“* lawful for one of the Police Magistrates, upon 
“ the request of the lessor or landlord, or his or her 
bailiff or receiver, made in open court, and upon 
proof given to the satisfaction of such Magistrate 
“ of the arrear of rent and desertion of the premises 
by the tenant as aforesaid, to issue his warrant, 
“* directed to one of the Constables of the Metro- 
politan Police Force, requiring him to go upon 
and view the premises, and to affix thereon the 


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ment of Rents, and preventing Frauds by Tenants,"|_ The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. _— 


c. 81, to authorize for one year and from thence to 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
application of a portion of the Highway Rates to 
Turnpike-roads, in certain cases, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have Power to extend the provisions of the 
said Act to every parish, township, tithing, rape, wa- 
pentake, division, city, borough, liberty, market- 
town, hamlet, precinct, chapelry, or other place or 
district maintaining its own Highways, and to the 
Highway Rate levied or to be levied within any such 

lace or district, and to every Turnpike-road there- 
in:—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 





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Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and after some time spent therein, Mr. 


Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re- | 


orted, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-moyrow. 


Toll on Lime Mr. Sanford reported the Toll on Lime Bill; and 
Bill. the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ne iy mittee on the Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) (No. 2.) 
aio 86S 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve into the said Committee. 


Court of The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
aes the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 


[Salary to ferred to consider of imposing Stamp Duties in lieu 
Second Remem- of certain Fees now payable in the Office of the Se- 
seenaaaes cond Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland, and of authorizing the payment ofa Salary 
to the said Second Remembrancer out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 

tain and Ireland ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


OysterFisheries The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. wittee on the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Court of The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Chancery reading of the Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill; 

(leetend) BMA. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Court Houses 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
(Treland) Bill io 


* Report on the Court Houses (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Fisheries Bill. © The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Fisheries Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Linen, &amp;c., The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(ireland) Bill mittee on the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Jreland) 

* Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 


Notice of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Elections Bill. mittee on the Notice of Elections Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Coal Duties The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Lenden.) mittee to whom it was referred to to consider of con- 
tinuing for a further term the Duties now levied on 
Coal imported into the Port of London, or brought 
into the River Thames, within the liberty of the said 
City, and certain other Duties and Charges ; 
Resolved, That this House, will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Court of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(irelondd mittee to whom it was referred to consider of provid- 


[Compensation in¢ Superannuations and Compensations to certain 
to Officers-]_ Officers of the Court of Chancery in Ireland; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


East India Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
Produce. to examine into the matter contained in the Peti- 
No.527. tion of the East India Company, (presented on the 
11th day of February last), and to report the same, 

with their Observations thereupon to the House, have 



























A. 1840. 


Power to report their Opinion thereupon, together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Lord Seymour reported from the said Select 
Committee, and to whom several Petitions were re- 
ferred ; That they had made Progress in the matters 
to them referred, and had directed him to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

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


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Mastard Floy, 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of and Tea, 
the Duty on Mustard Flour and on Tea imported 
into the British Possessions in North America. 





Petitions from D. C. Ivers ;— Enniscorthy ;— Apothecaies 
and Navan; praying that the Apothecaries Hall — (Dublin) 
(Dublin) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- " 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to Municipal 
regulate Municipal Districts in Jreland, and to pro- (reload) Bill, 
vide for the compensation of Corporate Officers in ; 
certain cases: And that Lord Viscount Morpeth and 
Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Borough Wate 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- Bates Bill: 
tuled, An Act to explain and amend an Act of the 
second and third years of Her present Majesty, 
for more equally assessing and levying Watch Rates 
in certain Boroughs; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 3. 1s. 2 and 3. Leave out “ not exceeding ” 
and insert “to the extent of.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baines do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on PublicPetitions 
Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Pe- (Forty-third 
titions presented, from the 13th to the 18th days of ®*P"™) 
this instant July, 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. 


A Petition of Wesleyan Methodists of Daventry, Church Rates. 
praying for the abolition of Church Rates, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Donegall, and the Lagan Naviga- 
Earl of Belfast, praying that the Lagan Navigation tiv Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Coroners of the County of Roscom- Coroners 
mon, praying the House to take the case of the Co- (Treland.) 
roners of Ireland into consideration, and amend the 
existing laws in reference to their remuneration, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Newry, and Medical 
its vicinity, praying the House to make such an al- 
teration in the Grand Jury Act, as shall extend the 
power of remuneration of Medical Witnesses to cases 
of misdemeanor as well as of felony, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Infant Felons Bill was read the first time ; Infant Felons 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Fri- Bil. 
day next. No. 528. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Ordered, 











Public Records. 


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British 
Museum. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
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4, VicToRiz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Appointments made by the Master of 
the Rolls, under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. intituled, An Act 
for the keeping safely the Public Records, stating 
the Duties and Salary of each Officer so appointed : 
—Of the Names of such Officers of the several Re- 
cord Offices, now under the control of the Master of 
the Rolls, as have received Appointments under the 
above Act, specifying the Offices which each Person 
formerly held :—Of the Names of such of the above 
Officers of the above Record Offices as have not re- 
ceived Appointments under the above Act, with the 
Amount of Compensation allowed to each, where any 
such Compensation has been determined upon :— 
A Copy of the Rules made for the management of the 


Records, and Record Offices, under the control of | P 


the Master of the Rolls, with a Table of the Fees: 
established for such Offices :—And, a Statement of 
the progress made in transcribing and printing the 
following Works, undertaken by the late Record 
Commission, and which are stated in the Return of 
the Master of the Rolls to be now in progress, viz. 
Anglo-Saxon Laws, Welsh Laws and Scotch Acts. 


And then the House adjourned till five of the 
clock in the afternoon. 





The House met at five of the clock ; and being 
counted by Mr. Speaker; and it appearing that 
Forty Members were not present; Mr. Speaker took 
the Chair, and again counted the House; and Forty 
Members not being present:—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 22° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Cowtan, from the British Museum, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 

to Order,—A Return of the Name of each Person 
employed in the British Museum ; specifying the 
Office or Offices each holds, and the Duties belong- 
ing to it, and whether any Officer of the Museum 
paid thereunder, holds any and what other Situation 
conferrmg Emoluments or entailing Duties; the 
Date of his present Appointment in the British 
Museum, by whom it was made, the Salary attached 
to it, and the tenure on which it is held; stating 
whether it is held yearly, monthly, weekly, daily 
or during pleasure or good behaviour, and whether 
any vacation is allowed, and whether the Salary is 
withheld during temporary absence from illness or 
other cause :—And, a Comparative Return of the 
Duties and Salaries, Claims to Apartments or Emolu- 
ments of any person employed in the British Mu- 
seum on the 1st day of June 1837, and on the 1st 
day of June 1840; stating also whether any Board 
has been constituted from the heads of each Depart- 
ment, or others, for the purpose of consulting on 
matters relating to the internal arrangements of the 
Museum, and whether such Board has made any 
Reports, and at what times, to the Trustees :—And 
then he withdrew. 


” _— That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—A Copy of Mr. Weales’ Report 
to the Poor Law Commissioners on the Comparative 
State of Pauperism in the Parishes of Birmingham 
and Aston :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


Table. 


91°—99° Juli. 





555 


Usher of the Free Grammar School called Dean 
Incent’s, in the Town of Berkhampstead, in the 
County of Hertford, the Date of their Appointments, 
the Amount of Annual Salary received by them, from 
the day of such Appointment up to the 1st day of 
January 1840; the Number of Scholars in each 
year, distinguishing those that were Boarders, and 
those admitted on the Foundation:—Also, the 
Number of Months in each year that the present 
Master has resided in the School-house since his 
Appointment, and whether residing there now or 
not :—In case no Usher has been appointed for 
some years past, how his Salary has been appro- 
riated. 

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


of the Number of Railway Bills brought into Par- 
liament in each year since the year 1830, and the 
Number of Railway Acts passed during that time, 
and the Amount of Capital authorized to be raised 
by such Acts; distinguishing the Names of the Rail- 
ways to which such Acts respectively relate, and 
which of them relate to new Railways, and which 
to alterations of Railways previously authorized :— 
Also, of the Number of Railway Plans deposited in 
the Private Bill Office since the making of the 
Standing Order requiring them to be so deposited 
on or before the ist day of April; and also, since 
the making of the Standing Order requiring £.10. 
per cent. of the proposed Capital to be deposited 
prior to the application to Parliament; distinguish- 
ing the Names of the Railways to which such Plans 
relate, and whether they relate to new undertakings 


or amendments already authorized, were upon the 
Table. 


a second time; and committed to Mr. Tatton Eger- 
ton, and the North Chester List. 


Ferry between the western part of the Parish of ‘ 
Erskine, in the County of Renfrew, 
in the County of Dumbarton, 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. 


tituled, An Act to amend and render more effectual, 
so far as relates to the Lord Scudamore’s Charity 
Monies, the Provisions of an Act passed in the four- 
teenth year of the reign of his Majesty King George 
the Third, for improving the City of Hereford, and 
for other Purposes connected with the said City ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 9. 1.9. Leave out from “ that” to “ ap- 
pointed” in Is. 13. and 14, and insert “ new 
“ trustees should be,” and in 1. 14. leave out “ by 
“ the said Act.” 

Pr. 9. 1.17. Leave out “ Commissioners” and 
insert “ recited Act.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 32. Leave out from “ that ” to “ shall” 
in Pr. 10. ]. 18. and insert “ the Right honourable 
“‘ the Lord Bishop of Hereford for the time being, 
“ the Lord Lieutenant of the said county of Here- 
“ ford for the time being, the Mayor of the city of 
“ Hereford for the time being, the Chief Steward of 
“ the said city of Hereford, the several Members 
“ of Parliament for the county and city of Hereford 
“ for the time being, the Dean and Canon in re- 
“ sidence of the cathedral church of Hereford for 
“ the time being, the Custos of the college of vicars 


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Vor. 95. 





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Mr. Rowland Alston presented, pursuant to Order, Berkhampstead 
-—A Return of the Names of the present Master and S¢he!. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That Returns Railway Bills. 


The Duke of Bridgwater’s Estate Bill was read Duke ot 
Bridgewater's 
Estate Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing an improved Erskine 


Western) and 


Dumbarton 
and Dumbarton, Ferry Bill 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Hereford 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- — 


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choral of the cathedral church of Hereford for 
the time being, the Chancellor of the diocese of 
Hereford for the time being, the Precentor of 
the cathedral church for the time being, the Co- 
roner of the city of Hereford for the time being, 
six members of the body corporate of the said 
city, to be elected triennially by the body corporate 
of the said city for the time being, and three of 
the present city magistrates, for their own lives 
only, to be elected by the trustees at the first 
meeting to be held under the provisions of this 
Act; the two chamberlains of the said city for 
the time being, the Town Clerk of the said city 
for the time being, the Register of the Lord Bishop 
of Hereford for the time being, the Register of 
the Dean of Hereford for the time being, the 
Bailiff of the said Lord Bishop for the time being, 
and the ten Commissioners acting for life at the 
passing of this Act, by virtue of the said recited 
Act, and the twelve parochial Commissioners now 
and hereafter to he appointed by virtue of the 
said recited Act, shall be and they are hereby ap- 
pointed trustees for putting this Act in execution, 
and that the said trustees alone.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 20. After “ in ” insert “ this or.” 


Pr. 10. 1. 24. After “ charity” insert Clauses 


(A.), (B.) and (C.) 


a 8 A 
nxn an nN 


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n 


Cuiauss (A.) “ And be it further Enacted by the 
authority aforesaid, That in case any of the Com- 
missioners under the said recited Act, or any 
future Trustees of the said charity, not elected by 
the vestry as in the recited Act mentioned, and 
not being a Trustee by virtue of his office, and not 
being one of the city magistrates elected by virtue 
of this Act, shall die, it shall and may be lawful 
for the Trustees of the said Charity, on the next 
or any future half-yearly meeting of the said 
Trustees, to elect some other person qualified as 
hereinafter mentioned in the place or stead of the 
Commissioner or Trustee so dying.” 


Ciavse (B.) “ Provided always, and be it fur- 
ther Enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That no 
person shall be capable of acting as a Trustee in 
the execution of this and the said recited Act, so 
far as relates to the said Charity, unless he shall 
be in his own right or in right of his wife, in the 
actual possession and receipt of the rents and 
profits of lands, tenements and hereditaments of 
the clear yearly value of Forty pounds, or shali 
be possessed of a personal estate of the value of 
One thousand pounds, except such of the Trustees 
as shall be appointed by the said parishes, whose 
qualifications shall be Twenty pounds a year or 
shall be possessed of a personal estate of the 
value of Five hundred pounds.” 

Cuiause (C.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
if any person not being so qualified shall presume 
to act as a Trustee in the execution of this Act, 
every such person shall for every such offence 
forfeit and pay the sum of Fifty pounds to any 
person or persons who shall sue for the same, to 
be recovered in any of Her Majesty’s Courts of 
Record at Westminster, by action of debt or on 
the case, and the person so sued shall prove 
that he was so qualified at the time he acted, 
or otherwise shall pay the said penalty without 
any proof being given as to his not being duly 
qualified.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 32. Leave out from “ second ” to “ or” 
1. 33. and insert “ Tuesday in August One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 37. Leave out from “ afternoon” to 
And ” in Pr. 11. 1. 4. and insert “ for the purpose 
of the payment of the costs, charges and expenses 
of this Act, the appointment of the persons in 
whose names the trust funds of the charity are to 
be invested as hereinafter mentioned, and for the 


election of Three of the present city magistrates 
as Trustees.” 





22° Juli. 





A, 1840. 


Pr. 11. 1. 8. Leave out from “ charity” to “ to” 


in |. ult. 


nan Kn 
nn 


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n 


n 
n 


n 
n 


‘ 


n 


Pr. 12. 1. 12. Leave out from “ therein ” to 
and” in ]. 18. and insert “ either upon Govern- 
ment or Real Security in England or Wales, of 
sufficient value for securing the repayment of the 
amount of the trust funds so advanced or lent, 
with such rate of interest for the same as shall 
not be less than the average amount of interest of 
the Three per cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities, 
shall be at the time such money shall be advanced 
or lent as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 21. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
and” in Pr, 13. 1. 2. 

Pr. 13. 1. 6. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 7. After “ moral” insert “ and in- 
dustrial.” 

Pr. 13. 1.19. After “ school” insert “ approved 
by the said Bishop.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 22. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
and ”’ in |. 37. 

Pr. 14. 1.2. Leave out “ hereditaments,” and 


insert “ lands not exceeding Two acres.” 


Pr. 14. 1. 6. Leave out from “ years” to “and” 


in 1. 7, and insert “ not less than Five hundred 


“cc 


years.” 
Pr. 14. 1. 8. Leave out “ hereditaments,” and 


insert “ lands.” 


“ 


“ 


‘ 


x 


Pr, 14. Is. 11. and 12. Leave out from “ suc- 
cessors ” to “ upon ” in 1. 13. 

Pr. 14, 1. 18. After “ effect’ insert “ Provided 
always, That it shall not be lawful for the said 
Trustees to expend out of the said trust funds 
a greater sum than Five hundred pounds in the 
purchase of lands or buildings, or in the erection 
of any buildings for the purposes of the said 
charity.” 

Pr. 14, 1. 25. Leave out from “ lands” to “ ma- 
terials” in 1. 26. 

Pr. 14. Is. 37. and 38. Leave out “ heredita- 
ments.” 


Pr. 15. 1.8. After “ treasurers” insert “ or,” 


and in the same line leave out “ and clerks.” 


“ 
“ 


“ 


“c 
“ 


“ 


Pr. 15. 1.15. After “ person ” insert “ or per- 
sons (being a banker or bankers, carrying on 
business in the said city of Hereford).” 

Pr. 15. 1.16. Leave out from “ treasurers” to 
to” in |. 17. 

Pr. 15. 1. 22. After “ shall ” imsert “ appoint 
some other fit and proper person to be the clerk 
to the said Trustees, and to.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 23. Leave out “ treasurer or trea- 
surers.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 24. Leave out “ or clerks,” and in the 


same line leave out from “ salary” to “as” in 


1. 


“ 
“ 


‘&lt;4 


“ 


25. 

Pr. 15. 1. 26. Leave out “ Forty ” and insert 
Twenty-five,” and in the same line leave out 
each.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 2. After “ treasurers ” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 3. Leave out “ or clerks.” 

Pr. 17. 1.19. Leave out “ March” and insert 
January.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 27. Leave out “ quarterly ” and insert 
half-yearly.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 28. Leave out from “ of” to “and” 


in 1. 29. and insert “ January,” and in 1. 29. leave out 


“ 


March ” and insert “ July.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 33. After “ treasurers ” insert “ or,” 


and in the same line leave out “ or clerks.” 


ce 


Pr. 18. lL. 4. Leave out “ from” and insert 
two.” “ 
Pr. 18. 1. 11. Leave out from “ of” to “ and 


in 1]. 17. and insert “ January and July.” 


ce 
“cc 


“ 


Pr. 18. 1. 23. After “ decision” insert “and the 
first of such meetings shall be holden on the first 
Tuesday in January after the passing of this 
Act.” 

Pr. 18, 

















Church Rates. 


Corn Laws, 


Medical 
Witnesses, 


Coal Duties 
(London. ) 


4. VicToRiz. 


Pr. 18, Is. 31. and 32. After “treasurers ” insert 
or,” and in 1. 32. leave out “ or clerks.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 1. Leave out “ three ” and insert 
ten.” 

Pr. 19. 1.7. Leave out from “ transacted ” to 
And” in 1. 9. and insert “ except such business 
as cannot be delayed until the next general meet- 
ing without detriment to the objects of the said 
charity.” 

Pr. 19. 1.10. After “ that” insert “ the Lord 
Bishop of Hereford for the time being shall, when 
present, be chairman of the said “Trustees at all 
meetings and.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 11. Leave out “a chairman and.” 


Pr. 19. 1. 12. After “ chairmen ” insert “ such 
vice-chairmen.” 


Pr. 19. 1. 15. Leave out “ chairman” and insert 
the said Bishop.” 


Pr. 20. 1. 37. Leave out “a” and insert “ the,” 
and in the same line after “ trustees” insert “ to be 
“ holden in the month of August next.” 


Pr. 21. 1, 12. Leave out from “ charity ” to 
“ And” in |. 29. and insert “so nominated as afore- 
“ said, or their successors,” and also insert Clause 
(D.) 
Cxiauses (D.) “ And be it further Enacted, That 
on the death, resignation, bankruptcy, insolvency 
or incapacity to act of any of the said Trustees, 
or of their successors, a new Trustee or Trustees 
shall at the next or any future half-yearly meet- 
ing be appointed, and the said trust funds trans- 
ferred accordingly ; and all such Trustees so to 
be appointed shall sell and transfer such trust 
funds in such manner as the Trustees of the 
charity for the time being shall at any meeting 
to be held in pursuance of this Act appoint, sub- 
* ject nevertheless to the retaining such reserved 
“¢ fund as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 21. 1. penult. After “ treasurers ”’ insert 
“ or,” and in the same line leave out from “ clerk ” 
to “ for” in 1. ult. 


c 


“ 


“ce 


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¢ 


n 


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n 


“ce 


(ft 
“ 
¢ 


wn 


“ 


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n 


cc 
“ 
“ 
“ce 
if 
“ 
“ 
“ 
cc 
cc 


Pr. 22. 1.12. After “ treasurers ” insert “ or.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 13. Leave out “ or clerks.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 26. After “ treasurers” insert “ or.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 27. Leave out “ or clerks.” 

Pr. 22. 1.37. Leave out from “ removal” to 
“ And” in Pr. 23. 1. 5. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bolton Clive do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Petitions from Joseph Spencer Watson, of the Bo- 
rough of Westbury, a Protestant Dissenting Minis- 
ter ;—and, Stepney; praying for the release from 
imprisonment of John Thorogood, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from York-street, Westminster ;—Lewes ; 
—-Horsleydown, &amp;c.;-—-Great Guildford-street, South- 
wark ;—Leefe, Yates and Co., Fore-street, City ;— 
and, Langfield; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Belfast ;— and, the County of 
Weaford ; praying for an alteration of the Grand 
Jury (Ireland) Act, by extending the power of re- 
muneration of Medical Witnesses to cases of misde- 
meanor as well as of felony,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the Boroughs of Southwark and Lam- 
beth, praying the House not to sanction any grant 


of money for improvements in the Metropolis to be 
Vor. 95. 


22° Julit. 





555 


secured upon the Coal Duties, unless the same is 
outlaid in the purchase of Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vaurhall Bridges, in order to their redemption from 
toll, or unless a fair proportion of such grant be 
outlaid for the necessary improvements in the said 


boroughs, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Youghal ;—Ennis;—and, Drog- apothecaries 
heda; praying that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Hall (Dublin) 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and Bi 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Burslem and Tunstall Gas Rating Stock 
Light Company ;—and, the Annan Gas Light Com- in Trade Bill. 
pany; praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow (Chairman of a Meeting) ; Political 
— Reginald John Richardson ;— Sheffield (Chairman Offenders. 
of a Meeting) ;—and, Barnsley; praying the House 
to address Her Majesty for the mitigation of the 
punishment of all persons confined for Political 
Offences,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bradford (Wilts,) Polish 
ravine the House to ad ‘es for ino: Refugees. 
praying the House to adopt measures for procuring 
for the Polish Exiles resident in this country, a safe 
communication by letter with their families in Poland, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Canal Police 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation, 2 
praying that the Canal Police Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Mechanics’ Mechanics’ 
Institution, praying that Mechanics’ Institutions may stitutions. 
be exempted from all taxes and rates, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;—Birmingham Demo- Queen's 

cratic Abstinence Society (Chairman of a Meeting) ; Mim'sters. 
—Saint Andrew’s (Chairman of a Meeting); — 
Auchtermuchty (Chairman of a Meeting ; —and, 
New Pitsligo; praying the House to address Her 
Majesty to dismiss Her present Ministers, and to 
pardon all persons confined for Political Offences, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Parochial 
habitants of Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields, praying Assessments 
that the Parochial Assessments Bill may pass into BH" 

a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Letham, praying that Punishment 
the Punishment of Death Bill may pass into a law, °f Death Bill 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Paisley, praying the Sheriffs’ Courts 
House to institute an inquiry into the nature and (Scetland.) 
duties of the office of the Stipendiary Judge deno- 
minated in Scotland, “Sheriffs,” with a view to the 
abolition thereof, and leaving the administration of 
Sheriffs’ Courts solely to the Sheriffs’ substitutes, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bradfield, of Derby-street, Coal Trade. 
in the city of Westminster, praying for inquiry 
4B2 into 





556 


into his services in the detection of frauds in the 
Coal Trade, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kélnehue, in the 
diocese of Ferns, praying the House not to sanction 
any further grants of public money in support of the 
system of national Education in Jreland, but, in lieu 
thereof, afford their encouragement and assistance 
to the Schools in connexion with the Church Edu- 
cation Society for Ireland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Education 
Ireland.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the [sland of Barba- 
does, praying the House to take the state of affairs in 
that colony into their early cunsideration, to revise 
and amend its constitution, extending the suffrage to 
a fair and equitable proportion of the population, to 
reform the judicial system and provide for the ap- 
pointment of Judges learned in the law to preside 
in the Courts, and such a mode of empannelling 
juries (especially in the criminal courts) as shall 
afford to all classes an equal chance of justice ; and 
to recommend to Her Majesty the appointment for 
the next five years, at least, of properly qualified 
stipendiary magistrates not connected with the 
planting interest, to adjudicate between the labour- 
ing classes and their employers, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Barbadoes, 


Marriages. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
Birmingham Law Society, praying for the amend- 
ment of the law with regard to Marriages between 
parties within the prohibited degrees of affinity, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Fire Police, 


A Petition of Captain George William Manby, 


92° Juli. 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








A. 1840. 


A Petition of Matthew Phillips, praying for in- Poor Employ. 


quiry into his plans for procuring Employment and ™«- 


Food for the great body of the people, was pre- 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Whittingham, pray- Chureh of 
ing that the proposed measure relative to Church Scotland 

of Scotland Benefices, may receive the sanction of Benefices, 
the House, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the t, able. 


Petitions from Ushers and Court-keepers of Her Administration 
Majesty’s Court of Exchequer, at Westminster ;— % Justice Bill 
and, Clerks of the Barons of the said Court ; praying 

that provision may be made in the Administration 

of Justice Bill to compensate them for the loss they 

will sustain if the said Bill should pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Bleachers and Mill-owners, and Lagan Navige. 
others, upon the River Lagan, praying that the La- tion Bilt. 
gan Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to an- Municipal 
nex certain Parts of certain Counties of Cities to ad- Districts 
joining Counties for Fiscal Purposes, and for certain “°!™4) Bil 
Purposes of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and to N®529. 
make further Provision for Compensation of Officers 

in certain Boroughs in Jreland: And the same was 

read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 

time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 





Barrack Master, of Yarmouth, (Norfolk,) praying 
for an inquiry imto his plan for the establishment 
of a Fire Police, and into his inventions for 
diminishing the loss of life and property by fire, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters, of Stepney, under the pas- 
toral care of the Reverend Joshua Fletcher, p. v., 
praying the House not to sanction any further grant 
of public money for the purposes of Church exten- 
sion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Charch of 
England. 


A Petition of Members of the Church of England, 
praying the House to adopt measures for causing a 
careful revision of the Church Liturgy, in order to 
effect such alterations as may tend to promote har- 
mony amongst Christians, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ckurch Liturgy. 


A Petition of William Harrison, of Austin Friars, 
in the city of London, and Timothy Greated, stating 
the loss of a quantity of arms and accoutrements 
(shipped in the brig Clio, for the Brazilian Govern- 
ment) in consequence of the insurrection at Para, 
and praying for indemnification for the same, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


‘Lable. 


Brazilian 
Claims, 


Petitions from Cootehill;—George Provost Hey- 
ward ;—and, Warwick ; praying for the adoption of 
an effectual measure of Medical Reform,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Bill, 


Petitions from Hollingbourn;—and, Saint Ni- 
cholas Deptford, (Chairman of Vestry); praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not pass 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Select Poddle River 
Committee on the Poddle River( Dublin) Bill; That (Dublin) Bill 
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 a Com- 

mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into further con- London and 
sideration the Report which, upon the 17th day of Greewwieh 
this instant July, was made from the Committee on a ns 
the London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement Secen Bill. 
and Station Bill; printed Copies of the Bill 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 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Wheat and0zts 
Return of the yearly Average, ending the 1st day of (Ireland) 
November in each year, of the Price of Wheat, and 
also of Oats per Barrel, to be made up from the 
weekly Averages advertised in the Dublin Gazette, 
for the last eighteen years, viz. from the 1st day 
of November 1821 to the ist day of November 
1839. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post Office 
Copy of the Order issued on the 20th day of De- (Money 
cember 1839, by the Postmaster General, respecting Letters.) 
the Registration of Money Letters. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wales. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Despatch addressed to the Go- 
vernor of New South Wales, bearing date the 31st 
day of May 1849, inclosing an additional Instruc- 
tion, under the Royal Sign Manual, respecting the 
alienation and settlement of the Waste Lands of the 



















Crown in that Colony. 
Ordered, 








New Zealand. 


ion 
ill, 


Toll on Lime 


Bill. 


fae 


Orders of the 
Day. 


Affirmation 
Bill. 


or 


ad 


Jats 


4, VicroRiz. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to| 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House, 
as are of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the 
Governor of New South Wales, bearing Date the 
9th and 19th days of February 1840, containing 
the Reports of Captain Hobson, r. N., of his pro- 
ceedings on his arrival at New Zealand; together 
with Copy of the Reply of the Secretary of State 
thereto. 

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





The Order of the day being read for the third 
reading of the Toll on Lime Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the other Orders of the day be now 
read. 

And the Order of the day for the Committee on 
the Affirmation Bill, being read accordingly ; 

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 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 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


29°—93° Juli. 


Report on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 


557 


Mr. Kelly reported the Punishment of Death Punishment 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed ° Death Bill. 
to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Constabulary Bill was, according to Order, Constabula 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee 3! 
of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the my 
uds Dill. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being proposed, That the Report be now received ; 


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 three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


. Mr. Pryme, o 
Tellers for the Yeas, { yea We rsley : } 56. 
Tellers for the Noes, { og _ , } 29. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Pryme accordingly reported 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 Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the se- Punishment of 
cond reading of the Punishment of Death (Jreland) —" (Ireland) 
Bill; : 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 























Tellers for the f Mr. Hawes, 


1 


Yeas, Mr. Ewart: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Goulburn, 59 
Noes, USir Robert Harry Inglis: J °*° 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 
Crauses, N°2 and N°3, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 4, agreed to. 
ScHEDULE, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Aglionby 

reported, That the Committee had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Marriages Act 


Mr. Langdale reported the Marriages Act Amend- 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair; 

Lord Viscount Sandon, who had given notice, 
upon the House going into the Committee of Supply, 
to call the attention of the House to the state of our 
commercial relations with Foreign Countries, then 
rose, and proceeded to address the House ; where- 
upon Mr. Thomas Duncombe, who had given a 
notice of an Amendment to the Question for reading 
the Order of the day for the Committee of Supply, 
rose to Order, and claimed his right of being first 
heard upon the Question, That the Order of the 
iday be read. 

Mr. Speaker thereupon informed him, that the 
House having ordered the Orders of the day to be 
read, it was the duty of the Clerk to read them in 
succession as they stood on the paper. 

Upon which a Motion was made, and the Question 
was proposed, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do now 
speak :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Lord Viscount Sandon then proceeded to address 
the House. 


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


Jovis, 23° die Julii, 1840: 


— ment Bill; and the Amendments were read, and! And the Question being put, That Mr. Speaker do 
No. 690 agreed to; and Amendments were made to the|now leave the Chair :—It was resolved in the Affirm- 
tee ative. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time, upon Friday 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 





Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Vox. 95. 








Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
| 4B3 in 





Population Bill. 


Loan Societies 


Bill. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Inland Ware- 
housing Bill, 


Church Build- 
ing Bill, 


Commerce and 
Navigation Bill. 


Church 
Discipline Bill, 


No. 531. 


Population 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion Bill, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Court of 
Exchequer 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill, 


458 


in the matters to them referred; and that he was | 
directed to move, That the Committee may have | 
leave to sit again. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Population 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Sub-committee 
of the Metropolitan Loan Societies Association, 
praying that the Loan Societies Bill may not pass 
mto a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Voan Societies 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


92°—9%° Jultz. 





That the Bill be re-committed :—It passed in the 
Negative. 
Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Commerce and Navigation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Church Discipline Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Bill accord- 
ingly ; and the Report was ordered to be taken 
into further consideration upon Friday next; and 
the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Population (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lagan Navigation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Slave Trade Treaties Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 















A. 1840. 


The Blenheim Palace Bill was, according to Blenheim 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Palace Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Jreland reported the Insolvent 
Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill; and the Amend- on 
ments were read, and agreed to. (treland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike Acts 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike Acts Con- rane 
tinuance (Jreland) Bill; and, after some time spent —™ 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Robert Gordon reported, That the Committee 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 receiving Tumpike Acts 
the Report on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill ; ee 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. , 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Court of 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred ares 
to consider of imposing Stamp Duties in lieu of Cer Fsajary yo 
tain Fees now payable in the Office of the Second Second Remem. 
Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Jre- brancer.] 
land, and of authorizing the payment of a Salary to 
the said Second Remembrancer out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon this 
day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Oyster Fisheries 
mittee on the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Court of 
reading of the Court of Chancery (Jreland) Bill; — Chancery 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon (He!"¢) Bill. 
this day three months. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland reported the Court Houses 
Court Houses (Jreland) Bill; and the Amendments (Heland) Bill. 
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 Com- Linen, &amp;c., 
mittee on the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Jreland) ag 
Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Notice of _ 
mittee on the Notice of Elections Bill; Elections Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Coal Duties, &amp;¢. 


into a Committee, to consider of continuing for a (Londos.) 
further term the Duties now levied on Coal im- 

ported into the Port of London, or brought into 

the River Thames, within the Liberty of the said 

City, and certain other Duties and Charges. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Duties on Coals and Wines 
imported into the Port of London, or brought into 
the River Thames within the Liberty of the City of 
London, shall be further continued. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Gordon reported, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this ~~, 

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l. 





Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) 

Compensation 
to Officers-] 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Private Bills. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No, 582. 


Slave Trade 
(Venezuela) 
Bill. 


No. 533. 


New South 
Wales, &amp;c., 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No. 534. 


Sugar (Excise 
Duties) Bill. 


No. 435. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


No, 536. 
Iron, &amp;e, 

No. 537, 
French Claims. 


No. 538. 


4. VicToriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of pro- 
viding Superannuations and Compensations to cer- 
tain Officers of the Court of Chancery in Ireland ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Roche be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee on the Drainage (Zre/and) Bill. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bridgeman be added to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law relating to the admission of At- 
tornies and Solicitors to practice in the Courts of 
Law and Equity in Ireland: And that Mr. Solicitor 
General for Zreland and Lord Viscount Morpeth do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
List of such Private Bills as during the present 
Session have been treated as opposed Bills, with the 
Names of the Members selected to serve on the 
several Committees on such Bills, the Number of 
Days that each such Committee has held its sittings, 
and the Number of Days that each such Selected 
Member has served. 


Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland presented a Bill 
to amend the Law relating to the Admission of 
Attornies and Solicitors to practise in the Courts of 
Law and Equity in Jreland: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time To-morrow; and to be printed. 


Mr. Elliot presented a Bill for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic 
of Venezuela for the Suppression of the Slave Trade : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Tufnell presented a Bill to amend and to 
continue for a limited time the Act to provide for 
the Administration of Justice in Mew South Wales 
and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual 
Government thereof, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; and to 
be printed. 


Mr. Elliot presented a Bill to impose Duties of 
Excise on Sugar manufactured in the United King- 
dom: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Iron, &amp;c., 
which were presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to French 


Claims, which was presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


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


Vou. 95. 


99°—-93° Julic. 











_Master in Chancery, in certain cases: 





| 


Jovis, 23° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


A” ESSAGE, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- Royal Assent 
tleman Usher of the Black Rod: to Bills. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral 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 de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring, and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent tothe said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow : 


An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Canada 
Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada: ee 


An Act to extend the Practice of Vaccination: Vaccination 
Bill. 

An Act for the more equal Assessment of Police Police Rates 
Rates in Manchester, Birmingham and Bolton, and Assessment 
to make better Provision for the Police in Birming- - 
ham, for One year, and to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament: 

An Act for preventing Ships clearing out from a Timber Ships 
British North American Port loading any part of Bill. 
their Cargo of Timber upon Deck: 

An Act to explain and amend an Act of the Second Borough Watch 
and Third years of Her present Majesty, for more Rates Bill. 
equally assessing and levying Watch Rates in certain 
Boroughs : 

An Act for making Provision as to the Office of Masters in _ 
Chancery Bill, 


An Act to extend the Powers and Provisions of Inclosure Acts 


the several Acts relating to the Inclosure of Open Amendment 
and Arable Fields in England and Wales : Bill. 


An Act to make certain Provisions and Regula- Episcopal 
tions in respect to the exercise within England and Church 
Treland, of their Office by the Bishops and Clergy eee. 
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Scotland, 
and also to extend such Provisions and Regulations 
to the Bishops and Clergy of the Protestant Epis- 
copal Church in the United States of America, and 
also to make further Regulations in respect to 
Bishops and Clergy, other than those of the United 
Church of England and Ireland : 

An Act to continue for One year, and from thence Arms (Ireland) 
until the end of the then next Session of Parliament, 3#!!- 
the several Acts relating to the Importation and 
keeping of Arms and Gunpowder in Lreland: 

An Act to amend and enlarge some of the Pro- Birmingham, 
visions of the Act relating to the Birmingham, — sist oA 
Bristol and Thames Junction Railway, and to au- tion Railway 
thorize the Company to raise a further Sum of Bill. 

Money for the Purposes of the said Undertaking : 


An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Taff Taft Vale 
: " Railway Bill. 
Vale Railway : 

An Act for separating the Management of the Ardrossan and 
Ardrossan and Johnston Railway from the Manage- oe Rail- 
ment of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnston Canal, TT 
for incorporating the — thereof, for doubling 
and improving the said Railway, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto : 

An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and Glasgow, 
Provisions of the Act relating to the Glasgow, ae _ 
Paisley and Greenock Railway, and to make certain Railway Bill. 
new Branch Railways from the main Line, in the 
Towns of Greenock and Port Glasgow, and to make 
other works in connexion with the said Railway : 

4B4 An 














560 
Edinburgh An Act to amend the Act relating to the Edin- 
and Glasgow . slwav - 
hem burgh and Glasgow Railway : 
(No. 2.) Bill, 
Dublin and 


An Act to alter and amend the Acts passed for 


Drogheda Ruil- making a Railway from Dublin to Drogheda : 


way (No, 2.) 


Bill. 

Hartlepool = An Act to enable the Hartlepool Dock and Rail- 

Dock and Raile way Company to raise a further Sum of Money for 

a completing their Undertaking, and enlarging the 
Time for completing the same, and for amending the 
Acts relating thereto : 

Mill Bay An Act for erecting and maintaining a Pier and 

(Devon) Pier other Works in Mill Bay, in the Port of Plymouth, 


jn the County of Devon : 


An Act for regulating the Municipal Government 
and Expenses of the Royal Burgh of Banff, North 
Britain, for establishing an effective Police within 
the same, and also for maintaining, improving and 
regulating the Harbour of the said Royal Burgh: 


Banff Municipal 
Police and 


Harbour Bill. 


Clerkenwell An Act for opening a Street to Clerkenwell Green, 
Improvement jn the County of Middlesex, in continuation of the 
_ New Street from Farringdon-street in the City of 
London: 
Deal and An Act for better supplying with Water the 
Walmer Water- Town and Borough of Deal and the Neighbourhood 
works Bill. . #8 - 
thereof, in the County of Kent: 
Austin’s An Act for forming and establishing a Company 
Patents Bill. to be called “The General Salvage Company,” and 
for enabling the said Company to purchase certain 
Letters Patent : 
Newcastle- An Act for improving the Roads leading from 
under-Lyme, 


Newcastle-under-Lyme to Blyth Marsh, from Cliff 
Bank. to Shelton, from Fenton to Hem Heath, and 
from Shelton to MNewcastle-under-Lyme, and for 
making and completing certain new Pieces of Road 
to communicate therewith, all in the County of 
Stafford: 

An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the 
Third year of the reign of His Majesty King George 
the Fourth, and the Acts therein recited, so far as 
the same relate to the Road to Provan Mill, com- 
monly called the Garngad Road, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto : 

An Act to enable the Trustees of Boteler’s Gram- 
School Estate mar School at Warrington, in the County of Zan- 
Bill. : pee 3 . 

caster, to effect a Sale to John Wright, Esquire, of 
an Estate called the Arrowe Estate, in Arrowe, in 
the County of Chester, and also to sell, exchange 
and lease certain other Estates belonging to the 
said School, and also for the general Management 
of the said School, and for other Purposes : 

An Act to vest certain parts of the Lands and 
Estates comprised in the Deed of Entail executed 
by the deceased Alexander Hamilton, of Pencait- 
land, on the Thirty-first day of January One thou- 
sand seven hundred and forty-seven, now in the 
possession of Mary Hamilton Campbell Lady 
Ruthven, as Heiress of Entail thereof, in Trustees, in 
Trust, to sell the same and apply the Proceeds and 
also certain Sums arising from Sales of Parts of the 
said Lands, under the authority of an Act of Par- 
liament passed to that effect, towards the Payment 
of the Debts affecting the Lands and Barony of 
Winton, also in the possession of the said Lady 
Ruthven, as Heiress of Entail thereof, so as that 
the said Lands and Barony of Winton, tree and dis- 
burthened of Debt may descend, along with the 
Estate of Pencaitland, to the same Heirs of Entail : 

An Act for extending the Powers of Sale and Ex- 
change contained in the Will of George Isaac Mow- 
bray, Esquire, deceased, and for other Purposes : 

An Act to discharge the Advowson of the Rectory 
Rectory Bill. of Doddington, otherwise Dornington, with the 
Chapels of March and Benwick, from Rent-charges 
and Portions charged by Settlements affecting the 
same: 7 

An Act to authorize the Sale of a Mansion House 
purchased under the Trusts of the Will of the late 
John Julius Angerstein, Esquire, deceased, and to 


Blyth Marsh, 
&amp;c., Roads Bill. 


Garngad 
Road Bill, 


Warrington 


Lady Ruthven’s 
Estate Bill. 


Mow bray’s 
bstate Bill, 


Doddington 


Angerstein’s 
Estate Bill, 


23° Julie. 


A. 1840. 


authorize Leases to be made of the same, and also 
of certain Lands devised by the said Will : 

An Act to enable the Trustees of the Estates of 
Walter Stanley, Esquire, deceased, to grant Building 
Leases: 

An Act to enable the Trustees of the Marriage 
Articles of Thomas Bacon, Esquire, to grant a new 
Lease to Richard Hill and Anthony Hill, Esquires, 
of an Iron Furnace and Works and Mines, Privi- 
lezes and Hereditaments held therewith, called 
Plymouth Works, in the Parish of Merthyr Tydvil, 
in the County of Glamorgan : 

An Act for vesting certain parts of the Estates de- 
vised by the Will of Robert Shuttleworth, Esquire, 
deceased, in Trustees for Sale, and for authorizing 
Grants in Fee and Building Leases for long Terms 
of Years, of the Residue of the same Estates, and 
for other Purposes : 

An Act to enable Richard Gravenor and John 
Wood, the Committees of the Estate of Robert 
Gravenor, a Lunatic, to make Conveyances for 
carrying into execution a Partition or Division of 
Lands and Tenements directed by a Decree of the 
High Court of Chancery : 


Hereditaments thereby devised, situate in the Pa- 
rishes of Crich and Ashover, in the County of 
Derby, and to lay out the Money arising therefrom 
in the Purchase of other Estates to be settled to the 
same Uses: 

An Act to effect a Sale of an Estate in the Pa- 
rishes of Tong and Shiffnal, in the County of Salop, 
called Ruckley Grange, and for applying the Pur- 
chase-money in discharge of Incumbrances, and for 
other Purposes: 

An Act for inclosing Swingfield Minnis, otherwise 
Folkestone Common, within the Manor, Hundred, 
Barony and Royalty of Folkestone, in the County 
of Kent: ; 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Joseph Groome 
Deane with Rachael his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other Purposes therein 
mentioned : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Jonathan 
Warr, with Betty his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other Purposes therein 
mentioned. 





Mr. Turner, from the Commissioners of Shore- 
ham Harbour, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—The Report of the Commissioners acting 
under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed 
in the fifty-sixth year of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the third, intituled, “ 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 Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


The ingrossed Bill for transferring to the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works, 
and other Commissioners, the several Powers now 
vested in the Commissioners for repairing the Line 
of Road from Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, 
to Bangor Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon, and 
for relieving the last-mentioned Commissioners from 
the future Repair and Maintenance of the said Road, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to transfer to the Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Woods and Works, and other Com- 
missioners, the several Powers now vested in the 
Commissioners for repairing the Line of Road from 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Bangor 
| Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon, and to amend 
‘the London and Holyhead Roads Acts, so far as 
irelates to the Dunstable Road. 
| Ordered 





id 
harity Est 
=" 


Racon’s 
Estate Bill, 


Shuttleworth’s 
Estate Bill, 


Gravenor’s 
Estate Bill, 


An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Will of Woodhouse’s 
David Woodhouse, Gentleman, deceased, to sell Estate Bill. 


Ruckley 
Grange Estate 
Bill. 


Swingfield 
Minnis 


Inclosure Bill, 


Deane’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Warr’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Shoreham 
Harbour. 


Shrewsbury 


and Holyhead 


Road Bill. 


a 











bo 








Lord Douglas’s 
Estate Bill. 


Trafford’s : 
Divorce Bill. 


Close’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Grant’s 
Divorce Bill, 


W halley’s 
Estate Bill. 


4, VicToRIiz. 


Ordered, That Sir Henry Parnell do carry the | 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Captain Gordon reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
vesting certain parts of the entailed Estates of 
Archibald Lord Douglas of Douglas, lying in the 
County of Forfar, in Trustees, for the purpose of 
feuing the same; That they had examined the al- 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their con- 
sent 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 Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain Gordon do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of Edward William Trafford, Esquire, 
with Louisa his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned ; That they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill as to the Marriage of the Parties, the 
Adultery charged as the ground for dissolving the 
Marriage, the verdict at law and the sentence of 
Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, upon evi- 
dence satisfactory to the Committee, found the same 
and the other allegations to be true; and they saw 
no reason to suspect collusion between the Parties ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Committee on 
the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve 
the Marriage of James Close with Louisa his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, as to the Marriage of the Parties, 
the Adultery charged as the ground for dissolving the 
Marriage, the verdict at law, and the sentence of 
Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, upon evi- 


23° Julte. 





dence satisfactory to the Committee, found the same 
and the other allegations to be true; and they saw| 
no reason to suspect collusion between the Parties ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Alexander Grant, Esquire, 
with Maria Theresa his now Wife, and to enable him 
to marry again, and for other Purposes, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
for enabling the Revocation of a Term of Ninety-nine 
Years and the Trusts thereof, affecting the settled 
Estate of John Whalley, Esquire; 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 Amendment:—And the Bill was read 
the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass, 
Vox. 95. 


561 


Ordered, That Sir John Yurde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Morris reported from the Committee on the Chembers’s 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable tte Bill 


William Chambers, Esquire, and others, to grant 
Mining, Building and other Leases of certain Es- 
tates in the Counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, 
devised by the Will of Sir John Stepney, Baronet, 
deceased ; 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 Amend- 
ment :—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Morris do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without any Amendment. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported from the Metropolis 


Select Committee on the Metropolis Improvement 
(No. 1.) Bill, and to whom the Petition of Com- 
missioners named in a Bill depending in Parlia- 
ment, called the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, 
praying that provision may be made in the Metro- 
polis Improvement Bill for carrying out the recom- 
mendation of the Metropolis Improvement Commit- 
tee, for granting a sum of Money for continuing a 
new street from Furringdon-street to West-street, 
thence to Clerkenwell Sessions House, 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 thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Liverpool 
Liverpool Docks Bill to make their Report be further Docks Bill. 


enlarged till To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Exeter Market 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Bill. 


intituled, An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act for removing the 
Markets held in the High and Fore-street, and 
other Places, within the City of Evzeter, and for 
providing other Markets in leu thereof; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 8. 1. 38. After “ days” insert “ within the 
said city and county.” 

Pr. is. 1.8. After “ raised” insert ‘ and bor- 
rowed on mortgage of the tolls of the said mar- 
“ kets.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 6. After “‘ made” insert “ and of 
making such alterations in the said markets as 
are hereinbefore authorized.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 36. After “ raised” insert “ and bor- 
rowed on mortgage.” 

Pr. 20. 1.5. After “ only” insert “ the costs 
and expenses attending the application for soli- 
citing, obtaining and passing this Act.” 

The first Amendment, being read a second time ; 

And it appearing that the same was in further- 
ance of the intention of this House as evidenced by 
the context of the Bill; the said Amendment was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir William Follett 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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tituled, An Act for regulating, preserving, improving 
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The House proceeded to take into consideration Dundalk 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Harbour Bill. 





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and maintaining the River, Port and Harbour of| Pr. 153.1. 11. Leave out “ and ” and insert “ are.” 


Dundalk, in the County of Louth, in Ireland; and 


the same were read, as follow : 


Pr. 2. 1. ult. Leave out “two,” and insert “ five.” | 


Pr. 3. 1. 22. Leave out “ two,” and insert “ five.” 
Pr. 3. 1.36. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 8. 1.19. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 

Crausez (A.) “ Provided also, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing herein contained shali 
authorize or empower the said Commissioners or 
any person acting by or under their authority, 
to take, use, injure or damage for the purposes 
of this Act, any house or other building or any 
ground which on the thirtieth day of November 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-nine was 
the site of any house or other building, or any 
land which was then set apart and used as and 
for a garden, orchard, yard, park, paddock, plan- 
tation, planted walk or avenue to a house, without 
the consent in writing of the owners and occupiers 
thereof respectively, other than and except such as 
are specified in the Schedule annexed to this Act.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 18. Leave out “ corporation” and 
insert ‘‘ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 18. ls. 38 and penult. Leave out “ corpora- 
** tion” and insert ‘‘ Commissioners.” 

Pr, 20. 1.16. Leave out “ corporation” and 
insert “* Commissioners.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 23. Leave out “ corporation” and 
insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 27. Leave out ‘ corporation’ and 
insert “ Commissioners.”’ 

Pr. 28. 1s. 1 and 2. Leave out “ corporation” 
and insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 38. After “ aforesaid” insert “ or 
any person or corporation injured by the work of 
the said Commissioners.” 

Pr. 46. 1.9. Leave out “ the said” and insert 
Her Majesty’s High,” and in the same line after 
Chancery” insert “ in Ireland.” 

Pr.48. 1.22. Leave out “high ” and insert “said.” 
Pr. 57. 1. 4. Leave out “ corporation” and in- 
sert ‘ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 69. 1.10. After “ required” insert “ before 
entering into possession.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 16. Leave out “ corporation” and 
insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 85. 1.25. Leave out “ hereinbefore” and 
insert “ herein.” 

Pr. 89. 1.36. Leave out “ three” and insert“ five.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 5. Leave out from “ vote” to “ for” 
in |. 6. 

Pr. 90. 1. 22. Leave out from “ Commissioners” 
to “ shall” in 1. 24. 

Pr. 92. 1.13. Leave out “ aforesaid ”’ and insert 
“ herein mentioned.” 

Pr. 96.1. 19. Leave out “ persons” and insert 
“ person.” 

Pr. 100. Is. 25. and 26. Leave out “ corpora- 
“* tion” and insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 120. 1. 20. After “ Commissioners” insert 
or of their treasurer.” 

Pr. 130. 1. 23. Leave out “ six weeks” and 
insert “ two months.” 

Pr, 132. 1. 25. Leave out from “ pence” to 
“ for” in 1. 26. 

Pr. 138. 1.2. After “ of” insert “ the goods 
conveyed by.” 

Pr. 133. 1. 29. Leave out “passengers or persons.” 

Pr. 137. 1. 39. After “ therewith” insert “save 
as herein provided.” 

Pr. 141. 1.30. Leave out “ fourth” and insert 
twelfth.” 


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Pr. 142. 1. 32. Leave out “ corporation” and | 


insert ‘* Commissioners.” 

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Pr. 145. 1. 33. Leave out “ corporation” and 
insert “* Commissioners.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 6. Leave out “ of.” 


Pr. 150, 1. 19. Leave out “ when” and insert 
“ whom,” 


Pr. 153. 1. 14. After “ notwithstanding”’ insert 
'“ Provided however, That nothing herein contained 
| shall extend or be construed to alter or determine 
|“ the rates hereby made payable for or in respect of 
“ quayage.” 
Pr. 153. 1. 31. Leave out from “ whomsoever” 
to “ and” in 1.34, 
Pr, 157. 1. 18. After “ let” insert “ or.” 
Pr. 164. 1. 20. Leave out from “ harbour” to 
“ and” in Pr. 167. 1. 25. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Dunbar do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third Famham 
reading of the Farnham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill ; Rectory, Cha. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being P*!* &amp;* Bill 
proposed, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “‘ Monday next,” 
in order to add the words “ this day three months,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 

“ Monday next ” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 99 


Yeas, Mr. Freshfield: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, } 48 
Noes, Mr. Thomas Duncombe : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Leeds, courts of Law 
praying that the Courts of Law at Westminster may (Westminster) 
be removed to the neighbourhood of the Inns of 
Court, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Petitions from William Urquhart ;—Andrew Arm- Yuiversal 
strong ;— William Russell;—Thomas Nesthany ;— Suffrage, &amp;c. 
Thomas Muir ;—James Reid; —William Thompson; 

—James Thompson;—John Peden;—.Buckhaven;— 
Perth (two Petitions) ;—Paisley (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;—Strathaven ;— Kilmarnock (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;—John May ;—John Wallace Wil- 
son ;— Newburgh ;— Kirriemuir ; — Hawick ;— and 
Springburn ; praying for the adoption of Universal 
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot,—- 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Greasley, praying for Education. 
the extension of the present system of Education, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Farrer, of Gresse-street, Corn Laws. 
Saint Pancras, praying that the Corn Laws may 
not be repealed, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Wem Union, Poor Law 
praying that the Poor Law Commission Bill may —_ 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and "” 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Lawrence Staines, of Leicester, pray- Poor Law 
ing that in any alteration which may be made in the Amendment 
Poor Law Amendment Act, the mode of electing 4“ 
Poor Law Guardians may be altered and amended, 
| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
_ the Table. 


Petitions from Auchtergaven ;— Ullesthorpe ;— Church Rates 
and, Warrington; praying for the abolition of Church 
Rates,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 














Petitions 








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Petitions from Earl Shilton; — Thurmaston ;—an4, | 
Calton (Chairman of a Meeting) ; praying the House 
to Address Her Majesty to grant a free pardon to all 
persons imprisoned for Political Offences,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Political 
Offenders. 


Queen’s 


Petitions from Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage As- 
Ministers. 


sociation (President) ;— Oldham (two Petitions) ;-- 
Merthyr Tydvil ;— Barrhead ;—Mount- Pleasant-by- 
Newburgh (two Petitions) ;--Alwa ;—Uley (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Rooden-lane ; — Ecclefechan ; — Wotton- 
under-Edge (two Petitions) ;— Edinburgh (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Kilmarnock (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ;——Stockesley ;— Burnley ;-— Lochee (Chairman 
of a Meeting);— West Kilbride ;—Leven (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Dumfries ;—East Kilbride ;—and, Strath- 
aven; praying the House toaddress Her Majesty to 
dismiss Her present Ministers, and call to Her coun- 
cils Ministers who will pledge themselves to make 
the principles of Universal Suffrage a Cabinet mea- 
sure; to restore Frost, Williams and Jones to their 
families, and extend Her pardon to all persons 
incarcerated for Political Offences,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Great Level 
of The Wash 
Inclosure. 


Petitions from Peterborough ;--and, Farcett, and 
other places; praying that an inquiry may be made 
into the practicability of reclaiming certain tracts of 
land between the coasts of Norfolk and Lincoln- 
shire, called “The Wash,” which is now overflowed 
by the sea,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


Petitions from Thorncombe ;—Crewkerne ;—and, 
England. 


Auchtergaven; praying the House not to sanction 
any further grant of public money for the purposes 
of Church Extension,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating Stock Petitions from the Newcastle-under- Lyme Water- 
in Trade Bill works Company ;—Lessees of Coal Mines in the 
county of Somerset ;—Diocese of /tochester;-- War- 
wick Gas Light Company;—and, Archdeaconry of 
Essex; praying that the Rating Stock in Trade Bull 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church A Petition of Clergy, natives of the Principality 
a of Wales, residing in the West Riding of the county 
bei of York, praying the House to devise such a mea- 
sure as may in future ensure the appointment of men 
conversant in the Welsh language to Welsh Sees, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Thurmaston ;—Leicester ;— Earl 
Shiltow ;— Kibworth ;—Ansty; — and, Dalmonach 
Printfield; praying the House to address Her Ma- 


Newport Riots. 


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jesty, beseeching Her to grant a free pardon to Frost, 
Williams and Jones,—were presented, and read ; 





and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Idolatry 


(India) A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of Lancas- 


ter, complaining of the compulsory attendance of 
British subjects at idolatrous festivals in India, and 
praying that they may hereafter not be required to 
participate therein, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hemel Hempstead;—and Kings 
Langley; complaining of certain exparte statements 
contained in the Petition of Nathaniel Cave, (pre- 
sented on the 8th day of April last), reflecting on the 
magisterial conduct of the Reverend Jacob Henry 
Brooke Mountain; and praying the House not to 
entertain or print Petitions of the like nature, under 
similar cireumstances,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of Walsall, praying the 
College. House not to sanction any further grant of public 
money to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, 


Nathaniel Cave. 





was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vor. 95. 


563 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railways Bill. 
Railway Company, praying that the Railways Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Galashiels, praying China. 
the House to adopt measures for the suppression of 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India, for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Melksham, praying the Polish 
House to adopt measures to obtain permission for Refugees. 
the Polish exiles resident in this country to commu- 
nicate with their friends in Poland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee, and Drainage 
Friends to the Improvement of the Lake Navigation (Ireland) Bill. 
at Enniskillen, praying that the Drainage (Jreland) 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Slave Vessels. 

List of all Claims laid before the Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Treasury, for the several Bounties on 
Tonnage, under the Acts 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 47, and 2 &amp;3 
Vic. c.73; also, an Account of all Vessels that have 
been taken into Her Majesty’s service under the 
Powers of the last-mentioned Act, stating the Sums 
which the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 
have deemed a proper Price for the same. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Alnwick, Medical 
praying for the reform of the Medical Profession, by Profession. 
consolidating the same into one representative faculty, 
having full power to regulate the examination and 
government of the whole body, and conferring equal 
rights and privileges upon all its members, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Roscommon Townlands Bill be Roscommon 
read a second time To-morrow. Townlands Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend the Insolvent 
Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, Debtors 
was, according to Order, read the third time. aaa dana 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ‘ 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Municipal Districts (Jreland) Bill was, ac- Municipal 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Districts 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- {te!"4) Bill. 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Commerce and 

into a Committee upon the Commerce and Naviga~ Navigation Bill 
tion Bill; 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 directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Pilots Bill. 
into further consideration the Report on the Pilots 
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 Order of the day being read, for taking into Railways Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the Railways 
Bill :—The Bill was re-committed to a Committee of 
the whole House :—And the House immediately re- 
solved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 


4c2 Preamble 











Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


564 
Preamble postponed. 
Ciavsz, N°1, (No Railway to be opened without 
notice to the Board of Trade)——read. 
Several Amendments made. 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the 


Mr. John Parker, 1 84 
Yeas, Mr. Clay: ct 
Tellers for the f Lord Viscount Sandon, a5 
Noes, Mr. Ewart: } ” 


Cuiause, N° 2, (Railway Companies to keep such 
Books, and make such Returns as the Board of 
Trade shall require)——read. 

Question, That the Clause stand part of the Bill 
——put, and Negatived. 

Cuiavuses, N° 3 and N° 4, disagreed to. 

Cuause, N° 5,(Board of Trade may appoint per- 
sons to inspect Railways)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P, 2.1. 21. To leave out 
the words “if and when they shall think fit.” 

Question, That those words stand part of the 
Clause—-—-put, and agreed to. 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment 5 ta At the end of the Clause, 
to leave out the following words, “ Provided always, 
“« That no person who shall be in the employ of any 
“ Railway Company, or who shall be a manufac- 
“ turer of Locomotive Engines, shall be appointed 
“ for any such purposes as aforesaid.” 

Question, That those words stand part of the 
Clause —-—put, and Negatived. 

Cuiause, N° 5, asamended, agreed to. 

Cuiauss, N° 6, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 7 to N° 10, agreed to. 

Cuauses, N° 11 to N° 14, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuausss, N° 15 and N° 16, agreed to. 


Crausgs, N° 17 and N° 18, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Crause, N° 19, agreed to. 
Preamble amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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 upon Mon- 
day next. 

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


Veneris, 24° die Julii, 1840. 

The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rating Stock in Trade Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


CrauseE, N° 1, (Stock in Trade not to be rated) 
—-read. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add the words “ or any body corporate, &amp;e.” 

Question, That those words be there added—— 
put, and Negatived, 


Crause, N, 1, agreed to. 


Q3°—24° Juliz. 








A. 1840. 


Clause (respecting the rating of Tithes)—— 
brought up and read 1°. 

Question, That the Clause be now read 2°——put, 
and Negatived. 


Clause (Act to continue till October 1841) 
~brought up, and read 1°; 
Question, That the Clause be now read 2°—— put, 
and Negatived. 
Preamble amended, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Clergy Reserves (Ca- Clergy Reserves 
nada) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and (Canada) Bul, 
agreed to; and a Clause was added, and Amend- No, 539, 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Administration 
reading of the Administration of Justice Bill ; of Justice Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Customs Bill was, according to Order, read a Customs Bill, 
second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking Parochial 
into further consideration the Report on the Paro- _ 

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chial Assessments Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill ; Banking Com- 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve P*es 8" 

itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to consolidate and amend the Soap Duties 
Laws for collecting the Duties of Excise on Soap Bill. 
made in Great Britain 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 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 taking into supply 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the Resolu-[5 May-] 
tions which upon the 5th day of May last were re- 
ported from the Committee of Supply, and which 
Resolution was then postponed ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Church wi 
into a Committee npon the Church Temporalities Te™P™'h: 
: (Ireland) Bill. 
(Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill, read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Ciause, N° 1, (Ecclesiastical Commissioners 


shall grant or except the Royalties, &amp;c., in con- 


Clause (respecting machmery)——-brought up,| vevances under recited Acts, as they shall find 


and read 1°, 


Question, That the Clause be now read 2°——put, 
and Negatived. 


necessary) ——read. 
Question, That the Clause stand part of the Bill, 
——put, and Negatived. 
CLAUSES, 























Insolvent 
Debtors _— 
(India) Bill. 


East India 
Shipping Bill, 


Insane Prisoners 
Bill. 


Fisheries Bill. 


Mustard Flour 
and Tea, 


Poddle River 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Affirmation 
Bill, 


Population Bill. 


Church Build- 
ing Bill. 


Population 
(Ireland) Bill, 


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Cxiavuses, N° 2 and N° 3, agreed to. 

Cxrauses, N° 4 to N°7, amended, and agreed to. 

Curauss, N° 8, agreed to. 

Clause, (Requiring a Fund to be provided for re- 
pairs of Proprietary Chapels in England extended 
to Ireland)——brought up; read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Interpretation Clause——brought up; read 19, 
20, and added. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (Jndia) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Eust India Shipping Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
making further Provision for the Confinement and 
Maintenance of Insane Prisoners, 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 Amendments ; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Fisheries Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Bernal 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 Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
Duty on Mustard Flour and on Tea, imported into 
the British Possessions in Worth America ; 

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 Poddle River (Dublin) 
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 this day. 


Mr. Hawes reported the Affirmation 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 taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Population 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Population (Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Voz. 95. 


5°_-9.4° Juliz. 


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565 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Blenheim 
into a Committee upon the Blenheim Palace Bill ; Palece Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Sir Charles Douglus re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Turnpike Acts Con- Turmpike Acts 
tinuance (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were Continuance 
read, and agreed to. sai deans 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


_ Mr. Fox Maule reported the Turnpike Acts Con- Turnpike Acts 
tmuance Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Continuance 
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 Com- Oyster Fisheries 
mittee on the Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Court Houses 


Th ; ;, 
e Order of the day being read, for the third (Ireland) Bill 


reading of the Court-houses (Jreland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Linen, &amp;c., 
into a Committee upon the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures ee 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, ‘ aie 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Gordon reported, That the Committee had made 
further Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed 
to move, That the Committee 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 Com- Notice of 
mittee on the Notice of Elections Bill ; Elections Bil. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Coal Duties, 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred &amp;¢» (London. 
to consider of continuing for a further Term the 
Duties now levied on Coal imported into the Port 
of London, or brought into the River Thames, within 
the Liberty of the said City, and certain other Duties 
and Charges ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Dog Carts Bill, 
to prohibit the use of Dogs as Beasts of Draught 
or Burthen: And that Mr. East and Mr. Fox Maule 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Militia Ballots 
to suspend, until the end of the next Session of Par- Suspension Bill. 
liament, the making of Lists, and the Ballots and 
Enrolments, for the Militia of the United Kingdom : 

And that Mr. Fox Maule and Mr. Macaulay do 
prepare, and bring it in. . 


Ordered, That Colonel Perceval be discharged Drainage of 
from any further attendance on the Select Committee — (Ireland) 
on the Drainage of Lands (Zreland) Bill. wa 

Ordered, That Sir Arthur Brooke be added to 
the Committee. 


Mr. East presented a Bill to prohibit the use of Dog Carts Bilk 
Dogs as Beasts of Draught or Burthen: And the wo, 540, 
same was read the first time ; and ordered-to be read 
a second time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after two of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 


4c3 








Trafford’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Earl of 
Scarborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gregson’s 
Estate Bill. 


London and 
Greeuwich 
Railway 


Enlargement 


566 94° Juli. A. 1840, 


Veneris, 24° die Julit ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


BILL from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Edward Wiliiam 
Trafford, Esquire, with Louisa his now Wife, and 
to enable him to marry again, and for other Pur- 
poses therein mentioned, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Freshfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mr. John Henry Lowther reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Right honourable John Savile Lumley, 
Earl of Scarborough, to grant Leases of Coal 
Mines, and other Mines and Minerals and Quarries, 
under the Estates in the County of York, comprised 
in or subject to the uses of an Indenture of Ap- 
pointment and Release of the Twenty-eighth day of 
May, One thousand eight hundred and Twelve, and 
to make Conveyances in Fee or Demises for long 
Terms of Years, of the same Estates, for Building, 
repairing or otherwise improving the same, under 
yearly Rents or other Reservations respectively, and 
to grant the right and privilege of making, laying 
down and using Way-leaves, Railroads, or other 
Roads through or over any of the said Estates, under 

early or other Rents or Reservations ; That they 
1ad 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 Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment :— And the 
Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Lowther do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that 
this House hath agreed to the same, without any 
Amendment. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Side. intituled, An Act 
for empowering the Tenant for life under the Will 
of Anthony Gregson, Esquire, deceased, and the 
Trustees of the same Will, to sell and exchange 
certain Freehold Estates, situate in the County of 
Northumberland, and in the Town and Borough of 
Berwick-upon- Tweed, and certain Tithes respectively 
devised by such Will, and also to grant Mining and 
other Leases of the said Estates, in the County 
of Northumberland, and of certain other Freehold 
Estates, devised by the same Will, situate in the 
County Palatine of Durham, and to grant building, 
repairing and other Leases of the said Estates, in 
the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, and 
Town and Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed ; 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 Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment :— And 
the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and 


Croydon Railway Company to enlarge a Portion of 


the London and Greenwich Railway, and for other 


and Station Bill, Purposes, was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the London and Croydon 




















| Railway Company to provide additional Station- 


room at the Terminus of the London and Greenwich 
Railway, in the Parish of Saint Olave, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That Mr. Law Hodges do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, Public Records, 
—Returns of all Appointments made by the Master 
of the Rolls, under the Act 1 and 2 Vic., intituled, 
An Act forthe keeping safely the Public Records, 
stating the Duties and Salary of each Officer so 
appointed :—Of the Names of such Officers of the 
several Record Offices, now under the control of 
the Master of the Rolls, as have received Appoint- 
ments under the above Act, specifying the Offices 
which each person formerly held :—Of the Names 
of such of the above Officers of the above Record 
Offices as have not received Appointments under 
the above Act, with the Amount of Compensation 
allowed to each, where any such Compensation has 
been determined upon:—Copy of the Rules made 
for the management of the Records and Record 
Offices, under the control of the Master of the Rolls, 
with a Table of the Fees established for such Offices : 
—And, a Statement of the progress made in tran- 
scribing and printing the following Works, under- 
taken by the late Record Commission, and which 
are stated in the Return of the Master of the Rolls 
to be now in progress; viz. Anglo-Saxon Laws, 
Welsh Laws and Scotch Acts. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented,—Return to Coutts of 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 19th day Request. 
of July in the last Session of Parliament, for 
a Return of the Courts of Request, Courts of 
Conscience and all other Courts in England and 
Wales having Jurisdiction in personal Actions, ex- 
cept the Superior Courts at Westminster and in the 
Counties Palatine; and of the extent of their Juris- 
diction, with the following particulars of such Courts 
respectively : Names of the Assistant Barrister, Chair- 
man, and other presiding Officer, Clerk, Registrar 
and other Officers of such Courts; the Date of 
their Establishment; their Constitution and Juris- 
diction ; the Number and description of Officers, and 
their Duties, by whom appointed, how paid, and to 
what Amount annually; the Number of their sit- 
tings and of their suits, during the last three years ; 
the various stages of their Proceedings, and the Fees 
payable thereon; and the Number of Executions 
within the last three years, specifying whether 
against person or against goods. 


~ Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Brixham ;—and, Diocese of Can- Rating Stock 
terbury; praying that the Rating Stock in Trade in Trade Bill 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 


were presented, and ‘read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Convention of Royal Burghs Royal Burghs 
in Scotland, in General Convention asssembled, (Scotland) Bill. 
praying that a Clause may be inserted in the Royal 
Burghs (Scotland) Bill, granting remuneration to the 
Town Clerks for the various duties they are called 
upon to discharge under the Reform of Parliament 
(Scotland) Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Convenery of the Fourteen 
Incorporated Trades of the city of Edinburgh, pray- 
ing that no Clauses may be inserted in the said Bill 
abolishing the exclusive privileges of trade possessed 
by the bodies whom the Petitioners represent, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen of Dalmonach Printfield, Dniversal | 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Vote Suffrage, *e 


by 























4, VicToRiz. 


by Ballot and Annual Parliaments, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Apotliecaries A Petition of Apothecaries of Belfast, praying 

Hall (Dublin) that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Bill may not 

Bill. pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Juvenile A Petition of Jabez Barrowclough, of Salford, 

Offenders Bill. praying that the Juvenile Offenders Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

British White = A Petition of the Royal Burghs of Scotland, in 

Herring Fishery General Convention assembled, praying the House 

—_ to adopt immediate measures for the abolition of the 
British White Herring Fishery Board, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Great Level Petitions from Upwell, Outwell and Welney ;— 

= and, Doddington, March, Wimblington, Berwick 
and Guyhirn; praying that an inquiry may be made 
into the proposed plan for reclaiming a large tract of 
land called “ The Washi,” which is now overflowed 
by the sea between the coasts of Norfolk and Lincoln, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Medical Petition from Birkenhead ;—and, Larne ; praying 
Profession. the House to pass a Bill for the consolidation of the 
Medical Profession into one representative faculty, 
having full power to regulate the examination and 
government of the whole body, and conferring equal 
rights and privileges upon all its members,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Coffee, A Petition of Dealers in Coffee in the borough of 
Liverpool, praying for a reduction of the duty on 
Coffee imported from the East Indies corresponding 
to that contemplated im British-grown Coffee, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Poor Law A Petition of Governors and Guardians of the 
Amendment 


Bill Poor of the parish of Saint Mary, Newington, pray- 


ing that the Poor Law Amendment Bill may not |S 


pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
—— A Petition of the Governor and Guardians of the 
Bi, ~—~Poor of the parish of Saint Mary, Newington, pray- 
ing that the Parochial Assessments Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Thames A Petition of Watermen of the River Thames, 

a between London Bridge and Vauxhall ee ag a 
ing that the proposed plan for embanking the River 
Thames may not be carried into effect, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Thames Embankment. 


Idolatry A Petition of the Minister and Congregation of 
(India.) the Independent Denomination worshipping in York- 
street Chapel, Dublin, complaining of the compul- 
sory attendance of British subjects at Idolatrous 
Ceremonies in-India; and praying for the dissolu- 
tion of the Company’s connexion with the religious 
rites and establishments of the natives, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Railways Bill. A Petition of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- 
way Company, praying that provision may be 
made in the Railways Bill, exempting carriages, 
horses and servants employed wholly on Railways 
from the assessed taxes and all others except those 
proposed to be enacted by the said Bill, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


VoL. 95. 


94° Sulit. 567 


Petitions from the Wewtyle and Coupar Angus Railways. 
Railway Company ;—and, Dundee and Newtyle 
Railway Company ; praying the House to give effect 
to the alterations of the existing tax on Railway 
passengers proposed in the Fourth Report of the 
Select Committee on Railway Communication,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Directors of the Farmers’ Fire Fire Insurance. 
and Life Insurance Institution, praying for the repeal 
of the duty upon Fire Insurances, and the Stamp 
Duty upon policies in all cases where the sum in- 
sured shall not amount to more than fifty pounds, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, landed Proprietors and State of 
Rate-payers of the Union of New Ross, in the county !lan¢- 
of Wexford, complaining of the continued progress 
of a system of agitation in Jreland, and of intimi- 
dation and violence at the late election of guardians 
under the Poor Law Act in that union ; and praying 
for the interference of the House, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the there under-signed, of Brecon, Prisoners’ 
and other places, praying that the plea of “Guilty” Defence. 
or “ Not Guilty” may be no longer demanded of 
prisoners before trial, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order for reading the third time, upon Mon- Farnham 
day next, the Farnham Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill, wate 
was read, and discharged. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
this day three months. 


Ordered, That the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill Civil Bill Courts 
be read a second time upon Monday next. (freland ) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Court of Session 
Return, in Columns, of the Number of Causes en- (Seotland.) 
rolled for Debate before each of the Lords Ordinary 
of the Court of Session, durmg each Week respec- 
tively, from the beginning to the end of the last 
ession. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Court of Session 
Return, in Columns, showing the Date and Year, (Seotland.) 
and Names of the Towns in Scotland in which Judges 
of the Court of Session have held Special Courts 
for the Trial of Civil Causes, with the aid of a Jury, 
since the Jury Court was merged in the Court of 
Session ; with the Names of the Judges, the Num- 
ber of Days they sat on each occasion, the Number 
of Causes they were sent to try and did try, with 
the authority under which these Special Courts were 
holden, and the Charges incurred by the Country 
therefor in each case respectively :—Also, the Dates 
of holding the immediate preceding Circuit Courts 
of Assize for trying Criminal Offenders in the same 
Town in which the above Special Courts were held ; 
with the Number and Names of the Judges who 
presided over the said Circuit Courts of Assize, and 
the reason why the Civil Cases, as well as the 
Criminal Cases, were not tried at the said Circuit 
Courts. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in Medical 
the Queen’s County, praying for an alteration of Witnesses. 
the Grand Jury (/reland) Act, by extending the 
power of remuneration to Medical Witnesses in e 
cases of Misdemeanor as well as of Felony, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir James Graham reported the Blenheim Palace Blenheim 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow: Palace Bill. 
Pr. 14.1.1. After “ George” insert “ the.” 





Pr. 14.1.15. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
4c4 Pr. 14. 











Poddle River 
( Dublin) Bill, 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill. 


~ Church 
‘Temporalities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Church 
Discipline Bill, 


Joint Stock 
Banking Com- 
panies bill. 


No. 541, 


568 


Pr. 14. 1. 20. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 15.1. 11. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 14. Leave out “ mortgages or.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 15. After “ mortgage” insert “ or 
“ mortgages.” 
Pr. 17.1. 19. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 19. 1.10. After “ George’ insert “ the.” 
Pr. 19. 1. 28. After ‘‘ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 19.1. 40. After “ made” insert “ and such 
mortgage or mortgages.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 12. Leave out “ granted” and insert 
executed.” 
Pr. 20.1. 19. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 24, 1. 10. Leave out “ felled” and insert 
“ sold.” 
Pr. 25. 1.23. After “ George” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 27.1.15. After “ George” insert “the now.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 2. Leave out “ Order” and insert 
“ Orders.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


“ 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported the Poddle River 
(Dublin) 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 ingrossed Bill to continue for a limited time 
the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike-roads 


24° Sulit. 








in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for One year from the 
passing of this Act, and thenceforth until the end 
of the then next Session of Parliament, the several 
Acts for regulating the Turnpike-roads in Ireland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue for a limited time 
the Local Turnpike Acts for Great Britain, which 
expire with this or the ensuing Session of Parlia- 
ment, 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 First day of 
June One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, or 
if Parliament shall then be sitting, until the end of 
the then Session of Parliament, the Local Turnpike 
Acts for Great Britain, which expire with this or 
the ensuing Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Rating Stock in 
Trade Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time upcn Monday 
next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported the Church 
Temporalities (Jreland) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to; and Clauses were added 
to the Bill. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingtossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 











further consideration the Report on the Church 


Discipline Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a | “ 


| 
| 


Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


A. 1840. 


the said Bill for punishing any Member of a Bank- 
ing Company for embezzling notes or committing 
frauds with respect to such Company. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. For Maule 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule reported the Bill.accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to give effect to a Treaty Commerce ana 
between Great Britain and Austria, for the Pro- Navigation Bill, 
motion of Commercial Intercourse between the two 
Countries, and to enable Her Majesty to make Re- 
gulations as to the admission of Foreign Vessels 
into Ports 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Mr. Duchworth : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment, viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and amend East India 
the Laws for punishing Mutiny and Desertion of Mutiny, &amp;. 
Officers and Soldiers in the Service of the East India ®*" 
Company, and for providing for the Observance of 
Discipline in the Indian Navy, and to amend the 
Laws for regulating the Payment of Regimental 
Debts, and the Distribution of the Effects of Officers 
and Soldiers dying in Service : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue Compositions Assessed Taxes 
for Assessed Taxes until the Fifth day of April One Composition 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-two : =. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize Trustees or Turnpike 
Commissioners of Turnpike-roads to appoint Meet- Trusts Bill. 
ings for executing their ‘Trusts in certain cases : 


A .Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend an Garngad 
Act passed in the third year of the reign of his Road Bill. 
Majesty King George the Fourth, and the Acts 
therein recited, so far as the same relate to the Road 
to Provan Mill, commonly called the Garngad 
Road, and for other Purposes relating thereto: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Settled Estates. 
Act to enable the Owners of Settled Estates to de- Drainage Bill 
fray the expense of draining the same by way of 
Mortgage, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Supply; 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the John Thoro- 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” go4- 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ an humble Address be presented to Her 
“ Majesty, praying that She would be graciously 
pleased to take into Her Majesty’s merciful con- 
sideration the case of Mr. John Thorogood, a Pro- 
testant Dissenter, confined in Her Majesty’s 
County Gaol of Essex, since the 16th day of 
January 1839, for neglecting to appear in the 
Consistorial Court of the Bishop of Zondon for 
the non-payment of 5s. 6d. Church Rate, with 
“ a view to his release, ”’ instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 


“cc 
“cc 
“ 
“cc 


“cc 


“ 


mittee on the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill; proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- | 


mittee, That they have Power to make provision in | 
| 


—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, 











Add 
Seal 


Wa 
ditt 


Qe = 








Additional 
Seamen. 


Wages for 
ditto. 


Victuals, &amp;c. 


Furniture for 
Officers. 


Medicines, &amp;ce 


Conveyance 
of Mails to 
Alexandria. 


Half Pay. 


Disembodied 
Militia, 


British 


Museum, 


Trafalgar 
Square. 


Post Office 
(Aberdeen. ) 


National 
Gallery. 


River Shannon. 


4 Victoriz. 


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.) 


1. Resolved, That an additional number of Two 
thousand men be employed for the Sea Service for 
Ten months, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and one thousand seven hundred and forty- 
eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of Wages for Two thousand additional 
Men for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for Ten months, to 
the 31st day of March 1841, and for the increase 
of Pay to Naval Officers, and to Marine Officers on 
Shore, as recommended by the Naval and Military 
Commission, for Nine months, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
four thousand one hundred and twenty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for the purchase of Pro- 
visions and Victualling Stores, including Freight 
and other Charges, for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for Ten 





months, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for the purchase of Furniture, &amp;c., 
for the use of Commanding Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Ships on their outfit, as recommended by the 
Naval and Military Commission, for Nine months, 
to the 31stday of March 1841. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and eighteen pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, for the purchase of Medicines and Medical 
Stores, for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for Ten months, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to | 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the accele- 
rated conveyance of the Mails, by contract, to and | 
from England and Alexandria, for Seven months, | 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand six hundred and eighty-two pounds, be | 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of, 
the increase of Half-Pay to Naval and Marine Of- 
ficers, as recommended by the Naval and Military 
Commission, for Nine months, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and seventy-one thousand three hundred and 
seventy-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the Disembodied Militia of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
eight thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for the purchase of Property required 
for the purposes of the British Museum. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the laying out of the Area of Trafalgar- 
square. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Chana of erecting a new Post Office in the 
city of Aberdeen. 





12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two! 
thousand five hundred and thirty pounds, and ten 
shillmgs, be granted to Her Majesty, for the pur-' 
chase of Pictures for the National Gallery. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, | 
not exceeding Eleven thousand and three hundred | 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the | 
amount of Law Expenses incurred in carrying into | 
execution the Act for the Improvement of the River | 
Shannon : 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 


the sum ot Five thousand pounds, on account, be 
Vot. 95. 


94° Jultz. 569 


pe to Her Majesty to defray the amount of 
aw Expenses incurred in carrying into execution 
the Act for the Improvement of the River Shannon ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {oa Alderman Thompson, \ , 6 

Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : es 
Tellers for the f Mr. John Parker, } ‘ 
Noes, { Mr. Tufnell: = 

13. Resolved, Thatasum, notexceeding Eleven thou- 
sand three hundred pounds, be granted to Her Ma 
jesty, to defray the amount of Law Expenses in- 
curred in carrying into execution the Act for the 
Improvement of the River Shannon. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Canadas. 
hundred and fifty-four thousand seven hundred and 
forty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Expenses of the Services in the Canadas, 
consequent upon the late Insurrection in those Pro- 
vinces. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One China. 
hundred and seventy-three thousand four hundred 
and forty-two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expenses of the Expedition 
to China. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Superannua- 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted “"* 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 
defray the Charge for Allowances and Compensa- 
tions to Persons formerly employed in the Public 
Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Public Records. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Expense of binding, cleaning, repairing 
and indexing the Public Records; also, to pay the 
Salaries of the Persons employed upon Services con- 
nected with the Public Records, to the 31st day of 


March 1841. 


18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty Education, 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 
1840. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five University of 
thousand four hundred and eighteen pounds, be London 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the University of Zondon, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not Church of 
exceeding Five thousand pounds, be granted to Scotland. 
Her Majesty, towards defraying, in the year 1840, 
the expense of erecting a Hall at Edinburgh, for 
the use of the General Assembly of the Church of 
Scotland ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the { Mr. Fox Maule, 1 ss 
Yeas Mr. Robert Steuart : s 
Tellers for the f Mr. Gillon, \ 14 
Noes, Mr. Hawes : ; 


Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Sabbati, 25° die Juliit, 1840: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

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, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bank of Ire- 
mittee on the Bank of Ireland Bill ; land Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
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The Order of the day being read, for the third | 
reading of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill; 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 


_ Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 

Infant Felons = The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Bill. 


reading of the Infant Felons Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Marriages Act 
Amendment 
Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Marriages Act Amendment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 

The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Inland Ware- 


housing Bill. yeading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Slave Trade The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Treaties Bill. mittee on the Slave Trade Treaties Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 


itself into the said Committee. 


The Attornies and Solicitors (Zreland) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
this day. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Slave Trade 


~ os The Order of the day being read, for the second 
enezuela 


reading of the Slave Trade (Venezuela) Bill ; 


ill. : 
- Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 
New South The New South Wales, &amp;c. (No. 2.) Bill was, 
-_—a %) according to Order, read a second time; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
this day. 


Sugar (Excise The Sugar (Excise Duties) Bill was, according to 


Duties) Bilk Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 

Metropolis The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

(Noe) Bill into a Committee upon the Metropolis Improvement 


(No. 1.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert 
Gordon reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Roscommon 


The Roscommon Townlands Bill was, according 
Townlands Bill. i. 


to Order, read a second time; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Municipal 
rar pil|, to a Committee upon the Municipal Districts (Ire- 
. ’ land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. John Parker 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bil, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Pilots Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the third 


reading of the Pilots Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


upon Monday next. 


Supply. 


the Report from the Committee of Supply ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


day next. 


Q4°-—95° Juliz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 


A, 1840. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Supply 


,further consideration the Thirteenth of the Reso- [5 May.) 
lutions which, upon the 5th day of May last, were 
|reported from the Committee of Supply, and which 


Resolution was then postponed ; 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Insolvent 
a Committee upon the Insolvent Debtors (India) Debtors 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker (India) Bil, 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Wyse reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Fisheries Bill ; Fisheries pil, 
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 ingrossed Bill to provide a general Form of Afirmation 
Affirmation for all Persons who believe the taking Bill. 
of any Oath to be forbidden by their duty towards 
God, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hawes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third Court Houses 
reading of the Court Houses (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Linen, &amp;,, 

mittee on the Linen, &amp;c. Manufactures (Zreland) Manvlactures 

Bill ; (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 Com- Notice of 
mittee on the Notice of Elections Bill ; Elections Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Coal Dutics, 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred &amp;¢» (London) 
to consider of continuing for a further term the 
Duties now levied on Coal imported into the Port 
of London, or brought into the River Thames, within 
the Liberty of the said City, and certain other Duties 
and Charges ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the British British 
Museum, which was presented upon Wednesday last, Mut"™ 
be printed. No. 542. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law Poor Law 
Amendment Act, which was presented upon Wed- — 
nesday last, be printed. ” No. 543: 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Berkhamp- Berkhampstead 
stead School, which was presented upon Wednesday School. si 
last, be printed. No. 544. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Railway Railway Bills. 
Bills, which were laid upon the Table upon Wed- No. 549. 
nesday last, be printed. 


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




















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4, VicTORIZ. 


Sabbati, 25° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


Coroner of O RDERED, That the Select Committee on the 
Middlesex. Office of Coroner of Middlesex have leave to sit 
this day during the sitting of the House. 


New South The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Wales, sai 2 Committee upon the Vew South Wales, &amp;c. (No. 2.) 
(No. 2+ J 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox Maule reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Drainage Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Drain- 
(Ireland) Bill. age (Ireland) Bill have leave to sit this day during 
the sitting of the House. 


Messagefrom A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice Bo- 
the Lords)  sanquet and Mr. Farrer: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to provide for the Administration of the Government, 
in case the Crown should descend to any Issue of 
Her Majesty whilst such Issue shall be under the 
age of Eighteen years, and for the Care and Guar- 
dianship of such Issue ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :— And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Regency Bill. 


Church The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Discipline Bill. mittee on the Church Discipline Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


OysterFisheries The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
(Scotland) Bill. into a Committee upon the Oyster Fisheries (Scot- 
No. 546. Jqnd) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox Maule 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 

Bull, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Dog Carts, &amp;c., The Order of the day being read, for the second 
_ reading of the Dog Carts, &amp;c., Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


Blenheim The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
Palace Bill repairing Blenheim Palace, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir James Graham 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. 


Poddle River 


(Dublin) Bak The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 


the River Poddle, in the County and City of Dublin, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland 


do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 


ae si The Order of the day being read, for the third 
emporalities 


Grelund) Bill reading of the Church Temporalities (Jreland) Bill ; 
* Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 
Von. 95. 





25° Julie. 571 


The Infant Felons’ Bill was, according to Order, fufant Felons 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Solemnization Marriages Act 
of Marriages in the Districts in or near which the Amendment 
Parties reside, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Langdale do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Slave Trade 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Treaties Bill ; Teties Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Edward John Stanley 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


.day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Attornies and 
into a Committee upon the Attornies and Solicitors Selicitors 
(Jreland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Edward 
John Stanley reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Slave Trade (Venezuela) Bill was, according Slave Trade 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to oo 
a Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. “"" 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sugar (Excise 
into a Committee upon the Sugar (Excise Duties) Duties) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Edward John Stanley 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported the Metropolis Metopolis 
Improvement (No. 1.) Bill; and the Amendments yen 
were read, and agreed to. a 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported the Municipal Municipal 
Districts (Jreland) Bill ; and the Amendments were Districts 


read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made ({"¢!"4) Bill 


to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported the Insolvent Debtors Insolvent 
(India) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Debtors 
(india) Bill. 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue, for a limited time, Fisheries Bill. 
an Act of the last Session of Parliament, for carry- 
ing into effect a Convention between Her Majesty 
and the King of the French, relative to the Fisheries 
on the Coasts of the British Islands and of France, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for six months after 
the commencement of the next Session of Parlia- 
ment, an Act of the last Session of Parliament for 
carrying into effect a Convention between Her Ma- 
jesty and the King of the French, relative to the 
Fisheries on the Coasts of the British Islands and 
of France. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

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Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Notice of 
Elections Bill. 


No. 547. 


Metropelis 
Improvement 


(No, 1.) Bill. 


Bishop of 
Carlisle’s 
(Prebendary 
of Finsbury ) 
Estate Bill. 


Vrafalyar 
Square, 


No. 548. 


Coroner for 
Middlesex, 


No. 549, 


572 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Court Houses (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Notice of Elections Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Sir George Grey reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Sir George Grey reported the Bill accerdingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday 
next. 





Luna, 27° die Julii ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1849. 


PRAYERS. 
HE ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Re- 
venues, Works and Buildings, to make additional 


Thoroughfares in the Metropolis, was, according to | 


Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on the | 
Bishop of Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) Es- 
tate Bill; That at the expiration of one hour from 
the time fixed for the Meeting of the Committee this | 
day, only one Selected Member being present, (three | 
being the Quorum of such Selected Members) he | 
had adjourned the Committee until To-morrow, at | 


twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit | 
To-morrow, without any Selected Member, and to | 


report their present Proceedings to the House. 


25°—27° Juliz. 





A. 1840. 


| Coroners, framed in pursuance of the Act 1 Vice. 
lc. 68, by the Justices of Peace of the county of 
| Middlesex, are in conformity to the provisions of the 
said Act. 

2. Resolved, That in respect to the prohibition 
contained in the amended Schedule of the Allow- 
ance of Fees and Expenses to “ Domestic Servants, 
Constables in the Metropolitan Police Force and 
Parochial Constables, or Officers receiving regular 
Salaries or Wages,” and the prohibitions in the order 
subsequently issued of such payments to “ Con- 
stables where there is a salaried Constable in the 
parish,” the Committee are of opinion that the Pa- 
rochial Constables have been subjected by such 
regulations to occasional expenses for which the 
Salary received by them from their parishes did not 
make adequate provision, and that considerable dis- 
couragement to the discharge of their duty in regard 
to inquests has resulted. It appears that in Mr. 
Baker’s district, owing to his construction of the 
import of the above regulations, they have been 
inoperative. The Committee must also observe, that 
according to the Returns submitted to them, the 
restriction in question exists only in Middlesex. 

3. Resolved, That the Magistrates in Quarter Ses- 
sions assembled are authorized by the Act 25 Geo. 2, 

. 29, to pay the Coroners for all inquests which are 
“duly” taken. At the same time the Committee 
are of opinion, that so much uncertainty remains 
| attached to the interpretation of the term “ duly,” 
especially since the decision in the case of East, 
that in their udgment a clearer exposition of the 
term is desirable. 

4, Resolved, That the Magistrates, in summoning 
the Coroners on the auditing of their accounts, 
appear to have erred, in one instance, by exercising 
such powers in Committee whilst it belonged ex- 
_clusively to the general court. 

5. Resolved, That the Magistrates deriving from 
the Act 1 Vic. c. 68, the discretionary power of 
administering in general court an oath to the Co- 
roners, as to the correctness of their accounts of the 
sums disbursed by them, under the provisions of 








_ the aforesaid Act, do not appear to have exceeded 

their power; and that the practice has not in any 

degree reflected on the character of the Coroners. 
6. Resolved, That the Magistrates, in the exercise 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to | of their jurisdiction as Visiting Justices of the Count 
inquire into the Plan sanctioned by the Commis- | Lunatic Asylum, have adopted Resolutions, of which 
sioners of Woods and Forests, for laying out the | the object is to assist the Coroner in the discharge 
vacant space in T’rafalgar-square, in front of the Na- of his duties in regard to inquests held in the esta- 
tional Gallery, have Power to report their Observa- | blishments subject to their supervision. 


tions thereupon to the House, together with the | 


Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 


7. Resolved, That the Magistrates, in disallowing 
the Fees on Inquests held by deputy, acted in con- 


Mr. Gally Knight reported from the said Select 'formity to the law; but that Mr. Wak/ey, in em- 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters _ploying a deputy during his temporary illness, had 
to them referred ; and had directed him to make a followed the uninterrupted practice of his prede- 
Report thereof to the House, together with the Mi- cessors: and that with respect to Deputy Coroners, 


nutes of the Evidence taken before them. 


| it appears that by the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 105, the 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | Coroners of Cities and Boroughs, in cases of illness 


and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to | 
inquire into any measures which have been adopted 
for carrying into effect, in the County of Middlesex, 
the Provisions of the Act 1 Vie. c. 68, and also into 
any proceedings of the Justices of the Peace, in | 
relation to the Office of Coroner in the said County, 
have Power to report their Opinion thereupon to 
the House, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 


dence taken before them. 


Lord Teignmouth reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
to them referred ; and had come to several Resolu- 
tions, 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, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That the two Schedules of Fees, Al- 
lowances and Disbursements, to be paid by the 





|and unavoidable absence, are empowered to appoint 
| deputies. ' 

8. Resolved, That in reference to an inquest held 
at Hayes, the proceedings of the Magistrates, in 
committing an individual to Mewgate, on a charge 
of manslaughter, after the jury at the inquest had 
found a verdict of wilful murder, were strictly legal. 

9. Resolved, That in reference to another inquest, 
the Coroner having committed an individual to New- 
gate, and it having been alleged that the Magistrates 
had censured the Coroner and severely rebuked the 
Constable for surrendering the said individual on 
the Coroner’s warrant, the Committee having no 
distinct proof of the terms or form of such censure, 
abstain from expressing any opinion thereupon. 

10. Resolved, That it appears to the Committee, 
that any undue interference with the Coroners’ juris- 
diction, which may have been displayed by indi- 
vidual Magistrates, has been over-ruled by the 
decision of the general Court, and that the Magis- 
trates, 

















Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


Idolatry 
(India.) 


Corn Laws, 


Brazilian 
Claims, 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices, 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Apothecaries 
Hall (Dublin) 
Bill, 


Coffee, 


Medical 
Witnesses, 


4, VicToRiz. 


trates, as a body, have borne testimony to the merits, | 
and manifested a disposition to uphold the authority, 
of the Coroners. 

11. Resolved, That the Committee do not con- 
ceive themselves authorized by the terms of the 
reference originating their proceedings, to offer any 


opinion on the general subject of the office of Co- 
roner. 


27° Julte. 








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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Marnoch, praying the 
House to adopt measures for reconciling the differ- 
ences which have occurred between the Civil and Ec- 
clesiastical Courts, relative to the settlement of mi- 
nisters in Churches in Scotland, and enabling the 
Church to give effect to the principles of her consti- 
tution, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Directors of the Zondon Missionary 
Society ;—Stoke Newington ;— Secretaries of the 
Committee of the Church Missionary Society for 
Africa and the East ;— Yeovil ;—Members of the 
Derbyshire Church Missionary Association ;—and, 
Bristol; praying the House to adopt measures for 
dissolving the connexion of the East India Com- 
pany with the religious rites and establishments of 
the natives of Jndia,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Little Chesterford ;—Stansted ;— 
Arkesden ;-- Great Hallingbury ; — Littlebury ; — 
Berden ;-—Farnham (Essex) ;— Little Hallingbury ; 
-—Manewden ;-- Henham;--Rickling ;--Elsenham ;— 
Strethall ;—Hempsted ;—and, Great Chesterford ; 
praying that the Corn Laws may not be repealed,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 








the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants in the city of Aberdeen, 
stating that the British Merchants resident in Para, 
Brazil, suffered very severe losses, owing to a Re- 
volution in Para in 1835, and praying for relief, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the north parish of Inverness;— 
and, Aberdeen (four Petitions); praying that the 
ae measure relative to Church of Scotland 

enefices may not receive the sanction of the House, 
—were presented, and read, and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 





A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of 
the County of Kerry, at Spring Assizes, in 1840, 
praying that the Drainage (Zre/and) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries of Roscrea, praying 
that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Merchants, Brokers, Coffee Deal- 
ers and others interested in the Importation of Coffee 
from British Ports within the limits of the East 
India Company’s Charter ;—and, Merchants, Deal- 
ers and others interested in the said trade ; praying 
fora reduction of Duty on East India Coffee, equi- 
valent to any reduction which may be made in the 
duty on British Plantation Coffee,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Roscrea, Thurles and Templemore ; 
—and, Nenagh; praying the House to make such 
an alteration in the law as shall extend the power 
of remuneration of Medical Witnesses to cases of 

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573 


misdemeanor as well as of felony,—were presented 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Society of Attornies, Solicitors, Courts of Law 
Proctors, and others ; — Halifar;— Brighton ;— (Westminster.) 
Derby ;—and, County of Oxford ; praying for the re- 
moval of the Courts of Law at Westminster to a more 
convenient and central situation,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Diocese of Leighlin, Church 

complaining that they have received but twenty-five Temporalities 
per cent. of the arrears of tithe due to them previous — 
to the passing of the Tithe Composition (Jreland) 
Act, 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 109; and praying that the surplus 
of the Million Fund may be appropriated for the 
payment of such arrears, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the Goods on 
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Navigation ;—and, Can@ls Bill. 
the Company of Proprietors of the Chard Canal 
Navigation ; praying that the Goods on Canals Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lympsham ;—and, Huntingdon ; Church of 
stating that the population of the country has out- England. 
grown the resources of the National Church, and 
praying the House to adopt measures for increasing 
its efficiency,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend John M‘Cormickh and Prisoners’ 
others, praying that the plea of “ Guilty” or “Not Defence. 
“ Guilty”” may no longer be demanded of prison- 
ers before trial; was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hanley and Shelton, Queen’s 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to dis- Ministers 
miss Her present Ministers, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Poor Law 
Guardians of the Clutton Union, and of Rate-payers — 
of the said Union, praying that the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Belfast ;—and, Dromore ; praying Linen, &amp;c., 
that the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Ireland) Bill may Manufactures 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and (“*e!n¢) Bill. 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow (Chairman o a Meeting) ; Newport Riots. 
—and, Hawick (Chairman of a Meeting) praying 
the House to address Her Majesty to grant a free 
pardon to Frost, Williams and Jones,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Patrons and others connected with Grammar 
Huntingdon Free Grammar School, praying that the Schools Bill. 
Grammar Schools Bill may not pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of Householders of East Kilbride, Political 
praying the House to address Her Majesty for the Offenders. 
remission of the sentences of all persons confined for 
Political Offences, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her North American 
Majesty’s Command,—Copies of Correspondence 2o™¢*'- 
relating to the Boundary between the British Pos- 
sessions in Worth America and the United States of 
America, under the Treaty of 1783, Parts 1 and 2. 

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


4D3 Mr. 








































































































































New South 
Wales, 


New Zealand, 


Spirits. 


Supply 
[5 May.] 


Salaries and 
Expenses of 
Foreign Office, 


574 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Copy of a Despatch 
addressed to the Governor of New South Wales, 
bearing date the 31st day of May 1840, inclosing 


5 


an additional Instruction, under the Royal Sign Ma- | 


nual, respecting the alienation and settlement of the 
Waste Lands of the Crown in that Colony. 


Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the Go- 
vernor of New South Wales, bearing date the 9th 
and 19th days of February 1840, containing the Re- 
= of Captain Hobson, Rr. n., of his proceedings on 

is arrival at New Zealand; together with Copy of 
the Reply of the Secretary of State thereto. 
a Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Gallons of Proof Spirits distilled in 
each collection of Excise, and within the limits of 
the head office of Excise in England, in each year, 
from the 10th day of October 1825 to the 10th day 
of October 1839, and showing the Total Proof Gal- 
lons for each of these years:—-Of the Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in each Collection of Excise in Scot- 
land in each year, from the 10th day of October, 
1825 to the 10th day of October 1839, and showing 
the Total Proof Gallons for each of these years :— 
Of the Gailons of Proof Spirits exported from Scot- 
land to England in each year, from the 10th day of 
October 1825 to the 10th day of October 1839, and 
the Number of proof Gallons of these, on which the 
Malt Drawback was repaid in Scotland :—Of the 
Gallons of Proof Spirits exported from Scotland to 
Ireland, in each year from the 10th day of October 
1825 to the 10th day of October 1839, and the 
Number of Proof Gallons on which Malt Drawback 


27° Julie. 





A. 1840. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Order, re- Supply 
ported from the Committee of Supply, several Reso- [13 July.] 
| lutions; which were read, as follow: 
| 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- British 
| nine thousand nine hundred and fifty-three pounds, Musem, 
| be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the British Museum, for the year ending Lady 
day 1841. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Officers of 
two thousand Pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Laud Forces. 
to defray the Charge which will probably be incurred 
in carrying into effect the recommendations of the 
Commission of Naval and Military Inquiry, applica- 
ble to the Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, 
from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Defences at 
thousand seven hundred and eighty-one pounds, be Gibraltar, &amp;c, 
granted to Her Majesty, towards improving the De- 
fences at Gibraltar, and for the erection of Ball 
and Fives Courts in certain Barracks in Great 
Britain, for the year 1840-41. 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Libraries, &amp;c., 
hundred and thirty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- ae 
jesty, for defraying the Expenses of the formation "9 CPs 
of Libraries and Regimental and Female Schools, 
for the Ordnance Military Corps, for the year 
1840-41. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal Regi- 
thousand one hundred and forty seven pounds, be ment of 
granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the ad- “tllery. &amp;e. 
ditional Expenses consequent upon the Naval and 
Military Commission applicable to Her Majesty’s 
Royal Saree of Artillery and the Royal Engi- 
neers, from the 1st day of July 1840 to the 31st day 





had been obtained in Scotland :---Of the Gallons of} of March 1841. 


Proof Spirits distilled in each Collection of Excise 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy Civil Contin. 


in Ireland, in each year from the 10th day of Octo-| thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to geucies. 


ber 1825 to the 10th day of October 1839; and 


complete the Sum necessary to defray the Charge 


showing the Total Proof Gallons for each of these! for Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March 
years :—And, of the Gallons of Proof Spirits ex-| 1841, 


ported from Ireland to England, ineach year from 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 


the 10th day of October 1825 to the 10th day of| were agreed to. 


October 1839; and the Number of Proof Gallons 
of these on which the Malt Drawback was repaid 
in Ireland. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Thirteenth of the Reso- 


lutions which upon the 5th day of May last were re- 
eae from the Committee of Supply, and which 
esolution was then postponed ; 


The House proceeded to take the said Resolu- 


tion into further consideration ; and the said Reso- 
lution is as followeth : 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 


dred and twenty-seven thousand two hundred and 
thirty-four pounds, be granted to’ Her Majesty, to 


pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department of 


Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 
and also of the Foreign Messengers attached to the 
Department, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto by leaving 
out the words “One hundred and twenty-seven 
“ thousand two hundred and thirty-four pounds,” and 
inserting the words “ One hundred and three thou- 
“ sand two hundred and thirty-four pounds,” in- 
stead thereof. 


Resolved, That this House doth agree with the | 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham Message from 

and Mr. Senior: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Canals Police 
Act to provide for keeping the Peace on Canals Bill. 
and Navigable Rivers, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Parliamentary 
Act to repeal so much of an Act of the ninth of Boroughs Bill 
Anne, as prevents the re-election of Mayors of Par- 
liamentary Boroughs, and other Annual Returning 
Officers, 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 Newgate Gaol 
Act for vacating any Presentment for rebuilding (Dublin) Bil. 
the Gaol of Newgate, in Dublin, and vacating any 
Contract between the Commissioners for rebuilding 
the said Gaol and the Contractor, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 























Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Order, re- Supply 


; : i ~ [24 July.) 
Committee in the said Resolution, so amended, That} poet Sam Ge Coenen Sagry eae ener 


a sum, not exceeding One hundred and three thou-| 
sand two hundred and thirty-four pounds, be granted 


| lutions ; which were read, as follow : 
1. Resolved, That an additional number of Two Additional 


to Her Majesty to pay the Salaries and Expenses in thousand Men be employed for the Sea Service, for Se#me™- 
the Department of Her Majesty’s Secretary of | months, to the 31st day of March 1841. 


State for Foreign Affairs, and also of the Foreign 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- wages for @”. 


Messengers attached to the Department, to the|dred and one thousand seven hundred and forty- 


31st day of March 1841. 


eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to — 
e 














Victuals, &amp;c. 


Furniture for 
Officers. 


Medicines, &amp;ce 


Conveyance 
of Mails to 
Alexandria. 


Half Pay. 


Disembodied 
Militia. 


British 


Museums 


Trafalgar 
Square. 


Post Office 
(Aberdeen.) 


National 
Gallery. 


River Shannon. 


Canadas, 


China, 


Superannuas 
tions, 


4, Vicroriz. 


the Charge of Wages for Two thousand additional 
Men for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for ten months, to 
the 31st day of March 1841, and for the increase 
of Pay to Naval Officers, and to Marine Officers 
on Shore, as recon.mended by the Naval and Mili- 
tary Commission, for nine months, to the 31st day 
of March 1841. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
four thousand one hundred and twenty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for the Purchase of Pro- 
visions and Victualling Stores, including Freight, 
and other Charges, for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for 
ten months, to the 31st day of March 1841. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for the Purchase of Furniture, &amp;c., 
for the use of Commanding Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Ships on their Outfit, as recommended by 
the Naval and Military Commission, for nine months, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and eighteen pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, for the purchase of Medicines and Medical 
Stores for Her Majesty’s Fleet, for ten months, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the accele- 
rated Conveyance of the Mails, by Contract, to and 
from England and Alexandria, for seven months, 
to the 31st day of March 1841. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand six hundred and eighty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the increase of Half Pay to Naval and Marine 
Officers, as recommended by the Naval and Military 
Commission, for nine months, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and seventy-one thousand three hundred and 
seventy-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the fame of the Disembodied Militia of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day of 
March 1841. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
eight thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for the Purchase of Property re- 
quired for the Purposes of the British Museum. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the laying out of the Area of Trafalgar- 
square. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of erecting a new Post Office in 
the city of Aberdeen. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand five hundred and thirty pounds and ten 
shillings, be granted to Her Majesty, for the Pur- 
chase of Pictures for the National Gallery. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Amount of Law Expenses 
incurred in carrying into execution the Act for 
the Improvement of the River Shannon. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and fifty-four thousand seven hundred and 
forty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expenses of the Services in the Canadas, 
consequent upon the late Insurrection in those 
Provinces. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and seventy-three thousand four hundred 
and forty-two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expenses of the Expedition 
to China. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to 


defray the Charge for Allowances and Compensa- 
Vou. 95. 


27°—28° Julie. 





575 


tions to Persons formerly employed in the Public 
Offices or Departments or in the Public Service, to 
the 31st day of March 1841. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten public Records. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of binding, cleaning, repairing 
and indexing the Public Records ; also, to pay the 
Salaries of the Persons employed upon Services 
connected with the Public Records, to the 3ist day 
of March 1841, 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty Education. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 
1840. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five University of 
thousand - hundred and eighteen pounds, be London 
granted to’Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the University of London, to the 31st day of March 
1841. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Church of 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- Scotland. 
wards defraying, in the year 1840, the Expense of 
erecting a Hall at Edinburgh, for the use of the 
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. 

The first Nineteen Resolutions of the Committee, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 


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


Martis, 28° die Julit, 1840: 


The Twentieth Resolution of the Committee being 
read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Resolution ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Mr. Fox Maule 
Tellersfor the Yeas, Mr. Robert St ie art: f 72 
Tellers for the Noes,J Mr. Hume, 12. 


UMr. Warburion : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the Militia Pay 
Eighth of the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Bill. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Macaulay and 
Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means, 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That, towards making good the Consolidated 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Six fu" 
million four hundred and eighty-two thousand and 
five hundred pounds, be issued out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, for the Service of the year 1840. 

2. Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply Exchequer 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Ten million Bills. 
seven hundred and fifty-one thousand five hundred 
and fifty pounds be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the Service of the year 1840. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair’; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


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 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Regency Bill was read the first time; and Regency Bill. 
ordered to be read a second time, To-morrow. No. 550. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 








4p4 The 





Municipal 
Districts 


(ireland) Bill. 


Church 
Temporalities 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Court Houses 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Pilots Bill, 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(India) Bill. 


Rating Stock 
ia Trade Bill. 





576 27°-—98° Juli. A. 1840, 


The ingrossed Bill to annex certain parts of cer-| year) :--And the said Clause was brought up; and 
tain Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties for | read the first time. 
Fiscal Purposes, and for certain Purposes of Civil; Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
and Criminal Jurisdiction, and to make further, put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
Provision for Compensation of Officers in certain | time :—It passed in the Negative: 
Boroughs in Ireland, was, according to Order, read| Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
the third time ; and Amendments were made to the | to the Bill, by way of Rider (Limiting the duration 
Bill. | of the Act till the first day of October 1841) :—And 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the the said Clause was brought up ; and read the first 
Title be, An Act to annex certain Parts of certain | time. 
Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties, to make! And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
further Provision for Compensation of Officers in put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
Boroughs, to limit the Borough Rate, and to con- time :—It passed in the Negative. 
tinue for a limited time an Act to restrain the § Resolved,'That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland. _be, An Act to exempt Inhabitants of Parishes, Town- 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to , ships and Villages from liability to be rated as such, 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. in respect of Stock in Trade or other Personal Pro- 
perty, to the Relief of the Poor. 
The ingrossed Bill to amend three Acts of his| Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
late Majesty for altering and amending the Laws | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
relating to the Temporalities of the Church in Jre- ; 
land, was, according to Order, read the third time ; Mr. Vernon Smith reported the New South Wales, New South 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. &amp;c., (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, &gt; &amp;e., 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | and agreed to. api tae 
Title be, An Act to amend several Acts relating to; Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
the Temporalities of the Church in Zreland. ingrossed ; and read the third time ‘To-morrow. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to | 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Mr. Bernal reported the Attornies and Solicitors Attornies and 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Solicitors _ 
The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relating to | agreed to. (Ireland) Bill. 
Court Houses in Jrelund, was, according to Order, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
read the third time ; and Amendments were made | ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. The Order of the day being read, for the second Bribery Pre- 
Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for [reland | reading of the Bribery Prevention Bill ; vention Bill, 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con-| | Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
currence. Friday next. 





The ingrossed Bill to repeal somuch of an Act of| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Postage Bill, 
the sixth year of King George the Fourth, respecting | mittee on the Postage Bill ; 
Pilots and Pilotage, as exempts from penalty the! Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
Master or Mate of any Ship, being the Owner of next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
such Ship, and residing at Dover, Deal or the Isle 
of Thanet, for piloting such his own Ship, in certain| The ingrossed Bill to amend and explain the Ge- Toll on Lime 
cases in the said Act mentioned, and also so much | neral Turnpike Acts, so far as relates to the Toll Bil. 
thereof as relates to the mode in which Pilot Boats | payable on Carriages or Horses laden with Lime for 
shall be painted, was, according to Order, read the | the Improvement of Land, was, according to Order, 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. | read the third time; and Amendments were made 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | to the Bill. 
Title be, An Act to enable Her Majesty in Council | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
to authorize Ships and Vessels belonging to Coun-| Ordered, That Mr. Sanford do carry the Bill to 
tries having Treaties of Reciprocity with the United | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Kingdom to be piloted in certain cases, without | 
having a licensed Pilot on board, and also to re-| Mr. Bernal reported the Railways Bill; and the Railways Bill. 
gulate the mode in which Pilot Boats shall be Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the whole No,551. 
painted and distinguished. _House:—And the House immediately resolved itself 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to | into the said Committee; and, after some time spent 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. ‘therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
| Bernal reported, That the Committee had gone 
The ingrossed Bill to continue the several Acts | through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
relating to Insolvent Debtors in India, was, accord-| Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
ing to Order, read the third time. Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
Title be, An Act to continue, until the First day of | sideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
March One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, | to be printed. 
and from thence to the end of the then next Session | 
of Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent | The Order of the day being read, for the third Clergy Reserves 
Debtors in India. | reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill ; (Canada) Bill. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Biilto| Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. (To-morrow. 








The ingrossed Bill to exempt Stock in Trade and | The Order of the day being read, for the second Administration 
other Personal Property from liability to be rated | reading of the Administration of Justice Bill ; of Justice Bill. 
to the Relief of the Poor, was, according to Order,; Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
read the third time. | upon Thursday next. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to | 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (The net annual value of! The Order of the day being read, for the Com Customs Bill. 
Tithes on which the Rate is required to be made | mittee on the Customs Bill ; 
shall be two-thirds of the rent at which the same Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
may reasonably be expected to let from year to| next, resolve itself into the said Committee. ‘i 
| 1e 

















4. VicTorRiz. 


East India 


shipping Bill. 2 Committee upon the East India Shipping Bill ; 


Amendments thereunto. 


Mustard Flour 
and Tea. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of the 
Duty on Mustard Flour and on Tea imported into 
the British Possessions in North America ; 

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

Population Bill. The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


further consideration the Report on the Population 
Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | 


consideration To-morrow. 


Population 


(Ireland) Bill. 


“ into a Committee upon the Population (Jreland) 
No. 552. 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 


27° —28° Jule. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into | the liberty of the said City, and certain other Duties 
'and Charges; 

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 | y bein 
; mittee on the Church Discipline Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | 


‘next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself | 


577 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church 


Discipline Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Oyster Fisheries 


|into further consideration the Report on the Oyster (Scotland) Bill. 
| Fisheries (Scotland) 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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- Infant Felons 
mittee on the Infant Felons Bill; _ ‘Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Slave Trade Treaties Slave Trade 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Treaties Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


resumed the Chair; and Mr. Berral reported, That |ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made | 


Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, to 


be printed. 


Civil Bill Courts 


Iara) Bil The Civil Bill Courts (Zreland) Bill, was, accord- 
(irelan Hi. 


ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed to 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Joint Stock The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
— "" into further consideration the Report on the Joint 
. Stock Banking Companies 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. 
Bank of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Ireland Bill. 


mitee on the Bank of Jreland Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Metropolitan 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
— Cours reading of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill ; 
; Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Thursday next. 


Inland Ware- =§=The Order of the day being read, for the second 
housing Bill, reading of the Inland Warehousing Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day three months. 
Roscommon The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Townlands Bill. into a Committee upon the Roscommon Townlands 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Sir Denham Norreys re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Bill, be ingrossed; and read 
the third time upon Thursday next, 
Linen, &amp;e., The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bil mittee on the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Zreland) 


Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Coal Duties, &amp;e. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
(London. ) 


Report from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider of continuing for a further term the 
Duties now levied on Coal imported into the Port 


of London, or brought into the River Thames, within 
Vou. 95. 





Returns of the Balance due by any late Treasurer 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Slave Trade 
mittee on the Slave Trade (Venezuela) Bill ; — 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-~" 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Sugar (Excise Duties) Sugar (Excise 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Duties) Bill. 
to; and a Clause was added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Notice of 
further consideration the Report on the Notice of Plections 
Elections Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, County 
Treasurers 
ee : (ireland,) 

of any County or County of a City or Town in Jre- 
land at the time when the existing Treasurer was 
appointed ; showing whether the Balance due by 
such late Treasurer has been paid over to the present 
Treasurer ; if not, whether any and what Proceed- 
ings have been taken, and against whom, for the 
Recovery thereof:— Of the Balance of Public Money 
due by the Treasurer of each County and County 
of a City or Town in Jreland at the time of his 
passing his last Account before the Grand Jury 
thereof, showing whether any and what portion of 
such Balance still remains due by him; also of the 
Amount of the Monies of each County invested in 
Exchequer Bills, when the Accounts for the last 
Spring Assizes were transmitted to the Chief Re- 
membrancer of the Monies then remaining to the 
credit of each County in the County Bank; of the 
portion then required to remain there for County 
Purposes; of the portion applicable to a further 
Investment in Exchequer Bills, and of any Invest- 
ment since made; also, a Return of the Amount of 
the Public Monies of each County which have been 
accounted for before the Chief Remembrancer, with 
reference to each Assizes, since the Accounts of the 
County Treasurers have been committed to his Ju- 
risdiction; also, an Account in Charge and Discharge 
of the Fees received by the Registrar of Treasurer’s 
Accounts under the Act 1 Vic.c. 54, and of the Ap- 
propriation thereof. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to Metropolis 
enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods, !mprovement 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, to (8% 2) Bill 
make a new Street from Coventry-street, Piccadilly, No. 558. 





to Long Acre, and for making and completing other 
4E Improvements 





Parliamentary 
Boroughs Bill 


Royal Palaces, 
&amp;e. 


Post Horse 
Duties. 


Post Office 
(Money 
Letters.) 


Revenues and 
Taxes, 


French Claims, 


578 


27° —25°— 29° Jultz. 








A. 1840, 


Improvements in the Metropolis: And the same was | awarded and paid by the Commissioners for Claims 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second | on France, under the Conventions of the 20th day 


time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


of November 1815, and April 1819, or under or by 
virtue of any Order or Minute of the Lords Com- 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | Missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the fol- 


the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 


lowing Canadian Establishments: 1. Les Adminis- 


tituled, An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the | tratices de lHopital Général de Quebec; 2. Les 
ninth of Anne as prevents the re-election of Mayors | Filles de la Congregation de Notre Dame de la 
of Parliamentary Boroughs, and other annual | Ville Marie en Canada; 3. Les Religieuses de 
Returning Officers ; and the same was read, as|/Hétel Dieu de Saint Joseph de Montreal en Ca- 


followeth: 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L. 2. Leave out the second “ of” and insert 
year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen.” 
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. 


ce 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of April 
last, fora Return of the several Royal Palaces, Parks 
and Gardens, and the Total Expenditure for the 
same, whether under the Management and Super- 
intendence of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, or of the Treasury, or any other Office, in 
each of the Three years 1837, 1838 and 1839, so 
as to exhibit the Total Expenditure for each and for 
the whole, exclusive of Monies paid for them by 
Her Majesty’s Civil List; stating, also, the Amount, 
if any, received in each of these years as Rent, or 
due for the same, and from whom, (so far as relates 
to the Department of Her Majesty’s Woods and 
Forests.) 


Accounts of the Annual Produce of the Post 
Horse Duties, distinguishing the same by Counties, 
for the years ending the 5th day of January 1839 
and the 5th day of January 1840; showing also the 
Increase or Decrease thereof:—Of the Gross Receipt 
of the Duty on Post Horses in the London District, 
during the six months ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1838, 5th day of July 1838, 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1839, 5th day of July 1839, and 5th day of 
January 1840:—Of the Amount of Post Horse 
Duty in the Excise Collections on the Line of the 
London and Birmingham Railway, so far as the Col- 
lection of Lichfield extends beyond the Town of 
Birmingham, during the six months ending the 5th 
day of January 1838, 5th day of July 1838, 5th day 
of January 1839, 5th day of July 1839, and 5th day 
of January 1840 :—And, of the Mileage and Com- 
position for Duties on Railway Carriages and on 
Stage Carriages respectively, in the years ending 
the 5th day of January 1837, 5th day of January 
1838, 5th day of January 1839, and 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1840. 


A Copy of the Order issued on the 20th day of 
December 1839, by the Postmaster-General, re- 
specting the Registration of Money Letters. 


Return of the Cities and Towns in the United 
Kingdom from which the Customs and Excise 
Revenues, Assessed and Land Taxes, and all other 
Taxes, are remitted to London or Dublin, showing 
the Total Amount remitted from each City or Town, 
in tue year ended 5th January 1840, and the Num- 
ber of Days at which the Bills from each City or 
Town are drawn; and also, whether the said Re- 
venues and Taxes are remitted through the Branch 
Banks of the Bank of England, or through Private 
Banks, and, in the latter case, under what Agree- 
ment; also, whether any or what gratuitous facilities 


for the collection of the said Revenues and Taxes. 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of all Monies 








: es | praying the House, during the present Session, to 
are afforded by the Branch Banks or Private Banks | “ 


nada ; 4. Les Seeurs Administratices de I’ Hopital 


| Général de Montrealen Canada; 5. Les Supérieures 


et Religieuses de 2 Hotel Dieu de Quebec; 6. Les 
Supérieures, Directeurs et Professeurs du Séminaire 
de Quebec, or any other similar Establishment in 
Canada, distinguishing the Capital from Interest 
and Compound Interest accrued thereon, up to the 
period of payment. 

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


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





Martis, 28° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment, 
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. 








Mercurii, 29° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Horne, from the Commissioners of Staines Staines Bridge. 
i Bridge, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—An Account of the Receipts and Disburse- 
ments of the Tolls and other Monies collected on 
Staines Bridge, from the 26th day of March 1839 
to the 25th day of March 1840, both days inclusive : 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on the pishop of 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable the Carlisle’s 
Prebendary of the Prebend of Halliwell and Fins- apr 
bury, within the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, prone Bil, 
London, to sell to the Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens of the City of London, the Prebendal Estate, 
the Purchase Monies to be paid to the Governors 
of the Bounty of Queen Anne, and to be applied to 
the Endowment of Churches and Chapels in and 
near the Metropolis; That the Committee had met, 
pursuant to the leave granted by the House on the 
27th instant, and had agreed to report their present 
Proceedings to the House. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to Mr. 
Kemble, and the Middlesex List ; and that they have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon I’riday next. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Hyde, Medical 
Profession. 
take such steps as may seem best fitted for insuring 
an effectual measure of Medical Reform, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions 








Lighthouses. 


East India 
Produce. 


Metropolis 
Improve ment 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


4. Vicroriz. 


Petitions of Owners or Proprietors of Steam 
shipping at Campbeltown ;—and, Committee of Ma- 
nagement of the Campbeltown and Glasgow Steam 
Packet Joint Stock Company; praying the House 
to carry into effect the recommendations of the Select 
Committee of 1834, on the subject of Lighthouses, 
Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Stewarton, 
praying the House to hear evidence before they 
reduce the import duty on East India Silk manu- 
factured Goods, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Western Lite- 
rary and Scientific Institution in Leicester-square, 
Westminster, praying that the Metropolis Improve- 
ment (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


29° Juliz. 579 


and delivered in at the Table of the House, that it 
was not the intention of the said George Tomline 
to defend his said Election or Return; that the Pe- 
titioners claim to have had a right to vote at the 
said last Election for the said Borough, to which 
the aforesaid Petition relates; and praying that 
they may be admitted parties in the room and place 
of the said George Tomline, to defend such Return, 
and to oppose the prayer of the said Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


Mr. [ox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- pyisons. 
mand,—A Copy of the Fifth Report of the Inspectors 
of Prisons (Northern and Eastern District). 


A Copy of the Report of the Commissioners for Roads. 
inquiring into the State ofthe Roads in England and 
Wales. 

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





Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Expenses of 
to inquire into the Sums paid by the Treasury on Select Com- 


Courts of Law Petitions from Leicester ;— Lymington ;— Chelten-| account of Select Committees of the two Houses of ™*te** 


(Westminster.) 7,qm ;—and, Wakefield; praying for the removal of 





Corn Laws. 


Joseph 
Crabtree. 


Walter 
Webster. 


the Courts of Law at Westminster to some more 
convenient place,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Landholders of 


Barley, praying that the Corn Laws may not be 
repealed, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Steward of the Lodge of 242 
of Ancient Free Gardeners, praying the House to 
address Her Majesty for the release of Joseph Crab- 
tree, a Prisoner in Wakefield House of Correction, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Walter Webster, of Duke-street, 
Smithfield, complaining of the loss of his situation 
of Clerk or Book-keeper to the House of Correction 
for the county of Middlesex, and of his confinement 
as a lunatic in various asylums; and praying for 


Parliament, and to report upon the best method of No 559. : 


checking needless Expenditure in the inquiries which 
take place before such Committees, have Power to 
report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them. 

Mr. Greene reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; and to whom was referred, a Return of all 
Sums of Money paid by the Lords Commissioners 
of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on account of all Select 
Committees of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 
|and Committees of the whole House, during the 
years 1836, 1837, 1838 and 1839; distinguishing 
the Amount of Money so expended for each Com- 
mittee, and the Number of Witnesses, and the 
average Expense of each Witness; together with a 
List of all Select Committees which have sat during 
the same period; That they had considered the 
matters to them referred ; and 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. 











relief, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | as 
upon the Table. | A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Leeds, —— 
| praying the House to pass an Act, extending the Suffrage, &amp;c. 





Thames 
Embankment. 


No. 554, 


Sudbury Bo- 
tough Election. 


Sir Matthew Wood reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to consider the Petition of the Cor- 
poration of London relative to the Embankment of 
the River Thames, and to report their Observations 
and Opinion thereupon to the House, together with 
the best means of carrying the same into effect ; and 
to whom several Petiticns relative to the measure, 
and Reports of former Committees, were referred ; 


and who were empowered to report the Minutes of 


the Evidence taken before them from time to time to 
the House; 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, with an 
Appendix. 

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


A Petition of Thomas Jones, of Sudbury, in the 
county of Suffolk, Esquire, and Thomas Ginn, of 
the same place, Builder, was delivered in, and read ; 
setting forth, That at the last Election for the Bo- 
rough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, George 
Tomline, Esquire, was returned a Member to serve 
in Parliament for the said Borough; that a Petition 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Borough, hath been presented to the House ; 
that the House has been informed by a declaration 


in writing, subscribed by the said George Tomline, 
Vou. 95. 


Suffrage to all Householders, to take the votes at 
Parliamentary Elections by way of Ballot, to make 
a re-distribution of the electoral districts, to shorten 
Parliaments to a period not exceeding three years, 
and to abolish the Property Qualification for Mem- 
bers, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


of the burgh of Paisley; praying for the adoption Su‘tage. 
of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, Vote by 
Ballot, the abolition of the Property Qualification of 
Members, and for their payment out of the Public 
Revenue for attendance on their Parliamentary 
duties,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shrewsbury ;—and, Leeds; pray- Idolatry 
ing the House to prohibit the interference of British (ndia.) 
functionaries in the management of Idolatrous Ob- 
servances in Jndia,—-were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Tithes. 
Norwich, praying the House to introduce some new 
law, which shall fix the much disputed proportion 
according to which Tithes under commutation should 
be assessed to Parochial Rates, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
4E2 Ordered, 








Petitions from Kirkcaldy ;—and, the Fifth Ward Universal 








Cavan Writ. 


Birminghain 
Borough. 


T 


Tenby 
Corporation 


Leighton 


Buzzard Tithes. 


County 
Constabulary 
Bill. 


Church Rates. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland. ) 


580 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | 


to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out | rections of an ‘Act of Parliament,—A Copy of the 
a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire | Fourth Annual Report of the Colonization Commis- 


29° Juli. 


A. 1840. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to the di- South Australia, 
No. 556, 


to serve in this present Parliament for the County | sioners for South Australia to Her Majesty’s Prin- 
of Cavan, in the room of the Honourable Somerset | cipal Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1839. 


Richard Maxwell, who, since his election for the | 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


said County, hath accepted the Office of Steward or | Table ; and be printed. 


Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of | 
Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the County | 
of Buckingham. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Letter or Directions from the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department to the 
Recorder or the Mayor of Birmingham, to suspend | 
the holding of Quarter Sessions for the Borough :— 
A Return of all Sums of Money issued by the Lords 
of the Treasury to the Treasurer or the Corporation 
of the Borough of Birmingham, or of any other Bo- 
rough incorporated under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, 
since the Grants of the Charters of Incorporation, 
and the Grants of Courts of Quarter Sessions ; 
setting forth for what purposes the money has been 
advanced, out of what Fund, and in what manner 
it is to be repaid :—A Copy of a Letter from the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department to the 
Commissioner of Police for the Borough of Bir- 
mingham, directing him to cause all Persons appre- 
hended by the Police to be taken before Magistrates 
acting for the county of Warwick, and not before 
Magistrates for the Borough of Birmingham, for | 





The Regency Bill was, according to Order, read Regency Bill, 


'a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
‘the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | The Order of the day being read, for the third Punishmen: 


reading of the ingrossed Bill for taking away the Death Bill. 
Punishment of Death in certain cases, and substi- 
tuting other Punishments in lieu thereof ; 


of 


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 three months.” 


And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 


stand part of the Question ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Kelly, 51 
Yeas, Dr. Lushington : ion 

Tellers for the { Mr. Edward John ‘mek 78 
Noes, UMr. John Parker : ; 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 


examination or commitment :—And, a Copy of a|« ypon this day three months” be added at the 
Letter to the Mayor of Birmingham upon the same | end of the Question:—It was resolved in the Affirm- 


subject. 

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


' 
| 


The House was moved, That so much of the Order | 


| ative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Clergy Reserves 


. , | ’ nor H — : ada) Bill, 
made upon the 26th day of June last, as directs, reading of the ingrossed Bill to provide for the Sale (Cansda) Bi 


That there be laid before this House, Returns (to be 
made by the Mayor) of the Property and Revenues 
of the Corporation of the Borough of Tenby, in the 
years 1835 and 1839 respectively ; specifying the 
nature thereof, and whether any portion has been 
alienated or sold, and, if so, the particulars thereof : 
—And, of the Debts and Liabilities of the said Cor- 
poration ; specifying the nature thereof, the Names 





of the Clergy Reserves in the Province of Upper 


Canada, and for the Distribution of the Proceeds 
thereof ; 


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 


Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 


of the Creditors, the nature of the Security, and the | the end of the Question, in order to add the words 


Dates at which they were contracted, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; a 
Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 


before this House forthwith. | 


“ 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Leighton Buzzard, | « 
alleging the misappropriation of the Rectorial Tithes | ,, 
and glebe in that parish, and praying the House to |,, 
remedy the evils complained of, was presented, and | a 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. ? 


i 
\ 


n 


“cc 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | « 
of Romsey Infra, praying that the County Consta- | « 
bulary Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, | « 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon |&lt; 
the Table. 


xn nA NR OK 





“ this House feels confident that, to _— the 
if 


prosperity of that portion of Her Majesty’s do- 
minions in Upper Canada, and to satisfy the 
earnest desire of the people of that Province, it 
is expedient to give the most favourable consi- 
deration to the wishes: of Her Majesty’s loyal 
subjects there; that, to terminate the jealousy 
and dissention which have hitherto existed on the 
subject of the Clergy Reserves, to remove a bar- 
rier to the settlement of the Country, and to pro- 
vide a fund available for the promotion of Educa- 
tion, it is extremely desirable that the said lands, 
so reserved, be sold, and the proceeds arising from 
the sale of the same placed at the disposal of the 
Provincial Legislature, to be applied exclusively 
for that purpose,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 


Lt : : roposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
A Petition of Members of the Greenock Voluntary Pt P . 


Church Association, praying for the abolition of | 
Church Rates, and the release of John Thorogood | 
from prison, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. | 


i] 


| 

A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the | 
Presbytery of Annan, praying for an alteration of | 
the law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, | 
was 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Edward John Stanley, \ 


Yeas, Mr. Vernon Smith: J - 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, lio 
Noes, Mr. Baines: ae 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. . 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time: 


: —" , and read ; and ordered to lie upon| —The Bill was accordingly read the third time; and 
the Table. 


, Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Resolved, 











ia, 








New South 
Wales, &amp;c. 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Sugar (Excise 
Duties) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Juint Stock 2 
Banking Com- 
panies Bill, 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


4 VicroRizZz. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy 
Reserves in the Province of Canada, and for the 
Distribution of the Proceeds thereof. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend and to continue for 
a limited time the Act to provide for the Adminis- 
tration of Justice in New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, and for the more effectual Govern- 
ment thereof, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
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 to continue, until the 31st day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and to the end of the then next Session of Par- 
liament, and to extend the Provisions of an Act to 
provide for the Administration of Justice in New 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the 
more effectual Government thereof, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to impose Duties of Excise on 
Sugar manufactured in 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. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for autho- 
rizng Her Majesty to carry into immediate execu- 
tion, by Orders in Council, any Treaties for the 
Suppression of the Slave Trade, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue, until eight months 
after the commencement of the next Session of Par- 
liament, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry 
into immediate execution, by Orders in Council, any 
Treaties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

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 Joint Stock Banking Companies 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the law relating to 
the Admission of Attornies and Solicitors to practise 
in the Courts of Law and Equity 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 Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for facilitating the 
Drainage of Lands in England and Wales; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill be now read the third time; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

; " Mr. Handley, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Captain Pechell } 44, 
J Colonel Sibthorp, P 
\ Mr. Hodges : 7 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Handley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

VoL. 95. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


29° Julie. 





581 


Mr. Robert Gordon, by Order, reported from the Ways aud 


Committee of Ways and Means, several Resolutions; 
which were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Consolidated 


ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Six million * 
four hundred and eighty-two thousand and five hun- 
dred pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
for the service of the year 1840. 


2. Resolved, That towards raising the Supply Exchequer 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Ten million Bills. 


seven hundred and fifty-one thousand five hundred 
and fifty pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the service of the year 1840. 

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. étobert Gor- 
don, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. For 
Maule do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the other 
of the said Resolutions: And that the same Gentle- 
men do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Parochial 
further consideration the Report on the Parochial —_—— 


Assessments Bill:—The Bill was re-comutitted to a 
Committee of the whole House. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That this House will immediately resolve 
itself into the said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by leaving out the word “ imme- 
“ diately” in order to insert the words, “ upon this 
“ day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ immediately” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Poulett Scrope, \ 35 

Yeas, Mr. Robert Gordon : a 

Tellers for the { Mr. Gally Knight, 1 wi 

Noes, Sir Charles Burrell : ; = 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re 
solve itself into the said Committee: ~The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 


Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 

Criausss, N° 2 and N° 3, agreed to. 

Crause, Ne 4, (Penalty of Five pounds on Over- 
seers, Churchwardens and other Officers, who have 
not used due diligence to make the rate)-—read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Poulett Scrope, } 38 

Yeas, L Mr. Hoskins : ‘ 

Tellers for thef Mr. Gally Knight, 1 14 

Noes, Colonel Thomas Wood: $ : 

Ciauses, N° 5 to N° 7, agreed to. 

Clause, (Provided always, and be it further 
Enacted, That nothing herein contained shall apply 
to any Poor Rate, or any Assessment or Valuation 
made by virtue of any local Act or Acts for the 
making of Poor Rates, management and relief of 
the Poor of any parish or parishes, nor shall extend 
or be construed to extend to limit, affect or alter 
any provision of any such Act or Acts);——brought 
up; and read 1°, 2°. 

Question, That the Clause be added, —-put, and 
Negatived. 

4E3 Clause, 








582 


Clause, (Corporate Bodies to be rated) ; —— 
brought up; read 1°, 2°, and added. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. John 
Parker reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Bank of Ireland 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Bank of Jreland Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. For Maule reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bull, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


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


Jovis, 30° die Julit, 1840: 


Coal Duties, &amp;c. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
(London. ) 


Report from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider of continuing for a further term the 
Duties now levied on Coal imported into the Port 
of London, or brought into the River Thames, within 
the liberty of the said City, and certain other Duties 
and Charges ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be now received ; 

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 three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby 

Tellers for the{ Mr. For Maule, 1 

Yeas, Mr. Edward John Stanley: J 

Tellers for theS Mr. Hawes, 10 

Noes, ( Mr. Warburton : : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Edward John Stanley accordingly reported 
a Resolution, which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Duties on Coals and Wines 
imported into the Port of London, or brought into 
the River Thames, within the liberty of the City of 
London, 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. Edward John Stanley 
and Mr. Robert Steuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


33. 


Population Bill, The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


further consideration the Report on the Population 
Bilt :—The Bill was re-committed to a Committee 
of the whole House :—And the House immediately 
resolved itself into the Committee ; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, 
and Mr. John Parker reported, That the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Popvlation The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


(Ire'and) Bul. further consideration the Report on the Population 
(Ireland) Bill:—The Bill wes re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—And the House 
immediately resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair, and Mr. John Parker reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


29°— 30° Juliz. 

















A. 1840. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Railways Bill 
into further consideration the Report on the Rail- . 
ways 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. 


Mr. Clay reported the East India Shipping Bill ; East India 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —_—Shipping Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The ingrossed Bill, to repeal so much of an Act Loan Societies 
of the 5th and 6th years of his late Majesty, for Bill. 
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, as relates to the establishment of Loan 
Societies in England and Wales, and to make other 
Provisions in lieu thereof, 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: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Laws relating to 
Loan Societies. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Abel Smith do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Church 
into a Committee upon the Church Building Bill ; Building Bill 


| and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 


sumed the Chair; and Mr. For Maule reported, 
That the Committee 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 Com- Constabulary 
mittee on the Constabulary Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Punishment 
reading of the Punishment of Death (Ireland) Bill; °fDeh 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time -aeaaiatia 
upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, ‘That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for che Com- cjgit Bill Coutts 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for the better Protection of the OysterFisheries 
Oyster Fisheries in Scotland, was, according to (Scotland) Bill 
Order, read the third time. ~ 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 


third reading of the said Bill, be adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Infant Felons 
mittee on the Infant Felons Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Slave Trade 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade ( Venezuela) (Verne!) 

; ‘ ‘ é Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. For Maule 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Metropolis Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was, Metropolis 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- (No 2.) Bille 
mitted to the Select Committee on Petitions for ** * 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, 








Customs Bill, 


: Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Coal Duties, &amp;ce 
(London) Bill. 


No. 557. 


Slave Vessels. 


Newgate Gaol 
(Dublin) Bill. 


ill, 


yurts 
ill. 


eries 
Bill. 


ns 


Militia Pay 


itl, 


nt 
iil. (Sorty-fourth 
Report.) 





Public Petitions 


4, VicTORIzZ. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they do examine whether the Stand- 
ing Orders have been complied with, as in the case 
of a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
Rules and Regulations. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, ‘To-morrow, upon the Customs Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to suspend the 
making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments 
for the Militia of the United Kingdom: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time this day. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley presented a Bill to 
continue for a further term the Duties now levied 
on Coal and Wines imported into the Port of Zon- 
don: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day ; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Return of the Proceeds paid into the Registry 
of the High Court of Admiralty, of all Vessels 
taken under the late Treaty with Spain, and in pur- 
suance of the Act 2 and 3 Vic.; stating the period 
when the same was paid in, the Name of the Ship 
by which each Vessel was captured, and the Portion 
paid or payable to the Captors ; distinguishing the 
nature and Amount of the several Fees paid or 
payable in each case. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for vacating any Presentment for 
rebuilding the Gaol of Newgate, in Dublin, and va- 
cating any Contract between the Commissioners for 
rebuilding the said Gaol and the Contractor; and 
the same were read as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1.1. Leave out “such,” and _ insert 
“any.” 

Pr. 3. 1.2. After “ umpire,” insert “ under such 
“ arbitration.” 

The first Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

The other Amendment being read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto, 
by leaving out “such,” and inserting “any sub- 
mission to,” and after “ arbitration” inserting “en- 
“ tered into between the said Commissioners or 
“ the Crown Solicitor in Dublin, and such con- 
“ tractor, for determining the Amount of such Com- 
“* pensation.” 


And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor-General for Ireland 
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 con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill 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 Allow- 
ances in certain cases to Subaltern Officers, Adju- 
tants, Paymasters, Quarter-masters, Surgeons, 
Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant 
Majors of the Militia: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
this day. 


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee on 
Public Petitions; That they had examined the Pe- 


titions presented from the 20th to the 24th day of 


Vou. 95. 


26°—30° Juliz. 





583 
this instant July, 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. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parliamentary 
to alter and amend the Parliamentary Franchise in (ireland) Bill 
freland: And that Sir Denham Norreys, Siv Robert ° 


Ferguson and Mr. Lucas do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Public Public Recordse 


Records, which was presented upon Friday last, be No, 558. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to New South New South 
Wales, which was presented upon Monday last, be Ve: ne 
printed. No. 559, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to New Zealand, New Zealand. 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. No. 560. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Post-Horse Post Horse 
Duties, which was presented upon Monday last, be spat 
printed. No. 561. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Post Office Post Office 
(Money Letters), which was presented upon Monday Soaere) 
last, be printed. No. 662. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Revenues Revenues and 
and Taxes, which was presented upon Monday last, Taxes. 
be printed. No. 563. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to French French Claims. 


Claims, which was presented upon Monday last, be No. 564. 
printed. 


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





Jovis, 30° die Julii ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the —— 

bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, dated ““ 
the 21st day of February last, for Returns of all 
Workhouses and Buildings erected or purchased or 
hired, and converted into Union Workhouses, under 
the Poor Law Amendment Act, with the Costs of 
erecting, purchasing, hiring and converting the same 
into Workhouses, and of the several Principal Sums 
borrowed for those Purposes, and from whom, and 
at what Rate of Interest, and of all Sums of Money 
now due for Principal and Interest upon such Prin- 
cipal Sums respectively, and of the Expenses at- 
tending the borrowing thereof :—Of the Amount of 
all Sums annually levied under the denomination 
of Poor Rate; and also, the Amount of the Sums 
paid for the actual Relief and Maintenance of the 
Poor in each Union, including and distinguishing In 
and Out of door Relief:—Of the Amount ef Sala- 
ries, and the Law Expenses, and Incidental Charges, 
in each Union:—Of the Salaries, Expenses and 
other Charges for Commissioners, with the Name of 
each Assistant Commissioner and Officers belonging 
to the Establishment at Somerset House, and the 
Travelling Expenses incurred by each of them ; 
such and each of these Returns to commence from 
the passing of the Act, up to the 1st day of January 
last, distinguishing each year :—And, of the Number 
and Names of the Unions to which no Order has 
been sent for withholding Out of door Relief to the 
Able-bodied Poor ; stating the Date of the formation 
and the Population of such Unions, from the pass- 
ing of the Act up to the 1st day of January last :— 
And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table, 


4E4 A Petition 














Courts of Law 





584. 


(Westminster) Byyy, praying for the removal of the Courts of Law 


County Con- 
stabulary Act. 


Consolidated 
Fund Bill. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.10,751,550-) 


Bill, 


Postage Bill. 
No. 565. 


Hudson’s Bay 
Company. 


Administration 
of Justice Bill. 


Poor Law 
Commissioners. 


Joint Stock 
Banking Com- 
panies Bill, 


Queen's 
Ministers. 


Administration 
of Justice Bill. 


Regency Bill, 


at Westminster to a more convenient situation, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Malmesbury, praying 
for the repeal of the County Constabulary Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the 
service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill | 


for raising a Sum by Exchequer Bills for the service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow. 


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. For Maule reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Saturday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


A Petition of the Reverend Herbert Beaver, of 
Stoke- by- Nayland, in the county of Suffolk, Clerk, 
complaining of abuses and atrocities practised by 
persons in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Com- 
pany towards Indians and inferior servants of the 
Company, and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;—and, Manchester ; 
praying that the Administration of Justice Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of William Cobbett, of the Strand, 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of John Bromfield Ryder, of Sloane- 
street, Chelsea, and one of the Guardians of that 
parish, praying for the dismissal of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee, praying 
for the dismissal of Her Majesty's Ministers, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Administration of Justice Bill; 

Ordered, ‘That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 31st day of August next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Regency Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


30° Julie. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Shrews- { 


| 














A. 1840. 


The ingrossed Bill further to regulate the Trade East India 
of Ships built and trading within the limits of the Shipping Bit, 
East India Company’s Charter, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Clay do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Metropolitan 
better defining the Powers of Justices within the Pelice Courts 
Metropolitan Police District, was, according to ™ 
Order, read the third time ; and the Amendments 
following were made to the Bill: 

In Cuavuses (A.) added by the Committee, 1. 10. 
leave out “ of,” and insert “ passed in.” 

In CLavse(B.) added on Report, P. 2. Is. 16. and 
17. leave out “may also order such” and insert 
“ also”; and in P. 2. 1s. 18. and 19. leave out “ by 
“ the party aggressing as he shall think reasonable” 
and insert “the said satisfaction and costs to be 
“ paid by the Steward of the said Court out of the 
“ first monies coming to his hands, being the pro- 

“ duce of any fines imposed by the Leet Jury.” 

In Ciause (D.), added on Report, 1. 17. leave 
out the first “of” and insert “ passed in.” 

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 Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third kailways Bill 
reading of the Railways Bill ; 
And the House being informed, That the said 
Bill was not yet ingrossed ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the third reading of the said Bill be 
postponed till after the other Orders of the day ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “after the other 
“ Orders of the day,” in order to add the word 
“ To-morrow,” 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 to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Lord Seymour, 83 
Mr. Clay: } ; 
Tellers for the Noes, ir o.. | 3. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the third reading of the said Bill 
be postponed till after the other Orders of the day. 


Tellers for the Yeas, { 


The ingrossed Bill to empower the Lord Lieu- Roscommon _ 
tenant of Jreland to annex certain Townlands to the Townlands Bill 
County of Roscommon, was, according to Order, 
read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. French do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 

Sir William Horne : tas 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue the Poor Poor Law 
Law Commission until the Thirty-first day of Decem- — 
ber One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one: . 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend two Acts of West India 
His late Majesty King William the Fourth, for the Relief = 


| Relief of certain of Her Majesty’s Colonies and Plan- 


tations in the West Indies: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Turnpike Acts 
First day of June One thousand eight hundred and — 
Forty-two, or, if Parliament shall then be — - 

unti 











Bill, 


)it 


cls 





Turnpike Acts 
Continuance’ 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Soap Duties 
Bill. 


Caledonian 
Canal Bill. 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


Erskine 
(Western) and 
Dimbarton 
Ferry Bill. 


Blenheim 
Palace Bill. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill. 


Monmouthshire 
Tron and Coal 
Company Bill. 


Clyde Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Adderley’s 
Estate Bill. 


Adderley’s 
Estate Bill. 


Oyster Fisheries 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Bank of 
Treland Bill. 


4. Vicroriz. 


until the end of the then Session of Parliament, the 
local Turnpike Acts for Great Britain which expire 
with this or the ensuing Session of Parliament : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for One year 
from the passing of this Act, and thenceforth until 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
several Acts for regulating the Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and 
amend the Laws for collecting the Duties of Excise 
on Soap made in Great Britain: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury to grant a 
Lease of the Caledonian Canal for a Term of Years, 
and to regulate the future Management thereof : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Trus- 
tees of the River Weaver, in the County of Chester, 
to apply part of the Funds arising from the Rates 
and Duties payable in respect of the Navigation of 
the said River for the erecting and endowing one or 
more Church or Churches for the accommodation of 
the Watermen, Hawlers and others employed upon 
the said River, and connected with the Traffic 
thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing an im- 
proved Ferry between the Western part of the 
Parish of Erskine, in the County of Renfrew, and 
Dumbarton, in the County of Dumbarton: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for re- 
pairing Blenheim Palace, without any Amendment: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to explain and amend the Acts relating to 
Friendly Societies, 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 enable the Monmouthshire Iron and Coal 
Company to sue and be sued in the name of any 
one of their Directors or their Secretary, and to 
raise Money for carrying on their Works, 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 further deepening and improving the River 
Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow ; and 
for constructing a Wet Dock in connection with the 
said River and Harbour, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for 
authorizing the Exchange of Parts of the Lands and 
Estates settled by the Will of the late Charles 
Bowyer Adderley, Esquire, and the Sale of other 
Parts thereof; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Adderley’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading 
of the ingrossed Bill for the better Protection of the 
Oyster Fisheries in Scotland :—The House resumed 
the said adjourned Proceeding. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported the Bank of Ireland 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and a Clause was added, and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
Vou. 95. 


30° Julie. 





585 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported the Slave Trade 
(Venezuela) Bill ; 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Dr. Lushington reported the Church Building 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 
Pr. 18.1. 25. After “diocese” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Cravuse(A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
case in which any grant shall have been or shall 
be made of any land or ground to the said Com- 
missioners for any of the purposes of the said 
recited Acts, or of any of them, either for a 
valuable consideration being paid for the same, 
and in which the said Commissioners shall deter- 
mine to apply a part only of such land or ground 
to any of the purposes of the said recited Acts, 
or any of them, it shall be lawful for the said 
Commissioners and they are heréby authorized 
and empowered, with the consent of the grantor 
or grantors, or donor or donors (as the case ma 
be) of such land or ground, or of his, her or their 
heirs or successors (which consent such grantor 
or grantors, or donor or donors, and his, her or 
their heirs and successors, whether he, she or 
they shall or shall not be under any legal or 
equitable disability or incapacity whatsoever to 
give such consent, is and are hereby fully autho- 
rized and empowered to give accordingly) to 
apply any part of such land or ground which shall 
not have been or shall not be applied by the said 
Commissioners for the purposes of the said recited 
Acts, or of any of them, to any other Ecclesias- 
tical purposes, either as glebe or otherwise, for the 
use of the Incumbent or Minister of the parish, 
place or district in which such land or ground is 
situate, or for the purpose of any parochial or 
charitable school or any other charitable or public 
purpose relating to any such parish or place.” 

Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Commissioners and they 
are hereby authorized, if they think proper, to 
defray the law costs and other incidental expenses 
of amending or consolidating the hereinbefore- 
recited Acts and this Act out of any money in 
their hands arising out of Exchequer Bills issued 
to them under the provisions of the hereinbefore- 
recited Acts of the fifty-eighth year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Third, and 
of the fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Fourth, or either of them.” 

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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Slave Trade 


and the Amendments were read, — 
rT e 


Church 
Building Bill. 


Mr. Robert Steuart reported the Population (Zre- population 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and (Ireland) Bill. 


agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Linen, &amp;c. 


mittee on the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Jreland) 
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 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. 


4F Ordered, 


Manufactures 


(Ireland) Bill. 








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sin in Aa 


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Fe eee 


EET 


Church 
Discipline Bill. 


No. 567. 


586 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself itno 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuause, N° 1, agreed to. 

Cuiause, Ne 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiavses, N° 3 to N° 5, agreed to. 

Criause, N° 6, disagreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiausss, N° 8 and N° 9, agreed to, 

Cravuse, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 11 and N° 12, disagreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 13, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 14 to N° 17, amended, and agreed 
to. 

CriauseE, N° 18, agreed to. 


Ciauszs, N° 19 to N° 22, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Ciause, N° 23, agreed to. 
Criauss, N° 24, amended, and agreed to. 
CriAuseE, N° 25, disagreed to. 

Criauses, N° 26 and N° 27, amended, and agreed 
to. 
Crauses, N° 28 and N° 29, agreed to. 
Criauseg, N° 30, amended, and agreed to. 

CriauseE, N° 31, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 32, amended, and agreed to. 
Criause, N° 33, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 34, amended, and agreed to. 
Criausss, N° 35 to N° 37, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





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 upon Men- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Discipline 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 Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

{ Mr. Nicholl, he 
’| Mr. Fox Maule: J-* 

oe |e vw. J Mr. Hawes, . 

fellers for the Noes, | Me. Wardurten: 15. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


Tellers for the Yeas 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
eraph. 
Preamble postponed, 


30° Julai. 








A. 1840. 


Cravusss, N°’ 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 


Craust, N° 3 (Bishop may issue a Commission 
of Inquiry) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 8. To leave out 








the words “ or concerning whom there may exist 
“ scandal or evil report, as having offended against 
“ the said Laws.” 
Question, That the words proposed to be left 
out, stand part of the Clause ; 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
Amendment proposed: L.11. To leave out the 


words “if he shall think fit of his own mere motion.” . 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. ( 
Several Amendments made. 


Question proposed, That the Clause, as amended, 
stand part of the Bill ; 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox 
Maule reported, That the Committee had made Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider further of 
the said Bill. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox Maule 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendinents thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Fox Maule reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


The Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was, accord- Mititia Ballots 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed Suspension Bill, 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Militia Pay Bill was, according to Order, Mititia Pay 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 





The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Notice of 
into further consideration the Report on the Notice Elections Bill, 
of Elections 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. Fox Maule reported the Parochial Assess- Parochial 
ments Bill; and the Amendments were read, and, Assessments 
with an Amendment to one of them, agreed to. _ 

Ordered, That the. Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Come civil Bill 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill; Courts (Ire- 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve !*"4) Bu. 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- fufant Felons 
mittee on the Infant Felons Bill ; Bill. 











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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Coa! Duties, 
reading of the Coal Duties, &amp;c. (Zondon) Bill ; &amp;e. (London) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ®!!. 
To-morrow. 


The Order made this day, for the third reading Railways Bill. 
of the Railways Bill being read ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 











A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Churches ard 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- Chapel» 
‘turn of the Churches and Chapels consecrated within 
the 











Administration 
of Justice 
(Birmingham. ) 


Ecclesiastical 


Courts (No. 1.) 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 


Bill. 


Wheat. 


Dublin Police. 
Bill. 


Churches and 
Chapels, 


4. VicroRiz. 


the last Ten years in England ; the Amount of Public 


30° Juli. 


Money expended in erecting the same, in whole or | 


in part; whether Districts have been assigned and 
have been recorded in Chancery, and to which of 
them; whether the Surplice Fees of any, and which 
of them (not being a Parish Church), are payable 
to the Minister of the Parish, or of such Church or 
Chapel; and to which of them has authority been 
given for the Ministers thereof to solemnize Matri- 
mony, Baptism and Burial:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, im- 
mediately, resolve itself into a Committee, to con- 
sider of authorizing the Advance of a Sum of Money 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, to provide for 
the Administration of Justice in Birmingham ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to make Advances 
from time to time, out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
to provide for the Expense of the Administration of 
Justice in the Borough of Birmingham, due precau- 
tions being taken for the re-payment of the same 
out of Rates to be levied in the said Town. 


tesolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. John 
Parker reported, That the Committee had come to 
a Resolution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to amend the Act for the better Regulation of Eccle- 
siastical Courts in England: And that Lord John 
Russell and Lord Viscount Morpeth do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Courts (Ne. 2.) to alter and amend the Law regarding Process upon 


Contempts in the Courts Ecclesiastical in England 
and Ireland, and to facilitate the discharge of Per- 
sons who now are or hereafter may be in custody 
for Contempts of any of such Courts: And that Mr. 


Nicholl and Mr. Granville Vernon do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of Wheat sold in Mark-lane since the 1st 
day of May last to the 24th day of this instant July 


inclusive; and similar Returns from Liverpool for 
the same period. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 and 3 Vic. 
c. 78, to make further Provisions relating to the 
Police in the District of Dublin Metropolis, 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 Lord Viscount Mor- 


peth and Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Churches and Chapels consecrated 
within the last Ten years in England, with the 
Amount of Public Monies expended in erecting the 
same, in whole or in part; whether Districts have 
been assigned, and have been recorded in Chancery, 


and to which of them ; and to wh’ch has authority 
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587 
been given for the Ministers thereof to solemnize 
Matrimony, Baptism and Burial. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Informations in the Courts 
of Equity by the Attorney General at the instance 
of the Commissioners appointed to inquire concern- 
ing Charities in England and Wales, from the Date 
of the Return of the sth day of March 1838 to the 
present time; specifying the Names of the De- 
fendants, the objects of each Proceeding, the result 
of each Cause terminated, the Costs incurred, and 
to whom paid, and the present state of the Causes 
in progress :—Of the Number of Petitions preferred 
by the Attorney General at the instance of the said 
Commissioners subsequent to such Return :—Show- 
ing what further proceedings have been taken in the 
several Causes set forth as unsettled or pending ; 
specifying the results of each Cause terminated, the 
Amount of Costs incurred, and by whom paid, and 
the present stage of each Cause in progress: — 
A Statement of the Amount of Money which since 
the Date of the last Return has been advanced by 
the Treasury on account of the Costs of such pro- 
ceedings, and the Amount which has been received 
since the last Return, from Parties, or out of the 
Charity Funds, to reimburse such Costs; specifying 
whether such Costs have been taxed : and, if so, by 
whom the disallowed portion of Costs is paid, and 
the Amount of such disallowance :—And, of all In- 
formations signed by the Attorney General at the 
instance of Relators, and of Petitions allowed by him 
since the Date of the last Return, with the title of 
each Proceeding. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act 
for the Continuance of certain Powers contained in 
the Settlement on the Marriage of Charles Mostyn, 
Esquire, now deceased, and for authorizing the In- 
vestment of the Monies to arise under the powers 
of Sale and Exchange contained in such Settlement 
in the Purchase of Estates in Jreland, as well as in 
England and Wales ; 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 Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment :—And the Bill was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the same, without any Amend- 
ment. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend 
the Aci for the better Regulation of Ecclesiastical 
Courts in England: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow ; and to be printed. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill to amend 
an Act of the last Session, for making further Pro- 
visions relating to the Police in the District of Dublin 
Metropolis: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Nicholl presented a Bill to alter and amend 
the Law regarding Process upon Contempts in the 
Courts Ecclesiastical in England and Jreland, and 
to facilitate the discharge of Persons who now are 
or hereafter may he in custody for Contempts of 
any of such Courts: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
‘To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





4F2 


Charities. 


Lord Vaux of 
Harrowden’s 
Estate Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts (No.1.) 


iil. 


No. 568. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


No. 566. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts (Nv. 2.) 
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No, 569, 
















































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East India 
Company. 


East India. 


Admiralty 


Court. 


Bishop of 
Carlisle's 
(Prebendury 
of Finsbury) 
Estate Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Veneris, 31° die Julii; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 


M 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,—A Statement of the Amount 
proposed to be transferred from the Company’s Cash 
to the credit of the Fund for the benefit of the 
Widows and Families of Officers and Clerks of the 
Regular Home Establishment of the East India 
Company, and to the credit of the Fund for the 
benefit of the Widows and Families of extra Clerks 
and others of the said Establishment, as Compen- 
sation, under an arrangement sanctioned by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
and laid before the Honourable the House of Com- 
mons on the 26th February 1835. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Statements showing the Number of Special Commis- 
sioners and Deputy Collectors engaged in the re- 
sumption of Rent-free Lands in Bengal, Behar, Orissa 
and Benares; together with the Amount of the 
Annual Salaries of each Class of the above Officers 
respectively, and the yearly Aggregate thereof in 
each year, from the period of the Appointment of the 
said Special Commissioners and Deputy Collectors, 
to the latest period, in so far as the same can be 
complied with :—Of the Number of Persons em- 
ployed under the Names of Aumeens, Vakeels, 
Gaendahs, or other appellation, constituting the 
Establishments respectively of the Special Commis- 
sioners and Deputy Collectors engaged in the re- 
sumption of Lands; together with the Amount of 
Salaries, Commissions and other Allowances, on 
account of such Establishments, for each year or 
portion of a year respectively, from the Date of the 
Appointment of the said Special Commissioners and 
Deputy Collectors to the latest period, in so far as 
the same can be complied with :—Showing the Ag- 
gregate Number of Cases tried by the Deputy Col- 
lectors, the Sum Total of the estimated Jumma or 
Assessment of the same, the Total Number of Cases 
decided in favour of the Government, with the 
Annual Assessment thereof; the Number of Cases 
decided against the Government, and the Sum Total 
of the Annual Assessment of the same; the Num- 
ber of Cases appealed from the decision of the 
Deputy Collectors to the Special Commissioners by 
Government and by Private Individuals respectively ; | 
the Number of Cases decided by the Special Com- 
missioners for and against the Government, with the 
Amount, or estimated Total Amount, in both cases, 
of the Jumma or Assessment, from the period of the | 
Appointment of those Officers (distinguishing in the | 
above Cases lands held bya Life Tenure from others), 
together with the Number of Cases pending respec- 
tively before the Deputy Collectors and Special 
Commissioners, in so far as the same can be com- 
plied with :—And then he withdrew. 

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














Mr. Zreharne, from the Admiralty Court, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 


31° Sultz. 


|with in respect to the Metropolis Improvement 


A. 1840. 





(No. 2.) Bill. 


The Coal Duties, &amp;c., (Zondon) Bill, was,according Coal Duties,&amp;¢ 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to (London) Bill, 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the said 
Committee, That they do examine whether the 
Standing Orders have been complied with, as in the 
case of a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the 
same rules and regulations. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, forthwith, in respect to the said Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration qly 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- tion Bill. 


tituled, An Act for further deepening and improving 
the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of Glas- 
gow, and for constructing a Wet Dock in connection 
with the said River and Harbour; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 11. 1. 5. After “ being” insert “ or in the 
“ name of any one of the said Trustees. 

Pr. 11. 1. 10. After “ Secretary” insert “ or of 
“ such Trustee.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 12. After “ shall” insert “ actually 
“ and bond fide.” 

Pr, 21. 1.34. After “as” insert “ belonging to.” 

Pr. 21.1. 35. Leave out “ are concerned.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 15. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 16. Leave out from “ after named” 
to “ videlicet” inl. 18. 

Pr. 23.1. 5. Leave out “ said” and in the same 
line after “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 24.1. 15. After “ likewise” insert “ on the 
“ south side of the said river. 

Pr. 24. 1. 18. Leave out “ of the south side.” 

Pr. 26.1.5. Leave out “the” and insert “ such.” 

Pr. 26. 1.6. Leave out “of” and insert “as belong 
“ to,” and in the same line after “ the” insert “said,” 
and also in the same line leave out “ following.” 

Pr. 92.1. ult. After ‘otherwise” insert Clause(A.) 

Ciause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That the securities granted to the cre- 
ditors under the said recited Acts, shall remain 
equally good and sufticient to them as if this Act 
had not passed; and shall be equally available 
against the property and effects belonging to or 
to be received by the Trustees under this Act, as 
such securities were available against the property 
and effects belonging to or received by the Trus- 
tees under the said recited Acts.” 

Pr. 114. 1. 28. After “ Jury” imsert “ and the 
applicant in such cases shall be deemed to be the 
pursuer.” 

Pr. 131. 1. 20. After “ Trustees” insert “ and 
they are hereby required within Ten years after 
the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 136. 1. 15. After “ Heritages” insert “ below 
Dunglas Castle.” 

Pr. 146. 1.30. After “ Act” insert Clause (B.) 

Ciause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it ex- 
pressly declared and Enacted, That nothing in 
this Act or in any of the Acts herein recited or 
referred to contained, shall be held, deemed or 
construed to abrogate, lessen, defeat, limit, or in 
any manner prejudice the estate, right, title or 
interest of Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, 


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Order,—A Return of Fees payable in the Registrar’s 
Office of the High Court of Admiralty :—And then 
he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bishop of 
Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) Estate Bill, have 
leave to sit this day till six of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Urdered, That the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills, have leave to sit and proceed forth- 


in, to or over the water-way, alveus or channel 
of the River C/yde, or in to or over any lands, 
grounds or heritages which now form or con- 
stitute, or at any time heretofore formed or con- 
stituted part of the water-way, alveus or channel 
of the said river, or in to or over any lands, 
grounds or heritages at any time or times here- 
tofore reclaimed or resumed from the water-way, 
alveus or channel of the said river, by reason cr 
means, or in consequence of the works, matters 
or things heretofore done by the Trustees acting 
in execution of and under the authority of the 
said recited Acts or either of them, or otherwise, 

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or in to'or over any lands, grounds or heritages, 
which may at any time or times hereafter be re- 
sumed or reclaimed from the water-way, alveus 
or channel of the said River, by means of the 
works, matters or things which may at any time 
or times hereafter be done or performed by the 
said Trustees, acting in execution of and under 
the authority of this Act or otherwise; and nothing 
in this Act or in any of the Acts herein recited or 
referred to contained, shall be held, deemed or 
construed to abrogate, lessen, defeat, limit or in 
any manner prejudice the right or title of Her 
Majesty Her heirs or successors, to any sum or 
sums of money which has been or may be 
awarded or in any manner fixed or determined, 
either under the authority of this Act or of any 
of the Acts herein recited or referred to or other- 
wise howsoever, as the sum or sums of money, 
price, recompense or compensation to be paid or 
payable by the Trustees acting in execution of 
this Act, for or in respect of any lands, grounds, 
or heritages, which now form or constitute, or 
which at any time heretofore formed or constituted 
part of the water-way, alveus or channel of the 
said River Clyde, or the sum or sums of money, 
price, recompense or compensation to be paid or 
payable by the Trustees acting in execution of 
this Act, for or in respect of any lands, grounds 
or heritages, at any time or times heretofore re- 
claimed or resumed from the water-way, alveus 
or channel of the said river, by reason or means 
or in consequence of the works, matters or things 
at any time or times heretofore done by the Trus- 
tees acting in execution of and under the autho- 


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or either of them, or otherwise howsoever, but the 


and successors, in and to all such sum and sums 
of money shall remain, continue and be in full 
force and virtue, anything herein contained to the 
contrary thereof, or directing payment of such 
sum or sums of money or any portion thereof to 
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Acts herein recited or referred to, shall be deemed 
or construed by implication, to abridge, lessen, 
defeat or in any way prejudice or take away any 
right, title, interest, franchise, royalty or jurisdic- 
tion by law vested in Her Majesty, Her heirs and 
successors ; and it shall be lawful and competent 
for the Lord Advocate of Scotland for the time 
being, or other the proper officer or officers for 
and in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty 
to apply by petition or otherwise to the Court of 
Session in either of the divisions thereof, praying 
the said Court to fix and determine to whom such 
sum or sums of money belong, and the said Court 
shall, after hearing parties and receiving such 
evidence as they shall consider competent and 
necessary, find and declare to whom such sum or 
sums of money in whole or in part legally ap- 
pertain, and decern and adjudge accordingly : 
Provided nevertheless, that this reservation shall 
not limit or lessen the powers or authorities given 
to the Trustees acting under this or any of the 
before-recited Acts, as regards the performance 
or execution of the works necessary for the im- 
provement and enlargement of the Harbour of 
Glasgow, or as regards the execution of any 
works authorized by this or any of the said recited 
Acts to be done or performed by the said Trus- 
tees, with the view and for the purpose of improy- 
ing the Navigation of the said River Clyde.” 

And it appearing by the said Amendments, that 
Her Majesty’s interest is concerned therein ; 

Mr. Labouchere, by Her Majesty’s command, ac- 
quainted the House that Her Majesty having been 
informed thereof, gives Her consent as far as Her 
Majesty’s interest is concerned, that the House may 
do therein as they shall think fit. 

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Then the said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart 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, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Monmouthshire tron 
and Coal Company to sue and be sued in the name 
of any one of their Directors or their Secretary, and 
to raise Money for carrying on their Works ; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 11. After “ except” leave out “ to.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 1. After “hereafter” insert “ to be.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 15. After “ commenced”’ insert “ insti- 
“ tuted.” 


Pr. 6.1. 35. Leave out “ person who shall be 
* the.” 


“ or” in 1. ult. and insert “ for the time being.” 


Pr. 7. 1. 25. After “Secretary” imsert for the 
“ time being.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 7. Leave out “such ” and insert “ the,” 
and in the same line after “‘ Secretary ” insert “ for 
“ the time being,” and also in the same line after 
or” insert “any elected,” and also in |. 7. and 
8. after “ Director ” insert “for the time being of 
the said Company.” 


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rity of the said Acts herein recited or referred to | ,, 


right, title and interest of Her Majesty, Her heirs | 


standing; and nothing in this Act or in any of the | 


Pr. 8. 1. 14. Leave out from “ Company” to 
And ” in 1. 18. and insert “ and it shall and may 
be lawful for the said Company, at law, in equity 
and in Bankruptcy in manner aforesaid, to sue 
and proceed against and to be sued and pro- 
ceeded against by any person or persons, or body 
or bodies politic or corporate, notwithstanding 
such person or persons, or body or bodies politic 
or corporate, or auy member or members thereof 
respectively, is or are or shall be or shall have 
been a proprietor or proprietors of the said Com- 
pany, and that solely or jointly with any other 
person or persons, or body or bodies politic or cor- 
porate, in respect of any claim or demand which 
the said Company may have against such person 
or persons, or body or bodies politic or corporate, 
either solely or jointly as aforesaid, or which such 
person or persons, or body or bodies politic or 
corporate, either solely or jointly as aforesaid, may 
have against the said Company, the same as if 
such person or persons, or body or bodies politic 
or corporate was, or were not, or had never been a 
Proprietor or Proprietors of the said Company.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 6. Leave out “adjudicated or” and 
insert “ finally.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 7. Leave out “such” and insert “any.” 

Pr, 16. 1. 11. After “ decree ” insert “ or the sum 
‘“* or sums of money comprised therein.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 23. After “ payment ” insert “ of.” 

Pr. 16. 1.24. After “ sums” insert ‘ of money.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 3. Leave out “ proprietors ”’ and insert 
“ proprietor.” 


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Pr. 18. 1. 13. After “ or”’ insert “ elected.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 29. After “such ”’ insert ‘‘ monies.” 
Pr. 19.1. 30. After “losses” insert “ damages.’ 
Pr. 20.1. 12. Leave out ‘* monies.” 

Pr. 20.1.13. After ‘ losses” insert “ damages.’ 
Pr. 20.1. 19. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 2. Leave out “all” and insert “ his.” 
Pr. 21.1. 13. After ‘monies ” insert “ interest.” 
Pr. 21, 1. 14. After “ losses ” insert damages.” 
Pr. 21. 1. 19. Leave out “and,” and in the same 


line leave out “‘ or” and insert “ damages and.” 
Pr. 21.1. 25. Leave out “shares” and insert 
“ portions.” 
Pr. 22. 
“ portions.” 
Pr. 22. 1. 15. Leave out “and.” 
Pr. 22.1. 16. Leave out “or” and insert “da- 
“ mages and.” 


1, 1. Leave out “ shares” and insert 








4Fr3 Pr. 23. 


Monmouthshire 
Iron and Coal 
Company Bill. 


Pr. 6. 1. 36. Leave out from “Company” to - 





590 


Pr. 23. 1.19. Leave out “ or” and insert “losses 


“ damages and.” 

Pr. 23.1. 34. After “charges” insert “losses, 
“ damages.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 38. Leave out “ shares” and insert 
portions.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 25. Leave out “shares” and insert 
“* portions.” 

Pr. 24.).27. After “charges” insert “ losses, | 
* damages.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 7. After “ monies” insert “ interest, 
“ costs.” 

Pr. 25.1. 8. After “ charges ”’ insert “ losses, da- 
“ mages.” 7 

Pr. 25. 1.12. After “charges” insert ‘ losses, 
“ 


damages.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 4. After “ monies” insert “interest,” 
and in the same line after “ charges” insert “losses, 
“ damages.” 

Pr. 28.1. 35. After “ new” insert “ elected.” 
Pr. 30. 1.24. Leave out “‘ on”’ and insert “ in.” 
Pr. 31.1. 6. Leave out “ of” and insert “ by.” 


Pr. 31. ls. 12. and 13. Leave out “hereinafter” 
and insert “ herein.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 16. Leave out hereinafter’ and insert 
“ herein.” 

Pr. 33.1. 12. After “ facilitating ” insert “ any.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 13. Leave out “sales” and insert 
mortgage.” 

Pr, 33. 1. 27. Leave out ‘sold or disposed of 
“ec or.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 9. Leave out the second “ and.”’ 

Pr. 34, 1. 13. Leave out “sold or disposed of, 
or.” 

Pr. 34. 1.17. Leave out “ purchaser or pur- 
chasers.” 

Pr. 34. 1. ult. Leave out “sale or.” 

Pr, 35. 1. 9. Leave out “ sold.” 

Pr. 55.1. 18. Leave out from “ the” to “mort- 
gagee” in |, 14. 

Pr. 35.1. 27. Leave out “ sale or.” 

Pr. 35. 1. pent. Leave out “ sale or.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. Leave out from “the” to “ mort- 
gagee”’ in |. 4. 

Pr. 36. 1. 7. Leave out from “ money ” to “as” 
in 1. 9. 

Pr. 36. 1, 11. Leave out “ purchaser or pur- 
chasers.”’ 

Pr. 40. 1. 7. Leave out “to” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 20. After “commission” insert “ se- 
questration. 

Pr. 42. 1. 31. Leave out “ the releases ” and in- 
sert “ be released.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 3. Leave out from “that” to “ con- 
tained” in 1. 4, and insert “ no clause, proviso, 
matter or thing in this Act,” and in 1. 4. leave out 
from “ shall” to “ be” in I. 5. and insert “ in any 
way.” 

Pr. 46.1. 6. After the first “to” insert “abridge, 
defeat, prejudice, bar, confirm or,” and in the 
same line, leave out from the second “ to” to “ all” 
mi t.. 7. 


Pr. 45. 1. 23. Leave out from “ howsoever” to 
“ provided ” in Pr. 46. 1. 38. and insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Ciause (A.) “ Provided always, and it is hereby 
further Enacted, That no mortgage, act, deed, mat- 
ter or thing by this Act directed or authorized to 
be made, executed or done, and no clause, proviso, 
matter or thing in this Act contained, shall in any 
way be deemed, construed or taken, to abridge, 
deteat, prejudice, bar, confirm or extend the rents, 
royalties and sums of money reserved and made 
payable to the said Roger Hopkins, Rice Hop- 
kins, Thomas Hopkins and William Truman Har- 
ford Phelps, their respective executors, adminis- 
trators and assigns, under or by virtue of the be- 
fore-mentioned dentures or deeds of declaration 
of trust and covenant, and of settlement, of the 


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25th day of October 1836 respectively, or any 
right, title or claim which the said Roger Hop- 
kins, Rice Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins and Wil- 
liam Truman Harford Phelps, or any or either of 
them or their or any or either of their assigns 
now have, or which they or either of them, their 
or any or either of their respective executors, ad- 
ministrators or assigns, but for the passing of this 
Act, might have against the present and future 
estate and property of the said Company, and 
the several persons who have been, or now are or 
hereafter shall be members thereof, their and each 
and every of their heirs, executors, administrators 
and assigns, and their several estates and pro- 
perty respectively ; but that the said Roger Hop- 
“ kins, Rice Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins and Wil- 
liam Truman Harford Phelps, their respective 
executors, administrators and assigns, and every 
or any or either of them may have, use, exercise 
and enjoy all the same rights, powers, claims and 
remedies either at law or in equity, against the 
present and future estate and property of the said 
Company, and the several persons who have 
been or now are, or hereafter shall be members 
thereof, their and each and every of their heirs, 
executors, administrators and assigns, and their 
several estates and property respectively, in as 
full, ample and extensive a way and manner in 
every respect as if this Act had not been passed.” 

Crause(B.) “ Provided always, and it is hereby 
further Enacted, That no mortgage, act, deed, 
matter or thing by this Act directed or authorized 
to be made, executed or done, and no clause, pro- 
viso, matter or thing in this Act contained, shall 
in any way be deemed, construed or taken, to 
abridge, defeat, prejudice, bar, confirm or extend 
any right, title, clam or remedy which the said 
Company, or any or either of the proprietors 
thereof now have, or which the said Company or 
the said proprietors thereof, or any or either of 
them, their or any or either of their respective ex- 
ecutors, administrators or assigns, but for the 
passing of this Act, might have against the said 
Roger Hopkins, Rice Hopkins, Thomas Hopkins 
and William Truman Harford Phelps, their heirs, 
executors, administrators and assigns, and every 
or any or either of them respectively, or their or 
any or either of their estates and property, but 
that the said Company and all and each and every 
the proprietors and proprietor thereof, their and 
each and every of their executors, administrators 
and assigns respectively, shall have, use, exercise 
and enjoy all the same rights, powers, claims and 
remedies, either at law or in equity, against the 
said Roger Hopkins, Rice Hopkins, Thomas Hop- 
kins and William Truman Harford Phelps, their 
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and 
every or any or either of them respectively, or 
against their and every or any or either of their 
* estates and property in the same, and in as full, 
ample and extensive a way and manner in every 
respect as if this Act had not been passed. 

Pr. 47. 1. 25. After “to” insert “ confirm, ex- 
“ tend.” 

Pr. 49. ls. 4. and 5. After “ successors” insert 
and to the devisees and other persons interested 
“ under the Will of the late Benjamin Hall, Es- 
quire.” 


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In the Schedule to the Bill. 
Pr. 50. 1. 32. After “ declared” insert “ the 
day of - 
Pr. 51. 1. 28. Leave out “ newly elected ” and 
insert “ elected.” 
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 Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Rating Stock in 
Trade Bill. 


Fresh Fruit. 


Courts of Law 
(Westminster. ) 


Idolatry 
(Incia.) 


Private Bills, 
No. 570. 


Canals Police 
Bill, 


New South 


Vales, 


No, 571, 


4. Vicroriz. 


A Petition of Shareholders in the Swansea Water 
and Gas Companies, praying that the Rating Stock 
in Trade Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 


stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fruit Growers in the middle part 


of West Kent, praying for an increase in the duty | 


upon Foreign Fresh Fruit, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Oswes- 
try, praying for the removal of the Courts of Law 
and Equity at Westminster to a more convenient 
and central situation, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Treasurers and Se- 
cretaries of the General Committee of the Wesleyan 
Methodist Missionary Society, complaining of the 


31° Julie. 


591 


A Petition of David De Lara, Stationer and Aliens. 
Sealing Wax Manufacturer, and others, Inhabitants 
| of the city of Zondon, complaining that they have 
recently been summoned before the corporation of 

the said city to take up their freedom, but as aliens 
they are unable so to do without being naturalized, 
an expense which they are unable to bear; and 
praying the House to pass an Act, enabling aliens 
to carry on their respective trades in the said city 
upon taking up their freedom in common with Bri- 
tish born subjects, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Louis Joseph Berquin, late of the pouis Joseph 
Mauritius, Printer and Publisher, complaining of a Berquin. 
fine having been imposed on him for the publication 
of certain remarks in a Newspaper called “The 
Balance,” and of his banishment from the Colony ; 
and praying for relief, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





compulsory attendance of British Subjects at Idol- 
atrous Ceremonies in India; and praying the House | 
to adopt measures for the complete dissolution of | 
the Company’s connexion with the religious rites | 


and establishments of the natives, was presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt presented, pursuant to Order,—A | 


List of such Private Bills as during the present 
Session have been treated as opposed Bills, with 
the Names of the Members selected to serve on the 
several Committees on such Bills, the Number of 
Days that each such Committee has held its sit- 
tings, and the Number of Days that each such 
Selected Member has served. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


A Petition of Ministers and Elders of the Pres- church of Scot- 
bytery of Langholm, praying that the proposed land Benefices. 
measure relative to Church of Scotland Benefices, 
may receive the sanction of the House, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Mersey 
Copy of the Report of Messrs. Wilkins, relative to Conservancy. 
the Mersey Conservancy. 

Mr. Labouchere accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

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


Sir Denham Norreys presented a Bill to alter and Parliamentary 





Table ; and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
itituled, An Act to provide for keeping the Peace 
on Canals and Navigable Rivers: And the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr.1. 1.19. After “ Peace” insert “and for the 
Watch Committee of any incorporated Borough.” 

Pr. 1. 1. penult. Leave out from “river” to 
and” in 1. ult. 

Pr. 3. 1.23. After “constable” insert “ within 
the Metropolitan Police District, or the city of 
London and the Liberties thereof, or.’ 

Pr. 3.1.24. Leave out from “ paths” to “ and,” 
in 1, 27. 

Pr. 3. 1. 29. Leave out from “ situate” to 
“ within” in 1. 33. 

Pr.3. 1.88. After “ justices” insert “or the 
Watch Committee of any incorporated Borough, 
to dismiss any such constable who shall act 
within their several jurisdictions.” 

Pr. 3. 1.47. After “cease” insert “and no 
person so dismissed shall be capable of being 
again appointed or acting as a constable for the 
same canal or river, without the consent of the 
authority by which he was dismissed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fox Maule 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. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—A Copy of a Despatch 
from the Governor of Vew South Wales, dated the 
9th day of December 1839, inclosing his Minute 
addressed to the Legislative Council on the subject 
of Public Education within the Colony; together 
with a Copy of any Answer which may have been 
returned thereto. 

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

Vou. 95. 





amend the Law relating to the Qualification of Franchise 
Electors for Counties in Jreland, in certain cases: aati —_ 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered No. 572. 
to be read a second time upon Monday the 31st 

day of August next; and to be printed. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Regency Bill. 
provide for the Administration of the Government, 
in case the Crown should descend to any Issue of 
Her Majesty whilst such issue shall be under the 
age of Eighteen years, and for the Care and Guar- 
dianship of such Issue, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, 
(providing, in case His Royal Highness Prince 
Albert shall depart this life during the continuance 
of the Regency, or cease to be Regent, that the 
Privy Council shall cause a Proclamation to be 
issued declaring the same, and that the Parliament 
| shall forthwith meet and sit, if adjourned or pro- 
;rogued at the time; and also making provision in 
'case of the dissolution or expiration of the Par- 
liament): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question put, 
| That the said Clause be now read a second time :— 

It passed in the Negative. 

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 Amendment. 





The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to Consolidated 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Fund Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Exchequer Bills 
| Order, read a second time; and committed to a (£; 10,751,550) 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the Slave Trade 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic — 
| Venezuela, for the Suppression of the Slave Trade," ” 
| was, according to Order, read the third time. 

4¥r4 Resolved, 





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Church 
Discipline Bill. 


Railways Bill. 


ilitia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Notice of 
Elections Bill. 


Population 
(Iretand) Bill. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


Bank of 
Ireland Bill. 


592 31° Jultz. A. 1840. 


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 on the Church 
Discipline Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 





The ingrossed Bill for regulating Railways, was, 
according to Order, read the third time ; and an 
ingrossed Clause was added to the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider: (Provision for punish- 
ment of persons obstructing the works or trespas- 
sing upon Railways) :—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 Cnair; and Mr. Bernal 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


Mr. Bernal accordingly reported the Clause; | jesty, relating to Legal Proceedings by certain Joint 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and | Stock Banking Companies against their own Mem- 


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 Lord Seymour do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Militia Ballots Suspen- | 
sion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. | 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Bernal re-| 
— That the Committee had gone through the | 

ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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. Bernal reported, That the | 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made | 
Amendments thereunto. | 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to define the Notice of Elec- | 
tions of Members to serve in Parliament, was, ac- 
cording 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 define the Notice of Elections | 
of Members to serve in Parliament for Cities, Towns | 
and Boroughs in England. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for taking an Account of the 
Population of Jreland, 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 Dublin Police 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 regulate the Re-payment of 
certain Sums advanced by the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Bank of Ireland for the Public Service, 














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 the Act Parochial 
to regulate Parochial Assessments, was, according Assessments 
to Order, read the third time. Bill, 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Poulett Scrope do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Admi 
of Ju 
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Mr. Fox Maule reported the Population Bill ; Population piy, oe. 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 

The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act of the first Joint Stock 
and second years of Her present Majesty, relating Banking Com. 
to Legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Bank- ?*"'* Bill. 
ing Companies against their own Members, and by 
such Members against the Companies, was, accord- 
ing 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 to continue until the thirty-first 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-two, and to extend the Provisions of an Act 
of the first and second years of Her present Ma- 

Feel 
Cow 
bers, and by such Members against the Companies. = 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- {Infant Felons Cou 
mittee on the Infant Felons Bull ; Bill. a 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
heing proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair : Sm 

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, re- 

“solve itself into the said Committee,” instead Br 
thereof. = 

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. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Ci 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved into the (i 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- - 

graph. M 


Preamble postponed. 


Crause, N° 1, (Court of Chancery empowered 
to assign the care of any infant under the age of 
twenty-one, convicted of Felony, &amp;c.)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P.1. 1. 8. To leave out 
“twenty-one” and insert “ fourteen.” 

Question put, That “ twenty-one” stand part of 
the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, a = 1 37. 
Wallave foe -.. J Mr. Wakley, } ‘ 
lellers for the Noes, { A. Mike. 24. 


Amendment proposed: L. 18. After “ direct” to 
insert “ but such infant is not to be permitted by 
« the Lord Chancellor to be sent beyond the seas.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Briscoe, 7 7 
Yeas, L Mr. Wakley: | i 
Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, } 33 
Noes, \U Mr. Edward John Stanley: : 


Several! Amendments made. 

Crause, N°1, as amended, agreed to 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 




















Administration 
of Justice 
(Birmingham) 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 


Courts (No. 1.) 


Bill, 


Ecclesiastical 


Courts (No. 2. ) 


Bill. 


Small Tene- 
ments Bill, 


Bribery Pre- 
vention Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Friendl ly 
Societies Bill, 


4. Victoriz. 


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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the 
advance of a Sum of Money out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Jreland, to provide for the Administration 
of Justice in Birmingham, a Resolution, which was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to make advances 
from time to time out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
to provide for the Expense of the Administration of 
Justice in the Borough of Birmingham, due pre- 
cautions being taken for the re-payment of the 
same out of Rates to be levied in the said Town. 

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. Fox Maule and Mr. 
Robert Gordon do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 1.) Bill, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 


The Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 2.) Bill, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted toa Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


31° Juli. 








reading of the Small Tenements Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | 
upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bribery Prevention Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Jreland) Bill; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to explain and amend the Acts 
relating to Friendly Societies: And the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr, 3. 1.12. After “ debt” insert Clause (A.) 
CuiausEe(A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That every Friendly Society enrolled 
under the provisions of the said recited Act, or 
of such Act as amended by an Act passed in 
the Session held in the fourth and fifth years of 
the reign of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act to amend an Act of 
the tenth year of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, to consolidate and amend the laws 
relating to Friendly Societies,’ and which by 
means of this Act shall be deprived of the benefit 
of exemption from stamps, and of the benefit of 
investing their funds (except as aforesaid) in any 
Savings Banks, or with the Commissioners for 
the reduction of the National Debt, shall be en- 
titled to add to its rules any rule or rules, by 
which any member of such society shall be em- 


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593 


owered to nominate any person or persons, his, 
” a or their executors, administrators or assigns, 
to receive any sum already assured or to be 
hereafter assured by such member, or any part 
thereof ; and every such nomination shall be valid, 
although the nominee or nominees shall be a 
trustee or trustees for any other person or persons, 
or for any trust or trusts, or purpose or purposes 
whatsoever, anything in the said recited Acts, or 
any other Act relating to Friendly Societies, to 
the contrary notwithstanding.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Gordon do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Settled Estates 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to enable the Owners of Settled 
Estates to defray the Expense of draining the same 
by way of Mortgage; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 2.1. 4. In the interlineation, leave out “ and” 
and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 20. After “ thereof” insert “‘ and of all 
matters incidental thereto.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 23. After “or” insert “ to a Master, or, 
in Ireland, to the Chief or Second Remembrancer 
of the Court of.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 26. After “ Master” insert “ or Chief or 
Second Remembrancer.” 

Pr. 2.1. 32. After “ Master’ insert “ or Remem- 
brancer.”’ 

Pr. 3.1. 3: After “ persons” insert “ beneficially.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 4. After “ entitled” insert “ at law or in 
equity.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 25. After “ Master’ insert “ or Remem- 
brancer.” 

Pr. 3.1. 29. Leave out “ but” and insert “ and 
any person appearing before the Master on any 
such petition may also appear before the Master 
previously to his signing any such certificate as 
after mentioned, for the purpose of producing any 
objection to the mode in which any such improve- 
ments as after mentioned may have been executed 
"oa 

Pr. 3. 1. 36. After “ Master’ insert “‘ or Remem- 
brancer.”’ 

Pr. 3.1. 38. After “ Master” insert ‘ or Remem- 
brancer.”’ 

Pr. 4. 1. 19. After “ Master’ insert “ or Remem- 
brancer.”’ 

Pr. 4.1. ult. Leave out “be” and insert “have 
been.” 

Pr, 5.1.2. Leave out “ the” and insert “any.” 

Pr. 5.1.13. Leave out “of” and insert “such 
“ instalments,” and in the same line after “not” 
insert “ to be,” and also in the same line leave out 
from “ twelve” to “nor” in |. 15. 

Pr. 5. 1.16. Leave out “ years.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 19. After “ Master” insert “ or Remem- 
branecer,” and in the same line leave out from 
Report” to “ and” in 1. 26. and insert “ and 
such number of the said instalments to be 
diminished or increased at the discretion of the 
said Master, according to the greater or less im- 
provement shown to have been made by such 
draining.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 6, After “ Master” insert “ or Remem- 
brancer ” 

Pr. 7. 1.24. After “ Master” insert “ or Remem- 
brancer.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 29. Leave out “will be” and insert 
ia.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pusey do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
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hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
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Green Park. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 

of any Plans, with reference to proposed alterations 


314° Juliz. 





A. 1840. 


of each of such claims; and a general Debtor and 
Creditor Account, showing the balance remaining on 
the 26th day of July 1826 :—And the said Motion 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro-| was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Caledonian 


in the Green Park:—And the said Motion was,|an Act of Parliament,—The Thirty-fifth Report of Caml 


with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(Birmingham) 
Bill. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to authorize an | 
Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund | 
for the Administration of Justice in the Borough of 
Birmingham: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; 
and to be printed. 


No. 573. 


Comand Flour. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Quantity of Corn and Flour in Bond 
in the several Ports of Great Britain on the 1st 
day of July in each of the years 1838, 1839 and 
1840:—And, of the Quantity of Corn and Flour 
taken out of Bond for Home Consumption, in each 
of the Three years commencing on the 1st day of 
July 1837, and ending on the 1st day of July 1840. 
East India. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Three Petitions, dated the 9th day of 
December 1838, and the 3d day of June and the 
3ist day of August 1839, from certain native 
Christians of Tinnivelly to the Governor in Council 
of Madras, complaining of the levy of a Poll ‘Tax 
on the persons, male and female, of their faith, 
between the ages of sixteen and sixty, and of resort 
to torture in the levy of the tax by the Native 
Officers of Revenue and Police :—And, of the Pro- 
ceedings of the Governor in Council, and of the 
Board of Revenue, on those complaints ; and Copies 
of the Reports and Statements made by the Col- 
lecting Magistrate of Tinnivelly and his subordinate 
Officers, on the Petitions referred to them for in- 
quiry; together with the Reply of the Court of 
Directors to the reference made to them on the sub- 
ject of those Petitions. 


Highway Rates 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Bill. 


to authorize, for a time to be limited, the applica- 
tion of a portion of the Highway Rates to Turnpike- 
roads in certain townships and districts: And that 
Mr. For Maule and Mr. Robert Gordon do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

French Claims. A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Rentes Perpetuelles received from 
Fraace, wader the Conventions of the 20th day of 
November 1815 and the 25th day of April 1818, for 
the benefit of the Claimants under the Convention 
No. 7 of the said Convention of 1815; also, of the 
Amount of any portion of such Rentes Perpetuelles 
at any time or times sold out of the French and 
vested in the English Funds, with all Dividends 
paid thereon in France and England, to the 26th 
day of July 1826 ; and of the Profits arising, if any, 
from the investment of Dividends in the French and 
English Funds, with the dates of all investments ; 
also, a Return of the different Sums paid, up to the 
26th day of July 1826, to the various Claimants | 
under those Conventions, and paid out of those | 
Funds for any other purpose; together with an 





























| the Commissioners for making and maintaining the 


Caledonian Canal. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to authorize, for Highway Rates 
a time to be limited, the Application of a Portion of Bi!!. 
the Highway Rates to Turnpike Roads in certain No.574, 
Townships and Districts: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
‘To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s Queen's Printer 
command,—A Copy of the Report of the Board of (Scotland.) 
Her Majesty’s sole and only Master Printers in 
Scotland, June 1840. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to the Loan Fund 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of the (feland.) 
Second Annual Report of the Commissioners of the 
Central Loan Fund Board of Ireland. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Prisoners for 

several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an Libel, &amp;. 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 26th day of 
June last, for a Return from each Gaol and House 
of Correction in the United Kingdom, stating 
1. The Name and Designation of every Person con- 
fined for Charges for printing and publishing sedi- 
tious or blasphemous Libels, or for uttering seditious 
Words, or for attending any seditious Meetings, or 
for conspiring to cause such Meetings to be held, or 
for any Offence of a political nature, from the Ist 
day of January 1839 to the 1st day of June 1840 ; 
also‘the nature of the Charge and Offence, and where 
committed ; the Date of Committal or Imprisonment; 
whether bailed before Trial or not; when the Bill 
was found or ignored, or Information filed ; whether 
otherwise disposed of, without Trial (as, for instance, 
by turning King’s Evidence ;) whether acquitted or 
convicted ; what Sentence and when; how disposed 
of after the Sentence ; the Term of Sentence suffered, 
and whether any alleviation of the Sentence as to 
Term of Imprisonment or nature of the Treatment, 
was made; and whether remaining in Confinement 
on the ist day of June 1840 :— 2. The Treatment, 
before and after Conviction or Sentence, of that Class 
of Prisoners, as to Dietary, Clothing, Bedding, Hours 
of locking up and of opening Cells, use of Candles, 
Firing, Pens, Ink and Paper, Correspondence with 
Friends, Visiting of Friends, use of their own Money 
to better their Dietary or Comforts, Place and Hours 
allowed for Exercise, Confinement, whether solitary 
or not, whether employed or not in Menial Offices, 
or other Particuiars, in such Prisons as those Pri- 
soners are confined :—3. Exceptions to this Treat- 
ment in the cases of any particular Prisoners :—And, 
4. Comparative Treatment of Persons confined for 
Misdemeanor, before and after Conviction or Sen- 
tence. 

A Return of the several Canonries, Prebends, Dig- Ecclesiastical 
nities and other Offices now vacant in the several Duties a 
Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in England and °°" 
Wales, and of any other Preferment, which, under 


—-— 





alphabetical List of the names of such Claimants, 
with their residences, as specified on the presenta- | 
tion of their claims, distinguishing by separate lists 
those claims which were registered in the Register 
closed and signed by the Commissioners of the 
Mixed Commission at Paris, on the 21st day of 
February 1816, from those admitted between that | 
day and the signing of the Convention of the 25th | 
day of April 1818, stating the Date of the present- | 
ing of such claims ; also, a similar List of the Claim- | 
ants whose claims were rejected, and the Amount 





the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Biil, it is 
proposed to suppress; specifying the Day and 
Year when the same severally became vacant, toge- 
ther with the Amount received on account of each 
such Preferment by the Treasurer of Queen Anze’s 
Bounty. . 
Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
25th day of February last, for, Returns of the 
Number of Electors on the Register for each County 
of England and Wales, tor the year 1839-40 ; and 
distinguishing, in classes, the Number registered as 
Freeholders, 


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Electors. 





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Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


No. 425. 


Bishop of 
atlisle’s 
(Prebendary 
of Finsbury) 
Estate Bill, 


Courts of Law 


(Westminster. ) 
pr 


4. Vicroriz. 


Tenants at £.50 a-year rent and upwards, or as 
holding Qualifications of a similar nature ; together 
with an Abstract of the Numbers of each class, show- 
ing the increase or decrease in Number under each 
separate head, since the Returns of the Registered 
Voters at the general Election in 1835 (as given in 
Parliamentary Papers, No 199 and 227, of 1836) :— 
Of the Number of Electors on the Register for each 
City, Town or Borough in England and Wales, for 
the year 1839-40; and distinguishing, in classes, 
the Numbers registered in each place as £.10 Occu- 
piers, and the Numbers registered under the old 
Qualifications reserved by the Reform Act, specify- 
ing what such Qualifications are in each, and 
whether the Party possessed the old and the new 
Franchise ; together with an Abstract of the Num- 
bers of each class, and of the whole, showing (as 
above) the increase and decrease since 1835 :—Of 
the Number of Electors on the Register for each 
County in Scotland, for the year, from July 1839 to 
July 1840, showing, in columns, those transferred 
from the old Roll of Freeholders to the new Roll, 
the £.10 Life Rent, and those enrolled on the dif- 
ferent Qualifications of Property, or Lease; distin- 
guishing in each class those enrolled as Life Renters, 
and those enrolled as a Joint Qualification, showing 
a comparison of the increase or decrease since 1835 : 
— Of the Number of Electors on the Register in each 
City or Burgh returning or contributing to return a 
Member or Members to serve in Parliament, in 
classes of Burghs, for the year 1840, showing, in 
columns, the Number of Owners and Occupiers, 
Joint Owners and Joint Occupiers; together with 
an Abstract of the Number of each class, and of the 
whole ; showing also a comparison of the increase 
or decrease since 1835 :—Of the Number of Electors 
on the Register for each County of Ireland, qualified 
to vote at any Election which may take place before 
the 1st day of January 1841 ; and, distinguishing, in 
classes, the Numbers registered under the different 
qualifications, in each County; together with an 
Abstract of the Number of each class, and of the 
whole ; showing also a comparison of the increase or 
decrease since 1835 :—And, of the Number of Elec- 
tors on the Register for the year, qualified to vote 
at any Election which may take place before the 
ist day of January 1841, in each City, Town and 
Borough of Ireland ; and distinguishing the Num- 
bers in each place registered under the old qualifi- 
cations, specifying what such qualifications are in 
each, reserved by the Reform Act, and the Numbers 
registered under the new qualifications admitted b 
the Reform Act; together with an Abstract of the 
Number of each class, and of the whole ; showing 
also a comparison of the increase or decrease since 
1835. 


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


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to the Poor Law Amendment Act, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Sabbati, 1° die Augusti ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


( RDER ED, That the Committee on the Bishop 

of Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) Estate 
Bill, have leave to sit this day, during the sitting of 
the House. 


Petitions from Norwich ;— and, Birmingham ; 
aying for the removal of the Courts of Law and 


Equity at Westminster to a more convenient and 
Vou. 95 
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30° Julit.—1° Augusti. 
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595 


central situation,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the Duke of 
Duke of Bridgewater’s Estate Bill; That they had Bridgewater's 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Este Bill 
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 an Amendment there- 
unto ; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 112. 1. 8. Leave out “ fourth” and insert 
“ third.” 


The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


The ingrossed Bill for taking an Account of the Population Bill, 
Population of Great Britain; and of the Parish 
Registers, and Annual Value of Assessable Pro- 
perty in England, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be,’An Act for taking an Account of the 
Population of Great Britain. 
Ordered, That Mr. Fox Maule do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Petitions for 
for Private Bills, have leave to sit this day, during Private Bills. 
the sitting of the House. 


The Administration of Justice (Birmingham) Bill Administration 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and erase ) 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, forQq ee” 
Monday next. 


The Highway Rates Bill was, according to Order, Highway Rates 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported the Militia Ballots Sus- Militia Ballots 
pension Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Suspension 
agreed to. —- 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, 


Mr. Bernal reported the Militia Pay Bill; and Militia Pay 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
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 Com- Consolidated 
mittee on the Consolidated Fund Bill; Fund Bill. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have Power to receive a Clause of 
Appropriation. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order resolved itself Exchequer Bills 
into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill ; (£. 19,751,550) 
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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Postage Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the Postage 
Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Committee 
of the whole House :—And the House immediately 
resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some 

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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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
the Lords. 


Mr, Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Harring- 
ton Dock Company to sue and be sued inthe Name 
of any Member or Officer of the said Company, 
and to exempt all Vessels using the Docks belong- 
ing to the said Company, and all Goods shipped or 
discharged therein or on the estate of the said Com- 
pany, from the Payment of certain Rates, Tolls or 
Duties to the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks : 
Herculaneum A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating certain 
Docks Regula- intended Docks at Liverpool, to be called the Her- 
tion Bill. : 
culaneum Docks, and exempting Vessels frequent- 
ing the same and their Cargoes from a portion of 
the Tolls and Duties payable to the Trustees of the 
Liverpool Docks: And also, 

NewgateGaol | The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

(Dublin) Bill. by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for vacating 
any Presentment for rebuilding the Gaol of Newgate 
in Dublin, and vacating any Contract between the 
Commissioners for rebuilding the said Gaol, and 
the Contractor, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

Entailed Estates The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


Harrington 
Dock Company 
Bill. 






1°—3° August. 





(Scotland) Bill. hy this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 
enable Proprietors of Entailed Estates in Scotland 
to feu or lease on Long Leases Portions of the same 
for the building of Churches and Schools, and for 
Dwelling-houses and Gardens for the Ministers and 
Masters thereof, without any Amendment: Andalso, 

Municipal The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Corporations §~= Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations 

ae i, Ireland, 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 amend and enlarge the Powers and Provi- 
sions of the several Acts relating to the London and 
Greenwich Railway, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 








London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill, 




















Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill 
No. 575. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill 

" be taken into consideration upon Monday next. 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


Dublin Police 


~ The House, according to Order resolved itself 
il. 


into a Committee upon the Dublin Police Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Bernal reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 
















Ecclesiastical 
Courts (No, 1.) 


Bill, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
prcposed, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 1.) Bill be 
now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out “ (No. 1)” and inserting 
“ (No. 2,)” mstead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That “(No. 1)” stand 
part of the Question: — It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 








now read ; and the same being read ; 






PR : : . a. Duties and 
| a —— — pe gy Bill, which was pre- Revenues Bill. 
sented yesterday, be printed. No. 578. 


A. 1840. 


The House 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 2.) Bill; — (No. 2.) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day - 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Civil Bin 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Zreland) Bill ; Courts (Ire. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 4) Bill. 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That on Monday next, and during the Business of 
remainder of the Session, this House will proceed the House, 
with Public Business at Four o’clock, immediately 
after Private Business. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Select Drainage 
Committee on the Drainage (Ireland) Bill; That teland) Bit. 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and No.576, 
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; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee metropolis 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Metropolis Improvement (No. 2.) Bill the (No.2) Bill 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the required applications were made to 
four of the parties affected (residing in distant 
parts of the kingdom) by letter through the post, 
but it appeared that answers to those applications 
had been duly received from all those parties. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 







Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Coal Duties,tc. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the (Londen) Bill. 
Coal Duties, &amp;c. (London) Bill the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, no notices having been 
given, but it appeared to the Committee that the 
promoters of the Bill had considered and treated 
the application as a Public Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Thirty-fifth Report of the Caledonian 
Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal, which was ©" ie 
presented yesterday, be printed. No. 577. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Eccle- Ecclesistical 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative Registered 
to Registered Electors, which were presented yester- ee 
day, be printed. No. 579. 














| leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 
| Ordered, That Two be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- | 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts (No. 1.) Bill be | 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 5° die Augusti ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That the Select Committee on standing 


Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, have Orders. 


Mr. Shadwell, from the Trustees of Ramsgate Ramsgate 
Harbour, was called in; and at the bar presented, Harbour, 
pursuant 


KC. 





Duke of : 
Bridgewater s 
Estate Bill. 


Adderley’s 
Estate Bili. 


Bishop of 
Carlisle’s 
(Prebendary 
of Finsbury ) 
Estate Bill. 


Farnham Rec- 
tory, Chapels, 
&amp;c., Bill ; and, 
Bishop of 
Carlisle’s (Pre- 
bendary of 
Finsbury ) 
Estate Bill. 


Sunday Baking. 


Bank of 
Ireland. 


Hawkers’ 
Licenses, 


Idolatr 
(India) 


China, 


4. Vicroriz. 


pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, | 


—An Account of the Revenue and Expenditure of 
the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate Trust, from 24th 
June 1838 to 24th June 1839 :—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable 
the Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Bridge- 
water to make Conveyances in Fee or Demises for 
long Terms of Years of Parts of his Trust Estates in 
the Counties of Lancaster and Chester, for build- 
ing on and improving the same, and to grant Leases 
of Coal and other Mines, and of Waste Lands ; and 
also for removing Doubts as to the Right of nominat- 
ing a Minister to the Church or Chapel lately erected 
by the Right honourable Lord Francis Egerton on 
part of the said Trust Estates, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment; 
to which Amendment this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


Adderley’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to Sir Eardley Wilmot, and the 
North Warwick List. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on the 
Bishop of Carlisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) Estate 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations con- 
tained 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. 


A Petition of Edward Duncombe, Clerk, Rector 
of Newton Kyme-with- Towlston, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that the Farnham 
Rectory, Chapels, &amp;c., Bill ; and, the Bishop of Car- 
lisle’s (Prebendary of Finsbury) Estate Bill, may not 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Ministers, Elders and Deacons 
of the Scotch Church, London Wall, praying the 
House to amend the Bakers Act, and relieve that class 
of men from following their ordinary occupation on 
the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Meath, 
praying that the charter of the Bank of Ireland may 
not be renewed, but that a law be made in lieu 
thereof, whereby a free trade in banking may be in- 
sured to the people of Ireland, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hawkers of the county of Dur- 
ham, praying for the repeal of the tax on their Li- 
censes, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dorset ;—and, Bishop’s Stortford; 
complaining of the compulsory attendance of British 
subjects at Idolatrous Ceremonies in India; and 
praying that the connexion of the East India Com- 
pany with the religious rites and establishments of 
the natives may be dissolved,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Street and its neigh- 
bourhood, praying for the suppression of the growth 


and preparation of Opium in British India, for trans- 
Vou. 95. 


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597 
mission to China, ana sor a pacific and honourable 
settlement of the present dispute with the Chinese 


Government, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Council of the population 
British Medical Association, praying the House to Bill. 
direct that the healthy, sick and infirm of the United 
Kingdom be specified in the Census of 1841, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Land-holders, Commissioners of Sup- Church 
ply and Justices of the Peace of the county of Kin- Patronage 
cardine, praying that no alteration be made in the S¢#n¢) 
law relative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Devonport;—and, Liverpool; pray- Courts of Law 
ing for the removal of the Courts of Law at Wes¢- (Westminster. ) 
minster to some more convenient place,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed New Zealand. 
to inquire into the statements contained in the Pe- No. 582. 
tition of the Merchants, Bankers and Ship-owners, 
ofthe City of London, (presented on the 22d day of 
May last,) respecting the Colonization of New Zea- 
land, have Power to report the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Lord Eliot reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee, 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. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders relative to Private Bills, several Orders; 
Resolutions ; which were read as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Coal Duties, Coal Daties, &amp;e. 
&amp;c. (London) Bill, the Parties be permitted to pro- (London) Bill. 
ceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Metropolis Metropolis 
Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, the Parties be permitted Improvement 

: eas (No. 2.) Bill. 
to proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, County Rates. 
an Account of the Application of the aggregate Sum 
of £390,000, granted in the several years 1835, 1836, 
1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840, for defraying the Ex- 
penses hitherto paid out of the County Rates ; and 
of the distribution of the said Sum among the several 
Counties. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- Spirits. 
ders,—An Account of the entire Quantity of Home- 
made Spirits in Stock on the 15th day of May 1840, 
chargeable with the additional Duty of 4 d. per Gal- 
lon, in England, Scotland and Ireland; distinguish- 
ing the Quantity in each Country. 


Returns to an Order, dated the 14th day of July Civil Contin. 
last, fora Statement of the Times and Places when 8°" 
the Sum of £2,501. 10s. 5d., entered in the Civil 
Contingencies for 1859, was applied in Distressed 
Districts in Ireland; stating by whom adminis- ~ 
tered :—Of the Titles of the several Bills and Pro- 
ceedings under authority of the Church Commis- 
sioners, stating the Amount of Charges for each 
Bill, the object of the Proceeding, and the result of 
each Suit, for which the Sum of £.2,000 is charged 
in the Civil Contingencies for 1839 :—And, a State- 
ment of the Salary and Emoluments of the Marshal 
of the Queen’s Bench Prison in the year ending the 

4a3 30th 








598 


30th day of June 1839, showing the Authority under | 
which the Sum of £.1,875. 9s. 5d. was advanced by 
the Treasury to that Officer, as charged in the Civil 
Contingencies for 1839. 

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





Metropolis 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Metropolis Improvement(No. 2.) 
Bill be committed to Mr. Edward John Stanley, 
Sir Matthew Wood, Mr. Herries, Mr. Wakley, Mr. 
Clay, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Pendarves, Colonel 
Wood, Mr. Robert Steuart, Lord Viscount Lowther, 
Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Bar- 
nard, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Alderman Humphery, and 
any Member who may be appointed by the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Coal Duties, &amp;c. Ordered, That the Coal Duties, &amp;c. (London) Bill 

(London) Bill. be committed to Mr. Edward John Stanley, Sir Mat- 
thew Wood, Mr. Herries, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Clay, Sir 
Benjamin Hall, Mr. Pendarves, Colonel Wood, Mr. 
Robert Steuart, Lord Viscount Lowther, Sir De 
Lacy Evans, Mr. George Palmer, Mr. Barnard, Mv. 
Kemble, Mr. Alderman Humphery, and any Mem- 
ber who may be appointed by the Committee of Se- 
lection. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make 
out anew 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 John Power, 
Esquire, who since his election for the said County, 
hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her 
Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- 
borough and Bonenham, in the County of Bucking- 
ham. 


Waterford 
County Writ. 


R-vising 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
Barristers. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to givedirections, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names of the Persons appointed 
to be Revising Barristers for the several Counties 
and Boroughs in England and Wales in the Sum- 
mer of 1840, arranged according to Circuits, and 
stating the Name of the Senior Judge on each 
Circuit. 

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


















































Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising 
of the House this day, adjourn till twelve of the 


clock To-morrow. 























Business of 
the House, 


Resolved, That Orders of the day do take prece- 
dence of Notices of Motions, To-morrow. 




















Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand,—Copies of Reports of the Inspectors of Fac- 
tories to Her Majesty’s principal Secretary of State 
for the Home Department, for the half-year ending 
30th June 1840. 

Mr. For Maule also presented,—Further Returns 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 26th day of 
Jure last, for a Return from each Gaol and House 
of Correction in the United Kingdom, stating,—-1.The 
Name and Designation of every Person confined for 
Charges for printing and publishing seditious or 
blasphemous Libels, or for uttering seditions Words, 
or for attending any seditious Meetings, or for con- 
spiring to cause such Meetings to be held, or for any 
Offence of a political nature, from the ist day of 
January 1839 to the 1st day of June 1840 ; also, the 
nature of the Charge and Offence, and where com- 
mitted ; the Date of Committal or Imprisonment ; 
whether bailed before Trial or not; when the Bill 


Factories. 





























Prisoners for 


Libel, &amp;ee 




































































Yi Augusti ’ 






























A. 1840. 


was found or ignored, or Information filed ; whether 


| otherwise disposed of, without Trial (as, for instance, 


by turning King’s Evidence ;) whether acquitted or 
convicted ; what Sentence, and when; how disposed 
of after the Sentence; the Term of Sentence suf- 
fered, and whether any alleviation of the Sentence 
as to Term or Imprisonment, and nature of the Treat- 
ment, was made; and whether remaining in Con- 
finement on the 1st of June 1840 :—2. The Treat- 
ment, before and after Conviction or Sentence, of 
that Class of Prisoners, as to Dietary, Clothing, Bed- 
ding, Hours of locking up and of opening Cells, use 
of Candles, Firing, Pens, Ink and Paper, Corre- 
spondence with Friends, Visiting of Friends, use of 
their own Money to better their Dietary or Comforts, 
Place and Hours allowed for Exercise, Confinement, 
whether solitary or not, whether employed or not in 
Menial Offices, or other Particulars, in such Prisons 
as those Prisoners are confined :—3. Exceptions to 
this Treatment in the cases of any particular Prison- 
ers:—And, 4. Comparative Treatment of Persons 
confined for Misdemeanor, before and after Convic- 
tion or Sentence, (so faras relates to Ireland.) 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to Orders, Wheat and 

—Returns of the average Prices of Wheat and Oats Oats (Ireland.) 
per barrel, calculated upon the Returns advertised 
in the Dablin Gazette, for the years ending respec- 
tively on the Ist day of May 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 
1839 and 1840 :—Of the average Prices of Wheat 
and Oats per Barrel, calculated on the same Returns, 
for the period of Ten years immediately preceding 
the 1st day of May 1840, viz. from the 1st day of 
May 1831 to the Ist day of May 1840, both in- 
clusive :—And, of the average Prices of Wheat and 
Oats per Barrel, calculated on the same Returns, 
for the period of Six years immediately preceding 
the 1st day of May 1840, viz. from the 1st day of 
May 1835 to the 1st day of May 1840, both in- 
clusive. 

A Return of the Names of the Ecclesiastical Com- Ecclesiastica 
missioners for Jreland who have attended each — 
the meetings of the Board held during the years ‘ _— 
1838, 1839 and 1840 respectively, distinguishing 
the unpaid from the paid Commissioners. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported the Consolidated Fund (Ap- Consolidated 
propriation) Bill; and the Amendments were read, Fund (Appro- 
and agreed to. priation) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





Mr. Bernal reported the Exchequer Bills Bill; Exchequer Bills 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. (£.10,751,55%) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, aul. 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to suspend the making of Militia Ballots 
Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia — 
of the United Kingdom, was, according to Order,” 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill de pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to suspend, until the end of the 
next Session of Parliament, the making of Lists and 
the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the 
United Kingdom. 

















Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


| 

The ingrossed Bill to defray the Charge of the Militia Pay 
Pay, Clothing and Contingent and other Expenses Bill. 
of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and 
Ireland, and to grant Allowances in certain cases to 
_Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quarter- 
/masters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ 
Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 


| 


Resolved, 









Church 
Building Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Linen, &amp;c., 
Manvfactures 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Postage Bill. 


Church 
Discipline Bill. 





4, VicToriz. 


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 Allowances in certain cases to Subaltern 
Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, 
Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and 
Serjeant Majors of the Militia, until the First day 
of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
further amend the Church Building Acts, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

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 Amendment this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Ecclesiastical Courts 
(No. 1.) 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. Clay reported the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and, with Amendments to several of them, agreed 
to; and Clauses were added to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Bernal reported the Postage Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Church Dis- 
cipline Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ immediately,” 
and inserting the word ‘“ To-morrow,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ immediately ” stand part of the Question :-—-The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciauses, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciause, Ne 4, agreed to. 

Cause, N° 5 (Commissioners to transmit depo- 
sitions of witnesses to the Bishops, &amp;c.)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed: P. 3. 1. 5. To leave out 
the words “ but not ” and insert “ and.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 


3° Augusti. 


599 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas, _ — nad 

Jf Mr. Warburton, 
’L Mr. Ewart: 


Crausg, N° 5, as amended, agreed to. 


9 


0. 


Tellers for the Noes a 40. 


Crause, N° 6, agreed to. 

Cuausz, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 
CrausE, N° 8, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 
CrauseE, N° 19, agreed to. 


Ciauszs, N° 11 to N° 15, amended, and agreed 
to. 


CrauseE, N° 16, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 17, amended, and agreed to. 
Causes, N° 18 to N° 20, agreed to. 


Cravses, N°21 and N° 22, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Crausss, N° 23 and N° 24, agreed to. 
Clause (Sentences to be valid, and enforced as 


sentence of Ecclesiastical Court) brought up; 
read 1°, 2°, and added. 


Clause (Archbishop to act where the Bishop is 
Patron of the Preferment held by the Party accused) 
read 1°, 2°, and added. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 











Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Fox 
Maule 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 Infant Felons 
the Report on the Infant Felons Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and Message from 

Mr. Russell : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol 

lowing ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the Prisons 

seventh year of King George the Fourth, for conso- (Ireland) Bill. 

lidating and amending the Laws relating to Prisons 

in Ireland, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Insane 

by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Prisoners Bill. 

making further Provision for the Confinement and 

Maintenance of Insane Prisoners, without any 

Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Sale of Beer 

Act to alter and amend the Laws relating to the Sale (Ne. 2.) Bill. 

of Beer, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 

the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Bilis of 
to continue until the First day of January One thou- Exchange Bill. 
sand eight hundred and Forty-three, an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament, for amending and ex- 
tending the Provisions of an Act of the first year 
of Her present Majesty, for exempting certain Bills 
of Exchange and Promissory Notes from the opera- 
tion of the Laws relating to Usury; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Tmprisonment 
for further amending the Act for abolishing Arrest f°" Debt Bill 
on Mesne Process in Civil Actions; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Court of _ 
for facilitating the Administration of Justice in the hcery Bill. 
Court of Chancery; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 





out stand part of the Clause; 
Vox, 95. 





sengers withdrew. 
4G4 The 





Court of 
Chancery Bill. 


No. 583. 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No, 580. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


County Con- 
stabulary Bill. 


No. 581. 


Administration 
of Justice 
(Birmingham) 
Bill. 


Highway 


Rates Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Treland) Bill. 


600 


The Court of Chancery 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 Amendments made by the 


3° August. 





Lords to the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and 
Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Act for the Establishment of 
County and District Constables, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the County Constabulary Bill be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. | 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Administration of Justice 
(Birmingham) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 





Lynch 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 Highway Rates Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker | 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Lynch reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Petition of the Corporation of the Galway Har- 
bour Commissioners, praying that the Municipal 
Corporations (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regula- 
tion of Municipal Corporations in Jreland; and the 








same were read, as follow: 


Pr. 4. 1. 13. After “ was” insert “ admitted or “ 


“ was,” and in the same line after ‘“ be” insert | 
“ admitted.” | 
Pr. 7.1. 9. Leave out from “ That” to “ And” | 
in Pr. 8.1. ult., and insert “ all persons now entitled 
“ to vote at the election of a Member or Members | 
to serve in Parliament for any Borough named in | 
either of the said Schedules (A.) and (B.) shall | 
continue to enjoy such right as fully as if this 
Act had not been passed; and that every person 
who, if this Act had not been passed, would 
have had a right to be admitted a Freeman or 
Burgess, or to be placed on the Roll of Free- 
men or Burgesses of any such Borough as afore- 


. 


“ 


‘ 


n 


“&lt;&lt; 
« 


~ 
w 





a 
- 


election of a Member or Members to ‘serve in | 
Parliament, or might hereafter have been entitled 
to acquire, in respect of birth or marriage or ser- 
vitude, or of any statute then in force as a Free- 
man or Burgess, the right of voting in the election | 
of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament 
for such Borough, shall be entitled, if such Bo- 
rough be one of the Boroughs named in the said | 
Schedule (A.), or one of the Boroughs to which | 


o 
nw 





~ “A 
ns 


. . . . “ 
said, in order to be registered and to vote in the | 


A. 1840. 


enjoy such right of voting as fully as if this Act 
had not been passed; and if such Borough be 
one of the Boroughs named in the said Schedule 
(B.), to which no such charter of incorporation 
as aforesaid shall have been granted, to acquire 
and enjoy, without having been admitted a Free- 
man or Burgess, such right of voting as fully as 
if this Act had not been passed and he had been 
admitted a Freeman or Burgess, provided he shall 
be enrolled on the ‘ Freemen’s Roll’ of such Bo- 
rough, according to the provisions hereinafter con- 
tained.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 1. Leave out “ either of” and in the 
same line after “ in” insert “ either of.” 

Pr. 9.1.5. Leave out from “ Act” to “ the” in 

1.11. 


Pr. 9.1. 20. Leave out “ December” and insert 
“ October.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 25. After “ Freemen” insert “or Bur- 
“ gesses.” 

Pr. 9.1. 30. After “ Freeman” insert “ or Bur- 
“ gess.” 

Pr. 9.1. 34. Leave out from “ force’’ to “ shall’ 
in |. 37. 

Pr. 10. 1. 1. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ either of the Schedules,” and in the same line 
after “ (B.)” insert “ and (I.y’ 

Pr. 10.1. 5. After “ Borough” insert “ named 
** in either of the said Schedules (B.) and (1.)” 

Pr. 10.1. 8. Leave out from “ granted” to the 
second “ such” in]. 15. 

Pr. 10.1. 21. After “ claim” insert “ in respect 
“ of birth, servitude or marriage, or of any statute 
“ now in force.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 26. After “ shall” insert “ attend at 
the examination into every such claim, and shall 
then and there produce the Corporation books 
“* and other documents relating to the admission of 
“ Freemen, and shall at all reasonable times, when 
required, permit the inspection of such books and 
documents by the claimant, or by any person or 
persons acting on his behalf, and the Town Clerk 
shall,” and in the same line leave out “ such” 
and insert “ the said Freemen’s.” 


Pr. 11.1s. 5. and 6. Leave out from “ enrolment’’ 


“cc 
te 
“ 


“ 


“ 


“ 
“ 
“ 


““ 


jto “ And” in Pr. 12. 1. 5. and insert Clauses (A.) 


and (B.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
any person who shall have so claimed as aforesaid 
shall not be admitted and enrolled upon the said 
‘ Freemen’s Roll,’ in pursuance of such claim, it 
shall be lawful for such person to appeal to the 
Court of Queen’s Bench in Dublin; and the 
right of every person who shall have been ad- 
mitted and enrolled upon the said Freemen’s Roll 
may be questioned within the period now limited 
by law in Jreland for informations of quo warranto 
by a similar appeal by any registered Parlia- 
mentary elector for the Borough in which such 
Freemen’s Roll shall be made; and such Court 
shall have power, on motion, to adjudicate upon 
the right of such person to be so admitted and 
enrolled, and also, upon such motion, to award, at 
the discretion of the Court, costs not exceeding 
Ten Pounds, to be recoverable by Civil Bill : 
Provided always, That the right of any Freeman 
heretofore admitted shall not be questioned unless 
it could have been questioned by quo warranto 
previously to the passing of this Act.” 

Cuiavuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Town Clerk of the Borough, after service at his 
office of Seven Days’ written notice to him of 
any such appeal, shall attend at the hearing of 
the case, and shall produce in open Court the 


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as hereinafter is mentioned, to be admitted a |“ 
Freeman or Burgess, and placed on the ‘ Free- | “ 
men’s Roll’ of such Borough, and to acquire and | “ 


said Freemen’s Roll and all other corporation 
documents necessary for the investigation of the 
case ; and such Town Clerk shall, upon the order 
of the said Court in open Court, enrol the name 
of the claimant upon such roll, or erase his name 

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“ therefrom, as the decision in each case shall | 


require.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 14. After “ contained” insert “ but 
subject to such mortgages, charges, debts and in- 
cumbrances, rents, contracts, covenants and con- 
ditions as the same respectively now are subject 
or liable to.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 24. After “ That” insert “ from and 
immediately after the passing of this Act the 
body or reputed body corporate named in the said 
Schedule (B.) to this Act annexed, in connexion 
with the Borough of Galway, shall be dissolved, 
and that.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 27. After “ Forty” insert “ one,” 
and in the same line after “ every” insert “ other.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 9. Leave out from “as” to “ under” 
in 1. 11. and insert “ would be qualified, so far as 


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“such qualification can be ascertained from the 
assessment of the Poor-rate made.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 13. After “ Ireland” insert “ to have 
been enrolled on the Burgess Roll of such town, 
if the same had been named in the said Schedule 
(A.), and such Burgess Roll had been made ac- 
cording to the provisions hereinafter contained.” 

Pr. 16, 1.3. After “ Forty” insert “ one.” 

Pr. 16.1. 38. After “incorporated ” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That the Galway Town Commis- 
sioners acting in the execution of an Act of 
Parliament made and passed in the sixth and 
seventh years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act for 
regulating and improving the Town of Galway, 
in the County of the same Town,’ shall, from and 
immediately after the passing of this Act, have 
all the estate and powers of Commissioners under 
this Act for that Town, until the grant of a 
Charter, and the election of a Council under its 
provisions.” 

Pr. 17.1.1. After “ Forty” insert “ one.” 

Pr.18. 1.30. After “ Forty ” insert “one.” 


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Pr. 20. 1.14. After “ Forty” insert “ one.” 

Pr. 28. 1.1. After “and” insert “ the Jurisdic- 
tion of the several Courts of Civil Jurisdiction of 
those Boroughs.” 

Pr. 28. 1.7. After “usage” insert “ and in the 
case of Londonderry shall also extend to the 
liberties thereof.” 

Pr. 33. 1.21. Leave out from “ say ” to “every” 
in |, 24. 

Pr. 33. 1.35. Leave out “ office.” 

Pr. 33. 1.36. After “shop” insert “ which, 
either separately or jointly with any land within 
such Borough occupied therewith by him as 
Tenant, or occupied therewith by him as Owner, 
shall be of the yearly value of not less than Ten 
Pounds, to be ascertained and determined in 
manner following, and not otherwise ; (that is to 
say) such value shall be a sum composed of the 
net annual value at which the premises so occu- 
pied by such man shall be rated (as they are 
hereby required to be) to the relief of the poor 


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the destitute Poor in Ireland, and of the amount 
of the sums at which the landlord’s repairs and 
the landlord’s insurance shall be estimated and 
stated in any rate to be made in pursuance of the 
said Act.” 

Pr. 34.1.6. After “ Borough” insert “and rated 
as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 
Twelve.” 


Pr. 34. 1.14. After “ municipal”’ insert “ or 


other local,” and in the same line after “ cesses” 
insert “ and all.” 


Pr. 34. 1.19. 
“ Three.” 

Pr. 34. 1.31. Leave out from “Unions” to 
“ Provided ” in Pr. 37, 1. 20. 

Pr. 37. Is.37 and 38. After “ published ” insert 
“ at least once in every week.” 


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Pr. 38. 1. penult. Leave out “ office.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 24. Leave out from “ that” to “the” 
in 1. 27. 

Pr. 41. 1.8, Leave out “ office.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 9. Leave out from “entitled” to ** to”’ 
in 1.13. 

Pr. 41. 1. 17. Leave out “ office.” 

Pr. 42. 1.24. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 
in Pr. 45. 1.3. 

Pr. 47. 1.9. Leave out from “the” to the se- 
cond “any” in]. 13, and insert “ Churchwardens 
“ of every Parish wholly or in part within.” 

Pr. 47. 1.17. Leave out “Union” and insert 
Parish.” 


Pr. 47. 1.28. Leave out “ Union” and insert 
Parish,” 

Pr. 57. 1.38. After “ fit” imsert Clause (C.) 

Cuiause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
right of every person who shall have been ad- 
mitted and enrolled upon the Burgess Roll to be 
so admitted and enrolled may be questioned by 
any Burgess by appeal, in like manner and sub- 
ject to the like provisions as to costs, and as to 
the attendance of the Town Clerk and alteration 
of the roll, as are hereinbefore contained with 
respect to the appeal against the admission of 
any person upon the Freemen’s Roll.” 

Pr. 63. 1.37. After “Twenty” insert “ five.” 

Pr. 64. 1.25. Leave out “Twelve” and insert 
Fifteen.” 

Pr.65. 1. penult. Leave out from “ shall” to 
select” in line ult. 

Pr.66. 1.6. After “ Mayor” insert “or Bar- 
rister when revising the said Lists of Burgesses.” 

Pr. 71. 1.31. Leave out “ office.” 

Pr. 76. 1.32. After “to” insert “ the revision 
of the List of Burgesses, or with respect to.” 

Pr.81. 1.4. After “ any” insert “such.” 

Pr. 82. ls. 38. and 34. Lewis out “ Borough of” 
and insert “ Boroughs of Galway and,’ and in 
1. 34. after “ Carrickfergus” insert “ respectively.” 

Pr. 82. l.ult. After “in” insert “ either of.” 
and in the same line leave out “ Borough” and in- 
sert “ Boroughs.” 

Pr. 83. 1.6. Leave out “such” and _ insert 
“ the,” and inthe same line leave out from “ Bo- 
“ rough” to “and” in 1.8. and insert “in which 
thev shall be such Justices.” 

Pr.87. 1.24. Leave out from ‘‘ Mayor” to 
“ the” in Pr. 88. 1.2. 

Pr. 88. 1.8. Leave out “ or Chairman.” 

Pr. 88. 1.14. Leave out “ or Commissioners.” 

Pr. 88. 1.16. Leave out from “ Aldermen” to 
to” in 1.17. 

Pr. 88. Is. 19. and 20. Leave out “ or Chairman.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 28. After “Twenty” insert “ five.” 


Pr. 108. 1.9. After “ Court” insert Clause (D.) 


CxiauseE (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That when 
and so often as there shall be any vacancy in the 
oftice of Coroner of the said Borough of Galway, 
it shall be lawful for the Freeholders of the town 
and county of the town of Galway, whose names 
shall be upon the Register of Voters for that 
town and county for the time being, to elect some 
fit and proper person to be such Coroner, and at 
every such election the Sheriff or some person 
deputed by him for that purpose shall be the pre- 
siding officer.” 

Pr. 108. 1.12. After “in” insert “ any of,” and 
in the same line leave out from “the” to “to” in 
1.13. and insert “Schedules,” and in 1. 13. leave 
out from “ annexed ” to “or” in 1.14. 

Pr. 111. 1. 3. In the interlineation, leave out 
“ Lord Lieutenant” and insert “ Harbour Com- 
“ missioners.” 

Pr. 111. 1.5. Leave out “ Lord Lieutenant” and 
insert “ Harbour Commissioners.” 
Pr. 114. ls. 7. and 8. After “ Commissioners ” 


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insert “ acting or.” 


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Pr, 122. 1.33. Leave ut “ March” and insert 
“* October.” 

Pr. 123. 1.17. Leave out “ March” and insert 
“ October.” 

Pr. 125. 1.13. After “ Enactment” insert “ Pro- 
“ vided also, That nothing herein contained shall 
“ extend or be construed to extend to the President | 
“ and Assistants of the Charitable Society of Bel- 
“ fast, or to the Hospital and Free School of King 
“ Charles the Second, Dublin, commonly called the 
** Blue Coat Hospital, or to any real or personal 
“ estate belonging thereto,” and also insert Clauses 
(E.) and (F.) 

Crause (E.) “ And whereas by Letters Patent 
of King Charles the Second, bearing date the 
Fifth day of December in the Twenty-third year 
of his reign, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons 
and Citizens of the City of Dublin, and their 
successors, are constituted a body politic and cor- 
porate by the name of ‘ The Governors of the 
Hospital and Free-school of King Charles the 
Second, Dublin: And whereas the government, 
management and direction of the said Hospital 
and Free-school are now exercised by Sixty-one 
standing Governors (whereof Four are the Trea- 
surer for the time being, and Three other Go- 
vernors of the Schools, founded by Erasmus 
Smith, Esquire, appointed by the Governors of 
the said last-mentioned schools, in pursuance of 
an Act of the Parliament of Zreland made in the 
tenth year of the reign of King George the First): 
Be it Enacted, That from and immediately after 
this Act shall come into operation in the said City 
of Dublin, the persons who at that time shall be 
the Governors of the said Hospital, and the sur- 
vivors of them and their successors to be ap- 
pointed in manner hereinafter mentioned, shall 
be and they are hereby constituted a body politic 
and corporate by the aforesaid name of ‘The Go- 
vernors of the Hospital and Free-school of King 
Charles the Second, Dublin, in the place and 
stead of the said Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons 
and Citizens of the said City of Dublin, who 
shall no longer be such body politic and corporate, 
in like manner to all intents and purposes as if 
the said Sixty-one persons and the survivors of 
them and their successors had been the persons 
appointed by virtue of the said Letters Patent, 
instead of the said Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Com- 
mons and Citizens ; and all and singular the he- 
reditaments, sums of money, chattels, securities 
for money, and other personal estate of the said 
body corporate constituted by the said Letters 
Patent, and all the estate, right, interest and title, 
and all the rights, powers, privileges and immu- 
nities of such body corporate, and all rights of 
action and suit vested in such body corporate, 
shall be and are hereby vested in the body cor- 
porate hereby constituted in the place and stead 
thereof; and the body corporate hereby consti- 
tuted shall be subject to the same liabilities, and 
governed according to the same regulations as 
the body corporate appointed by the said Letters 
Patent shall be subject to and governed by: Pro- 
vided always, That the Treasurer for the time 
being and Three other Governors of the schools 
founded by the said Erasmus Smith, such as the 
Governors of the said schools shall from time to 
time choose and appoint, shall and they are here- 
by declared to be standing Governors of the said 
Hospital, in like manner as by the said Act of the 
tenth year of the reign of King George the First 

they were made Governors of the said Hospital : 

Provided also, That the Governors of the said 

Hospital hereby constituted shall never consist of 

less than Fifty; and that when and so often as 

any of the Governors hereby appointed or to be 
appointed as hereinafter is mentioned (other than 
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Smith) shall depart this life, then it shall be law- 
ful for the Lord Archbishop of Armagh, the Lord 
Chancellor of Zreland, the Lord Archbishop of 
Dublin and the Lord Bishop of Meath for the 
time being, or the major part of them, and they 
are hereby empowered, by writing under their 
hands and seals, to appoint one or more person 
or persons in the place or places and as a suc- 
cessor or successors of the deceased Governor or 
Governors, or any of them, so as to make up with 
the surviving Governors the number at the least 
of Fifty Governors, including the said Treasurer 
and Three other Governors of the said schools 
founded by the said Erasmus Smith ; and every 
person so appointed a Governor shall be a Go- 
vernor jointly with the surviving Governors for 
the time being, and shall have the same powers 
and authorities as if he had been appointed a 
Governor by this Act.” 

Cuiause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and immediately after this Act shall come into 
operation in the said City of Dublin, so much of 
the said Act of Parliament passed in the tenth 
year of the reign of King George the First, as 
provides that the Lord Mayor and Recorder of the 
City of Dublin then and for the time being, and 
Two of the Aldermen of the said city, such as the 
Governors of the schools founded by Erasmus 
Smith, Esquire, should from time to time select 
and appoint, should for ever thereafter be stand- 
ing Governors of the said schools, shall be and 
the same is hereby repealed ; and that Four of 
the Governors for the time being of the said Hos- 
pital and Free-school of King Charles the Second, 
Dublin, such as the Governors of the said schools 
founded by Erasmus Smith shall from time to 
time select and appoint, shall for ever thereafter 
be standing Governors of the said schools founded 
by the said Erasmus Smith.” 


Pr. 125. 1. 25. Leave out from “to” to the 
second “ with” in |. 26. and insert “ profitable 
“ trusts for shareholders or proprietors.” 


Pr. 125. 1. 36. After “ Act” insert Clause (G.) 


Crause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
case in which any body corporate named in any 
Schedule to this Act annexed, or any person or per- 
sons elected by any such body corporate, is or are 
Trustee or Trustees authorized to exercise any 
powers or provisions of any Acts of Parliament 
for any purpose producing profits, which or part of 
which is or are to be divided between shareholders 
or proprietors for their own benefit, then the powers 
and provisions of all such Acts shall, from and 
after the time when this Act shall come into oper- 
ation, until Parliament shall otherwise provide, be 
executed by such Trustees as the Lord Chan- 
cellor of Ireland shall by order, to be from time 
to time made upon Petition in a summary way, 
appoint and select, regard being had in such ap- 
pointment tothe rights of the several parties inter 
ested; and thereupon all the estate, right, interest 
and title at law and in equity of the existing Trus- 
tees shall forthwith, without any conveyance or 
assignment thereof, pass to and become vested in 
the Trustees so appointed.” 


Pr, 129. ls. 24. and 25. After “ corporate” in- 
sert “‘ Provided always, That nothing herein con- 
“ tained shall extend to transfer to the Galway 
“ Town Commissioners the powers vested in the 
“ Commissioners of the Harbour of that Town.” 

Pr. 133. 1. 35. Leave out Clause “(A.)” added 
by way of Rider to the Bill. 

Pr. 144. ls. 22 and 23, After “ applied ” insert 
“ towards the paving, cleansing and lighting the 
“ streets of the Borough by or.” 

Pr. 144, 1. 24. After “ Council” insert “ or in 
“ cases where the powers given to any Trustees 
“ appointed by any Act or Acts of Parliament for 
“ paving, cleansing and lighting the streets, or any 


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Trustees, and.” 

Pr. 146. |. 8. After “ payable” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That nothing in this Act contained 
shall be construed to affect any tolls or dues not 
being part of the Town Fund paid before the pass- 
ing of this Act to any member or officer of any 
body corporate in his corporate capacity, by per- 
mission of the true and real owner thereof.” 

Pr. 150. 1.4. After “thereto” insert “ either at 
law or in equity.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 5. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“‘ Twentieth,” and in the same line leave out “June” 
and insert “ August.” 


Pr. 157. 1. 7. Leave out “ Five ” and insert 
« Six.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 12. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ Twentieth.” 

Pr. 157. 1.13. Leave out “June” and insert 
« Aucust.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 17. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ Twentieth.” 

Pr. 157. 1.18. Leave out “ June” and insert 
“ August.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 23. Leave out “ Fifth’? and insert 
“ Twentieth.” 

Pr. 157. 1. 24. Leave out “June” and insert 


“ August.” 

Pr. 158. 1. 16. Leave out “ Fifth”’ and insert 
“ Twentieth,” and in the same line leave out “ June” 
and insert “ August.” 

Pr. 158. 1.18. Leave out “ Five” and insert 
"i. 

Pr. 162. 1.13. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ Twentieth,” and in thesame line leave out “June” 
and insert “ August.” 

Pr. 162. 1. 22. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ Twentieth,” and in the same line leave out “June” 
and insert “ August.” 

Pr. 162. 1. 30. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ Twentieth.” 

Pr. 162. 1. 31. Leave out “ June” 
“ August.” 

Pr. 163. 1. 36. Leave out “ Fifth’? and insert 
“ Twentieth,” and inthe same line leave out “June” 
and insert “ August.”’ 

Pr. 166. 1. 37. Leave out “ Fifth” and insert 
“ said Twentieth.” 

Pr. 166. 1. 38. Leave out “ June” 
“ August.” 

Pr. 170.1. 2. Leave out from 
“ And” in|. 13. 

Pr. 173. 1. 22. Leave out from “by” to the 
second “ the” in 1. 23. 

Pr. 173. ls. 32. and 338. After “ accordingly ” 
insert “and the purchase-money shall be paid to 
“ the Commissioners for the time being acting under 
“ the Act of Parliament made and passed in the 
“ sixth and seventh years of the reign of his late 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘ An 
Act for regulating and improving the Town of 
Galway in the County of the same Town,’ to be 
by them applied, in the first place, in or towards 
the payment of the compensations, pensions, 
stipends and allowances to become payable to 
officers of or other persons connected with the 
Borough of Galway in the cases hereinafter pro- 
vided for; and in the next place, in or towards 
the payment of debts due from the body corporate 
of that Borough; and if any residue shall then 
remain of such purchase-money, it sha!l be applied 
by the said Commissioners in aid of the funds or 
rates vested in or which shall or may become 
payable to the said last-mentioned Commis- 
sioners.” 

Pr. 174. 1.6. Leave out from “ Galway” to 
“ before” in 1. 8. 

Pr. 174. 1. 14. Leave out “and” and insert 
“ a Sheriff shall be appointed by.” 

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of such purposes, shall not have been transferred! 
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Pr. 174. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Lieutenant ” 


same manner to all intents and purposes as the 
“ Sheriff of any County at large in Ireland is now 
“ by law nominated and appointed.” 

_ _Pr.176.1.21. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 
in Pr. 177. 1. 7. 

Pr. 182.1. 31. Leave out “Town” and insert 
Towns,” and in the same line after “ of” insert 
Galway and,” and also in the same line after 
Carrickfergus” insert “ respectively.” 

Pr. 189.1. 18. After “ Town” insert “ and also 
in and for the said Town of Galway.” 

Pr. 189. 1. 29. After “ aforesaid” insert “ and 
acting in the performance of the duties of the 
said office.” 

Pr. 191. 1. penult. Leave out from “ fit” to 
“ and” in Pr. 192. 1. 1. 

Pr. 196. 1.18. Leave outfrom “ to” to “ exer- 
“ cise” inl. 20. 

Pr. 196. 1. 23. Leave out from “ Borough” to 

And” in Pr. 197. 1. 7. and insert Clause (H.) 


CiauseE (H.) “Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That in every case in which any Court of 
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for a county shall 
be holden in any Borough named in either of the 
said Schedules (B.) and (I.) or within seven miles 
thereof at the time of the incorporation of such 
Borough, in pursuance of such Petition as afore- 
said, no grant of a separate Court of Quarter Ses- 
sions for such Borough shall be made, notwith- 
standing any Petition for such grant, so long as 
such Court of Quarter Sessions for the County 
shall continue to be so holden as aforesaid.” 

Pr, 204.1. 8. Leave out from “Court” to “ at” 
in |. 12. ? 

Pr. 204. 1. 18. Leave out “ all other causes ” 
and insert “ every case in which such Court had 
“ not, before the passing of this Act, authority to 
try in manner hereinafter provided for such actions 
as are hereinafter mentioned.” 

Pr. 204. 1.19. Leave out from “ have ” to 
“ authority ” in 1. 23. 

Pr. 206. 1. 27. After “ any ” insert “ such.” 

Pr. 206. 1. 28. Leave out “ of any such Court 
or Justices.” 

Pr. 206. 1. 29. After “ heretofore ” insert “ le- 
gally,” and in the same line leave out from 
“ made” to “ And” in 1. 31. 

Pr. 206. 1. 34. Leave out “ Council ” and 
insert “ Recorder.” 

Pr. 206. 1. 35. Leave out “ other.” 

Pr. 207. 1. 32. After “ Juries ” insert “ at Ses- 
sions.” 

Pr. 220. 1.183. After “ Act” insert Clause (1.) 


Cuauss ([.) “And be it Enacted, That all the 
powers, authorities and jurisdictions of the Alder- 
man elected in the present year to fill the said 
office of Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin, and 
who would but for the foregoing provisions be Pre- 
sident of the said Court of Conscience in the year 
succeeding his year of office, shall continue in the 
same manner as if this Act had not been passed ; 
and such Alderman shall for the year which shall 
next follow the expiration of one year from the 
day of his entering upon the office of Lord Mayor, 
be President of such Court, with the benefit of the 
like assistance from an Alderman, Sheriff or She- 
riff’s-peer, and from the decisions or orders of 
such Court there shall be the same right of ap- 
peal as is lastly hereinbefore provided for.” 

Pr. 252. 1. 27. Leave out from “ Treasury” to 
“ And” in Pr. 253. 1. 16. and insert Clause (K.) 

Crause (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That within 
“ Ten days after the passing of this Act the Poor 
“ Law Commissioners shall certify under their hands 
“ and seals to the Lord Lieutenant the name of each 
“ of those Boroughs named in the said Schedule 
“ (A.) in which any rate for the relief of the desti- 
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“ tute poor in Ireland shall have been then made, 
“ and assoon as any rate for the relief of the desti- 
tute poor in Jreland shall have been made in any 
other of the Boroughs named in the said Schedule 
‘(A,), shall certify under their hands and seal to 
the Lord Lieutenant that such rate shall have then 
been made, and upon the Poor Law Commission- 
ers so certifying as to any of the Boroughs named 
“ in said Schedule (A.), the Lord Lieutenant shall 
cause such Certificate to be published in the Dub- 
lin Gazette, with a declaration that upon the day 
happening next after the expiration of Twelve ca- 
lendar months from the day so to be stated in 
such Certificate, this Act shall be in force in such 
Borough or Boroughs respectively named in the 
“ Certificate; and upon such day this Act shall 
come into operation, commence and be in force 
in the Borough or Boroughs named in such Cer- 
“ tificate.” 

Pr. 253. 1.33. Leave out “ Twenty,” and in 
the same line leave out “ October” and insert 
“ September.” 

Pr. 253. 1. 37. Leave out “ Twenty.” 

Pr. 253. 1. 38. Leave out “ October” and insert 
“ September.” 

Pr. 254. 1. 6. Leave out “ Twenty.” 

Pr. 254. 1. 7. Leave out “ October” and insert 
“ September.” 

Py, 254. 1. 20. Leave out “ Twenty.” 

Pr. 254. 1. 21. Leave out “ October,” and insert 
“ September.” 

Pr. 254. 1. 23. Leave out ‘ Twenty.” 

Pr. 254. 1. 24. Leave out “ October,” and insert 
“ September.” 

Pr. 254. 1. penult. After “ ordered ” insert 
Clauses (L.) and (M.) 

Crause (L.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
accounts of the receipt and expenditure of every 
Corporation, or of such Commissioners as afore- 
said, or of the Governors of the Hospital and 
“ Free-School of King Charles the Second, Dublin, 
shall, from and after the passing of this Act, be 
referred by the Secretary of State to the Commis- 
sioners appointed or to be appointed for auditing 
Public Accounts, underan Act passed in the Twen- 
ty-fifth year of the reign of His Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for the better 
examining and auditing the Public Accounts of this 
Kingdom,’ also under an Act passed in the forty- 
sixth year of the reign of his said late Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for making 
more effectual Provision for the more speedy and 
regular Examination and Audit of the Public Ac- 
counts of this Kingdom,’ and also under an Act 
passed in the first and second years of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act to alter and abolish certain Forms 
of Proceedings in the Exchequer and Audit Office 
relative to Public Accountants, and for making 
further Provisions for the purpose of facilitating 
and expediting the passing of Public Accounts in 
Great Britain, and to render perpetual and amend 
an Act passed in the Fifty-fourth year of his late 
‘© Majesty for the effectual Examination of the Ac- 
counts of certain Colonial Revenues ;’ and all the 
powers and provisions now in force of the same 
Actsshall extend and be applicable to theexamina- 
tion, audit and discharge of the accounts of the 
said Boroughs by the said Commissioners, as far 
as their powers and provisions are applicable 
** thereto.” 

Crause (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury for the time being, or any Three or more 
of them, from time to time, by warrant under their 
hands, to direct such new arrangements in the 
office of the said Commissioners for auditing Pub- 
lic Accounts, and to assign to the Commissioners 
individually or collectively the exercise of such 
duties, and to make such orders and regulations 


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A. 1840. 


in respect to the conduct of the business of the 
office as the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury shall deem expedient and best calculated 
to insure the most prompt and speedy examina- 
tion and efficient audit of the accounts of the re- 
ceipt and expendituture of the said Boroughs.” 

Pr. 255. 1. 3. After “corporate ” insert “named 
in one of the Schedules to this Act annexed.” 

Pr. 255. 1.10. After “ and ” insert “ unless 
there be something in the subject or context 
repugnant to such construction.” 

Pr, 255. 1. 11. After “ to” insert “ mean the 
body corporate of a Borough named in one of 
the Schedules to this Act annexed, and also to.” 

Pr, 255. 1.14. Leave out “ such” and insert 
the,’ und in the same line after “ corporate ” 
insert “ of any such Borough.” 

e Pr. 257. 1,24. After “ Affidavit ” insert Clause 
(N.) 

Ciause (N.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend to or comprise any property not derived 
from the Crown or from Parliament belonging to 
or in possession of any fraternity or guild within 
or connected with any of the said bodies corporate, 
but that it shall be lawful for the members of such 
fraternity or guild to dispose of and appropriate 
such property (but subject to any charitable trust, 
lawful debt or engagement, if any, previously 
affecting the same, or contracted or undertaken 
in respect thereof), towards such public object or 
charitable purpose as shall be agreed upon and 
determined by the members of such fraternity or 
guild, or a majority of such members present at 
any meeting or meetings to be held at any time 
after the passing of this Act, and to be especially 
convened for the purpose of determining as to the 
future disposition of such property.” 


In Schedule (A.) to the Bill. 


Pr. 258. 1. 18. In the fourth column leave out 
“ 90” and insert “ 45.” 

Pr. 258. Is. 22. 23. 24. and 24. Leave out— 
6 | 18 


“ 
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nw 


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wn 


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-- the Mayor, Sheriffs, Free Burgesses 
and Commonalty of the Town and County 
of the Town of Galway.” 
In Schedule (B.) to the Bill. 


Pr. 260. 1. ult. After “ Fethard ” insert— 
“Galway - 


“ Galway - | 3 











- - the Mayor, Sheriffs, Free Burgesses and Commonalty 
of the Town and County of the Town of Galway.” 


In Schedule (C.) to the Bill. 


Pr. 302. 1. 9. Leave out from “ described ” to 
7.—Kilkenny ” in Pr. 304. 1. 29. 





“ 














In Schedule (D.) to the Bill. 


Pr. 325. ls. 16.17. 18.and19. Leave out “N.B. 
— After Three years the words ‘ which are rated 
as being of the net annual value of 
Pounds or upwards,’ may be omitted.” 

Pr. 325. Is. 29. and 30. Leave out “ because 
[here state the ground of objection.]” 

Pr. 326. 1. 14. In the third column, after 
Month” insert “ previous to the Thirty-first of 
“ August.” 

Pr. 326. 1.17. In the third column, leave out 
“ Five” and insert “ Eleven.” 

Pr. 327. 1. 12. After “ Rate” insert “ Grand 
« Jury Cess, Borough Rate.” 

Leave out Schedule (F ) to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
several of them were agreed to; others were dis- 
agreed to; and others were amended, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the body of the 
Bill, consequential upon the Amendments agreed to ; 
which will more fully appear in the Report of the 
Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be 
offered to the Lords, p. [612.] 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to draw 
up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Confer- 
ence, 


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Dublin Police 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Post Office. 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


No. 584. 


Bills of 
Exchange Bill, 


No. 585. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Coal Duties, &amp;c, 
(London) Bill, 


William Eason, 


4, VicTortR. 3°—4° August. 605 


ence, for disagreeing to the Amendments to which | quiry, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
this House ae a ——— a Committee was | upon the Table. 

appointed of Lord Viscount Morpeth, Lord John sa ; . 

Russell, Lord Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Chancellor | . A Petition of Linen Weavers of Ballymoney, pray- — a oan 
of the Exchequer, Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, | that the Linen, &amp;c., Manufactures (Ireland) Bull (Ireland) Bill 
Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Attorney General, Dr. Stock, wre not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

Mr. James Grattan, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Bernal: and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


—And they are to withdraw immediately. A Petition of Proprietors of Real estate, Mer- Lower Canada. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. chants and other Inhabitants of the city and island 
of Montreal, in the province of Lower Canada, stating 
Lord Viscount Morpeth reported the Dublin | that the Governor General of Canada has submitted 
Police Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | for the re-consideration of the Special Council ap- 
agreed to. pointed for the affairs of that province, an Ordinance, 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | intituled, “ An Ordinance to incorporate the Eccle- 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. siastics of the Seminary of Saint Sulpice of Mon- 
treal, to confirm their title to the fief and seigniory 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com-|of the Lake of the Two Mountains, and the fief 
mittee of Ways and Means ; and seigniory of Saint Sulpice in the province, to 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday | provide for the gradual extinction of seignorial 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. rights and dues within the seignorial limits of the 
said fiefs and seigniories, and for other purposes ;”” 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, |and praying the House to address Her Majesty to 
Returns showing the manner in which Postmasters | prevent the confirmation of the said Ordinance, and 
in England, Scotland and Ireland, are paid ; stating {for protection and relief of the Petitioners against 
whether by Salary, and how much, or by a per | the provisions thereof, was presented, and read ; and 
Centage, and to what rate :—Showing, in columns, | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
= tone gland the Towns in England, Ireland and A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Kidder- Courts of Law 
cotland, respectively, in which Post Offices, with|_ . t ine that the Courts of Law at Westmin- (Westminster.) 
or without Masters’ Houses, have been entirely ee reese eens ea ae Cotman 
heilt op tein wastie built, ei Pebiic Meus." ™ be removed to a more convenient situation, 
gta yp : “¥? | was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
with the Dates of their commencement and being = A bl , . P 
finished, the Authority under which the Plans were | “"* **?"* 


obtained, and by whom sanctioned and approved,| A Petition of Inhabitants of Tashinny, praying Education 

and the Sum total of Public Money expended on | the House to afford encouragement and assistance (Ielend.) 

each :—A Return, as above, of the Names of the | to the Schools in connection with the Church Edu- 

Towns in which the Letter Carriers receive Uniforms | cation Society for Ireland, was presented, and read; 

at the Public Expense, with the different Colours of | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

these Uniforms, ad any, with the authority for issuing Ordered, That the Committee of Secresy on Bank- Banking 

the said Uniform Clothing, and the Fund from |. — d “. abs “35 Betablishments 
. 3 ; ing Establishments have leave to sit this day till “‘* . 

whence they are paid :—And, a Return, showing the | . &gt; 


Number of the Mail-coach Guards who are paid en- five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


tirely with Public Money, and of those who are, A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Potitical 
partly paid with Public Money and partly by Fees | Surrey Political Union, praying the House to ad- fenders. 
from Passengers, with the authority under which | dress Her Majesty to grant Her pardon to all per- 
the Distinction is made in the mode of paying this | sons convicted of Political Offences, was presented, 
class of public servants, with the Annual Salary paid | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
to each out of Public Money, and the Lines of Road ” , : 
travelled over by the Mail-coaches to which each |. A Petition of Peter Brown, of Failsworth, pray- Church and 
class of Guards are attached. ing for the separation of Church and State, was S*'- 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

The Imprisonment for Debt Bill was read the | able. 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 














Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Special Jurors. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names and Descriptions of the 
Special Jurors summoned at the Lent and Summer 
Assizes holden for the several Counties, Counties of 


The Bills of Exchange Bil! was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. &lt; Cities and of ‘Towns in England and Wales, in the 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. year 1840, and in how many Causes each Juror was 


. . “ : summoned. 
Send Shen Sin: Toe anaes Ses Se: Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
2S - === | Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
, . : of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Martis, 4° die Augusti ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 








A Petition of Robert Peddie, late Manufacturer Rotert Peddie. 
and General Agent, West Richmond-street, Edin- 
PRAYERS. burgh, now a Prisoner in the house of correction at 
OF DERED, That the Select Committee on Beverley, on a charge of sedition, conspiracy and 

the Metropolis Improvement (No. 2.) Bill have | "Ot praying the House Age Her Majesty, 

leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their Report | © order a mitigation of his punishment, was pre- 

forthwith. —_ and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Coal| A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Duties, &amp;c., London Bili have leave to sit, and pro- | posed, That the Petition be printed :—And the said 
ceed, and to make their Report forthwith. Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of William Eason, of Yeovil, complain-| The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated 
ing of the conduct of certain Magistrates of the | Consolidated Fund to the service of the year One reintion) Bill 
county of Dorset, in reference to a conviction of the | thousand eight hundred and Forty, was, according P . 
Petitioner for an assault; and praying for an in- | to Order, read the third time. 

Vor. 95. 4H3 





Resolvea, 







































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Exchequer Bills 
(£.10,751,550-) 
Bill. 


Postage Bill, 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 
No. 587. 


County 
Constabulary 
Bill. 


Bills of 
Exchange Bill. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


John Thoro- 
good. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


Linen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 


(Ireland) Bill. 


606 4° Augusti, A. 1840. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply a Sum out of the Con-! 
solidated Fund, to the service of the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty, 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. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a sum by Exche- 
quer Bills for the service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty, 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 Ten millions 
Seven hundred fifty-one thousand Five hundred and 
fifty Pounds by Exchequer Bills for the service of 
the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of the 
Duties'on Postage, 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 taking into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Sale of Beer (No. 2.) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, 
be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the County Constabulary Bill ; 


Mr. Bernal reported the Infant Felons Bill; and Te 
the Amendments were read, as follow: 7 
Pr. 1. 1.15. Leave out from “years” to “ shall” 
in 1. 16. T 
Pr. 1.1. 25. After “Infant ” insert “due regard Infant Felons C 
“ being had to the age of the infant, and to the cir- Bi!’ " 
“ cumstances, habits and character of the parents, 
“ testamentary or natural guardian of such infant.” 
Pr, 2. 1. 11. After “ Chancery” insert “ Pro- 
“ vided always, That the said Court may at any c 
“ time rescind such assignment, or from time to c 
“ time rescind, alter or vary any such terms or 
“ conditions, or such regulations as to the said 
“ Court may seem fit; and provided also, that the ( 
“ said High Court of Chancery shall and may 1 
‘“‘ award such costs as to it may seem fit against any 
“ such person or persons who shall make such ap- 


plication as aforesaid, if such application shall 
not appear to the said Court well founded; and 
such costs shall be payable to any parent or other 
natural or testamentary guardian of any such 
child who shall oppose such application.” 
The said Amendments being read a second 
time ; 

And a Motion being made and the Question 
being proposed, That this House doth agree with 
the Committee in the said Amendments ; 





A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s Royal Assen 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to to Bills. 
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 





Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 


The Bills of Exchange 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 an Act of the last 
Session, for making further Provisions relating to 
the Police in the district of Dublin Metropolis, 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. 


A Petition of John Thorogood, now confined in 
Chelmsford Gaol, praying the House to take steps 
to accomplish his release, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Act for the 
better Regulation of Ecclesiastical Courts in Eng- 
land, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for the more effectual Preven- 
tion of Frauds and Abuses committed by Weavers, 
Sewers and other Persons employed in the Linen, 
Hempen, Union, Cotton, Silk, and Woollen Manu- 
factures in Ireland, and for the better Payment of 
their Wages, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the more effectual Prevention 
of Frauds and Abuses committed by Weavers, 
Sewers and other Persons employed in the Linen, 
Hempen, Union, Cotton, Silk, and Woollen Manu- 


factures in Ireland, and for the better Payment of | 


their Wages, for One year, and from thence to the 
end of the then next Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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 Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission 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 au- 
thorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act to provide for the Administration of the Regency Bill. 
Government, in case the Crown should descend to 
any issue of Her Majesty, whilst such Issue shall be 
under the age of Eighteen Years, and for the care 
and guardianship of such Issue : 

An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for soap Duties 
collecting the Duties of Excise on Soap made in Bill. 
Great Britain : 

An Act to continue Compositions for Assessed Assessed Taxes 
Taxes until the fifth day of April One thousand Composition 
eight hundred and Forty-two: - 

An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the ninth Parliamentary 
year of the reign of Queen Anne as prevents the Boroughs Bill 
re-election of Mayors of Parliamentary Boroughs, 
and other annual Returning Officers: 

An Act to continue the Poor Law Commission poor Law 
until the thirty-first day of December One thousand Commission 
eight hundred and Forty-one: _ 

An Act for making further Provision for the Con- Insane Pri- 
finement and Maintenance of Insane Prisoners: — soners Bill. 

An Act to amend two Acts of his late Majesty West India, 
King Wil/Ham the Fourth, for the Relief of certain &amp;c. Relief Bill. 
of Her Majesty’s Colonies and Plantations in the 
West Indies : 

An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for East India 
punishing Mutiny and Desertion of Officers and Mutiny Bill. 
Soldiers in the Service of the East India Company, 
and for providing for the observance of Discipline 
in the Indian Navy, and to amend the Laws for re- 
gulating the Payment of Regimental Debts, and 
the Distribution of the effects of Officers and Sol- 
diers dying in Service: 


iri ; : Blenheim 
An Act for repairing Blenheim Palace: Am Palace Bill 











Turnpike 
Trusts Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Caledonian 
Canal Bill. 


Canals Police 
Bill. 


Toll on Lime 
Bill. 


Settled Estates 
Drainage Bill. 


Entailed 
Estates 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Prisons 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Newgate Gaol 
(Dublin.) Bill. 


Clyde Navigas 
tion Bill. 


Dundalk 
Harbour Bill. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Regulae 
tion Bill, 


Harrington 
Dock Company 
Bill, 


Exeter Market 
ill, 


Erskine 
(Western) and 
Dumbarton 
Ferry Bill, 


Hereford 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Weaver 
Churches Bill. 


4 Vicroriz£z. 


An Act to authorize Trustees or Commissioners 
of Turnpike-roads to appoint Meetings for execu 
ting their Trusts in certain cases: 


An Act to continue until the first day of June 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, or if 
Parliament shall then be sitting, until the end of the 
then Session of Parliament, the local Turnpike Acts 
for Great Britain which expire with this or the en- 
suing Session of Parliament : 


An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury to grant a Lease of the Caledo- 
nian Canal for a term of Years, and to regulate the 
future Management thereof : 


An Act to provide for keeping the Peace on 
Canals and Navigable Rivers : 

An Act to amend and explain the general Turn- 
pike Acts, so far as relates to the Toll payable on 
Carriages or Horses laden with Lime for the Im- 
provement of Land: 

An Act to enable the Owners of Settled Estates 
to defray the Expense of Draining the same by way 
of Mortgage: 

An Act to enable Proprietors of Entailed Estates 
in Scotland, to feu or lease on Long Leases Portions 
of the same for the building of Churches and 
Schools, and for Dwelling-houses and Gardens for 
the Ministers and Masters thereof : 

An Act to amend an Act of the seventh year of 
King George the Fourth for consolidating and 
amending the Laws relating to Prisons in Ireland: 

An Act to continue for one year from the passing 
of this Act, and thenceforth until the end of the 
then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts 
for regulating the Turnpike-roads in Ireland: 

An Act for vacating any Presentment for rebuild- 
ing the Gaol of Newgate in Dublin, and vacating 
any Contract between the Commissioners for re- 
building the said Gaol and the Contractor : 

An Act for further deepening and improving the 
River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of Glas- 
gow, and for constructing a Wet Dock in connexion 
with the said River and Harbour : 

An Act for regulating preserving, improving and 
maintaining the River, Port and Harbour of Dun- 
dalk, in the County of Louth, in Ireland: 

An Act for regulating certain intended Docks at 
Liverpool, to be called the Herculaneum Docks, and 
exempting Vessels frequenting the same, and their 
Cargoes, from a portion of the Tolls and Duties 
payable to the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks: 

An Act to enable The Harrington Dock Com- 
pany to sue and be sued in the name of any Mem- 
ber or Officer of the said Company, and to exempt 
all Vessels using the Docks belonging to the said 
Company, and all Goods shipped or discharged 
therein, or on the Estate of the said Company, from 
the Payment of certain Rates, Tolls or Duties to 
the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks: 

An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of an Act for removing the Markets 
held in the High and Fore-street, and other Places 
within the City of Exeter, and for providing other 
Markets in lieu thereof: 

An Act for establishing an improved Ferry be- 
tween the western part of the Parish of Erskine, 
in the County of Renfrew, and Dumbarton in the 
County of Dumbarton: 

An Act to amend, and render more effectual, so 
far as relates to the Lord Scudamore’s Charity 
Monies, the Provisions of an Act passed in the 
Fourteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King 
George the Third, for improving the City of Hereford, 
rs for other Purposes connected with the said 

ity: 

hs Act to authorize the Trustees of the River 
Weaver, in the County of Chester, to apply part of 
the Funds arising from the Rates and Duties pay- 
able in respect of the Navigation of the said River, 
for the erecting and endowing one or more Church 


Vor. 95. 


4° Augustz. 








607 
or Churches for the accommodation of the Water- 


men, Hawlers and others employed upon the said 
River, and connected with the Traffic thereof: 


An Act to enable The Monmouthshire Tron and Monmouthshire 
Coal Company to sue and be sued in the name of Iron and Coal 
any one of their Directors or their Secretary, and to ©°™P*”y Bills 
raise Money for carrying on their Works: 

An Act for vesting certain Parts of the Entailed Lord Douglas’s 
Estates of Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas, Estate Bill. 
lying in the County of Forfar, in Trustees, for the 
purpose of feuing the same : 

An Act to enable William Chambers, Esquire, Chambers’ 
and others, to grant Mining, Building and other Estate Bill. 
Leases of certain Estates in the Counties of Carmar- 
then and Gilamorgan, devised by the Will of Sir 
John Stepney, Baronet, deceased : 

An Act for empowering the Tenant ror Life under Gregson’s 
the Will of Anthony Gregson, Esquire, deceased, Estate Bill. 
and the Trustees of the same Will, to sell and 
exchange certain Freehold Estates, situate in the 
County of Northumberland and in the Town and 
Borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, and certain Tithes 
respectively devised by such Will, and also to grant 
Mining and other Leases of the said Estates, in the 
County of Northumberland, and of certain other 
Freehold Estates devised by the same Will, situate 
in the County Palatine of Durham, and to grant 
Building, Repairing and other Leases of the said 
Estates in the Counties of Northumberland and 
Durham, and Town and Borough of Berwich-upon- 

Tweed: 

An Act for enabling the Revocation of a term of Whalley’s 
Ninety-nine years and the Trusts thereof, affecting Pstate Bill. 
the settled Estate of John Whalley, Esquire : 


An Act to enable the Right honourable John Earl of Scarbo- 
Savile Lumley Savile Earl of Scarborough, to grant ‘ougl’s Estate 
Leases of Coal Mines, and other Mines and Mine-~"" 
rals, and Quarries under the Estates in the County 
of York, comprised in or subject to the uses of an In- 
denture of Appointment and Release, of the Twenty- 
eighth day of May, One thousand eight hundred and 
twelve, and to make Conveyances in Fee or Demises 
for long Terms of Years of the same Estates for 
building, repairing or otherwise improving the 
same under the Yearly Rents or other Reservations 
ee and to grant the Right and Privilege of 
making, laying down and using Way-leaves, Rail- 
roads or other Roads through or over any of the said 
Estates, under yearly or other Rents or Reserva- 
tions : 

An Act for the continuance of certain Powers con- Lord Vaux of 
tained in the Settlement on the Marriage of Charles Harrowden’s 
Mostyn, Esquire, now deceased, and for authorizing meaietintees 
the Investment of the Monies to arise under the 
Powers of Sale and Exchange contained in such 
Settlement, in the Purchase of Estates in Ireland as 
well as in England and Wales : 


An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the Duke of 
late Duke of Bridgewater to make Conveyances in Pridgewsers 
Fee or Demises for long Terms of Years, of Parts of . 
his Trust Estates in the Counties of Lancaster and 
Chester, for building on and improving the same, 
and to grant Leases of Coal and other Mines, and 
of Waste Lands, and also for removing Doubts as to 
the Right of nominating a Minister to the Church or 
Chapel lately erected by the Right honourable Lord 
Francis Egerton, on part of the said Trust Estates : 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Alexander Grant’s 
Grant, Esquire, with Maria Theresa his now Wife, Divorce Bilt. 
and to enable him to marry again, and for other Pur- 
poses : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Close, Close’s 
with Louisa his now Wife, and to enable him to Divorce Bill. 
marry again, and for other purposes therein men- 
tioned : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Edward Yrafford’s 
William Trafford, Esquire, with Louisa his now Piverce Bill 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other 
Purposes therein mentioned. 

4H4 And 





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CLE PLN 


Tnfant Felons 
Bill. 


London and 
Holyhead, &amp;c. 
Roads, 


Bankruptcy and 


Insolvency. 


London 
Qniversity. 


Public Petitions 
(Forty-fifth 
Report.) 


China, 


Admiralty 
Court. 


No. 583. 


Mersey 


Conservancy. 
No. 589. 


Wheat and 


Oats (Ireland.) Oats 


No. 590. 


Ecclesiastical 

Commission 

(Ireland.) 
No, 591. 





608 


And the Question being put, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Amend- 
ments ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Mr. For Maule, 40 
Mr. Sheil: : as 
Mr. Briscoe, 7.4 
Mr. Langdale : J - 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Mr. Mudge, from the Office of Woods, Forests and 
Land Revenues, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts of 
Parliament,—The Seventeenth Report of the Com- 


4° Augusti. 








missioners for the Improvement of the Road from 

London to Holyhead, and from London to Liver- 
ool :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. lox Maule, presented, by Her Majesty’s com- 
mand,—A Copy of the Report of the Commissioners 
for inquiring into Bankruptcy and Insolvency. 

Mr. Fox Maule also presented,—Further Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the T9th day 
of May last, for a Copy of the first and of the 
second Charter of the University of London ; of the 
Minutes of the Senate of the University, and of 
all Committees appointed by the Senate; of the 
Regulations made by the Senate for the Course of 
Study, and of Examination in each of the Faculties ; 
and of the Examination Papers that have been set 
at the different Examinations; of the Names of the 
present Members of the Senate; of the Names of 
the Examiners for each Year since the University 
instituted Examinations ; and of the Duties attached 
to each Examinership, and of the Salary attached 
to each ; stating the Cases in which Members of 
the Senate have been appointed Examiner, and in 
which the same individuals hold, or have held, at 
the same time, more Examinerships than one :— 
Also, of the Number of Students who have matri- 
culated, and who have taken honours on Matricu- 
Jation, and who have graduated in the several Fa- 
culties, and who have taken honours in Gradua- 
tion. 


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


Mr. Yates reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented from the 27th day of July last 
to the 1st day of this instant August, both inclu- 
sive ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House. 


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


Lord Viscount Palmerston, presented, by Her Ma- 





























jesty’s command,—Copy of Memorials addressed 

to Her Majesty’s Government by British Merchants 

interested in the Trade with China, 1839-1840. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Admi- 


ralty Court, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mersey Con- 
servancy, which was presented upon Friday last, be 





printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Wheat and | 


(Ireland), which were presented yesterday, 
printed. 





A. 1840. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Spirits, spirits. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 599. 
Mr. Fox Maule reported the Administration of Administration 
Justice (Birmingham) Bill; and the Amendments of Justice 
were read, and, with an Amendment to one of them, (Hiemingham) 
agreed to. : 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. For Maule reported the Highway Rates Bill ; Highway 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —-Rates Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Court of Chancery Bill was, according to Court of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Chancery Bill, 
Committee of the whole House. No.586, 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve 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. John 
Parker reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. John Parker reported the Bill accordingly ; 
and the Report was ordered to be taken into further 


consideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


The Imprisonment for Debt Bill was, according Imprisonment 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a f° Debt Bill 
Committee of the whoie House, for To-morrow. 


Mr. John Parker reported the Church Discipline Church 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow: Discipline 

Pr.2. lult. After “ orders” insert “ of the 
*€ United Church of England and Ireland.” 

Pr. 3. 1.10. After “ committed” insert “ on 
“ the application of any party complaining thereof, 
“cc or.”’ 

Pe. 3.1. 42. 
‘* mere motion.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 18. 
sert “ persons.” 

Pr. 3. 1.17. Leave out from “ Dean”’ to “ with- 
“ in,” in J. 18. 

Pr. 3. 1.20. Leave out “ into the truth,” and 
insert “ as to the grounds.” 

Pr. 3. 1.27. After “ offence” insert “ together 
“ with the names, addition and residence of the 
‘* party on whose application or motion such Com- 
‘ mission shall be about to issue.” 

Pr. 4. Leave out from “ summon,” in the in- 
terlineation, to “‘ and” in 1.9. and insert “ for the 
“ purpose of fully prosecuting the enquiry, and as- 

certaining whether there be sufficient prima facie 
ground for instituting further proceedings.” 


Pr. 4. 1.19. After “ accused” insert “ or his 
agents.” 


Pr. 4. 1. 26. Leave out “ report” and insert 
transmit.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 29. Leave out from “ and” to “ whe- 
ther,” in 1. 36. and insert “ also a report of the 


opinion of the majority of the Commissioners pre- 
sent at such inquiry.” 


Pr. 4. 1. 37. After “ sufficient” insert “ prima 
“ facie.” 
Pr. 5. 1.1. 
ceses.” 
Pr. 5. 1.6. After“ Bishop” insert “ or Bi- 
“ shops,” and leave out “ the” and insert “such,” 


After “ fit” insert “ of his own 


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be and leave out from “ Diocese” to “and” in I. 8. 
‘and insert “ or Dioceses; and shall also, upon the 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Eccle- |“ application of the party accused, cause to be de- 


siastical Commission (Jreland), which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


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“ livered to such party a copy of the said report 
“ and of the depositions.” 


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Pr. 5. 1. 8. Leave out from “ and” inclusive, to 
“ and” in |. 27. 

Pr. 5. 1.31. Leave out “ clergyman,” and in- 
sert “ such clerk.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 32. After “ Bishop” insert “ of any 
“ Diocese within which such clerk may hold any 
“ preferment.” 

Pr. 5. ls.33. and 34. Leave out “ the clergy- 
“ man” and insert “ such clerk.” 

Pr. 5. 1.34. Leave out “ prosecutor” and in- 
sert “ of the party complaing, if any.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 38. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 9. Leave out from “ the” to “ against,” 
in 1.11. and insert “ Commissioners shall report 
“ that there is sufficient primd facie ground for in- 
stituting proceedings, and if the Bishop of any 
Diocese within which the party accused may hold | 
any preferment, or the party complaining shall 
thereupon think fit to proceed.” 

Pr.6. 1. 14. Leave out from “ Advocate” to 
“in” in 1.16, and insert “ practising.” 

Pr. 6. 1.17. After “shall” insert “ together 
with a copy of the depositions taken by the Com- 
missioners.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 19. After “ Diocese” insert “ of such 
last-mentioned Bishop, and any such party or 
any person on his behaif, shall be entitled to in- 
spect, without fee, such copies, and to require and 
“ have on demand from the registrar (who is 
* hereby required to deliver the same) copies of 
““ such depositions on payment of a resonable sum 
“ for the same, not exceeding two-pence for each 
“ folio of ninety words.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 25. Leave out from “ at” to “ the,” 
in 1, 27. 

Pr. 6. 1. 29. After “him” insert “ or if there 
*&lt; be no such house, then at his usual or last known 
“ place of residence.” 

Pr. 6. 1.37. After 
“ mentioned.” 

Pr. 7. 1.1. After “ at” insert “any place within 
“« the Diocese, and at.” 

Pr. 7. 1.6. Leave out from “ reasonable” to 
“ and” in 1. 18. 

Pr, 7. 1.13. After “ shall” insert “ appear and.” 

Pr. 7. 1.19. Leave out “ judgment” and insert 
“ sentence.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 33. After “shall” insert “ refuse or 
* neglect to appear and make answer to the said 
“ articles or shall.” 

Pr. 7. ls. 39. and ult. After “ Assessors” insert 
‘* to be nominated by the Bishop.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 2. Leave out “seven” and insert 
“ five.” 

Pr. 8.1.7. After “ standing ” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 8. 1.13. Leave out from “ Chancellor” to 
“and” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 8.1. 19. Leave out from “ same” to “ and” 
in Rider (A.) and insert “ and pronounce sentence 
“‘ thereupon according to the Ecclesiastical Law,” 
and also insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Ciause (A.) “ And be it Enacted That all 
sentences which shall be pronounced by any 
Bishop or his Commissary, in pursuance of this 
Act, shall be good and effectual in law, and 
such sentences may be enforced by the like 
means as a sentence pronounced by an Ecclesi- 
astical Court of competent jurisdiction.” 

Criacse (B.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Bisho 
of any Diocese within which any such cledk 
shall hold any preferment, or if he hold no pre- 
ferment, then for the Bishop of the Diocese 
within which the offence is alleged to have been 
committed, in any case, if he shall think fit, 
either in the first mstance, or after the Commis- 
sioners shall have reported that there is sufficient 
prima facie ground for instituting proceedings 
and before the filing of the articles, but not, 


afterwards, to send the case by letters of request 
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“ to the Court of Appeal of the Province, to be 
“ there heard and determined, according to the 
“ law and practice of such Court: Provided always, 
“ That the Judge of the said Court may and he is 
“ hereby authorized and empowered from time to 
time to make any order or orders of Court for 
the purpose of expediting such suits, or other- 
wise improving: the practice of the said Court, 
and from time to time to alter and revoke the 
same: Provided also, That there shall be no 
Appeal from any interlocutory decree or order 
not having the force or effect of a definite sen- 
tence, and thereby ending the suit in the Court 
of Appeal of the Province, save by the per- 
mission of the Judge of such Court.” 

In Clause (A.) attached, by way of Rider, to the 
Bill, 1. 3. leave out “ the” and insert “ any.” 

L. 4. After “ Bishop” insert “ within whose 
“* Diocese the party accused may hold any pre- 
“ ferment.” 

L. 7. Leave out from ‘ Church” to “ such ” in 
1. 8. and insert “ while.” 

L. 8. After “ charge” insert “is under inves- 
“ tigation.” 

Ls. 9. and 10. Leave out “on that account ” 
and insert “ while such charge is pending.” 

Ls. 14. and 15. Leave out ‘ subsequent.” 

L. 15. Leave out “ the suit” and insert “ any 
“ proceedings before the Bishop, or in any Eccle- 
“ siastical Court.” 

L. 17. After “ Church” insert “ within such 
“ Diocese from and after the expiration of Four- 
“* teen days from the service of such notice and.” 

Ls. 17. and 18. Leave out “ the said Articles” 
and insert “ sentence.” 

L. 18. Leave out “ dismissed” 
“ given in the said cause.” 

L. 20. After “ party” insert “ being the In- 
cumbent of a Benefice.”’ 

L. 28. Leave out “as is” and insert “ not 
exceeding the stipend.” 

L. 40. After “ party” insert “ nor exceeding a 
moiety of the net annual income of the Bene- 
fice, as the said Bishop may think fit.” 

L. 41. Leave out “ the same ” and insert “ such 
stipend.” 

L. ult. After “ living” insert ‘“ Provided also, 
That it shall be lawful for the said Bishop at 
any time to revoke such inhibition and license 
respectively.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 2. Leave out “ in the Court of” and 
insert “by.” 

Pr. 9. J. 3. Leave out “ Archbishop” and in- 
sert “in the Court of Appeal of the Province.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 6. After “ Archbishop ” insert “ and 
shall be heard before the Judge of the Conrt of 
Appeal of the Province.” 

Pr. 9. ls. 9. and 10. Leave out “ in the Court 
of” and insert “ by.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 10. Leave out “ and” and insert “ and 
shall be proceeded in, in the said Court of Ap- 
peal in the same manner and subject only to the 
same appeal as in this Act is provided with 
respect to cases sent by letters of request to the 
said Court, and the Appeal shall be.” 

Pr. 10. 1.4. Leave out “ Great Britain” and 
insert “ England.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 19. After “thereof” insert “ Provided 
always, That the Archbishop or Bishop who shall 
have issued the Commission hereinbefore men- 
tioned in any such case, or who shall have heard 
any such case, or who shall have sent any such 
case by letters of request to the Court of Appeal 
of the Province, shall not sit as a member of the 
Judicial Committee on an appeal in that case,” 
and leave out to “ And” in Pr. 11. 1. 7. and insert 
Clause (C.) 

CriauseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
“ be lawful in any such inquiry for any Three or 
“ more of the Commissioners or in any such pro- 
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“ witnesses, and the production of such deeds, evi- 


dences or writings as may be necessary; and 
such Bishop, Judge, Assessor and Commissioners 
respectively shall have the same power for these 
purposes as now belong to the Consistorial Court 
and to the Court of Arches respectively.” 

Pr. 11. 1.17. After “ Judge ” insert “ of the 
Court or his surrogate.” 


Pr. 11. 1. 18. Leave out “ principal” and insert 
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“‘ Bishop,” and in the interlineation leave out “ the” 


and insert “ by a.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 22. Leave out from “ perjury ” to 
“ And’’ in |. 23. and insert Clause (D.) 


Crause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it 
“ Enacted, That nothing hereinbefore contained 
shall prevent any person from instituting as volun- 
tary promoter, or from = in such form 
and manner, and in such court as he might have 
done before the passing of this Act, any suit which 
though in form criminal, shall have the effect of 
asserting, ascertaining or establishing any civil 
right, nor to prevent the Archbishop of the pro- 
vince from citing any such clerk before him in 
cases and under circumstances in and under which 
such Archbishop might, before the passing of this 
Act, cite such clerk under and in pursuance of 
a statute passed in the twenty-third year of the 
reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled, ‘ An 
Act, that no Person shall be cited out of the 
Diocese where he or she dwelleth, except in cer- 
tain cases.’”” 

Pr. 11. 1. 24. Leave out “such” and, after “suit” 
insert “ or proceeding against any such clerk in 
“ Holy Orders for any offence against the Laws 
Ecclesiastical.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 27. After “ suit” insert “ or pro- 
ceeding.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 30. After “ suit” insert “ or pro- 
ceeding.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 35. After “ suit” insert “ or pro- 
ceeding.’ 

Pr. 12. 1. 2. After “ suit” insert “ or pro- 
ceeding.’ 

Pr. 12. 1.13. After “ suits ” insert “ or pro- 
ceedings.” 

Pr. 12. 1.19. After “ any” insert “ place, dis- 
“ trict or.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 5. After “ any” insert “ place, dis- 
trict or.” ’ 

Pr. 13. 1. 20. Leave out from “ the” to “ re- 
spectively ” in 1. 21. and insert “ cathedral, col- 
legiate, or other Church or Chapel of the place, 
district or preferment.” 

Pr. 13. Is. 23. and 24. After “ jurisdiction ”’ in- 
sert Clauses (E.) and (F.) 


Criause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That no 
criminal suit or proceeding against a clerk in hol 
“ orders of the united Church of England and Ire- 
land for any offence against the Laws Ecclesias- 
tical, shall be instituted im any Ecclesiastical Court, 
otherwise than is hereinbefore enacted or pro- 
“ vided.” 


Cuavuse (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That when 
any act, save sending a case by letters of request 
“ to the Court of Appeal of the province, is to be 

done, or any aie is to be exercised by a 
Bishop under this Act, such act shall be done 
or authority exercised by the Archbishop of the 
province, in all cases where the Bishop who would 
otherwise do the act or exercise the authority is 
the patron of any preferment held by the party 
accused.” 

The Aniendments, as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 5. 1. 6., being read a second time, were agreed to. 


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Pr. 5. 1. 6. the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding 
| at the end of the Amendment, the words, “ on pay- 
| “é ment of a reasonable sum for the same, not ex- 
| “ ceeding two-pence for each folio of ninety words.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to; and the Amendments following were 
made to the Bill : 

Pr. 4. Is. 22. and 23. Leave out “ by himself or 
his agent ” and insert “ and all such preliminary 
proceedings shall be public, unless, on the special 
application of the party accused, the Commis- 
sioners shall direct that the same or any part 
thereof shall be private, and when such preliminar 
proceedings, whether public or private, shall have 
been closed, one of the said Commissioners shall, 
after due consideration of the depositions taken 
before them, openly and publicly declare the 
opinion of the majority of the Commissioners 
present at such inquiry, whether there be or be 
not sufficient prima facie ground for instituting 
further proceedings.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 39. After “ accused ” insert “ and such 
report shall be filed in the registry of the diocese.” 

Pr. 6. 1. ult. After “ appear” insert “ either in 
person or by his agent duly appointed, as to the 
said party may seem fit.” 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


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Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Admiralty 
Lords, to the Admiralty Court (Judge’s Salary, &amp;c.) Court (Judge’s 
Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow. ee 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Employment 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be o Children. 
graciously pleased to direct an inquiry to be made 
into the employment of the Children of the Poorer 
Classes in Mines and Collieries, and the various 
branches of Trade and Manufacture in which 
Numbers of Children work together, not being in- 
cluded in the Provisions of the Acts for regulating 
the Employment of Children and Young Persons 
in Mills and Factories, and to collect Information 
as to the Ages at which they are employed, the 
Number of Hours they are engaged in Work, the 
Time allowed each day for Meals, and as to the 
actual State, Condition and Treatment of such 
Children, and as to the Effects of such Employment, 
both with regard to their Morals and their bodily 
Health. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ticiese as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message from 
and Mr. Russell: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker : 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to improve the Practice Admiralty 


Y|and extend the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Cour Bill 


Admiralty of England : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better Protection Oyster Fisheries 
of the Oyster Fisheries in Scotland : (Scotland) Bill 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Metropolis 
Commissioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, es ill 
Works and Buildings, to make additional Thorough- ‘ ah 

fares in the Metropolis : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for Six Fisheries Bill, 
Months after the commencement of the next Session 
of Parliament, an Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament for carrying into effect a Convention between 
Her Majesty and the King of the French, relative 
to the Fisheries on the Coasts of the British Islands 
and of France: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Insolvent 
First day of March One thousand eight hundred vee) Bill 
and Forty-five, and from thence to the end of a 

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4, VicToRiz. 


then next Session of Parliament, the several Acts 
relating to Insolvent Debtors in India: 
Sugar (Excise A Bill, intituled, An Act to impose Duties of 


Duies) Bill. Excise on Sugar manufactured in the United King- 
dom : 

Toll on Lime A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and explain 

Bill. the General Turnpike Acts, so far as relates to the 


Toll payable on Carriages or Horses laden with 
Lime for the Improvement of Land: 

Poddle River A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts re- 

(Dublin) Bil. Jating to the River Poddle, in the County and City 
of Dublin: And also, 

poke ofBridgee The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 

water's Estate by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable 

Bill the Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Bridge- 
water tomake Conveyancesin Fee, or Demises for long 
Terms of Years of Parts of his Trust Estates, in the 
Counties of Lancaster and Chester, for building and 
improving the same, and to grant Leases of Coal 
and other Mines, and of Waste Lands, and also for 
removing Doubts as to the Right of nominating a 
Minister to the Church or Chapel lately erected by 
The Right honourable Lord Francis Egerton on part 
of the said Trust Estates, without any Amendment: 
And also, 

Chimney The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Sweepers Billk Act for the Regulation of Chimney Sweepers and 
Chimnies, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

Nou-Parochial The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

Registers Bill. for enabling Courts of Justice to admit Non-paro- 
chial Registers as evidence of Births or Baptisms, 
Deaths or Burials and Marriages; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Chimney Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Sweepers Bill. Lords to the Chimney Sweepers Bill, be taken into 
consideration, To-morrow. 


Non-Parochial © The Non-parochial Registers Bill was read the 
Registers Bill. first time ; and ordered to be read a second time, 
No,593. ‘To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sheriff A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

Principal That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 

(Scotland. ) . : s i 
jesty, praying that She will be graciously pleased to 
refuse Her assent to the filling up of any Vacancies 
which may occur in the Stipendiary Office of Sheriff 
Principal or Non-resident County Judge in Scotland, 
until inquiry shall have been made by a Committee 
of this House, or by a Commission, into the pro- 
priety of longer applying Public Money for the 
Maintenance of this nearly Sinecure Office, the 
duties of which are chiefly performed by a Deputy 
whom the Principal Judge appoints, which Deputy 
is not only a Stipendiary County Judge, with a Sa- 
lary paid out of the Exchequer, but a Judge holding 
the highest station in each County as a resident 
Magistrate, exercising an extensive and highly im- 
portant Judicial Jurisdiction :—And that Her Ma- 
jesty will further direct inquiry into the Nature and 
Extent of the evils which have been inflicted on 
Scotland, in consequence of the Chief County Judge 
acting by Deputy, which renders it necessary to 
conduct law-suits in writing, to the exclusion of 
viva voce proceedings in the County Courts of Scot- 
land ; the want of which, in these Courts of Justice, 
adds greatly to the delays and expense of litigation, 
and creates great dissatisfaction amongst the 
people :—It passed in the Negative. 


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 after four of the clock:—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 


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4°—5° August. 611 


Mercuri, 5° die August? ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


P ETITIONS from Solicitors practising in the Administration 
Courts of Equity ;—Joseph Smith and others ;— °f stee = 
and, Solicitors engaged in Equity practice in the 
Metropolis; praying that the Administration of 

Justice Bill may pass into a law,-—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors of Ports- Courts of Law 
mouth, praying for the removal of the Courts of Law (Westminster. 
at Westminster to some more central place, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Farmers, Nursery-men, Gardeners fresh Fruit. 
and others, of Gloucester, praying for an increase of 
Duty on Foreign Fresh Fruit, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of steam Lighthouses. 
shipping, residing at Dublin, trading to and from 
the Ports of Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Cork, 
London, Plymouth, Falmouth and Glasgow, praying 
the House to carry into effect the recommendations 
of the Select Committee of 1834, on the subject of 
Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
so far as relate to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of steam Pilots. 
shipping, residing at Dublin, trading to and from 
the Portsof Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Cork, London, 
Plymouth, Falmouth and Glasgow, praying the 
House to carry into effect the odin of 
the Commissioners on Pilotage in the year 1835, so 
far as relate to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Lighthouses 
Steam Ship Owner’s Association, London, praying and Pilots. 
the House to carry into effect the recommendations 
of the Select Committee of 1834 upon Lights, &amp;c., 
and of the Comunissioners upon Pilotage in 1835, so 
far as relate to steam vessels, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of pojitical 
Members of the Committee of Inhabitants of Hud- Offenders. 
dersfield, praying the House to address Her Majesty 
for the liberation of all persons confined for Political 
Offences, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Young Man’s Universal 
Society for Literary and Scientific Improvement, Suffrage, &amp;c. 
praying for the adoption of Universal Suffrage, An- 
nual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergymen and Inha- Medical 
bitants of Ballycastle, praying the House to proceed Profession. 
forthwith to take such steps as may seem best fitted 
for ensuring an efficient measure of Medical Reform, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of William Mason, of Clerkenwell CoaiDuiies, &amp;c 
Green, Middlesex, praying that the Coal Duties, &amp;c. (London) Bill. 
(London) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners, residing in Medical 
the county of Clare, praying the House to make such Witnesses. 
alteration in the Grand Jury Act as shall extend the 
power of remuneration of Medical Witnesses to 
cases of misdemeanor as well as of felony, was 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

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Linen, &amp;c., 
Mauufactmes 


Ireland) Bill, 


John Hindes, 


Idolatry 
(India. ) 


Church 
Benefices 
(Scotland. ) 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts 
Bill. 


William 
Martin, 


Municipal 
Corporatie:s 
(Ireland) Bill. 


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A Petition of Manufacturers and Weavers of Linen 
in or near Coleraine, praying that the Linen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Coleraine and Garvagh;—and, 
Magherafelt ; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read; 
and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Hindes, of New Shoreham, com- 
plaining of the suspension of his pension as an out- 
pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, for having attended 
a public meeting at Shoreham, for adopting the 
National Petition ; and praying for relief, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Christians of the Independent, 
Presbyterian, and Baptist Denomination, and others, 
at Devizes, praying the House to prohibit the inter- 
ference of British functionaries in the management 
of Idolatrous Ceremonies in India, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Jnverury, praying 
that the proposed measure relative to Church of 
Scotland Benefices may not receive the sanction of 
the House, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Chelmsford, praying 


(No.1-) that provision may be made in the Ecclesiastical 


Courts (No. 1.) Bill, for the release of John Thoro- 
good, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Martin, a Prisoner in 
Northallerton House of Correction, stating that he 
was convicted at the last Yorkshire Spring Assizes 
for uttering seditious language at Sheffield, and in 
consequence of such conviction was sentenced to 
twelve months’ imprisonment ; and praying for the 
mitigation of his punishment, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth reported from the Com- 
mittee appointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to 
the Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to certain 
ofthe Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in Jreland; That they had drawn up 
Reasons accordingly, which they had directed him 
to report; and the same were read, as follow : 
Printed Bill as 


amended on 


Report. 


The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments made by the Lords in Pr. 4. 1. 13. 
The Commons propose to amend the 
Amendment made by the Lords in Pr. 7. 
1. 9. as follows :— 
Fo. 2. I. After “ Burgess ” 
insert “ of any such Borough 
“ as aforesaid.” 
Fo. 2. 1. 13. After “ Burgess ” in- 
sert “ ofsuch Borough.” 
Fo. 3. 1.8. After “ Burgess ”’ 
insert “ of such Borough ” 
Fo. 4. 1. 11. After “ contained ” 
insert “ Provided always, That 
“ nothing inthis Act contained 
“« shall operate or be construed 
“ to create any right to be ad- 
“* mitted a Freeman or Burgess 
“of any borough, or to be 
“placed upon the Freemen’s 
“ Roll of any borough, in any 
“case in which a right to be 
“‘ admitted a Freeman of such 
“‘ borough, by reason of birth, 
“ or marriage, or servitude, or 
“‘ of some statute so in force, 





€lause v1. 1. 19. 2. 


Clause vi. 1. 24. 


Clause v1. 1. 30. 


Clause vi. 1. 39. 


5° Augusti. 

















A. 1840, 


“ does not now exist or would 
“ not exist if this Act had not 
“ been passed.” 

Because the Commons deem it ne- 
cessary to explain (that which they 
understand to be intended in the 
Amendment to the Sixth Clause) ; 
namely, that, by the Bill, existing 
rights to the franchise shall be 
preserved, butthat newrights shall 
not be created. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments Pr. 9. 1. 1. and 1. 5. 

The Commons disagree to the Amend- 
ment made by the Lords in Pr. 9. }. 20, 
for the following Reasons: 

Because the First of December is 
the day named for the correspond- 
ing purpose in the English Mu- 
nicipal Reform Act. 

Because the First of December was 
the day on which, in the Jrish 
Municipal Bill of 1838 (in the 
Thirty-first Clause) and in the Jrish 
Municipal Bill of 1839 (in the 
Seventh Clause) both Houses of 
Parliament agreed that this Duty 
should be performed. 

Because it is not expedient to entrust 
such a duty to officers who belong 
to those corporations, the whole 
structure of which it is the object 
of this Bill to change, and who 
would exercise that duty without 
any public control or responsibility. 

Because, while the Bill provides for 
a person excluded from the lists 
the remedy of a claim before the 
Mayor, no remedy is afforded for 
improper admissions upon the lists, 
save on appeal to a court of law; 
and by the Clause which provides 
for the appeal (Clause (A.) added 
by the Lords) the right of any 
Freeman heretofore admitted can- 
not be questioned before the ap- 
pellate tribunal. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 10, 1. 26. 

The Commons propose to amend the 
Clause vis.1.27. Amendment Pr. 10. 1. 26., by inserting 
after “‘ behalf” in Fol. 7. 1. 1. the words 
“ orany registered Parliamentary elec- 
“ tor of such borough,” for the follow- 
ing Reason : 

Because they conceive that the right 
of inspection ought to be co- 
extensive with the right of appeal. 

The Commons agree to the omission 
of the Clause in Pr. 11. 1. 5., but pro- 
pose to amend Clause (A.) as follows :—- 

Fo. 2. 1.10. After “ be” insert 
“so” and 1. 13. after “ Act” 
insert “ Provided also, that 
“ the right of any person to be 
“upon such Freemen’s Roll 
“ may be also questioned and 
“determined upon an infor- 
“« mation in the nature of a quo 
“ warranto to be filed by the 
“ Attorney-General, or withthe 
“ leave of the Court of Queen’s 
“¢ Bench, by any such register- 
“ed Parliamentary elector.” 
for the following Reason : 

Because the right to the corporate 
franchise ought to be subject to 
such inquiry ina court of law, that 
a final decision may be obtained 
upon it in the highest court of judi- 

cature ; 


Clause vii. 1. 2. 


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4, VicToRIz. 


cature; and while the Commons 
concur in providing a summary 
mode of appeal, if the parties desire 
it, they deem it right to preserve 
that form of proceeding in which 
such important rights may be 
finally determined by the highest 
appellate tribunal. 
The Commons agree to Clause (B.) 


The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 14. 1. 27. 


The Commons propose to amend the 

Clause xu. 1.5. Amendment Pr. 14. 1. 27., by inserting 
before the word “ One ” the words “ in 

“ every borough named in the Schedules 

‘ (B.) and (I.) respectively to this Act 
** annexed, in which there shall have been 
then elected any Commissioners under 
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consequential Amendment, to leave out 
the words “ shall be presented to Her 
Clause x1v. 1.14. “ Majesty” in the original Bill in Pr.15. 
I. 13 and ]. 14., for the following Reason: 
Because, if it be just that a corpo- 
rate body, with a power of taxing, 
shall not be created in the town 
without the assent of the majority 
of the Ten pound householders 
(by whom the members of that 
body are to be elected), it is not 
less just that it shall not be created 
without the assent of all those 
over whom it is to exercise a tax- 
ing power. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 

ment Pr. 15. 1. 13. 


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of King George the Fourth herein- 
after mentioned, and in every borough 
named in the Schedule (H.) to this 
Act annexed, where in any Union in 
which such borough shall be situate 
there shall be then Guardians of the 
Poor, and on the Twenty-fifth day of 
October in the year One thousand 


Clause xv. 1.2. Amendment, Pr. 16.1. 3., by inserting 
before the word “ one” the words “ in 


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every borough named in the said 
Schedule (B.) in which any Commis- 
sioners shall then have been elected 
under the Act hereinafter next men- 
tioned, and on the Twenty-fifth day 
of October in the year One thousand 
eight hundred and forty.” 


eight hundred and forty,” for the fol- 

lowing Reasons : 

Because, it having been determined 
by both Houses of Parliament that 
the corporations referred to in this 
Clause ought to be dissolved, their 
dissolution ought not to be post- 
poned longer than is absolutely 
necessary for providing the means 








of duly administering their pro- 
perty, where such exists. 

Because in some there is no property 
to manage ; in others, where the 
property exceeds One hundred 
pounds a year, there are Commis- 
sioners elected under the 9 Geo. 
4. c. 82., to whom it is agreed by 
both Houses that the management 
of such property should be entrust- 
ed ; and in others, where the pro- 
perty is less than One hundred 
pounds a year, there will probably 
be, on the Twenty-fifth of October 
next, Guardians of the Poor, by 
whom it is also agreed by both 
Houses that such property shall 
be managed. 

Because, for the foregoing Reasons, 
the Commons deem it right to 
assent to so much of the Lords 
Amendment only as postpones till 
1841 the dissolution of corpora- 
tions in those towns where there 
shall be property to be managed, 
and where there shall be neither 
Commissioners under the 9th Geo. 
4, nor Guardians of the Poor to 
manage it under the provisions of 
the Bill. 

The Commons agree to the second 
Amendment, Pr. 14. 1. 27. 


The Commons propose to insert be- 

fore the word “ would” in the Lords 

Clause xiv. 1. 8. Amendment, Pr. 15. 1. 9. the words fol- 
lowing “ shall be rated to the relief of 

“ the destitute poor, under the Act for 

“ the Relief of the Destitute Poor in Jre- 

“« land, shall be presented to Her Ma- 

‘« jesty ; and if the persons who shall 
‘ have signed such petition shall include 
a majority also of such of the inhabi- 
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And the Commons propose to amend 
Clause xv. 1. 2, the Bill, Pr. 16. 1. 3., by after “ every” 
inserting “ other,” for the sake of giving 
effect to that part of the Lords Amend- 
ment, to which the Commons have 
already agreed in Pr. 14, 1. 27. 
The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments, Pr. 16. 1. 38., and Pr. 17. 1.1. 


The Commons propose to amend the 
Cl. xv. 1. 2. Amendment, Pr. 18. |. 30., by inserting 
before the word “ one” the words ‘ in 
“ any borough named in the Schedule 
“ (H.) to this Act annexed, in which 
“ there shall not then have been elected 
any Commissioners under the said 
Act of the ninth year of the reign of 
King George the Fourth; and where 
there shall be then guardians of the 
poor ofa union in which such borough 
shall be situate, and on the Twenty- 
fifth of October in the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty.” 
And the Commons propose to amend 
Cl. xvi 1.2. the Bill, Pr. 18. 1. 30., by after “ any” 
inserting “ other,” for the sake of giving 
effect to that part of the Lords Amend- 
ment, to which the Commons have 
already agreed in Pr. 14. |. 27. 


The Commons propose to amend the 
Clause xix. 1. 2, Amendment, Pr. 20. 1. 14., by inserting 


before the word “ one” the words “ in 
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any Commissioners shall then have 
been elected under the said Act, 
passed in the Ninth year of the reign 
of King George the Fourth, and on 
the Twenty-fifth day of October One 
thousand eight hundred and forty.” 
And the Commons propose to amend 
Clause x1%. 1. 2. the Bill, Pr. 20. 1. 15., by after “ every”’ 
inserting “ other,” for the sake of giving 
effect to that part of the Lords Amend- 
ment to which the Commons have 
already agreed in Pr. 14. 1. 27. 


The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 34. 1, 6. 


The Commons disagree to the Lords 

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of the object of the Lords Amendment, | 
for the following Reasons : 

Because if there be a bona fide con- 
stituency of occupiers of houses of 
the value of Ten pounds, ascer- 
tained by rating as the test of that 
value, the Commons see no reason 
for requiring that the tenement, 
which confers the franchise, not 
only shall be occupied for Twelve 
months previously to the 31st of 
August, but shall also be rated 
during that period. 

Because the effect of this Amend- 
ment would be to postpone the 
establishment of the new corpo- 
rate bodies, in some places for a 
year and a half, in others for 
nearly two years after the making 
of the rate. 

Because by the Amendment which 
the Commons propose, the Act 
may come into operation in the 
present year, with a bond fide 101. 
constituency tested by rating; 
the persons entitled to the muni- 
cipal franchise having paid all 
the poor rate which shall have 
been due, when they shall exercise 
the burgess franchise. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ment, Pr. 34. 1. 7. 

The Commons disagree to the Lords 
Amendments in Pr. 34.1. 14., for the 
following Reasons: 

Because the only taxes which the 
Legislature has required to be 
paid, with reference to the Par- 
liamentary Franchise, are those 
which are specified in the Clause 
as it stands in the original Bill; 
and the Commons see no Reason 
for adding the obligation of pay- 
ing additional taxes as a condi- 
tion for the acquisition of the bur- 
gess franchise. 

Because no such obligation as that 
suggested by this Amendment is, 
in England, imposed as a condi- 
tion for the acquisition of the mu- 
nicipal franchise. 

Because, to require payment of all 
local taxes (some of which, though 
small in amount, exist only in 
certain parts of the town), varying 
in the periods of collection, and 
sometimes subject to dispute, 
(both as to the liability of the tene- 














ment and as to the amount of the | 
tax), might present an embarrass- | 
ing impediment to the acquisition 
of the franchise, not necessary for 
testing the solvency of the bur- 
cess. 

TheCommons disagree to the Amend- 
ment in Pr. 34. 1, 19., for the following 
Reasons: 

Because the English Municipal Act 
exempts the burgess from the | 
obligation, as a condition for ac- | 
quiring the municipal franchise, 
of paying rates, which shall “ he- 
“ come payable within Six months 
“next previous to the 31st of 
“ August ;” in conformity with 
which the Commons proposed 
the Clause as it now stands in the 
original Bill. 


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A. 1840. 


exemption is enjoyed in reference 
to the Parliamentary franchise. 

Because the Commons are of opi- 
nion, that as this Bill creates a 
more limited constituency for the 
Irish corporate towns than that 
given to the English corporate 
towns by the English law, and as 
it also provides a more strict, if 
not a higher, test for the municipal 
franchise than that provided for 
the Parliamentary franchise, the 
Bill ought not to impose greater 
restrictions as to the payment of 
taxes, than those imposed by the 
Municipal Reform Act in England 
and the Parliamentary Reform Act 
in Ireland. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 


| Cl. xxx. 1. 49. ment, Pr. 34. 1. 31., but propose to in- 


sert, instead of the words so left out, the 
following words, to which they have be- 
fore referred in their Reasons on the 
Amendment of the Lords in Pr. 34.1. 6. 
“ Provided also, That the premises in 
respect of the occupation of which 
any person shall be entitled so to be 
enrolled, shall, in the present year, 
have been rated as aforesaid, on or 
before the Fifth day of April, and 
shall, in any future year, have been 
rated as aforesaid for the space of 
Six calendar months at the least next 
preceding such last day of August ; 
Provided further, that in the present 
year, such person shall, before the 
Twenty-fifth day of October, have 
paid the full amount of one half year’s 
rate for the relief of the poor in re- 
spect of such premises.” 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 47. 1.9. 

The Commons agree to the Lords 
Amendments, Pr. 47. 1. 9.; but to pro- 
vide for any case to which the Amend- 
ment may be found not to apply, and 
as a consequential Amendment to that 
to which the Commons have agreed, 
they propose to insert, after the words 
“ ward of such borough” in the ori- 
“ ginal bill, in Pr. 47. 1.14. the words 
“ following “ or, where there shall not 
be such churchwardens, such person 
as the Lord Lieutenant shall ap- 
“ point.” 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Clause (G.) in Pr. 125. 
1. 36. 

The Commons agree to Clause (G.), 
but propose to add the following words : 
“ Provided also, That it shall be lawful 
“ for the corporate body of any such 
borough, by their counsel or any 
committee appointed by the council, 
to purchase, for the benefit of the in- 
habitants of such borough, any of the 
said shares not now held by the body 
corporate of such borough, and to 
pay for the same out of the borough 
fund ; and if at any time it shall hap- 
pen that the body corporate of such 
borough shall become possessed of 
the whole of the shares of such con- 
cern or undertaking, all the powers, 
rights, and estates and interests hereby 
vested in such trustees shall revert to 
the body corporate of such borough, 
to be exercised by their council or 
any committee appointed by the coun- 
cil for the benefit of the inhabitants of 
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“ the said borough, and thereafter no 
“ further appointment of trustees shall 
“ be made under the provisions herein- 
“ before contained” for the following 
“ Reason : 

Because the Commons are of opi- 
nion that the new corporate bodies 
may, (especially in the case in 
which the trusts contemplated in 
in this Clause are for the supply- 
ing of water to the inhabitants of 
the town,) usefully apply a por- 
tion of the corporate property in 
obtaining possession of the shares 
of private individuals, and in thus 
applying the trusts, not for the 
profit of persons interested in a 
joint undertaking, but for the 
general benefit of the town. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as faras Pr. 144. 1. 24. 


The Commons propose to amend the 
Amendment Pr. 144. 1. 24. by leaving 
out “and” at the end of the Amend- 
ment, and inserting “ under the control 
“ of the council, and in the reduction 
of any tax or rate for the purpose last 
aforesaid, and any surplus shall be 
applied by the council,” for the fol- 
lowing Reason : 

Because, while they adopt this 
Amendment, which they consider 
as framed for the purpose of en- 
forcing the application to objects 
of public utility the property of 
the corporation, they at the same 
time conceive that the corporate 
body ought to have the power of 
enforcing that application, and of 
so directing it within the limits 
proposed by the Lords Amend- 
ment, that it may secure a dimi- 
nution of the local burthens. 


The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as faras Pr. 157. 1. 5. 


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1. 13. 
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1.18. 
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1. 24. 
Pr. 158. 1. 16. 
Pr. 162. 1. 13. 
l, 22. 
1, 30. 
1, 31. 
1. 36. 
1, 37. 
1, 38. 

The Commons disagree to so much 
of the Lords Amendments in the before- 
mentioned presses and lines as substitute 
“ Twentieth” and “August” for 
“ Fifth” and “ June;” and they pro- 
pose to insert the word “ Sixteenth ” 
instead of the word “ Twentieth,’ and 
the word “ February” instead of the 
word “ August,” where those words 
respectively occur in the lines above 
mentioned, for the following Reason : 

Because, in the years 1838 and 1839, 
both Houses agreed that the date 
in these parts of the Bill should 
be the 5th of June, conformably 
with the English Municipal Re- 
form Act ; and because, although 
the Commons do not insist on 
reinstating the Sth of June, they 


Pr. 163. 
Pr. 166. 


5° Augusti. 615 


are of opinion that the latest date 
which ought to be inserted is the 
16th of February, that being the 
day specified in the successive 
Acts for restraining the alienation 
of corporate property in Ireland, 
passed in 1836, 1837, 1838 and 
1839. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments Pr. 157. 1. 7. and Pr. 158. 1. 18. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 174. 1. 6. 

The Commons agree to the Lords 
Amendments in Pr. 174. and Pr. 176., 
by which the appointment of Sheriffs is 
given to the Lord Lieutenant; but in so 
agreeing, and in order to give effect, 
without unnecessary delay, to those 
Amendments, they propose amending 
the original Bill, as follows: 

4, Pr. 174. 1.10. Leave out “ follow- 
“ ing the year in which this Act 
shall come into operation in each 
of the said Cities and Towns 
respectively ” and insert “ One 
thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-one.” 
Clause cr, 2.1. And Pr. 175.1. 39. Leave out “ time 
Clause ct. 1, 2. “ when” and insert “ passing of.” 
. And Pr. 175.1. 40. and Pr. 176. Is. 
. 1. and 2. Leave out “ come into 
operation in any of the said cities 
or towns shall,” and 1. 3. After 
“ in” insert “ any of.” 
The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Pr. 206. 1. 29. 
The Commons agree to the Lords 
Cl.crxx1v.1.19. Amendments in Pr. 206. 1. 29., but con- 
ceiving that it is not intended to confer 
any rights not now existing, they propose 
to insert instead of the words left out 
after the word “ made” these words, 
“so long as the right to hold such 
“ office under such appointment would 
“ continue if this Act had not been 
“ passed.” 


The Commons disagree to the Amend- 
Cl. cixxv. 3, ment Pr. 206. 1. 34. for the following 
Reasons : 

Because a provision, similar in sub- 
stance to the present as it stands 
in the original Bill, was agreed to 

by both Houses in the Bill of 1838, 
Chess 129), and in the Bill of 
1839, (Clause 152.) 

Because a similar provision is con- 
tained in the 119th section of the 
English Municipal Act. 

Because the Commons do not see 
any reason for making the law in 
this respect vary in the two coun- 
tries ; and because they think it 
may be desirable, with a view to 
economy, independently of other 
reasons, that the council should 
have the means of appointing to 
the office of Registrar either the 
Town Clerk of the borough, or 
some other officer whose functions 
would not be inconsistent with 
those of Registrar, and who might 
have leisure to perform the func- 
tions of both offices for a salary 
not increased, or not much aug- 
mented, by reason of the addi- 
tional duties. 

The Commons agree to the Amend- 
ments as far as Clause (K.) in Pr, 252. 
1, 27. 


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The Commons propose to amend| Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Rating Stock 
Clause (K.) as follows: to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with Trade Bini, 
Fo. 1. 1. 17. After “ made” insert | relation to any proceedings upon the Rating Stock 
“and such Commissioners shall |in Trade Bill, and to make Report thereof to the 
state in every such certificate | House:—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
the day .on which such rate|John Parker, Mr. More O’Ferrall, Mr. Bernal, 
shall have been made.” Mr. Hawes and Mr. Aglionby :—And they are to 
Fo. 2.1. 2. Leave out from “ day” | withdraw immediately. 
to “this” in 1.5., and insert “of| Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 
“ the date of such declaration,” 
for the following Reasons : 
Because, as the Clause now stands, 
the Act is directed to come into 
operation after the expiration of 
Twelve months from the day “ to 
be so stated in the certificate,” 





























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Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed standing 
to revise the Standing Orders of this House have Orders Re- 
power to report their Observations and Opinion’ *°™ _ 
thereupon. 0.504. 

Mr. Estcourt reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; That they had examined the matters to 
but no day is for this purpose pre- them referred, and had directed him to make a Re- 
viously nientioned in the Act, or port thereof to the House, with an Appendix. 
directed to be expressed in the | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
pete ana and be printed. 


Because, if the intention be that the| Lord Viscount Morpeth reported, That having Municipal 
Twelve months shall be computed | been with the Lords to desire a Conference on the pr sy 
from the day when the rate shall | subject matter of the Amendments made by their ('°4"4) Bill. 
have been made, that must post-; Lordships to the Bill, mtituled, An Act for the 
pone the election of the new cor-| Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ire- 
porate bodies until the 25th of ‘land, the Lords do agree to a Conference, and 
October 1841, which would, there | appoint the same immediately, in the Committee- 
is reason to believe, be, in some | room, No. 5. 
places, nearly Two years after the = Ordered, That the Committee, who were to draw 
making of the rate by which the | up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Con- 
constituency is to be ascertained. | ference for disagreeing to certain of the said Amend- 

Because, by the Amendments pro-/ ments, do manage the Conference: And the names 
posed by the Commons to this of Dr. Lushington, Sir Charles Style, Lord Seymour, 

Clause, in connection with the | Sir Thomas Troubridge, the Lord Advocate, Mr. 
Amendments proposed by them | Macaulay, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Sheil, Mr. More 
in Pr. 34., the Act may come into | O’ Ferrall, Mr. Langdale, Mr. Alston and Mr. Bro- 
operation, in some of the largest | therton, were added to them. 
towns, in the present year, witha; Then the names of the Managers were called 
constituency of bona fide Ten) over; and they went tothe Conference :—And being 
pound Householders, whose qua-_ returned ; 
lification would have been tested Lord Viscount Morpeth reported, That the Ma- 
by rating, and who shall have paid nagers had been at the Conference, which was ma- 
One half year’s Poor Rate, as well naged on the part of the Lords by the President of 
as all the other taxes, the payment the Council; and that they had delivered the Rea- 
of which would be required for sons for disagreeing to certa n of the said Amend- 
their registry, or for their exercise | ments ; and had left the Bill, and Amendments, with 
of elective franchise, as Parlia- their Lordships. 
mentary electors. ; 
The Commons agree to the Amend- Mr. John Parker reported from the Committee Rating Stock 
ments as faras Clause (N.) Pr. 257.1.24, | = tage - —— the Journals a House = Trade Bill. 
shay . |Lords, with relation to any proceedings upon the 
“oe Commons oe to amend | Rating Stock in Trade Bil. and to calc Deenet 
ause (N.) as follows: | thereof to the H » eat eee bea 3 d th 
oxmis. Foi. ls. 9.end 10. Leave out “bat | orem: © “ae owen; Ener Shey Sac Mapected te 
« that it shall be lawful for” and | S24 Journals accordingly ; and had taken Copies of 
. f ‘the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon; and the 
cox 1. 6, insert “ Provided always, That.” ii slias ll y pon; 
Fo. 1. 1. 11. Leave out “to” and | ““@POTt was read, as eaauens. 
insert “ shall (as they are hereby | “ Die Martis, 4° Augusti, 1840. 
** empowered to do.) ” | « Ordere 
cexm.1 12, Fo. 2. Is. 1. and 2. Leave out “ after | tee y 
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d, That the House be put into a Commit « Stock in Trade 
| pon the Bill, intituled, An Act to exempt Inha- Bili.” 
” C ‘bitants of Parishes, Townships and Villages from 
» CCXIMele 136 and insert “ before the first elec- | liability to be rated as such, in respect of Stock 
tion of Councillors in the bo-| in Trade or other personal Property to the Relief 
rough to which such fraternity | of the Poor, on this day three months.” 
or guild shall belong in any bo- | - 
rough named in the said Sche-| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
dule(A.), and before the Twenty- | 
“ fifth day of October One thou-' Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Rating Stock 
sand eight hundred and Forty- | to exempt, for a limited period, Inhabitants of Pa-inT4 
. 0 her ag marge (No. 2.) Bill. 
one in any other borough ; such | rishes, Townships and Villages from liability to be 
meeting or meetings.” rated as such, in respect of Stock in Trade or other 
The Commons agree to the other| Property, to the Relief ofthe Poor: And that Lord 
Amendments made by the Lords. John Russell and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


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The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 








Lord John Russell presented a Bill to exempt, for Rating Stock 
Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the! a limited period, Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships in Trade 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments! and Villages from liability to be rated as such, in (No. 2.) Bill 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And respect of Stock in Trade or other Property, to the 

that Lord Viscount Morpeth do go to the Lords, and| Relief of the Poor: And the same was read the first 

desire the said Conference. | time, and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, 



































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Answer to 
Addresses. 


Birmingham 
Borough. 


Cor and Flour, 


John Thoro- 
good, 


Leeward 
Islands, 


No. 595, 


jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 


4, Vicroriz. 


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. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve 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 now received. 

Mr. Bernal reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 29th day 
of July last and the 3d and 4th days of this imstant 
August, (that Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House) had 
been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her Ma- 


that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—A Copy of any Letter or Direc- 
tions from the Secretary of State for the Home De- 
partment to the Recorder or the Mayor of Birming- 
ham, to suspend the holding of Quarter Sessions for 
the Borough:—A Return of all Sums of Money 
issued by the Lords of the Treasury to the Treasurer 
or the Corporation of the Borough of Birmingham, 
or of any other Borough, incorporated under the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Will.4, since the Grants of the Charters of 
Incorporation, and the Grants of Courts of Quarter 
Sessions; setting forth for what purposes the money 
has been advanced, out of what fund, and in what 
manner it is to be repaid :—Copy of a Letter from 
the Secretary of State for the Home Department to 
the Commissioner of Police for the Borough of Bir- 
mingham, directing him to cause all persons appre- 
hended by the Police to be taken before Magistrates 
acting for the county of Warwick, and not before 
Magistrates forthe Borough of Birmingham, for ex- 
amination or commitment :—And, Copy of a Letter 
to the Mayor of Birmingham upon the same subject. 

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


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Returns of the Quantity of Corn and Flour in 
bond, in the several ports of Great Britain, on the 
Ist day of July, im each of the years 1838, 1839 
and 1840 :—And, of the Quantity of Corn and Flour 
taken out of bond for Home Consumption, in each 
of the Three years commencing on the Ist day of 
July 1837, and ending on the 1st day of July 1840. 

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


A Petition of Parishioners of Chelmsford, praying 
the House to withhold its sanction from any Bill 
having for its object the discharge of John Thoro- 
good, without the Churchwardens having previously 
received the amount of the rate due from him, as 
well as the costs occasioned by his contumacy and 
resistance to the laws of his country ; was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,--Copies or Extracts of 
all Correspondence of Sir William Colebrooke, Go- 
vernor General of the Leeward Islands, with Lord 
Glenelg, on the subject of the Convention of a 


5° Auguste. 





General Council and Assembly in the Leeward 
Islands. | 
Vou. 95. | 


617 


A Return of the Amount paid for Pensions, Su- Colonial 
een and Retired Allowances, from the Co- Pensions. 
onial Revenues of Malta, Ceylon, Trinidad, Guiana, No.595. 
the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales and Van 
Diemen’s Land, in the years 1837, 1838 and 1839, 
stating the Name of each Person, the Amount and 
the Date of his Pension or Allowance, his Age, 
Length of Service, and Offices held ; also, the rea- 
sons for granting the said Pension or Allowance, 
and under what authority granted. 

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


. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize an Advance of Administration 

Money out of the Consolidated Fund, for the Admi- ¢ — 
“see test: Sawa gham) 

nistration of Justice in the Borough of Birmingham, Bill. 
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 authorize, for a time to be Highway 
limited, the application of a Portion of the Highway Rates Bill. 
Rates to Turnpike-roads, in certain Townships and 
Districts, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize, for a limited time, 
the application of a Portion of the Highway Rates 
to Turnpike-roads, in certain Townships and Dis- 
tricts. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bernal do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read for resuming the Ecclesiastical 
further proceeding upon the third reading of the in- (News Bil 
crossed Bill to amend the Act for the better Regu-* "~~ 
lation of Ecclesiastical Courts in England :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Proceeding. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr.1. 1.3. by inserting after the word 
“ gaol” the words “in causes of subtraction of 
“ Church Rates.” 

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

Then 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 

Sir William Horne : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Marriages Act 
Act to provide for the Solemnization of Marriages Amendment 
in the Districts in or near which the Parties reside, “"* 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Church 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to fur- Building Bill. 
ther amend the Church Building Acts, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Metropolitan 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for bet- = a 
ter defining the Powers of Justices within the Me- - 
tropolitan Police Courts, without any Amendment: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Law of 
Act for the Amendment of the Law of Evidence in Evidence 
Scotland, with an Amendment; towhich Amendment “°°U*"® Bill. 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Grammar 
Act for improving the Condition and extending the Schouls Bill. 
Benefits of Grammar Schools, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Roscommon 
Act to empower the Lord Lieutenant of Jre/and to Townlands 

4K annex ©" 


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London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Station Bill. 


Rating Stock 
in Trede 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill. 


Sale of Beer 
(No. 2.) Bill. 





618 


annex certain Townlands to the County of Roscom- 


mon, 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 enable the London and Greenwich Railway 
Company to provide a Station in the Parish of Saint 
Olave in the Borough of Southwark, and County of 
Surrey, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The ingrossed Bill to exempt, for a limited period, 
Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships and Villages 
from liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock 
in Trade, or other Property, to the Relief of the Poor, 
was, according to the Order made this day, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to exempt, till the Thirty-first day 
of December One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-one, Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships and 
Villages from liability to be rated as such in respect 
of Stock in Trade, or other Property, to the Relief 
of the Poor. 

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 Bills of Exchange Bill; 
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 di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


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 
general Sale of Beer and Cider by Retail in England ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1. 2. Leave out from “ one” to “the” in 
1. 3. and insert “sum to the rate for the relief of,” 
and in |, 3. after “poor” imsert “ of the parish, town- 
“ ship or place in which such house and premises 
“ are situate.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 25. Leave out “rating to” and insert 


&gt; 


5° August. 


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A. 1840. 


and if any such person shall, after having been so 
convicted as aforesaid, take out or have an 
License to sell Beer or Cider by retail under the 
said recited Acts or this Act, the same shall be 
void to all intents and purposes ; and every person 
who shall, after being convicted as aforesaid, sell 
any Beer or Cider by retail in any manner what- 
soever, shall incur the penalty for so doing with- 
out License, and in all such cases in the prosecu- 
tion for the recovery of such penalty, a certificate 
from the Clerk of the Peace, or person acting as 
such, of any such conviction as aforesaid, shall, on 
the trial im such prosecution be legal evidence 
thereof.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 7. After “ thereon” insert “ and also at 
the expiration of such License (in case the residue 
of the said term shall be less than Three calendar 
‘ months from the death of the person licensed) to 
grant a new License to such executors, adminis- 
trators or widow, on payment of the proper license 
duty, and entermg into the usual bond.” 

Pr. 12. 1, 23. Leave out “or” and insert “ nor 
after eleven of the clock.” 

Pr.12.1.27. Leave out from “ which” to “ac- 
cording” in Pr. 13.1. 1. 

Pr. 13.1.4. Leave out from “ hundred” to “ or” 
in |. 5. 

Pr. 14. 1. 4. Leave out “ mitigation” and insert 
mitigated penalty.” 

Pr. 14.1.12. After “License,” insert “except 
as hereinbefore provided.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 16. Leave out “a Justice or’ 
insert “ any.” 

Pr. 14, 1. 24. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr. 14, ls. 27. and 28. Leave out “ Justice or.” 

Pr.14. 1.38. Leave out from “person” to “from” 
in |. ult. 

Pr. 18. 1.17. After “successors” insert “ or in 
the Master, Wardens, Freemen and Commonalty 
of the Vintners of the City of Zondon, but not to 
extend to those Freemen of the said Company of 
Vintners who have obtained the same by redemp- 
tion only.” 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 3. 1. 27. being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 3. 1. 27., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 


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“ sum to the rate for the relief of,’ and in the same 
line after “ poor” insert “of the parish, township 
“ or place in which such house and premises are 
situate.” 

Pr. 3. 1.5. Leave out “rating te” and insert 
“ sum to the rate for the relief of,” and in the same 
line after “poor” insert ‘‘ of the parish, township 
“ or place in which such house and premises are 
situate.” 

Pr. 3.1, 22. After “and” insert “ alsocertifying.” 

Pr. 3.1.27. Leave out “ rate’ and insert “ sum.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 33. After “ granted” insert “ and a 
duplicate thereof shall be deposited and left with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county, riding or 
city within which such township, parish or place 
is situate.” 

Pr. 4.1. 12. Leave out “rating to” and insert 
sum to the relief of.” 

Pr. 5.1.7. Leave out “‘ Four”’ and insert “Two.” 

Pr. 5. 1.12. After “and” insert “also certifying.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 33. Leave out “landlord and” and 
insert “or.” 

Pr.5.1. penult. After “shall” insert “now or will.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 24. Leave out “ thereafter.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 28. After “premises” insert Clause (A.) 
Ciause(A.) “And be it Enacted, That every 


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person who shall hereafter be lawfully convicted 
of Felony or of selling Spirits without License, 
shall for ever thereafter be disqualified from 
selling Beer and Cider by retail, and no License 
to sell Beer and Cider by retail under the said 
recited Acts or this Act shall be granted to any 
person who shall be so convicted as aforesaid ; 


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An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
after the word “ sum” the words “ or rate.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as the Amendment in Pr. 
12. |. 23., being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 12. 1. 23., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
before the word “ nor” the words “ or within the 
“ boundaries of any of the Boroughs of Marylebone, 
Finsbury, the Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, or South- 
wark, as defined by an Act passed in the second 
and third years of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, ‘ An Act to settle and de- 
scribe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of 
Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales, in so 
far as respects the Election of Members to serve in 
Parliament.’” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pakington do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this Houze 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 





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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, 
better enforcing Church Discipline, was, accordin 


,to Order, read the third time. 
| Resolved, 





An Act fo Churel 


4. Vicroriz. 5° August. 


Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. -) 

Ordered, That Mr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it fur- 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath | “ ther Enacted, That the Judge of the High Court 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which | “ of Admiralty shall cause to be laid on the Table 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- |“ of the House of Commons within Fourteen days 
rence of their Lordships. &gt; | ‘« of making the increase of salaries or the appoint- 

ment hereinafter mentioned, if Parliament shall 
be then assembled, or if Parliament shall not be, 


619 


Pr. 9. 1. ult. After “ Registrar insert Clause 


cc 


“ce 


Non-Parochial 
Registers Bill. 


The Non-Parochial Registers Bill was, according | | 


to Order, read a second time ; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve 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 directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to make Provision for the Judge, 
Registrar, and Marshal of the High Court of Ad- 
miralty of England; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 10. Leave out from “Court” to “ Be” 
in 1.13. 

Pr.2. 1.4. Leave out from “ that” to “ the” 
in |. 8. : 

Pr. 2. 1. ult. Leave out from “ that” to “the” 
in Pr. 3. 1. 4., and in Pr. 3. 1. 4. leave out “ then” 
and insert “ last.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 5. After “before” insert “the passing 
“ of this Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. penult. After “least” insert Clause 
(A.) 
Ciause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it fur- 
‘ ther Enacted, That the First Registrar, under and 
“« by virtue of this Act, and every Registrar to be 
hereafter appointed, shall, subject to such orders 
as Her Majesty in Council shall from time to 
time make, attend the hearing by the Judicial 
Committee of the Privy Council of all causes 
and appeals which the Registrar of the High 
Court of Admiralty was entitled to attend in 
person, or by deputy, by virtue of his office of 
Registrar of the High Courts of Admiralty, 
Delegates and Appeals for Prizes, before the 
passing of an Act passed in the third and fourth 
years of his late Majesty King William the 
“ Fourth, intituled, ‘ An Act for the better Admi- 
nistration of Justice in Her Majesty’s Privy 
Council,’ and likewise shall, subject to any order 
of Her Majesty in Council, transact, perform or do 
all acts, matters and things that shall be found 
necessary, or have heretofore been done by the 
said Registrar or his deputies in respect of such 
Causes and Appeals.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 8. Leave out from “ also” to “ so” in 

1.11. 

Pr. 7. 1. 28. Leave out from “ Admiralty ” to 
“ be” in 1. 84. and insert “ shall not in future.” 


Pr. 8. 1.17. Leave out from “ that” to “ it” 
in}. 19. 
Pr. 8. 1. 23. 
sistant.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 27. 
“ sistant.” 


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nw 


After “deputy ” insert “ or as- 


“cc 


After “deputy” insert “ or as- 


Pr. 8. 1. 30. After “ deputy ” insert “ or as- 
“ sistant.” 

Pr. 9. 1.1. After “ deputy ” insert “ or as- 
“ sistant.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 13. After “ deputy ” insert “ or as- 
* sistant.” 

Pr. 9. 1.15. After “deputy” insert “ or as- 
“ sistant.” 

Vet, 95. 














then within Fourteen days next after the assem- 
bling thereof, an account of all increase of Salaries 
made under the authority of this Act, and of all 
appointments of officers, clerks and servants 
made under this Act by the said Judge, with the 
consent or approbation of the Lord High Admiral 
or Commissioners for executing the office of the 
Lord High Admiral, or by the Registrar, with the 
consent or approbation, or by the direction of the 
said Judge, with an account of the Salarie 
directed to be paid to such officers, clerks and 
servants.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 135. Leave out from “ also” to “a” 
in |. penult. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time; 
(And it appearing that the same were rendered ne- 
cessary in consequence of the death of the Registrar 
during the progress of the Bill in the House of 
Lords), 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 Lord- 
ships. 


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A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Ways and 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee Mees. 
| of Ways and Means be now read ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Mr. Feargus 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That ” to O'Connor. 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“« an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
that She will be graciously pleased to direct that 
a Commission may be issued to inquire into the 
allegations contained in the Petition of Mr. 
Feargus O'Connor, presented to this House on 
the 1st day of June last, and into what has been 
and now is his treatment in York Castle :—Also, 
to inquire into what has been and now is the treat- 
ment of Prisoners confined under sentences for 
writing and publishing seditious libels, or for 
uttering seditious words, or for attending seditious 
meetings, in the Gaols or Houses of Correction of 
“ York, Wakefield, Northallerton and Beverley,” 
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 ; 

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 amend the Act for the Esta- 
blishment of County and District Constables ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 11. 1.19. After “ Constables” insert “and 
from moieties of fines and penalties awarded to 
informers (being Police Constables) on summary 
convictions.” 

Pr. 12. 1.18. After “ recommendation” insert 
if they shall think fit.” 

Pr. 14. 1.5. Leave out from “rates” to “ And” 
in |. 7. 

Pr. 14. 1. 15. Leave out “ of the district.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 2. After “ Borough” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That no such notice shall be given 
by the Justices, or by the Borough, unless in 
either case such notice shall be agreed upon by 
a majority of Three-fourths of the Justices at- 
tending at any General or Quarter Session, or 
Three-fourths of the Council of the Borough.” 

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Pr. 16. 1. 23. After “ qualified ” insert “ unless 
provision shall be made in such agreement that 
all Constables shall be appointed by the Chief 
Constable.” 

Pr. 17. 1.12. After “ of” insert “ fit.” 

Pr. 17. 1.15. Leave out “ qualified and.” 

Pr. 17. 1.24. Leave out from “ shall ” to 
named” in |. 26. and insert “ select from the 
‘¢ persons.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 27. Leave out from “ list”’ to “and ” 
in |. 36. and insert “‘ so many local constables as 
“ they shall think fit to appoint for every such 
“ parish, township or place, and shall cause to be 
“ administered to them the following oath ; (that 
“ is to say) 

“ &lt;7, A.B., do swear, that I will well and truly 

** serve our Sovereign Lady the Queen in the 
office of local Constable for the parish 
[or, township, &amp;c.] of for 
the year ensuing, or until another shall be 
sworn in my stead, according to the best 
of my skill and knowledge. 

“ So help me GOD,’ ” 

Pr. 20. 1. 15. Leave out from “ Constables” to 
“ And” in 1. 20. 

Pr. 25. 1. penult. Leave out “ due” and insert 
“ six months.” 

Pr.26.1. 4. After “if” insert “ Three-fourths of.” 

Pr. 26. 1.5. After “ Justices ” insert “ assem- 
‘¢ bled at any such General or Quarter Sessions of 
“ the Peace.” 

Pr. 27. 1.5. After “ many” insert “ of the 
“* Constables shall be appointed.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 6. Leave out “ shall be appointed.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 17. After “ officers ” insert “ among 
“ the said Constables.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 8. After “made” insert Clauses (A.) 
(B.) (C.) (D.) and (E.) 

Ciause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
the Justices of any county shall not resolve on 
appointing Constables under the said Act of the 
last Session for the whole of their county, it shall 
be lawful for them, if they shall think fit, in 
General or Quarter Sessions assembled, to form 
any number of contiguous parishes, townships or 
places into a division, so that such division con- 
tain not less than Fifty thousand persons, accord- 
ing to the last census for the time being, and to 
appoint Constables under the said Act for every 
such division, and all provisions of the said Act 
as amended by this Act, and of this Act, relating 
to the appointment of Constables for any division 
or divisions for which Special or Petty Sessions 
of the Peace are holden, or relating to Police 
Districts, shall be deemed to apply to the Police 
Divisions so formed.” 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That with the notice of the time of 
holding any such General or Quarter Session, or 
adjournment thereof, as now required by law, 
notice shall be given of the day and hour at 
which any business relating to the adoption of 
the provisions of this Act will be considered at 
such Session.” 

Cravuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
Chief Constable shall on the First day of every 
month transmit to the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county for which or for some district whereof 
“ such Constable shall act, a return showing the 
actual disposition and number of the Constabulary 
Force of the county or district for which such 
Constable shall act during the preceding month, 
which return shall specify the changes made 
from time to time in such Force, as well in number 
as by name, and shall distinguish by number 
and name the members of the Police Force of 
any other district serving within his district ; and 
the Clerk of the Peace shall cause the said 
return to be laid before the Justices at the next 
ensuing Quarter Sessions for examination.” 


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Cravse (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
‘ Superintendent appointed under this Act shall on 
the First day of every month send to the Chief 
Constable a return showing the actual disposition 
and number of the Constables of the county under 
his superintendence during the preceding month, 
which return shall specify the changes made from 
time to time therein, as well in number as by 
name; and the Chief Constable shall send a 
copy of all such returns to the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county, to be laid before the Jus- 
tices of the Peace at their next General or 
Quarter Sessions of the Peace.” 

Cuiause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That when- 
ever a warrant of commitment of any person 
to any gaol or house of correction shall be directed 
and delivered to any Constable in any county in 
which Constables shall have been appointed under 
the said Act of the last Session of Parliament, it 
shall be lawful for the Justice or Justices by 
whom such warrant shall be signed, if he or they 
shall think fit, im and by such warrant to com- 
mand the Constable to whom the warrant is 
directed, and all other Constables to whom the 
warrant shall be successively delivered as herein- 
after provided, to convey and deliver the body 
of the person so committed, with the warrant, 
into the custody of the Constable who shall be 
in attendance at the nearest or most convenient 
station-house or strong-room belonging to the 
said Police Force lying in the way towards the 
said gaol or house of correction, or to such other 
‘ Constable as shall be appointed by the regula- 
tions of the Police Force to take charge of 
persons so committed; and every Constable into 
whose custody any such person shall be so suc- 
cessively delivered shall endorse upon the warrant 
a certificate in writing under his hand of the 
delivery of such person into his custody, and the 
time and place of such delivery ; and such cer- 
tificate shall discharge the Constable so delivering 
over the body of such person from further execu- 
tion of the warrant; and it shall be lawful for 
any Constable into whose custody such persons 
shall have been so delivered, to complete the 
execution of the warrant by conveying and deli- 
vering the body of such person either to the said 
gaol or house of correction or into the custody of 
the Constable in attendance at the next station- 
house or strong-room as aforesaid, or to such other 
Constable as shall be appointed by the regulations 
of the Police Force to assist in taking charge of 
persons so committed ; and every Constable into 
whose custody any person shall be so delivered, 
and who shall have endorsed such certificate upon 
the warrant, shall have the same powers, privi- 
leges and protections for and in the execution of 
such warrant, as if the same had been originally 
directed to him by name.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 30. After “ Cambridge” insert Clause 
(F.) 


Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That this Act, 
and so much of the said Act of the last Session 
of Parliament as is not inconsistent with this Act, 
shall be construed together as one Act: Provided 
always, That no local Constable appointed under 
this Act shall thereby become incapable of giving 
his vote for the election of any Member to serve 
in Parliament, or be restrained from employing 
himself in any office or employment for hire or 
gain.” 

“The Amendments as far as Clause (A.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Cause (A.) The next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto in Fo. 1. 
1. 12. by leaving out the word “ Fifty” and inserting 
the words “ Twenty-tive” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
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Then the subsequent Amendments, being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr, For Maule do carry the Billto 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships, with an Amendment; to which Amendment 
this House doth desire the concurrence of their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consider- 


Sweepers Bille ation the Amendments made by the Lords to the 


Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Chimney 
Sweepers and Chimnies ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out “ January’ 
“ July.” 

Pr, 1.1.25. Leave out from “ Forty” to “and” 
in |, 26. and insert “ two.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 28. Leave out “ January” and insert 
“ July.” 

Pr. 1.1.30. Leave out “ one next ensuing” and 
insert “ two.” 

Pr. 2.1.2. After “ ascend” insert “ or descend.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 3. After “ chimney” insert “ or enter 
“&lt; a flue.” 

Pr. 2.1. 4. After “ sweeping” insert “ cleaning 
“ or coring.” 

Pr. 2. |. 9. Leave out from “ the” to “it” in 
1, 12. and insert “ passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 2. 1.16. Leave out from “ years” to “ and” 
in Pr. 3. 1. 5., and insert “ and that every indenture 
“ of such apprenticeship which may be entered into 
“ after such date, shall be null and void” and also 
insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Cravse (A) “ And be it Enacted, That upon the 
application of any child apprenticed to any 
person using the trade or business of a Chimney 
Sweeper at any time after the First day of July 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and 
previously to the First day of July One thousand 
eight hundred and forty-two, to any Justice of 
the Peace having jurisdiction where the master or 
mistress of such child shall reside, it shall be 
lawful for such Justice to summon such master or 
mistress to appear at a reasonable time to be 
named in the summons, not being sooner than 
seven days from the time of granting the sum- 
' mons before any Two Justices having jurisdiction 
as aforesaid, and upon proof made upon oath to 
the satisfaction of the Justices by whom the case 
shall be heard, that such apprentice is desirous 
of being discharged from his or her apprentice- 
* ship; it shall be lawful for such Justices forthwith 
to discharge such apprentice by warrant under 
their hands and seals, for which warrant no fees 
shall be paid, and no writ of certiorari or other 
process shall issue, to remove any proceedings 
under this Enactment into any of Her Majesty’s 
Superior Courts of Record in England or Ireland, 
or into the Court of Session in Scotland.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and after the First day of July One thousand 
eight hundred and forty-two, all existing inden- 
tures of apprenticeship to the trade or business 
of a Chimney Sweeper of any child who shall 
then be under the age of sixteen years, shall be 
* null and void.” 

Pr. 4.1.10. Leave out “the” and insert “ any,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ of” to “ pro- 
“ vided” in 1. 15. and insert “ not less than Ten 
“ pounds nor exceeding Fifty pounds.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 29. Leave out “ stewartry.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 32. After “happen” insert “ or before 
the Sheriff or Stewart of any county or stewartry 
‘ in Scotland.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 7. After “ Justices” insert “ or under 
the hand of any such Sheriff or Stewart.” 

Pr. 5.1. 11. After “ Justices” insert “ or She- 
riffs or Stewarts.” 

Pr. 5. 1s. 14. and 15. Leave out “or Affirmation.” 

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Pr. 5. 1. 20. After “ overseers’’ insert “ or ma- 
nagers.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 23, After “ overseers” insert “ or ma- 
nagers,” 

Pr. 5. 1. 24. After “ rate” insert “ or assess- 
ment.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 26. After “ place” insert “and in Scot- 
land, in parishes where there shall be no assess- 
ment for the relief of the Poor, as the said ma- 
nagers shall direct.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 28. After “ overseer” insert “ or ma- 
nager.” 

Pr. 5.1. 29. After “ peace” insert “ or Sheriffs 
or Stewarts.” 

Pr. 6.1.2. After “with” insert “ or without.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 3. After “Justices” insert “or Sheriffs 
or Stewarts.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 13. After “ amends” insert “ for any 
such special damage.” 

Pr. 7.1.37. After “conviction” insert “ by any 
Justice or Justices of the Peace.” 

Pr. 9.1. 3. After “ judgment” insert “ and all 
judgments, determinations and proceedings of 
such Justices not appealed from as aforesaid, and 
of such Sheriff or Stewart, or Quarter Sessions, 
shall be final, and not subject to review by any 
process of law or court whatever, any law or usage 
to the contrary notwithstanding.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fox Maule do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
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The Order of the day being read, for taking into Court of 
further consideration the Report on the Court of Chancery Bill, 


Chancery Bill:~-The Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—And the House 
immediately resolved itself into the Committee ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair, and Mr. Robert Gordon reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Bill according- 
ly ; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2.1.3. Leave out “they are” and insert 
“ he is.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 6. Leave out “them” and insert “ him,” 
and in the same line after “ made” insert “ with such 
“ advice and consent as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 9. Leave out “to them.” 

Pr. 2. 1.15. After “ form insert “ of.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out “ generally.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 25. After “and” insert “ generally in 
the form and mode of proceeding to obtain relief, 
and in the general practice of the Court with re- 
lation thereto ; and also.” 

Pr. 2.1. 29. After “of” insert “ drawing up.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 30. After “enrolling” insert “ orders 
“ and.” 

Pr. 2.1. 34. After “the” insert “ taxation.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 36. After “costs” insert “and for 
altering, superintending, controlling and regulat- 
ing the business of the several offices of the 
Court, and also of collecting the fees payable to 
the Suitors’ Fee Fund, and for directing the pay- 
ment into the Suitors’ Fee Fund of the copy money 
now received by any of the officers to their own 
use.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 13. Leave out from “ until” to “ and” 
1. 19. and insert “each House of Parliament shall 
“ have actually sat Thirty-six days after the same 
shall have been laid before each House of Parlia- 
“ ment as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 3.1. 32. After “ Parliament” insert “ unless 
the same shall by vote of either House of Parlia- 
ment be objected to,” and also insert Clauses (A.) 


(B.) and (C.) 


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Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and after the passing of this Act such additional 
Officers, Clerks and Messengers in any of the 
present or future offices of the Court, as the Lord 
Chancellor, with the advice and consent of the 





5° Augusti : 


Master of the Rolls and the Vice Chancellor, or | 
one of them, shall determine to be necessary and | 
proper, shall and may be from time to time ap-| 


pointed.” 


Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the | 


Officers, Clerks and Messengers who shall be 
appointed as hereinbefore directed, and the pre- 
sent Officers, Clerks and Messengers of the said 


Court, shall receive, by way of salary or additional | 
salary for the performance of their several duties, | 


such annual sums as the Lord Chancellor and the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury shall 
from time to time fix and determine ; and that 
the same, and the expense of copying and writing 
for the said Court or any of the officers thereof, 
shall be paid and payable under an order of the 
said Court of Chancery, out of the interest and 
dividends of the Government or Parliamentary 
Securities which may at any time be standing in 
the name of the said Accountant General to an 
account entitled, ‘ Account of Monies placed out 
for the Benefit and better Security of the Suitors 
of the High Court of Chancery,’ and to an account 
entitled, ‘ Account of Securities purchased with 
surplus Interest arising from Securities carried to 
an account of Monies placed out for the Benefit 
and better Security of the Suitors of the High 
Court of Chancery,’ or either of them (but subject 





and without prejudice to the payment of any sala- 


ries and other sums of money by any Act or Acts | 


of Parliament now in force directed or authorized 
to be paid thereout): Provided, That nothing 
herein contained shail authorize the diminution of 
any of the several salaries to which the present 
Officers, Clerks and Messengers are now en- 
titled.” 

Criause (C.) “ And whereas the emoluments of 
some of the Officers of the said Court may be 
diminished by the operation of this Act, or by the 
rules and orders to be made thereunder, for which 
they may claim to have compensation made ; BE 
it therefore Enacted, That it shall be lawful for 
the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury for 
the time being, or any Three or more of them, 
and they are hereby required, within the space of 
Six calendar months after any such claim shall 
arise and be made, by exammation on oath or 
otherwise, (which oath they and each of them are 
and is hereby authorized to administer,) to inquire 
whether any, and if any, what compensation 
ought to be made to any officer or person claim- 
ing such compensation, the said Commissioners 
having regard to the conditions on which the ap- 
pointment of any such officer was made, or to any 


notice which at the time of such appointment may | 


have been given to such officer that such office 
was to be holden subject to any provision by Par- 
liament for the abolition or regulation thereof, but 
with full power for the said Commissioners to in- 
vestigate and determine whether, from the nature 
of the said offices or the mode of accession thereto, 
any such conditions or notice could have been 
properly made or given, and also having regard 
to the holding of any office, place or situation by 
such officer under this Act; and that in all cases 
in which it shall appear to the said Commissioners 
that compensation ought to be granted, it shall 
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shall be issued and paid and payable by the said 
Accountant General of the said Court of Chancery, 
by virtue of an order or orders for that purpose to 
be made by the said Court of Chancery, out of 
the interest and dividends that have arisen or ma 
hereafter arise from the Government or Parlia- 
mentary Securities now or hereafter to be placed 
to the said two accounts in the Bank of England 
standing in the name of the said Accountant 
General of the said Court of Chancery, and en- 
titled ‘ Account of Monies placed out for the Bene- 
fit and better Security of the Suitors of the High 
Court of Chancery,’ and ‘ Account of Securities 
purchased with surplus Interest arising from Secu- 
rities carried to an Account of Monies placed out 
for the Benefit and better Security of the Suitors 
of the High Court of Chancery’ (but subject and 
without prejudice to the payment of all salaries 
and sums of money which by any Act or Acts 
now in force are authorized to be paid thereout) : 
Provided always, That an account of all such 
compensations shall, within Fourteen days next 
after the same shall be so granted, be laid upon 
the Table of the House of Commons, if Parlia- 
ment shall be then assembled, or if Parliament 
shall not be then assembled, then within Four- 
teen days after the meeting of Parliament then 
next assembled.” 

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 third Infant Felons 


reading of the Infant Felons Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Imprisonment 
a Committee upon the Imprisonment for Debt Bill ; for Debt Bil. 


? 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 


sumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Grammar 
| Lords to the Grammar Schools Bill be taken into Schools Bill. 


consideration To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Coal Coal Duties &amp;e. 
Duties, &amp;c. (London) Bill be revived :—-And that they (London) Bill, 


have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make their 
Report To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Me- Metropolis 
tropolis Improvement (N°2.) Bill be revived :—And 2?" 


that they have leave to sit, and proceed, and to make 
their Report To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Civil Bil! 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Civil Bill 


Courts (Ireland) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid ‘before this House, French Claims. 


A Return of all Sums of Money now in the hands of 
Mr. Sargent, or under the control of the Lords of 
the Treasury, on account of French Claims, distin- 
guishing the Amount now in hand in respect of 
Awards already made, and the Names of the Parties 
in whose favour such Awards have been made, 


or more of them, by warrant under their hands, to | the Amounts awarded, and the Amounts now re- 
order and direct that such annual or other com-| maining unpaid :—Also, a Return of the Names of 


pensation shall be made to the persons so claim- | 


ing such compensation as aforesaid, or any of 





all Persons entitled to participate in the Sum of 
£. 2,820. 18s. 8d., stated in the Treasury Minute of 


them, as to the said Commissioners in their dis-/ the 4th day of July 1839, to have been reserved for 


cretion shall seem just and reasonable; and all| Awards already made, and the Amounts applicable 
such compensations, whether annual or in gross, | to each Award. 


Ordered, 








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London and 


Holyhead, XC. 


Roads. 

No. 597. 
London 
University. 

No. 598. 


Fast India. 
No, 599. 


Prisoners for 
Libe!, &amp;c. 
No. 600. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway 
Station Bill. 


4 VicToriz. 


Ordered, That the Seventeenth Report of the Com- | 
missioners of the London and Holyhead, &amp;c., Roads, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Zondon 
University, which were presented upon the 4th and 
18th days of June last, and yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the resump- 


5°—6° Auguste. 





tion of Rent-free Lands in Bengal, Behar, Orissa 
and Benares, which was presented upon Friday last, 


.be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Prisoners 
for Libel, &amp;c., which were presented upon Friday 
last, and upon Monday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 6° die Augusti ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
PRAYERS. 


HE House proceeded to take into consider- 
ation the Amendment made by the Lords 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and enlarge 
the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relat- 
ing to the London and G'reenwich Railway ; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 23.1.10. After “ Railway” insert “ except 
“ for the purpose of entering the Station of the Zon- 
don and Croydon Railway Company.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wolverley Attwood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Zondon and Greenwich 
Railway Company to provide a Station in the Parish 
of Saint Olave, in the Borough of Southwark, and 
County of Surrey; and the same were read as follow: 

Pr. 8. 1. 24. In Clause (A.) added by way of 
Rider to the Bill. 

Pr. 2. 1. 27. In the interlineation, after 

“ present” insert “ or future,” and in the in- 

terlineation, leave out “same” and insert “Zon- 





“ don and Greenwich Railway, any such fu- 

“ ture approach, not to be of less width than 

““ the present.” 

Pr. 8.1.38. Leave out from “shall ” to “ with- 

“ out” in |. penult. and insert “also, and they are 
“ hereby required to.” 
Pr. 16. 1. 5. Leave out from “ issued ”’ to “ and” 
inl. 8. 


Pr. 16. 1. 36. Leave out from “ writing” to the 
second “ of” in Ll. 37, 

Pr. 17. 1. 25. Leave out “ therein.” 

Pr. 21.1. 8. After the first “of” insert “by the 
said Rectors and Churchwardens of the Parish 
of Saint Olave and Saint John, or the majority of 
them, and.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 1. After “ them” insert “ and the said 
sum or sums of money, so to be paid as aforesaid, 
shall be equally divided between such parishes, 
and shall be applied by the said Rectors and 
* Churchwardens for any of the purposes to which 
Church rates are by law applicable.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 20. After “the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 23.1. 25. After things” insert “ aforesaid.” 
_ _Pr, 32. 1.23. Leave out from “on” to “ plan” 
in l, 24, and insert “a certain other,” and in |. 24, 
leave out “marked (A.)” and insert “signed by the 
“ parties to the said agreement as the plan thereby 
referred to.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 25. 
“ turn-plates.” 
. Vor. 95. 


Leave out “ plates ” and insert 









































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Pr. 33. 1. 37. Leave out “a certain other” and 
insert “the last-mentioned,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ plan” to “and”? in 1. 10. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wolverley Attwood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Mr. Edward John Stanley reported from the Select CoalDuties, &amp;e. 
Committee on the Coal Duties, &amp;c. (London) Bill; (London) 
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; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


A Petition of the President of the Glasgow Cow Vaccination 
Pock Institution, praying that the Vaccination Bill Bill. 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Tithe-owners, in the Dean- Rating Stock in 
ery of Newport, in the county of Essex, praying Trade (No. 1.) 
that the Rating Stock in Trade (No. 1.) Bill may not _ 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Idolatry 
Congregation assembling in West-street Chapel, Glas- ("2") 
gow, praying the House to prohibit the interference 
of British functionaries in the management of Ido- 
latrous Observances in Jndia, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Cobbett, of the Strand, in Court of __ 
the county of Middlesex, praying that provision may Chancery Bill. 
be made in the Court of Chancery Bill, that decrees 
in Chancery shall not be obtained on affidavit evi- 
dence alone, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiate Apothecaries, resident in Apothecaries 
Dublin, praying that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) oy (Dublin) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and ~"* 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Muirhead, of Pollokshaws, Political 
praying that all persons now suffering imprisonment Offenders. 
for Political Offences may be set at liberty, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Taylor, praying the House Hudson’s Bay 
to refuse to grant a monopoly of the fur trade in Company. 
the Hudson’s Bay Territory, to any man or body of 
men after the month of June 1841, to declare the 
same a free trade, and to grant permission to any of 
Her Majesty’s subjects to disembark goods and 
other merchandize for the purpose of trade with the 
Indians, and to embark the returns of the same at any 
point, creek or river on the coast of Hudson’s Bay 
or of Saint James’s Bay, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Pauperism. 
Copy of the Report of Richard Weale, Esquire, As- 
sistant Poor Law Commissioner, on the compara- 
tive state of Pauperism in Fourteen Agricultural 
Unions, indifferently selected, and in the only Seven 
Manufacturing Unions in his district. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Colonial Land 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased — 
to give directions, that there be laid before this : 
House, Copies of any general Report or Reports, 
addressed to the Secretary of State by the Colonial 
Land and Emigration Commissioners, since the com- 
mencement of the present year. 


4k4 Ordered, 


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New South 
Wales. 


Fast India. 


Royal Marines, 
xc. 


Poor Rates 
Assessment. 


‘Tithe Commu- 
dation, 


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Ordered, That the said Address be memcpy to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of 
New South Wales, bearing date the 4th day of De- 


cember 1839, with Copy of the Report made by the | P 


Committee of the Legislative Council of that Colony, 
appointed during the Session of 1839 to consider the 
subject of Immigration. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this Heuse, a 


Copy of a Despatch from the Governor General of 


India to the Court of Directors, dated 17th Novem- 
ber 1838 :-—Extract, Minute by the Right honour- 
able the Governor General, dated 17th November 
1838 :—Copies of a Despatch from the Government 
of India, dated 25th March 1839:—Of a Resolu- 
tion of the Honourable the President of the Council 


6° Augusti. 





A. 1840. 


otherwise waiting confirmation, in each of the se- 
veral Counties of England and Wales. 


A Return of all Agreements for the Commutation pithe con 
of Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe tation” 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of January 1840 
to the Ist day of July 1840. 


Returns to an Order, dated the 26th day of June Tenby 
last, for Returns(to be made by the Mayor) of the Pro- Corporation, 


erty and Revenues of the Corporation of the Borough oe 


of Tenby, in the years 1835 and 1839 respectively ; 
specifying the nature thereof, and whether any por- 
tion has been alienated or sold; and if so, the 
particulars thereof:—Of the Debts and Liabilities 
of the said Corporation; specifying the nature 
thereof, the Names of the Creditors, the nature of 
the security, and the Dates at which they were 
contracted :-—And, Copies of any Memorials ad- 
dressed to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury, praying that permission to borrow Money 
may not be granted to the Mayor and Corporation 
of Tenby. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, by Her Majesty’s Births, Deaths 
command,—Copy of the second Annual Report of 4 Marriages, 
the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Mar- 


of India in Council, dated 11th March 1839 :—Of) riages in England. 


a Despatch from the Governor General to the Court 
of Directors, dated 25th April 1839 :-—-Of a Letter 
from 1’. H. Maddock, Esquire, Officiating Secretary 
to the Government of India, with the Governor Ge- 
neral, to J..P. Grant, Esquire, Officiating Secretary 
to the Government of India, dated 18th April 1839: 
—Ofa Letter from ditto to ditto, dated 8th April 
1839 :—Of a Letter from J. P. Grant, Esquire, offi- 
ciating Secretary to the Government of India, to 
LL. R. Reed, Esquire, acting Chief Secretary to the 
Government of Bombay, dated 10th June 1839 :—- 
Of a Letter from J. P. Grant, Esquire, &amp;e. to 
f1, Chamier, Esquire, Chief Secretary to the Go- 
vernment of Fort Saint George, dated 10th June 
1839 :—Ofa Despatch from the Government of Jn- 
dia, to the Court of Directors, dated 12th June 1839: 
—Of a Letter from Z. R. Reed, Esquire, Acting 
Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to 
T. H. Maddock, Esquire, Officiating Secretary to the 
Government of Jndia, dated 4th January 1839 ; with 
Inclosures:—Of a Despatch from the Government of 
India to the Court of Directors, dated 16th Decem- 
ber 1839 :—Of a Despatch from the Court of Di- 
rectors to the Government of India, dated 2d June 
1840 :—Extract of a Despatch from the Govern- 
ment of India in the Legislative Department, to the 
Court of Directors, dated 9th March 1840 :—Copy 
of a Despatch from the Government of India in the 
Legislative Department, to the Court of Directors, 
dated :—And, of Act No. X. of 
1840, respecting the abolition of certain Pilgrim 
Taxes. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Fuli Pay Retirements in 
the Royal Marines now vacant, stating the Dates! 
when such Retirements became vacant :--Of the | 
Number of Officers of each rank of the Royal Ma-| 
rines promoted in each year, from the 1st day of 
January 1814 to the 1st day of January 1840 :—And, 
similar Returns from the Artillery and Engineers. | 


Mr. Fox Maule presented,-—Returns to an Order, | 
dited the 18th day of June last, for a Return from | 
each Parish within the Limits of the Metropolitan 
Pclice, in the Counties of Kent and Surrey, of the 
Value upon which the last Assessment for the Relief 
of the Poor was made. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 21st day 
of January last, for a Return of the Number of No- 
tices of Meetings that have been received by the | 
Tithe Commissioners, as well as of Agreements and | 
Apportionments, whether confirmed or rejected, or | 
still under the consideration of the Diocesan, or} 





A Copy of the Fifth Report of the Inspectors ap- Prisons. 
pointed to visit the different Prisons of Great Bri- 
tain : I. Home District. 


Mr. Fox Maule also presented, pursuant to an Incorporated - 
Address to Her Majesty, — Returns of all the 7" 
Towns or Boroughs which have petitioned to be 
incorporated according to the provision of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Will. 4, c. 76, stating the Date of the Peti- 
tion, whether such Petition was opposed or not; 
the result ; and whether, in case of the Charter being 
granted, the District comprised in such Charter was 
either larger or smaller than the precinct of the Pe- 
titioning Town or Borough:--Of all Incorporated 
Towns or Boroughs to which Commissions of the 
Peace have been granted from the passing of the 
said Act to the 31st day of December 1839; stating 
tiie Number of Justices in each Commission, and I 
how many Justices, if any, who have at any time f 
been appointed as Justices to such Boroughs, since 
the passing of the said Act, were, at the Date of their 
respective Appointments, Members of the Councils 
of the several Boroughs to which such Commissions 
have been granted :—And, from every Borough le- 
vying a Borough Rate under the said Act, of the 
Amount of such Rate for the last year, for which the 
Accounts have been made up, and also of the Amount 
of the Rate levied at the same period, under each of 
| the several Local Acts enumerated in Schedule (E.) 
of the 5th and 6th Will. 4, c.'76 ; and, also, a Return 
of the Amount of Rates levied under such Local 
Acts respectively, for the year next before the year 
in which the provisions of the said Act came into 
| operation. 
| Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
_ Table. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Court of 


facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Chancery Bill 


Court of Chancery, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General 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 Amendment made by the Lords to. the Bill 
intituled, An Act for the Amendment of the Law of 
Evidence in Scotland; and the same was read as 
followeth : 


Pe be 


Law of Evi- 
dence (Scot- 
land) Bill. 





Non-Parochial 
Registers Bill. 


Bills of 
Exchange Bill, 


Imprisonment 


for Debt Bill. 


Infant Felons 
Bill. 


4. VicrorRiz. 


Pr. 1. 1. 28. Leave out from “ relationship” to 
“and,” in Pr. 3. 1. 5. 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the Bill 
tothe Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
enabling Courts of Justice to admit Non-parochial 
Registers as Evidence of Births or Baptisms, Deaths 
or Burials, and Marriages, was, according to Order, 
read the third time ; and the Amendments following 
were made to the Bill: 

Pr. 7.1.3. After “ entitled” insert “ on payment 
of the fees hereinafter mentioned.” 

Pr. 7.1. 20. After “Records” insert “and for 
every search in any such Register or Record 
shall be paid the sum of One shilling, and for 
every such certified extract the sum of Two shil- 
lings and sixpence, and no more.” 

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 Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
continue, until the First day of January One thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty-three, an Act of the 
last Session of Parliament, for amending and ex- 
tending the Provisions of an Act of the first year 
of Her present Majesty, for exempting certain Bills 
of Exchange and Promissory Notes from the opera- 
tion of the Laws relating to Usury, 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 Amendment. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
further amending the Act for abolishing Arrest on 
Mesne Process in Civil Actions, 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 Amendment. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the 
Care and Education of Infants who may be con- 
victed of Felony, was, according to Order, read the 
third time, and the Amendments following were 
made to the Bill: 

Pr. 2.1.11. At the end of the Amendment made 
by the Committee insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Cravuss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
case it shall be a part of the terms and condi- 
tions upon which such care and custody shall be 
assigned, that the Infant shall not, during the 
period of such care and custody, be sent beyond 
the seas, or out of the jurisdiction of the said 
Court of Chancery.” 

Criavuse (B.) “And be it Enacted, That no 
fee, reward, emolument or gratuity whatsoever 
shall be demanded, taken or received by any 
officer or minister of the said Court of Chancery, 
for any matter or thing done in the said Court in 
pursuance of this Act; and that upon the making 
or opposing of any such application, it shall be 
lawful for any Judge of the said Court to assign 
counsel learned in the law, and to appoint a clerk 
or practitioner of the said Court to advise and 
carry on, or to oppose such application, who are 
hereby required to do their duties therein without 
fee or reward.” 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
o the Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 18., by inserting after the 

Vor. 95. 


6° Auguste. 625 


words “Court of Chancery,” the words “ after due 
“ notice to the father, or testamentary or natural 
“ guardian of such Infant, if there be any such 
“ known to be resident within the jurisdiction of the 
“ said Court.” 

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

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

{ Mr. Estcourt 

Tellers for the Yeas, hii. Bdoren« 12. 
Mr. John Parker, ) 53 
Mr. Tufnell : J : 

So it passed in the Negative.” 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 21., by mserting after the 
word “Infant” the words “and that such Infant 
“ either has no parents or natural guardians, or that 
“ they are indisposed or unfit to be entrusted with 
“ the care of such Infant.” 

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

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 1.1. ult., by inserting after the word 
“ direct” the words “regard being always had to 
“ the religious creed of such Infant, or to that 
“‘ of the parents or surviving parent of such In- 
“ fant.” 


And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Noes, { 


Tellers for the Yeas, a — } 28. 
Mr. Hawes, 1 


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Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Clay : 


So it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas,| so Tafel” } 7 


Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Langdale, t 9. 


1 Mr. Briscoe: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bernal 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 con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That the Order of the day for the Committee of 
Ways and Means, be now read, and which Amend- 


“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
“ that She will be graciously pleased to direct that 
“ a Commission may be issued to inquire into the 
“ allegations contained in the Petition of Mr. Fear- 
gus O’ Connor, presented to this House on the First 
“ day of June last, and into what has been and now 
“ is his treatment in York Castle :—Also, to inquire 
“ into what has been and now is the treatment of 
“ Prisoners confined under Sentences for writing 
“ and publishing seditious libels, or for uttering 
“« seditious words, or for attending seditious meet- 
“ ings, in the Gaols or Houses of Correction of 
“ York, Wakefield, Northallerton and Beverley,” in- 

stead thereof. 
And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
4. Question 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming Ways ana 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which Means. 


ment was, to leave out from the word “That” to mr. Feargus 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 0’Connor, 


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626 6° Augusti. 


Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers forthe f Mr. Fox Maule, las 
Yeas, U Mr. Tufnell: — 
Tellers for thef Mr. Aglionby, la 
Noes, Mr. Thomas Duncombe: Jf °° 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means be now read; and the 
same being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for improving the Condition and 
extending the Benefits of Grammar Schools; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1.3. After “restriction” insert ‘“ And 
whereas it is expedient that in certain cases 
Grammar Schools in the same place should be 
“ united.” 

Pr. 9. 1.15. After “ from” insert “ competition 
© ie.” 

Pr. 9.1.16. Leave out from “therewith” to “and” 
in Pr, 23. 1. 35. and insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
there shall be in any city, town or place any 
Grammar School or Grammar Schools, the re- 
venues of which shall of themselves be insuffi- 
cient to admit of the purposes of their founder 
or founders being effected, but which revenues if 
joined to the revenues of any other Grammar 
School or Grammar Schools in the same city, 
town or place, would afford the means of effecting 
the purposes of the founders of such several 
Schools, it shall be lawful for the Court of Chan- 
cery to direct such Schools to be united, and the 
revenues of the Schools so united to be applied 
to the support of one School to be formed by such 
Union, and which shall be carried on according 
to a scheme to be settled for that purpose under 
the direction of the said Court: Provided always, 
That before application shall be made to the 
Court to direct such union, the consent cf the 
Visitor, Patron and Governors of every School to 
be aflected thereby shall be first obtained.” 

Criavuse(B.) “ Provided always, and be it Enact- 
ed, That no new statutes affecting the duties or 
emoluments of any Schoolmaster or Under Master, 
shall be brought into operation as regards any 
such Master who shall have been appointed pre- 
viously to the passing of this Act, without his 
consent in writing; but that in case any such 
Schoolmaster or Under Master as last aforesaid 
shall be unwilling to give such consent as afore- 
said, and shall be desirous or willing to resign 
his office on receiving a retiring pension, it shall 
be lawful for the Governors, if there be any com- 
petent to act, or if there be no such Governors, 
for the Visitor, to assign to such Master such 
pension, as to them or him (as the case may be) 
shall seem reasonable, from the time of his resig- 
nation, which pension, if approved as hereinafter 
mentioned, the trustees of the said School are 
hereby authorized and required to pay to him, or 
his order, according to the terms of such assign- 
ment.” 

Pr. 24. 1.17. Leave out from “ confirmation ” 
to “of,” inl.is. 

Pr. 24. 1.26. Leave out from “ avoidance” to 
and ”’ in Pr. 26. 1. 29. 

Pr. 26. 1. 32. Leave out from “ enforced” to 
“ be,” in 1. 34., and in 1. 34. after “ it’ insert “ de- 
“ clared and,” and also in 1.34. leave out from 
“that "to “in,” in 1. penult. 

Pr. 27. 1.4. Leave out “ known.” 


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Pr. 27.1.5. Leave out from “persons” to “and ” 
in 1. 9., and insert “ it shall be lawful for such per- 
‘“* son or persons to exercise the same when and so 
often as they shall deem fit, either by themselves 
personally, or by Commission, without being first 
requested or required so to do, and likewise to 
direct such Returns to be made by the Masters 
of such Schools of the state thereof, of the books 
used therein, and of such other particulars as he 
or they may think proper, and also to order such 
examinations to be held into the proficiency of 
the scholars attending the same, as to him or them 
may seem expedient.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 12. Leave out “in the” and insert 
by way of.” 

Pr. 27. 1.13. After “ or” insert “ otherwise in 
respect of the.” 

Pr. 27. 1.17. Leave out “ said” and in the same 
line after “ Court” insert “ of Chancery.” 

Pr.27. 1.25. After “ authority” insert “ to be 
exercised by way,” and in the same line leave out 
or” and insert “ in respect of the,” and also in 
the same line, and in 1. 26. after ‘ discipline” in- 
sert “ of any Grammar School,” and in 1. 26. after 
“ any ” insert “ known.” 

Pr. 27. 1.28. Leave out “said” and insert 
“ Bishop of the Diocese wherein the same is locally 
“* situated to apply to the,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ Court” to “and” in 1. 32. and 
insert “of Chancery, stating the same; and the 
“ said Court shall have power if it so think fit, to 

order that the said Bishop shall be at liberty to 
visit and regulate the said School in respect of the 
discipline thereof, but not further or otherwise.” 

Pr. 27.1. 33. Leave out from “ in” to “ powers” 
in 1, 35. and insert “ event of the person or persons 
“ by whom.” 

Pr. 27. 1.37. Leave out from “School” to 
“ ought” in 1. ult. 

Pr. 28. Is. 3. and 4. After “ exercised” insert 
or in the event of its being uncertain in whom the 
right to exercise such powers is vested.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 7. Leave out “ said,” and in the same 
line after “ Court” insert “ of Chancery, on appli- 
‘* cation made by any person or persons interested 
in such Grammar School.” 

Pr. 28. 1.11. Leave out “by” and insert “to.” 

Pr. 28. 1.12. Leave out ‘“compellable” and 
insert “ amenable.” 

Pr. 28. 1.14. After “and” insert “ whereas it 
is expedient to provide for the more easy removal 
of unfit and improper Masters.” 

Pr.28. 1.20. After “ School” insert “ or who 
shall be specially appointed to exercise the same 
under this Act,” and in the same line after “ and” 
imsert “ the.” 

Pr. 29. 1.10. Leave out from “ manner” to 
“ provided” in |. 16., and in 1. 16. leave out “ also.” 

Pr. 30. 1.29. After “them” insert “and they 
are hereby required.” 

Pr. 30. 1.30. After “ agents” insert “ and on 
the production of an order of the Court of Chan- 
cery, declaring such Master to have been duly 
dismissed or to have ceased to be Master.” 

Pr. 31. 1.19. After “ dismissal” insert “ pro- 
vided that the same shall have proceeded from 
the persons authorized to order the same, after 
such inquiries and by such mode of proceeding 
“ as required in that behalf.” 

Pr. 31. 1.29. Leave out from “ that” to “ ap- 
plications ” in 1. 31. and insert “all.” 


Pr. 31. 1.32. Leave out from “ be” to “ peti- 
tions” in 1.37. and insert “ heard and deter- 
mined, and all powers given by this Act to the 
Court of Chancery may be exercised in cases 
brought before such Court by petition only, such,” 
and in |. 37. after “ petitions” insert “ to be.” 


Pr. 31. 1.58. Leave out “under this Act shall 
“ be.” 


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Roscommon 
Townlands 
Bill. 


Civil Bill Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Import Duties, 
No. 601. 


Egypt and 
Syria, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Isie of Man 
Bill, 


Pilots Bill, 


4. Victori®. 


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Pr. 32. 1. 6. Leave out from “ purposes 
“ and” in 1. 29. 
Pr. 33. 1. 11. Leave out from “ being” to “ pro- 
“ vided” inl. 31. 
Pr. 34. 1,11. Leave out “ Colleges ” and insert 
“ University,” and in the same line after “ Dur- 
“ ham” insert “ or to the Colleges of.” 
Pr. 34. 1.14. After “ Rugby” insert “ Merchant 
“ Tailors.” 
Pr. 34. ls. 16. and 17. After “ Macclesfield”’ in- 
sert “ or Louth.” 
Pr. 36. 1. 27. 
“ shall” in 1. 29. 
Pr. 36. 1.31, After “ Master” insert “ that the 
words ‘ discipline’ or ‘ management’ of a School 
shall mean and include all matters respecting the 
conduct of the Mastsrs or Scholars, the method 
and times of teaching, the examination into the 
proficiency of the Scholars of any School, and the 
ordering of Returns or Reports with reference to 
such particulars, or any of them.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


to 


Leave out from “ Master” to 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to empower the Lord Lieutenant of 
Treland to annex certain Townlands to the County of 
Roscommon; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 2. 1.7. After “ Lission” insert “ Cappagh.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. French do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the several Duties levied on Imports 
into the United Kingdom, and how far those Duties 
are for protection to similar Articles, the produce or 
manufacture of this country, or of the British Pos- 
sessions abroad, or whether the Duties are for the 
purposes of Revenue alone, have Power to report 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Hume reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee, and to whom several Petitions were referred ; 
That they had considered the matters to them re- 
ferred, and directed him to make a Report there- 
of 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 Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, A 
Copy of a Convention entered into between Eng- 
land, Russia, Austria, Prussia and Turkey 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 

Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend the Powers 
of the Commissioners appointed for the Execution 
of Two Acts for supporting the several Harbours 
and Sea Ports in the Isle of Man: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Her Majesty 
in Council to authorize Ships and Vessels belonging 


to Countries, having Treaties of Reciprocity with the 
Vou. 95. 





6° A ugustt. 





627 


United Kingdom, to be piloted, in certain cases, 
without having a licensed Pilot on board, and also 
to regulate the mode in which Pilot Boats shall be 
painted and distinguished : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to define the Notice of Notice of 
Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for Fections Bill. 
Cities, Towns and Boroughs in England : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect slave Trade 
the Treaty between Her M ajesty and the Republic (Venezuela) 
of Venezuela, for the Suppression of the Slave Pi 
Trade: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to regulate the Repay- Bank of 
ment of certain Sums advanced by the Governor Irelznd Bill. 
and Company of the Bank of Jreland for the Public 
Service : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law re- Attornies and 
lating to the Admission of Attornies and Solicitors Solicitors 
to practice in the Courts of Law and Equity in taataiaaaa 
Lreland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to defray the Charge of Militia Pay 
the Pay, Clothing and Contingent and other Ex- Bill. 
penses 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 and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, 
until the First day of July One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-one : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to suspend until the end Militia Ballots 
of the next Session of Parliament the making of Suspevsion Bill. 
Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia 
of the United Kingdom : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until eight sisve Trade 
months after the commencement of the next Session Treaties Bill. 
of Parliament, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty 
to carry into immediate execution, by Orders in 
Council, any Treaties for the Suppression of the 
Slave Trade : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act further to regulate the East India 
Trade of Ships built and trading within the limits of Shipping Bill. 
the East India Company’s Charter : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the New South 
Thirty-first day of December One thousand eight Wales &amp;c. | 
hundred and Forty-one, and to the end of the then aitteaa ase 
next Session of Parliament, and to extend the Pro- 
visions of an Act to provide for the Administration 
of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, and for the more effectual Government thereof, 
and for other Purposes relating thereto: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Sale of Beer 
by this House to the Amendments made by their B#!!- 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Acts relating to the General Sale of Beer and 
Cider by Retail in England, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Midland Coun- 
Act for granting further Powers to the Midland ties Railway 
Counties hallway Company, with an Amendment ;~' ’ 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords desire a Conference To-morrow, at half- Municipal 
an-hour after Four o’clock, with this House, in the Corporations 
Committee-room, No.5, upon the subject- sit dial 

’ , upon the subject-matter 
of the Conference had yesterday relative to the 
Amendments made to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Jreland : 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree to a Confer- 
ence with the Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr, Speaker acquainted them therewith :-—And then 
they again withdrew. 


And the Question being again proposed, That an Egypt and 
humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that Syria. 
She will be graciously pleased to give directions that 
there be laid before this House, a Copy of a Con- 
vention entered into between England, Russia, 
Austria, Prussia and Turkey :—The said Motion, 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


4L2 Ordered, 











628 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing whether any and what Places or 
Appcintments in the British Museum have been 
abolished or not filled up, and whether any and 
what new Places or Appointments have been created 
or made between the Ist day of June 1836 and the 
1st day of August 1840: — Also, a Comparative 
Return of the Duties and Salaries, Claims to Apart- 
ments or Emoluments of any Person employed in 
the British Museum on the 1st day of June 1836, 
and on the 1st day of June 1837. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


British 
Museum. 








Veneris, 7° die August ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. 

MESSAGE, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
of the Black Rod ; 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral 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 Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission 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 impose Duties of Excise on Sugar ma- 
nufactured in the United Kingdom : 


Roval Assent 
to Bills. 


Sugar (Excise 
Duties) Bill. 


Chorch An Act for better enforcing Church Discipline : 
Discipline Bill. = 
Chareh An Act to further amend the Church Building 


Building Bill. Acts: 


Clergy Re- An Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Re- 
hata serves in the Province of Canada, and for the Dis- 

; tribution of the Proceeds thereof: 

An Act to provide for the Solemnization of Mar- 
riages in the Districts in or near which the Parties 
reside : 

An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing 
and Contingent and other Expenses of the Disem- 
bodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, and 
to grant Allowances in certain cases to Subaltern 
Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, 
Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and 
Serjeant Majors of the Militia, until the First day 
of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-one : 
Militia Ballots An Act to suspend, until the end of the next 
Suspension Bill. Session of Parliament, the making of Lists, and the 
Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United 
Kingdom : 

An Act for better defining the Powers of Justices 
within the Metropolitan Police District : 


Marriages Act 
Amendment 
Bill, 

Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Police Courts 
Bill. 
Chimney An Act for the Regulation of Chimney Sweepers 
Sweepers Bill. ond Chimnies : 
Bills of Ex. An Act to continue, until the First day of January 
change Bill. One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, an 
Act of the last Session of Parliament for amending 
and extending the Provisions of an Act of the first 
year of Her present Majesty for exempting certain 
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes trom the 
operation of the Laws relating to Usury: 
An Act for further amending the Act for abolish- 
ing Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil Actions : 
An Act to enable Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
Buildings to make additional Thoroughfares in the 
Metropolis : 


Imprisonment 
for Debt Bill. 


Metropolis 
Improvement 


(No. 1.) Bill. 


6°—7° August. 


Sale of Beer and Cider by Retail in England: 


An Act to define the Notice of Elections of Mem- Notice of 

bers to serve in Parliament for Cities, Towns and Elections Bil, 
Boroughs in England: 
An Act to amend the Act for the Establishment County 
of County and District Constables : 





A, 1840. 


An Act to amend the Acts relating to the General S:l 


ing the Benefits of Grammar Schools : 


England: 


trar and Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty 
of England : 


authorize Ships and Vessels belonging to Countries 
having Treaties of Reciprocity with the United 
Kingdom to be piloted, in certain cases, without 
having a licensed Pilot on board, and also to regu- 
late the mode in which Pilot Boats shall be painted 
and distinguished : 


sioners appointed for the execution of Two Acts for B 
supporting the several Harbours and Sea Ports in 
the Isle of Man: 


commencement of the next Session of Parliament, 
an Act of the last Session of Parliament for carry- 
ing into effect a Convention between Her Majesty 
and the King of the French, relative to the Fisheries 
on the Coasts of the British Islands and of France: 


to Friendly Societies : 
Company’s Charter : 


from thence to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent 
Debtors in India: 


an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into 
immediate execution by Orders in Council any 
Treaties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade: 


Suppression of the Slave Trade : 


December One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
one, and to the end of the then next Session of Par- 
liament, and to extend the Provisions of an Act to 
provide for the Administration of Justice in New 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, and for the 
more effectual Government thereof, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto: 

An Act for the Amendment of the Law of Evi- 
dence in Scotland: 


An Act for the better Protection of the Oyster 
Fisheries in Scoiland : 


An Act to regulate the Re-payment of certain 
Sums advanced by the Governor and Company of 
the Bank of Jreland for the Public Service : 

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Ad- 
mission of Attornies and Solicitors to practise in the 
Courts of Law and Equity in Ireland: 

An Act to empower the Lord Lieutenant of Jre- 
land to annex certain Townlands to the County of 
Roscommon : 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the River 
Poddle, in the County and City of Dublin: 

An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of the several Acts relating to the London 
and Greenwich Railway : 








An 


An Act further to regulate the Trade of Ships East 1 
built and trading within the limits of the East India Sipping Bill. 


e€ of Beer 


(No. 2.) Bill, 


Constabulery 
Bill, 

An Act for improving the Condition and extend- Grammar 
Schools Bill, 


An Act to improve the Practice and extend the Admiralty 
Jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty of Court Bill, 


An Act to make Provision for the Judge, Regis- Admiralty 

Court [Judge's 
Sa 
Bi 
An Act to enable Her Majesty in Council to Pilots Bill 


lar » &amp;e, 
“% ] 


An Act to extend the Powers of the Commis- Isle of Man 


An Act to continue, for Six Months after the Fisheries Bil, 


An Act to explain and amend the Acts relating Friendly 
Societies Bill, 


ast India 


An Act to continue, until the First day of March Insolvent _ 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, and Pebtors(India) 


An Act to continue, until Eight Months after the Stave Trade 
commencement of the next Session of Parliament, !teaties Bil. 


An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Slave Trade 
Her Majesty and the Republic of Venezuela, for the — 


An Act to continue, until the Thirty-first day of Mew — 
ales, XC. 
(No 2.) Bill. 


Law of 


Evidence 
(Scotland) Bil, 


Oyster 
Fisheries 
(Scotland) Pill. 


Bank of ; 
Ireland Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors 


(Ireland) Bil. 


Roscommon 
vit 
Townlands Bis 


Poddle River 
(Doblin) Bil. 


London and 
Greenwich ‘ 
Railway Bill. 








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ll. 


Bil. 


Pill. 


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Sill. 


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London and 
Greenwich 
Railway — 
Station Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


West Indies. 


New South 
Wales. 


Colonial Land 
and Emigration 
Board. 


East India. 


Richmond 
Bridge. 


Appeals (Privy 


Council.) 


4. VicrorRiz. 


An Act to enable the London and Greenwich Rail- 
way Company to provide a Station in the Parish of 
Saint Olave, in the Borough of Southwark, and 
County of Surrey. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of yesterday 
(that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House) had been presented 
to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, That She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented, by Her Majesty’s 
command,—A Copy of Papers relative to the West 
Indies, 1840 :—Part 2. Jamaica. 

Mr. Vernon Smith also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Copy of a 
Despatch from the Governor of New South Wales, 
bearing date the 4th day of December 1839, with 
Copy of the Report made by the Committee of the 
Legislative Council of that Colony, appointed during 
the Session of 1839 to consider the subject of Immi- 
gration. 

Copies of any general Report or Reports, ad- 
dressed to the Secretary of State by the Colonial 
Land and Emigration Commissioners, since the com- 
mencement of the present year. 


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


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,—An Account respecting the Annual 
Territorial Revenues and Disbursements of the East 
India Company for three years, 1835-36, 1836-37 
and 1837-38, according to the latest advices ; with 
an Estimate of the same for the succeeding year :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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








Mr. Smith, from the Commissioners of Richmond 
Bridge, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
— Richmond Bridge Cash Account for the year 1839: 
—And then he withdrew. 

' Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Returns, showing the Number of 
Appeals and Petitions for liberty to appeal, or for 
other matters which were pending and undisposed 
of before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Coun- 
cil on the 15th day of February 1837; the respec- 
tive times when such Appeals or Petitions were 
entered or lodged in the Council Office, or referred 
to the Judicial Committee ; the Names of the Ap- 
pellants and Respondents and Petitioners, the Dates 
of the Judgments or Orders appealed from, the} 
Courts by which pronounced, the Times when the! 
respective Appeal Cases of the Appellant and Re- 
spondent in each Cause were lodged, the times when 
the same were ready for hearing, the respective| 
times when the same were heard, distinguishing| 
the Causes which were heard in part any day, and | 
stating when the hearing of such Part-heard Causes | 
was resumed, and when the hearing concluded, the| 
day on which the Judgment of the Judicial Com-| 
mittee was pronounced in each Cause, and the Names | 
of the Members of the Judicial Committee present 
when each Cause was heard :—Showing the Num- 
ber of Appeals and Petitions for liberty to Appeal, 
or for other matters which have been entered, lodged 
or referred, since the 15th day of February 1837 ; 
the respective times when such Appeals or Petitions 
were entered or lodged in the Council Office or re- 
ferred to the Judicial Committee, the Names of the 
Appellants and Respondents and Petitioners, the 
Dates of the Judgments or Orders appealed from, 


the Courts by which pronounced, the times when 
Vox. 95. 

















7° Auguste. 


629 
the respective Appeal Cases of the Appellant and 
ltespondent in each Cause were lodged, the times 
when the same were heard, distinguishing the Causes 
which were heard in part any day, and stating when 
the hearing of such Part-heard Causes was resumed, 
and when the hearing concluded, the day on which 
the Judgment of the Judicial Committee was pro- 
nounced in each Cause, and the Names of the Mem- 
bers of the Judicial Committee present when each 
Cause was heard. 


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


Mr. Waple, from the Commissioners for building Churches and 
New Churches, was called in ; and at the bar pre- Chapels. 


sented, pursuant to Order, — A Return of the 
Churches and Chapels consecrated within the last 
ten years in England, with the Amount of Public 
Monies expended in erecting the same, in whole or 
in part; whether Districts have been assigned, and 
have been recorded in Chancery, and to which of 
them; and to which has authority been given for the 
Ministers thereof to solemnize Wann, Baptism 
and Burial :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Swinburne, from the Commissioners of West- Westminster 
minster Bridge, was called in; and at the bar pre- Bridge. 


sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—The Four Quarterly Accounts of the Trea- 
surer to the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, 
from the 5th day of April 1839 to the 5th day of 
April 1840 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 


| Table. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
authorizing the Exchange of Parts of the Lands 
and Estates settled by the Will of the late Charles 
Bowyer Adderley, Esquire, and the Sale of other 
Parts thereof; 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 con- 
sent 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 Amend- 
ment :-—And the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Douglas do carry tlie 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords, intituled, An 
Act for granting further Powers to the Midland 
Counties Railway Company ; and the same was read, 
as followeth : 

Pr.8.1.18. After “ Company”’ insert Clause (A.) 
Crausr (A.) “ And whereas the said Midland 

““ Counties Railway and the Birmingham and Derby 
“ Junction Railway are both in connection with the 
“ North Midland Railway at Derby: And whereas 
“ by an agreement between the said Midland 
“ Counties Railway Company and the North Mid- 
“ Jand Railway Company, dated the Thirtieth day 
“ of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
“ eight the said North Midland Railway Company 
“ have entered into certain covenants with the said 
Midland Counties Railway Company, that they 
will cause and procure all the passengers, goods 
“ and other trafic passing along the North Mid- 
land Railway, or any portion thereof, to Rugby, 
“ or any place to the southward thereof, to be con- 
“ veyed along the Midland Counties Railway, and 
“ to be entered and booked accordingly, and that 
“ the said North Midland Railway Company will 
not cause, nor enter or book the same to be con- 
“ veyed by any other Railway : And whereas it is 
expedient that so much of the said agreement as 
“ is hereinbefore referred to should be rescinded ; 
“ BE it therefore further Enacted, That so much of 
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Estate Bill. 


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Corn Laws. 


Coal Duties, &amp;c. 
(London) Bill. 


Debtor and 
Creditor. 


Hackney 
Carriages 


( Metropolis) 
Act. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Mr. Feargus 
O'Connor. 


630 7° Auguste. A. 1840. 


“ the said agreement as is hereinbefore referred to 


shall from henceforth be void and of no effect ; 
and it shall not be lawful for the said Midland 
Counties Railway Company, or for the Birming- 
ham and Derby Junction Railway Company, to 
enter into or act upon any other contract or agree- 
ment with the said North Midland Railway Com- 
pany for the exclusive conveyance or booking of 
any traffic, and in case either of the said Midland 
Counties or Birmingham and Derby Junction 
Railway Companies shall enter into or act on 
any such contract or agreement, the Company 
entering into or acting on the same shall forfeit 
and pay to the other of the said last-mentioned 
Companies, the sum of Fifty pounds for every 
day during which such contract or agreement 
shall be in force, or during which such Company 
shall continue to act upon the same after due 
notice from the other of the said Companies, 
which penalty may be recovered by action of debt, 
with full costs of suit in any of Her Majesty’s 
“ Courts of Record at Westminster: Provided 
always, That nothing herein contained shall ex- 
tend to prejudice or affect any of the other pro- 
visions in the said agreement contained, but such 
agreement, save and except in respect of the pro- 
vision above set forth, shall be and continue in as 
full force as if this Act had not been passed.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hawes 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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Petitions from Featherstone-street, City-road ;— 
Hlelmet-row, Saint Luke's ;— Jewin Crescent ;— 
Southwark Bridge-road ;— Bermondsey ;— Duke- 
street, Bloomsbury ;—Lime-street Ward, London ;— 
New Cui, Lambeth ;—Thames Bank, Westminster ; 
— Tooley-street, Borough;— Upper North Place, 
Gray’s Inn-lane ;—and, Stansfield; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Coal Duties, &amp;c. (London) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Robert Gordon reported the Bill accordingly ; 
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 Petition of Prisoners confined in the Queen’s 
Bench Prison, praying the House to pass an Act for 
the amelioration of the Law of Debtor and Creditor, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Hackney Carriage Proprietors of 


the Metropolis, praying for the repeal of so much 
of the Hackney Carriages (Metropolis) Act as re- 
quires a licence and badge to be taken out for the 
drivers of Hackney Carriages, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Minor Canons, praying the House 
to refuse their consent to so much of the Amend- 
ments proposed by the House of Lords to the Eccle- 
siastical Duties and Revenues Bill as affects the 
interests of Minor Canons, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aungier- 
street, in the city of Dublin, praying the House to 
address Her Majesty for the release of Mr. Feargus 
O’ Connor, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Fish-curers at the HerringFishery 
Port of Leith, praying the House not to sanction any ~°™ 
measure for the dissolution of the British White 

Herring Fishery Board, and of the establishment of 

Officers attached thereto, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, British Guiana 
Copies of Treasury Minutes, dated the 4th day of 
August 1840, and the 11th day of March 1836, on 
the subject of an Advance of £. 32,000 in 1836, for 
the Relief of the Colony of British Guiana, in pur- 
suance of the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 135, s. 62; 
and an Account of the Amount issued out of the 
Consolidated Fund, pursuant to the Orders of the 
Treasury. 
Mr. Vernon Smith accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented,—Further Return to Tenby Cor- 
an Order, dated the 26th day of June last, for Returns, poration. 
(to be made by the Mayor,) of the Property and 
Revenues of the Corporation of the Borough of 
Tenby, in the years 1835 and 1839 respectively ; 
specifying the nature thereof, and whether any por- 
tion has been alienated or sold ; and if so, the parti- 
culars thereof :—Of the Debts and Liabilities of the 
said Corporation ; specifying the nature thereof, the 
Names of the Creditors, the nature of the Security, 
and the Dates at which they were contracted :—And, 
Copies of any Memorials addressed to the Lords 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, praying 
that permission to borrow Money may not be granted 
to the Mayor and Corporation of Tenby. 
Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to Insolvent 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of Debtors Court. 
Treasury Minute, dated 18th June 1840, granting a 
Retired Allowance to William Russell Wilson, Crier 
and Court Keeper of the Court for the Relief of 
Insolvent Debtors in England. 

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


A Petition of Frederick James, late of Semington, Frederick 
Tailor, but now a prisoner in Fisherton Gaol, com- James. 
plaining of his continued imprisonment for a debt 
of 12s. 9d., and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The time being come for the Conference with the Municipal 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments —— 
to the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill ; er 

Ordered, That the Managers who managed the 
last Conference do manage this Conference :—And 
the names of Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Edward John 
Stanley, Mr. Robert Gordon, Mr. Clay, and Mr. 

James Stewart, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called 
over ; and they went to the Conference :—And being 
returned ; 

Lord Viscount Morpeth reported, That the Mana- 
gers had met the Lords at a Conference, which was 
managed on the part of the Lords by the Lord Privy 
Seal; who acquainted them that the Lords having 
taken into consideration the Reasons given by the 
Commons at the last Conference for disagreeing to 
several Amendments made by their Lordships to the 
Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill, 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 Amend- 
ments to which this House hath disagreed ; and do 
disagree to some of the Amendments made by this 
House to the Amendments made by their Lordships ; 
and do agree to some of the said Amendments, with- 
out any Amendment; and to one of the said Amend- 
ments with certain Amendments, to which they 
desire the concurrence of this House; and the 
Reasons and Amendments were read, as follow : 


The 








preemereg are no 





4. VicToriz. 


The Lords agree to the three first Amendments | 
proposed by the Commons in the Amendment made | 
by the Lords in Pr. 7. 1. 9. 

The Lords disagree to the last Amendment pro- | 
posed by the Commons to that Amendment which 
is in Folio 4, 1.11. for the following Reason : 


Because it is inconsistent with the Amend- 
ment made by the Lords; and because it will 
produce a practical change in the Parliamentary 


constituency intended to be provided by the 
Irish Reform Act. 


The Lords insist upon their Amendment in Pr. 9. 
1. 20. to which the Commons disagree, for the fol- 
lowing Reason : 

Because they consider the officer named in 
the Clause as amended by the Lords to be the 
most proper person to discharge the duty therein 
mentioned. 

The Lords agree to the Amendment proposed to 
be made by the Commons to the Amendment made 
by their Lordships, in Pr. 10. 1. 26. 

The Lords disagree to the Amendments proposed 
to be made by the Commons to Clause (A.) added 
by their Lordships to the Bill, for the following 
Reason : 

Because the effect of those Amendments, so 
far as existing Freemen are concerned, will be 
to alter the existing law. 


The Lords agree to the Amendments proposed to 
be made by the Commons, as far as Pr. 34. 1. 6. 


The Lords insist upon their Amendment in Pr. 34. 
1. 6. to which the Commons disagree, for the follow- 
ing Reason: 

Because they think the Amendment so made 
by them necessary to insure a good and sub- 
stantial constituency ; an opinion entertained 
by the Lords when the like Amendment was 
originally proposed in the year 1838, and which 
they see no reason for now changing. 


The Lords do not insist upon their Amendment 


in Pr, 34, 1. 14., being after “ Municipal” to insert 
* or other local.” 


The Lords insist upon their other Amendment in 
Pr. 34. 1. 14. to which the Commons disagree, for 
the Reason already given in support of the Amend- 
ment in Pr, 34. 1. 6. 

The Lords insist upon their Amendment in Pr. 34. 
1. 19. to which the Commons disagree, for the Rea- 
son already given in support of the Amendment in 
Pr. 34. 1. 6. and because the same provision is con- 
tained in the Scotch Municipal Corporations Act. 


The Lords disagree to the Amendment proposed 
by the Commons to be added at Pr. 34. I. 31. 
because the same would be inconsistent with the 
Amendment made by the Lords in Pr. 34. 1. 6. to 


which the Lords, for the Reason before stated, pro- 
pose to adhere. 


The Lords disagree to the Amendment proposed 
to be made by the Commons in the original Bill, in 
Pr. 47. 1. 14. because the case suggested by the 
Commons is provided for in Clause 11 of the Bill. 

The Lords agree to the Amendment proposed to 
be made by the Commons by the addition of a Pro- 
viso to Clause (G.) added by the Lords to the Bill, 
with the following Amendment : 


L. 8. After “ purchase” insert “ with the consent 
of the respective shareholders.” 


The Lords disagree to the Amendment proposed 
to be made by the Commons in the Amendment 


made by the Lords in Pr. 144, 1. 24. for the follow- 
ing Reason : 


Because they do not think it proper that 
Trustees appointed by any Act of Parliament 
for the purposes mentioned in the Amendment 
made by the Lords should be placed under the 
control of the Council. 

Vou. 95. 


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631 


The Lords insist upon their Amendments to which 
the Commons disagree, in 

Pr. 157. 1. 5. 

Pr. 157. 1. 12. 

Pr. 157. 1. 13. 

Pr. 157. 1. 17. 

Pr. 157. 1. 18. 

Pr. 157. 1. 23. 

Pr. 157. 1. 24. 

Pr. 158. 1. 16. 

Pr. 162. 1. 13. 

Pr. 162. 1. 22. 

Pr. 162. |. 30. 

Pr. 162. 1. 31. 

Pr. 163. 1. 36. 

Pr. 166. 1. 37. 

Pr. 166, 1. 38. 
substituting “ Twentieth” and “ August” for “ Fifth” 
and “June,” for the following Reason : 

Because, notwithstanding the provision re- 
ferred to in the Reason assigned by the Com- 
mons for objecting to those Amendments, it 
does not appear to the Lords to be reasonable 
or just in a measure of permanent operation 
that agreements bond fide entered into before the 
temporary Act of 1836 received the Royal 
Assent, and in ignorance of the intended Act, 
should be set aside or annulled. 

The Lords disagree to the several Amendments 
proposed to be made by the Commons in the original 
Bill, in Pr. 174. Pr. 175. and Pr. 176. for the fol- 
lowing Reason : 

Because they think it right to adhere to this 
part of the original Bill. 

The Lords disagree, for the same Reason, to the 
Amendment proposed by the Commons im Pr. 206. 
1, 29. 

The Lords insist upon the Amendment made by 
them in Pr. 206. 1. 34. to which the Commons dis- 
agree, for the following Reason : 

Because it is reasonable and proper that the 
Recorder should, for the purpose of supporting 
his authority, have the power of appointing the 
officers of his court, a principle which is recog- 
nized in the present Bill, which confers that 
right upon the Judge of an inferior court, the 
Court of Conscience. 

The Lords agree to the Amendment proposed to 
be made by the Commons, in Fo. 1. 1. 17. of 
Clause (K.), added by the Lords to the Bill. 

The Lords disagree to the Amendment proposed 
to be made by the Commons in Fo. 2. 1. 2. of 
Clause (K.), for the following Reasons : 

Because before the period provided for by 
that Clause, viz. Twelve months from the day 
to be stated in the certificate of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, there will be no persons quali- 
fied to vote for town councillors. 

Because the Amendments proposed by the 
Commons to this Clause are connected with 
certain Amendments proposed by them in Pr. 
34., to which the Lords have already disagreed. 

The Lords disagree to the Amendments proposed 
to be made by the Commons in Clause (N.), added 
by the Lords to the Bill, for the following Reason : 

Because the object of that Clause was to give 
to the members of the several fraternities or 
guilds to which the Clause refers, a power to 
make such disposition of their property as is 
thereby provided for, and not to compel them 
to make such disposition. 

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 Amend- 
ments 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 Com- 

4u4 mons 





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632 


mons to the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
said Bill. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
acquaint them, that this House doth not insist upon 
their disagreement to the Amendments insisted upon 
by the Lords ; and doth not insist upon the Amend- 
ments 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 Com- 


mons to the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
said Bill. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 

Sir William Horne: 

Mr. Speaker, 

Clergy Reserves The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

(Canada) Bill. Act to provide for the Sale of the Clergy Reserves 
in the Province of Canada, and for the Distribution 
of the Proceeds thereof, without any Amendment : 
And also, 

Church The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

Discipline Bill. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 

better enforcing Church Discipline; without any 

Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
stabulary Bill. by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the | 
Act for the Establishment of County and District 
Constables ; without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of August, 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, and to 
extend the Provisions of an Act of the first and 
second years of Her present Majesty, relating to 
Legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Banking 
Companies against their own Members, and by such 
Members against the Companies, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House : And also, 

Court Houses The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | 
(Ireland) Bill. Act to amend the Law relating to Court Houses in | 
Ireland, with Amendments; to which Amendments | 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


County Con- 


Joint Stock 
Banking 


Company Bill. 





Population 

(Ireland) Bill. Act for taking an Account of the Population of Jre- 
land, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 


Loan Societies The Lords have agreed to the Bill,-intituled, An 


Bill. Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

Church The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Temporalities 


(Ireland) Bill Act to amend the several Acts relating to the Tem- 


poralities of the Church in Ireland, 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 give effect to a Treaty between Great Britain | 
and Austria, for the Promotion of Commercial In- 
tercourse between the two Countries, and to enable 
Her Majesty to. make Regulations as to the admis- 
sion of Foreign Vessels into the Ports of the United 
Kingdom, 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 taking an Account of the Population of 
Grect Britain, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Commerce and 
Navigation, 
Bill. 


Population Bill, 


Banking Ordered, That the Committee of Secresy appointed 
Esiablishments. to inquire into the effects produced on the circulation 
No.60. — of the Country, by the various Banking Establish- 
ments issuing notes payable on demand, have Power 
to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before | 

them. 











7° Augusti. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An} 


A. 1840. 


Mr. Charles Wood reported from the said Com- 
mittee ; and to whom several Petitions presented 
in the present Session relative to Currency and Bank- 
ing; and, the Reports of former Committees on 
Banking, 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. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon SuttonColdfelg 


the 23d day of June last, That there be laid before School. 


this House, a Return of the Name of the Master of 
the Free Grammar School at Sutton Coldfield, in the 
County of Warwick, the Date of his Appointment, 
the exact Amount of Rents received in each year, 
from the day of his Appointment to the 1st day of 
January 1840, arising from the School Lands, 
Houses, and other Property; a Statement of the 
exact Amount in each year, separately, of the Sum 
or Sums expended in Repairs and all other inci- 
dental Expenses paid out of the Trust in each year 
separately: also, the Number of Scholars in each 
separate year ; distinguishing those who were Board- 
ers in his house and those admitted on the Foun- 
dation, and the Number in the School on the 1st 


‘day of this instant June, might be read; and the 


same being read ; 
Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Loan 
Lords to the Loan Societies Bill, be taken into con- Societies Bill. 


sideration upon Monday next. 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


No. 603. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Commerce and 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intitled, —" 


An Act to give effect to a Treaty between Great Bri- 
tain and Austria, for the Promotion of Commercial 
Intercourse between the two Countries, and to enable 
Her Majesty to make Regulations as to the admis- 
sion of Foreign Vessels into the Ports of the United 
Kingdom ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 17. Leave out “ lately.” 

Pr. 1.1.18. After “into” insert “ in the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Thirty-eight.” 

At the end of the Bill add Clause (A.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And whereas, by virtue of a cer- 
tain Order made by Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
of Trade and Plantations, under the directions of 
the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury, an Austrian ship laden with Turkish pro- 
duce, at a Turkish port, was in the month of Sep- 
tember last admitted to entry at the port of 
Gloucester on the paymentofa fine of Ten pounds: 
And whereas such an importation is a direct con- 
travention of the Navigation Act, but the Order 
having been issued with a view to carry into effect 
the said ‘Treaty concluded in the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and ‘Thirty-eight, it is expe- 
dient that all persons advising, commanding or 
carrying into execution such Order, should be in- 
demnified by Parliament in the manner herein- 
after provided for ; BE it therefore Enacted, That 
no personal action or suit, indictment, information, 
prosecution or proceeding whatsoever, shall be 
commenced or prosecuted against any person or 
persons for having advised, commanded or carried 
into execution such Order, and that if any action 
or suit, indictment, information, prosecution or pro- 
ceeding shall be commenced or prosecuted against 
any person or persons for having so advised, com- 
manded or carried into execution such Order, it 
shall be lawful for the defendantin any such action, 
suit, indictment or other proceeding as aforesaid, 
to apply to the court in which such action or 
other proceeding shall be brought, prosecuted or 
commenced during the sitting of the court, or to any 


judge of such court during vacation to —— 
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gras komen ER 


Church Tem- 
poralities ; 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Joint Stock 
Banking Com- 
panies Bill. 


No. 604. 


Lighthouses. 


Steam Vessels, 


Tondon and 
Dublin Com- 
uunication. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Thfant Felons 
Bill. 


4, VicTORIR. 


“ the proceedings, and the same shall thereupon by | 
“ order of such court or judge be discontinued ac- 
“ cordingly.” 
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 


7° Augusti. 





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 amend the several Acts relating 
to the Temporalities of the Church in Jreland; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1.12. In the Interlineation, after “ it” 
insert “ therefore.” 

Pr. 6.1. 27. After “ sum” insert “ with.” 

Pr. 18.1.2. Leave out from “ of” to “in” in 
1. 3. and insert “ such Compositions.” 

Pr. 18.1. 26. Leave out “ charge” 
“ charges.” 

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. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Joint Stock Banking Companies Bill 
be taken into consideration upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Monies received annually as Tolls 
for Lighthouses, &amp;c. from the year ending the 3ist 
day of December 1829 to the 31st day of December 


and insert 











1839, by the Corporation of the Port of Dublin, | 
specifying the Lighthouses from which received, | 
with the rate of Toll or Duty; distinguishing the | 
Amounts received from Steam Ships and from Sail- 
ing Vessels :—Of the Monies received annually as 
Tolls for Lighthouses, &amp;c. from the year ending the 
31st day of December 1829 to the 31st day of 
December 1839, by the Corporation of Trinity 
House of Deptford Sirond, specifying the Light- 
houses from which received, with the rate of Toll 
or Duty; and distinguishing the Amounts received 
from Steam Ships and from Sailing Vessels :—And, 
of the Monies received annually as Tolls for Light- 
houses, &amp;c. from the year ending the 31st day of 
December 1829 to the 31st day of December 1839, 
by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, 
specifying the Lighthouses from which received, 
with the rate of Toll or Duty; distinguishing the 


Amounts received from Steam Ships and from Sailing 
Vessels. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number and Tonnage of Steam 
Vessels registered in the several Ports of the 
United Kingdom in the year 1839. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, That She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Letters of Instructions to the 
Officers and Engineers appointed to report on the 
projected Railways from Holyhead via Bangor and 
Chester; Portdynllaen vid Barmouth, Bala and 
Shrewsbury; Ormes Head via Chester ; and, also, 
of the best means of communication by Sea between 
London and Dublin, as connected with the said 
intended Railways, pursuant to the Address to Her 
Majesty in the last, Session of Parliament. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 
Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


by this House to the Biil, intituled, An Act for the 
VoL, 95. 











633 


Care and Education of Infants who may be convicted 
of Felony, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Non-Parochial 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Registers Bill. 
enabling Courts of Justice to admit Non-parochial 
Registers as evidence of Births or Baptisms, Deaths 
or Burials and Marriages, without any Amendment: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Ecclesiastical 
Act to carry into effect, with certain Modifications, inne coe, 
the Fourth Report of the Commissioners of Eccle- poe ; 
siastical Duties and Revenues, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Railways Bill, 
Act for regulating Railways, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An London and 
Act to enable the London and Croydon Railway $reenw'* 
Company to provide additional Station-room at the Gieosaee 
Terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway, in and Station 
the Parish of Saint Olave, and for other Purposes re- -_ 
lating thereto, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
mends the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Ecclesiastical 
Lords to the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Duties and 

Z 1 ;: : E ss Revenues Bill. 
Bill, be taken into consideration To-morrow. No. 605 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, oe 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Amendment made _ by the Railways Bill. 
Lords to the Railways Bill be taken into considera- No. 606. 
tion To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the said Amendment be printed. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Church 
Dunbar, praying for an alteration of the law re- aoe. 
lative to Church Patronage in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Political 
Inhabitants of Cartrine, praying the House to ad- Oftenders. 
dress Her Majesty for the release from imprisonment 
of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, and all other persons 
confined for political offences, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council Town Clerks 
of the royal burgh of Dunbar, complaining of the S*"*? 
inadequate remuneration given to the Town Clerks 
of Scotland, for the important and responsible duties 

laced on them by the Parliamentary Reform Act, 
particularly in the lesser burghs, and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Retional 
Leicester Branch of the Universal Community Svu- Religionists. 
ciety of Rational Religionists, complaining of an 
attack upon the president and several oflicers and 
members of their society at Burslem upon the 22d 
day of June last; and praying for inquiry into the 
conduct of the civil authorities, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries of the city of Cork, Apothecaries 
praying that the Apothecaries Hall (Dublin) Bill Hai! Publ) 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; * 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of theChairman of a Meeting of the China. 
Abstinence Society and other Inhabitants of Paisley, 
praying the House to adopt measures for suppressing 
the growth and preparation of Opium in British 
India for transmission to China, and the traffic in 
the same by British subjects, and for terminating 
the disputes with the Chinese government, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


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London and 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
largement and 
Station Bill. 


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Sabbati, 8° die Augusti; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


PRAYERS. | 


i te House proceeded to take into considera- 
tion the Amendments made by their Lordships 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Zondon 
and Croydon Railway Company to provide additional 
Station-room at the Terminus of the London and 
Greenwich Railway, in the Parish of Saint Olave, 
and for other Purposes relating thereto; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 2. 1. 36. Leave out “ provided for them” 
and insert “ furnished as aforesaid.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 4. Leave out “ traffic ” and insert 
“ purpose.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 37. Leave out “ shall be.” 
Pr. 3. 1. ult. Leave out “and.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 13. Leave out “ other” and insert 
“ more of the.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 16. Leave out “ such as.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 22. Leave out “ re-purchase ” and in- 
sert “ purchase.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 23. After “ such ”’ insert “ surplus.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 27. After “ same” insert “ including 
“ all expenses.” 
Pr. 6. 1. ult. After “ require ” insert “ by leaving 
“‘ the same on the premises.” 
Pr. 12. l. ult. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 
Pr, 14. 1, 22. Leave out “ space” and insert 
span.” 
Pr. 21. 1.20. After “undertaking” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 
Crause (A.) “ And whereas the said London 
“ and Croydon Railway crosses the highway leading 
“ from Norwood to Beckenham, on the same level 
therewith, and it is expedient that in lieu thereof 
the said highway should be carried under the said 
“ Railway; Be it therefore Enacted, That the said 
Company shall, within Eighteen months from the 
passing of this Act, carry the said highway under 
the said Railway, by means of an archway of not 
less than Twenty feet in width and Fifteen feet in 
height, and with approaches thereto of an inclina- 
*“« tion not exceeding One foot in Fifteen feet; and 
for such purpose the said Company shall have 
power to lower and narrow the said highway so 
far as may be necessary, but so as to leave a clear 
roadway of at least Twenty feet in width, with an 
inclination of not more than One foot in Fifteen 
feet, and also to stop up the said highway so long 
as may be unavoidable, for the purpose of con- 
structing the said archway and the works con- 
nected therewith, but not during a greater period 
than Six calendar months; and the said Com- 
pany shall have power to purchase all lands ne- 


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A, 1840. 


each day after the expiration of such period of 
Eighteen months during which the said highway 
shall not be carried under the said Railway or the 
works relating thereto shall not be completed in 
manner hereinbefore mentioned; and such penalty 
shall be recovered by the said overseers by action 
of debt or on the case in any of Her Majesty’s 
“ Courts of Record at Westminster, and shall be 
applicabie for the purposes of such highway.” 

Pr, 21. 1, 38. After “ them ” insert “ or with 
each other.” 

Pr. 21. 1. penult. Leave out from “ among” to 
of” in |. ult. and insert “ themselves.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 3. After “ execution” insert “ use.” 

Pr. 22. 1.4. Leave out “ subsequent.” 

Pr, 22. 1. 5. Leave out “the ” and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 6. Leave out from “ Railway ” to 
“ the” in]. 7. and insert “ which.” 

Pr, 22. 1. 8. After “ Company ” insert “ are 
authorized or required to make.” 

Pr. 22. 1.12. Leave out from “ Railways” to 
“ And” inl. 19. 

Pr. 22. 1. 30. Leave out from “ of” to “ such ” 
in |. 31. 

Pr, 22. 1. 38. Leave out “ contribute” and in- 
sert “ raise.” 

Pr. 22. 1. ult. Leave out “ and” and insert 
“ making or.” 

Pr. 23. 1.1. Leave out from “ and” to “ the” 
in 1, 2. 

Pr. 23. 1.3. Leave out from “ aforesaid ” to 
“ by ” in 1, 5. and insert “ or of carrying any such 
“ arrangements as aforesaid into effect.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 8. Leave out “ as well as” and insert 
and,” and in the same line after “ of” insert “ the 
profits thereof including.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 20. After “* pounds ” insert “ each.” 

Pr. 23, 1, 22. After “ pounds” insert “ each for 
the purposes of this Act.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 24. After “ borrow ” insert “ for such 
purposes.” 

Pr, 23. 1. 26. Leave out “ proposed to” and in- 
sert “ which may.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 27. After “ shares ”’ insert “ under the 
“ powers of this Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble 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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“ Resolved, That notice in writing of the day pro- 





cessary for the works aforesaid, by and with the 
consent of the parties interested therein ; and all 
persons by the said first-recited Act capacitated 
to sell lands for the purposes of the said Railway 
shall have power to sell to the said Company such 
lands as may be required by them for the purpose 
of executing the works by this Act authorized: 
Provided always, That none of the provisions of 
the said recited Acts relating to public highways 
interfered with by the said Company, or to bridges 
or archways to be made by them, shall be held 
applicable to the said highway so to be carried 
under the said Railway, or the archway to be 
made for that purpose, or the works connected 
therewith.” 

Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
the said Company shall not, within Eighteen 
months after the passing of this Act, carry the 
said highway under the said Railway, and com- 
plete the works relating thereto in manner herein- 
before mentioned, the said Company shall forfeit 
and pay to the overseers of highways within the 
parish of Beckenham the sum of Ten Pounds for 


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e given by the Agent soliciting the Bill to the 
Clerks in the Private Bill Office, one clear day before 
such Third Reading.” 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Standing Order be dispensed with in 
the case of the Coal Duties, &amp;c.(Zondon) Bill; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Edward John Stanley, | ay 

Yeas, { Mr. John Parker : a 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hawes, 1 

Noes, L Mr. Warburton : : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 





The ingrossed Bill to continue for a further Term 
the Duties now levied on Coal and Wines imported 
into the Port of London, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for Four years, from 
ithe Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred 
and Fifty-eight, the Duties now levied on Coal and 
Wines imported into the Port of London. 





Ordered, 


The House was moved, That the Nineteenth Stand- Cval Duties,&amp;c. 
ing Order relative to the Private Bill Office, might (Lod) Bill 


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Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley do carry | Weavers, Sewers and other Perions employed in the 

the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | Linen, Hempen, Union, Cotton, Silk and Woollen 

Manufactures in Jreland, and for the better Pay- 

Bonded Com. A Petition of James Surrey, of Battersea, praying | ment of their Wages, for one year, and from thence 
the House to pass an Act, permitting Foreign Corn | to the end of the then next Session of Parliament : 
in Bond to be manufactured into Flour and Biscuit} A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Postage Bill. 
for exportation, was presented, and read; and ordered | the Duties of Postage : 





to lie upon the Table. A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the Dublin Police 
last Session, for making further Provisions relating Bill. 
Political Petitions from Thorpe; —Brockdish ; — Samuel) to the Police in the District of Dublin Metropolis : 


Offenders. Bailey ;—Harleston ;—Syleham ; —and, Mendham ;| And also, 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into the| The Lords have agreed to the Bill intituled, An Insolvent 
treatment of all persons confined for Political Of-| Act to continue and amend the Laws for the Relief (oclend) Bill 
fences,-—were presented, and read; and ordered to of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland, with Amendments;* 


lie upon the Table. to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 
Literary and A Petition of Members of the Eastern Literary | The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Strewsbury 
Scientific and Scientific Institution, Hackney-road, praying the| Act to transfer to the Commissioners of Her Ma- 2"4 Holyhead 


Institutions, — House to pass an Act to relieve Institutions for adult | jesty’s Woods and Works, and other Commissioners, a 
instruction from all rates and taxes, was presented, | the several Powers now vested in the Commissioners 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | for repairing the Line of Road from Shrewsbury, in 

- the County of Salop, to Bangor Ferry,in the County 

England and A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury | of Carnarvon, and to amend the London and Holy- 

IrelandCom- Of the county of Wexford, praying the House to | head Roads Acts, so far as relates to the Dunstable 

munications address Her Majesty for the appointment of a Com-| Road, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
mission to examine and report on a line of commu- | Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
nication between England and Ireland, from Fish- | also, 
guard, Saint David’s Head, or other point in South | The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Ecclesiastical 
Wales, and the most convenient place in the county | Act to amend the Act for the better Regulation of Courts 
of Wexford, and for enabling the Government to | Ecclesiastical Courts in England, with Amendments; oe eae 
construct lines of Railway in Ireland, was presented, | to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. rence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Imprisonment 


Combe A Petition of John Cummins and others, Labourers, Act for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Process in Civil for Debt 
(Hants) of Combe, in the county of Hanis, complaining of} Actions, except in certain cases, for extending the (eld) Bill, 
ants, 


proceedings at law being taken against them for the | Remedies of Creditors against the Property of 
exercise of rights of common which they and the | Debtors, and for the further Amendment of the Law 
inhabitants of Combe had enjoyed from time imme- and the better Advancement of Justice in Ireland, 
morial ; and praying for relief, was presented, and | with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

- ’ ae ' The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Qourt of 
Idolatry ___ A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist | by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Chancery Bill. 
Gul) Denomination of Bishop Stortford, complaining of facilitating the Administration of Justice in the 
the compulsory attendance of British subjects at) Court of Chancery, with Amendments; to which 
Idolatrous Ceremonies in India; and praying for the | Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
dissolution of the East India Company’s connexion | House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
with the religious rites and ceremonies of the natives, | 


' nay gas and read; and ordered to lie upon! The House, according to Order, proceeded to Ecclesiastical 
5 the lable. 


; take into consideration the Amendments made by — ig 
| sas ” the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to carry into es 
Socialism, A Petition of Robert Owen, complaining that the effect, with certain Modifications, the Fourth Report 

rational system of society advocated by the Peti-' of the Commissioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and 


tioner has been misrepresented ; and praying that) Revenues; ; and the same were read, as follow: 
he may be heard at the bar of the House on the' =p, 1, ], 98, Leave out from “ specified” to “it” 


subject, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie| in Pr, 24. 1. 24. and insert “ And whereas.” 
upon the Table. | 


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Pr, 24.1. 25. Leave out “ propositions” and in- 


sert “ recommendations.” 
Message fron A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Pr. 24. 1. 26. Leave out “ such and.” 


nial. Sir William Horne : Pr. 24, 1. 27. Leave out “ other.” 


Mr. Speaker, Pr. 24. 1. 38. Leave out “ Wales” and insert 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow-| “ in the Cathedral Churches of Saint David and 
ing, without Amendment; viz. “ Llandaff.” 
Municipal A Bill, intituled, An Act to annex certain Parts Pr. 25.1. 3. Leave out from “ Dean” to “ and” 
a, Bill of certain Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties, to} in 1. 12. and insert Clauses (A.) (B.) and (C.) 

7“ make further Provision for Compensation of Officers Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That, sub- 
in Boroughs to limit the Borough Rate, and to|“ ject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the 
continue for a limited time an Act to restrain the |“ number of Canons in the several Cathedral and 
Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland : “ Collegiate Churches of the New Foundation, and 

Rating Stock A Bill, intituled, An Act to exempt, until the |“ in the Cathedral Churches of Saint David and 
Bill Thirty-first day of December One thousand eight |“ Llandaff, and in the Queen’s Free Chapel of 
- “hundred and Forty-one, Inhabitants of Parishes,|“ Saint George within the Castle of Windsor, and 
me Townships and Villages from liability to be rated as/|“ of Canons Residentiary in the several Cathedral 
such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property |‘ Churches of the Old Foundation in England, 
to the Relief of the Poor: |“ shall be the number respectively specified in the 

Highway Rates A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize for a limited |“ Schedule hereto annexed.” 
- time the Application ofa Portion of the Highway; Curavse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in every 
Rates to Turnpike Roads in certain Townships and |“ Cathedral and Collegiate Church the term of re- 
” Districts: |“ sidence to be kept by every Dean thereof here- 
8 A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more effectual’ “ after appointed shall be Eight months at the 
(Ireland) Bil}, Prevention of Frauds and Abuses committed by “ least in every year, and the term of residence to be 
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kept by every Canon thereof hereafter appointed, 

shall be Three months at the least in every 
ear.” 

es (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in the 

“ Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury 

Six Canonries shall be suspended in the following 
order ; that is to say, the Canonry firstly vacant 
shall be suspended, and the Canonry now held 
by the Archdeacon of Canterbury, and the Canonry 
secondly vacant shall be subject to the provisions 
hereinafter contained respecting the endowment 
of Archdeaconries by the annexation of Canonries 
thereto ; and the Canonry thirdly vacant shall be 
suspended, and the Canonry fourthly vacant shall 
be filled up by Her Majesty, and the two Canon- 
ries fifthly and sixthly vacant shall be suspended, 
and the then next vacant Canonry shall be filled 
up by Her Majesty, and the two Canonries which 
shall then next be vacant shall be suspended ; 
and that thereafter, upon every fourth vacancy 
among the Canonries not annexed to any Arch- 
deaconry, the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury 
shall appoint a Canon, and all other vacancies 
among such last-mentioned Canonries shall be 
filled up by Her Majesty.” 

Pr. 25. 1.34. After “ vacant” insert “ and the 
Canonry secondly vacant in the said Chapter of 
Christchurch, shall be subject to the provisions 
hereinafter contained respecting the Endowment 
of Archdeaconries by the annexation of Canonries 
thereto.” 

Pr. 26, 1.10. Leave out “ secondly and, ” and in 
the same line after “ thirdly” insert “ and fourthly.” 

Pr, 26.1. 31. Leave out from “ that” to “of” 
in 1.34., and insert “ if the Member,” and in 1. 34. 
leave out “ other.” 

Pr. 26. ls. 35. and 36. After “‘ University” insert 
beside Christchurch shall hereafter accept any 
Professorship to which a Canonry of Christchurch 
is or shall be annexed, he shall thereby cease to 
be a Member of such other College or Hall.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 37. Leave out “ before” and insert 
particularly.” 

Pr, 26.1]. ult. After “Cathedral” insert “Church.” 
Pr. 27. 1.1. Leave out “ Christchurch” and in- 
sert “ Christ.” 

Pr, 27. ls. 7. and 8. Leave out “ suppressed” and 
insert “ suspended.” 

Pr, 27. 1.10. Leave out “ suppressed” and insert 
“ suspended.” 

Pr. 27.1. 14. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr, 27. |. 18. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert ‘ suspended.” 

Pr. 27. 1.19. Leave out from “ the” to “ of” 
in |, 21. and insert “ Chapter.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 24. Leave out “ respectively.” 

Pr, 27. 1. 25. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 27. ls. 27. and 28. Leave out “ suppressed” 
and insert “ suspended.” 


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sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 27. 1.35. Leave out “ suppressed’’ and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr, 27. 1. penult. Leave out ‘ suppressed” and 
insert ‘ suspended.” 

Pr. 28.1.2. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28.1.5. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28.1.9. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 13. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 


Pr. 28. 1. 16. Leave out “ suppressed ”’ and in- 


sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28. 1.19. Leave out “ Four” and insert 
‘‘ Three,’ and in the same line leave out “ sup- 
‘ pressed ’ and insert “ suspended.” 


Pr. 28. 1, 23. Leave out “ suppressed ” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 24. Leave out “ Three” and insert 
“« Two,” and in the same line leave out “ firstly.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 25. Leave out “ fifthly” and insert 
“ fourthly.” 





Pr, 28. Is. 27. and 28. Leave out “ suppressed” 
and insert “ suspended, and the Canonry secondly 
“ vacant shall be subject to the provisions herein- 
“ after contained respecting the endowment of 
“ Archdeaconries by the annexation of Canonries 
“ thereto.” 

In Clause (A.) added, by way of Rider, to the 

Bill: 
L. 1. Leave out from “‘ and” to “ Be” in 1.6, 
L. 7. Leave out from “ That” to “ Canon- 
ries” in |, 8. and insert “ so soon as con- 
“* veniently may be, and by the authority here- 
“ inafter provided the Two.” 

L. 9. After “ the ” insert “ Chapter of the,” 
and inthe same line after “ Ely ” insert “ which 
‘“« shall be secondly and thirdly vacant.” 

L. 10. Leave out from “ shall” to the end 
of the Clause, and insert “ be permanently 
“* annexed and united to the Regius Professor- 
ships of Hebrew and Greek respectively in 
the University of Cambridge.” 

Pr, 28. ]. 34. Leave out “suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 28. ls. 36.and 37. After “ Norwich” insert 
“ Peterborough.” 

Pr. 28. 1. penult. Leave out “ suppressed ” and 
insert ‘ suspended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 2. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 29.1. 5. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert suspended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 8. Leave out “ thirdly and,” and in the 
same line after “ fourthly” insert “and fifthly.” 

Pr. 29.1. 9. Leave out ‘“ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 12. Leave out “ suppressed ” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 18. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 20. Leave out from “the” to “ And” 
in 1. 22. and insert “ Canonry secondly vacant shall 
“ be subject to the provisions hereinafter contained 
“« for the endowment of Archdeaconries by the an- 
“ nexation of Canonries thereto.” 

Pr. 29. ls. 24. and 25. Leave out “suppressed ” 
| and insert’ “ suspended.” 
| Pr, 29. 1s. 27.and 28. Leave out “ suppression” 

and insert “ suspension.”’ 

Pr, 29.1s. 29.and 30. Leave out “ suppression” 
i insert “ suspension,” and in 1. 30. after “ of,” 
insert “ the Canonry in the said Chapter of Can- 
i“ terbury now held by the Archdeacon of Cunter- 
'“ bury, or of.” é 
| Pr. 30. 1. 30. Leave out “ ZLeudon” and insert 
|“ Leydon or Leaden.” 
| Pr. 30.1. penult. After “so” insert “ held.” 
Pr. 31.1. 4. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 

sert “ suspended.” a 

Pr. 31.1.14. After “ occurred ” insert Clause (D.) 
Cxiavuse (D.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That in any Cathedral Church in which, 
by the suspension of Canonries, the number of 
Canons shall be reduced to Four, One of such 
suspended Canonries may, by the authority here- 
inafter provided, if it be deemed necessary for the 
purpose of endowing any Archdeaconry or Arch- 
deaconries, be filled up, subject to the provisions 
“ hereinafter contained respecting the endowment 
| of Archdeaconries by the annexation of Canonries 
“ thereto.” : 

Pr. 31. 1.18. Leave out “a new” and insert 
« there shall be a fourth,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ Canonry” to “and” inl. 19., and 
in]. 19. after “ and” insert “ such Canonry.” 


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Pr. 31. 1. 26. After “ Canonries” insert “ ex- 
“« cept the Canonry now held by the Archdeacon of 
“ Nottingham.” 


Pr. 31.1. 27. Leave out “ suppressed” and in- 
sert ‘ suspended.” 


Pr. 31. 1s. 35. and 36. Leave out “ suppressed” 
and insert “ suspended.” 


In Clause (B.) added, by way of Rider, to the 
Bill: 

Pr. 1.1. 3. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 9. After “ for” insert “ removing 

“ the suspension from and.” 

Pr. 1.1.12. Leave out “ suppressed” and 
insert “ suspended.” 
Pr, 1. 1.23. Leave out “ of” and insert 
accruing to the said Commissioners from,” 
and in the same line leave out “ suppressed ” 
and insert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out “ suppressed” and 
insert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 1.1. 27. Leave out “ thereby,” and in 
the same line after “ diminished ” insert “ by 
“* the removal of such suspension.” 

Pr. 1.1. 37. Leave out “ such,” and in the 
same line leave out from “Canonry”’ to “ and” 
in 1. 38. and insert “ from which the suspen- 
“ sion shall have been so removed. 

Pr. 1.1. penult. Leave out “so to be re- 
established” and insert “ from which the 
suspension shall have been so removed.” 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. After “ Benefice” insert “ or 
other Preferment.” 


Pr. 2.1. 8. Leave out “ under” and insert 
“ by ” 


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Pr. 2.1.15. Leave out “ before.” 


Pr. 31. 1.38. Leave out “ and,” and inthe same 
“ line after “ Middleham” insert “ Heytesbury 
“ and Brecon.” 

Pr. 31. 1. penult. Leave out from “ respectively” 
to “ but” im Pr. 32.1. 4. 

Pr. 32.1. 5. Leave out from “ Deaneries” to 
“ shall” in |. 6. and in 1. 6. leave out “ all” and 
insert “ any.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 9. Leave out “ all others” and insert 
“ any other.” 

Pr. 32.1. 10. Leave out “ vacancies” and in- 
sert “ vacancy.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 11. Leave out “ respectively,” and in 
the same line leave out from “ suppressed” to 
“ And” in |, 22. and insert Clauses (E.) and (F.) 


Cravuser (E.) “ And be it Enacted, subject to 
the provisions hereinafter contained, That after 
the passing of this Act, no presentation, collation, | 
donation, admission, election or other appointment 
to the dignity or office of Sub-Dean, Chancellor 

















of the Church, Vice Chancellor, Treasurer, Pro- 
vost, Precentor or Succentor, nor to any Prebend 
not residentiary, in any Cathedral or Collegiate | 
Church in England, or in the Cathedral Churches | 
of Saint David and Llandaff, or in the Collegiate | 
Church of Brecon, shall convey any right or title | 
whatsoever to any lands, tithes or other heredita- | 
ments, or any other endowment or emolument | 
whatsoever now belonging to such Dignity, Office | 
or Prebend, or enjoyed by the holder thereof in 
right of such Dignity, Office or Prebend, or any | 
part thereof: provided that nothing herein con- | 
tained shall be construed to deprive any present 
or future holder of any office in any Cathedral or | 
Collegiate Church, actually performing duties in | 
respect of such office, of any stipend or other 
emolument heretofore accustomably assigned to 
such office, or paid to the holder thereof, accord- 
ing to the statutes of such Church, out of the | 
Revenues thereof.” | 
Crause (F.) And whereas it is expedient that | 
all Bishops shouid be empowered to confer dis- | 
tinctions of honour upon deserving Clergymen ; | 


Be it Enacted, That Honorary Canonries shall be | 
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“ hereby founded in every Cathedral Church in 
“ England in which there are not already founded 
“any Non-residentiary Prebends, Dignities, or 
Offices ; and the holders of such Canonries shall 
be styled Honorary Canons, and shall be entitled 
_to stalls and to take rank in the Cathedral Church 
next after the Canons, and shall be subject to such 
regulations respecting the mode of their appoint- 
ment and otherwise as shall be determined on by 
the authority hereinafter provided, withthe consent 
of the Chapters of the said Cathedral Churches 
respectively ; and the number of such Honorar 
Canonries hereby founded in each Cathedral 
Church shall be Twenty-four; and it shall be 
lawful for the Archbishops and Bishops respec- 
tively, if they shall think fit, from time to time to 
appoint spiritual persons to such Honorar 
Canonries ; provided that not more than Eight of 
such Honorary Canons shall be appointed in any 
diocese within the year next after the passing of 
this Act, nor more than Two in any subsequent 
year, except in the case of the vacancy of any 
Honorary Canonry by death, resignation or other- 
wise: Provided also, That no emolument what- 
ever, nor any place in the Chapter of any Cathe- 
dral Church, shall be taken or held by any 
Honorary Canon in virtue of his appointment as 
such Canon.” 
Pr. 32, 1. 25. Leave out “in England” and 

insert “ except in Wales.” 

Pr. 32.1. 36. Leave out “ become and be” and 
insert “ be entitled to installation as.” 

Pr. 32. 1. ult. Leave out “ to all intents and 
“ purposes.” 

Pr. 33. 1.10. Leave out from “ Churches’”’ to 
“ shall,” in 1. 13. and insert “ at the passing of this 
* Act,” and in 1. 13. and 1. 14. leave out from 
“ member” to “all” in 1. 20. 

Pr. 33. 1. 23. After “ and” insert “ of.” 

Pr. 33. 1.30. Leave out “become and,” and in 
the same line after “ be” insert “ entitled to in- 
stallation as.” 

Pr. 53. 1.32. Leave out from “ collated” to 
“ and” in |. 33. 

Pr. 34. 1.13. Leave out “was” and insert 
“ shall be.” 

Pr. 34. 1.14. Leave out from “Chapter” to 
“ shall” in 1. 17. and insert “ at the passing of this 
wy 

Pr. 34. 1.25. Leave out “ become and,” and 
in the same line after “ be” insert “ entitled to in- 
“ stallation as.” 

Pr. 34. 1,27. Leave out “to all intents and 
“« purposes.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 3. Leave out “ house.” 

Pr. 35. 1.10. Leave out “ house.” 

Pr. 35. ls. 28. and 29. Leave out from “ pro- 
“ vided” to “ and,” in Pr. 38. 1. 5. 

Py, 40. 1. 16. Leave out from “ into” to “ equal” 
in ]. 17. and insert “ Twelve,” and in 1. 17. leave 
oat from “ parts” to “and” in |.19., and in 1. 19. 
leave out “so many” and insert “ eight” 

Pr. 40. 1.23. Leave out from “ respectively” 
to “and” in 1. 25., and in 1. 25. after “ remaining” 
insert “ Four.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 27. Leave out “ like,” and in the same 
line after “ authority” insert “ hereinafter pro- 
“ vided.” 

Pr. 41. 1.10. In Clause (C.) added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 

Ls. 7. and 8. After “ Archdeaconries ” insert 
‘‘ and Rural Deaneries.” 

L. 11. After “ Archdeaconries ” insert “ and 
“ Rural Deaneries.” 

L. 13. After “ appear” insert “ upon the 
representation of the Bishop.” 

Ls. 14. and 15. After “ Archdeaconry” in- 
sert “ or Rural Deanery.” 

L.18. After “ Archdeaconry” insert “ or 
“ Rural Deanery.” 

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L. ult. After “ Archdeaconry” insert “ or 
Rural Deanery, as the case may be, and a 
« District may be assigned thereto: Provided 
“ always, That no such division shall be made 
without the consent of the Bishop, under 
his hand and seal.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 16. Leave out “founded in” and in- 
sert “ added to.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 35. After “ provided ” insert “ subject 
“ to the consent of the Bishop.” 

Pr. 42. 1.10. Leave out from “or” to “by” 
in 1. 11. 

Pr. 42. 1. 18. In the interlineation, 1. 1. leave 
out “ Provided always” and insert “ and.” 

At the end of the interlineation, add, ‘‘ Provided 
always, That no Archdeacon shall be entitled to 
hold any cndowment or any augmentation or 
other emolument as such Archdeacon under the 
provisions of this Act, unless he shall be resident 
for the space of Eight months in every year within 
the Diocese in which his Archdeaconry is situate, 
or as to any present Archdeacon, within the Dio- 
cese in which his Archdeaconry was situate before 
the passing of the first-recited Act, subject to the 
same provisions as to licenses for non-residence 
which are enacted with respect to Incumbents of 
Benefices by an Act passed in the second year of 
Her present Majesty, imtituled, ‘ An Act to 
abridge the holding of Benefices in Plurality, and 
to make better Provision for the Residence of the 
“ Clerzy.’” 

Pr. 43. 1. 1. After “shall” insert “during his 
turn of residence. 

Pr. 43. 1.5. Leave out the interlineation to 
the Bill, and insert “ to the division of the emolu- 
“ ments.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 9. Leave out “ an,” and insert “ the 
last recited,” and in the same line leave out from 
“ Act” to “ And” in 1.15. 


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Southwell, shall be annexed to the Archdeaconry 
of Nottingham and.” 


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Pr. 43. 1.18. After “ Provision” insert “ shall’ | 
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Pr. 45. Is. 21. and 22. Leave out “ suppressed” | 


and insert ‘‘ suspended.” 

Pr. 43. |. 25. Leave out from “ on” to “ And” 
1, 30. 

Pr. 43. 1. 34. Leave out “ remaining.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 16. Leave out from “ that” to “ the” 
in 1.17. and in |. 17., leave out “ canons,” and insert 
“« Canonries.”’ 

Pr. 44. 1. 18. After “ David” insert “ shall be 
“in the direct patronage of the Bishop of Saint 
“ David's ; and that so soon as conveniently may 
“ be the canons.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 32. Leave out “such parts” and in- 
sert “ due provision shall be made out.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 34. Leave out “ suppressed.” 

Pr. 44. 1.35. Leave out from “ Brecon”’ to 
“ the,” in 1.37. and insert “ for.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 20. Leave out “ provisoes”’ and insert 
“ provisions.” 

Pr. 45. 1.27. Leave out “ Dignitaries,” and in 
the same line after ‘“ Prebendaries” insert “ Dig- 
“* nitaries.”’ 

Pr. 45. 1.29. Leave out “ Dignities,” and in 
the same line and in 1. 30, after ‘‘ Prebends” in- 
sert “ Dignities.” 


\ him by virtue of any dignity or spiritual office 

|“ held by him, and thatevery such sale or assignment 

“ shall be null and void to all intents and purposes.” 
Pr. 46. 1. 32. Leave out “ in” and insert “ of.” 

Pr, 46. 1.33. After ‘ Chapel ” insert “ so much 
of an Act passed in the reign of Queen Anne, for 
annexing the Rectory or Parsonage of Haseley to 
the Deanery of the said Free Chapel, as relates 
to the Rectory, Parsonage and Parish of Haseley 
shall be repealed and.”’ 

Pr. 46. 1.37. After “and” insert “ subject to 
such appropriation of the revenues thereof as shall 
be determined on by the authority hereinafter 
provided.” 

Pr. 47. 1,7. After “ present” insert “ or no- 
minate.”’ 

Pr. 47. 1.8. Leave out from “ or” to “ and,” in 
Pr. 49.1. 16. and insert “ one of the Archdeacons of 
“ the Diocese, or a non-residentiary Prebendary or 
** honorary Canon, as the case may be, or any spiri- 

tual person who shall have served forFive years at 
the least, in the office of Minor Canon or Lecturer 
of the same Church, or of Master of the Grammar 
or other School, if any, attached to or connected 
with such Church, or as Incumbent or Curate in 
the same Diocese, or as Public Tutor in either of 
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or 
who, so far as relates to the Cathedral Church of 
Durham, shall have served for the like term in 
the office of Professor, Reader, Lecturer or Tutor 
in the said University of Durham, or shall have 
been educated thereat, and shall be a Licentiate or 
Graduate in Theology therein, or who shall have 
served as Incumhent or Curate within the same 
Diocese for the period aforesaid ; and that every 
such office of Minor Canon, Lecturer, School- 


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Pr. 45. |. ult. Leave out from “ always” to 
that in Pr. 46. 1.10. and insert “ with respect to | 
to any Benefice now or heretofore possessed by 
any Dean in right of any separate estate held by 
him as such Dean, that every future Dean of the 
same Deanery may upon any vacancy of such | 
Benefice present himself thereto.”’ 

Pr. 46, 1. 27. After “ thereto” insert Clause (G.) 

CrauseE (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for any spiritual person to sell or 
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master, Professor, Reader, Lecturer or Tutor shall 
immediately upon the expiration of One year 
from the time of his institution to such Benefice, 
if not previously resigned, become and be vacant ; 
and that if neither a Member of the Chapter, nor 
an Archdeacon of the Diocese, nor a Minor Ca- 
non, nor Lecturer, nor such Schoolmaster, In- 
cumbent or Curate, Professor, Reader, Lecturer, 
Tutor, Licentiate or Graduate, as the case may 
be, shall be presented or nominated to such Be- 
nefice within Six calendar months from the time 
of the vacancy thereof, the Bishop of the Diocese 
in which the same is situate may, within the next 
Six calendar months, collate or license thereto a 
spiritual person who shall have actually served 
within such Diocese as Incumbent or Curate, for 
Five years at the least; and if no such Collation 
or License shall be granted within such time, the 
right of presentation or nomination to such Bene- 
fice for that turn shall lapse to the Archbishop of 
the province.” 

Pr. 49. 1.17. Leave out from “ henceforth ” to 
the”’ in |. 24. and in 1. 24. leave out “ such.” 

Pr, 49. 1. 26. After “ chapters ” insert “ and 
shall not be exercised by any other person or 
body whatsoever.” 

Pr, 49. 1. penult. Leave out from “ for” to “to” 
in Pr, 50. 1. 1. and insert ‘“ securing.” - 

Pr. 50. 1. 3. Leave out “ endowed ”’ and insert 
“ provided for.” 

Pr. 50. 1.15. Leave out “ Ten” and insert 
“ Two.” 

Pr. 50. 1.16. Leave out from “ church ” to 
“ And ” in 1. 82. 

Pr. 51. 1. 2. After “rules” insert “ as shall 
provide for the disposal of the Benefices, in their 
patronage, so as to meet the just claims of the 
minor canons of such Churches, and.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 7. Leave out from “and” to “shall”’ 
in |, 9. and insert “all such alterations, if approved, 
“ may be confirmed by the authority of such 
visitor ; and that in any case in which such alter- 
ations shall not be approved, or in which such 
requisition.” 


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Pr. 51. 1. 35. Leave out from “ the” to ‘ pro- 
“ vision” in |. 37. and insert “ proceeds of the 
“‘ suspended canonries in any chapter.” 

Pr, 52. 1.1. Leave out from “of” to “ from” 
in |, 2. and insert “ such chapter.” 

Pr. 52. 1.4. Leave out from “ of” to “ and” 
in 1, 12. and insert “ such suspension, by the em- 
“« ployment of substitutes, to be approved by the 
respective Bishops: Provided always, That nothing 
herein contained shall be construed to affect any 
existing right of Chapters with their Visitors to 
make statutes.” 

Pr. 53. 1, 24. Leave out from “ that ” to “all” 
in 1. 25. 

Pr. 53. 1. 27. Leave out “ Deanery,” and in the 
same line leave out from “ Canonry” to “ by” in 
|. 29. and insert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 53. 1. penult. Leave out “ Deanery,” and in 
the same line leave out from “ Canonry ” to 
“ vacant” in |. ult. 

Pr. 54. 1. 10. Leave out “ Deanery,” and in the 
same line leave out from “ Canonry” to “ if” in 


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Pr. 54, 1. 22. 
“ and” in I, 28. 

Pr. 54. 1. 33. After “ hereditaments ” insert 
except any right of patronage.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 1. Leave out “ Deanery,” and in the 
same line leave out from “ Canonry” to “ or” in 
1. 2. 

Pr. 55. ls. 4. and 5. Leave out “ Deanery,” and 
in 1. 5. leave out from “ Canonry ” to “as ” inl. 6. 


Pr. 55. 1. 21. After “ emoluments ” insert 
“ arising from corporate revenues.” 
Pr. 55. 1, 22. Leave out “ residentiary.” 
Pr. 55. 1. 23. Leave out “ to be suppressed ” 
and insert “ suspended.” 


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Pr. 55. 1.29. Leave out from “ respectively ”’ 
to “ And” in Pr. 56. 1. 1. and insert “ Provided 
“also, That nothing herein contained shall be con- 
“ strued to affect the right of any Chapter, accord- 
ing to the statutes or customs of such Chapter in 
force at the passing of this Act, of making one 
provision out of the divisible and Corporate Reve- 
nues for the maintenance of the fabric, the support 
of the Grammar School, if any, and all other 
necessary and proper expenditure.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 4. Leave out from ‘“ Canonry ” to 
not” in 1. 5., and in 1. 5. leave out “ suppressed ” 
and insert “ suspended.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 11. After “‘ Canonry ” insert “ except 
“ any right of patronage.” 

Pr. 56. 1.18. “ Leave out from “ shall” to 
“* without” in |. 20. 

Pr. 56. 1, 26. Leave out from “ Act” to “ Pro- 
“ vided” in Pr. 57. 1. 2. and insert Clauses (H.) 
and (I.) 

Crause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That all 
lands, tithes and other hereditaments (excepting 
any right of Patronage), and all other the emolu- 
ments and endowments whatsoever belonging to 
the Deaneries of Wolverhampton, Middleham, 
Heytesbury and Brecon, and to the dignity or 
office of Sub-Dean, Chancellor of the Church, 
Vice Chancellor, Treasurer, Provost, Precentor 
or Succentor, and to any Prebend not residentiary 
in any Cathedral or Collegiate Church in England, 
or in the Cathedral Churches of Saint David's 
“ and Llandaff, or in the Collegiate Church of 
Brecon, or enjoyed by the holder of any such 
Deanery, Dignity, Office or Prebend, as such 
holder, shall, as to all such of the said Deaneries, 
Dignities, Offices and Prebends respectively as 
may be vacant at the passing of this Act imme- 
diately upon its so passing, and as to all others, 
immediately upon the vacancies thereof respec- 
tively, without any conveyance or assurance in 
the law other than the provisions of this Act, 
accrue to and be vested absolutely in the Ecclesi- 
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“ astical Commissioners for England, and their suc- 


cessors, for the purposes of this Act: Provided 
always, That all other rights and privileges what- 
soever now by law belonging to any of such Dig- 
nities, Offices or Prebends (except the said last- 
named Deaneries), shall continue to belong thereto, 
except so far as any of such rights or privileges 
may be controlled or affected by any of the pro- 
visions of this Act, respecting the right of election 
now exercised by any Chapter: Provided always, 
That nothing herein contained shall in any manner 
apply to or affect any Dignity, Office or Prebend 
which is permanently annexed to any Bishoprick, 
Archdeaconry, Professorship or Lectureship, or 
to any School or the Mastership thereof, or the 
“ Prebends of Burgham, Bursalis Exceit and 
Wyndham, in the Cathedral Church of Chichester. 

Crause (1.) “ Provided nevertheless, and be it 
Enacted, That so much and such parts of the 
lands, tithes or other hereditaments annexed or 
belonging to or usually held and enjoyed with the 
respective Deaneries, or any of the Dignities or 
“ Canonries of the Cathedral Churches of York, Chi- 
chester, Exeter, Hereford, Lichfield, Salisbury and 
Wells respectively, or belonging to the Prebends 
not residentiary in such Churches as may be 
deemed proper, shall, by the authority hereinafter 
provided, be from time to time, upon the vacancies 
of the said respective Deaneries, Dignities, Pre- 
bends or Offices, transferred to and vested in the 
Chapters of the said last-mentioned Churches 
respectively, so as to augment the divisible cor- 
porate revenues of such Chapters, or be applied by 
the like authority to make such provision for the 
Deansof the said Cathedral Churches respectively, 
as by the like authority shall be deemed just and 
“ proper.” 

Pr. 57. 1.4. Leave out “ or collegiate,” and in 
the same line after “ Church ” insert “ on the old 
“ foundation.” 

Pr. 57. 1. 6. Leave out from “ heretofore” to 
“ occasionally” in 1. 7.and insert “ either usually 
“oa.” 

P. 57. 1. 10. After “vested” insert “ or to be 
** vested,” and in the same line leave out “ said” 
and insert “ ecclesiastical.” 

Pr. 57. 1. 11. After “ Commissioners” insert 
“ for England.” 

Pr. 57.1.12. Leave out from “ Commissioners” 
to “ to” inl. 13. 

Pr. 57.1. 34. After “ Act” insert Clause (K.) 

CrauseE (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That if in 
any case it shall appear to be expedient, on ac- 
count of the extent or population or other peculiar 
circumstances of the parish or district in which 
any such rectory without Cure of Souls shall be 
situate, or from the mcompetent endowment of 
the Vicarage or Vicarages, or perpetual Curacy 
or Curacies, dependent on such Rectory, to annex 
the whole or any part of the Lands, Tithes or 
other hereditaments or endowments belonging to 
such Rectory to such Vicarage or Vicarages, Cu- 
racy or Curacies, such annexation may be made, 
and any such Vicarage or Curacy may be consti- 
tuted a Rectory with Cure of Souls by the au- 
thority hereinafter provided ; and that wherever 
any Rectory heretofore deemed a Rectory without 
Cure of Souls has been held together with the 
Vicarage dependent thereon for the period of 
Twenty years last past, the same shall not be con- 
strued to be a Rectory without Cure of Souls 
within the meaning of this Act, but such last- 
mentioned Rectory and Vicarage shall continue 
and be permanently united, and shall be a Rec- 
tory with Cure of Souls; subject nevertheless, 
with respect. to any Ecclesiastical Rectory without 
Cure of Souls, to all the provisions of the thirdly- 
recited Act, and to the provisions of this Act 
which relate to the division of Benefices or the 

apportionment of the incomes thereof.” 
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In Clause (D.), added, by way of Rider, to the | 
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A. 1840. 


Pr. 62.1.13. Leave out “ are” and insert “is.” 
Pr. 62. 1. 20. After “the” insert ** suppressed,” 


Ls. 4. and 1. 5. Leave out “ subject only to” | and in the same line leave out “ of Sawley and 


and insert “ with” and in 1. 5. leave out from | 
“ the” to “ in” in 1. 6., and insert “ Bishop | 
“ of the Diocese, and of any Archdeacon.” 

L. 8.and 1. 9. After “ hereditaments” insert | 
except any right of patronage.” | 

L. 11. Leave out from “ endowment” to! 
be” in |. 15., and insert “ may by the au- | 
thority hereinafter provided.” 
L. ult. After “ Act” insert “ and any Be- 
nefice annexed to such Archdeaconry may | 
be, by the like authority, disannexed there 
from; and the Patronage of such Benefice | 
shall thenceforth revert to the Patron to, 
whom it belonged before sueh annexation, | 
subject to any transfer of Patronage provided | 

“ by this Act.” 

Leave out Clause (E.) added, by way of Rider, | 
to the Bill. 

Pr. 5. 1.20. After “ houses” insert “ now under 
“ their control, and houses attached to any dignity, 
“ office or prebend.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 28. Leave out from “ required’’ to 
plans” in |. ult. and insert “ in such way as they 
“ shall deem fit according to.” 

Pr. 59.1. 3. Leave out from “ be” to “ the” in 
1. 4. and insert “ approved by.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 5. After “ England” insert “ and 
confirmed by the authority hereinafter provided,” 
and also insert Clause (L.) 

Cuiause (L.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Commissioners to authorize 
any Dean or Canon of any Cathedral Church to 
raise monies on his Deanery or Canonry, for the 
purpose of building, enlarging or otherwise im- 
proving the Residence House thereof, on such 
terms and conditions as the said Commissioners, 
with the concurrence of the Bishop and the 
Chapter, shall approve; and all the provisions of , 
an Act passed in the first year of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend 
the Law for providing fit Houses for the Beneficed 
Clergy,’ shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, to all 
such cases in which any Dean or Canon shall be 
authorized as aforesaid to raise monies on his 
Deanery or Canonry for the purpose aforesaid.” 

Pr. 59.1. 36. After “the” insert “ Dioceses or.” 


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Pr. 60. 1. 5. After “ mentioned” insert “ Dio- 
ceses and.” | 
Pr. 60. 1. 12. After “ Parliament” insert “ but | 
‘ notwithstanding any thing in the said Acts con- | 
tained, it shall be lawful for the Bishop of Bangor | 
for the time being to collate to any vacant Ca- | 
nonry, Prebend, Dignity or office, not having any | 
estate or endowment belonging thereto.” 
Pr. 60.1. 25. After “ mentioned” insert “ Dio- 
ceses and.”’ 
Pr. 60. 1. 26. Leave out “* One week” and in- 
sert “ such time.” 
Pr. 60.1. 27. After “account” insert “ as shall 
“ be specified in any order made upon him for that 
“* purpose by the said Commissioners.” 
Pr, 60. |. 30. After ‘“‘ Commissioners” insert 
“* or into such Bank as shall be named in such 
“ order to their account, for the purposes of this 
"ia | 
L. ult. Leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 36. In the Interlineation : 
Pr. 60. 1. ult. Leave out “ Receiver” and in- 
sert “ Treasurer.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 4. After “ herein” insert “ or in the 
“* first-recited Act.” 


Pr. 61. l. 6. After “ mentioned” insert “ Dio- 
““ ceses and Cathedral.” 


Pr. 61. 1. 7. Leave out “ thereof” and insert 
“ of such Churches.” 


Pr. 62. 1. 10. Leave out “ David” and insert 
“ Davids.” 


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Tachbrooke.” 

Pr. 62.1. 30. After “ and” insert “ for.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 32. After “ being” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 63. 1. 2. After “ provision” insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 63. 1.35. Leave out from “ provision” to 
And” in Pr. 64. 1. 17., and insert Clause (M.) 

Cuause (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That so soon 
as conveniently may be, and by the authority 
hereinafter provided, and subject to the provisions 
herein contained respecting the University of Dur- 
ham and the Canonries in the Collegiate Church 
of Westminster annexed to the Rectories of Saint 
Margaret and Saint John, such fixed annual sums 
shall be determined on to be paid, and shall ac- 
cordingly be paid to the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners for England, by the Deans and Canons of 
the Cathedral Churches of Durham and Saint 
Paul in London, and the Coliegiate Churches of 
Westminster and Manchester, as, after due inquiry, 
and a calculation of the present average annual 
Revenues of the Chapters of such Churches re- 
spectively, shall leave to the Dean of Durham an 
average annual income of Three thousand pounds, 
and to the Deans of Saint Pauls, Westminster 
and Manchester, respectively, an average annual 
income of Two thousand pounds, and to the 
Canons of the said Four last-mentioned Churches 
respectively, the average annual income of One 
thousand pounds; and such other fixed annual 
sums shall be determined on to be paid, and shall 
be accordingly paid, by the said Commissioners, 
or such deductions shall be allowed to be made 
out of the proceeds of any suspended Canonr 
or Canonries, as, after like inquiry and calculation, 
shall give to the Dean of every Cathedral and 
Collegiate Church in ngland an average annual 
income of One thousand pounds, and to the Deans 
of Saint David's and Llandaff respectively, an 
average annual income of Seven hundred pounds, 
and to the respective Canons of every Cathedral 
Church in England an average annual income of 
Five hundred pounds, and to the Canons of the 
said Churches of Saint David and Llandaff an 
average annual income of Three hundred and 
fifty pounds, and as shall also enable the respec- 
tive Chapters of Chester and Ripon to provide for 
the efficient performance of all the duties of the 
said Churches and the maintenance of the Fabrics 
thereof.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 36. Leave out from “ assignment” to 
of” in 1, 37. 

Pr. 64. 1.38. After “ hereditaments” insert “ or 
of a portion thereof.” 

Pr. 65.1.3. Leave out from “ shall” to “most” 


in]. 5. and insert “ by the like authority be deemed.” 


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P. 65.1. 7. Leave out from “ that’ to “ and” 


in Pr. 67. 1. 4. and insert “ in making any such ad- 


ditional provision out of any Tithes, or any lands 
or other hereditaments allotted or assigned in lieu 
of Tithes so vested or to be vested in the said 
Commissioners, or out of the rents and profits 
thereof, due consideration shall be had of the 
wants and circumstances of the places in which 
such Tithes now arise or have heretofore arisen.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 8. After “ Act” insert “ or of the 
said first-recited Act.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 18. After “ corporate” insert “ and 
in the case of any chapter with the consent of the 
visitor thereof.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 26. After “and” insert “ also for 
any like purpose and by the like authority.” 

Pr. 67. 1.35. After “chapter” insert “or for 
the purchase of other lands, tithes or other here- 
ditaments in lieu thereof, or for substituting in 
any case any lands, tithes or other hereditaments, 
for any money payment.” 


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4. VicToriz. 


Pr. 67. 1.38. and 1. penult. 
ments” insert “may.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 5. After “Colleges” insert “ if they 
‘ shall think fit.” 
Pr. 68. 1.28. 

sale.” 

Pr. 69. 1.3. After “any” insert “ prebend or 
other.” 

Pr. 69. 1.12. In the Interlineation : 

L. 3. Leave out “such last-mentioned” and 
insert “ prebend or other.” 

L. 4. After “ preferment”’ insert ‘‘in the pa- 
“ tronage of any College or of any lay patron.” 

Pr. 69. 1.17. After “ plan” insert “ or plans,” 
and in the same line leave out from.“ be” to “ by” 
in 1.19. and insert “ framed.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 29. After “as” insert “he,” and in 
the same line after “may ” insert “judge likely to.” 

Pr. 69. 1.34. After “provided” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That nothing herein contained shall 
restrain the Bishop from doing any act or exer- 
cising any power which he may now lawfully do 
or exercise without the consent of the patron or 
without the aid of the said Commissioners : Pro- 
vided also, That in every such case in which the 
patronage of any such mediety or portion shall 
belong to more than one party, the consent of the 
party having the next turn of exercising such 
right of patronage shall be deemed and taken to 
be the consent of the patron.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 7. After “case” insert “or in the 
case of Benefices lying in more than one Diocese, 
then with the consent of the Bishop of each 
Diocese,” and in the same line leave out “ the ” 
and insert “ a.” 

Pr. 70. 1.16. After “ Benefices” insert “ or 
the,” and in the same line after “ chapels ” insert 
connected therewith.” 

Pr. 70. 1.24. Leave out “and” and insert “nor 
in the case of Benefices lying in more than one 
Diocese without the consent of the Bishop of 
each Diocese, nor” and in the same line leave out 
the ” and insert “ a.” 

Pr. 70. 1.25. After “ Bishop ” insert “is,” and 
in the same line leave out “is patron” and insert 
“ one of the patrons without.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 27. Leave out “ shall be necessary 
“ thereto.” 

Pr. 70. 1.33. After “ any” insert “ Deanery or.” 

Pr. 71. 1.2. Leave out “ who was.” 

Pr. 71. 1.3. Leave out from ‘ possession” to 
except” in 1. 6. and insert “‘ at the passing of this 
Act,” and in 1. 6. leave out from “except” to 
every” in 1.8. and insert “as hereinbefore ex- 
pressly enacted, but.” 

Pr.71. 1.9. After “canon” insert “ preben- 
* dary.” 

Pr. 71. 1.10. Leave out “ thereafter” and in- 
sert “ hereafter.” 

Pr.71. 1.18. Leave out from “chapter” to 
or” in], 21. 

Pr. 71. 1.25. Leave out “was” and insert 
shall be,” and in the same line leave out from 
thereof” to “ shall” in 1.29. and insert “at the 
passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 72. 1.2. After “ thereof ” insert Clause (N.) 

Criavuse(N.) “ And be it Declared and Enacted, 
That nothing in this Act or in the said first-re- 
cited Act contained, shall be construed to preju- 
dice cr affect any of the provisions of an Act 

assed in the second year of the reign of his late 
Sajeaty King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘An 
Act to extend the Provisions of an Act passed in 
the twenty-ninth year of the reign of his Ma- 
jesty King Charles the Second, intituled, ‘ An 
Act for confirming and inn augmenta- 
tions made by ecclesiastical persons to small Vi- 


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“or of the Act therein recited: Provided neverthe- 
“less, That after the passing of this Act, no aug- 
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641 


mentation made under such provisions, by any 
Bishop or by any Chapter whose revenues are 
affected by this Act or the said first-recited Act, 
shall be valid and effectual without the consent 
of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. 

Pr.72. 1.5. Leave out “and may” and insert 
“ forthwith and.” 

Pr. 72. 1.36. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ and” in Pr, 73. 1. 6. and insert “ for all the pur- 
poses of this Act, and of the said first-recited Act,” 
and also insert Clauses (O.)(P.) (Q.) (R.) and (S.) 

Crause (O.) “ And be it Enacted, That in addi- 
tion to the Commissioners named in and appointed 
or to be appointed by or under the provisions of the 
first-recited Act, the following persons shall be 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners and members of the 
Corporation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
for England, for all the purposes of the said first- 
recited Act and of this Act; that is to say, all the 
Bishops of England and Wales for the time being 
respectively, the Lord Chief Justice of England, 
the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice 
of Her Majesty’s Court of Common Pleas, the 
Lord Chief Baron of Her Majesty’s Court of Ex- 
chequer, the Judge of the Prerogative Court of 
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Judge of the 
High Court of Admiralty for the time being re- 
spectively (such Chief Justices, Master of the 
Rolls, Chief Baron and Judges being respectively 
Members of the United Church of England and 
Ireland), the Deans of the Cathedral Churches of 
Canterbury and Saint Paul in London, and of the 
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, 
for the time being respectively, and also Four 
such lay persons (being members of the said 
United Church) as shall be duly appointed by 
Her Majesty, and whom Her Majesty is hereby 
authorized to appoint, under Her Royal Sign Ma- 
nual, to be such Commissioners, and such other 
Two lay persons (being members of the said 
United Church) as shall be duly appointed by 
the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the time 
being, and whom the said Archbishop is hereby 
authorized to appoint, under his hand and Archie- 
piscopal seal, to be such Commissioners.” 

Cuause (P.) “ And be it Enacted, That when 
any vacancy shall occur among such Six last- 
mentioned Commissioners by death, resignation 
or otherwise, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty or 
for the said Archbishop, as the case may be, to 
fill up such vacancy by the appointment of some 
other lay person (being a member of the said: 
United Church) to be a Commissioner; and the 
person so appointed shall thereupon become and 
be an Ecclesiastical Commissioner, and a member 
of the Corporation of the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners for England, for all the purposes of the 
said first-recited Act and of this Act.” 

CuausE (Q.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
Lay Commissioner appointed by or under the pro- 
visions of this Act shall, before acting as such 
Commissioner, subscribe the declaration required 
of the other Lay Commissioners by the said first- 
recited Act.” 

CravuseE(R.) And be it Enacted, That so much 
of the first-recited Act as relates to the removal 
by Her Majesty of any Commissioner shall be 
and the same is hereby repealed ; and every Com- 
missioner appointed or to be appointed by name 
by or under the provisions of the said first-recited 
Act or of this Act shall hold his appointment as an 
Ecclesiastical Commissioner, and shall be a mem- 
ber of the Corporation of the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners for England, so long as he shall well 
demean himself in the execution of his duties as 
such Commissioner.” 

Cxavss (S.) “And be it Enacted, That the pro- 
visions of the first-recited Act, whereby it is re- 
quired that due notice of every meeting shall be 
“ given to every Commissioner, shall not be con- 
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strued to apply to any Commissioner who at the 
time of given notice of any meeting shall not be 
within England and Wales, nor to any Commis- 
sioner who shall have intimated to the Secretary 
that for any specified time (such time including 
the period of holding any meeting) he the said 
Commissioner will not be able to attend the 
Meetings of the Commissioners : Provided always, 
That no Act, matter or thing affecting any Com- 
missioner, being a Bishop or Dean, or the See or 
Diocese or Cathedral or Collegiate Church of such 
Commissioner, shall be done at any meeting 
whereof due notice shall not have been given to 
such Commissioner without his consent in writing 
previously obtained.” 

Pr. 72.1. 23. After “that” insert “ previously 
to laying any such scheme before Her Majesty in 
Council, notice thereof shall be given to any Cor- 
poration aggregate or sole affected thereby, and 
the objections, if any, of such Corporation shall 
be laid before Her Majesty in Council, together 
with such scheme ; Provided also that.” 

Pr. 74.1. 13. After “thereby ” insert Clause (T.) 

Ciavse (T.) “And be it Enacted, That in any 
Order made by Her Majesty in Council under the 
authority of this Act or of the first-recited Act, it 
shall be sufficient to refer to the Act under the 
authority whereof the Order is made, and it shall 
not be necessary to recite any of the provisions of 
this Act or of the said first-recited Act.” 

Pr. 75.1.37. After “extended” insert “and apply.” 

Pr. 75. 1. penult. After “‘ Commissioners” insert 
and to the Commissioners appointed by or under 
the provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 76.1. 7. After “ Act” insert Clause (U.) 

Crause(U.) “ And be it Enacted, That, not- 
withstanding anything in the first-recited Act con- 
tained, the offices of ‘Treasurer and Secretary to 
the said Commissioners shall be united and shall 
be one office, and shall be held and the duties 
thereof performed by the same person; and Charles 
Knight Murray, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, shall 
continue to be Treasurer and Secretary, aud may 
hold the said office so long as he shall well demean 
himself therein; and upon any vacancy of the said 
office by death, resignation or otherwise, the Ec- 
clesiastical Commissioners for England shall ap- 
point a successor thereto, by an instrument in 
writing under their common seal.” 

Pr. 76.1. 33. After “ Diocese” insert Clause (W.) 
Criause (W.) “ And be it Enacted, That in the 
construction of this Act the term ‘Canon’ shall 
be construed to mean only every Residentiary 
Member of Chapter, except the Dean heretofore 
styled either Prebendary Canon, Canon Resi- 
dentiary or Residentiary ; and the term ‘ Minor 
Canon’ shall be construed to extend to and in- 
clude every Vicar, Vicar-Choral, Priest-Vicar and 
Senior Vicar, being a Member of the Choir in any 
Cathedral or Collegiate Church.” 


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or j of or of 

Collegiate Church. | Canons. Collegiate Church. Canons, 
ConterBury - - | 6 Manchester - - 4 
Durham - - - | 6 Norwich - - - 4 
Ely - - - - 6 Saint Paul’s, London - 4 
Westminster - - 6 Peterborough - - 4 
Winchester - - 5 Ripon - - - 4 
Exeter - - - 5 Rochester - : 4 
Bristol - - - | 4 Salisbury - - - 4 
Carlisle - - - 4 Wells - - 4 
Chester - - - | 4 Windsor - - - 4 
Chichester - - aH 4 Worcester - - 4 
Gloucester - - - | 4 York - - - 4 
Hereford - - - | 4 Saint David’s - - 2 
Lichfield - - ° 4 Llandaff - - - 2 

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A. 1840. 


The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 26. ls. 35. and 36., being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Pr. 26. 1s. 35. and 36., the next Amendment, being 
read a second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “ beside” and inserting the word 
“ except” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in 

Pr.50.1.15., being read a second time, wereagreed to. 

Pr. 50. 1. 15., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “ two” and inserting the word “ six,” 
instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 55.1. 29., being read a second time, wereagreed to. 

Pr. 55. 1. 29., the next Amendment, being read 
a second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ of making” and inserting the words 
“ to make” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments, as far as Clause (K.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ciause (K.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “ nevertheless” in Fo. 3. 1. 7. 
to the word “ to” inl. 9. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments, as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 59.1.4., bemg read a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 59. 1. 4., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ approved by” and inserting the 
words “ submitted to,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Pr. 59. 1. 5., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
after the word “ and” the words “ may be.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 


The Amendments, as far as Pr. 62.1. 20., being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 62. 1. 20., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “ suppressed” and inserting the word 
“« suspended,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments as far as Clause (M.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

CrauseE (M.), the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “ fixed” in Fo. 2. 1. 17. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendmenis, as far as the Amendment in 
Pr. 69. 1. 34., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 69. 1. 34., the next Amendment, being read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “ Commissioners” to the end of 
the Amendment. 


And the said Amendment, so amended, was 


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Railways Bill.’ 


Population 
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Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Imprisonm ent 
for Debt 
(Ireland) Bill, 


4 Vicroriz. 


Then the subsequent 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 Lord- 
ships, with Amendments ; to which Amendments this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into consideration the Amendment made by 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating 
Railways, and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 3. 1. 36. After “ thereto,” insert “ Provided 
always, That no person shall be eligible to the 
appointment as Inspector as aforesaid who shall, 
within One year of his appointment, have been 
a Director, or have held any office of trust or 
profit under any Railway Company.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Seymour 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 House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- 
tuled, An Act for taking an Account of the Popula- 
tion of Ireland; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr.2. 1,24. Leave out “ May” and insert “July.” 

Pr. 3. 1.19. After “ into” insert “ such parti- 
“ culars and instructions, having no reference to 
“ the religion of any person or persons.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Lreland 
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 amend the Law relating to Court 
Houses in Jreland; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 21. Leave out from “ of” to “ Quarter” 
inl. 23. 

Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out “Judge or Judges of 
“ Assize.” 

Pr. 2.1s. 16. and 17. Leave out “ bound to attend 
“ such court.” 

Pr. 3.1. 11. Leave out “ for.” 

Pr. 3. ls. 35 and 36. Leave out “ County or.” 

Pr. 4.1. 26. Leave out from “ of ” to “ Quarter” 
in |, 27. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Zreland 
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 abolishing Arrest on Mesne 
Process in Civil Actions, except in certain cases, for 
extending the Remedies of Creditors against the 
Property of Debtors, and for the further Amendment 
of the Law and the better Advancement of Justice in 
Ireland; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 7. 1.31. Leave out from “ before” to “a” 
in |. 32. 

Pr. 8.1.1. After “ writing” insert “ stating that 
“ such affidavit or affidavits hath or have been filed 
“ in the said office pursuant to this Act, and.” 

Pr. 8.1. 13. Leave out from “sum ” to “ with” 
in ]. 15. and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 17. Leave out from “ by ” to “‘ Judge ” 
in |, 19. and insert “ any Judge of any ‘of Her Ma- 
“ jesty’s superior courts at Dublin, or any.” 

Pr. 8. ls. 21. and 22. Leave out “ extraordinary” 
and insert “ in ordinary.” 


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Pr. 8. 1. 23. After “ Jreland”’ insert “ or any of 
such persons as shall be for that purpose appointed 
from time to time by any general or special order 
of the Lord Chancellor of Jredand, or until such 
appointment shall be made by any perpetual © 
Commissioner appointed for taking acknowledg- 
ments of deeds by married women, under the Act 
for the abolition of Fines and Recoveries, and for 
the substitution of more simple modes of assur- 
ance in Ireland.” 

Pr. 8. 1. ult. Leave out “ every” and insert 
then and in any such case.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 7. Leave out “ January” and insert 
November.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 8. Leave one “ one.” 

Pr. 11.1. 27. Leave out “ January ” and insert 
November.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. Leave out “ one.” 

Pr.12. 1. 28. Leave out “ this” and insert “ such.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 24. Leave out “of,” and in the same 
line leave out “ Courts” and insert “ Court.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 34. After “ to” insert “ him or.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 27. Leave out “ any.” 

Pr. 16.1. ult. Leave out “ or customary.” 

Pr. 21.1. 24. After “appoint” insert “or extend.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 28. Leave out from “Judgment” to 
which ” in 1. 30. and insert “ debtor.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 28. Leave out “ any.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 35. After “ notice” insert “ Provided 
also, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
take away or prejudice any remedy or proceeding 
which any judgment creditor may, or if this Act 
were not passed might, have or take in relation 
to his judgment; but such creditor shall be at 
liberty to proceed at law or in equity for recover 
of any sum secured by or due upon any om | 
judgment, whether before or after such period as 
aforesaid, as if this Act had not been passed.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 32. Leave out “ provided” and insert 
and the provisions last aforesaid shall extend 
to the interest of any judgment debtor, whether 
in possession, remainder or reversion, and whe- 
ther vested or contingent as weil in any such 
stock, funds, annuities or shares as aforesaid, as 
also in the dividends, interest or annual produce 
of any such stock, funds, annuities or shares; 
and whenever any such judgment debtor shall 
have any estate, right, title or interest vested or 
contingent in possession, remainder or reversion, 
into or out of any such stock, funds, annuities or 
shares as aforesaid, which shall be standing in 
the name of the Accountant General of the Court 
of Chancery, or the Accountant General of the 
Court of Exchequer, or into or out of the divi- 
dends, interest or annual produce thereof, it shall 
be lawful for such Court or Judge to make any 
order as to such stock, funds, annuities or shares, 
or the interest, dividends or annual produce 
thereof, in the same way as if the same had been 
standing in the name of a trustee of such judg- 
meut debtor: Provided always, That no order of 
any Court or Judge, as to any stock, funds, annui- 
ties or shares standing in the name of the Ac- 
countant General of the Court of Chancery, or 
the Accountant General of the Court of Exche- 
quer, or as to the interest, dividends or annual 
produce thereof, shall prevent the Governor and 
Company of the Bank of Jreland, or any public 
Company, from permitting any transfer of such 
stocks, funds, annuities or shares, or payment of 
the interest, dividends or annual produce thereof, 
in such manner as the Court of Chancery or the 
Court of Exchequer respectively may direct, or 
shall have any greater etfect than if such debtor" 
had charged such stock, funds, annuities or shares, 
or the interest, dividends or annual produce 
thereof, in favour of the judgment creditor, with 
the amount of the sum to be mentioned in any 
such order: Provided also.” 

Pr, 27.1. 24, After “is” insert “ or are.” 


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Pr, 30. 1. 33. After “ bankrupt” insert “ re-| “ 
spectively.” : 
Pr. 32. 1.5. After “appoint” insert “ any notice | 
of any such decree, order or rule, to any pur- |‘ 
chaser, mortgagee or creditor, in anywise not-| “ 
withstanding.” * 
Pr. 58. 1. 9. Leave out “ Westminster” and | “ 
insert “ Dublin.” , 
Pr. 58. 1. 26. Leave out “ two,” and in the same 
line leave out from “last” to “and” in 1. 27., and | “ 
insert “ mentioned Act.” “ 
Pr. 58. 1.40. Leave out “two,” and in the same | “ 
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Pr. 59. 1. 16. After “ prothonotary ” insert “ or | “ 
“ Clerk of the Pleas respectively.” - 


Pr. 64.1, 12. Leave out the first “ consignee” | “ 
and insert “ conuzee,” and in the same line leave out | “ 
the second “ consignee ” and insert “ conuzees.” ” 

Pr. 64. 1.17. Leave out the first “ consignee” | “ 
and insert “ conuzee,” and in the same line leave | “ 
out the second “ consignee” and insert “conuzees.”’ | “ 

Pr. 65. 1. 26. After “Judges” insert “ of the |“ 
“ Superior Courts of Law at Dublin.” m 

Pr.65. l.ult, After “‘ England” insert “ Scotland.” | “ 

Pr.67.1.27. After “mentioned” insert Clause(A.) | “ 

Crause (A.) “And be it Enacted, That if any | 
“« prisoner or other person taking an oath under the | “ 
“* provisions of this Act shall wilfully forswear and | “ 
perjure himself in any oath to be taken under | “ 
this Act, and shall be lawfully convicted thereof, | “ 
the person so offending shall suffer such punish- | “ 
ment as may by law be inflicted on persons con- | “ 
victed of wilful and corrupt perjury ; and that in | “ 
all cases wherein by this Act an oath is required, | “ 
the solemn affirmation or declaration of any per- = 
son, being a Quaker or other person by law allowed 
to affirm or declare, shalland may be accepted | “ 
and taken in lieu thereof; and that every person | “ 
making such affirmation or declaration, who shall | “ 
be convicted of wilful false affirmation or declara- | “ 
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“ penalties as are inflicted and imposed upon persons | “ 
“ convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury.” ¥ 
Pr. 67. 1. penult. Leave out “ January” and | “ 
insert “* November.” 
Pr. 67. 1. ult. Leave out “ one.” - 
The said Amendments being read a second time, 
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Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland | - 
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 House proceeded to take into consider- 
ation the Amendments made by the Lords to the | “ 
Bill, intituled, An Act to continue and amend the | “ 
Laws for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Jreland; | “ 
and the same were read, as follow : tog 

Pr. 5. 1. 38. After “to” insert “the Prison of | “ 
“¢ the Marshalsea of the Four Courts Dublin, or to.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 6. After “ days” insert “ next.” 

Pr. 22.1. 14. After “the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 30.1. 13. After “ discharged” insert Clauses | “ 
(A.), (B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.) ys 
Criauss (A.) “ And whereas it is expedient that | “ 
persons residing in any place other than the county 
of Dublin, or the county of the city of Dublin, 
who may be willing to enter into recognizances of | “ 
sureties for the due appearance of insolvent deb- 
tors before the said Court, should be enabled to | ‘ 
enter into such recognizances without the neces- 
sity of appearing for such purpose before the | “ 
Court itself at its usual and ordinary place of sit- | 
ting; Beit therefore Enacted, That the Commis- | “ 
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A. 1840. 


shall think necessary, in all and every the Assize 
towns aforesaid, to take and receive all and every 
the recognizance or recognizances of sureties into 
which any persons may be willing to enter for the 
due appearance of insolvent debtors according to 
such several and respective recognizances, and in 
such form as the Court, in pursuance of this Act, 
shall and may direct and require.” 

Crause (B.) “And be it Enacted, That in any 
case of a prisoner whose estate and effects shall 
be by order of the said Court vested in the pro- 
visional or other assignee, and who shall be con- 
fined in the gaol of any county town or place other 
than the county of Dublin, or the county of the 
city of Dublin, and who shall have filed his sche- 
dule in the said Court according to the provisions 
of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for any 
person or persons who may be willing to enter 
into such recognizances as aforesaid, whose usual 
and ordinary place of residence shall be else- 
where than in the county of Dublin, or the county 
of the city of Dublin aforesaid, to appear before 
a person duly appointed and empowered in man- 
ner aforesaid, and there to enter into and acknow- 
ledge such recognizance of sureties for the due 
appearance of such insolvent according to such 
forms and in such terms and manner as shall or 
may be prescribed by the said Court, which said 
recognizances of sureties, so taken as aforesaid, 
shall be transmitted and filed in the said Court, 
with an affidavit of the due taking of the said re- 
cognizances of such sureties by some credible 
person present at the taking thereof, which recog- 
nizances so taken, transmitted and filed shall be 
of the like force and effect as if the same were 
taken before the said Court.” 

Cuiause (C.) “And be it Enacted, That the said 
Court shall make such rules and orders regulat- 
ing the amount and for the taking of such recog- 
nizances as to them shall seem meet, so as such 
sureties be not compelled to appear in person in 
the said Court to justify themselves, but the same 
may and is hereby directed to be determined be- 
fore the said Court or a Commissioner thereof, by 
affidavit or affidavits duly taken before the person 
or persons so empowered as aforesaid, who are 
hereby empowered and required totake the same.” 

Crause (D.) “And be it Enacted, That a Com- 
missioner of the said Court on his circuits, shall 
and may take and receive every such recognizance 
of sureties as any person or persons shall be willing 
to make or acknowledge before him, which being 
transmitted, shall without oath be filed in manner 
aforesaid.” 

Cravss(E.) “ And be it Enacted, That as soon 
as such sureties shall have justified in manner 
aforesaid, and such recognizancesas_ hereinbefore 
mentioned shall have been filed, the said Court 
shall thereupon issue a warrant to the gaoler for 
the discharge of such insolvent from custody ac- 
cordingly, and who shall have such and the like 
privileges and be subject to such and the like 
liabilities as is hereinbefore provided with re- 
spect to any insolvent debtor who shall enter 
into a recognizance to the provisional assignee of 
the said Court as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 55. 1.14. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 65.1. 29. After “to” insert “the prison of 
the Marshalsea of the Four Courts Dublin, or to.” 

Pr. 71. 1. 9. After “ to” insert “such prison as 
aforesaid, or to.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 3. Leave out from “ prisoner ”’ to 
and” in 1]. 5. 

Pr. 114. 1.12. After “to” insert “such prison 
as aforesaid, or to.” 

Pr. 140.1. 26. After “ mentioned ” insert Clause 


Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That this Act 
shall, as to &amp;ll matters not otherwise provided for, 
commence and come into operation on the Ist 


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4 Vicroriz. 8° Augusti. 645 


“ day of November in the year One thousand eight 
“ hundred and forty.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to 

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland 
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, in- 
tituled, An Act to transfer to the Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Woods and Works, and other Com- 
missioners, the several Powers now vested in the 
Commissioners for repairing the Line of Road from 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Bangor 
Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon, and to amend 
the London and Holyhead Roads Acts, so far as 
relates to the Dunstable Road; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. 13. Leave out “ examine or.” 

Pr. 9. 1.14. Leave out “to be examined.” 

Pr. 9. 1.15. Leave out from “ account” to 
provided” in Pr. 10.1. 2.and insert “to be ex- 
amined, tried and audited by the Commissioners 
fur auditing the Public Accounts, pursuant to the 
provisions of an Act passed in the twenty-fifth 
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
‘ the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for the better Ex- 
“ amining and Auditing the Public Accounts of the 
“ Kingdom.’ ” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley 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, in- 
tituled, An Act for taking an Account of the Popu- 
lation of Great Britain ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 3. After “ account” imsert “and of 
making such preliminary inquiries as may be 
necessary to enable them to determine on the best 
manner of putting this Act into execution.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 22. Leave out “part of” and insert 
to be incurred in.” . 

Pr. 4.1. 12. After “ persons” insert “ are foreign- 
ers, and also which.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 33. After “ Parliament” insert “ or of 
any incorporated city or borough.” 

Pr. 4.1. 35. Leave out from “ district” to “and” 
in 1, 36, 

Pr. 5. 1.10. Leave out “ or” and insert “and.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 12. Leave out “ the same.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 13. Leave out “ capable of being done”’ 
and insert “ possible.” 

Pr. 6. 1.14. After “ of” insert “this enactment 
and of.” 

Pr. 8, 1. penult. Leave out “circuit” and insert 
“ district.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 11. After “ Parliament” insert “ or 
“ Royal Burgh.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 5. Leave out “ they” and insert “ he.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 19. After “said” imsert ‘“ Commis- 
“ sioners.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 21. Leave out “so to be appointed” 
and insert “ employed in the execution of this Act.” 

Pr. 16.1. 22. After “said” insert ‘‘inquiries and.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 23. Leave out “they” and insert “ the 
“* said enumerators, schoolmasters and other per- 
“ sons.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 29. After “for” insert “making the 
“ preliminary inquiries and for.” 

Pr. 17. 1.17. After “ Justice” insert “ or Magis- 
“* trate.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 27. Leave out “ said respective,” and 
in the same line and in I. 28. after “ Treasurers ” 
insert “ of the several counties or boroughs.” 

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insert “ County or Borough Rates respectively.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 35. Leave out “such” and insert 
any,” and in the same line, after “ county” insert 
or borough.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 19. Leave out from “ parochial” to 
“ And” in 1. 34. 

Pr. 19. 1. 16. Inthe Schedule to the Bill: After 
“ years” insert “from,” and in the same line leave 
out from “1831” to “1840” in 1.17. and insert 
“ to,” and in 1. 17. after “1840,” insert “ both 
“ inclusive.” 

Pr. 19.1. 21. After “years” insert “from,” and 
in the same line leave out from “1831” to “1840” 
in |, 22. and insert “ to,” and in 1]. 22. after “1840” 
insert “ both inclusive.” 

Pr. 21. Is. 15. and 16. Leave out “annual 
average number of unentered marriages, births, 
“« deaths.” 

Pr.21. 1. 19. After “ questions” insert “ estimated 
annual average number of unentered marriages, 
“ births, deaths.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward John Stanley 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 House proceeded to take into consideration Court of 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Amend- Chancery Bill. 
ments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for facilitating the Administration of Justice in 
the Court of Chancery ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 32. In Clause (B.), added by the Com- 
mons to the Bill: L. 20. Leave out “ said,” and in 
the same line after “ general” insert “ of the High 
“ Court of Chancery.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General 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 Ecclesiastical 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Courts 
intituled, An Act to amend the Act for the better oni inee 
Regulation of Ecclesiastical Courts in England ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. In the Interlineation, ]. 7. Leave 
out “ Twelve” and insert “ Six.” 

Pr. 1.1. ult. At the end of the Interlineation, add 
so soon as the costs lawfully incurred by reason 
of the custody and contempt of such party shall 
have been discharged, and the sum for which he 
may have been cited into the Ecclesiastical Court 
shall have been paid into the Registry of the said 
“ Court, there to abide the result of the suit, and 
the party so discharged shall be released from all 
further observance of justice in the said suit.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Dr. Lushington do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- sighting of 
posed, That Mr. Gurney be directed to proceed with the House. 
the necessary arrangements to complete the experi- ‘ 
ment for Lighting this House, the Lobby, and other 
places requisite for the convenience of the House, 
during the Recess :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Birming- Pirmingham 
ham Borough, which were presented upon Wednes- Borough. 
day last, be printed. No. 607. 

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Corn aud Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn and | 

view. Flour, which was presented upon Wednesday last, | 
No.608. be printed. 

Tithe Ordered, That the Return of Notices received by 


Commutation. the Tithe Commissioners, which was presented upon 
No. 609. Thursday last, be printed. 

Tithe Ordered, That the Return of Agreements con- 

Commutation. firmed by the Tithe Commissioners, which was pre- 
No. 609. sented upon Thursday last, be printed. 


Incorporated Ordered, That the Returns relative to Incorporated 


Towns. Towns, which were presented upon Thursday last, be 
No.610. printed. 


Tenby — Ordered, That the Returns relative to Tenby 
Corporations Corporation, which were presented upon Thursday 
No.611. last, and yesterday, be printed. 


New South Ordered, That the Paper relative to New South 


Wales. Wales, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 612. 


Colonial Land Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Colonial 
and Emigration Land and Emigration Board, which was presented 
— yesterday, be printed. 


No. 613. 
East India Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the East 
— India Company, which were presented yesterday, 
o. 614, 


be printed. 


Appeals (Privy Ordered, That the Returns relative to Appeals 


Council.) (Privy Council), which were presented yesterday, be 
No. 615. printed. 


British Guiana. Ordered, That the Paper relative to British 
No.616. Guiana, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 10° die Augusti ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1840. 
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 
several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions of the 
Court of Directors of the East India Company, being 
the Warrants or Instruments granting any Salary 
or Gratuity. 
Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Pension. 


Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copies of Three Petitions, dated the 9th day of 
December 1838, and the 3d day of June and the 
31st day of August 1839, from certain native Chris- 
tians of Tinnivelly, to the Governor in Council of 
Madras, complaining of the levy of a Poll Tax on the 
Persons, Male and Female, of their Faith, between 
the ages of Sixteen and Sixty, and of resort to Tor- 
ture in the levy of the Tax by the Native Officers of 
Revenue and Police:—And, of the Proceedings of the 
Governor in Council, and of the Board of Revenue, 
on those Complaints; and, Copies of the Reports 
and Statements made by the Collecting Magistrate 
of Tinnivelly and his Subordinate Officers, on the 
Petitions referred to them for Inquiry ; together with 
the Reply of the Court of Directors to the Reference 
made to them on the subject of those Petitions. 

East India. Copy of a Despatch from the Governor General 
of India to the Court of Directors, dated 17th 
November 1838 :—Extract, Minute by the Right 
honourable the Governor General, dated 17th 
November 1838 :—Copies of a Despatch from the 
Government of India, dated 25th March 1839 :— 
Of a Resolution of the Honourable the President of 
the Council of Jndia in Council, dated 11th March 
1839 :—Of a Despatch from the Governor General 
to the Court of Directors, dated 25th April 1839: 
—Of a Letter from 7. H. Maddock, Esquire, offi- 
ciating Secretary to the Government of India, with 
the Governor General, to J. P. Grant, Esquire, 


East India 
Company. 





























Officiating Secretary to the Government of India, 
dated 18th April 1839 :—Of a Letter from ditto to 
ditto, dated 8th April 1839 :—Of a Letter from 
J. P. Grant, Esquire, Officiating Secretary to the 
Government of India, to L. R. Reed, Esquire, act- 
ing Chief Secretary to the Government of Bom- 
bay, dated 10th June 1839:—Of a Letter from 
J.P. Grant, Esquire, &amp;c., to H. Chamier, Esquire, 
Chief Secretary to the Government of Fort Saint 
George, dated 10th June 1839:—Of a Despatch 
from the Government of India to the Court of 
Directors, dated 12th June 1839 :—Of a Letter from 
L. R. Reed, Esquire, acting Chief Secretary to the 
Government of Bombay, to T. H. Maddock, Esquire, 
Officiating Secretary to the Government of India, 
dated 4th January 1839; with Enclosures:—Of a 
Despatch from the Government of India to the 
Court of Directors, dated 16th December 1839 :— 
Of a Despatch from the Court of Directors to the 
Government of India, dated 2d June 1840 :—Ex- 
tract of a Despatch from the Government of India 
in the Legislative Department, to the Court of 
Directors, dated 9th March 1840 :—Copy of a Des- 
patch from the Government of India in the Legis- 
lative Department, to the Court of Directors, dated 

:—And, of Act No. X. of 1840, respecting 
the Abolition of certain Pilgrim Taxes :-- And then 
he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Moore, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- Fauperism. 


missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—Copy of Report of Richard 
Weale, Esquire, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, 
on the comparative state of Pauperism in Fourteen 
Agricultural Unions, indifferently selected, and in 
the only Seven Manufacturing Unions in _ his 
District :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Waller, from the Office of Woods, Forests pean Forest 
and Land Revenues, was called in; and at the bar Mines. 


presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts 
of Parliament,—The Second Report of the Dean 
Forest Mining Commissioners. 


The Seventeenth Report of the Commissioners of Woods, Forests 


Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
Works and Buildings, being the Eleventh Annual 
Report of the said Commissioners :—And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented pur- New Churches. 


suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
The Twentieth Annual Report of the Commission- 
ers for building New Churches. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, Queen's 
praying the House to address Her Majesty to dis- Ministers. 


miss Her present Ministers, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of Church Rates. 


Protestant Dissenters assembling in Shakspear’s 
Walk, Shadwell, praying for the abolition of Church 


Rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Church of 
Thurstonland, stating that the population of the Es!*"¢- 


country has outgrown the resources of the National 
Church; and praying the House to adopt measures 
for increasmg its efficiency, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shadwell; — and, Great Berk- 
hamstead ; praying the House not to sanction any 
further grant of Public Money for the purposes of 

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Church extension,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President ofa Meeting of the So- 
ciety of Rational Religionists of Leeds; praying for an 
inquiry into the system of Rational Religion, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rational 
Religionists. 


Poor Law A Petition of Lawrence Pithethly, Poor Law 
Amendment Gyardian of the Huddersfield Union; praying for 
-” the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Slavery. A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 


the Birmingham British and Foreign Anti-Slavery 
Society, complaining of the operation of certain Laws 
towards reviving Slavery passed by the Colonial 
Legislatures ; and praying that no enactments of 
any Colonial Legislature shall have operation till 
they have been confirmed by a competent tribunal 
in England, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Merchant Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 

Seamen’s Fund. to inquire into the operation of the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, 
c. 52, to amend an Act of the 20th year of his Ma- 
jesty 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 purposes, to consider the state of the Funds, 
and how they can be more effectually maintained 
and administered for the benetit of the Seamen, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. Ingham reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; and to whom several Petitions were re- 
ferred; 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. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, that their several Addresses of the 7th day 
of this instant August, (That Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this 
House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A General Abstract of the Colonial Expenditure 
by Great Britain, in the year 1835-6 :—General 
Abstract of the Revenues, &amp;c. of the Local Go- 
vernments, in the year 1835:—And, General Ab- 
stract of the Expenditure, by the Local Govern- 
ments, from Colonial Revenues, in the year 1835. 

Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Papers. 

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


Protestant Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Or- 
Dissenting Mi- ders, —A Return of the Totals of all Sums of Money 
nisters, issued from the Treasury on account of the Civil 
List, excepting that of Her present Majesty, or 
Hereditary Revenues, or of Votes of this House, or 
from any other source, if any, for the use of Protes- 
tant Dissenting Ministers in Ireland, for Non- 
conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in Jreland, for the support of the Seceding 
Ministers in Ulster ; also for paying Allowances to 
Protestant Dissenting Ministers in England, from 
the first Date of such Payment to the present period. 


Colonial 
Expenditure, 
&amp;e. 


Regium A Return of the Total Amount of the Regium 
— Donum distributed to Dissenting Clergy, from the 
Date of the Grant to the present period. 

Maynooth An Account of the Total Amount voted by this 
vullege, House for Maynooth College, from the earliest 


Grant to the present period. 
VoL. 95. 


10° Auguste. 


647 


A Return of the Total Amount paid to Roman Roman 
Catholic Bishops and Clergy ; distinguishing Pay- Catholic 
ments out of the Consolidated Fund, from the “!**89 
earliest Payment to the present period. i 

A Return of the Total Amount of Allowances Dissenting and 
and Drawbacks on building Materials for Dissenting Roman Ca- 
and Roman Catholic Chapels. ne 


Mr. Robert Gordon also presented, pursuant to London and 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of. all Letters Dublin Com- 
of Instructions to the Officers and Engineers ap- "°°" 
pointed to report on the projected Railways from 
Holyhead via Bangor and Chester; Portdynllaen 
vid Barmouth, Bala and Shrewsbury; Ormes Head 
vid Chester ; and, also, of the best means of Com- 
munication by Sea between London and Dublin, as 
connected with the said intended Railways, pur- 
suant to the Address to Her Majesty in the last fie 
sion of Parliament. 

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


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 

Usher of the Black Rod : to Bills. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral 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 Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent 
to the several Public Bills, and one Private Bill, 
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 raising the Sum of Ten Millions Seven Exchequer Bills 
Hundred Fifty-one Thousand Five Hundred and (£-10,7511550-) 
Fifty Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of ” 
the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty: 

An Act to amend the Act for the better Regula- Ecclesiastical 


tion of Ecclesiastical Courts in England : (No 1s) Bill. 


An Act for facilitating the Administration of Jus- Court of 
tice in the Court of Chancery: Chancery Bill. 

An Act for the Care and Education of Infants who Infant Felons 
may be convicted of Felony: Bill. 

An Act for taking an Account of the Population Population Bill. 
of Great Britain: 

An Act to exempt, until the Thirty-first day of Rating Stock 
December One thousand eight hundred and Forty-in Trade 
one, Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships and Villages (N® 2-) Bill. 
from liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock 
in Trade or other Property to the relief of the Poor: 

An Act for regulating Railways : Railways Bill. 

An Act to authorize, for a limited time, the Ap- Highway Rates 

lication of a Portion of the Highway Rates to Bill. 
furnpike-roads in certain Townships and Districts : 


An Act to enable Her Majesty to carry into effect Commerce and 
certain Stipulations contained in a Treaty of Com- eam 
eC: : ill. 
merce and Navigation between Her Majesty and 
the Emperor of Austria, and to empower Her Ma- 
jesty to declare by Order in Council, that Ports 
which are the most natural and convenient Shipping 
Ports of States, within whose Dominions they are 
not situated, may in certain cases be considered for 
all purposes of Trade with Her Majesty’s Dominions 
as the National Ports of such States : 
An Act for the Regulation of the Duties of Postage Bill. 
Postage : 
An Act for enabling Courts of Justice to admit Non-Parochial 
Non-parochial Registers as Evidence of Births or a 
Baptisms, Deaths or Burials and Marriages: 


An Act for the regulation of Municipal Corpora- Municipal 





tions in Ireland: Corporations 


4An4 An (Ireland) Bill. 

















Municipal 
Districts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Church 
1'emporalities 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Imprisonment 
fur Debt 
(Tre!and) Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Population 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Dublin Police 
Bill. 


Linen, &amp;e., 
Manutactures 


(Lreland) Bill. 


Court Houses 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Shrewsbury and 


Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway En- 
largement and 
Station Bill, 


Midland 
Counties 


Railway Bill. 


Adderley’s 
Esiute Bill. 


Political 
Offenders, 


West India 
Mails. 


Medical 


Profession Bill, 


Tithe Com- 
mutation. 


648 


An Act to annex certain Parts of certain Counties | 
of Cities to adjoining Counties, to make further Pro- 
vision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs, to 
limit the Borough Rate, and to continue, for a li- 
mited time, an Act to restrain the Alienation of Cor- 
porate Property in Ireland: 


An Act to amend several Acts relating to the Tem- 
poralities of the Church in Ireland: 


An Act for abolishing Arrest on Mesne Process 
in Civil Actions, except in certain Cases, for extend- 
ing the Remedies of Creditors against the Property 
of Debtors, and for the further Amendment of the 
Law and better Advancement of Justice in Jreland : 

An Act to continue and amend the Laws for the 
Relief of Insolvent Debtors in Ireland: 


An Act for taking an Account of the Population 
of Ireland : 

An Act to amend an Act of the last Session for 
making further Provisions relating to the Police in 
the District of Dublin Metropolis: 

An Act for the more effectual Prevention of 
Frauds and Abuses committed by Weavers, Sewers 
and other Persons employed in the Linen, Hempen, 
Union, Cotton, Silk and Wollen Manufactures in 
Treland, and for the better payment of their Wages, 
for One year, and from thence to the end of the then 
next Session of Parliament : 

An Act to amend the Law relating to Court 
Houses in Jreland: 

An Act to transfer to the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Woods and Works, and other Commis- 
sioners, the several Powers now vested in the Com- 
missioners for repairing the Line of Road from 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Bangor 
Ferry, in the County of Carnarvon; and to amend 
the London and Holyhead Roads Acts, so far as re- 
lates to the Dunstable Road : 

An Act to enable the London and Croydon Railway 
Company to provide additional Station Room at the 
Terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway, 
in the Parish of Saint Olave, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto : 

An Act for granting further Powers to the Mid- 
land Counties Railway Company : 


An Act for authorizing the Exchange of Parts of 
the Lands and Estates settled by the Will of the late 
Charles Bowyer Adderley, Esquire, and the Sale of 
other Parts thereof. 


A Petition of James Bronterre O’ Brien, a Prisoner 
in Lancaster Castle, on a charge of sedition and 
conspiracy, praying the House to address Her Ma- 
jesty for the release of all persons confined for poli- 
tical offences, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Report of the Committee, appointed by 
the Lords of the Admiralty, to inquire as to the com- 
parative advantages afforded by different Ports in 
the Channel, as Ports for the departure and arrival 
of the West India Mails. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Registration of Medical Practitioners, and 
for establishing a College of Medicine, and for 
enabling the Fellows of that College to practise 
Medicine in all or any of its branches, and hold 
any medical appointments whatsoever in any part 
whatsoever of the United Kingdom: And that 
Mr. Warburton, Mr. Wakley and Mr. Hawes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Awards for the Commutation of 
Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners in the several Counties of England 
and Wales, up to the ist day of July 1840, speci- 
fying also in each case the Amount of Rent-charge 
awarded to be paid in lieu of Tithes, and showing 


10° Auguste. 





A. 1840. 


whether the same be payable to Appropriators, Im- 
propriators or Clerical Incumbents. 


Mr. Fox Maule presented, pursuant to Order 
—A Return of the Banks selected by 


and 1 Vict. c. 54; of the Balances in Bank to 
the credit of the County Treasurers, at the pe- 
riods of their largest and smallest Amounts between 
each Assizes, since the passing of the Act; and of 
the Amount of Interest allowed by the Banks to 
the County (or the Treasurers) on account of such 
Balances:—A Return (for corresponding periods) 
of the Amount of such Balances which has been 
invested in Exchequer Bills ; showing the Profit or 
Loss on the Investments to each County, the appro- 
priation of the Profits, and the mode by which the 
Deficiency has been provided for :—Also, a Return 
of the Amount annually paid to the Fee Fund by 
each County ; the per-centage by which the same 
has been levied, and the causes of variation, if any, 
and the Expenditure thereof; distinguishing Salaries, 
and the Expenses of the Office, from extraordinary 
Expenses. 


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


to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland to make out a 
new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Clon- 
mel, in the room of David Richard Pigot, Esquire, 
who, since his election for the said Borough, hath 
accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s Attorney Ge- 
neral for Ireland. 


intituled, An Act to amend the Laws relating to 
Loan Societies; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1.17. After “ Society” insert “ except 
where the same shall be contrary to the provisions 
in this Act contained.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 34. Leave out from “ debenture” to 
“ to” in Pr. 9. 1. 3. 

Pr. 9. 1. 5. Leave out from “ payable” to “and” 
in |. 18. 

Pr. 9.1.19. Leave out “endorsement ortransfer.” 

Pr. 9. ls. 21. and 22. Leave out from “ what- 
ever” to “ And” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 14. 1.16. After “ record” insert “ Provided 
always, That nothing herein contained shall be 
construed to affect the right of the landlord to 
be paid the amount of rent which may be due to 
him at the time of making the distress out of the 
“ proceeds of the said sale.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 17. Leave out from “ debt” to “ And” 
in 1, 38. 

Pr. 17. 1. 6. Leave out “ Fifteen” and insert 
“ Twelve.” 

Pr.17. 1.15. Leave out “ Twenty-first ” inter- 
lined, and insert “ Eleventh.” 

Pr. 17. lult. After “ Society” insert “and 
the actual number of shillings and pence taken 
by way of interest for every loan.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 31. After “Society” insert “ for 
making inquiry, and for executing the note, and 
for the purchase of the Borrowers’ Pass Book, 
and copy of the rules, and all other books, papers 
or things which he is required by the Society to 
have, and for all business whatsoever connected 
with the granting of the said Loan.” 

Pr. 19. 1.1. Leave out “ required” and insert 
allowed.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 2. 
and” inl. 6. 

Pr. 19. 1.9. Leave out “ wilfully ” and insert 
knowingly.” ; 

Pr. 19. 1.12. After “sum” insert “ than 1s 
allowed by the provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 13. After “ticket” insert “or for 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration foan Societies 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Bil. 


4 Vicroriz. 


making any inquiry, giving any notice, writing or 
sending any letter.” 

Pr. 19. 1.19. After “ usury ” insert “ and it 
shall be expressed in the enrolled rules of every 
such Society, that an entry must be made in the 
Borrowers’ Pass Book, of every payment made to 
the Society by any such Borrower, including the 
payment made for inquiries, and entries shall be 
made therein accordingly;” and also insert 
Clause (A.) 

CuiauseE (A.) “ And with a view to economy, 
and in order to prevent any tendency or dispo- 
sition to extravagance or dissipation; Be it 
Enacted, That the affairs and business of any 
Loan Society to be established under this Act, 
shall on no account or pretence whatever be con- 
ducted, carried on or transacted at any hotel, 
tavern, public-house, beer-shop or house of enter- 
tamment; and any clerk, agent, officer or servant 
respectively of the Society who shall offend herein 
shall forfeit the sum of Ten pounds, to be reco- 
vered by any person that will sue for the same, in 
the same summary manner as is herein provided 
for the recovery of any Loan granted by such 
“ Society.” 

Pr. 19.1. 28, Leave out “ time ” and insert “day.” 
Pr.19. 1.29. Leave out “ have been” and in- 
sert “ be.” 

Pr.19. 1.37. Leave out from “ whatsoever” to 
and” in Pr. 20. 1.27. and insert “ and every 
Society which shall offend against this enactment 
shall forfeit all the benefit of the provisions of 
this Act.” 

Pr, 22. 1.1. After “ Barrister” insert “and 
shall be laid by him before both Houses of Par- 
liament ; and every Society which shall refuse or 
neglect to deliver such account as aforesaid, shall 
“ be liable to a penalty of Fifty pounds, to be reco- 

vered at the suit of the said Senin against the 
Trustees of the Society, in any of Her Majesty’s 
Superior Courts of Record: Provided always, 
That the Trustees shall not be liable in their per- 
sons or goods to the consequences of any judg- 


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“ In these schemes, all instalments after the first 
are to be paid weekly.” 

“ Other schemes may be formed from these, 
by advancing or postponing the day of payment 
of the first instalment, provided that the first 
payment is not made sooner than the Eleventh 
day, and that not more than One penny per 
pound is added to the interest for every Thirteen 
days of such postponement, or that not less than 
One penny per pound is taken off the interest for 
every Thirteen days of such advance.” 

“ Thus, Scheme 6, may be altered by making 
the first instalment payable on the Twenty-second 
day after the Loan, and taking Seven-pence per 
pound for interest, and so of the rest.” 

The said Amendments, as far as Clause (A.) being 
read a second time, were agreed to. oe 

Criavuss (A.) The next Amendment being read a 
second time; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this House doth disagree with the 
Lords in the said Amendment ; 

The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


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Yeas, { Mr. Thomas Duncombe: { _ 
Tellers for the ( Mr. Freshfield, 14 
Noes, Mr. Aglionby : } ; 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a Confer- 
ence for disagreeing to the Amendment to which 
this House hath disagreed: And a Committee was 
appointed of Mr. Hawes, Dr. Lushington, Mr. 
Wakley, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mr. Ewart, and 
Mr. Thornely :—And they are to withdraw imme- 
diately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 








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The House proceeded to take into consideration Joint stock 
ment obtained against them in any such suit; but | the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Banking 
the same shall avail and be enforced only against | tituled, An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day Companies 
the stock and goods of the Society in their hands, | of August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- ~ * 


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or within their control.” 
Pr, 22.1. 19. After “ construction” insert 

Clause (B.) 

Crause(B.) “ And be it Enacted, That this 
“ Act shall continue in force until the Thirty-first 
“ day of December One thousand eight hundred 
“ and Forty-one.” 

Pr. 6. |. ult. In the Schedule added by way of 
Rider to the Bill, leave out from “ virtue” to the 
end of the said Schedule, and insert 

















two, and to extend the Provisions of an Act of the 
first and second years of Her present Majesty, re- 
lating to Legal Proceedings by certain Jomt Stock 
Banking Companies against their own Members, and 
by such Members against the Companies; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 1. i. 31. After “ two” insert Clause (A.) 

Craust (A.) And be it Enacted, That from and 
after the passing of this Act it shall and may be 
lawful to and for any person or persons who hath 


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(E.) = have obtained, or who shall or may hereafter 
ee obtain any judgment or judgments in any action 
3 Day on or after | “ or actions at law already commenced or hereafter 
3 Amount eae peehan eyed _ ‘ to be commenced against any public officer of 
a of is payable, | Interest at the such corporation or copartnership, to sue out and 
Y" Weir eee, | | time of advancing |“ issue any writ or writs of execution against such 
Z Bas fogs oh ee “ public officer, and to execute the same against 
‘| “anv member or members for the time being of 
1 | Two Shillings per Five | Eleventh &lt; | &lt;a Six Shillings per] such corporation or copartnership, or against any 
ele Pounds. ” | Five Pounds. “ person or persons who was or were a member or 
2 | Sixpence per Pound - | Sixteenth - | -- Twelve-pence per ° ° 
| Pound. “* members of such corporation or copartnership at 
3 | Eight-pence per Pound | Twenty-first - | Ten-pence per Pound. | “ the time when the contract or contracts, or en- 
m a 9 ; ae ge] eee a per! « agement or engagements upon or in respect of 
5 | Ten-pence per Pound Twenty-first - | Kight-pence per Pound.} “ which such judgment had been obtained, was or 
6 | One Shilling per Pound | Thirty-fifth — - | Eight-pence per Pound. | “ were entered into or contracted without any pro- 
7 ae per | Seventieth - | Eight-pence per Pound. | ¢¢ ceedings by svegestion or scire facias, or any 
8 | Two Shillingsand Six- | Seventy-seventh | Eight-penceperPound.| “ Other pretimnary or intermediate proceeding 
pence per Pound, | “ whatsoever, in like manner in all respects as if 
° oe a per | Sixty-cocond - | Sixpence per Pound. [ce such judgment had been obtained against such i 
10 | Five Shillings per | Sixty-sixth - | Sixpence per Pound. | “ member or members personally, and such mem- j 
Pound. a “ ber or members had been named and proceeded y 
" ng a per | Seventy-third - ' Sixpence per Pound. | « aoainst as a defendant or defendants in such 
12 | Twenty Shillings per | Seventy-sixth - | Sixpence per Pound. | “ action, and was or were named as such defendant i 
B — “ or defendants in such writ or writs, and that such if 
oL. 95. 





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Message from 
the Lords. 


Consolidated 
Fund (Appro- 
priation ) Bill. 


Exchequer Bills 


650 


“ writ or writs of execution may be issued against 
“ any member or members of such corporation or 
“ copartnership, from time to time, until payment 
“ or satisfaction of such judgment shall have been 
fully had and obtained ; and that such judgment 
shall be considered to have, and have the same 
and the like effect and consequences against and 
in respect of all and every the members of such 
corporation or copartnership, as if the same had 
been obtained against such members personally, 
and as parties thereto by name.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was disagreed to. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to 
draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a 
Conference, for disagreeing to the said Amendment : 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Mr. Edmund Turner, Mr. Mark 
Philips, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Elliot and Mr. Thorne- 
ly :—And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


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A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 

Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply a Sum out 
of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty, and to ap- 
propriate the Supplies granted in this Session of 
Parliament : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 


C1 %75155°) Ten Millions Seven Hundred Fifty-one Thousand 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues Bill, 


Bonded Corn. 


Banking 
Establishments. 


Freemea of 
Cities and 
Boroughs. 


East India 
Produce. 


Supreme Court 
(Scotland. ) 


A SON a 


Five Hundred and Fifty Pounds by Exchequer Bills, 
for the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to carry into 
effect, with certain Modifications, the Fourth Report 
of the Commissioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and 
Revenues, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Re- 
port from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the present Session of Parliament, to inquire 
under what Restrictions it might be expedient to 
permit Flour to be manufactured in Bond ; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence and the Appendix and 
Index thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Re- 
hm from the Select Committee, appointed by this 

Touse in the present Session of Parliament, to in- 
quire into the effects produced on the Circulation of 
the Country by the various Banking Establishments 
issuing Notes payable on demand; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence andthe Appendix thereto: And 
also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the present Session of Parliament, to in- 
quire into the operation of the Municipal Reform Act 
on the privileges and private property of the Freemen 
of Cities and Boroughs in Hephend and Wales; to- 
gether with the Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix 
and Index thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the present Session of Parliament, to con- 
sider of the Duties payable on Articles of East 
India Produce imported into the United Kingdom ; 
together with the Minutes of Evidence, and the 
Appendix and Index thereto: And also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee, appointed by this 


10° Auguste. 





A. 1840. 


House in the present Session of Parliament, to inquire 
into the Administration of the Law in the Supreme 
Court of Scotland, with a view to ascertain whether 
the Number of Judges may not be diminished ; toge- 
ther with the Minutes of Evidence, and the Appen- 
dix and Index thereto :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. ‘ 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 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. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed to draw up Reasons to be offered to the 
Lords at a Conference for disagreeing to one of the 
Amendments made by the Lords, to the Bill, inti- 
tuled, An Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan 
Societies ; That they had drawn up Reasons accord- 
ingly, which they had directed him to report; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

The Commons disagree to Clause (A.) for the 
following Reasons : 

Because the restrictions contained in this 
Clause will produce much inconvenience to 
the Loan Societies, by prohibiting them from 
holding their meetings, not only in Public- 
houses and Beer-shops, but also in Coffee- 
houses and similar places of entertainment. 

Because such a restriction is not called for 
by the past conduct of the licensed victuallers 
or beer-sellers, and is not calculated to prevent 
any tendency to dissipation or extravagance, 
or to produce any beneficial effect upon the 
morals of the 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 
Mr. Hawes do go to the Lords, and desire the said 
Conference. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported from 
the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to 
be offered to the Lords at a Conference, for dis- 
agreeing to the Amendment made by the Lords to 
a Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Thirty- 
first day of August One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-two, and to extend the Provisions of an 
Act of the first and second years of Her present Ma- 
jesty, relating to Legal Proceedings by certain Joint 
Stock Banking Companies against their own Mem- 
bers, and by such Members against the Companies ; 
That they had drawn up Reasons accordingly, which 
they had directed him to report ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

The Commons disagree to Clause (A.) for the 
following Reasons: 

Because an alteration of the law affecting so 
extensive and important an interest ought to 
be fully known and duly considered belies it 
becomes law, and at the present period of the 
Session no opportunity for such consideration 
is afforded. 

Because the Amendment of the Lords gives 
a power of issuing a writ of execution against 
shareholders without notice. 

Because the Amendment of the Lords makes 
parties, who have ceased to be shareholders 
more than Three years, liable to execution on 
judgment obtained against an officer of the 
Joint Stock Company, whereas they are not so 
liable by the existing law. 

Because the Amendment of the Lords does 
not give sufficient notice and protection to par- 
ties who deny that they are liable as share- 
holders. 

The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 





Ordered, 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banking Come 
panies Bill. 
































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Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banking Com- 
panies Bill. 


Egypt and 
Candia, 


Syria, 
Sicilies, 


British 
Auxiliary 
Legion, 


Slave Trade, 


Jasa Trade, 


4, Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendment 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do go to the 
Lords, and desire the said Conference. 


Mr. Hawes 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 amend the Laws relating 
to Loan Sovieties; the Lords do agree to a Con- 
ference, and appoint the same immediately in their 
Committee-room, No. 5. 

Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a 
Conference, for disagreeing to the said Amendment, 
do manage the Conference: And the names of Mr. 
Vigors, Mr. James Stewart, Mr. Benjamin Wood, 
and Mr. Hindley, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called 
over, and they went to the Conference :—And being 
returned ; 

Mr. Hawes reported, That the Managers had been 
at the Conference, which was managed on the part 
of the Lords by the Marquis of Salisbury, and that 
they had delivered the Reasons for disagreeing to 
the said Amendment, and had left the Bill and 
Amendments with their Lordships. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported, That 
having been with the Lords to desire a Conference 
on the subject-matter of the Amendment made by 
their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 
continue until the Thirty-first day of August One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, and to 
extend the Provisions of an Act of the first and 
second years of Her present Majesty, relating to 
Legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Banking 
Companies against their own Members, and by such 
Members against the Companies; the Lords do 
agree to a Conference, and appoint the same imme- 
diately in their Committee-room, No. 5. 

Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at 
a Conference for disagreeing to the said Amendment 
do manage the Conference: And the names of Mr. 
John Parker, Mr. Muskett, Sir Charles Grey, Mr. 
Robert Gordon, Sir John Seale, Mr. Hobhouse, and 
Mr. Aglionby, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called 
over, and they went to the Conference :—And being 
returned ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported, That 
the Managers had been at the Conference, which 
was managed on the part of the Lords by the Mar- 
quis of Salisbury, and that they had delivered the 
Reasons for disagreeing to the said Amendment, 
and had left the Bill and Amendments with their 
Lordships. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her 
Majesty’scommand,—Copy of Keport on Egypi and 
Candia, by Dr. Bowring: 

Copy of Report on the Commercial Statistics of 
Syria, by Dr. Bowring : 

Copy of Report on the Commercial Statistics of 
the Kingdom of the Two Siciles, by J. Macgregor. 

Copy of Correspondence respecting the measures 
taken by the Spanish Government to pay the Claims 
of the British Auxiliary Legion which served in 
Spain, 1840. 

Copy of Correspondence relating to the Slave 
Trade, Classes (A.), (B.), (C.), (D.), 1839-40 :— 
Also, Further Series, Classes, (A.), (B.), (C.), (D.), 
1840. 

Lord Viscount Palmerston also presented,--Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 28th day 
of May last, for Copies of all Communications from 
British Merchants addressed to the Board of Con- 
trol or the Foreign Office, on the subject of the 

Vor. 95. 


10° Augusti. 


651 


British Trade with Java, with the Answers to them, 
from the year 1832 to the year 1839 inclusive :— 
Of any Communications on the same subject from 
the Foreign Office to the Board of Control, and 
from the Board of Control to the Directors of the 
East India Company, with the Answers, during the 
same period :-—And, of any Communications from Bri- 
ttsh Merchants, or from the Authorities in Sincapore 
or elsewhere, addressed to the Foreign Office, on the 
subject of any interference with British or Native 
Trade to the Island of Sumatra, or throughout the 
Eastern Archipelago. 


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


Mr. Move O’ Ferrall presented,—Return to an Or- Royal Marines, 

der, dated the 6th day of this instant August, for Re- &amp;c. 

turns of the Number of Full Pay Retirements in the 

Royal Marines now vacant, stating the Dates when 

such Retirements became vacant :—Of the Number of 

Officers of each Rank of the Royal Marines promoted 

in each year, from the 1st day of January 1814 to 

the 1st day of January 1840 :—And, similar Returns 

from the Artillery and Engineers (so far as relates 

to the Royal Marines.) . 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 

Sir William Horne : . the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords do not insist upon the Amendment Loan Societies 
made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An ®'"'- 
Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies, 
to which this House disagrees: And also, 

The Lords do not insist upon the Amendment Joint Stock 
made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Banking Con 
Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of August Pes 8! 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, and 
to extend the Provisions of an Act of the first and 
second years of Her present Majesty, relating to 
legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Banking 
Companies against their own Members, and by such 
Members against the Companies, to which this 
House disagrees:—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


The House was moved, That the Report which, Standing 
upon the 5th day of this instant August, was made Orders. 
from the Select Committee appointed to revise the No. 618. 
Standing Orders of this House, might be read ; and 
the same being read:—The House proceeded to 
take the said Report into consideration :—And the 
Resolutions of the Committee, being read a second 
time, were agreed to, as follow : 


I. 
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 


1. That a Committee be appointed at the com- Commitee on 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- Petitions for 
two Members, of whom Five shall be a Quorum in ee am 
opposed cases, and Three a Quorum in unopposed 
cases, to which shall be referred all Petitions for 
Private Bills and such Committee shall be denomi- 
nated “ The Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills.” 

2. That the said Committee have leave to divide Sub-Commit- 
themselves into Sub-Committees, each consisting of '«*- 

Seven Members at the least, and to make regulations 
for the transaction of business. 

3. That a Committee be appointed at the com- Committee 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Lifteen on Standing 
Members (not being Members of the Select Com- 9" 
mittee on Petitions for Private Biils), of whom Live 
shall be a Quorum, and such Committee shall be 
denominated, “ The Select Committee on Standing 
Orders.” 

4. That a Committee be appointed at the com- Committee of 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the Selection 
Chairman of the Select Committee on Standing 





402 Orders 

















Committee on 
Opposed 
Private Bills. 


Committee on 
Unopposed 
Private Bills, 


Committee on 
Divorce Bills. 


Members may 
be added to 
Committee, 
upon special 
application. 


Compliance 
with Standing 
Orders to be 
proved before 





Sub-Com- 
mnittee. 
Standing 
Orders may 
be proved on 
Atkdavit. 
Scotland, 
Standing 
Orders may 
be proved on 
Affidavit. 
Trelaund. 





652 


Orders and of the Chairmen of the Committee and 
of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills, of whom Three shall be a Quorum, and such 
Committee shall be denominated “ The Committee 
of Selection.” 

5. That the Committee on every “ Opposed Pri- 
vate Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill, shall consist 
of the Members on the Speaker’s List of that County 
or Division of the County to which the Bill specially 
relates, and of such number of “ Selected Mem- 
bers” not locally interested in the Bill in progress, 
and in such proportion, as the circumstances of each 
case shall in the judgment of the Committee of Se- 
lection require, of which Committee Five (including 
the Quorum of Selected Members) shall be a Quorum. 

6. That the Committee on every “ Unopposed 
Private Bill,’ not bemg a Divorce Bill, and which 
shall have originated in this House, shall consist of 
the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
together with the Members ordered to prepare and 
bring in the Bill; and that the Committee on every 
“ Unopposed Private Bill,” not being a Divorce 
Bill, which shall have been brought from the House 
of Lords, shall consist of the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means, and of not less than 
Two other Members to be named by the Committee 
of Selection; and that the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means shall be the Chairman 
of the Committee on every “ Unopposed Private 
Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill; and that such 
Chairman and One of such other Members shall be 
the Quorum required to be present during the whole 
progress of the Bill through such Committee. 


7. That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of not more 
than Fifteen Members, of whom Five shall be a 
Quorum, to which shall be referred all Divorce Bilis, 
and such Committee shall be denominated “ The 
Select Committee on Divorce Bills.” 


8. That after any Committee on a Private Bill 
shall have been formed, no Members shall be added 
thereto, unless by special Order of the House. 





II. 
DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 





Duty or THE SELECT ComMITTEE ON PETITIONS 
ror Private BILts. 


9. That the compliance with the following Stand- 
ing Orders shall be proved before one of the Sub- 
Committees of the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills, and any parties shall be at hberty 
to appear and be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, upon any Petition which may be re- 
ferred to such Committee, complaining of a non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders, provided the 
matter complained of be specifically stated in such 
Petition, and that such Petition be presented Three 
clear days before the first meeting of such Sub- 
Committee. 

10. That in the case of any application fora Pri- 


10° Auguste. 


A. 1840, 


| 12. That when the Sub-Committee shall report to Sub-Committee 

_ the House that the Standing Orders have not been to report facts 
: : : w ~) i 

, complied with, they do report the facts upon which pone tg — 

| their decision is founded, and any special circum- 


: not been com. 
stances connected with the case. plied with, 


13. That all Petitions applying for leave to dis- Petitions for 
pense with any of the Sessional Orders of the House 4ispensing 
relating to Private Bills, be referred to the Select &gt; gp 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, and that referred to 
they do report to the House whether such Orders Committee, 
ought or ought not to be dispensed with. 

14. That Notices shall be given in all cases where Notices of 
application is intended to be made for leave to bring Application. 
in a Bill included in any of the following Classes :— 

1st Class. 

Bills for melosing, draining or improving 
Lands ; 

Making, maintaining or altering a Burial 
Ground ; 

Building, enlarging, repairing or maintaining 


&gt;? 








a Church or Chapel ; 

Paving, lighting, watching, cleansing or im- 
proving Cities or Towns ; 

Erecting, improving, repairing, maintaining 
or regulating Shire or County or Town 
Halls, Market-places or Markets ; 

Constituting any Local Court ; 

The Payment of any Stipendiary Magistrate, or 
other Public Officer ; ‘ 

Bills relating to Poor Rates, or the Maintenance 
or Employment of the Poor. 

2d Class. 


Bills for making, maintaining, varying, extend- 


ing or enlarging any Bridge, Turnpike-road, 
Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, Waterwork, 








Navigation, Tunnel, Archway, Railway, Pier, 
Port, Harbour, Ferry or Dock. 
3d Class. 


Bills relating to County Rates, Gaols or Houses 
of Correction, or for confirming, prolonging 
or transferring the term of Letters Patent, or 
conferring powers to sue and be sued, or for 
mcorporating or giving any power to any 
Company, or Bills to continue or amend any 
former Act passed for any of the purposes 
included in this or the two preceding Classes, 
where no further work than such as was au- 


thorized by any former Act is proposed to be 
made. 


15. That Notices shall also be given in all cases Notices to be 

of Estate Bills relating to Crown, Church, Corpora- ven 0f certain 
ph = ; : state Bills, 
tion or Charity Property, held in trust for public or 

charitable purposes, whether it be intended that 

such Bills shall originate in this or in the other 

House of Parliament. 

16. That such Notices shall be published in Three Notices to be 
successive weeks in the months of October and No- Published. 
vember, or either of them, (and in the case of such 
Railway Bills as are included in the 2d Class, in 














lieu of those months, ¢wice in the month of February 
and ¢wice in the month of March,) immediately pre- 
ceding the Session of Parliament in which applica- 
tion for the Bill shall be made, in the London, Edin- 


vate Bill relating to Scotland, the Committee may | burgh or Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, and 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing | in some one and the same Newspaper of the County 
Orders of this House, on the production of Affida-|in which the City, Town or Lands to which such 
vits sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substi-| Bill relates shall be situate; or if there is no News- 


tute there, whose certificate shall be admitted as 
evidence of such proof having been made, unless 
the Committee shall require further evidence. 

11. That in the case of any application for a Pri- 
vate Bill relating to Ireland, the Committee may 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing 


| paper published therein, then in the Newspaper of 


| 


beny County adjoining or near thereto, or, if such 
' Bill does not relate to any particular City, Town or 
| Lands, in the London, Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette 
only, as the case may be; and that all Notices re- 
| quired to be inserted in the London, Edinburgh or 


Orders of the House, on the production of Affidavits ; Dublin Gazette, shall be delivered at the Office of 
sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of the Gazette in which the insertion is required to be 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose certificate | made, during the usual office hours, at least Two 


shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 


been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- | and that the receipt of the Printer for such Notice 


| shall be proof of its due delivery. 
| 17. That 


ther evidence. 


| clear days previous to the publication of the Gazette, 














o be 
certain 
tls, 


o be 











Intention to 
levy or alter 
Tolls, to be 
stated. 


Application to 
Owners, &amp;C- 


4. VicToRiz. 


17. That if it be the intention of the Parties ap- 
plying for leave to bring in a Bill to levy any Tolls, 
Rates or Duties, or to alter any existing Tolls, Rates 
or Duties, the Notices shall specify such intention. 

18. That on or before the 31st day of December 
immediately preceding the application for a Bill by 
which any Lands or Houses are intended to be taken, 
or an extension of the time granted by any former 
Act for that purpose is sought for, application in 
writing, (and in cases of Bills included in the second 
class, in the form, as near as may be, set forth in 


(See page 663.) the Appendix marked (A.)), be made to the Owners 


Orders specially 
relating to Bills 
of the 1st Class. 
Notices on 
Church Doors. 


Notices on 
Church Doors. 


Notice to 
Owners and 
Occupiers of 
Houses. 


Orders specially 
relating to Bills 
of the 2d Class. 
Notices to cone 
tain Names of 

Parishes, &amp;c. 


Plans, &amp;e., 
with Clerk of 
the Peace, 


or reputed Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees and 
Occupiers, either by delivering the same personally, 
or by leaving the same at their usual Place of Abode, 
or in their absence from the United Kingdom, with 
their agents respectively, of which application having 
been duly made, the production of a written ac- 
knowledgment by the party applied to, of the 
receipt of such application, shall be sufficient evi- 
dence, in the absence of other proof, of the same 


having been duly delivered or left as aforesaid; and | 


that separate Lists be made of the Names of such 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers, distinguishing which 
of them have assented, dissented or are neuter in 
respect thereto. (See as to depositing said Lists in 
Private Bill Office, p. 664, No. 152. 


19. That in cases of Bills included in the First 
Class Notices shall also be affixed to the Outer 
Doors of the Churches of every Parish to which 
they speciaily relate, for Three successive Sundays 
in the said months of October and November, or 
either of them. 

20. That Notices be affixed to the outer doors 
of the Churches of every Parish adjoining that in 
which a Burial Ground is proposed to be made, for 
Three successive Sundays in the months of October 
and November, or either of them. 

21. That on or before the Thirty-first day of De- 
cember immediately preceding the application for 
any Bill for making a Burial Ground, Notice be 
given to the Owner or Occupier of every Dwelling 
House situated within Three hundred yards of the 
Boundary of the proposed Burial Ground. 


22. That in cases of Bills included in the Second 
Class all Notices shall contain the Names of the 
Parishes, Townships and extra-parochial places from, 
in, through, or into which the Work is intended to 
be made, maintained, varied, extended or enlarged, 
and shall state the time and place of deposit of the 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference respectively, 
with the Clerks of the Peace, Parish Clerks, School- 
masters, Town Clerks and Post-masters, as the case 
may be. (See Nos. 23 and 27.) 

23. That a Plan and also a duplicate of such 
Plan, on a scale of not less than Four Inches to a 
Mile, be deposited for public inspection at the office 
of the Clerk of the Peace for every County, Riding 
or Division in England or Ireland, or in the Office 
of the Principal Sheriff Clerk of every County in 
Scotland, in or through which the Work is proposed 
to be made, varied, extended or enlarged, on or 
before the 30th day of November, (and in the case 
of Bills, relating to Railways on or before the 1st 
day of March) immediately preceding the Session 
of Parliament in which application for the Bill 
shall be made; which Plans shall describe the line 


or situation of the whole of the Work, and the | 


Lands in or through which it is to be made, main- 
tained, varied, extended or enlarged, or through 
which every communication to or from the Work 
shall be made, together with a Book of Reference 

















10° Augusti. 653 


thereof, as hereinafter described, shall likewise be 
deposited with such Plan and duplicate. 
24. That where it is the intention of the parties Lands within 


to apply for powers to make any lateral deviation Deviation to be 


from the line of the proposed Work, the limits of ® Pl". 
such deviation shall be defined upon the Plan, and Buildings, &amp;c., 
all Lands included within such limits shall be marked on enlarged. 
thereon, and that in all cases, an additional Plan of $“!¢- 
any Building, Yard, Court-yard or Land within the 
curtilage of any Building, or of any Ground culti- 
vated as a Garden, either on the original line or in- 
cluded within the limits of the said deviation, shall 
be laid down on the said Plan or on the additional 
Plan deposited therewith, upon a scale of not less 
than a quarter of an inch to every One hundred 
feet. (See Fig. 3.) 

25. That the Section shall be drawn to the same gection, 
horizontal scale as the Plan, and to a vertical scale 
of not less than One inch to every One hundred 
feet, and shall show the surface of the ground 
marked on the Plan, and the intended level of the 
proposed Work, and a datum horizontal line, which 
shall be the same throughout the whole length of 
the work, or any Branch thereof respectively, and 
shall be referred to some fixed point stated in writing 


on the Section, near either of the termini. (See 
Line D. D., Fig. 2.) 


26. That the Clerks of the Peace or Sheriff Clerks, Clerks of Peace 


or their respective Deputies, do make a Memorial te indorse a 
in writing upon the Plans, Sections and Books of femoral on 
Reference so deposited with them, denoting the time 

at which the same were lodged in their respective 

offices, and do at all seasonable hours of the day 

permit any person to view and examine one of the 

same, and to make copies or extracts therefrom ; 

and that one of the two Plans and Sections so de- 

posited be sealed up and retained in the possession 

of the Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff Clerk until 

called for by Order of one of the Two Houses of (App (B.) 
Parliament. (See Appendix, Act 1 Vic. c. 83.) _p. 665.) 

27. That on or before the 31st day of December Pian and 
(and on or before the 1st day of April, in cases of Section with 
Railway Bills where the previous deposits with the a — 
Clerks of the Peace or Sheriff-Clerks are required on ~ 
the 1st day of March), a copy of so much of the 
said Plans and Sections as relates to each Parish in 
or through which the Work is intended to be made, 
maintained, varied, extended or enlarged, (see Fig. 

5.), together with a Book of Reference thereto, shall 

be deposited with the Parish Clerk of each such 

Parish in England, the Schoolmaster of each such 

Parish in Scotland, (or in Royal Burghs with the 

Town Clerk,) and the Postmaster of the Post-town 

in or nearest to such Parish in Jreland. (See Ap- (Appx (B.) 
pendix, Act 1 Vic. c. 83.) p. 665.) 

28. That on or before the 31st day of December Time for 
(and on or before the 1st day of April in cases of — ~ 

: ; : : : rivate Bill 
Railway Bills where the previous deposits with the ofice, 
Clerks of the Peace or Sheriff-Clerks are required on 
the 1st day of March), a copy of the said Plans, Sec- 
tions and Books of Reference shall be deposited in 
the Private Bill Office of this House. 

29. That an Estimate of the Expense be made Estimates and 
and signed by the person making the same, and Subscription 
that a Subscription be entered into under a Contract, ~°"""" 
made as hereinafter described, to three-fourths the 
amount of the Estimate. (See as to depositing Es- 
timate and Subscription Contract in Private Bill 
Office, p. 664, No. 152.) 

30. That in cases where the Work is to be made by Cases where 
means of Funds, or out of money to be raised upon — a : 
the credit of present Surplus Revenue, under the con- tuioa for Sub. 
trol of Directors, Trustees, or Commissioners, as the scription Con- 
case may be, ofany existing Public Work,a Declara- '@*'- 
tion stating those facts and setting forth the Particu- 


containing the Names of the Owners or reputed | lars of such control, and the Nature and Amount of 
Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees, and Occupiers | such Funds or Surplus Revenue, and given under the 
of such Lands respectively; and in the case of Bills | common seal of the Company, or under the hand of 
relating to Turnpike-roads, Cuts, Canals, Reservoirs, | some authorized Officer of such Directors, Trustees or 


Aqueducts and Railways, a Section and duplicate | Commissioners, 


Voi. 95. 


may be substituted in lieu of theSub- 
403 scription 





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scription Contract, and in addition to the Estimate 


of the Expense. (See as to depositing Subscription | vary, extend or enlarge any Cut, Canal, Reservoir, 


Contracts in Private Bill Office, p. 664, No. 152.) | 


31. That in cases where the Work is to be made 
out of Money to be raised upon the security of the | 
Rates and Duties to be created by any Bill, under | 
which no private or personal pecuniary profit or ad- 
vantage is to be derived, a Declaration stating those 
facts, and setting forth the means by which Funds | 
are to be obtained for executing the Work, and 
signed by the Party or Agent soliciting the Bill, to- 
gether with an Estimate of the probable Amount of 
such Rates and Duties, signed by the Person making 
the same, may be substituted in lieu of the Sub- 
scription Contract, and in addition to the Estimate 
of the Expense. (See as to depositing Estimate and 
Subscription Contract in Private Bill Office, p. 664, 
No. 152.) 


32. That all Subscription Contracts shall contain 
the Christian and Surnames, Description and Place 
of Abode of every Subscriber ; his fecnatins to the 
amount of his Subscription, with the amount which 
he has paid up; and the Name of the Party wit- 
nessing such Signature and the date of the same re- 
spectively ; and that it be proved to the satisfaction 
of the Committee on Petitions that a sum equal to 
one-tenth part of the amount subscribed has been 
deposited with the Court of Exchequer in England, 
if the work is intended to be done in England, or 
with the Court of Exchequer either in England or 
Scotland, if such work 1s intended to be done in 
Scotland, and with the Court of Chancery in Sreland, 
if such work is intended to be done in Lreland; and 
that not less than three-fourths in number of the Sub- 
scribers shall have paid up their Shares of such De- 
(See page 666.) posit. (Vide Appendix C.) 

Not valid, 
unless entered 
into subsequent 


to close of pre- 
vious Session. 


Cases wherein 
Declaration and 
Estimate of 
Amount of 
Rates may be 
substituted for 
Subscription 
Contract. 


Contract to con- 
tain Christian 
and Surnames 
of Parties. 





33. That no subscription Contract shall be valid 
unless it be entered into subsequent to the close of 
the Session of Parliament previous to that in which | 
application is made for leave to bring in the Bill to 
which it relates, and unless the Parties subscribing 


10° Auguste. 





A. 1840. 


37. That in all cases where it is proposed to make, Plan to describe 
Brooks, &amp;e., to 
Aqueduct or Navigation, the Plan shall describe the ets 
Brooks and Streams to be directly diverted into 
such intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct or 
Navigation, or into any variation, extension or en- 
largement thereof respectively for supplying the 
same with Water; it shall also exhibit the height 


of the several embankments, and the depth of the 


several Cuttings respectively, on a scale specified 
thereon (See Fig. 1); and in cases of Bills for im- 
proving the Navigation of any River, there shall be 
a Section which shall specify the levels of both 
Banks of such River, and where any alteration is 
intended to be made therein shall describe the same 
by feet and inches. 

38. That in all cases where it is proposed to make, Pianof Railway 
vary, extend or enlarge any Turnpike-road or Rail- and Tumpike- 
way, the Plan shall exhibit thereon the height of eel 
the several Embankments, and the depth of the se- and Cuttings, 
veral Cuttings respectively, on a scale specified 
thereon. (See Fig. 1.) 

39. That in every Section of a Railway, the Line Line of Railway 
marked thereon shall correspond with the upper Section to 


: 3 ; 4 ; : correspond with 
surface of the Rails. (See Line §. §., Fig. 2.) upper surface 


of Rails. 

40. That a vertical measure from the datum line Vertical Mea. 
to the line of the Railway shall be marked in feet sures to be 
and inches at each change of the gradient or in- "UKed at 
clination (See E. F., Fig. 2), and that the proportion pe ig 
or rate of inclination between each such change 
shall also be marked. (See G. G. in Fig. 2.) 

41. That the height of the Railway over or under Height of Rail- 
the surface of every Turnpike-road, public Carriage- "4¥» ovet of 
road, navigable River, Canal or Railway, or junction say aa ve a 
with a Railway, shall be marked in figures at every every crossing 
crossing thereof (See I. I. I., Fig. 2); and if there of a Road, &amp;c. 


shall be no such crossing in every half mile, then 


‘the height over or under the surface of the ground 


shall be marked once in that space (See O. O. O., 
Fig. 2); and if any alteration in the present level 


? 


| or rate of inclination of any Turnpike-road, Carriage- 
to it bind themselves, their Heirs, Executors and Ad- | 


road or Railway be intended, then the same shall 





ministrators, for the Payment of the Money so sub- | be stated on the said Section. (See P. Fig. 2.) 
scribed. 
Perr 

34. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- | Cutting, ot arching as a substitute for solid embank- 
tion for the Bill, Copies of the Subscription Contract, | ment, be intended, the same shall be marked both 
on the Plan and Section. (See Q. R., Figs. 1 and 2.) 


with the Names of the Subscribers arranged in al- | ; e? ; : 
phabetical order, and the amount of the Deposit re- | .43. That Parties desiring to deviate from the Line 
of any Railway of which the Plans, Sections and 


spectively paid up by each such Subscriber, or where | 


To be printed 
at expense of 
Promoters of 


Bill. 


42. That where tunnelling as a substitute for open funnelling and 
Archway to be 
m 


arked. 


Permission to 
deviate after 


a Declaration and Estimate of the probableamount of 
Rates and Duties are substituted in lieu of a Sub- 
scription Contract, Copies of such Declaration or of 
such Declaration and Estimate, be printed at the 
expense of the Promoters of the Bill, and be deli- 
vered at the Vote Office for the use of the Members 
of the House. 
Application to 
be made to 
Owners, &amp;c., 
when the Bill 
is to abridge 
the extent of 
any Public 
Work. 


35. That before any application is made to the 
House for a Bill whereby any part of a Work au- 
thorized by any former Act is tended to be relin- 
quished, Notice in writing of such Bill be given to 
the Owners or reputed Owners and Occupiers of the 
Lands in which the part of the said Work intended 
to be thereby relinquished is situate. 


first Deposit of 


ooks of Reference shall have been deposited, and pian, 


for which the Notices shall have been given as before 
directed, shall be permitted so to do, provided no 


one Deviation shall exceed One Mile in length, and 
| provided a Plan and Section, as before described, of 


\such Deviation, together with a Book of Reference 
\thereto, shall be deposited with the Clerk of the 
| Peace of every County, Riding or Division in Eng- 
|\land or Ireland, or in the Office of the principal 
| Sheriff-Clerk of every County in Scotland, in which 
such Deviation is proposed to be made, and a Plan 
jand Section so far as relates to each Parish, to- 
gether with a Book of Reference thereto, with the 
| Parish Clerks of each such Parish in England, the 











|Schoolmaster of each such Parish in Scoéland, (or 
i 36. That in all cases where it is proposed to divert |in Royal Burghs with the Town Clerk,) and the 

— oe into any intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, | Postmaster of the Post-town in or nearest to each 
existing Cut, or Navigation, or into any intended variation, exten- such Parish in Jreland, in which such Deviation is 
&amp;e., intoan —_ sion or enlargement thereof respectively, any Water | proposed to be made, on or before the 30th day of 
Presi tic irom any existing Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, | November immediately preceding the application 
of the existing OF Navigation, whether directly or derivatively, and | to Parliament; and that the intention to make such 
Cut, &amp;c., to be whether under any agreement with the Proprietors | Deviation shall be published in manner before di- 
mentioned, —__ thereof, or otherwise, the Notices shall contain the | rected, in Three successive weeks in the months of 
name of every such existing Cut, Canal, Reservoir, | October and November or either of them; and that 

Aqueduct or Navigation, the Waters supplying which | on or before the 31st day of December immediately 

by virtue of any Act of Parliament, will either di- | preceding such application to Parliament, application 

rectly or derivatively, flow or proceed into any such | in writing be made to the Owners or reputed Owners, 

intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, or Navi- | Lessees or reputed Lessees and Occupiers of the 


When it is in- 


gation, or into any intended variation, extension or | Lands through which such Deviation is proposed to 
enlargement thereof. 


be made, either by delivering the same personally, 
or 














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4, VicToRiz. 


or by leaving the same at their usual place of abode, 
or, in their absence from the United Kingdom, with 
their agents respectively ; and that separate Lists 
. be made of such Owners, Lessees and Occupiers, 
distinguishing which of them have assented, dissented 
or are neuter in respect thereto. (See as to de- 
positing of Plans, Sections, Books of Reference and 
Lists of Owners and Occupiers in Private Bill 
Office, p. 664, No. 152.) 
Renewal of 44. That Parties desiring to renew any application 
Application to to Parliament in respect of any Railway, of which 
Parliament =the Plans, Sections and Books of Reference shall 
have been deposited, and for which the Notices 
shall have been given as before directed, shall be 
permitted so to do in the Session next ensuing that 
in which such application to Parliament was made, 
provided a Plan and Section, as before described, 
of such Railway, together with a Book of Reference 
thereto, shall be deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace of every County, Riding or Division in Eng- 
land or Ireland, or in the office of the Principal 
Sheriff Clerk of every County in Scotland, in or 
hrough which such Railway is proposed to be‘ 
made; and a Plan and Section, as before described, 
so far as relates to each Parish, together with a 
Book of Reference thereto, with the Parish Clerks 
of each such Parish in England, the Schoolmaster 
of each such Parish in Scotland, (or in Royal Burghs 
with the Town Clerk), and the Postmaster of the 
Post-town in or nearest to each such Parish in Jre- 
land, through which such Railway is proposed to be 
made, on or before the 30th day of Vovember, im- 
mediately preceding such renewed application to 
Parliament ; and that the mtention to make such 
application shall be published in manner before di- 
rected, in the months of October and November, or 
either of them ; and that on or before the 31st day 
of December immediately preceding such renewed 
application to Parliament, application in writing be 
made to the Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees or 
reputed Lessees and Occupiers of the Lands through 
which any such Railway is proposed to be made, 
either by delivering the same personally, or by 
leaving the same at their usual place of abode, or 
in their absence from the United Kingdom, with 
their Agents respectively ; and that separate Lists 
be made of such Owners, Lessees and Occupiers, 
distinguishing which of.them have assented, dis- 
sented or are neuter in respect thereto. (See as to 
depositing of Plans, Sections, Books of Reference 
Nane of 2nd Lists of Owners and Occupiers in Private Bill 
Letters Patent. Office, p. 664, No. 152.) 


Invention to 45. That in cases of Bills for confirming or pro- 
_ — longing the terms of Letters Patent, each Notice 
Noic. shall have prefixed to it in Capital Letters the name 
by which the Invention is usually distinguished, and 
shall contain a distinct description of the Invention 
for which such Letters Patent have been obtained, 


and also an account of the Term of their duration. 





Duty oF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON 
STANDING ORDERS. 


Standing Order 46, That in every case of non-compliance with 
a ‘0 the Standing Orders, the Select Committee on 
‘Standing Orders shall determine whether the Stand- 
ing Orders ought or ought not to be dispensed with, 

and report the same to the House accordingly. 





Duty oF THE CoMMITTEE OF SELECTION. 


Members 47. That the Committee of Selection shall select 
ae ™ 2 and add to the Speaker’s List such number of Mem- 
“Pewers “bers not locally interested in the Bill in progress, 
and in such proportion as the circumstances of each 
case shall in their judgment require, such Members 
making declaration of their willingness to serve on 
the Committee. 
Vor. 95. 


10° Auguste. 055 


48. That the Committee of Selection shall in each Quorum of 
case direct what number of the Members (not locally Selected 
interested in the Bill) selected and added to the List ee 
by them, shall be a Quorum of such Members. 

49. That as soon as possible after the sitting of Notice to Se- 
the Committee of Selection, at which the name of lected Members. 
any Member shall have been added to any List pre- 
pared under the direction of Mr. Speaker, the Clerk 
attending the Committee of Selection shall give 
notice to each such Member of his name having been 
so added, and of the time when the Committee on 
the Bill shall have been appointed to meet. 

50. That all Private Bills, not being Divorce Bills, Bil!s te 
after having been read the second time and com- a 
mitted, shall be referred to the Committee of Selec- 

tion. 

51. That every opposed Private Bill, not being a Opposed Bills 
Divorce Bill, shall be referred by the Committee of !@ be referred 
Selection to the Speaker’s List of that County or ra oe Bill. 
Division of the County to which the Bill specially 
relates, and to such number of Selected Members 
not locally interested in the Bill in progress, and in 
such proportion as the circumstances of each case 
shall in the judgment of the Committee of Selection 
require, and that Five Members, including the 
Quorum of Selected Members, be the Quorum of a 
Con mittee on such Bill. 

52. That every unopposed Private Bill, not being Unopposed 
a Divorce Bill, and which shall have originated in Bis “ye , 
this House, shall be referred by the Committee of steal ad 
Selection to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means, together with the Members ordered to Mes 
prepare and bring in the Bill; and every unopposed 
Private Bill, not being a Divorce Bill, which shall 
have been brought from the House of Lords, shall 
be referred by the Committee of Selection to the 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
together with not less than Two other Members, to 
be named by the Committee of Selection ; and that 
the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means 
shall be the Chairman of the Committee on every 
unopposed Private Bill; and that such Chairman 
and One of such other Members shall be the Quorum 
required to be present during the whole progress of 
the Bill through such Committee. 

53. That there be Seven clear days between the Committee of 
Second Reading of every Private Bill and the Sit - Selection to 
ting of the Committee thereupon, and that, subject &gt; rage ll 
to this regulation, the time for holding the first mittee. 
sitting of every Committee on a Private Bill, not 
being a Divorce Bill, shall be fixed by the Commit- 
tee of Selection, but in the case of unopposed Private 
Bills, after communication with the Seathers who 
are to form the Committee on such Bill; and no 
postponement of such first sitting shall take place, 
unless such postponement, and the duration of it, 
shall have been sanctioned by the Committee of 
Selection. 





Duty oF THE CoMMITTEE ON THE BILL. 


When Opposed. 


54. That every opposed Private Bill, not being a Committee on 
Divorce Bill, shall be referred by the Committee of — 
Selection to the Speaker’s List of that County or” 
Division of the County to which the Bill specially 
relates, and to such number of Selected Members 
not locally interested in the Bill in progress, and in 
such proportion as the circumstances of each case 
shall in the judgment of the Committee of Selection 
require, and that Five Members, including the 
Quorum of Selected Members, be the Quorum of a 
Committee on such Bill. 

55. That the names of the Members attending Names of 


each Committee be entered by the Clerk on the Members to 
Minutes of the Committee; and if any Division pfinucs. 
shall take place in the Committee, the Clerk do take 
down the names of Members voting in any such 


Division, distinguishing on which side of the Ques- 





404 tion 





Members to 
make declara- 
tion, 


Declaration 
of Member on 
Speaker’s List. 


Declaration 
of Selected 
Member, 


Form of Decla- 
ration supplied 


by Clerk. 


Proceedings 
of Committee. 


656 10° Augustz. A. 1840. 


tion they respectively vote, and that such Lists be 
given in with the Report to the House. 


56. That no Member of the Committee shall be 
entitled to attend or vote unless he shall have pre- 
viously made and signed a declaration of his willing- 
ness to serve on the Committee on the Bill, accord- 
ing to the form required by the Standing Orders of 
the House. 


57. That the following shall be the several Forms 
of Declaration which every Member shall sign before 
he shall be entitled to attend or vote on any Com- 
mittee on any Private Bill :— 


No. 1.-—Declaration of a Member whose name 
is on the List prepared under the direction of Mr. 
Speaker for 


The undersigned, being one of the Members 
whose name is on the List prepared under the 
direction of Mr. Speaker, to which List the Bill 
for . . . . . . has been committed, 
hereby declares, That he is willing to serve on 
such Committee ; and that he will never vote 
on any question which may arise without having 
duly heard and attended to the Evidence re- 
lating thereto. 


Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the,Clerk of the Committee 
on the Bill before the Commitiee shall proceed to 
appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


No. 2.—The Declaration of a Member whose 
name has been added to the List prepared under 


the direction of Mr. Speaker by the Committee of 


Selection, his constituents having no local interest 
in the Bill for . 


The undersigned, being one of the Members 
selected and added to the List by the Commit- 
tee of Selection, to which List the Bill for 
om, es aloe has been committed, hereby 
declares, That his constituents have no local 
interest, and that he has no personal interest in 
such Bill; and that he is willing to serve on 
such Committee; and that he will never vote 
on any question which may arise without having 
duly heard and attended to the Evidence relat- 
ing thereto. 

Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee 
on the Bill before the Committee shall proceed to 
— a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


58. That the Committee Clerk shall furnish to 
each Member appointed to serve on a Committee on 
a Private Bill, who shall apply for the same, a Form 
of one of the above Declarations, according to the 
class to which the Member may belong; and that 
such application shall be made to the Committee 
Clerk, either in the Committee Clerk’s Office, pre- 
vious to the time when the Committee shall have 
been appointed to meet, or in the Committee Roaqm, 
previous to the door thereof being locked, as herein- 
after directed. 


59. That so soon after the expiration of ten 
minutes, and not sooner, after the time appointed 
for the first sitting of a Committee on an opposed 
Private Bill, as there shall be present at least Live 
Members appointed and duly qualified to serve on 
such Committee (including a Quorum of Selected 
Members), the Clerk of such Committee shall give 
notice that a sufficient number of Members to pro- 
ceed to business is present, and the Clerk shall 
direct the Messenger in attendance on the Commit- 
tee to clear the room of all strangers, and to lock the 
door of the Committee Room; the Members shall 
then proceed to appoint a Chairman ; and that no 
Member shall be entitled to attend or vote on such 
Committee who shall not have duly delivered his 





Declaration to the Clerk previously to the time when 
the door shall have been so locked. 


60. That no Committee on a Private Bill shall, Attendance of 
without leave of the House, proceed to business, or mt of 
: ae : . . elected Mem- 
continue their inquiry or deliberations, unless a bers, 
Quorum of the Selected Members shall be present ; 
and that if at any time during the sitting of the said 
Committee a Quorum of the Selected Members shall 
not be present, the Chairman of the Committee shall 
Suspend the proceedings of such Committee until 
such Quorum shall be present; and that if at the 
expiration of one hour from the time fixed for the 
meeting of the Committee, or from the time when 
the Chairman shall so have suspended the proceed- 
ings of such Committee, a Quorum of the Selected 
Members shall not be present, the Chairman shall 
adjourn the Committee until Twelve of the clock of 
the day on which the House shall next meet, and 
report forthwith to the House the circumstances of 
the case ; but the Committee may (if they shall think 
fit) previous to such adjournment resolve that the 
Bill shall be reported in the state in which it was at 
the time that the proceedings were so suspended, 
although a Quorum of Selected Members shall not 
be present at the time of coming to such Resolu- 
tion. 

61. That ifat any time after the Committee on a Absence of 
Bill shall have been formed, a Quorum of Members Quorum by 
required by the Standing Orders cannot attend in — aia 
consequence of any of the Members who shall have ~~ 
duly qualified to serve on such Committee having 
become incompetent to continue such service by 
having been placed on an Election Committee, or 
by death or otherwise, the Chairman shall report the 
circumstances of the case to the House, in order 
that such measures may be taken by the House as 
shall enable the Members still remaining on the 
Committee to proceed with the business referred to 
such Committee, or as the exigency of the case may 
require. 

62. That the Committee shal! not have power to Committee on 
examine into the compliance or non-compliance with Bill not to 
such Standing Orders as are directed to be proved ga ny 
before the Select Committee on Petitions for Private ders, unless by 
Bills, unless by special Order of the House. special order. 

63. That no Petition against a Private Bill be Petition _ 
referred to the Committee on such Bill, which *3*"* Bi 
shall not distinctly specify the ground on which the 
Petitioner or Petitioners object to any of the provi- 
sions thereof; and that the Petitioners be only heard 
on such grounds so stated ; and if it shall appear 
to the said Committee that such grounds are not 
specified with sufficient accuracy, the Committee 
may direct that there be given in to the Committee 
amore specific statement, in writing, and limited to 
such grounds of objection so inaccurately specified. 

64, That no Petitioners against any Private Bill Petition egainst 
shall be heard before the Committee on the Bill, Bill to be pre- 
unless the Petition shall have been presented to this ny 
House Three clear days before the day appointed for day appointec 
the first meeting of such Committee, unless the Pe- for meeting. 
titioners shall complam of any matter which may 
have arisen during the progress of the Bill before 
the said Committee. 

65. That the Chairman of the Committee do sign, Committee Bil 
with his Name at length, a printed Copy of the Bill and Clauses 
(to be called the Committee Bill) on which the —" 
Amendments are to be fairly written; and also sign, 
with the Initials of his Name, the several Clauses 
added in the Committee. 

66. That every Plan, and Book of Reference pian to be 
thereto, which shall be produced in evidence before sigued bs 
the Committee upon any Private Bill (whether the Ch"™*" 
same shall have been previously lodged in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, or not,) shall be signed by the Chair- 
man of such Committee with his Name at length ; 
and he shall also mark with the Initials of his Name 
every Alteration of such Plan and Book of Reference 
which shall be agreed upon by the said Committee ; 





and 








Stan 
Orde 
Cons 
be Pp 
Afid 


all 


Standing 
Orders and 
Consents may 
be proved on 


Affidavit. 


Scotland. 


Standing 
Orders and 
Consents may 
be proved on 
Affidavit. 


—— 


Ireland, 


Consents in 
all other cases, 


lause come 
pelling payment 
of Subscrip- 
tions, and to 
take Security 
{rom Trea- 
surers, &amp;C. 


Account of 
Receipts and 
Expenditure 

to be annually 
transmitted to 
Clerk of the 
Peace, &amp;c. 


Level of Roads. 


Fence to 
Bridges, 


Report of 
Committee. 


Minutes of 
Committee, 


Restrictions as 
to Mortgage, 


4, Vicroriz. 


and every such Plan and Book of Reference shall 
thereafter be deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

67. That in the case of any Private Bill relating 
to Scotland, the Committee may admit proof of the 
compliance with the Standing Sion of this House, 
and of the Consents of Parties concerned in interest 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 
sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substitute 
there, whose certificate shall be admitted as evidence 
of such proof having been made, unless the Com- 
mittee shall require further evidence. 

68. That in the case of any Private Bill relating 
to Ireland, the Committee may admit proof of the 
compliance with the Standing Orders of the House, 
and of the consent of Parties concerned in interest 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 
sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 

69. That in all other mstances, the Committee 
may admit proof of the Consents of parties con- 
cerned in interest in any Private Bill, on the pro- 
duction of certificates in writing of such parties, 
whose signature to such certificate shall be proved 
by One or more witnesses, unless the Committee 
shall require further evidence. 

70. That in all Bills presented to the House for 
carrying on any Work by means of a Company, 
Commissioners or Trustees, provision be made for 
compelling persons who have subscribed any money 
towards carrying any such Work into execution, to 
make payment of the sums severally subscribed by 
them, and also to oblige the Company, Commission- 
ers or Trustees to take security from their Treasurer, 
Receiver or Collector for the faithful execution of 
his office. 

71. That in all Bills, whereby any parties are au- 
thorized to levy Fees, Tolls or other Rate or Charge, 
a Clause be inserted, enacting, that an Annual Ac- 
count, in Abstract, be prepared of the total Receipts 
and Expenditure of all Funds levied under such 
Bill for the past year, under the several distinct 
heads of Receipts and Expenditure, with a State- 
ment of the Balance of the said Account, duly 
audited and certified by the Directors, Managers, or 
Auditors thereof; and that a Copy of such Annual 
Account be transmitted, free of Charge, to the Clerk 
ofthe Peace, (or in Scotland to the Sheriff Clerk) 
for the County, or to the Clerk of the City or Bo- 
rough within which the chief office for the manage- 
ment of such Funds shall be situated, on or before 
the Thirty-first day of January in each year, under a 
sufficient penalty for not preparing and sending in 
the said Account, to be levied by summary process ; 
the said Account to be open at all seasonable hours 
to the inspection of the public upon payment of a 
fee. 

72. That where the level of any road shall be 
altered in making any public work, the ascent of 
any Turnpike-road shall not be more than One foot 
in thirty feet; and of any other public Carriage- 
road not more than Onze foot in twenty feet ; and 
that a good and sufficient Fence, of Four feet high at 
the least, shall be made on each side of every 
Bridge which shall be erected. 

73. That the Chairman of the Committee, upon 
the Report of every Private Bill, do acquaint the 
House, that the allegations of the Bill have been 
examined ; and whether the parties concerned have 
given their consent, (where such consent is required 
by the Standing Orders,) to the satisfaction of the 
Committee. 

74. That the Minutes of the Committee on every 
Private Bill be brought up and laid on the Table of 
the House, with the Report of the Bill. 

75. That in the case of a Railway Bill no Com- 
pany shall be authorized to raise, by Loan or Mort- 
gage, a larger sum than One-third of their capital ; 

Vou. 95. 


10° Augustz. 








657 
and that, until Fifty per cent. on the whole of the 


capital shall have been paid up, it shall not be in 


the power of the Company to raise any money by 
Loan or Mortgage. 


76. That no Railway whereon Carriages are pro- Railways not to 


pelled by Steam shall be made across any Turnpike- 
road or other public Carriage-way on the level, 
unless the Committee on the Bill report that such 
a restriction ought not to be enforced, with the 


reasons and facts upon which their opinion is 
founded. 


77. That in the case ofa Railway Bill, the Com- 
mittee report specially :— 

1. The proposed Capital of the Compairy Capital. 
formed for the execution of the project, and the 
amount of any Loans which they may be em- 
powered to raise by the Bill. 

2. The amount of Shares subscribed for, and Shares, &amp;c. 
the Deposits paid thereon. 

3. The Names and Places of Residence of Names, &amp;c., 
the Directors or Provisional Committee, with o Directors. 
the amount of Shares taken by each. 

4. The nember of Shareholders who may be Local Share- 
considered as having a local interest in the lders- 
Line, and the amount of Capital subscribed for 


by them. 
5. The number of other Parties, and the Other Parties, 
Capital taken by them. ~. 


6. The number of Shareholders subscribing Subscribers for 
for 2,000/. and upwards, with their Names and ——. and 
Residences, and the amount for which they — 
have subscribed. 

7. The sufficiency or insufficiency for agri- Present means 
cultural, commercial, manufacturing or other 
purposes, of the present means of Conveyance, 
and of communication between the proposed 
termini, stating the present amount of trafic 
by land or water, the average charges made 
for passengers and goods, and time occupied. 


8. The number of Passengers, and_ the Passengers, &amp;c., 


weight and description of the Goods, expected ¢*pected. 
upon the proposed Railway. 

9. The amount of Income expected to arise Income 
from the conveyance of Passengers and Goods, ¢*Pected. 
and in what proportion ; stating also generally 
the description of Goods from which the 
largest revenue is anticipated. 


10. Whether the proposed Railway be a Whether Rail- 
way be a com- 
plete Line, or 

part of a more 
to be extended Pian. 


complete and integral Line between the ter- 
mini specified, or a part of a more extended 
plan now in contemplation, and likely 
hereafter submitted to Parliament, and to what 

extent the calculations of remuneration depend 

on such contemplated extension of the Line. 

11. Whether any, and what, competing Competing 
Lines of Railway there are existing, and whe- Lives. 
ther any, and what, are in progress or con- 
templation, and to state, so far as circumstances 
wili permit, in what respects the proposed 
Line is superior or inferior to the other Lines ; 
but that no Line of Railway be deemed a com- 
peting Line in contemplation, unless the Plan, 

Section and Book of Reference for the same 
shall have been deposited with the Clerks of 
the Peace and in the Private Bill Office re- 
spectively, as required by the Standing Orders. 

12. What planes on the Railway are pro- Assistant 
posed to be worked, either by Assistant Engines, Engines. 
stationary or locomotive, with the respective 
lengths and inclinations of such planes. 

13. Any peculiar Engineering Difficulties in Engineering 
the proposed Line and the manner in which it Difficulties. 
is intended they should be overcome. 

14. The length, breadth and height, and Ventilation of 
means of Ventilation, of any proposed Tunnels, Tunnels. 
and whether the strata through which they 
are to pass are favourable or otherwise. 

15. Whether in the Lines proposed, the Gradients and 
Gradients and Curves are generally favourable Curves. 

4P or 


cross Highways 
on same Level, 


conveyance, 








Length of Line. 


Passing 
Highways on 
a Level. 


Estimates. 


Annual 


Expenses. 


Revenue in 
reference to 
annual charge. 


Assents, &amp;c. 


Engineers 
examined, , 


Petitions in 
vpposition, 


Fitness im an 
engineering 
point of view, 
and any other 
circumstances, 


Railway not to 
be proceeded 
with till certain 
Plans, &amp;c., 
deposited. 


658 


or otherwise, and the steepest gradient, exclu- 
sive of the inclined planes above referred to, 
and the smallest radius of a curve. 

16. The Length of the main Line of the 
proposed Railway, and of its Branches re- 
spectively. 

17. Whether it be intended that the Rail- 
way should pass on a level any Turnpike-road 
or Highway, and if so, to call the particular 
attention of the House to that circumstance. 

18. The amount of the Estimates of the Cost 
or other Expenses to be incurred up to the 
time of the completion of the Railway, and 
whether they appear to be supported by evi- 
dence, and to be fully adequate for the 
purpose. 

19. The estimated Charge of the Annual 
Expenses of the Railway when completed, and 
how far the calculations on which the Charge 
is estimated have been sufticiently proved. 

20. Whether the calculations proved in 
Evidence before the Committee have satis- 
factorily established, that the Revenue is likely 
to be sufficient to support the Annua! Charges 
of the maintenance of the Railway, and still 
allow profit to the Projectors. 

21. The number of Assents, Dissents and 
Neuters upon the Line, and the length and 
amount of Property belonging to each Class 
traversed by the said Railway, distinguishing 
Owners from Occupiers; and in the case of any 
Bill to vary the original Line, the above par- 
ticulars with reference to such parties only as 
may be affected by the proposed Deviation. 

22. The Name of each Engineer examined 
in support of the Bill, and of any examined in 
Opposition to it. 

23. The main allegations of every Petition 
which may have been referred to the Com- 
mittee in opposition to the Preamble of the 
Bill, or to any of its Clauses; and whether the 
allegations have been considered by the Com- 
mittee, and if not considered, the cause of their 
not having been so. 

And the Committee shall also report generally as 
to the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of 
the projected Line of Railway, and any circum- 
stances which, in the opinion of the Committee, it 
is desirable the House should be informed of. 


78. That in all Railway Bills there be inserted 
the following Clauses : 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to proceed in the exe- 
cution of the said Railway hereinbefore authorized 
to be made unless the said Company shall have, 
previously to the commencement of such Work, 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the several 
Counties in England or Ireland, and in the Office of 
the Principal Sheriff Clerk in every County in 
Scotland, in or through which the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be made is intended to pass, 
a Plan and Section of all such alterations from the 
original Plan and Section as shall have been ap- 
proved of by Parliament, on the same scale and 
containing the same particulars as the original Plan 
and Section of the Railway; and also with the 
Clerks of the several Parishes in England, the 
Schoolmasters of the several Parishes in Scotland, 
(or in Royal Burghs with the Town Clerk), and the 
Postmasters of the Post-towns in or nearest to such 
Parishes in Ireland, in or through which such 
alterations shall have been authorized to be made, 
copies or extracts of or from such Plans and Sec- 
tions as shall relate to such parishes respectively ; 
and all persons interested shall have liberty to 
inspect and make extracts from or copies of the 
said Plans and Sections, or extracts or copies 
thereof, paying to the Officer having the custody of 
such Plan and Section, or of such extract or copy, 


10° Augustt: 





A. 1840. 


the sum of One shilling for every such inspection, 
and after the rate of Sixpence for every One hun- 
dred words copied therefrom.” 


pany to deviate from the Levels of the said Rail- 


on the Section so approved of by Parliament, and 

as marked on the same, to any extent exceeding in 

any place Five feet, or in passing through Towns 

Two feet, without the consent of the Owners, 

Lessees and Occupiers of the Land in, through or 

over which such Deviation is intended to be made; 

or in case any Street or public Carriage-road shall 

be affected by such Deviation, then the same shall 

not be made without the consent of the Trustees or 

Commissioners, or, if there be no such Trustees or 

Commissioners, without the consent of Two or more 

Justices of the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled 

for that purpose, and acting for the district in which 

such Street or public Carriage-road may be situate, 

or without the consent of the Commissioners for any 

public Sewers, or the Proprietors of any Canal or 
Navigation affected by such Deviation; and that no 
increase in the inclination or gradients of the said 
Railway, as denoted by the said Section, shall be 
made in any place to an extent exceeding the rate 
of Three feet per mile; and where in any place it 
is intended to carry the Railway on an Arch or 
Arches, as marked on the said Plan or Section, the 
same shall be made accordingly; and where a 
Tunnel is marked on the said Plan or Section as 
intended to be made at any place, the same shall be 
made accordingly, unless the Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of the Land in or through which such 
Tunnel is intended to be made shall consent that 
the same shall not be so made: Provided never- 
theless, That it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
pany, with such consent as aforesaid, and not 
otherwise, to make a Tunnel or an Arch or Arches 
as aforesaid, not marked on the said Plan or Sec- 
tion, so that no such Tunnel shall be of greater 
length than Two hundred yards, and that no two 
Tunnels be at a less distance from each other than 
One hundred yards measured on the Line of the 
Railway: Provided always, That Notice of every 
Petty Sessions to be holden for the purpose of ob- 
taining such consent as aforesaid, shall, Fourteen 
days previous to the holding of such Petty Sessions, 
be given im some Newspaper circulating in the 
County, and also to be affixed upon the Church- 
door of the Parish in which such Deviation or altera- 
tion is intended to be made, or if there be no Church, 
some other place to which Notices are usually 
affixed ; and provided also, That for the purpose of 
consenting to any such Deviation from the said 
Sections, and to any Tunnelling or Arching as afore- 
said, the word “ Owners” shall be deemed and 
taken to mean such persons as are herein capacitated 
to agree for the sale of and to convey Land for the 
making of the said Railway; and the consent of 
such persons, with or without the consent of any 
other persons interested as Owners in the said 
Lands, shall be deemed and taken to be sufficient 
for such purposes.” 


Peace, or Principal Sheriff Clerk, unless such 
radius exceed One mile, nor to diminish it in any 
such case so that it shall become less than One 
mile, nor to diminish any greater radius by more 
than a Quarter of a mile, unless where it exceeds 
Two miles, or by more than Half a mile, unless 
| where it exceeds Three miles on the said Plan.” 


taining, lodging or employing the Poor, the Chair- 
man of the Committee do acquaint the House, that 
the Bill contains no Clause or Clauses whereby the 
general Law of Settlement of the Poor shall be de- 














parted 


“ And be it farther Enacted, That in making the Limiting 
said Railway it shall not be lawful for the said Com- Deviations from 


atum Line 


‘ : described on 
way as referred to the common Datum Line described the Section, &amp;. 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be Limiting 
lawful to diminish the radius of any Curve as ee / of 
scribed on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the ©" 


79. That upon the Report of any Bill for main- Bills relating to 


the Poor, not 
to contain cere 
tain Clauses. 


g to 
ot 
ete 


Copy of Patent 
to be annexed 
to the Bill. 


Notices and 
Allegations. 


— 


Inclosures. 


Gen. Inc. Act. 


Clause for 
leaving open 
Space for 
exercise aud 
recreation. 


Names of Com. 
missioners, and 
Compensations 
for Manorial 
Rights, Tithes, 
and Enfran- 
chisements. 


Disqualification 
of certain Pere 
sons as Com- 
missioners, 
Surveyors, &amp;c. 


Clauses for 
settling Pay of 
Commissioners, 
and passing 
their Accounts. 


4, VicToRiz. 


parted from, or any power of corporal punishment | 
given to any Persons employed in the Management | 
of the Poor. | 

80. That when any Bill shall be brought into the | 
House, for confirming of Letters Patent, there be 
-! true Copy of such Letters Patent annexed to the | 

ill. 

81. That in the case of any Bill for inclosing | 
Lands, or for extinguishing any Right of Common 
thereon, the Committee may admit proof of the 
Notices required by the Standing Orders, and of 
the allegations in the Preamble of such Bill, by 
Affidavit taken and authenticated, according to the 
form prescribed in the Schedule to the General In- 
closure Act (41 Geo. 3, c. 109); unless such Com- 
mittee shall otherwise order. 

82. That in all Bills for closing Commons or 
Waste Lands, provision be made for leaving an open 
space in the most appropriate situation, sufficient 
for purposes of exercise and recreation of the neigh- 
bouring population; and that the Committee on the 
Bill have before them the number of acres proposed 
to be inclosed, as also of the population in the pa- 
rishes or places in which the land to be inclosed is 


10° Auguste. 





situate ; and also do see that provision is made for 
the efficient fencing of the allotment, for the in- 
vestment of the same in the Churchwardens and 
Overseers of the parish in which such open space is 
reserved, and for the efficient making and permanent 
maintenance of the fences by such parish ; and that 
in any case where the information hereby required 
is not given, and the required provisions are not 
made in the Bill, the Committee on the same do 
report specially to the House the reasons for not 
complying with such Order. 

83. That in all Bills for inclosnmg Commons or 
Waste Lands, the Names of the Commissioners 
proposed to be appointed, and the Compensation 
intended for the Lord of the Manor, and the Owners 
of Tithes, in lieu of their respective nights, and 
also the Compensation intended to be made for the 
enfranchisement of Copyholds, where any bargains 
or agreements have been made for such Compensa- 
tions, be inserted in the copy of the Bill presented 
to the House: And that all copies of such Bills, 
whether printed or written, which shall be sent to 
any of the Persons interested in the said Manor, 











Tithes, Lands or Commons, for their consent, do 
contain the Names of such proposed Commissioners, 
and also the Compensations so bargained or agreed 
for. 

84. That no Person shall be named in any such 
Bills, as a Commissioner, Umpire, Surveyor or 
Valuer, who shall be interested in the Inclosure to 
be made by virtue of such Bill: or the agent ordi- 





narily intrusted with the care, superintendence or 
management of the Estate of any person so in- 
terested. 

85. That in all Bills for inclosing, draining or im- 
proving Lands, which shall be presented to the 
House, there be inserted a Clause, providing what 
sum of money in the whole, or by the day, shall 
be paid to each of the Commissioners to be appointed 
by such Bill, in satisfaction of the expense and 
trouble which he shall incur in the execution of the 
powers thereby given; and that there be also in- 
serted in such Bill a Clause, providing that the Ac- 
counts of such Commissioner or Commissioners, con- 
taining a true statement of all sums by him or them 
received and expended or due to him or them for 








their own trouble or expenses, shall, at least once 
in every year, from the date of the passing of such 
Act till such Accounts shall be finally allowed, to- | 
gether with the Vouchers relating to the same, be 
examined by some person or persons to be appointed | 
by such Bill, and the Balance by him or them stated | 
in the Book of Accounts required to be kept in the | 
Office of the Clerk of such Commissioners ; and 
that no charge or item in such Accounts shall be 
binding on the Parties concerned, or be valid in law, 
Vor. 95. | 





659 
unless the same shall be duly allowed by such 
person or persons. 

86. That in all Bills for making a Turnpike-road Clause for 
in Ireland, or for the continuing or amending any @velification 
Act of Parliament passed for that —— or for commis 


: , sags sioners, 
the increase or alteration of the existing Tolls, Rates 


| or Duties upon any such road, or for widening or 


diverting any such road, a Clause be inserted, to 
prevent any person who shall be nominated a Com- 
missioner, from acting or voting in the business of 
the said Turnpike, unless he shall be possessed of 
an estate in land, or a personal estate, to such 
certain value as shall be specified in such Bills; and 
that such Qualification be extended to the Heirs 
apparent of persons possessed of an estate in land 
to a certain value to be specified. 

87. That every Committee to whom any Private Committee 
Bill shall have been referred shall report the Bill to te report Bill 
the House, whether such Committee shall or shall ™ neues 
not have agreed to the Preamble, or gone through 
the several Clauses, or any of them. 





Duty or THE CoMMITTEE ON THE BILL. 


When Unopposed. 


88. That every unopposed Private Bill, not being Committee on 
a Divorce Bill, and which shall have originated in Unopposed 
this House, shall be referred by the Committee of '"’*¢ Bi 
Selection to the Chairman of the Committee of 
Ways and Means, together with the Members or- 
dered to prepare and bring in the Bill; and every 
unopposed Private Bill, not being a Divorce Bill, 
which shall have been brought from the House of 
Lords, shall be referred by the Committee of Selec- 
tion to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, together with not less than two other Mem- 
bers, to be named by the Committee of Selection; 
and that the Chairman of the Committee of Ways 
and Means shall be the Chairman of the Committee 
on every unopposed Private Bill; and that such 
Chairman and one of such other Members shall be 
the Quorum required to be present during the whole 
progress of the Bill through such Committee. 

89. That such Chairman shall be at liberty, at any Chairman may 
period after an unopposed Private Bill shall have report specially 
been so referred to him and such other Members as ** © i 
aforesaid, and before the Report of such Bill, to re- 
port his opinion to the House (if he shall think fit), 
that such Bill should be treated as an opposed Pri- 
vate Bill; in which case such Bill shall be again 
referred to the Committee of Selection, and shall be 
dealt with by them as an opposed Private Bill. 

90. That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent for Filled-up Bills 
the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the Com- te be laid before 
mittee, be laid by him before such Chairman at the ooo 
time of giving notice of the meeting of the Commit- 
tee on the Bill, and that similar copies be also laid 
by the Agent for the Bill before the other Members 
of the said Committee Three days at the least before 
the first meeting thereof. 

91. That the Committee shall not have power to Committee oa 
examine into the compliance or non-compliance with Bi! net Ae 
such Standing Orders as are directed to be proved Standing Or- 
before the Select Committee on Petitions for Private ders, unless by 
Bills, unless by special Order of the House. special Order. 

92. That the names of the Members attending Names of 
each Committee be entered by the Clerk on the Members to 
Minutes of the Committee; and if any Division ,y,°er’? 
shall take place in the Committee, the Clerk do 
take down the names of Members voting in any such 
Division, distinguishing on which side of the Ques- 


| tion they respectively vote, and that such Lists be 
| given in with the Report to the House. 


93. That the Chairman of the Committee do sign, Committee Bill 
with his Name at length, a printed copy of the Bill en toe 
(to be called the Committee Bill) on which the ysienon. &gt; 
Amendments are to be fairly written ; and also sign, 
with the Initials of his Name, the several Clauses 
added in the Committee. 

4p2 


94° That 





660 


94, That every Plan and Book of Reference 
thereto, which shall be produced in evidence before 
the Committee upon any Private Bill (whether the 
same shall have been previously lodged in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office or not,) shall be signed by the 
Chairman of such Committee with his Name at 
length; and he shall also mark with the Initials of 
his Name every alteration of such Plan and Book 
of Reference, which shall be agreed upon by the 
said Committee ; and every such Plan and Book of 
Reference shall thereafter be deposited in the Private 
Bill Office. 

95. That in the case of any Private Bill relating 
to Scotland, the Committee may admit proof of the 
compliance with the Standing Orders of this House, 
and of the consents of parties concerned in interest 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 


Plan to be 
signed by 
Chairman. 


Standing 
Orders and 
Consents may 
be proved on 
Affidavit. 








Seotlunds sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substitute 
there, whose certificate shall be admitted as evi- 
dence of such proof having been made, unless the 
Committee shall require further evidence. 
Standing 96. That in the case of any Private Bill relating 
Ordersand — to Treland, the Committee may admit proof of the 
cemuakee compliance with the Standing Orders of the House, 
Affidavit. and of the consent of parties concerned in interest 

in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 

Ireland. sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 

Consents in 97. That in all other instances, the Committee 


all other casess may admit proof of the consents of parties con- 


cerned in interest in any Private Bill, on the produc- 
tion of certificates in writing of such parties, whose 
signature to such certificate shall be proved by one 
or more witnesses, unless the Committee shall re- 
quire further evidence. 

98. That in all Bills presented to the House for 
ae payment carrying on any Work by means of a Company, 
tions, andt@ Commissioners or Trustees, provision be made for 
take Security compelling persons who have subscribed any money 
from Trea- towards carrying any such Work into execution, to 
surers, ee make payment of the sums severally subscribed by 

them, and also to oblige the Company, Commis- 
sioners or Trustees to take security from their Trea- 
surer, Receiver or Collector for the faithful execu- 
tion of his office. 

99. That in all Bills, whereby any parties are 
authorized to levy Fees, Tolls or other Rate or 
Charge, a Clause be inserted, enacting, that an 
Annual Account, in abstract, be prepared of the 
total Receipts and Expenditure of all Funds levied 
under such bill for the past year, under the several 
distinct heads of Receipts and Expenditure, with a 
Statement of the Balance of the said Account, duly 
audited and certified by the Directors, Managers or 


Clause com- 


Accounts of 
Receipts and 
Expenditure 

to be annually 
transmitted to 
Clerk of the 
Peace, &amp;c, &amp;ce 


10° Auguste. 


A. 1840. 


given their consent (where such consent shall be re- 
quired by the Standing Orders) to the satisfaction of 
the Committee. 

102. That the Minutes of the Committee on every Minutes to be 
Private Bill be brought up and laid on the Table of laid on Table 
the House with the Report of the Bill. of the House, 
103. That in the case of a Railway Biil no Com- Restictions as 
pany shall be authorized to raise, by Loan or Mort- to Mortgage, 
gage, a larger sum than One-third of their capital ; 
and that, until Fifty per cent. on the whole of the 
capital shall have been paid up, it shall not be in the 
power of the Company to raise any money by Loan 
or Mortgage. 


104. That no Railway whereon Carriages are pro- Railways not to 
pelled by Steam shall be made across any Turn- cross Highways 
pike-road or other public Carriage-way on the level, °" S#™¢ Level, 
unless the Committee on the Bill report that such a 
restriction ought not to be enforced, with the reasons 
and facts upon which their opinion is founded. 


105. That in the case of a Railway Bill the Com- 
mittee report specially :— 


1. The proposed Capital of the Company Capital. 
formed for the execution of the project, and the 
amount of any Loans which they may be em- 
powered to raise by the Bill. 

2. The amount of Shares subscribed for, and Shares, &amp;c, 
the Deposits paid thereon. 

3. The Names and Places of Residence of Names, &amp;., of 
the Directors or Provisional Committee, with Directors. 
the amount of Shares taken by each. 

4, The number of Shareholders who may be Local Share. 
considered as having a local interest in’ the '!e. 
line, and the amount of Capital subscribed for 
by them. 

5. The number of other Parties, and the Ca- Other Parties, 
pital taken by them. 


6. The number of Shareholders subscribing Subscribers 
for £.2,000 and upwards, with their Names and ° 2,001. and 
Residences, and the amount for which they “? ue 
have subscribed. 

7. The sufficiency or insufficiency for agri- Present meas 
cultural, commercial, manufacturing or other of Conveyance, 
purposes, of the present means of Conveyance, 
and of communication between the proposed 
termini, stating the present amount of traffic by 
land or water, the average charges made for 
Passengers and Goods, and time occupied. 

8. The number of Passengers, and the weight Passengers, &amp;., 
and description of the Goods expected upon the **Pe'«¢: 
proposed Railway. 

9. The amount of Income expected to arise Income 
from the conveyance of Passengers and Goods, ®?¢*'** 
and in what proportion; stating also generally 
the description of Goods from which the largest 
revenue is anticipated. 





Auditors thereof; and that a copy of such Annual 
Account be transmitted, free of charge, to the Clerk 
of the Peace, (or in Scotland to the Sheriff Clerk) for 
the County, or to the Clerk of the City or Borough 
within which the chief office for the management of 
such Funds shall be situated, on or before the Thirty- 
first day of January in each year, under a sufficient 
Penalty for not preparing and sending in the said 
Account, to be levied by summary process ; the said 
Account to be open at all seasonable hours for the 
inspection of the public upon payment of a fee. 
100. That, where the level of any road shall be 
altered in making any public work, the ascent of 
any Turnpike-road shall not be more than One foot 
in Thirty feet ; and of any other public Carriage-road 
not more than One foot in Twenty feet; and that a 
good and sufficient Fence, of Four feet high at the 
least, shall be made on each side of every Bridge 
which shall be erected. 
Chairman to 101. That the Chairman of the Committee, upon 
acquaint House the Report of every Private Bill, do acquaint the 


hat allegations : ah 
ta ceste™S House, that the allegations of the Bill have been ex- 


Level of Roads. 


been examined, ainined; and whether the parties concerned have 





10. Whether the proposed Railway be a com- Whether Rail- 
plete and integral Line between the termini spe- “#3 &lt; hoonge 
cified, or a part of a more extended plan now cals more 
in contemplation, and likely to be hereafter extended Plan. 
submitted to Parliament, and to what extent 
the calculations of remuneration depend on 
such contemplated extension of the Line. 

11. Whether any,and what, competing Lines Competing 
of Railway there are existing, and whether any, ae 
and what, are in progress or contemplation, and 
to state, so far as circumstances will permit, in 
what respects the proposed Line is superior or 
inferior to the other Lines ; but that no Line of 
Railway to be deemed a competing Line in con- 
templation, unless the Plan, Section and Book 
of Reference for the same shall have been de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace and in the 
Private Bill Office respectively, as required by 
the Standing Orders. 

12. What planes on the Railway are pro- Assistant 
posed to be worked, either by Assistant Engines, Engines. 
stationary or locomotive, with the respective 
lengths and inclinations of such planes. 

- 13. Any 














En; 
Dit 


—. 


Engineering 
Difficulties. 


Ventilation of 
Tunnels. 


Gradients and 
Curves. 


Length of Line. 


Passing 
Highways on 
a Level. 


Estimates. 


Annual 
Expenses. 


Revenue in 
reference to 
annual charge. 


Assents, &amp;c. 


Engineers 
examined. 


Fitness in an 
engineering 
point of view, 
and any other 
circumstances. 


Railway not to 
be proceeded 
with, till certain 
Plans, &amp;c., 
deposited, 


4 Vicroriz. 


13. Any peculiar Engineering Difficulties in 
the proposed Line, and the manner in which it 
is intended they should be overcome. 

14. The length, breadth and height, and 
means of Ventilation, of any proposed Tunnels, 
and whether the strata through which they are 
to pass are favourable or otherwise. 

15. Whether in the Lines proposed, the Gra- 
dients and Curves are generally favourable or 
otherwise, and the steepest gradient, exclusive 
of the inclined planes above referred to, and 
the smallest radius of a curve. 

16. The Length of the main Line of the pro- 
posed Railway, and of its Branches respec- 
tively. 

17. Whether it be intended that the Rail- 
way should pass on a level any Turnpike- 
road or Highway, and if so, to call the par- 
ticular attention of the House to that circum- 
stance. 

18. The amount of the Estimates of the Cost 
or other Expenses to be incurred up to the time 
of the completion of the Railway, and whether 
they appear to be supported by evidence, and 
to be fully adequate for the purpose. 

19. The estimated Charge of the Annual Ex- 
penses of the Railway when completed, and 
how far the calculations on which the Charge 
is estimated have been sufficiently proved. 

20. Whether the calculations proved in evi- 
dence before the Committee have satisfactorily 
established, that the Revenue is likely to be suf- 
ficient to support the Annual Charges of the 
maintenance of the Railway, and still allow 
profit to the Projectors. 

21. The number of Assents, Dissents and 
Neuters upon the Line, and the length and 
amount of Property belonging to each class 
traversed by the said Railway, distinguishing 
Owners from Occupiers; and in the case of any 
Bill to vary the original Line, the above parti- 
culars with reference to such Parties only as 
may be affected by the proposed deviation. 

22. The name of each Engineer examined 
in support of the Bill. 

And the Committee shall also report generally as 
to the fitness, im an engineering point of view, of 
the projected Line of Railway, and any circum- 
stances which, in the opinion of the Committee, it is 
desirable the House should be informed of. 


106. That in all Railway Bills there be inserted 
the following Clauses: 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to proceed in the exe- 
cution of the said Railway hereinbefore authorized 
to be made unless the said Company shall have, pre- 
viously to the commencement of such Work, depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace of the several 
Counties in England or Ireland, and in the Office of 
the Principal Sherifi-Clerk in every County in Scot- 
land, in or through which the said Railway hereby 
authorized to be made is intended to pass, a Plan 
and Section of all such alterations from the original 
Plan and Section as shall have been approved of by 
Parliament, on the same scale and containing the 
same particulars as the original Plan and Section of 
the Railway ; and also with the Clerks of the several 
parishes in England, the Schoolmasters of the 
several parishes in Scotland (or in Royal Burghs 
with the Town Clerk), and the Postmasters of the 
Post-towns in or nearest to such parishes in Ireland, 
in or through which such alterations shall have been 
authorized to be made, copies or extracts of or from 
such Plans and Sections as shall relate to such 
parishes respectively; and all persons interested 
shall have liberty to inspect and make extracts from 
or copies of the said Plans and Sections, or extracts 
or copies thereof, paying to the Officer having the 
custody of such Plan and Section, or of such ex- 

Vou. 95. 


10° Auguste. 





661 


tract or copy, the sum of One Shilling for every such 
inspection, and after the rate of Sixpence for every 
Une hundred words copied therefrom.” 


“ And be it further Enacted, That in making the 
said Railway it shall not be lawful for the said Com- 
pany to deviate from the levels of the said Railway 
as referred to the common Datum Line described on 
the Section so approved of by Parliament, and as 
marked on the same, to any extent exceeding in any 
place Five feet, or in passing through towns, Two 
feet, without the consent of the Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of the Land in, through or over which such 
Deviation is intended to be made; or in case any 
Street, or public Carriage-road shall be affected by 
such deviation, then the same shall not be made 
without the consent of the Trustees or Commission- 
ers, or, if there be no such Trustees or Commission- 
ers, without the consent of Two or more Justices of 
the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled for that pur- 
pose, and acting for the district in which such Street 
or public Carriage-road may be situate, or without 
the consent of the Commissioners for any Public 
Sewers, or the Proprietors of any Canal or Navigation 
affected by such Deviation ; and that no increase in 
the inclination or gradients of the said Railway, as 
denoted by the said Section, shall be made in any 
place to an extent exceeding the rate of Three feet 
per mile ; and where in any place it is intended to 
carry the Railway on an Arch or Arches, as marked 
on the said Plan or Section, the same shall be made 
accordingly ; and where a Tunnel is markéd on the 
said Plan or Section as intended to be made at any 
place, the same shall be made accordingly, unless 
the Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of the Land in or 
through which such Tunnel is intended to be made 
shall consent that the same shall not be so made: 
Provided nevertheless, That it shall be lawful for the 
said Company, with such consent as aforesaid, and 
not otherwise, to make a Tunnel or an Arch or Arches 
as aforesaid not marked on the said Plan or Section, 
so that no such Tunnel shall be of greater length 
than Two hundred yards, and that no two Tunnels 
be at a less distance from each other than One hun- 
dred yards, measured on the Line of the Railway: 
Provided always, that notice of every Petty Sessions 
to be holden for the purpose of obtaining such con- 
sent as aforesaid shall, Fourteen days previous to the 
holding of such Petty Sessions, be given in some 
Newspaper circulating in the County, and also to be 
affixed upon the Church-door of the parish in which 
such Deviation or alteration is intended to be made, 
or if there be no Church, some other place to which 
Notices are usually atlixed ; and provided also, That 
for the purpose of consenting to any such Deviation 
from the said Sections, and to any Tunnelling or 
Arching as aforesaid, the word “ Owners” shall be 
deemed and taken to mean such persons as are 
herein capacitated to agree for the sale of and to 
convey Land for the making of the said Railway ; 
and the consent of such persons, with or without 
the consent of any other persons interested as Owners 
in the said Lands, shall be deemed and taken to be 
sufficient for such purposes.” 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful to diminish the Radius of any Curve as de- 
scribed on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, or Principal Sheriff-Clerk, unless such Radius 
exceed One mile, nor to diminish it in any such case 
so that it shall become less than One mile, nor to 
diminish any greater Radius by more than a quarter 
of a mile, unless where it exceeds Two miles, or by 
more than half a mile, unless where it exceeds Three 
miles on the said Plan.” 


107. That upon the Report of any Bill for main- 
taining, lodging or employing the Poor, the Chair- 
man of the Committee do acquaint the House, that 
the Bill contains no Clause or Clauses whereby the 
general Law of Settlement of the Poor shall be de- 
parted from, or any power of Corporal Punishment 

4P3 given 


Limiting 


Deviations from 


Datum Line 
described on 


the Section, &amp;c. 


Limiting 
Alteration of 
urves. 


Bills relating to 


the Poor, not 
to contain cer- 
tain Clauses, 








Copy of Patent 
to be annexed 
- to the Bill. 


Notices and 
Allegations. 





Inclosures. 


Gen. Ine. Act. 


lause for 
leaving open 
Space for 
Exercise and 
Recreation. 


Names of Com- 
missioners, and 
Compensations 
for Manorial 
Rights, ‘Tithes, 
aud Enfran- 
chisements. 


Disquclification 
of certain Pere 
sons as Com- 
missioners, 
Surveyors, &amp;c. 


Clauses for 
settling Pay of 
Comaiissioners, 
and passing 
their Accounts, 


662 


given to any Persons employed in the Management 
of the Poor. 

108. That when any Bill shall be brought into 
the House, for confirming of Letters Patent, there 
be a true Copy of such Letters Patent annexed to 
the Bill. 

109. That in the case of any Bill for Inclosing 
Lands, or for extinguishing any Right of Common 
thereon, the Committee may admit proof of the 
Notices required by the Standing Orders, and of the 
Allegations in the Preamble of such Bill, by Affi- 
davit taken and authenticated, according to the form 
prescribed in the Schedule to the General Inclosure 
Act (41 Geo. 3, c. 109), unless such Committee shall 
otherwise order. 

119. That in all Bills for inclosmg Commons or 
Waste Lands, provision be made for leaving an.open 
space in the most appropriate situation, sufficient for 
the purposes of Exercise and Recreation of the 
neighbouring Population ; and that the Committee 
on the Bill have before them the number of Acres 
proposed to be inclosed, as also of the Population in 
the parishes or places in which the Land to be in- 
closed is situate ; and also do see that provision is 
made for the efficient Fencing of the Allotment, for 
the Investment of the same in the Churchwardens 
and Overseers of the Parish in which such open 
space is reserved, and for the efficient making and 
permanent maintenance of the Fences by such 
parish; and that in any case where the information 
hereby required is not given, and the required Pro- 
visions are not made in the Bill, the Committee on 
the same do report specially to the House the rea- 
sons for not complying with such Order. 

111. That in all Bills for inclosing Lands, the 
Names of the Commissioners proposed to be ap- 
pointed, and the Compensation intended for the Lord 
of the Manor, and the Owners of Tithes, in lieu of 
their respective rights, and also the Compensation 
intended to be made for the enfranchisement of 
Copyholds, where any bargains or agreements have 
been made for such Compensations, be inserted in 
the copy of the Bill presented to the House: And 
that all copies of such Bills, whether printed or 
written, which shall be sent to any of the persons 
interested in the said Manor, Tithes, Lands or Com- 
mons, for their consent, do contain the Names of 
such proposed Commissioners, and also the Com- 
pensations so bargained or agreed for. _ 

112. That no person shall be named in any such 
Bills, as a Commissioner, Umpire, Surveyor or 
Valuer, who shall be interested in the Inclosure to 
be made by virtue of such Bill; or the agent or- 
dinarily intrusted with the care, superintendence, or 
management of the estate of any person so inter- 
ested. 

113. That in all Bills for inclosing, draining or 
improving Lands, which shall be presented to the 
House, there be inserted a Clause, providing what 
sum of money in the whole, or by the day, shall be 
paid to each of the Commissioners to be appointed 
by such Bill, in satisfaction of the expense and 
trouble which he shall incur in the execution of the 
powers thereby given ; and that there be also inserted 
in such Bill a Clause, providing that the Account of 
such Commissioner or Commissioners, containing a 
true statement of all Sums by him or them received 
and expended or due to him or them for their own 
trouble or expenses, shall, at least once in every 
year, from the date of the passing of such Act till 
such Accounts shall be finally allowed, together with 
the Vouchers relating to the same, be examined by 
some person or persons to be appointed by such 
Bill, and the Balance by him or them stated in the 
Book of Accounts required to be kept in the Office 
of the Clerk of such Commissioners, and that no 
charge or item in such Accounts shall be binding on 
the parties concerned, or be valid in law, unless the 
same shall be duly allowed by such person or per- 
sons. 





10° Augusti. 








A. 1840. 


_ 114, That in all Bills for making a Turnpike-road Clause for 
in freland, or for the continuing or amending any Qualification 


Act of Parliament passed for that purpose, or for the of Commis. 
increase or alteration of the existing Tolls, Rates, ee 
or Duties upon any such road, or for widening or 
diverting any such road, a Clause be inserted, to 
prevent any person who shall be nominated a Com- 
missioner, from acting or voting in the business of 

the said T ~—— unless he shall be possessed of 

an Estate in Land, or a Petsonal Estate, to such 
certain value as shall be specified in such Bills; and 

that such Qualification be extended to the heirs 
apparent of persons possessed of an Estate in Land 

to a certain value to be specified. 

115. That every Committee to whom any Private Committee to 
Bill shall have been referred, shall report the Bil] teport Bill in 
to the House, whether such Committee shall or ™! °* 
shall not have agreed to the Preamble, or gone 
through the several Clauses, or any of them. 


Duty or SeLect CoMMITTEE ON 
Divorce Bits. 


116. That before any Bill of Divorce for Adultery Evisence to 
do pass the House, evidence be given before the ¥ given in 
Committee to whom the said Bill shall be com- Dive Cases 
mitted, that an action for damages has been brought 
in one of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at West- 
minster, or in any one of Her Majesty’s Courts of 
Record in Dublin, or in one of Her Majesty’s 
Supreme Courts of Judicature of the Presidencies 
of Calcutta, Madras, Bombay or the Island of 
Ceylon, respectively, against the persons supposed 
to have been guilty of Adultery, and judgment for 
the plaintiff had thereupon ; or sufficient cause be 
shown to the satisfaction of the said Committee 
why such action was not brought, or such judgment 
was not obtained. 

117. That in all cases in which the Petitioner for Wieu Pet. 
the Bill has attended the House of Lords upen the tioner for Bill 
Second Reading of the Bill, he be required to attend ‘attend Com- 
also to answer any questions the Select Committee 
may think fit that he should answer. 

118. That every Committee to whom any Private Committee to 
Bill shall have been referred, shall report the Bill report Bill in 
to the House, whether such Committee shall or *! ¢* 
shall not have agreed to the Preamble, or gone 
through the several Clauses, or any of them. 





III. 


THE ORDERS 
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF THE HOUSE 
WITH REGARD TO PRIVATE BILLS. 


119. That no Private Bill be brought into this Matter of Peti- 
House, but upon a Petition first presented, truly tion, and how 
stating the case: And that such Petition be signed ° ¥¢ signe¢. 
by the parties, or some of them, who are suitors 
for the Bill. 

120. That all Petitions for Private Bills be pre- Petitions, when 
sented within Fourteen days after the First Friday to be presenter 
in every Session of Parliament. 

121. That there be Ten clear days between the Time between 
day on which the Petition for any Private Bill re- presentation «1 
lating to England shall be presented and the day Fetition sn4 


Meeting of 


on which the Sub-Committee shall sit thereupon ; Sub-Committee. 


and fifteen days, in case such Bill shall relate to 
Scotland or Ireland. 

122. That Zen clear days’ notice be given to the Notice of 
Clerks in the Private Bill Office of the meeting of oe a 
any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a Private Bill. petition. 

123. That no postponement of the first meeting x .:.4 of 
of any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a Private postponement 
Bill shall take place, unless Notice be given, in the of Sub-Com- 
Private Bill Office, One clear day before the time ™"** 
fixed for such meeting. 

124. That a Bill printed on paper, of a size to Printed Bill 
be determined upon by Mr. Speaker, be presented be presented. 
to 


Rate 
and 
matt 
inse 
Tali 


Whi 
be | 
and 





4, VicTORIZ. 


to it, upon which the Title of the Bill is to be 
written; and the short title of the Bill, as first 
entered on the Votes, shall be in accordance with 
the subject-matter of the Bill, and shall not be 
changed, unless by special Order of the House. 


Rates, Tolls 125, That the proposed amount of all Rates, 
and other . Tolls and other matters heretofore left blank in 
se “Private Bills when presented to the House, be in- 
ins 


serted in Italics in the printed Bills. 

126. That all Private Bills (except Divorce, 
Name, Naturalization and Estate Bills, not relating 
to Crown, Church, Corporation or Charity Property 
held in trust for public uses) be printed; and printed 
copies thereof delivered to the door-keepers for the 
use of the Members before the First Reading. 


127. That there be Three clear days between thie 


Italics. 


What Bills to 
be printed, 
and when. 


Time between 


fist and Se- First and Second Reading of all Private Bills. 

cond Reading. 

No Petition 128. That this House will not receive any Peti- 
complaining ~~ tions on Private Bills, referring solely to the com- 
a pliance or non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
subsequent to Of the House, subsequently to the Second Reading 
— of the Bills to which they respectively relate, unless 
ing 0 Se 


in the case of those Standing Orders which must 
necessarily be taken into consideration by the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 

129. That no Private Bill be read a Second time, 
inge until after the expiration of Two calendar months 
from the day the last Notice shall have been given 
in the Newspaper. 

130. That Notice, in writing, of the day proposed 
for the Second Reading of every Private Bill, be 
given by the Agent soliciting the Bill, to the Clerks 
in the Private Bill Office, Three clear days before 
such Second Reading. 


131. That a Breviate of every Private Bill be 


Second Read- 


Notice of See 
cond Reading. 


Breviate to be 


prepared, prepared under the direction of Mr. Speaker, and 
that such Breviate shall contain a Statement of the 
object of the Bill and a Summary of the proposed 
Enactments, and shall state any variation from the 
general law which will be effected by the Bill. 

Breviatetobe 132. That no Private Bill(except Divorce, Name, 

seg Naturalization and Estate Bills, not relating to 


before Seeond Crown, Church, Corporation or Charity Property 

Reading of Bill, held in trust for public or charitable purposes) be 
read a Second time until Three clear days after a 
Breviate thereof shall have been laid on the Table 
of this House, and have been printed. 


When Feesto 133. That no Bill or Clause, for the particular 

“oe interest or benefit of any Person or Persons, County 
or Counties, Corporation or Corporations, or Body 
or Bodies of People, be read a Second time, unless 
Fees be paid for the same. 

All Biils 134, That all Private Bills, not being Divorce 

— of ills, after having been read a Second time and 

selection, committed, shall be referred to the Committee of 


Selection. 
135. That there be Seven clear days between the 


Time between 


Seco . =: : 

naind Read- Second Reading of every Private Bill, and the 
mittee, sitting of the Committee thereupon. 

Notice * 136. That Notice of the day and hour on which 
Commitzee on the Committee on the Bill is appointed to meet, be 
the Bill, 


given in writing Seven clear days before the time 
fixed for such meeting, by the Agent soliciting the 
Bill, to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, and 
that all Committee Proceedings of which such No- 
tice shall not have been given be void. 


137. That no Petitioners against any Private Bill 
shall be heard before the Committee on the Bill, 
unless the Petition shall have been presented to 
this House Three clear days before the day appointed 
for the first meeting. 

138. That no Postponement of the first meeting of 
any Committee ona Private Bill shall take place un- 
less a Notice, signed by the Agent for the Bill, and 
countersigned by a Committee Clerk, be given in 
the Private Bill Office One clear day betore the 

Vor. 95. 


When Petition 
against Bill to 
be presented, 


Postponement 
of First Meeting 
of Committee . 
on the Bill, 


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to the House, with a Cover of Parchment attached 











time fixed for such meeting ; and that such Notice 
shall be given before Siz of the clock in the evening 
of any day on which the House shall sit, or Two 


of the clock on any day on which the House shall 
not sit. 


139. That a Note, in writing, of the day ai d hour Note of Ad- 
to which each Committee is adjourned, be given by jeumment. 
the Committee Clerk to the Clerks in the Private 
Bill Office. 


140. That the Breviates of all Private Bills, as Breviates of 
amended in Committee, shall be submitted to the Bills amended 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, ™commtce 
previous to the Reports of such Bills being taken fore Chairman 
into consideration by the House. —— and 


141. That a Breviate of the Amendments made in Breviate of 
every Committee on a Bill be laid upon the Table of Amendments 
this House, at least the day previous to that upon 7ybte the inn 
which the Report from the Committee shall be made, before Report. 
except when the Report upon the Bill may be re- 
quired to lie upon the Table; in which case the 
Breviate shall be laid upon the Table at least the 
day previous to that upon which the Report shall be 
taken into consideration. 

142. That every Bill for making, maintaining, va- Bill to be 

rying, extending or enlarging any Bridge, Turnpike- printed after 
road, Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct, Waterwork, apne. 
Navigation, Tunnel, Archway, Railway, Pier, Port, 
Harbour, Ferry or Dock, as amended by the Com- 
mittee, be printed at the expense of the parties ap- 
plying for the same; and be delivered to the Door- 
keepers for the use of the Members Three clear 
days at least before the Report shall be taken into 
consideration. 


143. That Notice, in writing, of the day on which Notice of 
the Bill is to be reported, be given by the Agent so- rogers 
liciting the Bill, to the Clerks in the Private Bill ° 
Office, at least One clear day before the day of the 
Report: And in all cases where Reports on Bills 
are ordered to lie on the Table, Notice in writing of 


the day on which such Report is intended to be 


taken into consideration, be given to the Clerks in 
the Private Bill Office, at least One clear day before 
such Report shall be taken into consideration. 


144. That in order to afford time for the proper Reports on 
discussion of the Reports on Railway Bills included ae Bills 
in the second class, this House will upon every t0 De discussed 
r a‘ ‘ pon every 
Tuesday proceed at Five o’clock to the considera- ‘fuesday. 
tion of Reports on such Bills. 


145. That there be Seven clear days between the Consideration 
day on which every Bill included in the second class of Report of 
is reported, and the day upon which the Report shall “""" ~"* 
be taken into consideration. 


146. That no Clause shall be brought up, or any Notice to be 
Amendment made on the Report, or the further con- given of Clauses 
sideration thereof, or on the Third Reading, unless Third Reading. 
the same shall have heen deposited, and Notice given 
thereof in the Private Bill Office not later than the 
day previous to the same being proposed to be made. 


147. That Notice, in writing, of the day proposed Notice of _ 
for the Third Reading of every Private Bill, be 'Diré Reading. 
given by the Agent soliciting the Bill, to the Clerks 
in the Private Bill Office, One clear day before such 
Third Reading. 


148. That this House will not take into considera- Notice of | 
tion the Amendments made by the House of Lords a 
to any Bill sent up to them from this House, unless 4 wondments. 
Notice be given thereof in the Private Bill Office not 
later than the day previous to the same being pro- 
posed to be taken into consideration. 


149. That no Private Bill shall pass through two Bill not to pro- 
stages on one and the same day without the special oa 
leave of the House. , y 


150. That (except in cases of urgent and pressing Notice to be 
necessity) no Motion be made to dispense with any f'"«' ——— 
Sessional or Standing Order of this House, without" 
due Notice thereof. 





4p4 IV. THE 








Private Bill 
Office and 
Reyister. 


Plans, &amp;c., 
to be lodged, 


Notice of 
Meeting of Sub- 
Committee on 
Petition. 


Notice of 
Postponement 
of Sub-Com- 
mittee. 


Examination 


Book. 


Custody of 


Bills. 


Examination 
of Bill and 
Breviate. 


Of Bill. 


Notice of See 
cond Reading. 


664 


IV. 
THE ORDERS 


REGULATING THE PRACTICE IN THE 
PRIVATE BILL OFFICE, 


151. That a Book, to be called “ The Private | 
Bill Register,” be kept in a Room, to be called 
“ The Private Bill Office,” in which Book shall be | 
entered by the Clerks to be appointed for the busi- | 
ness of that Office, the Name, Description and 
Place of Residence of the Parliamentary Agent in 
town, and of the Agent in the country (if any) 
soliciting the Bill; and all the Proceedings, from 
the Petition to the passing of the Bill:—Such Entry 
to specify, briefly, each day’s Proceeding in the 
House, or in any Committee to which the Bill or 
Petition may be referred ; the day and hour on which 
the Committee is appointed to sit ; the day and hour 
to which such Committee may be adjourned, and 
the Name of the Committee Clerk. Such Book to 
be open to public inspection daily, in the said Office, 
between the hours of Eleven and Six. 

152. That all Plans, Sections, Books of Re- 
ference, Lists of Owners and Occupiers, Estimates 
and Copies of the Subscription Contracts, required 
by the Standing Orders of the House, be lodged 
in the Private Bill Office; and that the Receipt 
thereof be acknowledged accordingly, by one of the 
Clerks of the said Office, upon the said Documents, 
and upon the Petition, before it is presented. 

153. That Z'en clear days’ notice be given to the 
Clerks in the Private Bill Office of the meeting of 
any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a Private 
Bill. 

154. That no Postponement of the first meeting 
of any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a Private 
Bill shall take place, unless Notice be given in the 
Private Bill Office One clear day before the time 
fixed for such meeting. 

155. That after each Private Bill has been read 
the First time, its Name (or short Title) shall be 
copied by the Clerks of the Private Bill Office, from 
the Clerk's Minute Book of the day, into a separate 
Book, to be called “ The Examination Book ;’’-— 
wherein shall be noted the number of such Bill, 
according to the priority of its being read, and the 
Date of the day of such First Reading. 

156. That every Private Bill, after it has been read 
the First time, and the Title copied and examined 
for the Votes, be in the custody of the Clerks of 
the Private Bill Office, until laid upon the Table 














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_given by the Agent soliciting the Bill to the Clerks 











for the Second Reading; and when committed, be 
taken by the proper Committee Clerk into his 
charge, till reported. 

157. That between the First and Second Read- | 
ings, every such Bill shall, according to its priority, 
be examined, with all practicable despatch, by the 
Clerks of the Private Bill Office, as to its confor- 
mity with the Rules and Standing Orders of the | 
House ; and the Breviate thereof be compared with | 
such Bill; and the Examining Clerk shall, at the 
foot of such Breviate, state, “ that the Bill is [or, 
is not] prepared in due form :’’—And if not in due 
form, he shall specify the folio in which any irre- 
eularity occurs: And shall moreover, in all cases, 
sign and date the Breviate of such Bill, with the 
day of such Examination, and shall also enter the | 
like date, together with his own name, in the Exa- | 
mination Book. 

158. That the points to which the duty of the | 
Examining Clerk shall extend be the following; | 
viz., That the Title of the Bill is conformable to the | 
Order of Leave; and that the subject-matter of 
each Clause or set of Clauses is sufficiently pointed | 
out in the Breviate. The form of the Breviate to | 
be such as the Speaker shall from time to time 
direct. 

159. That Notice in writing of the day proposed | 
for the Second Reading of every Private Bill be’ 


| 





t 


‘sideration thereon, or on the Third Reading, unless 7) 





A. 1840, 


in the Private Bill Office Three clear days before 
such Second Reading. 

160. That Notice of the day and hour on which Comnittee 
the Committee on the Bill is appointed to meet be ¥?0 the Bill 
given in writing Seven clear days before the time 
fixed for such meeting by the Agent soliciting the 
Bill to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, and 
that all Committee Proceedings of which such 
Notice shall not have been given be void. 


161. That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent Filled-up Bill, 

for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the w be deposited 
Committee, be deposited in the Private Bill Office he rivate Bill 
at the time of giving notice of the meeting of the 
Committee ; and in the case of a re-committed Bill, 
a filled-up Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the 
Committee on re-committal, shall be deposited in 
the Private Bill Office, on the day that the order 
for such re-committal shall be made; and that all 
parties shall be entitled to a Copy thereof, upon 
payment of the Charges for making out Amend- 
ments of such Bill. 

162. That no Postponement of the first meeting Postponement 
of any Committee on a Private Bill shall take place, of First Meeting 
unless a Notice, signed by the Agent for the Bill, % Committee 

; . ; : on the Bill. 

and countersigned by a Committee Clerk, be given 
in the Private Bill Office One clear day before the 
time fixed for such meeting; and that such Notice 
shall be given before Six of the clock in the even- 
ing of any day on which the House shal! sit, or 
Two of the clock on any day on which the House 
shall not sit. 

163. That a Note, in writing, of the day and Note of Ad. 
hour to which each Committee is adjourned, be given journmem. 
by the Committee Clerk to the Clerks in the Private 
Bill Office. 

164. That Notice, in writing, of the day on which Notice of 
the Bill is to be reported, be given by the Agent so- Report, and of 
liciting the Bill, to the Clerks in the Private Bil] Comsidemtior. 
Office, at least One clear day before the day of the 
Report: And in all cases where Reports on Bills 
are ordered to lie on the Table, Notice in writing of 
the day on which such Report is intended to be 
taken into consideration, be given to the Clerks in 
the Private Bill Office, at least One clear day betore 
such Report shall be taken into consideration. 


165. That the Committee Clerk, after the Report Biii as amended 
is made out, do deliver in to the Private Bill Office in Committee, 
a printed Copy of the Bill, with the written Amend-{0 be élveres 
ments made in the Committee; in which Bill, all © 
the Clauses added by the Committee shall be regu- 
larly marked in those parts of the Bill wherein they 
are to be inserted. 

166. That no Clause shall be brought up, or any Notice to be 


Amendment made on the Report, or the further con- ~~ of Clauses 
eport or 


. : : Third Reading. 
the same shall have been deposited, and Notice given 


thereof in the Private Bill Office, on the day previous 
to the same being proposed to be made. 


167. That Notice, in writing, of the day proposed Notice ot _ 
for the Third Reading of every Private Bill, be Third Reading. 
given by the Agent soliciting the Bill, to the Clerks 
in the Private Bill Office, One clear day before such 
Third Reading. 

168. That all Notices required to be given in the Time for 
Private Bill Office be delivered in the said Office ly 
before Siz of the clock in the evening; and that °°” 
afier any day on which the House shall have ad- 
journed, no Notice shall be given for the first day 
cn which it shall again sit. 


169. That the Amendments (if any) which are Amendments 
made upon the Report and upon the Third Reading, oan, oa 
be entered by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill . 
Office, upon the printed Copy of the Bill as amended 
by the Committee ; which Clerk shall sign the said 

opy so amended, in order to its being deposited 
and preserved in the said Office. 


170. That to insure the Accuracy of the Ingross- Examination of 
ment of all Private Bills, the Clerk of the —" 
e 


Certific 
Examin 


Notice 
Consid 
of Lor 
Amenc 


Lists ¢ 
mittee 


Plan 
verif 
Mr. 
shall 








it 
ing 


ded 


red 


SEs 


ing. 


ts 
and 
ing. 


n of 
its. 





Certificate of 
Examination. 


Notice of | 
Consideration 
of Lords’ 
Amendments. 


Lists of Come 
mittees sittings 


Plans to be 
verified as 
Mr, Speaker 
shall direct. 


Appendix. 


4, Vicroriz. 


be required to provide a sufficient number of Clerks, 
to be called Examiners of Ingrossments. 


171. That no Bill be read a Third time, until a 
Certificate is indorsed upon the Paper Bill, and 
signed by one or more of the said Examiners of 
Ingrossments, declaring that the Ingrossment thereof 
has been examined, and agrees with the Bill, as 
amended by the Committee, and on the Report. 


172. That this House will not take into considera- 
tion the Amendments made by the House of Lords 
to any Bill sent up to them from this House, unless 
Notice be given thereof in the Private Bill Office, 
not later than the day previous to the same being 
proposed to be taken into consideration. 


173. That the Clerks in the Private Bill Office 
do prepare, daily, Lists of all Private Bills, and 
Petitions for Private Bills upon which any Com- 
mittee is appointed to sit ; specifying the hour of 
meeting; and the Room where the Committee shall 


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sit; and that the same be hung up in the Lobby of 
the House. 





174. That every Plan and Book of Reference 
thereto, which shall be certified by the Speaker of 
the House of Commons, in pursuance of any Act 
of Parliament, shall previously be ascertained, and 
verified in such manner as shall be deemed most 
advisable by the Speaker, to be exactly conformable 
in all respects to the Plan and Book of Reference 
which shall have been signed by the Chairman of 
the Committee upon the Bill. 





APPENDIX 


Referred to in the preceding Resolutions. 


Appendix (4.) 
Nos == 





Sir, 

We beg to inform you, that application is in- 
tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing 
Session for “ An Act” [here insert the Title of the 
Act], and that the Property mentioned in the an- 
nexed Schedule, or some part thereof, in which we 
understand you are interested as therein stated, will 
be required for the purposes of the said Undertaking, 
according to the line thereof as at present laid out, 
or may ie required to be taken under the usual 
powers of deviation to the extent of ards 
on either side of the said line which will be applied 
for in the said Act, and will be passed through in 
the manner mentioned in such Schedule. 


We also beg to inform you, that a Plan and 
Section of the said Undertaking, with a Book of 
Reference thereto, has been or will be deposited 
with the several Clerks of the Peace of the Counties 
of [specify the Counties in which the Property is 
situate], on or before the 30th of November or the 
1st of March [as the case may be], and that copies 
of so much of the said Plan and Section as relates 
to the parish in which your property is situate, with 
a Book of Reference thereto, has been or wil! be 
deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of 
the said Parish, Schoolmaster of the Parish, Town 
Clerk of the Royal Burgh, or the Postmaster of the 
Post Town in or near such Parish [as the case may 
be], on or before the 31st day of December instant, 
or on or before the ist of April instant [as the case 
may be], on which Plans your property is designated 
by the numbers set forth in the annexed Schedule. 


As we are required to report to Parliament 
whether you assent to or dissent from the proposed 
Undertaking, or whether you are neuter in respect 
thereto, you will oblige us by writing your answer 
of assent, dissent or neutrality in the Form left 
herewith, and returning the same to us with your 

Vou. 95. 





665 
signature on or before the day of 

next; and if there should be any 
error or misdirection in the annexed Schedule, we 
shall feel obliged by your informing us thereof, at 
your earliest convenience, that we may correct the 
same without delay. 

We are, Sir, 
Your most obedient Servants, 
To 





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Appendix (B.) 


Anno Primo Victoria Regine. 
Cap. LxxxIll. 


An Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for 
Counties and other Persons to take the Custody 
of such Documents as shall be directed to be 
deposited with them under the Standing Orders 
of either House of Parliament. 


Wuereas the Houses of Parliament are in the 
habit of requiring that, previous to the introduction 
of any Bill into Parliament for making certain 
bridges, turnpike-roads, cuts, canals, reservoirs, 
acqueducts, waterworks, navigations, tunnels, arch- 
ways, railways, piers, ports, harbours, ferries, docks 
and other works, to be made under the authority of 
Parliament, certain maps or plans and sections, 
and books and writings, or extracts or copies of 
or from certain maps, plans or sections, books and 
writings, shall be deposited in the office of the 








clerk of the peace for every county, riding or 
division 








i 
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§ 
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a 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., 

to receive the 
Documents 
herein men- 
tioned, and 
retain them for 
the purposes 
directed by the 
Standing 
Orders of the 
Houses of 
Parliame.t. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., to 
permit such 
Documents 

to be inspect- 
ed or copied 
by persons 
interested. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., 
for ever. 
omission to 
comply with 
the provisions 
of this Act, 
liable to the 
Penalty of 51, 
to be recovered 
in a summary 
way. 


666 10° Augusti. 


division in England or Ireland, or in the office of the 
sheriff clerk of every county in Scotland, in which 
such work is proposed to be made, and also with 
the parish clerk in every parish in England, the 
schoolmaster of every parish of Scotland, or in 
Royal Burghs with the town clerk, and the post- 
master of the post town in or nearest to every parish 
in Ireland, in which such work is intended to be 
made, and with other persons: And whereas it is 
expedient that such maps, plans, sections, books, 
writings and copies or extracts of and from the 
same, should be received by the said clerks of the 
peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, schoolmasters, 
town clerks, postmasters and other persons, and 
should remain in their custody for the purposes 
hereinafter mentioned ; BE it therefore Enacted by 
The QuEEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parlia- 
ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, 
Tuat whenever either of the Houses of Parliament 
shall by its Standing Orders, already made or here- 
after to be made, require that any such maps, plans, 


sections, books or writings, or extracts or copies of 


the same, or any of them, shall be deposited as 
aforesaid, such maps, plans, sections, books, writings, 
copies and extracts shall be received by and shall 
remain with the clerks of the peace, sheriff clerks, 
parish clerks, schoolmasters, town clerks, post- 
masters and other persons with whom the same 
shall be directed by such Standing Orders to be 
deposited, and they are hereby respectively directed 
to receive and to retain the custody of all such 
documents and writings so directed to be deposited 
with them respectively, in the manner and for the 
purposes and under the rules and regulations con- 
cerning the same respectively directed by such 
Standing Orders, and shall make such memorials 
and endorsements on and give such acknowledge- 
ments and receipts in respect of the same respec- 
tively as shall be thereby directed. 

II. And be it further Enacted, That all persons 
interested shall have liberty to, and the said clerks 
of the peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, school- 
masters, town clerks and post-masters, and every 
of them, are and is hereby required at all reasonable 
hours of the day, to permit all persons interested to 
inspect during a reasonable time and make extracts 
from or copies of the said maps, plans, sections, 
books, writings, extracts and copies of or from the 
same, so deposited with them respectively, on pay- 
ment by each person to the clerk of the peace, 
sheriff clerk, clerk of the parish, schoolmaster, 
town clerk or postmaster having the custody of any 
such map, plan, section, book, writing, extract or 
copy, One Shilling for every such inspection, and 
the further sum of One Shilling for every hour 
during which such inspection shall continue after 
the first hour, and after the rate of Sixpence for 
every One hundred words copied therefrom. 

Ilf. And be it further Enacted, That in case any 
clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish clerk, school- 
master, town clerk, postmaster or other person, 
shall in any matter or thing refuse or neglect to 
comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore con- 
tained, every clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish 
clerk, schoolmaster, town clerk, postmaster or other 
person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay 
any sum not exceeding the sum of Five Pounds ; 
and every such penalty shall, upon proof of the 
offence before any Justice of the Peace for the 
county within which such offence shall be com- 
mitted, or by the confession of the party offending, 
or by the oath of any credible witness, be levied and 
recovered, together with the costs of the proceedings 
for the recovery thereof, by distress and sale of the 
goods and effects of the party offending, by warrant 
under the hand of such Justice, which warrant such 
Justice is hereby empowered to grant, and shall be 
paid to the person or persons making such cona- 











A. 1840. 


plaint; and it shall be lawful for any such Justice 
of the Peace to whom any complaint shall be made 
of any offence committed against this Act to summon 
the party complained of before him, and on such 
summons to hear and determine the matter of such 
complaint in a summary way, and on proof of the 
offence to convict the offender, and to adjudge him 
to pay the penalty or forfeiture incurred, and to 
proceed to recover the same, although no informa- 
tion in writing or in print shall have been exhibited 
or taken by or before such Justice; and all such 
“epg by summons without information shall 

e as good, valid and effectual to all intents and 


purposes as if an information in writing had been 
exhibited. 





Appendix (C.) 


Anno Primo and Secundo Victorie Regine. 
Cap. cxvit. 


Aw Acr to provide for the Custody of certain 
Monies paid in pursuance of the Standing 
Orders of either House of Parliament by Sub- 
scribers to Works or Undertakings to be ef- 
fected under the Authority of Parliament. 


WuEREAs it is expedient to provide for the custody 
of any sums of money paid in pursuance of an 
Standing Order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal 
in Parliament assembled, or of the Commons in 
Parliament assembled, by subscribers to works or 
undertakings to be made under the authority of an 
Act of Parliament; BE it therefore Enacted by The 
QuEEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- 
poral, and Commons, ia this present Parliament 


assembled, and by the authority of the same, Tur Authority to 
in all cases in which any sum of money is required Peres 


by any Standing Order of either House of Parlia- 
ment, either now or hereafter to be in force, to be 
paid by the subscribers to any work or undertaking 
which is to be executed under the authority of an 
Act of Parliament, if the director or person or di- 
rectors or persons having the management of the 
affairs of any such proposed work or undertaking, 
or any Five of them, shall apply to the Chairman 
of the Committees of the House of Lords with 
respect to any such money required by any Standing 
Order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Par- 
liament assembled, or to the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, with respect to any such money re- 
quired by any Standing Order of the Commons in 
Parliament assembled, the said Chairman or the 
said Speaker may, by warrant or order under his 
hand, direct that such sum of money shall be paid 
in manner hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, 
into the Bank of England in the name and with the 
privity of the Accountant-general of the Court of 
Exchequer in England, if the work or undertaking 
in respect of which the sum of money is required to 
be paid is intended to be executed in that part of 
the United Kingdom called England; or into the 
Bank of England in the name and with the privity 
of the said Accountant-general, or into any of the 
Banks in Scotland established by Act of Parliament 
or Royal Charter in the name and with the privity 
of the Queen’s Remembrancer of the Court of Ex- 
chequer in Scotland, at the option of the person or 
persons making such application as aforesaid, in 
case such work or undertaking is intended to be 
executed in that part of the United Kingdom called 
Scotland ; or into the Bank of Jreland in the name 
and with the privity of the Accountant-general of 
the Court of Chancery in Ireland, in case such work 
or undertaking is intended to be made or executed 
in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland; 
and every such application as aforesaid to the said 
Chairman or Speaker shall be made in writing, and 
be signed by the director or directors, or person or 
persons having the management of the said work 

or 











Payment of 
Deposit. 


16.4,¢. 35+ 


23 &amp; 24 G. 3. 
(l) 


Tavestment 


4 VicToRimz. 


or undertaking, or by any Five of them; and therein 
shall be stated the name or description of such work 
or undertaking, and name and place of abode or the 
names and places of abode of such director or di- 
rectors, person or persons, and the sum of money 
required to be paid, and the bank and name into 
and in which the same is to be paid; and such par- 
ticulars shall also be set forth in every such warrant 
or order; and such warrant or order shall be a suf- 
ficient authority for the Accountant-general of the 
said Court of Exchequer in England, the Queen’s 
Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Scot- 
land, and the Accountant-general of the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland respectively, to permit the sum 
of money directed to be paid by such warrant or 
order to be placed to an account opened or to be 
opened in his name in the Bank mentioned in such 
warrant or order. 

If. And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for 
the person or persons named in such warrant or 
order, or the survivors or survivor of them, or any 
Five of them, to pay the sum of money mentioned 
in such warrant or order into the Bank mentioned 
in such warrant or order in the name and with the 
privity of the officer or person in whose name such 
sum shall be directed to be paid by such warrant or 
order, to be placed to his account there ex-parte the 
work or undertaking mentioned in such warrant or 
order; and every such sum so paid in, or the se- 
curities in or upon which the same may be invested 
as hereinafter mentioned, shall there remain until 
the same or such securities as aforesaid shall be paid 
out of such Bank in pursuance of the provisions of 
this Act: Provided always, That every sum paid 
into the Bank of England in the name and with the 
privity of the Accountant-general of the Court of 
Exchequer under the provisions of this Act, shall 
be paid in and placed to his account there pursuant 
to the method prescribed by an Act passed in the 
first year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, “An Act for the better 
securing Money and Effects paid into the Court of 
Exchequer at Westminster on account of the Suitors 
of the said Court, and for the Appointment of an 
Accountant-general and Two Masters of the said 
Court, and for other Purposes, and pursuant to the 
General Orders of the said Court, and without Fee 
or Reward ;” and every sum paid into the Bank of 
Treland in the name and with the privity of the 
Accountant-general of the Court of Chancery in 
Ireland, under the provisions of this Act, shall be 
paid in and placed to his account pursuant to the 
method prescribed by an Act made and passed in 
the Parliament of Jreland in the twenty-third and 
twenty-fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for the 
better securing the Monies and Effects of the Suitors 
of the Court of Chancery and Exchequer, by depo- 
siting the same in the National Bank, and to prevent 
the forging and counterfeiting any Draft, Order or 
other Voucher for the Payment or Delivery of such 
Money and Effects, and for other Purposes,” and 
pursuant to the general orders of the said Court, 
and without fee or reward. 

III. And be it Enacted, That if the person or 


10° Augusti. 


667 


any such work or undertaking shall have been 
introduced into Parliament, or if such Petition or 
Bill shall be rejected or finally withdrawn by some 
proceeding in either House of Parliament, or shall 
not be allowed to proceed, or if an Act be passed 
authorizing the making of such work or undertaking ; 
and if in any or either of the foregoing cases the 
person or persons named in such warrant or order, 
or the survivor or survivors of them, or the majority 
of such persons, apply by petition to the court in 
the name of whose Accountant-general the sum 
of money mentioned in such warrant or order shall 
have been paid, or to the Court of Exchequer in 
Scotland, in case such sum of money shall have 
been paid in the name of the said Queen’s Remem- 
brancer, the court in the name of whose Accountant- 
general or Queen’s Remembrancer such sum of 
money shall have been paid shall, by order, direct 
the sum of money paid in pursuance of such war- 
rant or order, or the stocks, funds or securities in or 
upon which the same are invested, and the interest 
or dividends thereof, to be transferred and paid to 
the party or parties so applying, or to any other 
person or persons whom they may appoint in that 
behalf; but no such order shall be made in the 
case of any such Petition or Bill being rejected, or 
not being allowed to proceed, or withdrawn, unless 
it be proved by the certificate of the Chairman of 
Committees, if the said Petition or Bill was rejected 
or not allowed to proceed, or withdrawn in its 
passage through the House of Lords, or of the said 
Speaker, if the said Petition or Bill was rejected or 
not allowed to proceed, or withdrawn during its 
passage through the House of Commons, that the 
Petition or Bill has been either so rejected, or not 
allowed to proceed, or so withdrawn by some pro- 
ceeding in one or other House of Parliament ; 
which certificate the said Chairman or Speaker shall 
grant on the application in writing of the person or 
persons, or the majority of the persons named in 
such warrant or order, or the survivor or survivors 
of them; and every such certificate shall be con- 
clusive proof of such rejection, or not proceeding, 
or withdrawal. 





The House was moved, That the present Standing 
Orders relative to Private Bills might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be re- 

ealed. 

Resolved, That the several Resolutions agreed to 
this day be made Standing Orders, in lieu of those 
repealed. 

Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be 
printed. 


Mr. Labouchere presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Revenue, &amp;e. 


mand,—Tables of the Revenue, Population, Com- 
merce, &amp;c. of the United Kingdom and its Depen- 
dencies, Part VIII., 1838:—Also, Supplement to 
Part 8; Colonies 1837. 

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





Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Courts of 
to Courts of Request, which was presented upon Request. 
the 24th day of July last, be printed. No. 619. 


“Deposit. —_Hersons named in such warrant or order, or the 


survivor or survivors of them, or any Five of them, 
desire to have invested any sum so paid into the 
Bank of England or the Bank of Jreland, the court 
in the name of whose Accountant-general the same 
may have been paid, on a petition presented to such 
court in a summary way by him or them, may order 
that such sum shall, until the same be paid out of 
court in pursuance of this Act, be laid out in the 
Three per Centum Consolidated or Three per Centum 
Reduced Bank Annuities, or any Government secu- 
rity or securiti€s. 

{V. And be it Enacted, That on the termination 
of the Session of Parliament in which the Petition 


or Bill for the purpose of making or sanctioning 
Vou. 95. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Churches Churches and 
and Chapels, which was presented upon Friday last, Chapels. 
be printed. No, 620, 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Repayment 
of Deposit, 





4Q2 








Fone nen TS 


rn aia 


Elective 
Franchise, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Registration 
of Voters 
(Ireland) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Flour Importa- 
tion (Treland) 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


Copyholds 
Enfranchise- 
ment, 


Islington 
Parish. 


Londonderry 
City Election. 


Criminal 
Prosecutions. 


Medical 
Profession Bill. 


No. 621. 


Lords’ Messages 
cunsidered. 





668 11° Auguste. A. 1840, 


Martis, 11° die August ; 
Anno 4° Victoria Regine, 1849. 


PRAYERS. 
ETITIONS from Knockraffan;—New Bir- 


mingham ; — Carrick-on-Suir ; — Castletown- 
arra ;— Ballyporeen ;— Ballinahinch; — and, Cap- 
paghwhite; praying the House to extend to Ireland 
a full and equitable measure of the Elective Fran- 
chise, and an adequate measure of Municipal Reform, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Emly, 
praying that the Registration of Voters (Jreland) 
(No. 1.) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Corn Millers of Nenagh, praying 
that the Flour Importation (Jreland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Masters and Seamen of South 
Shields, complaining that in the event of shipwreck, 
they are not entitled to their wages, and praying for 
an alteration of the law in that respect, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Two Petitions of Tenants of Copyhold and Cus- 
tomary Lands in the county of Cumberland, pray- 
ing the House to pass a Bill for the Enfranchise- 
ment of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Stanhope Wilkes, of New- 
ington Green, in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, 
complaining of the mismanagement of the parochial 
affairs of that parish; and praying that house- 
holders rated in the parish-books at 10/. a year, 
may have a voice and control in the management of 


the parish, was —* and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Horner, of the city of Lon- 
donderry, complaining of the non-payment of an 
award due to him for the attendance of himself and 
daughters as witnesses before the Select Committee 
on the Londonderry City Election in 1833; and 
praying for redress, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zondon, praying the 
House to adopt measures for ensuring to parties 
promoting and giving evidence in Criminal Pro- 
secutions, protection in the discharge of their duty, 


was "ig and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Warburton presented a Bill for the Regis- 
tration of Medical Practitioners, and for establishing 
a College of Medicine, and for enabling the Fellows 
of that College to practise Medicine in all or any 
of its Branches, and hold any medical Appointments 
whatsoever, in any part whatsoever of the United 
Kingdom: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday, 


the 31st day of this instant August ; and to be 
printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
those parts of the Messages from the Lords, of the 
30th day of June last, of the 13th and 14th days of 
July last, and of yesterday, wherein their Lordships 
request, that this House will be pleased to commu- 
nicate to their Lordships, Copies of the Reports 
made from the Select Committees appointed by this 























House, on Factories Act, China Trade, Copyright 
of Designs, Health of Towns, Inland Warehousing, 
Bonded Corn, Banking Establishments, Freemen 
of Cities and Boroughs, East India Produce, and, 
Supreme Court (Scotland). 

Resolved, That printed copies of the said Reports 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships:—And that Mr. Bernal do deliver the 


same. 


Lord Viscount Palmerston presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Papers relating to the Com- 
mercial Relations with Germany. 

Lord Viscount Palmerston also presented, pursuant Slave Vessels 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of Slave No, g99_ 
Vessels brought before the several Courts of Mixed ina 
Commission for adjudication, since the 1st day of 
January 1839, to the latest Date to which the same 
can be prepared ; distinguishing the Flag under 
which each Vessel was seized, the Name of the 
Capturing Ship, and the Commander thereof, the 
Amount of Registered Tonnage of each Vessel, as 
well as the Amount by the old and present Admea- 
surement; and if Slaves on Board, stating the 
Number at the time of Seizure, and the Date of the 
Decretal part of the Sentence, whether Forfeiture 
or Restitution, with the Amount of the Proceeds of 
Sale, as far as the same can be made out, or of Costs 
awarded ; and distinguishing the Expenses of con- 
demnation and breaking up of each Vessel, and 
the Proportion remaining for distribution to the 
Captors. 

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


Germany, 


Mr. Freshfield reported from the Select Com- PublicPetitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Forty-sixth 
the Petitions presented from the 3d to the 11th day ®«P") 
of this instant August 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Court of 
Returns of the Number of Causes, Exceptions and Chancery. 
further Directions, distinguishing them, excluding 
consent Causes, but including short Causes, dis- 
tinguishing them, heard by the Vice-Chancellor 
between the Sittings of the Court after the long 
Vacation, and before Michaelmas Term 1839, and 
ending with the Sittings after Trinity Term 1840 ; 
stating the Dates when the Causes and other mat- 
ters respectively were set down; the Number of 
postponed Judgments delivered during that period, 
stating the Days on which they were given, and the 
Days on which the matters were heard; and the 
Judgments now standing over, and the Dates when 
the matiers respectively were heard :—Of Causes, Ex- 
ceptions, and further Directions for the like period, 
heard by the Master of the Rolls ; and a like Risen 
of postponed Judgments delivered by the Master of 
the Rolls during the same period, and of Judgments 
now standing over :—And, ofthe Number of Causes, 
Exceptions and further Directions heard by the 
Lord Chancellor for the like period ; and also of the 
Number of Appeals heard by the Lord Chancellor 
during the same period, classing them into Causes, 
Exceptions, further Directions, Pleas, Demurrers, 
Motions, Petitions, &amp;c.; and a like Return of post- 
poned Judgments delivered by the Lord Chancellor 


during the same period, and of Judgments now 
standing over. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Appeals (Privy 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Council.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Appeals heard 
by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council be- 
tween the 1st day of January and the 11th day of 
August 











Fre 





tions 
h 


(Privy 
) 








French Claims. 


Spirits. 


No. 623. 


French Claims, 
No. 624, 


West India 


luils, 


’ 
No. 625, 


4, VICTORIZ. 


August 1840; stating the Court from which the 
Appeal came, and the Dates of the Sittings, and the 
Names of the Members of the Committee present 
respectively during each Day of Sitting, and the 
Day on which every Appeal was lodged, and also 
the Number of ee. a. Judgments delivered dur- 
ing the same period; stating the Days on which 
they were given, and by whom, and the Days on 
which the matters were heard, and the Judgments 
now standing over, and the Dates when the Appeals 
respectively were heard. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this * i as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be la’! before this House, 
Copies of the Account relati.. to French Claims 
presented to the Treasury o: the 9th day of Fe- 
bruary 1839 ; as stated in the} )..csury Minute of the 
9th day of July 1839, from which it appears that the 
Sum then unappropriated was £.150,379. 15s. 8d.: 
—Of Treasury Minute of the 19th day of April 
1839 (referred to in said Treasury Minute of the 
9th day of July 1839) directing the distribution of 
the Sum of £.63,718. 14s., with a Statement of the 
Names of the Parties in whose favour Awards were 
made, and the Amounts applicable to each Award : 
—And, a Return, stating in what Fund or in what 
Securities the Surplus of the French Indemniiy 
Fund has been and is still invested, with an Account 
of the Interest which has accrued thereon. 


Mr. Robert Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—&lt;Accounts of the Gallons of Proof Spirits distilled 
in each Collection of Excise, and within the limits 
of the Head Office of Excise in England, in each 
year, from the 10th day of October 1825 to the 10th 
day of October 1839, and showing the Total Proof 
Gallons for each of these years :—Of the Gallons 
of Proof Spirits distilled in each Collection of Ex- 
cise in Scotland in each year, from the 10th day of 
October 1825 to the 10th day of October 1839, and 
showing the Total Proof Gallons for each of these 
years :-—Of the Gallons of Proof Spirits exported 
from Scotland to England in each year, from the 
10th day of October 1825 to the 10th day of Oc- 
tober 1839, and the Number of Proof Gallons of 
these on which the Malt Drawback was repaid in 
Scotland :—Of the Gallons of Proof Spirits ex- 
ported from Scotland to Ireland, in each year from 
the 10th day of October 1825 to the 10th day of 
October 1839; and the Number of Proof Gallons 
of these Malt Drawback had been obtained on in 
Scotland :—Of the Gallons of Proof Spirits dis- 
tilled in each Collection of Excise in Jreland, in 
each year from the 10th day of October 1825 to the 
10th day of October 1839; and showing the Total 
Proof Gallons for each of these years:—And, of 
the Gallons of Proof Spirits exported from Jreland 
to England, in each year from the 10th day of Oc- 
tober 1825 to the 10th day of October 1839 ; and 
the Number of Proof Gallons of these on which the 
Malt Drawback was repaid in Ireland. 


Returns of all Sums of Money now in the hands 
of Mr. Sargent, or under the control of the Lords 
of the Treasury, on account of French Claims, dis- 
tinguishing the Amount now in hand in respect of 
Awards already made, and the Names of the Parties 
in whose favour such Awards have been made, the 
Amounts awarded, and the Amounts now remaining 
unpaid : — Also, a Return of the Names of all 
Persons entitled to participate in the Sum of 
£, 2,820. 18s. 8d., stated in the Treasury Minute of 
the 4th day of July 1839, to have been reserved for 
Awards already made, and the Amounts applicable 
to each Award. 


A Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed 
by the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire as to the 
comparative advantages afforded by different Ports 

Von. 98. 


11° Augustz. 





669 


in the Channel, as Ports for the Departure and 
Arrival of the West India Mails. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 2 Mails 
Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed by (Alexandria. ) 
the Lords of the Admiralty to inquire as to the best No. 626, 
Port of arrival and departure for Steam Vessels to be 
employed in the conveyance of Mails between Eng- 
land and Alexandria direct. 


Mr. Robert Gordon accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


Mr. Fox Maule presented, by Her Majesty’s com- Handloom 
mand,—Copy of a Report by Mr. Hickson on the Weavers. 
condition of the Hand-loom Weavers. No. 639. 

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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the levy of a East India. 
Poll Tax on the nativesof Tinnivelly, which was No. 627. 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That Copies of Despatches from the East India. 
Governor General of India to the Court of Di- No. 628. 
rectors of the East India Company, &amp;c., which were 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Pauperism, Pauperism. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 629. 


Ordered, That. the Second Report of the Commis- Dean Forest 
sioners of Dean Forest Mines, which was presented Mines. 
yesterday, be printed. No. 630. 


Ordered, That the Seventeenth Report of the Woods, Forests 
Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Reve- = Land 
nues, which was presented yesterday, be printed. peg 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Colonial Colonial 
Expenditure, which were presented yesterday, be Expenditure. 
printed. No, 632. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Protestant Protestant 

i i ini j . Dissenting 
Roe Ministers, which was presented yesterday, Miniter 

; No. 633. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Regium Do- Regium 


num, which was presented yesterday, be printed. — Donum. 


No. 633. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Maynooth Maynooth 


College, which was presented yesterday, be printed. College. 


; No. 633. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Roman goman Catholic 


Catholic Clergy, which was presented yesterday, be Clergy. 
printed. No. 633. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Dissenting Dissenting and 
and Roman Catholic Chapels, which was presented Reman Catholic 
: Chapels. 
yesterday, be printed. 


No. 633. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to London and London and 


Dublin Communication, which was presented yes- ee eg 
. 7 . 
terday, be printed. ns SO 
Ordered, That the Returns relative to County County Trea- 
Treasurers (Ireland), which were presented yester- surers(Ireland.) 
day, be printed. No. 635. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Royal Royal Marines, 
Marines, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be ** 
printed. No. 636. 
Ordered, That the Twentieth Annual Report of New Churches. 
the Commissioners for Building New Churches, Wo. 640, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Lord Viscount Morpeth presented, pursuant to Bank of 
Order,—-Accounts of the Circulation of the Bank of Ireland. 
freland on Two days in each Month, from 1836 to No. 637. 
1840 ; distinguishing the same into large Notes, 
smail Notes and Post Bills :—And, of the average 
aggregate Amount of all Public Monies in the hands 
of the Bank of Ireland, eacl. year from 1836 to 
1840 inclusive; distinguishing the united Balances 

4R to 











Sutton Coldfield 


School. 


No. 638. 


Royal Assent 
to Billse 


Consolidated 
Fund (Appro- 
priation) Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 


Revenues Bill. 


Loan Societies 


Bill. 
Jvint Stock 


Banking Com- 


panies Bill. 


Coal Duties, &amp;c. 
(London) Bill. 


Her Majesty’s 
Speech. 





670 


to the Credit of the Treasury and of Suitors in 
Chancery and Exchequer. 

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


Major Chetwynd presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of the Name of the Master of the Free 
Grammar School at Sutton Coldfield, in the County 
of Warwick, the Date of his Appointment, the exact 
Amount of Rents received in each year, from the 
day of his Appointment to the 1st day of January 
1840, arising from School Lands, Houses and other 
Property ; a Statement of the exact Amount in each 
year, separately, of the Sum or Sums expend- 
ed in Repairs and all other Incidental Expenses 
paid out of the Trust in each year separately :— 
Also, the Number of Scholars in each separate year ; 
distinguishing those who were Boarders in his house 
and those admitted on the Foundation, and the 
Number in the School on the 1st day of June 1840. 

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


A Message from Her Majesty, by Sir Augustus 

Clifford, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Queen commands this Honourable House 
to attend Her Majesty immediately in the House of 
Peers. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to attend Her Majesty, where Her Majesty was 
pleased to give the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills following ; viz. 

An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated 
Fund to the Service of the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty, and to appropriate the Supplies 
granted in this Session of Parliament: 

An Act to carry into effect, with certain modifi- 
cations, the Fourth Report of the Commissioners 
of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues : 

An Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan So- 
cieties : 

An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, 
and to extend the Provisions of an Act of the first 
and second years of Her present Majesty relating 
to Legal Proceedings by certain Joint Stock Bank- 
ing Companies against their own Members, and by 
such Members against the Companies : 

An Act to continue for Four Years from the Fifth 
day of July One thousand eight hundred and Fifty- 
eight, the Duties now levied on Coal and Wines 
imported into the Port of London. 


After which, Her Majesty was pleased to make 
a most gracious Speech from the Throne to both 
Houses of Parliament, as followeth : 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


The state of public business enables Me to close 
this Session of Parliament; and in releasing you 
from your attendance, I have to thank you for the 
care and attention with which you have discharged 
your important duties. 

I continue to receive from Foreign Powers assur- 
ances of their friendly disposition, and of their 
anxious desire for the maintenance of peace. 

I congratulate you upon the termination of the 
Civil War in Spain. The objects for which the 
‘Quadruple Engagements of 1834 were contracted, 
having now been accomplished, I am in communi- 
cation with the Queen of Spain, with a view to with- 
draw the Naval Force which, in pursuance of those 
engagements, I have hitherto stationed on the 
Northern Coast of Spain. 

I am happy to inform you, that the differences with 
the Government of Naples, the grounds and causes 
of which have been laid before you, have been put 
into a train of adjustment by the friendly mediation 
of the King of the French. 


1? Augusti. 


A. 1840. 


I rejoice also to acquaint you that the Government 


of Portugal has made arrangements for satisfying 
certain just claims of some of My subjects, and for 
the payment of asum due to this Country under the 


stipulations of the Convention of 1827. 

I am engaged, in concert with the Emperor of 

Austria, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of 

Russia, and the Sultan, in measures intended to 

effect the permanent pacification of the Levant, to 

maintain the integrity and independence of the 

Ottoman Empire, and thereby to afford additional 

security for the peace of Europe. 

The violent injuries inflicted upon some of My 

subjects by the officers of the Emperor of China, 

and the indignities offered to an agent of My Crown, 

have compelled Me to send to the coast of China a 

Naval and Military Force for the purpose of de- 

manding reparation and redress. 

I have gladly given My assent to the Act for the 

Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland. 

I trust that the Law which you have framed for 

further carrying into effect the Reports of the Eccle- 

siastical Commissioners will have the beneficial 

effect of increasing the efficiency of the Established 

Church, and of better providing for the Religious 

Instruction of My People. 

I have observed with much satisfaction the result 
of your deliberations on the subject of Canada. It 
will be My duty to execute the measures which you 
have adopted in such a manner as, without impairing 
the Executive Authority, may satisfy the just wishes 
of My subjects, and provide for the permanent 
welfare and security of My North American Pro- 
vinces. 

The legislative bodies of Jamaica have applied 
themselves to the preparation of Laws, rendered 
necessary or expedient bythe altered state of suciety. 
Some of these laws require revision and amendment ; 
but I have every reason to expect cordial assistance 
from the Assembly of Jamaica in the salutary work 
of improving the condition and elevating the cha- 
racter of the inhabitants of that Colony. The con- 
duct of the emancipated Negroesthroughout the West 
Indies has been remarkable for tranquil obedience 
to the Law, and a peaceable demeanor in all the 
relations of social life. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons. 


I thank you for the Supplies which you have 
granted for the Service of the year. 

I lament that it should have been necessary to 
impose additional burthens upon My people ; but I 
trust that the means which you have adopted for the 
purpose of meeting the exigencies of the Public 
Service are calculated to press with as little severity 
as possible upon all classes of the community. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


In returning to your respective Counties you will 
resume those duties which you perform so much to 
the public benefit and advantage. It is my anxious 
desire to maintain tranquillity at home and peace 
abroad. To these objects, sq essential to the in- 
terests of this Country and to the general welfare of 
mankind, My efforts will be sincerely and unremit- 
tingly directed ; and, feeling assured of your co- 
operation and support, [ humbly rely upon the 
superintending care and continued protection of 
Divine Providence. 


Then the Lord Chancellor, by Her Majesty’s Restiowees 
Command, said : rorogued, 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 
Itis Her Majesty’s Royal Will and Pleasure, that 
this Parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 8th 
day of October next, to be then here holden ; and 


this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thurs- 
day the 8th day of October next. 








— re 


Parliawent 
Prorogue . 


Parliainent 
Prorogued. 


4. Vicroriz. 8° Octobris.—12° Novembris.—10° Decembris. 


Jovis, 8° die Octobris ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


HE House being met, pursuant to the last 
Prorogation ; 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 Her 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 tothe House of Peers; where the Com- 
mission was read, for the further proroguing of the 
Parliament until Thursday the 12th day of Novem- 
ber next; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 
rogued until Thursday the 12th day of November 
next. 








Jovis, 12° die Novembris ; 
Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


i i ‘HE House being met, pursuant to the last 
Prorogation ; 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 Her Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of 





Voi. 95, 





671 


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 Com- 
mission was read, for the further proroguing of the 
Parliament until Thursday the 10th day of Decem- 
ber next; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 
rogued until Thursday, the 10th day of December 
next. 











Jovis, 10° die Decembris ; 


Anno 4° Victorie Regine, 1840. 


HE House being met, pursuant to the last Parliament 
Prorogation ; and Mr. Speaker being in the Prorogued. 


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 Her 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 Com- 
mission was read, for the further proroguing of the 
Parliament until Tuesday the 26th day of January 
next ; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 
rogued until Tuesday the 26th day of January 
next. 





INDEX, 





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